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B05464 A proclamation against persons returning from France without passes. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1697 (1697) Wing S1599; ESTC R183336 1,032 1

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A PROCLAMATION Against Persons returning from France without Passes 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 FORSOMUCHAS several Persons denounced Rebels for High Treason and others dangerous and dissaffected who have presumed contrary to the Act of Parliament either to stay in or go to the Kingdom of France or one or other of the Dominions subject to the French King during the time of the late War have since returned or may be designed to return to this Kingdom without Our Permission which if not prevented may tend to disturb the Peace and Quiet thereof Therefore We with the Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council have thought fit not only to prohibit Likeas We hereby expresly prohibit and discharge all such Persons either Denounced or who contrary tothe said Act of Parliament have stayed in or gone to the said Kingdom of France or any of the Dominions subject to the French King to return to this Kingdom unless they first obtain Our Passe and Liberty for so doing under the Certification contained in the said Act But also have appointed and hereby Appoint and Command all Sheriffs of Shires Lords and Baillies of Regalities and other Baillies Stewarts of Stewartries and their Deputs and all Magistrats of Burrows and ether Magistrats and Officers whatsomever furthwith to Search for Seize and Apprehend within their respective Bounds such of the foresaids Persons as have already presumed toreturn or shall hereafter return from France or the Dominions foresaid without our Pass Liberty first obtained for that effect to commit them Prisoners in their respective prison immediatly acquaint the Lords of Our Privy Council therewith and detain them in sure Firmance till furder Order as the said Shiriffs and other Magistrats and Officers will be answerable on their Highest Perill And farder We with Advice foresaid Do hereby peremptorly enjoyn and Charge all Collectors Survevers Waiters and other Officers at Sea ports or upon the Borders that they take careful Nottice of the foresaids Persons lyable as said is their coming in to this Kingdom and that they use their utmost Diligence to discover and cause Sease and Apprehend them as is above appointed OUR WILL IS HERFORE And We Charge you strictly and Command that incontinent these Our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the remanent Mercat Crosses of the Head Burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom and there in Our Name and Authority by open Proclamation make Intimation hereof that none may pretend Ignorance And ordains these Present to be Printed Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the Ninth Day of December And of Our Reign the ninth Year 1697. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii GILB ELIOT Cls. Sti. Concilii GOD save the King Edinburgh Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty Anno Dom. 1697.