Att Edinburgh the seventh day of Maj Jaj vjc nyntie six years
A1696/5/13
A1696/5/131
Proclamation
Proclamation for apprehending Sir George Barkley
The Follouing proclamation being read was votted approven and signed wherof the tenor follues
William by the Grace of God King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councell messengers at armes our shirreffs in that pairt conjunctlly and severally speciallie Constitut Greeting Forasmuchas Sir George Barcley Having Entered into a horrid and detestable Conspiracy uith diverse other wicked and traiterous persons to assassinat and murder our sacred persone Is not yet apprehended and brought to Justice But is supposed to have made his escape out of the kingdome of England (wher that execrable villany was to have been perpetrat) And to have fled to and taken his refuge In this our antient Kingdome And we being resolved to use all Indeavours to Bring such a Barbarous Traitor to Condegne punishment Doe therfore Requyre and Command all Magistrats and Ministers of our Law officers of our army and souldiers under our pay and all other the Good subjects of this our antient kingdom whatsoever to discover seiz upon take and apprehend the person of the said Sir George Barclay wherever he may be found And to Carry him to the nixt sure prisone wher he is to be detained till farther order And our privie Councell to be Immediatly acquanted theruith And for the Encouragement of all persons to be dilligent and Carefull in discovering and apprehending the said Sir George Barclay we doe heirby Declare that whosoever shall apprehend the said Sir George Barclay And delyver him to any magistrat uithin this kingdome to be detained prisoner as said is shall receave and have payed to them the soume of one Thousand pounds Sterling as a reuard for their good service which soume we doe heirby requyre the Lords Commissioners of our Thesaury to make payment of accordingly And In caise any of our Good subjects shall kill mutilat or hurt the said Sir George Barclay or any persone who shall presume to uithstand our good subjects in the apprehending of him The saids persons who shall Kill hurt or uound the said Sir George Barclay or any others who shall stand up violently to defend or uithstand his being apprehended shall be heirby alse sufficiently indemnified as if they had a Remission under our Great seall for the same And farder we doe heirby strictly prohibite and discharge all the subjects of this our antient kingdome to Conceall harbour or supplie the said Sir George Barclay under the pains of being proceeded against uith all rigor according to the severall Laws and Acts of parliament made anent harbouring or resetting fugitives and Traitors 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 to the Mercat Crosses of the whole remanent head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries uithin this kingdome And ther In our name and authority by open proclamation make publication of the premisses That none may pretend Ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the seventh day of May and of our reigne the Eight year i696 sic subscribitur ut sederunt
1. NRS, PC1/50, 510-11.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 510-11.