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XIII.
Acts and ordinances off the priviledgesgranted by His Mayesty
and the Royall Burrows to the Conservator and resident of
the Scottish nation in the whole bounds of the Seaventien
Provinces and at the stapell-port, where it isnowsetled
by authority in the toune off' Dordregt, or where hier
af ter it may happen to be setled etc., thatt allmer-
chandsfactorsskippers or any other belonging
to the nation, shall observe and obey under
the highest penalties, therein expressed, that
none may pretend ignorance.
1. In the first that nomerchands, factors, masters of ships
mariners or any other, belonging tho the stapell of the na
tion, shall have or injoy any benefitt, liberty or priviledge of
this nation, except such as profes the true and sinceer reli
gion of Jesus Christ in all points, as the same is now esta
blished by laws and acts of Parliament within the realme off
Scotland.
2. Item that all merchants, factors, skippers, mariners
and others, under the nation resorting, for the tyme in the
toune of Dordrecht come and repaire to the church on the
ordinare preachingdaysunder the penalty of ancient acts
and to the supper of our Lord, under penalty as aforsaid.
•3. Item for eschewing of the fraud, which hes been and
is used towards His Majesties customes, and that His Royall
Majestie be not abused therein in tyme coming, it is statute
and ordained, that all cocquets shall contain in speciall and
particulare the haile quantity and specification of all the goods
with the names of them and unto whome they pertaine, ac
cording to acts of parliament.
4. Item that all the merchands and skippers at their
first arryval and coming on land shall pass immediately to
the Conservator and resident or his deputies house, to the
GemeentearchiefCopieboelc fol. 155.
