Att Edinburgh the Fourteinth day off September J^aj vj^c nyntie tuo years

A1692/9/6

A1692/9/6¹

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Recomendatione to the sollicitor for Intimateing at Kirk doores² the proclamationes anent beggars and hearth money

The Lords of there Majesties privie Councill doe hereby recomed to Sir William Lockhart there Majesties sollicitor That with all expeditione he wreitt Letters and dispatch the same to the shirreffs principal of all the shyres within this Kingdome or there deputts Signifyeing its the Councills pleasure That Imediatly upon recept of these Letters They cause Intimate the proclamatione of the Councill anent beggars of the date the Eleaventh day of August Last at the doores of the Kirks and meeting houses in each paroch in the shyres upon a sunday Imediatly after diveyne service And that the saids shirreffs there deputs or Clerks acquant the persones within there respective shyres particularlie nominate and Comissionat in the Late proclamation of Councill of the date the tuelth day of August Last anent the hearthmoney To meet upon the days to be Condescended on in the Sollicitors Letters and to proceed and give obedience to the said proclamatione in everie thing as is requyred thereby In respect the day appoynted by the proclamatione for there meeting is alreadie elapsed and they have not yet mett.