Campveere Agreement 1676

Articles of Agreement for settling the Staple Port at Campheer
Ratified by the Convention. 9th July, and 12th October 1676

 

Parts of the 1676 Agreement

Dedication	Articles 1 - 6	Articles 7 - 13
Royal Commission	Articles 14 - 22	Articles 23 - 34
Commission by Royal Burghs and Veere	Articles 35 - 40	Confirmation

 

Articles 35 to 40

35. Threttie fyve. It is also agried that if in case any of the Scotts nation shall through misunderstanding, negligence, or other caus whatsomevir, omitt to make ane trrue and right entrie of their goods and merchandize to be by them imported or exported, be it either in quantitie or qualitie, the saids goods shall not be lyably to any confiscation, only the persons so offending shall be oblidged to pey double duetie for the goods wrong entered or concealed, and the saids goods to be free.

36. Threttie sex. It is lykwayes agried that if any question or difference happen to fall out between any of the Scotts nation and the publict receivers of the toll and other dewes, the receivers are to bring thair action befor the magistratts of this toun, to the end the conservator or his depute may have knowledge thairof, and that such good ordors may be settled therein that these of the Scotts nation may not be extortioned in payment o fthe saids dewes upon exported goods.

37. Trhettie sevin. 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 lessned, that all the Scotts shipps coming to these provinces may thairby be oblidged to come constantly to the staple port.

38. Threttie eight. It is by this article mutuallie agried that whensoever any Scotts shipp or vessell shall be by stress of wether or otherwayes putt in to Campheer having in staple goods and not being intended to liver within the sevin united provinces, in that case they shall not be trubled nor molested bot shall have libertie to goe to their intended porte and to pey no dewes; as also if any vessell shall come in to the staple porte or other goods that are not staple goods, being only intended to unload a pairt at the staple and is to goe to another place without the sevin united provinces with the remainder of the goods, then they are not to be trubled nor molested, nor to pey do dewes bot what they doe unload.

39. Threttie nyne. It is by this article mutuallie agried and declaired that the continuance of the Scotts staple at Campheer shall continue and endure for the space of tuentie ane yeirs aftir the signeing of this agreement and no longer without the samen be renewed; and in respect the royall burrows of Scotland stands bound to the toun of Dorte to keep their staple port there, therefore the magistratts and toun of Campheer, with the consent of the lords commissioners from the royall highness the Prince of Orange, binds and oblidges them not only to doe their outmost endeavour and to interpose with his hignes the Prince of Orange for making voyd ane former agreement betuixt the royall burrows and the toun of Dorte anent the establishment of the Scotts staple there, but also binds and oblidges them to freeth and relieve the royall burrowes of Scotland of the said agreement with Dorte, and of all coast, skaith, damnage which they or any particular Scotts man may susteane or incurre any maner of way be vertue of the said agreement with the magistratts and toun of Dorte, which they solemnly be this presents oblidges them to doe and performe.

40. Lastly. In consideration of all the foresaids articles, the magistratts of the toun of Campheer, with consent forsaid, doe promise to observe and caus to be observed inviolably all the forsaids articles that are performable vpon their pairt; as lykwayes the abovementioned conservator, be vertue of the abovewritten commissions, hath promised and be this underwritten subscription doe promise that ordor shall be taken with all diligence to inhibite any shipps of what quantitie soever without exemptione which carries staple goods to frequent or haunt any other porte or havin 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 commissioners of his highnes the Prince of Orange, with the deputies of the magistratts of the toun of Campheer, have in testimonie of the trueth of this sett to ther hands.

Sic Superscribitur: Charles R.