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B05259 A proclamation against papists. Edinburgh, the twentieth day of March, 1689. Scotland. Parliament. Committee of Estates. 1689 (1689) Wing S1311; ESTC R184004 1,021 1

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A PROCLAMATION Against Papists Edinburgh the Twentieth day of March 1689. THE Meeting of Estates of this Kingdom Considering the Danger and Hazard the Religion Peace and Quiet of the Kingdom is in by the Growth and Increase of Popery and Papists of late Occasioned by the Imploying them in Places of greatest Trust within the Kingdom And continuing them in Places and Offices Civil and Military and allowing them to Exercise the same al 's freely in all respects as Protestants against the standing Laws of the Kingdom Have thought fit to Discharge and hereby Discharges all Papists from Exercising any Civil or Military Offices within this Kingdom and from Exercising as Sheriffs of Shires Stewarts of Stewartries Bailies of Regalities Magistrats of Burghs Justices of Pe●ce Collonels Lieutenant-Collonels Captains of Horse and all other Officers in the Militia or carrying Arms therein under the Pains and Penalties contained in the Acts of Parliament And for the further Security of the Publict Peace and Quiet they Require and Command all Papists within the Kingdom of whatsoever Rank or Condition to deliver up their Arms excepting Gentlemen their ordinary wearing Swords to the Sheriffs Stewarts Lords or Bailies of Regalities and Magistrats of Burghs within whose Jurisdiction they live viz. Those on the South side of the Water of Esk within six days after Publication hereof at the Mercat Cross of the Head-Burgh of the Shire And these on the North-side of the said Water within ten days after the same Certifying such as shall be found to have any Arms after the days foresaid respectivè They shall be proceeded against with all rigour for their Contempt and Disobedience And Ordains and Requires the saids Sheriffs and othe Magisirats forsaid or in case of their negligence the Collonels or Lieutenant-Collonels of the Militia Foot or Captains of Horse to search for and seize upon any Arms which they shall be Informed to be kept up undelivered belonging to Papists in any Houses or Places suspected and to secure the same and to return an exact Account of their diligence betwixt and the dayes following viz. These on this side of Esk betwixt and the tenth day of April next and these be-north the same betwixt and the twentieth day of the same Moneth of April as they will be answerable on their highest Peril And the said Estates do Command and Charge all Papists not being Inhabitants of the Town of Edinburgh or any place adjacent thereto to remove ten Miles from the said Town or at least to their respective Dwelling-Houses within fourty eight hours after publication hereof under all highest pains And Grants Order and Warrand to Heraulds Macers or Messengers at Arms Sheriffs in that part to pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edi●burgh and remanent Mercat-Crosses of the several Head-Burghs of the Shires and make publication hereof in the usual manner that none may pretend ignorance Extracted out of the Records of the Meeting of Estates by me RO. MACKENȜIE Cls. EDINBURGH Printed in the Year 1689.