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Act, 10 May 1698, Edinburgh

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Act

Act of the Synod of Lothian and Tweddale anent the observation of a Fast with the causes therof

Follows the Causes of the fast.
Edinburgh The sixth day of May Jaj vic nyntie Eight, post meridiem The Provincial Synod of Lothian and Tweddale met here, taking to their Consideration, The Dispensation of God in his providence with respect To the season of the year, in this cold and unkindly spring: Did Judge that God was thereby calling them, and the people under their charge, To solemn Humiliation for averting his Threatned Judgements, And Therfore appointed Twesday The seventeenth of this moneth of May To be observed as a day of solemn fasting and Humiliation in all the churches within The Bounds of the said synod for these causes following: (1mo) That Notwithstanding the Light of the Glorious Gospell shining among us, There is a great Contempt of the Gospell, much Ignorance and ungodliness in the Land, and self-seeking, and Luke-warmness in the matters of God among all Ranks of persons, and profanness and wickedness grow, The shamefull sins of Drunkenness and uncleaness Swearing, Sabbath breaking, The Totall neglect by some and superficial performing by others, of the worship of God, Both in secret and in families, abound in City and Countrey, and by frequent murder Blood Toucheth Blood. (2) That notwithstanding of vows and Engadgements national and personal, and after severe Judgements and signal mercies and after solemn Humiliation people go on in their sins and Continue Inpenitent hard heartede and unreformed. (3) That for these and other sins The wrath and displeasure of God is visible against us in the unkindly cold and winter-like Spring, wherby God Threatens to blast, our Expectations and hopes, of the fruits of the Earth, and cutt off man and beast by famine and That already a great Dearth arisen, and In many places of the Land They have great Want both of food and seed, and the Cattell and sheep die in great numbers and yett wee are not duely afraid therewith, But there is Generally a wofull stupidity and Security. (4o) The dangerous state of the Church both att Home and abroad Through the spreading of Blasphemous and atheistical opinions contrary to, and destructive of the fundamentall principles of Religion, and the Increase of popery in diverse places, The divisions in some, and Desolations in other pairts of this Church and that In diverse places abroad, These of the Reformed Religion are under persecution and others in fear and Danger. For these beside many other causes mentioned in former fasts wee have cause to humble our selves by fasting and prayer and to be afflicted and mourn and Weep and to Turn unto the Lord, and to pray That he would Turn us unto him, and pardon our sins and The sins of the Land, and That he wold Turn from his wrath and send Kindly weather, which may cherish the fruits of the Earth for food To man and Beast, That he would heal our Breaches plant our desolate places, Stop the Growth of praphaness and popery and other Corrupt opinions, and grant Deliverance and Rest, and safety to his suffering people, and preserve his Church and advance the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus, and That for his Churches sake he would Long preserve, and richly Bless our King, direct and Guide him in his Government That under him the people may Live a quiet and peaceable Life, in all Godliness and Honesty. Extracted by sic subscribitur.

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Act

Act of the Synod of Lothian and Tweddale anent the observation of a Fast with the causes therof

Follows the Causes of the fast.
Edinburgh The sixth day of May Jaj vic nyntie Eight, post meridiem The Provincial Synod of Lothian and Tweddale met here, taking to their Consideration, The Dispensation of God in his providence with respect To the season of the year, in this cold and unkindly spring: Did Judge that God was thereby calling them, and the people under their charge, To solemn Humiliation for averting his Threatned Judgements, And Therfore appointed Twesday The seventeenth of this moneth of May To be observed as a day of solemn fasting and Humiliation in all the churches within The Bounds of the said synod for these causes following: (1mo) That Notwithstanding the Light of the Glorious Gospell shining among us, There is a great Contempt of the Gospell, much Ignorance and ungodliness in the Land, and self-seeking, and Luke-warmness in the matters of God among all Ranks of persons, and profanness and wickedness grow, The shamefull sins of Drunkenness and uncleaness Swearing, Sabbath breaking, The Totall neglect by some and superficial performing by others, of the worship of God, Both in secret and in families, abound in City and Countrey, and by frequent murder Blood Toucheth Blood. (2) That notwithstanding of vows and Engadgements national and personal, and after severe Judgements and signal mercies and after solemn Humiliation people go on in their sins and Continue Inpenitent hard heartede and unreformed. (3) That for these and other sins The wrath and displeasure of God is visible against us in the unkindly cold and winter-like Spring, wherby God Threatens to blast, our Expectations and hopes, of the fruits of the Earth, and cutt off man and beast by famine and That already a great Dearth arisen, and In many places of the Land They have great Want both of food and seed, and the Cattell and sheep die in great numbers and yett wee are not duely afraid therewith, But there is Generally a wofull stupidity and Security. (4o) The dangerous state of the Church both att Home and abroad Through the spreading of Blasphemous and atheistical opinions contrary to, and destructive of the fundamentall principles of Religion, and the Increase of popery in diverse places, The divisions in some, and Desolations in other pairts of this Church and that In diverse places abroad, These of the Reformed Religion are under persecution and others in fear and Danger. For these beside many other causes mentioned in former fasts wee have cause to humble our selves by fasting and prayer and to be afflicted and mourn and Weep and to Turn unto the Lord, and to pray That he would Turn us unto him, and pardon our sins and The sins of the Land, and That he wold Turn from his wrath and send Kindly weather, which may cherish the fruits of the Earth for food To man and Beast, That he would heal our Breaches plant our desolate places, Stop the Growth of praphaness and popery and other Corrupt opinions, and grant Deliverance and Rest, and safety to his suffering people, and preserve his Church and advance the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus, and That for his Churches sake he would Long preserve, and richly Bless our King, direct and Guide him in his Government That under him the people may Live a quiet and peaceable Life, in all Godliness and Honesty. Extracted by sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 420-1.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 420-1.

