Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n
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B05715
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A proclamation offering a reward and indemnity to such as shall discover the burning of the house of Priest-field.
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Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II)
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1681
(1681)
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Wing S1956; ESTC R183573
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a_o proclamation_n offer_v a_o reward_n and_o imdemnity_n to_o such_o as_o shall_v discover_v the_o burn_a of_o the_o house_n of_o priest-field_n charles_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o great_a britain_n france_n and_o ireland_n defender_n of_o the_o faith_n to_o ______o our_o lion_n king_n at_o arm_n and_o his_o brethren_n herald_n macer_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n pursuivant_n messenger_n at_o arm_n our_o sheriff_n in_o that_o part_n conjunct_o and_o several_o special_o constitute_v greeting_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o government_n of_o this_o our_o ancient_a kingdom_n be_v entrust_v to_o we_o by_o the_o almighty_a god_n we_o have_v ever_o endeavour_v with_o a_o royal_a and_o fatherly_a care_n to_o preserve_v it_o free_a from_o intestine_a disorder_n and_o civil_a war_n the_o great_a of_o all_o danger_n because_o our_o subject_n must_v fall_v therein_o on_o both_o side_n by_o repress_v all_o tumult_n and_o combination_n in_o their_o first_o appearance_n in_o order_n whereunto_o be_v inform_v that_o some_o disorderly_a boy_n as_o well_o student_n in_o the_o college_n of_o edinburgh_n as_o apprentice_n of_o that_o our_o city_n do_v of_o late_o enter_v into_o bond_n and_o combination_n and_o gather_v themselves_o in_o tumult_n upon_o the_o street_n of_o that_o our_o city_n difference_v themselves_o by_o cognisance_n and_o threaten_v to_o burn_v the_o house_n of_o priest-field_n belong_v to_o the_o provost_n of_o that_o our_o city_n our_o privy_a council_n do_v only_o endeavour_v to_o secure_v the_o public_a peace_n and_o prevent_v insolence_n against_o our_o faithful_a and_o loyal_a subject_n and_o albeit_o we_o delay_v any_o punishment_n of_o so_o great_a disorder_n till_o suitable_a mean_n shall_v be_v offer_v for_o prevent_v the_o ill_a consequence_n which_o natural_o follow_v such_o licentiousness_n yet_o so_o far_o be_v our_o clemency_n abuse_v that_o the_o say_a house_n of_o priest-field_n be_v to_o the_o great_a astonishment_n of_o all_o sober_a man_n burn_v down_o according_a to_o these_o threaten_n which_o be_v clear_o prove_v to_o our_o privy_a council_n by_o most_o unanswerable_a proof_n by_o which_o all_o our_o loyal_a and_o peaceable_a subject_n be_v put_v in_o danger_n as_o to_o their_o life_n and_o fortune_n and_o the_o protestant_a religion_n defame_v by_o such_o as_o use_v it_o for_o a_o cloak_n to_o their_o impiety_n we_o have_v therefore_o think_v fit_a for_o discovery_n of_o that_o dreadful_a crime_n and_o to_o prevent_v all_o future_a mischief_n by_o a_o most_o exact_a inquiry_n into_o what_o be_v past_a to_o offer_v likeas_n we_o by_o advice_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n offer_v a_o full_a indemnity_n and_o remission_n to_o any_o one_o who_o shall_v first_o discover_v the_o say_v dreadful_a crime_n together_o with_o the_o sum_n of_o two_o thousand_o mark_n for_o his_o discovery_n which_o remission_n we_o declare_v to_o be_v as_o sufficient_a as_o if_o the_o same_o be_v pass_v our_o seal_n and_o which_o sum_n we_o hereby_o command_v and_o empower_v the_o commissioner_n of_o our_o thesaury_n to_o pay_v to_o the_o say_a discoverer_n who_o we_o hereby_o take_v into_o our_o special_a protection_n and_o we_o ordain_v these_o present_n to_o be_v publish_v by_o you_o at_o the_o merkat_n cross_n of_o edinburgh_n and_o other_o place_n needful_a and_o the_o same_o to_o be_v print_v give_v under_o our_o signet_n at_o edinburgh_n the_o thretteenth_n day_n of_o january_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o eighty_o and_o one_o and_o of_o our_o reign_n the_o thretty_a two_o year_n per_fw-la actum_fw-la dominorum_fw-la secreti_fw-la concilij_fw-la wil._n paterson_n cl._n sti._n concilij_fw-la god_n save_o the_o king_n edinburgh_n print_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o his_o most_o sacred_a majesty_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1681._o