EDINBURGH, The ninth of January, 1685. PROCLAMATION, Annent Heretors, Ma [...]ters and Mistresses of Families.
FOrasmuch, as the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council, by their Order, of the date the [...] day of January instant, did thereby Require and Command the Provost, and Baillies of Edinburgh, to take exact Lists of the whole Inhabitants of the said City of Edinburgh, Leith, and the other Suburbs thereof, and Liberties pertaining thereto, in manner following; viz. All the Heretors, Life-renters, Factors, or Doers, Tutors and Curators of Minors, according to the Cess-rolls, or otherwise, that they, and all concern'd, may make Faith thereupon; All which Persons are to be given in upon Oath, to the saids Magistrats; and the Masters, and Mistresses of Families, are to give up Lists of all their Children, above the Age of sixteen Years; and of their Servants, or Lodgers which they have had Entertained or Lodged, since the beginning of November last, and that upon Oath: These are therefore to give Intimation, that at the first Advertisement given to the Heretors, Liferenters, Factors or Doers, Tutors, and Curators of Minors, and Inhabitants, Masters, and Mistresses of the Families of this Citie, and Suburbs thereof, by the Town Officers, that they appear before the Magistrate of their respective Bounds, and there give obedience to the said Act of His Majesties Privy Council, immediately after the said Intimation, without delay; Certifying such as shall failȝie, their Names shall be given up to His Majesties Privy Council, that they may be proceeded against as Persons disaffected to the Government.