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B05542 A proclamation appointing the Commissioners of Supply to be justices of peace. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1696 (1696) Wing S1706; ESTC R183416 939 1

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A PROCLAMATION Appointing the Commissioners of Supply to be Justices of Peace WILLIAM by the Grace of GOD King of Great-Brittain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To Macers of Our Privy Council Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute Greeting Forasmuch as by two former Proclamations Emitted by Us with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council upon the Ninth and Thirteenth of May one thousand six hundred and ninety two years We did Authorize Declare and Appoint the Commissioners of Supply of the haill respective Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom who had or should Qualifie themselves according to Law to be Justices of Peace in the saids several Shires and Stewartries And We taking into Our Consideration how much the Appointing of Justices of Peace within all the saids Shires Stewartries of this Kingdom and their due Attending the Discharge of their said Trust doth Contribute to the Peace Quiet and Good Government of this Our Kingdom and to the speedy and easie E●ecution of Law and Justice to and upon all Persons Subjected to their Jurisdiction and Power Therefore and without Prejudice of the foresaid former Proclamations but for the Furtherance of these Ends We with Advice of the Lords of Our privy Council Declare Appoint and Authorize the Commissioners of Supply for the respective Shires and Stewartries of this Kingdom Named for the said Trust by the Acts of Parliament made anent the Supply in the years one thousand six hundred and ninety and one thousand six hundred and ninety five and by the first Act of the sixth Session of this current Parliament dated the twenty fifth of September last by-past who have or shall Qualifie themselves according to Law to be Justices of Peace in their saids respective Shires and Stewartries betwixt and the fifteenth Day of January next to come with Power to them to Conveen Do and Perform every thing which to the said Office and Trust of a Justice of Peace is competent and knowen to belong by the several Laws and Acts of Parliament made thereanent and Instructions therein set down OUR WILL IS HEREFORE and We Charge you strictly and Command that incontinent these Our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh and to the Mercat-Crosses of the remanent Head-Burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom and there in Our Name and Authority by open Proclamation make Intimation of the Premisses that none pretend Ignorance Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the third day of December and of Our Reign the eight year 1696. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii GILB ELIOT Cls. Sti. Concilii GOD save the KING Edinburgh Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most Excellent Majesty 1696.