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Act, 12 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Act

Act anent persons Landing in Orkney

The Act anent persons Landing in Orkney in armes past yesterday read over againe this day And being amended was votted approven and being transcribed was signed And the Act signed yesterday was cancelled or the subscriptions therof scored out Folloues the Act
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill being Informed that some of other nations doe now in this tyme of warr presume to Land in Companies in armes upon the Isles of Orkney and Zetland and the adjacent Islands which my be of pernicious consequence to the peace and quiet of these pairts and to his Majesties government have therfore thought fitt to Impoure Command and Charge Lykeas they heirby Command and charge the steuart and steuart Deput of the said Isles As also the Commissioners of supplie and all other magistrats and officers within the bounds therof That in case any Number of men whither of this nation not duely authorized by the government or of any other nation shall presume to Land upon the saids Isles or any part thereof in arms That they Instantly require them to Give up their armes and give sufficient security for their good and peacable behaviour or otherwayes that they seize and secure their persons or Compell them to retire and be gone furth of the saids Islands And that if need beis they raise the Countrey upon them for that effect And farder we heirby ordaine and Command the forsaid steuart and Steuart deput and Commissioners of Supplie and all other magistrats and officers aforementioned That they be Carefull to protect all Scotts shipps barks and vessells whatsoever coming within their roads harbours or Creiks or within Scotts waters from all Insults and attacques or other Injury whatsoever from the forsaids persons And that they use their outmost Endeavours and raise the Countrey if need beis for that effect As also that they seize and secure all Boatts that shall be offered to be made use of by the forsaids persons for that effect forsaid And that on the Contrary they make use of the saids boats for the protection heirby recommended And farder we heirby require and Command all his Majesties good Subjects in the bounds forsaid to Give ther assistance in the premisses in armes or otheruayes as they shall be required and that these presents be duely execut by the persons Concerned as they will be ansuerable And that they be published uithin the bounds forsaids as use is in the Lyke cases Sic Subscribitur Poluarth Cancelar Melvill P Queensberrie Argyll Morton Lauderdale Leven Forfar John Hamilton Beilhaven Ruthven James Steuart James Murray John Lauder William Anstruther John Hamilton Hope John Maxwell Alexander Murray Robert Sinclair Thomas Hay C Campbell Archibald Mure.

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Act

Act anent persons Landing in Orkney

The Act anent persons Landing in Orkney in armes past yesterday read over againe this day And being amended was votted approven and being transcribed was signed And the Act signed yesterday was cancelled or the subscriptions therof scored out Folloues the Act
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill being Informed that some of other nations doe now in this tyme of warr presume to Land in Companies in armes upon the Isles of Orkney and Zetland and the adjacent Islands which my be of pernicious consequence to the peace and quiet of these pairts and to his Majesties government have therfore thought fitt to Impoure Command and Charge Lykeas they heirby Command and charge the steuart and steuart Deput of the said Isles As also the Commissioners of supplie and all other magistrats and officers within the bounds therof That in case any Number of men whither of this nation not duely authorized by the government or of any other nation shall presume to Land upon the saids Isles or any part thereof in arms That they Instantly require them to Give up their armes and give sufficient security for their good and peacable behaviour or otherwayes that they seize and secure their persons or Compell them to retire and be gone furth of the saids Islands And that if need beis they raise the Countrey upon them for that effect And farder we heirby ordaine and Command the forsaid steuart and Steuart deput and Commissioners of Supplie and all other magistrats and officers aforementioned That they be Carefull to protect all Scotts shipps barks and vessells whatsoever coming within their roads harbours or Creiks or within Scotts waters from all Insults and attacques or other Injury whatsoever from the forsaids persons And that they use their outmost Endeavours and raise the Countrey if need beis for that effect As also that they seize and secure all Boatts that shall be offered to be made use of by the forsaids persons for that effect forsaid And that on the Contrary they make use of the saids boats for the protection heirby recommended And farder we heirby require and Command all his Majesties good Subjects in the bounds forsaid to Give ther assistance in the premisses in armes or otheruayes as they shall be required and that these presents be duely execut by the persons Concerned as they will be ansuerable And that they be published uithin the bounds forsaids as use is in the Lyke cases Sic Subscribitur Poluarth Cancelar Melvill P Queensberrie Argyll Morton Lauderdale Leven Forfar John Hamilton Beilhaven Ruthven James Steuart James Murray John Lauder William Anstruther John Hamilton Hope John Maxwell Alexander Murray Robert Sinclair Thomas Hay C Campbell Archibald Mure.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 65-6.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 65-6.

