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B05743 At Edinburgh, the twelfth day of December, one thousand six hundred and sixty seven. Whereas, there are many printed copies of a most treasonable and seditious pamphlet, entituled, Naphtali; or, The wrestlings of the Church of Scotland, lately imported, vended and dispersed within this kingdom, ... Scotland. Privy Council. 1667 (1667) Wing S2007CA; ESTC R183602 983 1

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CR HONI SIT QUI MAL Y PENSE AT EDINBURGH The twelfth day of December one thousand six hundred and sixty seven WHereas there are many printed Copies of a most treasonable and seditious Pamphlet Entituled Naphtali Or wrestlings of the Church of Scotland lately imported vended and dispersed within this Kingdom of purpose to seduce the Subjects from their loyalty alleagiance and obedience and to strengthen the dis-affected in their rebellions Principles and Practises the said Pamphlet upon examination being found to be full of treasonable and seditious calumnies and lyes traducing the Kings Sacred Majesty His Government the proceedings of the late Parliament Secret Council and other Judicatories and those entrusted under His Sacred Majesty with the Government of the Kingdom both in Church and State to the great scandal of the Protestant Religion and the disturbance of the peace of the Kingdom thereby to raise new sedition and troubles and to involve the Kingdom again in an unnatural and bloody war The printing of which Pamphlet vending and dispersing thereof being contrair to the laudable Laws and several Acts of Parliament made against the same Therefore and to vindicat the Honour of this Kingdom from such treasonable and false aspersions in detestation of such abominable Practises The Lords of His Majesties Privy Council ordain that upon the fourteenth day of December instant the said Pamphlet be publickly burnt in the high-street of Edinburgh near to the Mercat-cross thereof by the hand of the Hangman And that all havers of any of the saids Pamphlets residing besouth the water of Tay shall bring in and deliver the same to the Sheriffs of the respective Shires or their Deputes to be transmitted to the Clerk of the Privy Council by them betwixt and the twelfth day of January next and benorth the said water betwixt and the first day of February thereafter With certification that if thereafter any person of whatsoever degree quality or set they shall be of shall have any of the saids printed Copies in their custody or possession that they shall be lyable in payment of the sum of two thousand pounds Scots money to be exacted without any favour or defalcation And farther if they or any other person shall be found hereafter to be contriver abbettor or assister to the making up printing publishing or dispersing of the said seditious Pamphlet that they shall be proceeded against as Authors Printers Importers Venders and Dispersers of seditious and infamous Libels and all pains and penalties made against them shall be inflicted without mercy And ordains the Magistrates of the Town of Edinburgh to cause burn one of the Copies of the said Pamphlet in manner foresaid and that these presents be forthwith printed and published at the Mercat-cross of Edinburgh and other places needful that none pretend ignorance Pet. Wedderburne Cl. S ti Concilii Edinburgh Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1667.