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staple-porte under the paine of confiscation of the saids goods,
and that the Conservator is halden to persew the contraveeners
rigorously without any connivance according to the lawes of the
staple-court: that the magistratts of this toun may make ane
suteable adress to His Highnes the Prince of Orange for in-
terposeing his authoritie, that incase any of the Scotts nation
shall importe any staple-goods to any other toun or place in
these provinces besyde the staple-porte, that the respective ma
gistratts of the saids touns or places may by His Highnes be
oblidged to assist the said Conservator, his deputie and other
officers for bringing these of the Scotts nation to condigne
punishment according to the nature of the offence; and incase
justice cannot be obtained in those towns or places in these
provinces in the Netherlands, then the Conservator shall caus
punish the saids persons for transgressing in Scotland according
to the ordinances of the Royall Burrows and acts of Parlia
ment of that kingdom to that effect.
24. It is by this article agreed, that besyde the species
of wyne and beirewhich by autient contracts lies alwayes been
free of excyse, so also all sallt, bought here by any of the
Scotts nation, shall be free of the said duetie, in regaird they
have use thereof for cureing and dressing severall sorts of
staple-goods; and for the avoyding fraud and deceitt, that may
happen therein, those of the Scotts nation shall take a billott
from the pachters 5), under the paine, enjoyned to the inhabitants
by the publict placcatts of this landand the said wyne and beire
to be caried by the ordinar workmanappoynted for that purpose.
25. And lykwayes it is agreed, that the magistratts doe
appoynt ane anchor with a boy thereon to be laid out in the
road before the haven, quherby shipps, belonging to the Scotts
nation, may gett savely into the road in cases of eisterly and
northerly winds.
26. As also if any of the Scotts shipps can help his nigli-
Het HS. heeltpathers.
