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B05713 A proclamation, intercommuning the rebels in the Bass Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) 1691 (1691) Wing S1950; ESTC R183570 1,101 1

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A PROCLAMATION Intercommuning the Rebels in the Bass WILLIAM and MARY by the Grace of GOD King and Queen of Great-Britain France and Ireland Defenders of the Faith To _____ Macers of Our Privy Council Pursevants Messengers at Arm Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute Greeting Forasmuch as by clear and express Acts of Parliament 〈…〉 Our Kingdom It is Declared to be High Treason To Stuff Houses or hold them against Vs or to Assail any Castles or Forts under Our Command and to Maintain and hold out the same by open Force and Violence especially after they are Charged and Required by Our Heraulds with Our Coat Displayed in Our Name and Authority to Deliver up and Surrender the same under the Pains contained in the saids Acts Nevertheless James Halyburton Michael Middleton Patrick Roy and David Dumbar sometimes Prisoners in Our Fort and Garrison of the Bass and certain others who have associat and joined themselves with them have dared after the Surprysing of the said Garrison where they were Prisoners presumptuously to Fortifie and by open Violence Defend and Maintain Our said Garrison of the Bass against Us and Our Authority notwithstanding of their being Charged in manner forasaid to deliver up the same and thereby have owned themselves open and manifest Traitors And We being careful that none of Our good Subjects be ensnared by the saids Rebels and involved in their Guilt Do therefore with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council Declare the Persons above-named and all who have joyned themselves with them in Surprising Maintaining or Defending Our said Garrison of the Bass guilty of open and manifest Treason and Rebellion and ought to be pursued as Traitors to Us And We with Advice foresaid Discharge and Command all Our Subjects that no person presume to Aid Abett Assist Harbour of any ways Supply the saids Traitors or any of them under the pain of Treason and that they do not keep Correspondence or Intercommune with them without Warrand from Our Privy Council for that effect under the pains forsaid Certifying such who shall do in the contrary that they shall be holden and repute treated and proceeded against as Art and Part of and accessory to the foresaid Crime of Treason and Rebellion against Us and Our Authority with the utmost severity of Our Law OUR WILL IS HEREFORE and We Charge you straitly and Command that incontinent these Our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh and remanent Mercat-Crosses of the head-Burghs of the several Shires of Haddingtoun Fife Berwick and Clackmannan and in Our Name and Authority there and at other places needful make Publication of the Premisses that none may pretend ignorance as ye will answer to Us thereupon the which to do We commit to you conjunctly and severally Our full Power by these Our Letters delivering them by you duly execute and indorsed again to the Bearer Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the first day of July And of Our Reign the Third year 1691. Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii GILB ELIOT Cls Sti Consilii GOD save King VVilliam and Queen Mary EDINBVRGH Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties Anno DOM 1691.