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B05529 A proclamation, anent the rebels who have not yet taken the bond Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II) 1680 (1680) Wing S1682; ESTC R183399 1,361 1

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C R HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE A PROCLAMATION Anent the REBELS who have not yet taken the Bond. CHARLES By the Grace of GOD King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To Our Lovits Macers of Our Privy Council or Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute Greeting We being desirous to satisfie not only the reasons but to take off the pretexts of such Our rebellious Subjects as are reclaimable Have upon information given to Us that some of these who were ignorantly engaged in the Rebellion against Us at 〈…〉 bridge did not know of the Proclamation concerning the Indemnity offered by Us Resolved to the end both Our Justice and Clemency might appear yet more convincingly to all those of this Our ancient Kingdom who have not accepted of Our former Indemnity To grant them a further Diet for taking the Bond therein mentioned And in order thereunto We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council do hereby declare that whosoever of the saids Rebels not being Heretors Ministers or Ring-leaders shall betwixt and the first day of March next appear before the persons after-named The Sheriff-principal of the respective Shires or their Deputes or the Clerks of the Council and declare that they are heartily sorry for their being engaged in the said Rebellion and subscribe a Bond that hereafter they shall not take up Arms against Us or Our Authority and thereupon obtain a Certificat recorded in the Books of Council That they shall be hereby fully indemnified for their engagement in or accession to the said Rebellion Providing alwayes that this Our Indemnity shall not be extended to such as were accessory to the horrid and barbarous murder of the late Archbishop of St. Andrews nor to any Ministers Heretors or Ring-leaders And with this express Provision and Declaration likewise That this Our Indemnity shall not extend to such as are already taken prisoners or shall not have taken the Bond before they be apprehended if they be not apprehended six weeks after intimation hath been made hereof in the respective Shires where they dwell And because this is to be the last Diet that Our Clemency can allow in this case We do hereby strictly command and require Our Privy Council and Commissioners of Justiciary to proceed according to Law against such of the saids Rebels as shall be found not to have taken the said Bond betwixt and the said first of March though they have not been apprehended within that time or such as being apprehended have not taken the Bond within six weeks after the said intimation in the respective Shires And to the effect all persons concerned may have notice hereof Our will is and We charge you strictly and command that incontinent these Our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat-cross of Edinburgh and other places needful and there in Our Name and Authority by open Proclamation make publication of the premisses that none pretend ignorance And we Ordain these presents to be printed Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the seventh day of October one thousand six hundred and eighty and of Our Reign the two and thirtieth year AL. GIBSON Cl. Sti. Concilii GOD save the KING Follows the names of these appointed to take Bond from the Rebels in the respective Shires following For the Shire of Edinburgh Haddingtoun Linlithgow Perth Roxburgh Selkirk Lanerk Dumfreise Air The Lord Collingtoun The Earl of Wintoun The Earl of Linlithgow The Marquess of Montrose The Earl of Roxburgh The Laird of Haining The Earl of Carnwath The Earl of Queensberry The Earl of Glencairn Dumbarioun Fise and Kinross Wigtoun Stewartry of Kirkoudbright Peebles Stirling Renfrew Berwick The Earl of Wigtoun The Lord Chancellor The Laird of Burghtown Earl of Nithisdale Sir William Murray of Ste●hope The Earl of Marr. The Lord Ross The Earl of Home EDINBURGH Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