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land have made choice of Walter Cheislie and Alexander
Sandilands, baillies of Edinburgh, and Patrick Treipland,
provest of Perth, to go to the United Provinces, ttiere to
treats -) and conclude for setleing the stapleport bij dar 3)
permission and allowancetherefore Wee do give full power and
authority to the 4) said three 5) commissioners or any two of
them with advice and consent of Sir William Davidson, Our
Resident for the affaires of that Kingdome and Concervator
to treate and conclude with any of the seaports or toines 6)
of the United Provinces, which theij shal finde most fitt et
commodious for the Scottisch stapleport, and to give Us an ac
count of the same, for all which this shal bee to them a
sufficient warrant. Given of Our Court of Whitehall the 21
day of April 1668 and of our reigne the 20fcl1 ijeare. Lower
stood) Bij His 7) Majesties command {and was subchribed.)
Lauderdaill, beinge sealed on red wax.
Charles. R.
Irnstie and welbeloved, We greet yow well. We have receard 8)
a particular account of the articles, agreed uupon 9) bij ijow with
the toune 10) of Dort concerning the setling the Scottish staple
in that toune 11), as also of those articles, whish 12) the rnagis-
trats of Ter Yere are willing to grant for continuing the 13)
staple there. And having considered them all, together with
the reasons ijow give for setling it at Dort, and being willing
to countenance the trade of Our antient Kingdome of Scot
land and to give Our Royall assent to what seems most ad
vantageous for the same, therfor We doe by these presents
authorise jow to signe those articles with the toune w) of
Dort, of wheich jow sent a copie to Our secretarie, bij which
v. d. TV.there. 2) v. d. W.treate. 3) v. d. W.Our. v. d. TV.thee.
5) v. d. w.thre. g) v. d. W.: townes. 7) v. d. TV.: this.
v. d. w.received. v. d. TV.upon. I0) v. d. TV.towne.
v. D. TV.: thowne. ,2) v. D. TV.: which.
Ki) v. t). TV.to. v. d. TV.: towue.
