Proclamation, 21 January 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh tuesday the tuenty first day of January Jaj vjc nynty and fyve

A1696/1/201

Proclamation

Proclamatione dischargeing correspondence and Commerce with France.

The following proclamatione being read and voted was approven and signed whereof the tenor follows 2 William by the Grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To, and Macers of our Privy Councill messengers at armes our Shirriffs in that part conjunctlly and severally specially constitut greeting Forasmuchas albeit the corresponding and keeping Commerse with our Enemies against quhom we are now in a state of warre is discharged by severall Laws and acts of parliament under the paine of treasone and particularlly by the eight act of the third sessione of this our Currant parliament all our subjects are expressly discharged to goe to the Kingdome of France or any of the Dominions subject to the french King after the first day of June Jaj vjc nynty and three years or being alreadie in the said Kingdome of France or Countries foresaid To stay and abyde therin after the first day of August in the said year without express Leave from us or the Lords of privie Councill under the paine of Treasone yet sundrie of our subjects presume to have Commerce and to Correspond and keep intelligence with persones resideing in the said Kingdome of France now in a state of war with us or Dominions therto belonging without authority foresaid Therfore to the effect our subjects may know their Danger in the premisses if they shall for hereafter transgress in maner foresaid We with advyse of the Lords of our privie Councill doe Hereby strictly prohibite and discharge all and every one of our subjects within this our ancient Kingdome to correspond keep intelligence or have any Commerce whatsomever with the said Kingdome of France or persones resideing within the same or dominions belonging to the French King without authority foresaid under the pain of being punished as Corresponders with Declared Trators to the outmost Rigour Declareing hereby that it shall be without prejudice of any former acts made anent treasone or treasonable correspondencies or the punishment of such as have alreadie incurred the pains therof our will is herefore and we Charge you strictly and Command That incontinent thir our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and remanent marcat Crosses of the head burghs of the severall shyres and stueartries within this our Kingdome And there in our name and authority by open proclamatione make intimatione hereof That none may pretend ignorance Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the tuenty first day of Januarie and of our Reigne the seventh year Jaj vjc nynty and sex years sic subscribitur Tweddale Cancell Southerland Forfar Carmichaell Polwarth Adam Cockburne Archibald Murray Robert Sinclair W Burnet John Maxwell T Livingstoune

At Edinburgh tuesday the tuenty first day of January Jaj vjc nynty and fyve

A1696/1/201

Proclamation

Proclamatione dischargeing correspondence and Commerce with France.

The following proclamatione being read and voted was approven and signed whereof the tenor follows 2 William by the Grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To, and Macers of our Privy Councill messengers at armes our Shirriffs in that part conjunctlly and severally specially constitut greeting Forasmuchas albeit the corresponding and keeping Commerse with our Enemies against quhom we are now in a state of warre is discharged by severall Laws and acts of parliament under the paine of treasone and particularlly by the eight act of the third sessione of this our Currant parliament all our subjects are expressly discharged to goe to the Kingdome of France or any of the Dominions subject to the french King after the first day of June Jaj vjc nynty and three years or being alreadie in the said Kingdome of France or Countries foresaid To stay and abyde therin after the first day of August in the said year without express Leave from us or the Lords of privie Councill under the paine of Treasone yet sundrie of our subjects presume to have Commerce and to Correspond and keep intelligence with persones resideing in the said Kingdome of France now in a state of war with us or Dominions therto belonging without authority foresaid Therfore to the effect our subjects may know their Danger in the premisses if they shall for hereafter transgress in maner foresaid We with advyse of the Lords of our privie Councill doe Hereby strictly prohibite and discharge all and every one of our subjects within this our ancient Kingdome to correspond keep intelligence or have any Commerce whatsomever with the said Kingdome of France or persones resideing within the same or dominions belonging to the French King without authority foresaid under the pain of being punished as Corresponders with Declared Trators to the outmost Rigour Declareing hereby that it shall be without prejudice of any former acts made anent treasone or treasonable correspondencies or the punishment of such as have alreadie incurred the pains therof our will is herefore and we Charge you strictly and Command That incontinent thir our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and remanent marcat Crosses of the head burghs of the severall shyres and stueartries within this our Kingdome And there in our name and authority by open proclamatione make intimatione hereof That none may pretend ignorance Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the tuenty first day of Januarie and of our Reigne the seventh year Jaj vjc nynty and sex years sic subscribitur Tweddale Cancell Southerland Forfar Carmichaell Polwarth Adam Cockburne Archibald Murray Robert Sinclair W Burnet John Maxwell T Livingstoune

1. NRS, PC1/50, 318-19.

2. The phrase ‘sic suprascribitor’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 318-19.

2. The phrase ‘sic suprascribitor’ scored out here.