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7. Item that no factor shall trade in marchandice, di
rectly or indirectly, or insureance to the prejudice of their
cautioners, masters and merchants contrary to thee oath of
their admission, and that none of them presume to shew
their dissoyalty by speaking directly ot indirectly to the
prejudice of His Sacred Majesty our Royall Kings person or
prerogative, nothing excepted, nor to speak to the prejudice
oft' any of His Majesties councellors, nor any of His Majes
ties well instrusted servants, nor of the church-government,
now established. And whosoever shall happen to hear any
such thing of merchants, factors, skippers or any other of
His Majesties subjects, and does not make it presently known
to the Conservator or his deputies, shall be counted alike
guilty; and as they and every one of them shall be answea-
rable to the contrary, according to His Majesties acts and acts
of parliament.
8. Item that all marchands and factors are to make marcket
at the stapell-portand there to remaine year and day, before
they transport any of the stapell-commodities, directly or indi
rectly in great or small partiesunder penalty as aforsaid
with such other pecuniall penalties according to law.
9. Item the skippers are to bring no women passingers
ont of our country, except those of good report and with
their sufficient testimonies according to our ancient acts. The
master of the Scots house is ordered constantly to send the
names of all those passingers of the nation, that come passing
and repassing to lodge at his house, under the penalty as
aforsaid; for so oftem as he shall omitt his duty hierin, and
in case of neglect or contempt, to be punished accordingly.
10. Item that all merchants, factors and skippers and all
othersbelonging to the nationfor the honour theroff are
to attend and convoy the Conservator and deputy to and
from the church with honest apparrell on all solemne days and
high tymes, as also at all other tymesat burials with mour-
ning-cloacks or without, as the Conservator or deputy shall
