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A32253	His Majesties gracious proclamation, for ordering the prosecution of all rebels and their ressetters, for holding justice-airs, and admitting rebels not heretors, to take the test, &c.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1683 (1683)	Wing C3040; ESTC R14119	5,529	1

Months of May June July or August next and that after Our Council hath caused take up exact porteous Rolls of all such who are guilty of or accessary to the late Rebellion that have not the benefit of Our general Indempnity or special Remissions or are otherways cleared and acquitted by Law their Names after they shall be Denunced Fugitives be Printed Published and affixed upon all the Mercat Crosses within this Kingdom to the end all our dutiful Subjects may know both whom to shun and whom to apprehend After all which Declarations of Our Royal Pleasure We expect that none will dare to adventure to commit any of the foresaid Crimes being fully resolved not to shew further Favour or Clemency to any who hereafter shall be found guilty thereof Our Will is therefore and We Charge you stricly and Command that incontinent these Our Letters seen ye passe to the Mercat Crosse of Edinburgh and to the whole Mercat Crosses of the head Burghs of the Shires and Regalities of this Kingdom and other places needful and thereat by open Proclamation make publication of the Premisses to the effect all Persons concerned may give Obedience and conform themselves to Our Royal Pleasure aforesaid And furder in Prosecution of the Ends and Designs foresaids We with Advice of Our Privy Council have thought fit hereby to Ordain and appoint Our Circuit Courts of Judiciary to be holden and keeped by the Commissioners and Judges thereof at the Place and Burghs and upon the days and for the Shires respective after-specified viz. at the Town of Strivling the fifth of June next for the Shires of Strivling Clackmannan Kinross Fife and Pearth besouth the River of Ern and the Steuartry of Monteith at the Town of Glasgow the twelfth day of the said Month for the Shires of Lanerk Renfrew and Dumbartoun at the Town of Air the ninteenth day of the said Month for the Shire of Air and Jurisdiction within the same and the Shire of Wigtown at the Town of Dumfreis the twentie first day of the said Month for the Shires of Dumfreis the Steuartries of Kirkcudburgh and Annadale at the Town of Jedburgh the third day of July for the Shires of Roxburgh Berwick Selkirk Peebles and Bailliries of Lauderdail At the Town of Edinburgh the tenth day of July for the Shires of Edinburgh Haddingtoun and Linlithgow Whereof We Ordain you to make Publication at the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh as also at the Mercat Crosses of the head Burghs of the Sheriffdoms of Strivling Clackmannan Kinross Fife Pearth Lanerk Renfrew Dumbarton Air Wigtoun Dumfreis Jedburg Selkirk Peebles Dunse Lauder Haddingtoun and Linlithgow where-through none pretend ignorance of the same that the saids Justice Courts are to be holden upon the days and at the Burghs and places respective above-written And that ye Command and Charge all Arch-bishops Dukes Marquesses Earls Bishops Lords Spiritual and Temporal Barons and others Our Free-holders who hold Lands of Us in Chief and oweth Sute and Presence within the several Bounds Shires and Precincts belonging to the saids respective Circuit Courts to compear before the saids Commissioners at the saids Courts upon and at the days and places foresaids with continuation of days to do whatever in Law is Incumbent and ought to be done by them in that behalf As also that ye Command and Charge all and sundry the saids Dukes Marquesses Earls Lords Spiritual and Temporal As also Lords of Regalities Steuarts Barons Sheriffs Justices of the Peace Baillies Chamberlands Magistrats and Ministers of Our Laws and all Subordinat Judges within our Sheriffdoms above-written and whole Leidges of the same that they and every one of them give all due Respect to Our Commissioners and Justices foresaids and such special Assistance as to their Offices and Duties appertains and as is Incumbent to them by the Laws and Acts of Parliament of this Kingdom as oft as they shall be required by Our Commissioners to that effect as they and every one of them will answer upon the contrary and under all highest Pain and Charge that after may follow and particularly that ye Command Our Sheriffs that they cause sufficient and legal Men compear before Our saids Commissioners at such Diets and Places as the Commissioners shall appoint for Assizes and Witnesses as they shall be Cited to that effect As also that the saids Sheriffs and Free-holders within the several Shires foresaids meet Our saids Justices at their Entry into the Shire and convey them into the same and accompany them during