Warrant, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Fifteenth day of September J^aj v^ic nynty nyne years

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Proclamation

Proclamation Anent the Poor and provideing Correction-houses for them

Proclamation anent the Poor, and provideing Correction-Houses for them, The Following proclamation being prepared was Read and Signed wherof the tenor Follows.
William By the grace of God, King of Great Brittain France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privy Councill, Messengers att armes, our sherifs in that pairt, Conjunctly and Severaly Specialy constitute Greeting Forasmuchas The Extraordinary dearth and Scarcity For These severall years bypast, hath hindred the due Execution of the several acts of Parliament and Former proclamationes of our privy Councill made and published anent the provideing of the poor; And That now the Seasonable and plentifull harvest may allow and doth Require Setled and ordered provisiones to be made For the mantenance of the said poor, before the approaching winter, Therfore we with advice of the Lords of our privy Councill, Require and command the Sheriffs of Shires, and Stewarts of Stewartries, and the Heretors, and Commissioners of Suply within their Respective Jurisdictiones, To meet and Conveen upon the Second Thursday of October next to come And There take under Consideration the acts of Parliament and Former proclamationes of our privy Councill made anent provideing of the poor, and in prosecution therof, To lay down Such Rules and measures for mantaining and Subsisting the poor within the several parochs of the saids respective Jurisdictiones as have Resided within the same for these Thrie years bypast, and For Sending away Such of the said poor as are wandering Beggers, to the places where they have hade their Respective Residences for the last Three years bypast, and That the most orderly and Regulat method they shall think fitt, And for the Better, provideing and Subsisting of the said poor within the respective Shires and Stewartries, We with advice forsaid, Require and Command the magistrats of the Several Burghs aftermentioned, Betwixt and the First day of December next to come, To provide Correction houses, For Receaveing and Intertaining of Beggers, vagabounds and Idle persones within their Respective Shires conform to the acts of Parliament made theranent Viz The Magistrats of the Burgh of Edinburgh a Correction-house for the Burgh and Shire thereof The magistrats of the Burgh of Dumfreis a Correction house, for the said Burgh and Shire, The magistrats of the Burgh of Air, a Correction house for the said Burgh and Shire. The magistrats of the Burgh of Glasgow a correction house for the said burgh and Sherifdom of Lanerk. The magistrats of the Burgh of Stirling, a Correction-house for the said Burgh and Shire thereof, and Sheriffdom of Clackmannan, The magistrats of the Burgh of Perth, a correction house For the said Burgh and Shire therof. The magistrats of the Burgh of Dundee a Correction house for the said burgh and Sheriffdom of Forfar; The magistrats of the Burgh of Aberdeen, a Correction house For the said Burgh and Shire therof. The magistrats of the burgh of Inverness, a Correction house for the said burgh, and Sheriffdom thereof, Each of which houses shall have a Large Closs, Sufficiently Inclosed, For keeping the said poor people, That they be not necessitat, to be always within doors to the hurt and hazard of their health And we with advice forsaid Require and Command the Saids Correction houses to be provided and in Readiness by the said respective magistrats, Betwixt and the First day of December next to come, under the penalty of Five Hundered merks Scots money to be Imployed For the use of the poor of the said Shire. And ordaines the magistrats of the respective burghs abovementioned To Receave the poor of the shires above sett down, which shall be sent to them at and after the said day and Intertain the same whither the saids Correction houses be provided or not. And To the Effect The Sheriffs, Heretors Stewarts, and Commissioners of the Severall Shires within this Kingdom may have the said matter more Fully; before them, Wee heirby ordain and appoint, The proclamations of our privy Councill, dated the Eleventh day of August; J^aj v^ic nynty Three years, and last day of July J^aj v^ic nynty four years, Ratified and approven by the Twenty nynth act, of the Sixth Session of our current parliament, To be Reprinted and sent to the Sheriffs of the severall Shires and Stewartries, or their Clerks, to be laid before the said meeting att the day abovementioned: And which we with advice forsaid, ordain To be put to punctuall and vigorous Execution in all points. And wee heirby Require and Command The Sheriffs of the Severall Shires and Stewarts of Stewartries, and Magistrats of Burghs to Report a particular account of their diligence in the premises To the Lords of our privy Councill betwixt and the First day of February next to come as they will be answerable at their highest perrill, Our will is Heirfore and we charge yow Strictly and command That Incontinent these our Letters Seen ye pass To the mercat cross of Edinburgh, and Remanent mercat Crosses of the haill head Burghs of the Severall Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom, And There in our name and authority by open proclamation, make Intimation heirof, And ordaines our Solicitor To Transmitt Coppies heirof, and of the Severall Shires and Stewartries and their Clerks, To the Effect the Coppies of this Proclamation, may be sent to the ministers in the severall paroch Churches, To be by them Read, upon the First Lords day Immediatly preceeding the said meeting of the sheriffs, Stewarts and Heretors upon the said day of their meeting, And ordains these presents to be printed. Given under our Signet att Edinburgh The Fifteenth day of September and of our Reign The Eleventh year. i699 Sic Subscribitur.