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A46513	By the King, a proclamation James the Seventh by the grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland ... we have taken into our royal consideration the many and great inconveniences which have happened to that our ancient kingdom of Scotland of late years, through the different perswasions in the Christian religion, and the great heats and animosities among the several professors thereof, to the ruine and decay of trade, wasting of lands, extinguishing of charity, contempt of royal power, and converting of true religion and fear of God into animosities, names, factions, and sometimes into sacriledge and treason ...	Scotland. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James VII); James II, King of England, 1633-1701.	1687 (1687)	Wing J250; ESTC R37015	4,281	1

By the King. A PROCLAMATION JAMES R. JAMES the seventh by the Grace of God King of Scotland England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To all and sunury our good Subjects whom these presents do or may concern Greeting We having taken into our Royal consideration the many and great inconveniencies which have happened to that Our ancient Kingdom of Scotland of late years through the different perswasions in the Christian Religion and the great Heats and animosities among the several Prosessors thereof to the ruine and decay of Trade wasting of Lands extinguishing of Charity contempt of the Royal Power and converting of true Religion and the fear of God into Animosities Names Factions and somtimes into Sacriledge and Treason And being resolved as much as in Uslyes to Unite the Hearts and Affections of our Subjects to God in Religion to Us in Loyalty and to their Neighbours in Christian Love and Charity Have therefore thought fit to Grant and by our Soveraign Authority Prerogative Royal and absolute power which all our Subjects are to obey without Relieve Do hereby give and Grant Our Royal Tolleration to the several Prosessors of the Christian Religion alter named with and under the several Conditions Restrictions and Limimitations after-mentioned In the first place we allow and Tollerate the moderate Presbyterians to Meet in their private Houses and there to hear all such Ministers as either have or are willing to accept of Our Indulgence Allanerly and none other and that there be not any thing said or done contrary to the well and peace of Our Reign Seditious or Treasonable under the highest Pains these Crimes will Import nor are they to presume to build Meeting-Houses or to Use Out-Houses or Barns but only to Exercise in their privat Houses as said is In the mean time it is our Royal will and pleasure that Field Conventicles and such as Preach or exercise at them or who shall any ways Assist or Counive at them shall be prosecuted according to the utmost severity of Our Laws made against them seeing from these Rendezvouzes of Religion so much Disorder hath proceeded and so much disturbance to the Government and for which after this our Royal Indulgence for tender Consciences there is no Excuse left In like manner We do hereby Tollerate Quakers to meet and exercise in their Form in any Place or Places appointed for their Worship And considering the severe and cruel Laws made against Roman Catholicks therein called Papisbs in the Minority of Our Royal Grand-Father of Glorious Memory without his Consent and contrary to the duty of good Subjects by his Regents and other Enemies to their Lawful Soveraign our Royal Great Grand-Mother Queen Mary of Blessed and Pious Memory wherein under the pretence of Religion they Cloathed the worst of Treasons Factions and Usurpations and made these Laws not as against the Enemies of God but their own which Laws have still been continued of Course without design of Executing them or any of them ad terrorem only on Supposition that the Papists relying on an External Power were incapable of Duty and true Allegiance to their natural Soveraigns and Rightful Monarchy We of Our certain Knowledge and long Experience knowing that the Catholicks as it is their principle to be good Christians so it is to be dutiful Subjects and that they have likewise on all Occasions shown themselves good and faithful Subjects to Us and Our Royal Predecessors by hazarding and many of them actually losing their Lives and Fortunes in their Defence though of another Raligion and the maintenance of their Authority against the Violences and Treasons of the most violent Abbetrors of these Laws Do therefore with Advice and Consent of Our Privy Council by Our Soveraign Authority Prerogative Roya and Absolute Power aforesaid Suspend Stop and Disable all Laws and Acts of Parliament Customs or Constitutions made or Executed against any of our Roman Catholick Subjects in any time past to all intents and purposes making void all prohibitions therein mentioned Pains or Penalties therein Ordained to be Inflicted so that they shall in all things be as free in all respects as any of our Protestant Subjects whatsoever not only to exercise their Religion but to enjoy all Offices Benefices and others which We shall think fit to bestow upon them in all time coming Neverthless it is Our Will and Pleasure and We do hereby Command all Catholicks at their highest Pains only to exercise their Religious Worship in Houses or Chappels and that they presume not to Preach in the open Fields or Invade the Protestant Churches by force under the pains aforesaid to be inflicted upon the Offenders respectively nor shall they presume to make publick Processions in the High-Streets of any of Our Royal Burghs under the Pains above-mentioned And whereas the Obedience and Service of Our good Subjects is due to Us by their Allegiance and Our Soveraignity and that no Law Custom or Constitution Difference in Religion or other impediment whatsoever can exempt or discharge the Subjects from their Native Obligations and Duty to the Crown or hinder Us from protecting and employing them according to their several Capacities and Our Royal Pleasure nor restrain us from consering Heretable Rights and Priviledges upon them or Vacuate or Annul these Rights Heretable when they are made or conferred And likwise considering that some Oaths are capable of being Wrested by Men of Sinistruous Intentions a practice in that Kingdom fatal to Religion as it was to Loyalty Do therefore with Advice and Consent aforesaid Cass Annul and Discharge all Oaths whatsoever by which any of Our Subjects are incapacitated or disabled from holding Places or Offices in Our said Kindom or enjoying their Hereditary Rights and Priviledges Discharging the same to be taken or given in any time coming without Our special Warrand and Consent under the pains due to the Contempt or our Royal Commands and Authority and to this effect we do by Our Royal Authority aforesaid Stop Disable and Dispence with all Laws enjoyning the saids Oaths Tests or any of them particularly the first Act of the first Session of the first Parliament of King Charles the Second the eleventh Act of the foresaid Session of the foresaid Parliament the sixth Act of the third Parliament of the said King Charles the twenty first and twenty fifth Acts of that Parliament and the thirteenth Act of the first Session of Our late Parliament in so far allanerly as concerns the taking the Oaths or Tests therein prescribed and all others as well not mentioned as mentioned and that in place of them all Our good Subjects or such of them as We or Our Privy Council shall require so to do shall take and Swear the following Oath allanerly I A.B. Do acknowledge Testifie and Declare that JAMES the Seventh by the Grace of God King of Scotland England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. is rightful King and Supream Governour of