Proclamation, 10 May 1698, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamation For a National Fast

Some ministers from the Synod of Lothian and Tweddale appeared before the Councill and desyred their civill Sanction To a nationall humiliation or fast and gave In a paper containing the reasons of the said fast And a proclamation being Instantly prepared was signed and ordered to be Recorded and to be printed with the Reasons forsaids Follows the Tenor of the Proclamation
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 sheriffs in that part Conjunctlie and Severallie specialy Constitute Greeting. Forasmuchas The Holy and Righteous Dispensations of the Almighty God in sending so cold and unkindly a season and seed tyme after Two years scarcity and Dearth, as also The great death of Cattle through most part of the Kingdom and growing dearth and famine Threatned, doe all Express his high displeasure against this Land, and provoke him to multiply and Inflict these and heavier Judgements, as the Just deservings and Effects of the sins abounding in this nation, and of the great Security and Impenitency under them, And Therfore doe certanly call allowd for our own and our peoples deep humiliation, under The mighty hand of God, and our most Earnest and solemn application, by fasting and prayer, for his gracious pardon, and Removeing and averting the forsaids Judgements and turning us Sincerely to the Lord. Upon which Considerations The provincial Synod of Lothian and Tweddale with a Committee of the Commission from the Generall Assembly have Likeways addressed the Lords of our privy Councill, That a day of Humiliation may be appointed and Keeped for the causes forsaids and others mentioned in their said Address Throughout the whole Kingdom Therfore wee with advice of the Lords of our privy Councill Command and appoint a Day of Humiliation, Fasting and prayer To be Keeped and observed within the Bounds of the provincial Synod of Lothian and Tweddale upon Tuesday The seventeenth day of this current moneth of May, and upon the Twenty fifth day of the said moneth for the Rest of the Kingdom upon this side of the river of Tay and Throughout the rest of the whole Kingdom upon the First day of June next to Come upon which days respective, Wee and our people are to be deeply humbled before God, for the manifold sins and Provocations That so openly abound in the Land, and In which men continue still secure and hardened, Notwithstanding of Gods great mercy and Deliverance wrought for us, and of frequent Confessions and former fasts, which yett have produced no Amendment or Reformation, And Therfore To Deprecat his deserved Wrath and to Implore his Mercy and Grace, and That the Lord may turn unto us and Turn us and our people to him and avert the Judgements hanging over us, and other Evills wherewith we are so Eminently threatned and send Kindly weather To cherish the fruits of the Earth for food to man and Beast: Which respective daies of solemn Humiliation and prayer aboveappointed; Wee with advice forsaid Require and Command To be most Religiously and seriously observed by all our people, by publict prayer, preaching and all other acts of deep humiliation and devotion, suitable to the forsaids causes and occasions. Our Will is Heirfore and wee charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent thir our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the remanent mercat Crosses of the head Burghs of the severall shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom and their in our name and authority make publication heirof that none may pretend Ignorance. And Wee ordain our Sollicitor to disbatch, Coppies heirof to the Sheriffs of the severall Shires and Stewarts of Stewartries and their Deputs or Clerks, To be by them published att the mercat Crosses of their head Burghs upon receit thereof and Immediately sent to the severall ministers, to the Effect the same may be Intimate and Read in the severall paroch-Churches upon the Lords-day immediatly preceeding The Respective days above appointed: and ordains thir presents to be printed And allowes the Causes of this fast given in to the Lords of our privy Councill To be also printed and Transmitted heirwith, Givin under our Signett att Edinburgh The Tenth day of May 1698 years and of our Reign The Tenth Year sic subscribitur.

