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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92687	A proclamation, for apprehending James Duke of Buccleugh, and other traiterous conspirators against the life of the King, and his Royal Highnesse, and for subversion of the government; Proclamations. 1683-07-04	Scotland. Privy Council.; Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1683 (1683)	Wing S1833; ESTC R230242	2,709	1

A PROCLAMATION For apprehending James Duke of Buccleugh and other Traiterous Conspirators against the life of the King and his Royal Highnesse and for subversion of the Government CHARLES by the Grace of GOD King of Great-Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To Our Lyon King at Arms and his Brethren Heraulds Macers of Our Privy Council Pursevants and Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially Constitute Greeting Whereas there hath been lately Discovered in Our other Kingdom of England a most Traiterous and Damnable Conspiracy for compassing the Death and Destruction of Our Royal Person and of Our Dearest and only Brother James Duke of Albany and York Our Commissioner for this Our Ancient Kingdom and for the Subversion of Our Government and Kingdoms And forasmuch as We have received Information upon Oath That James Duke of Buccleugh and Monmouth and Ford Lord Gray of Wark Sir Thomas Armestrong Knight Mr. Robert Ferguson a Phanatical Preacher and notorious Traitor a Native of this Our Kingdom now an Indweller in England Collonel John Rumsay Richard Rumbold Maltster Richard Nelthorp Esquire Edward Wade Gentleman Richard Goodenough Gentleman Captain Walecoat William Thompson James Burtone and William Hone Joiner Subjects of that Our Kingdom of England with divers other Wicked and Desperate Persons have most Traiterously Conspired together for this effect and for that end have had several Treasonable Consultations to provide Arms to Levy Men and to make an Insurrection in Our Kingdom of England And we understanding that the saids Conspirators are fled and have left their Habitations to avoid the Justice of Our Laws and the Punishment due to such a Horrid and Execrable Treason And considering that the said James Duke of Buccleugh and some other of the forenamed Conspirators may retire unto and lurk in this Our Ancient Kingdom Do therefore with Advice of Our Privy Council Require and Command the said James Duke of Buccleugh and Monmouth Ford Lord Gray Sir Thomas Armestrong Mr. Robert Ferguson Collonel John Rumsay Richard Rumbold Richard Nelthorp Edward Wade Richard Goodenough Captain Walecoat William Thompson Iames ●…rtone and William Hone if they or any of them have retired unto or shall come into this Kingdom forthwith to render themselves to some of Our Privy Council Sheriffs Stewarts or other Judges and Magistrates that they may be Tryed and proceeded against according to Law And We Command and Charge all Sheriffs Stewarts Baillies Justices of Peace Magistrates of Burghs and all other Judges and Magistrates and the Officers of Our Forces and all Our Subjects whatsomever to make diligent search and inquiry after the saids Conspirators and Traitors in all places where they may be suspected to lurk or abscond and if they shall happen to apprehend any of them or if any of these Conspirators shall Render themselves We strictly Charge them to commit the Person or Persons so apprehended to sure Prison and presently to inform Our Privy Council of their being apprehended And for this end We with Advice foresaid Do her●… Require and Command all Our foresaids Judges Officers and Subjects to inquire and search if these Conspirators or any other of Our English Subjects have lately come or shall come into this Our Kingdom and to cause them to be immediatly seized and secured till they be Examined and Our Privy Council informed concerning them Certifying all such Persons as after this Our Proclamation shall directly or indirectly Conceal Resset Harbour or Maintain the saids Traitrous Conspirators or any of them or shall either contrive or connive at any Means whereby they or any of them may Escape from being taken and presented to Justice or shall not give due and timeous information and advertisement to Our Privy Council or Our other Judges and Magistrates concerning their Lurking Places Conceallers Harbourers Ressetters Intercomuners or Connivers that they shall be proceeded against as being Art and Part in and Abetters of this Execrable Conspiracy and Treason according to the uttermost severity of Law And We Declare that whosoever shall Discover the foresaids Conspirators or any of them and shall cause them or any of them to be Taken and Apprehended and brought in to any of Our Judges or Officers foresaids shall have a Reward of five hundred pounds Sterling for each of the four Persons first named in this Our Proclamation and of one hundred pounds Sterling for each of the other Persons thereinmentioned to be paid to him or them in Recompence of so good and acceptable Service And for the more effectual Prosecution hereof We hereby Require and Command all Our Sheriffs Baillies of Regalities and Stewarts of Stewartries on the East West and middle Marches of this Our Kingdom and within the Shires of Argile Air Dumbarton and Inverness as also all Collectors and their Deputs Customers and Waiters immediatly upon sight hereof not only to inquire for but to seize the Persons of any Englishman who hath come into this Kingdom from and since the twentieth day of June last or who shall hereafter come into the same before the first of August next who cannot give a good account of themselves or their Affairs who are to Require Concurrence of all Our Leidges in the Execution hereof and they are to give the same as they will be answerable at their highest peril As also We strictly Require Our Vice-Admiral and all in Office under him and all Sheriffs Baillies Stewarts Magistrates of Burghs Justices of Peace and all Customers Surveyers and Waiters and all Our other Subjects to search all Ships and Vessels which shall come upon the Coasts of this Kingdom or Isles belonging thereto and to seize all such Persons Strangers or Natives who shall not make it appear by clear Evidence that they are come upon the account of Trade allanerly and to acquaint Our Privy Council from time to time that they may receive their furder Orders thereanent As likewise to search all such Vessels or Ships for Arms Ammunition and other Warlike Provisions and for Treasonable or Seditious Papers or Letters and where any such is found to secure the Ships Men and Goods till Our Council be made acquainted therewith and their Commands known thereanent And further We Prohibite all Masters of Ships to set Sail with their Ships from any Port of this Kingdom before they first give in upon Oath a List of all their Seamen and other Passangers to the ordinar Magistrates or Customers timously at least 48. hours at the Ports before they Sail under the pain of Confiscation of the Ship and Goods of such Masters as shall Transport any other then such as are mentioned in the said List or any of any other Name then as they are designed in the said List besides what other punishment Our Council shall think fit to inflict and if any of these contained in these Lists appear to be suspitious Persons the ordinar Magistrat upon the place or Customers Collectors their Deputs Surveyers and Waiters are hereby Commanded to secure such Persons and to inform the Magistrates of the Burghs or Sheriffs of the Shire within which the saids Ships shall happen to be And that Our Will and Pleasure herein may be Published and made known to all Our good and loving Subjects Our Will is and We Charge you straitly and Command that incontinent these Our Letters seen ye passe to the Mercat Crosse of Edinburgh and several Mercat Crosses of the Head Burghs of this Our Kingdom and other places needful and thereat in Our Name and Authority by open Proclamation make publication of the Premisses that exact Obedience may be given thereto and none may pretend Ignorance Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the fourth day of July One thousand six hundred eighty and three And of Our Reign the thirtieth fifth year Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilij WILL. PATERSON Cls. Sti. Concilij GOD save the KING Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most Sacred Majesty Anno DOM. 1683.