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B05448 A proclamation, against conventicles Scotland. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Scotland. Privy Council. 1673 (1673) Wing S1582; ESTC R183322 1,892 1

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A PROCLAMATION Against Conventicles CHARLES by the grace of GOD King of great Britain France and Ireland defender of the Faith To _____ Macers or Messengers at armes our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severallie specially constitute Greiting Forasmuch as by severall Laws and Acts of Parliament and specially by the fifth Act of the second Session of this current Parliament all unwarrantable meetings and Conventicles either in houses or in the fields upon pretence of Religion and religious exercises are prohibited and discharged under certain great pains and penalties which Act hitherto hath not received that obedience which was due thereunto In regard the Lords of Our Privy Councill the Sheriffes of Shires and other Judges to whom the execution thereof is committed have not had that information from the Heritors in whose bounds these Conventicles were keeped and others which was necessary that the persons guilty might be proceeded against according to Law And seing we are fully resolved to use all possible means for making the said Act effectuall being of great concernment to Religion and the peace of this Church and Kingdome And it being the duty of all our good Subjects not only to give obedience to Our Laws by their own peaceable and orderly deportment But likewise in these places where they have power and interest to use their endeavoures for preventing and suppressing such unwarrantable and disorderly practices as Conventicles are being so farr contrair to Law and destructive of the publick peace And in order thereto to give timous notice of any such Meetings keeped within their bounds when the same comes to their knowledge OUR Will is herefore and We charge you straitly and command that in continent these Our Letters seen ye passe and in Our Name and Authority command and charge all Heritors Liferenters and propper Wodsetters of Lands in this Kingdome to be carefull that no house or field Conventicle upon pret●u●e of or for Religious exercise or worship be keeped within the bounds of the respective Lands belonging to them and in case any shall be keeped in any part of their Lands so soon as they shall have notice thereof that they immediatly give information of the same of the persons present thereat and other circumstances thereof sua farr as consists in their knowledge to one of Our Privy Councellors or to the Sheriffe of the Shire Stewart of the Stewartrie Lord or Baillie of the Regality or Royalty or their Deputes within whose jurisdiction the Lands or Houses where the Conventicle was keeped do ly certifying such Heritors and others foresaids who shall know of any Conventicles keeped upon any part of their Lands or in any Houses thereintill and shall not discover the same and what they know thereof to the Sheriffes and other Magistrates aforesaids or their Deputes within the space of three dayes after the same comes to their knowledge that they shall be fyned for each Conventicle not delated by them in the fourt part of the yearly valued rent of the whole Lands belonging to them in Heritage Liferent or propper Wodset within the Shire where the Conventicle shall be keeped and we do hereby strictly require the Sheriffes of Sheriffdomes Stewarts of Stewartries Lords and Baillies of Regalities or Royalties and their Deputes upon delation made of Conventicles by the Heritors or information given by any other persons thereanent to proceed to the tryall thereof and to put the foresaid Act of Parliament to due and vigorous execution And We do hereby Authorize and require the Sheriffs and other Magistrates foresaids and their Deputes to call before them such Heritors Liferenters and propper Wodseters who shall know of any Conventicles keeped in their Lands and shall not discover the same within the space foresaid and their knowledge thereof being proven either by their own oaths or other Legall probation to inflict upon them the foresaid fyne whereof one third part to be applyed for the use of the saids Judges another third part to the person who shall give information concerning these Heritors and a third part thereof to be uplifted for Our use And it is hereby declared that if the saids Sheriffs and other Judges foresaids and their Deputes shall be remiss and negligent in performance of their dutie in the premises they shall be called before Our Privy Councill and severely punished And it is hereby declared that as for any Conventicles that shall happen to be keeped within Burghs Royall the Magistrates of the Burghs shall be lyable to such fynes for every such Conventicle as Our Councill shall think fit to impose and that the Master or Mistris of the house where the Conventicle shall be keeped and the persons present thereat shall relieve the Magistrates as Our Councill shall order the same conform to the foresaid fifth Act of the second Session of this present Parliament intituled Act against Conventicles And We ordain these presents to be Printed and published at the Market Cross of Edinburgh and at the Market Crosses of the head Burghs of the severall Shires and that likewise the Shireffs and other Magistrates foresaids and their Deputes cause intimate the same at the severall Paroch Churches within their respective Jurisdictions that none pretend ignorance The which to do we commit to you conjunctly and severally Our full power be thir Our letters delivering them be you duely execute and indorsat again to the Bearer Given under Our Signet at EDINBVRGH the second day of Aprill and of Our Reigne the twentie fifth Year 1673. Al. Gibson Cl. S ti Concilij GOD save the KING