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Proclamation

Proclamation For a National Fast

Some ministers from the Synod of Lothian and Tweddale appeared before the Councill and desyred their civill Sanction To a nationall humiliation or fast and gave In a paper containing the reasons of the said fast And a proclamation being Instantly prepared was signed and ordered to be Recorded and to be printed with the Reasons forsaids Follows the Tenor of the Proclamation
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 sheriffs in that part Conjunctlie and Severallie specialy Constitute Greeting. Forasmuchas The Holy and Righteous Dispensations of the Almighty God in sending so cold and unkindly a season and seed tyme after Two years scarcity and Dearth, as also The great death of Cattle through most part of the Kingdom and growing dearth and famine Threatned, doe all Express his high displeasure against this Land, and provoke him to multiply and Inflict these and heavier Judgements, as the Just deservings and Effects of the sins abounding in this nation, and of the great Security and Impenitency under them, And Therfore doe certanly call allowd for our own and our peoples deep humiliation, under The mighty hand of God, and our most Earnest and solemn application, by fasting and prayer, for his gracious pardon, and Removeing and averting the forsaids Judgements and turning us Sincerely to the Lord. Upon which Considerations The provincial Synod of Lothian and Tweddale with a Committee of the Commission from the Generall Assembly have Likeways addressed the Lords of our privy Councill, That a day of Humiliation may be appointed and Keeped for the causes forsaids and others mentioned in their said Address Throughout the whole Kingdom Therfore wee with advice of the Lords of our privy Councill Command and appoint a Day of Humiliation, Fasting and prayer To be Keeped and observed within the Bounds of the provincial Synod of Lothian and Tweddale upon Tuesday The seventeenth day of this current moneth of May, and upon the Twenty fifth day of the said moneth for the Rest of the Kingdom upon this side of the river of Tay and Throughout the rest of the whole Kingdom upon the First day of June next to Come upon which days respective, Wee and our people are to be deeply humbled before God, for the manifold sins and Provocations That so openly abound in the Land, and In which men continue still secure and hardened, Notwithstanding of Gods great mercy and Deliverance wrought for us, and of frequent Confessions and former fasts, which yett have produced no Amendment or Reformation, And Therfore To Deprecat his deserved Wrath and to Implore his Mercy and Grace, and That the Lord may turn unto us and Turn us and our people to him and avert the Judgements hanging over us, and other Evills wherewith we are so Eminently threatned and send Kindly weather To cherish the fruits of the Earth for food to man and Beast: Which respective daies of solemn Humiliation and prayer aboveappointed; Wee with advice forsaid Require and Command To be most Religiously and seriously observed by all our people, by publict prayer, preaching and all other acts of deep humiliation and devotion, suitable to the forsaids causes and occasions. Our Will is Heirfore and wee charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent thir our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the remanent mercat Crosses of the head Burghs of the severall shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom and their in our name and authority make publication heirof that none may pretend Ignorance. And Wee ordain our Sollicitor to disbatch, Coppies heirof to the Sheriffs of the severall Shires and Stewarts of Stewartries and their Deputs or Clerks, To be by them published att the mercat Crosses of their head Burghs upon receit thereof and Immediately sent to the severall ministers, to the Effect the same may be Intimate and Read in the severall paroch-Churches upon the Lords-day immediatly preceeding The Respective days above appointed: and ordains thir presents to be printed And allowes the Causes of this fast given in to the Lords of our privy Councill To be also printed and Transmitted heirwith, Givin under our Signett att Edinburgh The Tenth day of May 1698 years and of our Reign The Tenth Year sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 418-20.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 418-20.

