Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n
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B05690
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A proclamation, for suppressing of tumults in Edinburgh, and elsewhere.
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Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James VII)
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1688
(1688)
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Wing S1922; ESTC R183546
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i7_n r_o honi_fw-fr soit_fw-fr qui_fw-fr mal_fw-fr y_fw-fr pense_fw-fr a_o proclamation_n for_o surpress_v of_o tumult_n in_o edinburgh_n and_o elsewhere_o james_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o great-britain_n france_n and_o ireland_n defender_n of_o the_o faith_n to_o macer_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n and_o 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 there_o can_v nothing_o tend_v more_o to_o overturn_v the_o protestant_a religion_n liberty_n and_o property_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o general_n nor_o of_o every_o particular_a person_n than_o the_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o arbitrary_a insult_v of_o licentious_a tumult_n who_o be_v guide_v only_o by_o blind_a rage_n be_v ready_a to_o make_v a_o prey_n of_o any_o who_o estate_n or_o person_n can_v satisfy_v their_o revenge_n or_o avarice_n therefore_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n privy_a council_n consider_v the_o late_a execrable_a tumult_n raise_v within_o this_o city_n and_o the_o formidable_a effect_n thereof_o not_o only_o within_o this_o city_n but_o that_o it_o have_v spread_v itself_o over_o the_o country_n have_v think_v fit_a to_o discharge_v all_o tumultuary_a meeting_n within_o this_o city_n or_o suburb_n under_o the_o high_a pain_n that_o law_n can_v allow_v and_o as_o by_o former_a proclamation_n so_o now_o again_o command_v and_o empower_v the_o magistrate_n of_o this_o city_n to_o take_v all_o effectual_a course_n for_o repress_v these_o tumult_n assure_v they_o that_o if_o they_o fail_v therein_o they_o will_v transfer_v the_o judicature_n to_o some_o other_o town_n that_o will_v be_v more_o loyal_a and_o obedient_a to_o law_n and_o that_o they_o will_v interpole_n with_o his_o majesty_n that_o not_o only_o the_o town_n and_o magistrate_n shall_v be_v punish_v but_o that_o all_o their_o deaconry_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v and_o their_o college_n close_v up_o and_o that_o for_o the_o future_a all_o who_o shall_v be_v find_v guilty_a shall_v be_v except_v from_o act_n of_o indemnity_n and_o lest_o stranger_n shall_v under_o the_o presence_n of_o business_n come_v in_o to_o this_o city_n to_o disturb_v the_o same_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o say_n tumult_n we_o do_v in_o a_o most_o special_a manner_n require_v and_o empower_v they_o to_o take_v up_o list_n of_o such_o as_o enter_v into_o the_o city_n and_o to_o look_v exact_o unto_o their_o behaviour_n and_o to_o put_v they_o under_o caution_n if_o they_o think_v fit_a as_o also_o to_o prevent_v tumult_n in_o other_o burgh_n they_o command_v and_o require_v the_o magistrate_n to_o put_v the_o law_n in_o execution_n against_o all_o such_o as_o convocate_v themselves_o illegal_o or_o offer_v to_o invade_v or_o rob_v private_a house_n and_o they_o empower_v all_o sheriff_n baily_n of_o regality_n baily_n of_o bailÈiaries_n or_o their_o depute_n to_o prevent_v and_o dissipat_v all_o such_o convocation_n within_o their_o respective_a jurisdiction_n and_o to_o convocat_n all_o heretor_n and_o other_o who_o be_v hereby_o order_v to_o assist_v they_o to_o the_o effect_v foresay_v under_o all_o high_a pain_n and_o ordain_v these_o present_n to_o be_v forthwith_o publish_v at_o the_o mercat-cross_n of_o edinburgh_n and_o other_o place_n needful_a that_o none_o pretend_v ignorance_n give_v under_o our_o signet_n at_o edinburgh_n the_o thirteen_o day_n of_o december_n 1688._o and_o of_o our_o reign_n the_o four_o year_n per_fw-la actum_fw-la dominorum_fw-la sti._n concilii_fw-la wil._n paterson_n cls._n sti._n concilii_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 1688._o