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B05717 A proclamation, ordaining all persons in publick trust to sign the certificat and assurance Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) 1690 (1690) Wing S1960; ESTC R183575 1,526 2

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A PROCLAMATION Ordaining all Persons in Publick Trust to sign the Certificat and Assurance WILLIAM and MARY by the Grace of GOD King and Queen of Great-Britain France and Ireland Defenders of the Faith To Our Lovits Macers of Our Privy Council Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially Constitute Greeting Whereas by an Act of the second Session of Our Current Parliament of this Our Antient Kingdom of Scotland We with Advice and Consent of Our Estates of Parliament Have Enacted Statuted and Ordained That all Persons who in Law are obliged to Swear and Take the Oath of Allegiance to Vs shall also Subscribe the Certificat and Assurance mentioned in and Subjoyned to the said Act of Parliament under the Certification therein contained And We Judging it Just and Reasonable That the said Act of Parliament should be put to Execution and receive due Obedience To the effect it may appear what Persons are of Integrity and Dutifully Affected to Us and Our Government and that such as are otherwayes inclined may be discovered We therefore with Advice of Our Privy Council Ordain and Appoint all the Sheriffs Commiss●●●●●● Stewarts Baillies of Royalties Bailliaries and Regalities to Sign and Subscribe the said Certificat and Assurance hereunto Subjoyned in presence of one of the Lords or others of Our Privy Council being within or near to their Jurisdiction for the time and failȝying thereof in presence of one of the Commissioners of Our Current Parliament who have Taken or shall first take the same themselves or in presence of a meeting of the Commissioners of Supply and all Magistrats of Burghs within their own Fenced Courts and the Deputs Clerks and Clerk-Deputs and Fiscals of the whole Courts above-named and Justices of Peace and all others in Trust and Office who by Law are obliged to take the Oath of Allegiance within this Kingdom in presence of any of the persons above-named or the Sheriffs or their Deputs and that betwixt and the days following viz. These on this side of the Water of Tay and Shire of Forfar betwixt and the twenty day of August current and all be-north the famine betwixt and the first day of September and these in Orknay and Zetland betwixt and the twenty ninth day of September next to come and to Record the same in their respective Books and to Transmit to the Clerks of Our Council Extracts thereof under their Clerks hands betwixt and the days following viz. These on this side of the Water of Tay and Shire of Forfar betwixt and the first of September next and these be-north the same except Orknay and Zetland betwixt and the tenth day of September and these in Orknay and Zetland betwixt and the fifth day of November next to come under the Certification contained in the foresaid Act of Parliament And to the effect Our Pleasure in the Premisses may be known Our Will is herefore and We Charge you straitly and Command that incontinent these Our Letters seen ye pass and in Our Name and Authority by open Proclamation make publication of the Premisses at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh and at the whole Mercat-Crosses of the Head-burgs of the Shires and Stewartries and also at the Mercat-Crosses of the whole Burghs-Royal of the Bailliaries and Regalities within this Kingdom that none may pretend ignorance And appoints the Sheriffs of the several Shires to cause Publish the Premisses at all the Mercat-Crosses of the Burghs Royal Bailliaries and Regalities And Ordains these Presents to be Printed Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the fourth day of August 1690. And of Our Reign the second Year Per actum Dominorum Sti. Concilii D A MONCREIFF Cls. Sti. Concilli Follows the Certificat and Assurance I Do in the Sincerity of my Heart Assert Acknowledge and Declare That Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary are the only Lawful Vndoubted Soveraigns King and Queen of Scotland al 's well de Jure as de facto and in the Exercise of the Government And therefore I do Sincerely and Faithfully Promise and Engage That I will with Heart and Hand Life and Goods Maintain and Defend Their Majesties Title and Government against the late King James his Adherents and all others Enemies who either by open or secret Attempts shall Disturb or Disquiet Their Majesties in the Exercise thereof God Save King William and Queen Mary Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties Anno Dom. 1690.