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goods and merchandize to be by them imported or exported,
be it either in quantitie or qualitie, the saids goods shall not
be lyable to any confiscation, only the persons so offending
shall be oblidged to pey the duetie double for the goods,
wrong entered or concealed, and the saids goods to be free.
36. 2) It is lykwayses agried, that if any question or dif
ference happen to fall out betueen any of the Scotts nation
and the publict receivers of the toll and other dews, the re
ceivers are to bring their action befor the magistratts of this
toun, to the end the Conservator or his deputs may have
knouledge thereof, and that such good ordors may be setled
therin, that these of the Scotts nation may not be extortioned
in payment of the saids dewes upon exported goods. 3)
37. It is also hereby agreed for the better setleing of the
Scotts staple within this toun, that the magistratts shall use
all possible endeavers with His Highnes the Prince of Orange
and the States of Zealand, to the end the imposition upon
the Scotts coall be lessnedthat all the Scotts shippscoming
to these provincesmay thereby be oblidged to come con
stantly to the staple-porte.
38. It is by this article mutuallie agried, that when-
soevir any Scotts sliipp or vessells shall be by stress of wether
or otherwayes putt in to Campheer, haveing in staple-goods,
and not being intended to liver within the Sevin United Pro
vinces in that case they shall not be trubled nor molested
In het door den magistraat van Vere onderteekende exemplaar van het
contract stondfourfold. Hetzelfde wordt bepaald in het Contract van 1697
waaruit tevens blijkt, dat de Staten van Zeeland bezwaar maakten de boete te
verlagen.
-) Vgl. 1612 art. 8.
3) Hierachter stond in het exemplaar van den magistraat van Vere according
to the old list and taffliu, of which a coppie to be delivered to the Con
servator. De Schotsche koopsteden wilden lezen: according to the table in Sir
Patrick Drumonds tyme; dit werd echter niet in de oflicieele copie opgenomen.
In het door den magistraat van Vere onderteekende exemplaar van het
contract week dit artikel van den hier gegeven tekst af.
