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A58684 Act of Council, for burning the Solemn League & Covenant, and several other traiterous libels Scotland. Privy Council. 1682 (1682) Wing S1450; ESTC R6183 641 1

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C 2 R DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE ACT of Council For burning the Solemn League Covenant and several other Traiterous Libels At Halyrude-house the 14th day of January 1681 2. FOrasmuch As albeit by the seventh Act of the Sessions of His Majesties first Parliament and the second Act of the second Sessions of that same Parliament that Oath and Combination commonly called the Solemn League and Covenant is condemned as Treasonable and taking and renewing thereof by any of the Subjects is declared to be High-Treason Yet in the Year 1666. and since several desperate and incorrigible Traytors have taken upon them to Renew and Swear the said Covenant to emit and publish several Treasonable and scandalous Libels founded thereupon as particularly those Treasonable Declarations published at Rutherglen and Sanquhair the Libel called Cargil's Covenant and the late Declaration published at Lanerk upon the twelfth of this instant Entituled The Act and Apologetick Declaration of the true Presbyterians of the Church of Scotland His Royal Highness His Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of His Majesties Privy Council to Evidence the great abhorrence they have of these Treasonable Libels do Ordain that upon Wednesday next being Mercat-day the said Treasonable Libels viz. The Solemn League and Covenant The Rutherglen and Sanquhair Declarations The Libel called Cargil ' s Covenant and the late Treasonable Declaration at Lanerk be publickly burnt at the Cross of Edinburgh by the hand of the common Hangman And Ordains the Provost Bailiffs and Council of Edinburgh to be present and to see the same solemnly done the said day betwixt Eleven and Twelve a clock in the Forenoon and to report an account of their Obedience to the Council the next Council day thereafter And that these Presents be Printed and Published Extracted by me WILL. PATERSON Cl. Sti. Concilii GOD SAVE THE KING Edenbrough Printed by the Heirs of Andrew Anderson 1682.