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B05649 A proclamation for choosing the additional representatives of barons to the Parliament Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) 1690 (1690) Wing S1856; ESTC R183508 1,704 1

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a_o proclamation_n for_o choose_v the_o additional_a representative_n of_o baron_n to_o the_o parliament_n william_n and_o mary_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n and_o queen_n of_o great_a britain_n france_n and_o ireland_n defender_n of_o the_o faith_n to_o our_o lovit_n ______o macer_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n messenger_n at_o arm_n our_o sheriff_n in_o that_o part_n conjunct_o and_o several_o special_o constitute_v greeting_n forasmuch_o as_o by_o a_o act_n of_o the_o second_o session_n of_o our_o current_a parliament_n of_o the_o date_n the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o june_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o year_n we_o with_o the_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o parliament_n have_v statute_n and_o ordain_v that_o in_o all_o parliament_n meeting_n and_o convention_n of_o estate_n from_o thenceforth_o and_o thereafter_o the_o baron_n and_o freeholders_n of_o the_o shire_n aftermentioned_a shall_v add_v to_o their_o former_a representation_n the_o number_n of_o commissioner_n after-expr_a viz._n the_o shire_n of_o edinburgh_n two_o the_o shire_n of_o hadingtoun_n two_o the_o shire_n of_o berwick_n two_o the_o shire_n of_o roxburgh_n two_o the_o shire_n of_o lanerk_n two_o the_o shire_n of_o dumfreis_n two_o the_o stewartry_n of_o kirkcudbright_n one_o the_o shire_n of_o air_n two_o the_o shire_n of_o stirling_n one_o the_o shire_n of_o perth_n two_o the_o shire_n of_o aberdene_n two_o the_o shire_n of_o argile_n one_o the_o shire_n of_o fife_n two_o the_o shire_n of_o forfar_n two_o and_o the_o shire_n of_o renfrew_n one_o declare_v that_o the_o say_a act_n shall_v take_v effect_n in_o the_o next_o session_n of_o our_o current_a parliament_n and_o we_o consider_v that_o by_o the_o say_a act_n there_o be_v no_o day_n or_o day_n prefix_v by_o we_o and_o our_o estate_n of_o parliament_n for_o conveen_v the_o baron_n and_o freeholders_n within_o the_o respective_a shire_n abovementioned_a do_v therefore_o with_o advice_n and_o 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