Proclamation, 9 October 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh. Tuesday the 9th October 1694

A1694/10/111

Proclamation

Proclamation Discharging persons to be brought from the Netherlands without passes.2

The Proclamation after Insert, Being read, approven and signed, was ordered to be Recorded, wherof the Tennor followes.
William and Mary By the grace of God, King and Queen of Great-Brittan, France and Ireland Defenders of the faith To etc Macers of our privy Council, messengers at armes, Our Sherreffs in that parte, Conjunctlie and severallie speciallie Constitut, Greeting: forasmuch as the Merchants and skippers and others traffiqueing and passing betuixt this our ancient Kingdome and the provinces of the Netherlands, Doe presume to bring into this Kingdome, persons obnoxious to our Lawes and notourly disaffected to our Government, As also deserters from our forces in the said pairts. For remeid wherof, Ue uith advice of the Lords of our privy Council have thought fitt hereby, strictly to prohibit and Discharge all Merchants, Masters, Skippers or Mates and Mariners and passingers in any shipes, Barks, or vessells, To bring home into this kingdome or any of the ports or Coasts therof any person or persons from the said Netherlands, Unless they have passes in maner following, viz Every one of the saids persones not being a souldier, a pass from the secretaries of this Kingdom or their Deput attending our person in the said Netherlands for the tyme, and every souldier or other person who have served in our armies, a pass from the Collonell of the regement wherin they served, or a superior officer, which passes are to be presented to the Conservator of the priviledges of this our Kingdome, Residing in the said provinces or his Deputt in his absence, who is to make a list of the saids persons, having and produceing their passes as said is, and to deliver the same subscrybed with his hands to the master or skipper of the ship for his warrand, To bring home the persones named therin: as also the said master or skipper at his arivall within the river of Forth or any port or Creik therof shall, befor he suffer any of the persons contained in the said List to goe ashore out of his Vessell, present the forsaid List to our Advocat or Solicitor, at Edinburgh for the tyme, or in there absence to one or other of the Lords of our privy Council, and receave his order for setting of the saids persons a shore. And if the 3 vessell4 shal arive at any other port or Coast within the kingdome ,then the skipper shal present his said list to a Magistrat of the nixt Burgh Royall, who shall be oblidged either to take Caution of the persons Contained therin, That they shall present themselves when called by the Lords of our privy Council: or at Leist if they cannot find caution, they shall Enact themselves both under a reasonable penaltie to present themselves as said is, which bonds and acts the said magistrat, is to transmit with all dilligence to the Clerks of our privy Councill within a fourtnight at farthest after receaving of the same, and the saids Magistrats having taken the saids bonds or subscriptions, are then to give order for the persons coming a shore; Certifieing the saids merchants, masters, skippers, mates, mariners and passengers, and magistrats above mentioned, That if any of them faill in the premisses they shall be lyable in the penalty of five hunder merks scots Each of them, toties quoties, To be payed to our Receaver generall for our use. and farther requireing Our Solicitor to use Exact dilligence to sie thir presents Executt, and the forsaid penaltie when incurred payed. Our will is Herfor, and we Chairge yow strictly and comand, and in Continent, these our Letters seen, ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and to the mercat Crosses of the remanent head burghes of the severall shyres within this kingdome and also to the severall seaport tounes within the same (and appoints the shereffs of the severall shires to sie thir presents published at the severall seatouns within their respective Jurisdictions) and ther be open proclamation make publicatione of the premisses, that non pretends ignorance. And ordaines thir presents to be printed, Givin under our signet at Edinburgh the sixth day of September, and of our Reigne the sixth year. 1694. sic subscribitur, Tweeddale cancell: Lothian, Annandale, Forfar, Breadalbane, James Stewart Adam Cockburne John Hall John Lauder.

