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B06061 By the commissioners of the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, for ordering and managing affairs in Scotland. The parliament of the Common-wealth of England, having taken the settlement of Scotland into their serious consideration ... England and Wales. Parliament. Commissioners for Ordering and Managing Affairs in Scotland. 1651 (1651) Wing S966E; ESTC R233702 969 1

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BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMON-WEALTH OF ENGLAND For Ordering and Managing Affairs in SCOTLAND THE Parliament of the COMMON-VVEALTH of England having taken the Settlement of Scotland into their serious Consideration and those things which in the Establishing of the Government there may be acceptable to GOD and for the Good and VVelfare of the People And for as much as the due Administration of Iustice and Right doth effectually conduce thereunto And the Parliament having in pursuance thereof Authorized and Commanded Us to use our utmost Endeavours that Iustice be done to all the People of Scotland Equally and Impartially without respect of Persons and as may be most for their Ease and Relief And finding it necessary since our Coming hither that for those Ends. Iudicatories be speedily erected to the effecting whereof in a settled and orderly way more time will be required then the present condition of Scotland by reason of the long want of Administration of Iustice will permit VVe have thought fit to make the same known unto the People of Scotland And likewise that in consideration of the present Exigency VVe shall by vertue of the Power unto Us given in that behalf by the Parliament of the Common-VVealth of England forthwith appoint and authorize Persons to the Administration of Iustice unto the People of Scotland who are to be continued for some short time untill the Iudicatories and Courts of Iustice may in a more solemn and lasting way be established And VVe do further for and in the Name of the Parliament of the Common-VVealth of England Declare That no Power Iurisdiction or Authority derived from by or under Charles Stuart who pretendeth himself King of Scotland or any of his Predecessours or any otherwise then from the Parliament of the Common-VVealth of England be used exercised or enjoyed within Scotland the Iles or any the Territories thereof and do hereby forbid adnull and make void the use or exercise of any Power Iurisdiction or Authority whatsoever within Scotland the Iles or any the Territories thereof other then such as is or shall be derived from the Parliament of the Common-VVealth of England whereof all Persons of whatsoever condition or quality are to take Notice and required not to do to the contrary thereof in any wayes upon the Pains and Penalties that may thereupon ensue And that none may pretend ignorance hereof VVe have Commanded this Declaration to be Printed and Proclaimed at the Mercat Crosse of Edinburgh and the other Burghs within Scotland where Proclamations have usually been made Given under our Hands at Dalkieth the thirty one day of January in the Year of our Lord one thousand six hundreth fifty and one H. Vane Ol. St John J. Lambert R. Deane G. Fenwick Robert Tichborne Richard Salwey Geo. Monck Printed at Leith by Evan Tyler Anno Dom. 1651.