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B05672 A proclamation, for putting the kingdom of Scotland in a posture of defence against the enemies of the King and government Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James VII) 1685 (1685) Wing S1893; ESTC R183526 2,029 2

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JR A PROCLAMATION For putting the Kingdom of Scotland in a Posture of Defence against the Enemies of the King and Government JAMES by the Grace of GOD King of Great-Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To Our Lyon King at Arms and his Brethren Heraulds Macers of Our Privy Council Pursevants and Messengers at Arms our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute Greeting Forasmuch as these Traiterous Conspirators who designed the horrid and Sacrilegious Murder of Our Dearest Brother the late King of Renowned and Eternal Memory and the Destruction of our ancient Monarchy continuing still in the same Hellish Project and Fury against Us and Our Royal Government Are now again setting their Designs on Work to raise Commotions in this Our ancient Kingdom as being the last Struglings of them and their Execrable Party and the outmost Effects of their absolute Despair For preventing whereof and bringing these Desperat and Execrable Traitors to just and condign punishment We with Advice of Our Privy Council Do hereby strictly Require and Command all and every of the Subjects of this Our Realm That they be in a readiness in their best Arms concur and assist Us against any the aforesaid Commotions or Insurrections as they shall be advertised And particularly We hereby Require and Command all and every the Collonels of Our Militia Regiments of Foot and Captains of Horse and the inferiour Officers and Souldiers under their Command in the Shires respective under-written viz. The Merse Teviotdale Peebles Selkirk East Mid and West Lothians Town Edinburgh Stirling Shire Fife and Kinross Shires The four Companies of the Low-countrey of the Earl of Perth Our Chancellors Regiment and the three Companies of the Low-countrey of the Marquess of Athol Lord Privy Seal his Regiment The Sheriffs of Forfar and Kincardin and all the Heretors Liferenters Feuars and Wodsetters in the Shires of Air Renfrew Clidsdale Wigtoun Dumfreis and Stewartries and Bailliaries within the same to be in readiness with fourteen Dayes Provision to March when and whether Our Privy Council shall give them Orders And to that end to have their Arms fixed and their several Companies of Our Militia presently Mustered and the Heretors and others aforesaid Listed Modelled in Companies and Mustered for the putting them in a condition of a greater readiness And further We hereby Require and Command all persons Fenciblesmen betwixt sixty and sixteen within the Shires of Aberdene Bamff Elgin Nairn Inverness Ross Sutherland and Caithness to be in readiness in manner foresaid As likewise We hereby Require and Command all Our Liedges on the Sea-coasts of this Kingdom or near to them or to any of the Islands thereunto belonging so soon as they hear or get notice of any Vessels arriving at any place from abroad or at home into any Coasts Ports Creiks or Harbours with Men Arms or Ammunition forthwith to Convocat and rise in their best Arms and to Beat them off or seize upon and secure the Ships or Vessels and the Men Arms and Ammunition and give immediate Advertisement to Our Privy Council And for their Security in obeying these Our Royal Commands We hereby fully Pardon and Indemnifie them forever of all Slaughter Blood Mutilation Fire-raising burning of Ships or suchlike Warlike Inconveniencies as may follow in case they meet with Hostile-Opposition And We hereby Require and Command all Our Collectors Customers or Waiters to make strict and Diligent Search and Inquiry in all Ships arriving in any part of this Kingdom for Traitors Rebels Fugitives or Disaffected Persons and for Arms and Ammunition and to seize upon the Ships Men Arms and Ammunition until they acquaint Our Privy Council and receive their Directions thereanent And to the effect they may the better be able to perform this Service We do Require all Our Subjects nearest to them as they shall be by them Advertised to Rise Concur with Fortifie and Assist them who and these so assisting are hereby Declared to be fully Indemnified in manner foresaid And that all the persons aforesaid may know their hazard if they fail in any of the Premisses We hereby Declare That they shall not only incur Our high Displeasure but also shall be punished with the outmost of severity conform to their Demerit and the Laws and Practice of this Kingdom and that the Heretors which shall be Deficient in sending out their Tennents and other Fensible Men or shall not give advertisement as said is and of any Rebels and Traitors appearing on their Lands that they shall be punished accordingly And to the end the saids Desperat Traitors and Rebels may have no Reset Harbour Comfort or Refuge from any of the Subjects of this Our Realm We hereby strictly Prohibite and Discharge all and every of Our Subjects therein fo furnish House Meat Drinks or any other thing comfortable to them or to keep Intelligence or Correspondence with them by Word Writ or Message or to Transport them to or from Ferries or any wayes to be aiding abating or assisting to them under the pain of being Repute and esteemed Art and Part with them in all their wicked Deeds and Practices and proceeded against Demeaned and Punished accordingly And that Our Plesure in the Premisses may be fully known to all Our Leidges OUR WILL is and We Charge you strictly and Command that incontinent these Our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh and all the other Mercat Crosses of the Head-Burghs of the Shires of this Kingdom and all places else needful and there by open Proclamation in Our Name and Authority make Publication of Our Royal Will and pleasure in the Premisses that none pretend ignorance Given under Our Signet at Haly-rude-house the 28. day of April 1685. And of Our Reign the first Year Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilij WILL. PATERSON Cl. Sti. Concilij GOD save the KING Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most Sacred Majesty Anno Dom. 1685.