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B05721 A proclamation prorogating the Acts of Parliament against conventicles, and separation from the publick meetings of divine worship. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) 1675 (1675) Wing S1969A; ESTC R183578 768 1

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A PROCLAMATION PROROGATING THE ACTS of PARLIAMENT AGAINST CONVENTICLES And Separation from the publick Meetings of DIVINE WORSHIP CHARLES by the Grace of God King of Great Brittain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To Our Lovits _____ Macers or Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute Greeting Forasmuch as the fifth Act of the second Session of Our second Parliament intituled Act against Conventicles and the seventh Act of that same session of Parliament intituled Act against Separation and Withdrawing from the Publick Meetings of Divine VVorship Were appointed to endure only for the space of three Years unless VVe should think fit to continue them longer And having considered a posterior Act of Parliament past upon the fourth day of September one thousand six hundred seventy and two years whereby the saids two Acts of Parliament were appointed to endure for the space of other three years after the expiring of the first three and longer as VVe should be Pleased to appoint And finding it now necessary for Our Service that the saids Acts be continued for three years further And that the same remain in force ay and while VVe declare Our further pleasure thereanent Therefore VVe with advice of the Lords of Our Privy Councill do prorogate and continue the saids Acts of Parliament for other three years and further during Our Pleasure And do ordain the same to continue in full force ay and while We declare Our further pleasure thereanent OUR WILL is herefore and VVe charge you that incontinently thir Our letters seen ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh and other places needfull and thereat in Our Name and Authority make open Publication of Our Royal Pleasure in the premisses that none may pretend ignorance thereof The which to do VVe commit to you conjunctly and severally Our full power by these Our Letters delivering them by you duely execute and indorsed again to the Bearer Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the sixth day of August one thousand six hundred seventy and five years and of Our Reigne the twenty seventh year Th. Hay Cl. S ti Concilii God save the King EDINBURGH Printed by Andrew Anderson Printer to the King 's most Excellent MAJESTY Anno 1675.