Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh tuesday the threttie first day of December J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years

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A1695/12/34¹

Proclamation

a proclamatione Dischargeing persons to Travell to Ireland without Passes.

The proclamatione afterinsert being read approven and signed was ordored to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth
William by the Grace of God King of great Brittane France and Ireland defender of the Faith To etc Macers of our Privy Councill messingers at armes our shirriffs in that part conjunctlly and severally specially Constitut greeting Forasmuchas severall vagabonds and other Idle persons have been in use to Haunt and frequent this our Kingdome for severall years bypast dureing the summer tyme only and have retired themselves into the Kingdome of Ireland how soon the winter did approach² and also many young men have put themselves out of setled service that they might be at the greater Libertie to withdraw themselves and retire out of the Kingdome whenever recruits were to be made up for our service or the tyme of makeing the Levies appoynted by act of parliament drew near to the great prejudice of our service and increase and incouradgement of vagabonds and idle persons who might be well imployed therin; For remeidie whereof we with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill doe strictly prohibite and discharge all persons whatsomever either as Passengers or howsoever otherwayes imployed in ships or boats to goe or transport themselves into the Kingdome of Ireland without sufficient passes under the Hand of one of the Lords or others of our Privie Councill or of the shirriff of the Shyre Stueart of the Stueartry or Baillies of Regality or Bailliary within whose bounds the persons intending for Ireland does dwell and reside bearing their names designationes and place of their abode, and imployment for the Last year preceiding And we with advyse foresaid doe Hereby requyre and strictly Command all Collectors of our Customs Surveyours Clerks waiters at the Severall ports and all masters and seamen of Ships barks or boats That they suffer noe persone whatsomever to pass or transport themselves to the said Kingdome of Ireland without they be furnished and provyded with a sufficient pass granted in manner abovementioned as they will be answerable at their Highest Perill and if any shall attempt to transport themselves to the said Kingdome otherwayes then is above provyded that they seize upon their persons and delyver them to the next magistrat by him to be committed and detained in prisone till farder ordor our will is Herefore and we charge you Strictly and command That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and to the whole marcat crosses of the whole remanent head burghs of the severall shyres and stueartries within this Kingdome And there in our name and authority by open proclamatione make intimatione Hereof that none pretend ignorance Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the threttie first of December and of our Reigne the seventh year J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years sic subscribitur Tweddale Cancel Southerland Polwarth Adam Cockburne John Lauder F Montgomerie T Livingstoune G Campbell.