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B05337 Act of Privy Council, discharging any leavies or recruits for the service of the States-General of the United Provinces. Edinburgh, the nineteenth day of January, 1688. Scotland. Privy Council. 1688 (1688) Wing S1459; ESTC R183024 841 2

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I 7 R HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE ACT OF PRIVY COUNCIL Discharging any Leavies or Recruits for the Service of the States-General of the Vnited Provinces Edinburgh the nineteenth day of January 1688. FOrasmuch as the King 's most Excellent Majesty hath signified to the Privy Council of this His Ancient Kingdom That they suffer no moe Men to be Leavied by way of Recruits or otherwise for the Service of the States-General of the United-Provinces or for making up the Regiments already there and Required them to give the necessary Orders Discharging the same Therefore the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council in Pursuance of His Majesties Royal Will and Pleasure aforesaid Do hereby expresly Prohibite and Discharge all Officers or Souldiers in the Service of the saids States-General from Leavying or taking on any of His Majesties Subjects of this Kingdom by way of Recruits or otherwise for the Service foresaid Requiring hereby all Magistrats and others who have any Souldiers taken on as said is in Custody to set them forthwith at Liberty And in case they be put aboard of Ships Do hereby strictly Require and Command the Masters Owners and Skippers of such Ships or other Vessels forthwith to dismiss them under the pain of Confiscation of the Ship or Vessel in case they Transport them or any of them abroad after Publication hereof besides any other punishment the Council shall think fit to inflict on them And further The saids Lords Do also expresly Prohibit and Discharge all Masters Owners and Skippers from taking aboard any persons for the Service foresaid under the Certifications above-written And in case the saids Officers and Souldiers shall notwithstanding of this Prohibition continue to Leavie Souldiers The saids Lords Declares That they shall be punished for their contempt with the outmost of severity And to the end these Presents may be made publick and known The saids Lords Do hereby Require and Command the Macers of Council to pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh and Messengers at Armes to pass to the Mercat-Crosses of the remanent Head-Burghs of this Kingdom and there in His Majesties Name and Authority by open Proclamation make Publication of the same that none may pretend ignorance Extracted forth of the Records of Privy Council by Mr. Colin Mckenȝie Clerk to His Majesties most Honourable Privy Council COL McKENȜIE Cls. Sti Concilii GOD save the KING Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most Sacred Majesty Anno Dom. 1688.