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B05139 A declaration and order of His Highnes Councill in Scotland, requiring all persons to give due obedience to the justices of peace in execution of the powers and authorities given them by the instructions heereunto [sic] annexed. Scotland. Privy Council. 1656 (1656) Wing S1012B; ESTC R183829 949 4

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A DECLARATION AND ORDER OF HIS HIGHNES COUNCILL IN SCOTLAND Requiring all Persons to give due Obedience to the JUSTICES of Peace In Execution of the Powers and Authorities given them by the INSTRUCTIONS heereunto annexed Wednesday the Twelf day of December 1655. At His Highnesse Councill in Edinburgh ORdered That this Declaration be forth-with Printed and Published EMANUELL DOWNING Cl. of the Councill PRINTED at Edinburgh and Reprinted at Aberdene by IAMES BROWN 1656. A DECLARATION and Order of his Highness Council in SCOTLAND Requiring all Persons to give due obedience to the Justices of Peace in Execution of the Powers and Authorities given them by the Instructions heereunto annexed THE said Councill having taken into their serious consideration how much it may conduce to the peace and good of this Nation That Iustices of Peace should be setled and re-established in every County and Shyre therof And finding that by severall Acts of the Parliament of Scotland the said Office hath been found needfull and was appointed and established for preserving of the publick Peace and suppressing and punishing of sundry Misdemeanours have found it necessary for the good Government of this Nation to appoynt certain Persons of Ability and Fidelity in every County and Shire in Scotland to be Iustices of his Highnes the Lord Protectors Peace Which being accordinglie done The Council have thought it fit hereby to declare That they have given Cōmissions to such persons to be Cōmissioners and Iustices of his Highnesse Peace in the sayd Counties respectively and authorized them to put in execution all the Powers and Authorities committed to them by certain Instructions which were agreed on by the Councill Printed by their Order and are heereunto annexed And as the Councill do expect that the Persons intrusted as aforesaid be carefull in the good discharge of the Trust reposed in them for the Peace and happiness of the Nation so the Councill will vpon all occasions give them all due Countenance and Encouragement therein And the Councill do heereby strictly require all People of this Nation whom it may concern to take notice and be observant of the said Instructions in what to them respectively appertaineth as the Contemners or Contraveners thereof will answer the contrary at their perils And to the end that that no person may pretend ignorance of them The Councill do heereby Order That this Declaration with the said printed Copies of the said Instructions be forthwith Published at the Marcate Cross of Edinburgh and in the head Burgh or Town of each Shire in Scotland by the respective Sheriffs of the said Shires Given at Edinburgh the Twelfth day of December 1655. Wednesday the 12 day of December 1655. At His Highness Councill in Edinburgh ORdered That the above Declaration be forthwith Printed and published EMANUEL DOWNING Cl. of the Councill