THE PRIVILEDGE.
CHARLES by the Grace of God, of Scotland, England, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith , Sec. FOR AS MUCH As Wee by Our other Royal Letter of Gift, of the date, At Whitehall, the Ninth day of May, 1679. years, did upon the Acts of Parliarment and Council, and other grounds there in mentioned, Give and Grant, full power, and licence , To Sir Thomas Murray of Glendook, Knight, and Baronet, Clerk of Our Council, Register, and Rols, his Heires, Executours,and Assigneys, to cause the whole Acts, Laws, Constitutions, and Ordinances of Parliament of the Kingdom of Scotland, both Old and New, now being in force: And like-wise the whole Laws, Acts, and Constitutions of the two Parliaments, and Acts of the three Conventions of Estates, holden by us since Our happy restauration, to be re-imprinted by whosoever Printer within the said Kingdom of Scotland, or elswhere, it shall please him, or them, to nominat for that effect: Together with these Surrender and Sentences following thereupon, mentioned in the said Gift; With the Treatise entituled De Verborum Significatione, And the Chronologie of the whole Kings of Scotland, until Our present Reign, and to compleat the Index of the whole Acts of Parliament, and to cause print the same, together Act of Parliament, concerning the Constitution, and Election of the Lords of Articles, dated 18. June, 1663. which Act is to be first insert in that Session of Parliament, and added to the Index of the printed Acts: Together also with Our Letter to the Parliament, anent Billetting, dated 4. June, 1663. and the Commission granted by the Parliament for trying the contrivance, and carrying on the Billetting, dated 26. June, 1663. With a Letter from the Parliament to us concerning the Billetting, 28. July, 1663. With full power to the said Sir Thomas Murray, and his foresaids, after the reprinting thereof, to sell and distribute, and cause the same be sold, and distributed throughout the whole Kingdom of Scotland, to the effect they may the better care to the knowledge of all the Leiges, DISCHARGING thereby all the Leiges and Subjects, that none of them upon any pretence whatsoever, presume, nor take upon hand, to imprint, sell, buy, or cause the same in whole, or in part, or Compend thereof, to be imprinted sold or bought, within that said Kingdom of Scotland or without the same, without the special consent and licence of the said Sir Thomas Murray, and his foresaids, enduring the space of Nineteen years, after the day and date of the foresaid Gift, under the pain of escheating the same to the said Sir Thomas Murray, and his foresaids, and paying to him, or them, the sum of Five hundred pounds Scots money, to be taken up by them, to their utility, and profite, from each one of the Contrveeners of this Priviledge, Inhibition, Licence, and Discharge, as oft as it shall happen them, or any of them, to break and contraveen the same, during the space foresaid. As the said Letter of Gift of the date foresaid in it selfe more fully bears. AND SEING That the said Sir Thomas Murray hath now agreed with David Lindsay Merchant in Edinburgh, to be undertaker of the reprinting of the saids Laws and Acts, and others above specified, John Cairns Printer for re-printing thereof; And for that end hath given to them his consent and licence, conform to his Assignation made to those of the foresaid Right, and Gift, and of the power and liberty therein contained; As the same of the date the day of bypast bears. THEREFORE, WEE not only have Ratified and Approven, and by thir presents Ratifies, Approves, and Confirm; the foresaid Consent, Licence, and Agreement, made and past betwixt the said Sir Thomas Murray, and the said David Lindsay, and John Cairn s Printer: BUT ALSO for their farther encouragement, and better assurance, have of new again Given and Granted, and by the Tenour hereof Gives and Grants, full power and licence, to the said David Lindsay, and the said John Cairns Printer, undertaker and Printer above named, and their Heirs, Executours and Assigneys, to cause be re-printed, and to re-print, the foresaids whole Acts, Laws, Constitutions, and Ordinances of Parliament of the said Kingdom of Scotland, both Old and New, now being in force: And likewise, the whole Laws, Acts, Constitutions, and Ordinances, of the two Parliaments, and Acts of the three Conventions of Estats, holden by us since: Our happy restauration; Together, with the foresaids Surrenders, and Sentences following thereupon; With the foresaid Treatise, entituled De verborum significatione, and the Chronologie of the whole Kings of Scotland, unto our present Reign; And to compleat the Index of the Acts of Parliament, and to insert in the said Index, the quotations of the parallell Acts of Parliament, and to print the same in all the copies that are to be re-printed; Together with the Act of Parliament, concerning the Constitution and Election of the Lords of Articles, dated the 18. June, 1663. which Act is to be first intert in that Session of Parliament, and added to the Index of the printed Acts; Together also with Our Letter to the Parliament anent Billetting, dated. 4. June, 1663. And the Commission granted by the Parliament, for trying of the contrivance, and carrying on the Act of Billetting, dated 26. June, 1663. With a Letter from the parliament to us, concerning the Billetting, dated 28. July, 1663. WITH full power to the said David Lindsay, and the said John Cairns Printer, undertaker and Printer, after the re-printing of the Premisses, to sell and distribute, and cause the same be sold and distributed throughout the whole Kingdom of Scotland, to the effect they may the better come to the knowledge of all the Leiges. DISCHARGING hereby all the Leiges, and Subjects, that none of them upon any pretence whatsoever, presume, nor take upon hand, to imprint, sell, buy, or cause the same in whole, or in part, or Compend thereof, to be imprinted, sold, or bought, within the said Kingdom of Scotland, or without the same, without the special consent, and licence, of the said David Lindsay undertaker, and the said John Cairns Printer, or their foresaids, enduring the space of Nineteen years, after the day and date of these presents under the pain of Eschcating the same to the fore-named Persons undertaker and Printer, and thier foresaids, and paying to them, the sum of Five Hundred pounds Scots money, to be taken up be them, to their utility and profite, from every one of the Contraveeners of this Priviledge, Inhibition, Licence, and Discharge, as oft as it shall happen them or any of them, to break and contraveen the same, during the space foresaid. WHICH Letter of Gift, and Priviledge granted to the fore-named Persons undertaker, and Printer, as hereby ordained to be published, and also to be Printed, and, set before the Copies of the saids Laws and Acts , and Others above specified to be Re-printed as said is, that none pretend ignorance; GIVEN At Our Court At WHITEHALL, the first day of May, 1680. And of Our Reign the 32. years.
Sealed according to warrand, under His Majejstie's Privy Seale, At EDINBURGH the 31. day of March, 1681.
