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with all diligence to inhibite any shipps of what qnantitie
soevir without exemptione, which carries staple-goods, to frequent
or haunt any other porte or haven within the Sevin United
Provinces of the Netherlands but this toun of Campheer, and
to caus punish rigorously all these persones, that shall doe in
the contrare.
All this done and agreed unto, the Lord Conservator and
the comissioners of His Highnes the Prince of Orange with
the deputies of the magistratts of the toun of Carapheer have
in testimonie of the trueth of this sett to ther hands.
Sic superscribitur Charles R. Whereas Henrie Wilkie,
Our resident for the affairs of Our antient kingdome of Scot
land in the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands and Con
servator of the priviledges, granted to Our subjects of that
Our kingdom in the Low Cuntries, hath by Our commission
and allowance agreed upon articles with the commissioners of
the Prince of Orange and deputies of the toun of Campheer
for the resetlement of the Scots staple-court and trade of that
Our antient kingdom within the said toun, which articles are
approven by Our Royall Burrows in Scotland, and Wee being
willing to countinance the trade and commerce of Our said
antient kingdom by giveing Our royall assent to what seemeth
most advantagious for the same, therefor Wee doe approve by
these presentis of the saids articles, off which the foirgoeing
coppie is sent to Our secretary, signed by the lord provest
of Edinburgh by direction from Our Royall Burrowsby which
the Scotts staple is removed from Dorte to Campveer by Our
speciall allowance; provyded always that nothing in the forsaid
articles be contrary to or in any maner of way to be constructed
to militate against the many antient standing acts of Parlia
ment, made by Our royall progenitors in favor of the staple-
court or the Conservatoror against the jurisdiction of the
said Conservator or his dews according to Our royall patent,
granted to him for that effect. And to the end the same may
be made known to all Our loveing subjects, Wee ordaine a