Proclamation, 12 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamation for a solemn nationall fast and humiliation

The proclamation afterinsert Being read was votted approven and signed whereof the tenor folloues
William By the Grace of God King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland Defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councill messengers at arms our shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as the displeasure and wrath of almighty God is very visible against the Land In the Judgements of Great sicknes and mortality in most parts of the kingdome As also of Grouing dearth and famine threatned with the Imminent hazard of ane Invasion from our Cruell and bloody enemyes abroad all the Just deservings and effects of our Continouing and abounding sins And of our Great Security and Impenitency under them And which Certainly doe Call for our deep humiliation under the mighty hand of god and our most earnest and solemn application and prayers for his gracious pardon and the removing and averting of the forsaid Judgements Upon which Consideration The Commission of the Generall Assembly hath Lykewaise addressed the Lords of our privy Councill that a day of humiliation may be appointed and Keeped for these Causes throughout the Kingdome Therfore we with advyce of the Lords of our privie Councill Command and appoint a day of humiliation and prayer to be observed throughout the whole Kingdome upon the tuenty first day of January nixt to Come upon which we are to be deeply humbled before god for our manifold sins and provocations that so openly abound And in which men still Continow secure and hardened notwithstanding of Gods Great mercy and delyverance wrought for us And of our frequent Confessions and former Fastings which yet have produced noe amendment or reformation And therfore to deprecat his deserved wrath And to Implore his mercy and Grace that we may be delyvered from the forsaids Judgements already Incumbent and Lykewise from the Invasion and other Evills wheruith we are so Iminently threatened which day of solemn humiliation and prayer above appointed We with advyce forsaid require and Command to be most religiously and seriously observed by all our people by publick prayer preaching and all other Acts of deep humiliation and devotion suitable to the forsaids Causes and occasions 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 remanent mercat Crosses of the head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries within this Kingdom And in our name and authority make publication heirof That none pretend ignorance And we ordaine our sollicitor to dispatch Coppies heirof to the shirreffs of the severall Shires and Steuarts of Steuartries and their deputs or Clerks To be by them published at the mercat Crosses of the head burghs upon recept therof And Immediately sent to the severall Ministers To the effect that the same may be Intimat and read in their severall paroch churches upon the Lords day Immediately preceeding the day above appointed And ordaines these presents to be printed And alloues the Causes of this fast given in to the Lords of our privie Councill by the Commission of the Generall Assembly of this nationall Church to be printed heirwith Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the tuelfth day of December and of our reigne the Eight year 1696 sic subscribitur.

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Proclamation

Proclamation for a solemn nationall fast and humiliation

The proclamation afterinsert Being read was votted approven and signed whereof the tenor folloues
William By the Grace of God King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland Defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councill messengers at arms our shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as the displeasure and wrath of almighty God is very visible against the Land In the Judgements of Great sicknes and mortality in most parts of the kingdome As also of Grouing dearth and famine threatned with the Imminent hazard of ane Invasion from our Cruell and bloody enemyes abroad all the Just deservings and effects of our Continouing and abounding sins And of our Great Security and Impenitency under them And which Certainly doe Call for our deep humiliation under the mighty hand of god and our most earnest and solemn application and prayers for his gracious pardon and the removing and averting of the forsaid Judgements Upon which Consideration The Commission of the Generall Assembly hath Lykewaise addressed the Lords of our privy Councill that a day of humiliation may be appointed and Keeped for these Causes throughout the Kingdome Therfore we with advyce of the Lords of our privie Councill Command and appoint a day of humiliation and prayer to be observed throughout the whole Kingdome upon the tuenty first day of January nixt to Come upon which we are to be deeply humbled before god for our manifold sins and provocations that so openly abound And in which men still Continow secure and hardened notwithstanding of Gods Great mercy and delyverance wrought for us And of our frequent Confessions and former Fastings which yet have produced noe amendment or reformation And therfore to deprecat his deserved wrath And to Implore his mercy and Grace that we may be delyvered from the forsaids Judgements already Incumbent and Lykewise from the Invasion and other Evills wheruith we are so Iminently threatened which day of solemn humiliation and prayer above appointed We with advyce forsaid require and Command to be most religiously and seriously observed by all our people by publick prayer preaching and all other Acts of deep humiliation and devotion suitable to the forsaids Causes and occasions 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 remanent mercat Crosses of the head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries within this Kingdom And in our name and authority make publication heirof That none pretend ignorance And we ordaine our sollicitor to dispatch Coppies heirof to the shirreffs of the severall Shires and Steuarts of Steuartries and their deputs or Clerks To be by them published at the mercat Crosses of the head burghs upon recept therof And Immediately sent to the severall Ministers To the effect that the same may be Intimat and read in their severall paroch churches upon the Lords day Immediately preceeding the day above appointed And ordaines these presents to be printed And alloues the Causes of this fast given in to the Lords of our privie Councill by the Commission of the Generall Assembly of this nationall Church to be printed heirwith Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the tuelfth day of December and of our reigne the Eight year 1696 sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 64-5.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 64-5.

