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B05714 A proclamation, obliging heritors and masters, for their tennants and servants. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II) 1677 (1677) Wing S1953; ESTC R233099 3,014 1

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a_o proclamation_n oblige_v heritor_n and_o master_n for_o their_o tenant_n and_o servant_n charles_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_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 lion_n king_n at_o arm_n or_o his_o brethren_n herald_n macer_n of_o council_n pursuivant_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 notwithstanding_o of_o the_o many_o good_a law_n and_o act_n make_v in_o our_o parliament_n and_o privy_a council_n for_o secure_v the_o protestant_a religion_n the_o order_n and_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o tranquillity_n and_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n many_o do_v obstinate_o continue_v through_o ignorant_a prejudice_n or_o dissaffection_n to_o withdraw_v from_o the_o public_a worship_n and_o to_o frequent_a house_n and_o field_n conventicle_n which_o we_o have_v so_o often_o declare_v to_o be_v the_o nursery_n of_o schism_n and_o rendezvouse_n of_o rebellion_n tend_v to_o debauch_v our_o subject_n from_o that_o reverence_n due_a to_o religion_n and_o that_o obedience_n they_o owe_v to_o our_o authority_n and_o consider_v that_o these_o offender_n take_v encouragement_n from_o their_o suppose_v a_o remisseness_n in_o the_o due_a and_o vigorous_a execution_n of_o our_o good_a and_o wholesome_a law_n and_o act_n provide_v against_o they_o therefore_o we_o with_o advice_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n in_o pursuance_n of_o our_o late_a proclamation_n date_v the_o eighteen_o day_n of_o june_n 1674._o year_n command_v all_o heretor_n landlord_n and_o liferenter_n to_o require_v their_o rentallers_n and_o tenant_n to_o subscribe_v the_o bond_n thereto_o subjoin_v and_o of_o the_o seven_o act_n of_o the_o second_o session_n of_o our_o second_o parliament_n whereby_o all_o our_o subject_n be_v discharge_v to_o separate_v or_o withdraw_v from_o the_o establish_a meeting_n for_o divine_a 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