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

 

Confirmation

Whereas Henrie Wilkie, our resident for the affairs of our antient kingdome of Scotland in the seventeen provinces of the Netherlands, and conservatour 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 Canpheer for the resetlement of the Scotts 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 foirgoing coppie is sent to our secretary, signed by the lord provest of Edinburgh by direction from our royall burrows, by which the Scotts staple is removed from Dorte to Campheer by our speciall allowance; provyded always that nothing of the foirsaid articles be contrary to or in any maner of way to be constructed to militate against the many antient standing acts of parliament made by our royall progenitors in favor of the staple court or the conservator or against the jurisdiction of the said conservator or his dewes 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 letter to be written to our privie councill in Scotland requyreing them to make publict intimation of this our royall pleasure, that the staple court be fullie setled at Campheer, and that the antient standing acts of parliament in favour of the staple court and conservator be all declaired to be in full force; and further wee ordaine the royall borrows in their meettings to make strict ordors that the staple may be duely observed, which wee declare shall be binding to all our subjects whatsomevir tradeing in forraigne commerce, and also to make a table of the conservators dewes upon all exportable goods from our kingdom of Scotland suteable to his office and employment in our service. Given at our court at Whytehall the 2d July 1676 and of our reign the 28th yeare.

By his Majesties command

Sic subscribitur: Lauderdale.