Warrant, 12 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrand Anent fencible men in Glasgow

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Give warrand to and authorizes the provost and Magistrats of Glasgow to putt the fencible men in the said toune in armes And to Cause the Samen to be exercised by the officers who shall Command the same twyce or thryce a week That they may be in a posture and Condition to oppose any Invasion Intended from abroad or Insurrection at home And that the Magistrats take care the samen be Immediately done with all possible Dilligence.

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Warrant

Warrand Anent fencible men in Glasgow

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Give warrand to and authorizes the provost and Magistrats of Glasgow to putt the fencible men in the said toune in armes And to Cause the Samen to be exercised by the officers who shall Command the same twyce or thryce a week That they may be in a posture and Condition to oppose any Invasion Intended from abroad or Insurrection at home And that the Magistrats take care the samen be Immediately done with all possible Dilligence.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 64.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 64.

Letter: royal, 12 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Letter: royal

Letter from the King Anent Country and Militia

Sic suprascribitur William Rex
Right trustie and right well beloved Councellor Right trustie and Intirely beloved Cousin and Councelor Right trustie and right well Beloved Cousins and Councelors Right trustie and well beloved Cousins and Councelors Right trustie and well Beloved Councelors And trustie and well beloved Councelors We Greet yow well Whereas we formerly acquainted yow that we have Ground to believe ther is a designe to Invade that our Kingdome And that therfor the same ought to be putt in a posture of defence We doe againe Recommend to yow the doing therof with all dilligence yow did formerly Lay before us Some proposalls for modelling our Militia To which we did Give our Royall approbation by our Letter to yow dated the fourth of May Last And we now think it fitt that yow again take these proposalls to your Consideration And that as soon as possible yow Endeavour to make them effectuall And in such methods as may be Least burthensome to the Countrey In the mean tyme It is our pleasure that the Militia foot regiments of the tounes of Edinburgh and Glasgow And of the three Shires of Lothian and the Shire of Fife be raised and rendivouzed That they may be in a readiness to Joyne our standing forces In case ther shall be need or occasion for it And what we now order is without prejudice of what furder yow shall find necessary for the defence of that our Kingdome And expecting your care and dilligence in this We bid yow heartily fareuell Given att our Court at Kensingtoune the fourth day of December Jaj vic nyntie six years And of our reigne the Eight year By his Majesties Command Sic Subscribitur James Ogilvie.
After reading of this Letter The Councill recomended to the provost of Edinburgh present at the Councill board to Cause rendivouz the halfe of the foot militia of Edinburgh in the begining of the nixt week with all care and dilligence.

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Letter: royal

Letter from the King Anent Country and Militia

Sic suprascribitur William Rex
Right trustie and right well beloved Councellor Right trustie and Intirely beloved Cousin and Councelor Right trustie and right well Beloved Cousins and Councelors Right trustie and well beloved Cousins and Councelors Right trustie and well Beloved Councelors And trustie and well beloved Councelors We Greet yow well Whereas we formerly acquainted yow that we have Ground to believe ther is a designe to Invade that our Kingdome And that therfor the same ought to be putt in a posture of defence We doe againe Recommend to yow the doing therof with all dilligence yow did formerly Lay before us Some proposalls for modelling our Militia To which we did Give our Royall approbation by our Letter to yow dated the fourth of May Last And we now think it fitt that yow again take these proposalls to your Consideration And that as soon as possible yow Endeavour to make them effectuall And in such methods as may be Least burthensome to the Countrey In the mean tyme It is our pleasure that the Militia foot regiments of the tounes of Edinburgh and Glasgow And of the three Shires of Lothian and the Shire of Fife be raised and rendivouzed That they may be in a readiness to Joyne our standing forces In case ther shall be need or occasion for it And what we now order is without prejudice of what furder yow shall find necessary for the defence of that our Kingdome And expecting your care and dilligence in this We bid yow heartily fareuell Given att our Court at Kensingtoune the fourth day of December Jaj vic nyntie six years And of our reigne the Eight year By his Majesties Command Sic Subscribitur James Ogilvie.
After reading of this Letter The Councill recomended to the provost of Edinburgh present at the Councill board to Cause rendivouz the halfe of the foot militia of Edinburgh in the begining of the nixt week with all care and dilligence.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 63.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 63.

Sederunt, 12 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Funtainhall; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevenson; Laird of Cessnock; Laird of Balhoussie; Provost of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Funtainhall; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevenson; Laird of Cessnock; Laird of Balhoussie; Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/51, 63.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 63.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 63.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 63.