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B05571 A proclamation discharging persons to travel to Ireland without passes. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1695 (1695) Wing S1754; ESTC R183443 1,019 1

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A PROCLAMATION Discharging Persons to Travel to Ireland 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 Forasmuch as seve●●al Vagabounds and other Idle persons have been in use to haunt and frequent this our Kingdom for several years by past during the Summer time only and have retired themselves into the Kingdom of Ireland how soon the Winter did approach as also many young men have put themselves out of setled Service that they might be at the greater Liberty to withdraw themselves and retire out of the Kingdom whenever Recruits were to be made up for our Service or the time of making the Levies appointed by Act of Parliament drew near to the great prejudice of our Service and Increase and Incouragment of Vagabounds and idle persons who might be well imployed therein for Remedy whereof We with Advice of the Lords of our Privy Council do strictly prohibite and discharge all persons whatsomever either as Passengers or howsoever otherway●s Imployed in Ships or Boats to go or Transport themselves into the Kingdom of Ireland without sufficient Passes under the hand of one of the Lords or others of Our Privy Council or of the Sheriff of the Shire Stewart of the Stewartry or Baillies of the ●eg●lity or Bailliery within whose Bounds the persons intending for Ireland does dwel and reside bearing their Names Designations and places of their Abode and Inployment for the last year preceeding and We wi●h Advice foresaid do hereby Require and strictly Command all Collectors of our Customs Surveyers Clerks Waiters at the several Ports and all Masters and Sea men of Ships Barks or Boats that they suffer no person whatsomever to Pass or Transport themselves to the said Kingdom of Ireland without they be furnished and provided with a sufficient Pass granted in manner above-mentioned as they will be Answerable at their highest Peril and if any shall attempt to Transport themselves to the said Kingdom otherways then is above provided that they sease upon their persons and deliver them to the next Magistrat by him to be committed and detained in Prison till farder Order Our Will Is Herefore and We Charge you strictly and Command that incontinent these Our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the Mercat Crosses of the whole Remanent 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 Presents to be Printed Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the Thirtieth first of December and of Our Reign the Seventh year 1695. 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 1695.