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B05690 A proclamation, for suppressing of tumults in Edinburgh, and elsewhere. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James VII) 1688 (1688) Wing S1922; ESTC R183546 977 1

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I7 R HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE A PROCLAMATION For Surpressing of Tumults in Edinburgh and elsewhere JAMES by the Grace of GOD King of Great-Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To Macers of Our Privy Council and Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially Constitute Greeting Forasmuch as there can nothing tend more to overturn the Protestant Religion Liberty and Property of the Kingdom in general nor of every particular person than the being exposed to the Arbitrary Insults of Licentious Tumults who being guided only by blinded Rage are ready to make a Prey of any whose Estates or Persons can satisfie their Revenge or Avarice Therefore the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council Considering the late Execrable Tumults raised within this City and the formidable Effects thereof not only within this City but that it has spread it self over the Countrey Have thought fit to Discharge all Tumultuary Meetings within this City or Suburbs under the highest pains that Law can allow And as by former Proclamations so now again Command and Impower the Magistrats of this City to take all Effectual Courses for Repressing these Tumults Assuring them that if they fail therein they will Transfer the Judicatures to some other Town that will be more Loyal and Obedient to Law and that they will Interpole with His Majesty that not only the Town and Magistrats shall be punished but that all their Deaconries shall be Dissolved and their Colledge closed up And that for the future all who shall be found guilty shall be Excepted from Acts of Indemnity And lest Strangers should under the presence of Business come in to this City to disturb the same by the assistance of the saids Tumults We Do in a most special manner Require and Impower them to take up Lists of such as enter into the City and to look exactly unto their behaviour and to put them under Caution if they think fit As also to prevent Tumults in other Burghs they Command and Require the Magistrats to put the Laws in Execution against all such as Convocate themselves illegally or offer to Invade or Rob privat Houses and they Impower all Sheriffs Baillies of Regalities Baillies of Bailȝiaries or their Deputs to prevent and dissipat all such Convocations within their respective jurisdictions And to Convocat all Heretors and others who are hereby Ordered to assist them to the Effect foresaid under all highest pain And Ordain these Presents to be forthwith Published at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh and other places needful that none pretend ignorance Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the thirteenth day of December 1688. And of Our Reign the fourth year Per actum Dominorum Sti. Concilii WIL. PATERSON Cls. Sti. Concilii GOD Save the KING Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most Sacred Majesty Anno DOM. 1688.