FOrasmuch, As the King's most Excellent Majesty hath signified, that it is His Royal Pleasure, that the Clerks of Kirk Sessions, and other Church. Officers, such as, Readers, Precenters, Beddels, and others, who serve the regular established Clergie, should not be prejudged of their Rights and accustomed Fees and Casualties, arising to them by Baptisms, Mar­riages and Burials (the ordinar mean of their Subsistence;) but that they should have the same for bygones, since the date of His Majesties late Gracious Proclamation of Indulgence, and in time coming, (His Majesty in His said late Gracious Proclamation, having declared that He will maintain the regular Clergie in all their Rights and Possessions:) Therefore, the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council, in pursuance of His Majesties Royal Pleasure, Do hereby Declare, that the said Clerks of Kirk-Sessions, and other Officers of the regular Clergie are not to be prejudged of their respective ac­customed Dues, Casualties and Benefits, arising to them by Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; and Ordains the same to be payed to them for bygones, since the date foresaid, and in time coming, by the persons con­cerned as formerly; And hereby Requires the several Magistrats to Burgh and Land, to see the or­dinar Diligence put in Execution against the persons respectivè lyable as aforesaid. And that these presents may be made known and publick, Ordains Intimation thereof to be made at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh by a Macer of Council, and at all the other Mercat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of the Shires of this Kingdom by Messengers at Arms; as also to be read in all the Paroch-Churches of this Kingdom upon a Lords day in the Forenoon, after Divine Service performed, that none pretend Ignorance. Extracted forth of the Records of His Majesties Privy Council, by me Sir Wil­liam Paterson Knight and Baronet, Clerk of His Majesties most Honourable Privy Council.