A proclamation ordering the whole militia benorth the river of Forth, to be in readiness with fifteen dayes provision, when called out, &c.

A proclamation ordering the whole militia benorth the river of Forth, to be in readiness with fifteen dayes provision, when called out, &c.

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A PROCLAMATION Ordering the whole Militia benorth the River of Forth, to be in readineſs with fifteen days Proviſion, when called out, &c.

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A PROCLAMATION Ordering the whole Militia benorth the River of Forth, to be in readineſs with fifteen days Proviſion, when called out, &c.

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CHARLES, 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, or Meſſengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and ſeverally, ſpecially conſtitute, Greeting:

Foraſmuch, as ſeverals of the Inhabitants of the Weſtern and Southern Shires, of this Our ancient Kingdom, notwithſtanding of the great Peace, Tranquillity and Plenty, wherewith GOD hath bleſſed them, under Our Royal Government, the Juſtice, and Equity of Our Adminiſtrations, and of Our great care of preſerving the Proteſtant Religion, in its Truth and Purity; Have at ſeveral times; and on ſeveral occaſions, not only moved Sedition, and run into many irregular, and illegal Tumults, but likewiſe, having caſten off all Fe [...]r of GOD, all Duty to Us, all Affection to their native Countrey, and all Regard to the Laws, Divine and Humane, did, at divers times, riſe in open Rebellion, and to that height of Boldneſs and Impiety, that they have, by Open Force, Attackt Our Armies, Diſclaimed Our Royal Authority, Excommunicate Our Sacred Perſon, and did as far as in them [...] throw theſe happy Nations into the Miſeries of War and Ruine; by ſo much the more dreadful then former Rebellions, that theſe who carryed on the recent Seditions, have far outdone all others, in demonſtrating, the Villanies of their Principles, by their Practices; and have at length come to theſe hights of Wickedneſs, the Blaſphemy, Treaſon, Aſſaſſination, Murders and Robberies are own'd by them, as the higheſt Principles of their Religion, and the beſt practice of their Morals; And albeit GOD in his great Mercy hath bleſſed Our Government with ſuch Succeſs, that both by the force of Our Arms, and the regular Procedors of Our Judges, their Attempts have been on all occaſions Defeat, and many of their perſons brought to condign puniſhment: Yet ſo far hath their Execrable Principles tranſported them, that neither theſe Judgements of GOD, the ſeverity of Our Laws, the ſteddineſs of Our Juſtice, nor the many reiterated Acts of Our unparalelled Clemency, prevailed ſo far as to bring them to Duty: But on the contrary, as they were obdure [...], to their utter deſtruction, ſeverals of them do continue to own publickly their Helliſh Principles, and upon all opportunities, to practiſe their Abominable Murders and Aſſaſſinations upon our good Subjects: And finding likewiſe, to Our great regrate, that People guilty of ſuch Principles, and Practices, are not only not purſued by the Inhabitant of the Shires where they appear, but to the aſtoniſhment of all good men, are Concealed, Harboured, Intertained and Comforted, contrary to what Law and Duty required of all Our Subjects; and which being ſo dangerous to Religion, Government, the publick Peace, the Lives and Fortunes of Our People, that it is not conſiſtent with Our Juſtice or Honour, not to uſe the utmoſt Remedies againſt ſo inveterat and pernicious Miſchiefs. And We having reſolved to imploy Our Royal Power to theſe ends, by theſe Methods and Procedurs, which hath been formerly uſed by Our Royal Predeceſſors, on all ſuch occaſions, Do therefore by this Our Royal Proclamation, Command and Charge all the Officers of Our Militia, both Horſe and Foot, benorth the River of Forth to put themſelves, and all under their Command, in preſent readineſs, with fifteen days proviſion, well Armed, and ſitted for Our Service, to march whither We, or thoſe Commiſſionated by Us, ſhall direct them, on ſix days Warning. And that all Commiſſioners of Exciſe ſupply, and Militia give all ſpeedy and poſſible Concurrance, for promoting this Our Service, as they will be anſwerable at their higheſt peril. And ordains theſe Preſents to be Publiſhed at the Mercat Croſs of Edinburgh, and all Other Mercat Croſſes of the Shires of this Kingdom, and to be Read by the ſeveral Miniſters from their reſpective Pulpits, immediatly after Divine Service in all their Churches upon a Sabbath day, that all perſons concerned may have notice thereof; The which to do, We commit to you, conjunctly and ſeverally, Our full Power, by this Our Letters, delivering them by you, duly execute, and indorſed again to the Bearer.

Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the twenty and ſecond day of July, One thouſand ſix hundred and eighty four. And of Our Reign, the thirtieth and ſix Year.

Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii.

WILL. PATERSON, Cl. Sti. Concilii.

GOD ſave the KING.

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Edinburgh, printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderſon, Printer to His moſt Sacred Majeſty, Anno DOM. 1684.

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A proclamation ordering the whole militia benorth the river of Forth, to be in readiness with fifteen dayes provision, when called out, &c.

England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)

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1684

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A58763

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Wing S1964

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ESTC R6503

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13704234

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ocm 13704234

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101466

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— A proclamation ordering the whole militia benorth the river of Forth, to be in readiness with fifteen dayes provision, when called out, &c., England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II), Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685..

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Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, printer to His Most Sacred Majesty,. Edinburgh :: 1684.. (Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.)

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