Letter: royal, 10 May 1698, Edinburgh

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Letter: royal

Letter from the King for apprehending of passengers

A Letter from his Majesty To the privy Councill To Issue furth a proclamation Commanding Masters of Ships Bringing home passengers to detain them till they be brought before a Councellour, Sherriff, or Magistrat, That if they be found disaffected or come from France without Licence they may be Keept prisoners till the Councill be acquainted and to Insert penalties, Read and ordered to be recorded. And Recommends to the Earle of Ruglen, Viscount of Tarbat and Lord Advocate, To meet in the Afternoon and to Draw and prepare a Proclamation In the Termes of his Majesties Letter, and to present The same to the Councill against their next meeting, And Declares any Two of the forenamed persons to be a sufficient quorum. Followes the tenor of his Majesties Letter.
Sic suprascribitur William Rex
Right trusty and right well beloved Cousin and Councellor, Right trusty and Entirely beloved Cousin and Councellour, Right trusty and Right well beloved Cousins and Councellors, Right trusty and well beloved Cousins and Councellors, Right trusty and welbeloved Councellors, and Trusty and well-beloved Councellors. Wee greet yow well. Wheras Wee are Informed That severall disaffected persones who did go Into the Kingdom of France during the warr, are Resolving to Return privatly into that our Kingdom The which may prove of dangerous Consequence For Preventing whereof It is our Royall will and pleasure That yow Issue furth a Proclamation commanding and appointing all Masters of ships, who shall bring home any passengers from any Forraign Countrey That they doe detain them untill they be presented unto and brought before one of your number or The Sheriff or magistrat of the place where these ships shall happen to arrive, To the Effect that if the saids passengers be found disaffected or to have been in France without Licence during the warr, or to have been banished Interrcomuned or forfeited or cannot give any good account of themselves That they may be Kept prisoners untill yow are acquainted and shall give such orders as may be necessar. And for making this Proclamation the more Effectuall yow are to Insert therein such pains and Certifications against the Contraveeners as yow shall Judge most propper. For doing wherof this shall be your warrant. So wee bidd yow heartily Farewell. Given att our court at Kensingtoun the 28th day of Aprile 1698 And of our Reign the 10th year. By his Majesties command sic subscribitur James Ogilvie.

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Letter: royal

Letter from the King for apprehending of passengers

A Letter from his Majesty To the privy Councill To Issue furth a proclamation Commanding Masters of Ships Bringing home passengers to detain them till they be brought before a Councellour, Sherriff, or Magistrat, That if they be found disaffected or come from France without Licence they may be Keept prisoners till the Councill be acquainted and to Insert penalties, Read and ordered to be recorded. And Recommends to the Earle of Ruglen, Viscount of Tarbat and Lord Advocate, To meet in the Afternoon and to Draw and prepare a Proclamation In the Termes of his Majesties Letter, and to present The same to the Councill against their next meeting, And Declares any Two of the forenamed persons to be a sufficient quorum. Followes the tenor of his Majesties Letter.
Sic suprascribitur William Rex
Right trusty and right well beloved Cousin and Councellor, Right trusty and Entirely beloved Cousin and Councellour, Right trusty and Right well beloved Cousins and Councellors, Right trusty and well beloved Cousins and Councellors, Right trusty and welbeloved Councellors, and Trusty and well-beloved Councellors. Wee greet yow well. Wheras Wee are Informed That severall disaffected persones who did go Into the Kingdom of France during the warr, are Resolving to Return privatly into that our Kingdom The which may prove of dangerous Consequence For Preventing whereof It is our Royall will and pleasure That yow Issue furth a Proclamation commanding and appointing all Masters of ships, who shall bring home any passengers from any Forraign Countrey That they doe detain them untill they be presented unto and brought before one of your number or The Sheriff or magistrat of the place where these ships shall happen to arrive, To the Effect that if the saids passengers be found disaffected or to have been in France without Licence during the warr, or to have been banished Interrcomuned or forfeited or cannot give any good account of themselves That they may be Kept prisoners untill yow are acquainted and shall give such orders as may be necessar. And for making this Proclamation the more Effectuall yow are to Insert therein such pains and Certifications against the Contraveeners as yow shall Judge most propper. For doing wherof this shall be your warrant. So wee bidd yow heartily Farewell. Given att our court at Kensingtoun the 28th day of Aprile 1698 And of our Reign the 10th year. By his Majesties command sic subscribitur James Ogilvie.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 418.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 418.

Sederunt, 10 May 1698, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Earl of Melvill P.C.; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Ruglen; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Advocate; Lord Justic[e]-Clerk; Laird of Blackbarrony; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Earl of Melvill P.C.; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Ruglen; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Advocate; Lord Justic[e]-Clerk; Laird of Blackbarrony; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/51, 417.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 417.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 417.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 417.