their remaining ay and while they be received by Our next Sheriff and his Deputs into the next Shire And because there has been several great Abuses committed in Taking and Administring the late Bond appointed by Our late Indempnities and the Persons intrusted have been frequently imposed upon by their being induced to admit Persons to take the said Bond under false Names and Designations and that even many false Subscriptions have been returned through the Collusion of such as were Illegally substitute by the Persons Intrusted Therefore We Ordain that all these Commons who shall apply themselves for having the benefit of the Test shall take the same repeating the words upon their Knees in presence of any two of the Persons after-mentioned and a Clerk who are appointed to return the Test so Subscribed to the Clerks of Our Privy Council betwixt and the first of September next with Certificate at the end thereof Subscribed by any one of the said two Persons or more present Intrusted and their Clerk bearing the time and place when they did sign the same and that they knew the Persons Subscribing to be of the Designations condescended upon or were credibly informed by Persons they knew that they were such and where the Persons could not Subscribe themselves that they heard them give Direction to two Nottars to Subscribe for them And which Test so Subscribed and returned and a Certificat granted thereupon shall be as sufficient to the Subscribers as if they had Our particular Act of Indemnity The Persons intrusted by Us are all Privy Counsellours Lords of the Session and Justiciary Captains of Our Forces and superiour Officers upon the place Sheriffs Steuarts and Baillies of Regalities or their Deputs in their respective Jurisdictions or Provosts of Burghs Royal or the Baillies As also the particular Persons under-written viz. John Dalmahoy of that Ilk Sir John Couper of Gogar the Lord Elebank William Murray of Spot Sir William Ruthven of Dunglass Adam Hepburn of Humby _____ Sharp of Houstoun Alexander Miln of Carrin the Lord Sinclar Sir Philip Anstruther of that Ilk _____ Lindsay Commissnar of St. Andrews Sir William Sharp of Scotscraig Sir Alexander Bruce of Broomhall the Lord of Lie Sir John Whiteford of Milntoun John Skeen of Hallyards in Lothian Sir Robert Dalzel of Glannae Sir Robert Grierson of Lagg Robert Ferguson of Craigdarrach the Lord Montgomery the Lord Crightoun the Laird of Blair Sir Archibald Kennedy of Collen John Boil of Kelburn James Crawfoord of Ardmillan _____ Colquhun of Luss John Grahame of Dugalstoun the Lord Ross Thomas Crawfoord of Carsburn Richard Elphingstoun of Airth Patrick Haddin of Langrig Alexander Seten of Touch Mungo Haddin of Glennages Sir Robert Murray of Abercairney Sir John Drummond of Machany John Drummond of Deinstoun Andrew Lord Rollo Sir David Dumbar of Baldoon Hugh Moguffolk of Rusco Sir Godfrey Meceulloch of Miretoun Robert Mourie of Maxweltoun _____ Ker of Gradine Lord Jedburgh John Riddel of Haining George Pringle of Blindlies Sir James Cockburn of that Ilk _____ Hoom of Linthil Mr. Harie Hoom of Kames Sir William Purvos of Purvishall Sir William Murry of Stenhop James Naesmith of Posso John Veatch of Daick Alexander Cochran of Barbachly John Dundass of Mannor John Skeen of Halyards in Fife Sir Robert Maxwel of Orchyardtoun _____ Bruce of Earls-hall _____ Grahame Cornet and Mr. David Grahame Quartermaster to the Laird of Claver-house his Troop Sir Francis Ruthven lieutenant to the Laird of Meldrum Sir William Keith of Ludaquharn his Cornet and Sir James Douglass of Kelhead And to the Effect that the Persons allowed to take the Test may have convenient Opportunities for taking the same We do Require the Persons foresaids appointed for Administring the Test to meet amongst themselves and condescend upon frequent Dyets and Meetings at convenient places and that they cause make timeous and publick Intimation thereof at Paroch Kirks and other places needful that all Persons concerned may know when and where to attend and if any of the persons Commissionat to Administrat the said Test have not taken the same themselves We appoint them first to take it in presence of some of those above-mentioned who have formerly taken the same before they administrat it to others The which to do We commit to you conjunctly and severally Our full Power by these Our Letters delivering them by you duly executed and indorsed again to the bearer Given under Our Signot at Edinburgh the thirteenth day of April One thousand six hundred eighty and three And of our Reign the thirtieth fifth Year Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilij WIL. PATERSON Cls. Sti. Consilij GOD save the KING Printed at Edinburgh by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to his most Sacred Majesty and re-printed at London by John Darby Anno Dom. 1683.