At Edinburgh. Tuesday the 9th October 1694

A1694/10/111

Proclamation

Proclamation Discharging persons to be brought from the Netherlands without passes.2

The Proclamation after Insert, Being read, approven and signed, was ordered to be Recorded, wherof the Tennor followes.
William and Mary By the grace of God, King and Queen of Great-Brittan, France and Ireland Defenders of the faith To etc Macers of our privy Council, messengers at armes, Our Sherreffs in that parte, Conjunctlie and severallie speciallie Constitut, Greeting: forasmuch as the Merchants and skippers and others traffiqueing and passing betuixt this our ancient Kingdome and the provinces of the Netherlands, Doe presume to bring into this Kingdome, persons obnoxious to our Lawes and notourly disaffected to our Government, As also deserters from our forces in the said pairts. For remeid wherof, Ue uith advice of the Lords of our privy Council have thought fitt hereby, strictly to prohibit and Discharge all Merchants, Masters, Skippers or Mates and Mariners and passingers in any shipes, Barks, or vessells, To bring home into this kingdome or any of the ports or Coasts therof any person or persons from the said Netherlands, Unless they have passes in maner following, viz Every one of the saids persones not being a souldier, a pass from the secretaries of this Kingdom or their Deput attending our person in the said Netherlands for the tyme, and every souldier or other person who have served in our armies, a pass from the Collonell of the regement wherin they served, or a superior officer, which passes are to be presented to the Conservator of the priviledges of this our Kingdome, Residing in the said provinces or his Deputt in his absence, who is to make a list of the saids persons, having and produceing their passes as said is, and to deliver the same subscrybed with his hands to the master or skipper of the ship for his warrand, To bring home the persones named therin: as also the said master or skipper at his arivall within the river of Forth or any port or Creik therof shall, befor he suffer any of the persons contained in the said List to goe ashore out of his Vessell, present the forsaid List to our Advocat or Solicitor, at Edinburgh for the tyme, or in there absence to one or other of the Lords of our privy Council, and receave his order for setting of the saids persons a shore. And if the 3 vessell4 shal arive at any other port or Coast within the kingdome ,then the skipper shal present his said list to a Magistrat of the nixt Burgh Royall, who shall be oblidged either to take Caution of the persons Contained therin, That they shall present themselves when called by the Lords of our privy Council: or at Leist if they cannot find caution, they shall Enact themselves both under a reasonable penaltie to present themselves as said is, which bonds and acts the said magistrat, is to transmit with all dilligence to the Clerks of our privy Councill within a fourtnight at farthest after receaving of the same, and the saids Magistrats having taken the saids bonds or subscriptions, are then to give order for the persons coming a shore; Certifieing the saids merchants, masters, skippers, mates, mariners and passengers, and magistrats above mentioned, That if any of them faill in the premisses they shall be lyable in the penalty of five hunder merks scots Each of them, toties quoties, To be payed to our Receaver generall for our use. and farther requireing Our Solicitor to use Exact dilligence to sie thir presents Executt, and the forsaid penaltie when incurred payed. Our will is Herfor, and we Chairge yow strictly and comand, and in Continent, these our Letters seen, ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and to the mercat Crosses of the remanent head burghes of the severall shyres within this kingdome and also to the severall seaport tounes within the same (and appoints the shereffs of the severall shires to sie thir presents published at the severall seatouns within their respective Jurisdictions) and ther be open proclamation make publicatione of the premisses, that non pretends ignorance. And ordaines thir presents to be printed, Givin under our signet at Edinburgh the sixth day of September, and of our Reigne the sixth year. 1694. sic subscribitur, Tweeddale cancell: Lothian, Annandale, Forfar, Breadalbane, James Stewart Adam Cockburne John Hall John Lauder.

0. NRS, PC1/50, 21.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 19-21.

2. Marginal note: ‘Nota. This Proclamation is passed upon the sixth of September Instant, and booked here per Licet’.

3. The phrase ‘said persons’ scored out here.

4. Insertion.

0. NRS, PC1/50, 21.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 19-21.

2. Marginal note: ‘Nota. This Proclamation is passed upon the sixth of September Instant, and booked here per Licet’.

3. The phrase ‘said persons’ scored out here.

4. Insertion.