Att Edinburgh the first day of February Jaj vic nyntie four years
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Proclamation
proclamatione For Apprehending Fergus Templetoune
The Follouing proclamatione Being redd was approven and signed and appoynted to be recorded wherof the tenor folloues
William and Mary By the Grace of God King and Queen of great Brittaine France and Ireland defenders of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councell messengers at armes our shirreffs in that part Conjunctlly and severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuchas we are well Informed of a Cruell murder Committed by Fergus Templetoune a Litle black curlie headed man souldier in Captaine Home his Company in the Lord Strathnaver his regiment upon James Dunlop in Kirkland uithin his oune house or barne wher he was Living peacably The murderer pretending that he was searching for deserters which Fergus Templetoune being apprehended and Committed prisoner in the guairds of Paslay did make his escape And we being desyrous that the Committers of so heynous a murder should be brought to Condigne punishment Therfore ue uith advyce of the Lords of our privy Councell Doe heirby Requyre and Command all our Magistrats officers souldiers and uthers our Leidges to doe their outmost Indeavour and dilligence to2 to apprehend the said Fergus Templetoune and delyver him prisoner to the magistrats of any of our Burghs To be by them keeped in safe custody untill he be brought to tryall and suffer condigne punishment for the said Cryme And ue out of our detestatione to such a horride Cryme and to the effect the same may not goe unpunished and for Encouradging persones to search for and apprehend the Murderer Doe Heirby make offer of the soume of Fyve hundreth merks to any persone or persones who shall apprehend the said Fergus Templetoune And delyver him prisoner to the Magistrats of any of our burghs which we Heirby promise shall be faithfully payed as a reuard to the said persone or persones for their apprehending of the said murderer Indemnifying heirby all persones from all hazard of slaughter mutilatione or any other Acts of violence which they may Committ against the said Fergus Templetoune uith any other persones uith him in apprehending the said murderer And ue uith advyce forsaid perremptarly Inhibite and discharge all and every our Leidges whatsomever to shelter harbour Conceall or any wayes assist or supplie the said Fergus Templetoune upon their highest perrill Our uill is Hierfore And ue Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and mercat Crosses of the whole remanent head burghs in this kingdome and others needfull And ther in our name and authority make publicatione of the premisses That none may pretend Ignorance And ordains these presents to be printed Given under our signet att Edinburgh the first day of February and of our reigne the fifth year 1694 sic subscribitur Tueeddall cancell Southerland Linlithgow Leven Annandalle Forfar Kintoir Raith Ross Beilhaven Polluarth William Master of Forbess John Lauder W Anstruther Robert Sinclair Thomas Livingstoune
1. NRS, PC1/49, 241-2.
2. The phrase ‘doe their outmost’ scored out here.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 241-2.
2. The phrase ‘doe their outmost’ scored out here.