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B05562 A proclamation discharging correspondence and commerce with France. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1696 (1696) Wing S1743; ESTC R226071 902 1

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A PROCLAMATION Discharging Correspondence and Commerce with France WILLIAM by the Grace of God King of Great-Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To Macers of Our Privy Council Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially Constitute Greeting Forasmuch as albeit the Corresponding and keeping Commerce with our Enemies against whom we are now in a State of War is Discharged by several Laws and Acts of Parliament under the pain of Treason and particularly by the eight Act of the third Session of this Our Current Parliament all our Subjects are expresly Discharged to go to the Kingdom of France or any of the Dominions subject to the French King after the first Day of June one thousand six hundred and ninety three years or being already in the said Kingdom of France or Countries foresaid to stay or abide therein after the first day of August in the said year without express Leave from Us or the Lords of Our Privy Council under the pain of Treason yet sundrie of Our Subjects presume to have Commerce and to Correspond and keep Intelligence with Persons Residing in the said Kingdom of France now in a State of War with Us or Dominions thereto belonging without Authority foresaid Therefore and to the effect Our Subjects may know their Danger in the Premisses if they shall for hereafter Transgress in manner foresaid We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council do strictly Prohibit and Discharge all and every one of Our Subjects within this Our Antient Kingdom to Correspond keep Intelligence or have any Commerce whatsomever with the said Kingdom of France or Persons Residing within the same or Dominions belonging to the French King without Authority foresaid under the Pain of being Punished as Corresponders with Declared Traitours to the outmost Rigor Declaring hereby that this shall be without Prejudice of any former Acts made against Treason or Treasonable Correspondencies or the Punishment of such as have already incurred the Pains thereof Our Will Is Herefore and We Charge you strictly and Command that incontinent thir Our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh and remanent Mercat Crosses of the Head-burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Our Kingdom and there in Our Name and Authority by open Proclamation make Intimation hereof that none may pretend Ignorance Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the Twenty first day of January and of Our Reign the Seventh year 1696. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii GILB ELIOT Cls. Sti. Coneilii GOD Save the King Edinburgh Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty 1696.