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B05480 A proclamation against the rebels in arms, in the vvestern shires Scotland. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) 1679 (1679) Wing S1613; ESTC R183350 1,496 1

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C R HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE A PROCLAMATION Against the Rebels in Arms in the Western Shires CHARLES by the grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To all and sundry Our good Subjects Greeting Whereas by the clear and express Laws and Acts of Parliament of this Kingdom it is declared to be High Treason for the Subjects of the same or any number of them more or less upon any ground or pretext whatsoever to rise or continue in Arms without Our special Authority and Approbation Yet nevertheless a party of disloyal persons disaffected to Our Government and Laws who have formerly tasted of Our Royal Bounty and Clemency whereunto they owe their Lives and Fortunes having forefaulted the same by their former rebellious practices under the clock of Religion the ordinar collour and pretext of Rebellion have risen in Arms in great numbers and upon the 29. of May came to the Town of Ruther-Glen Head Burgh of the Shire where they proclaimed their rebellious Covenant and brunt Our Acts of Parliament and at Lowdoun-Hill upon the first of June Instant they did Actually Oppose and Fight Our standing Forces and thereafter did pursue them to and assault them within the City of Glasgow and have seized upon the persons of divers of Our good Subjects plundered and robbed them of their Horses Arms and other Goods and have done and committed many other Outrages and Treasonable Deeds and Attempts against Our Authority 〈…〉 Loyal Subjects And We out of Our Royal tenderness for the 〈…〉 being careful to Repress the said Rebellion and that simple and unwarry people be not ensnared by the saids Rebels and their Emissaries and involved in their Rebellion And to take off all pretence of ignorance or excuse Do therefore with advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council Declare the said Insurrection to be an open manifest and horrid Rebellion and high Treason and that the Authors and Actors in the same and their Adherents are and ought to be pursued as professed and declared Traitors to Us. And do hereby Command and Charge all persons who are in Arms against or without Our Warrant and Authority to desist from their Rebellion and to lay down their Arms and to render and present their Persons to the Earl of Lin●ithgow Our Major General and Commander in Chief of Our Forces or some other of Our Officers or Magistrates within twenty four hours after publication hereof With certification to them if they continue in Rebellion after the said time they shall be holden and proceeded against as incorrigible and desperate Traitors and that they shall be uncapable of Mercy and Pardon And We do hereby prohibite and discharge any person or persons to aid abate assist harbour resett or any ways supply the saids Rebels or any of them under the pain of Treason and that they do not keep correspondence or commune with them without Warrant of Our said Major General under the pain foresaid And We do expect in this Juncture and do require and Command all Our Subjects to be assisting to Our Major General and Our Forces under him and being required by him or others having Authority to that effect to rise in Arms with all their power and to joyn and concurr with them for suppressing the saids Rebels under the pain of Treason if they refuse or disobey And farther We do strictly enjoyn and Command all Masters of Families Heretors and other Land-lords that they be careful and vigilant that their Children Servants Domesticks and their Tennents and others under their power do not break out and joyn with the saids Rebels certifying them if they be found negligent in their duty or otherwise culpable in that behalf they shall be looked upon and severely punished as disaffected persons and favouring and complying with Rebels And hereby We give Warrant and Command to Our Lyon King at Arms and his brethren Heraulds Macers Pursevants or Messengers at Arms to pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh and other places needful and make publication hereof And that these presents be Printed that none pretend ignorance Given under Our Signer at Edinburgh the third day of June One thousand six hundred and seventy nine Years And of Our Reign the thretty one Year Tho. Hay Cl. Sti. Concilii God save the King