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Proclamation, 26 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamatione adjurning the parliament

The subsequent proclamatione Being redd was votted and approven and signed
And ordored to be Recorded
William and Mary By the Grace of God King and Queen of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defenders of the faith to […] Macers of our privie Councell or messengers at armes our shirreffs in that part Conjunctlly and severally specially Constitut Greeting
Forasmuch as ue uith advyce of the Lords of our privie Councell Did adjurne the Currant parliament of this our antient kingdome of scotland from the tuelvth day of September last bypast to the nynth day of January nixt to Come And ue Considering that the present state of our affairs in this our antient kingdome does not requyre that the members of our said parliament should be putt to any trowble that may be dispensed uith Doe therfore uith advyce of our saids Lords of privie Councell adjurne our said Currant parliament untill the fifteenth day of march nixt Heirby Requyring all the members of our parliament to attend that day in the usuall way and under the Certificatione Contained in the severall Acts of parliament made theranent Our uill is Hierfore And ue 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 remanent head burghs of the severall shires of this our Antient kingdome And ther by open proclamatione make Intimatione of the adjurning of our parliament of this kingdome from the said nynth of January nixt to Come to the said fifteenth day of march therafter And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the tuenty sixth day of december and of our reigne the fifth year 1693 sic subscribitur Tueeddale cancel: Southerland Linlithgou Annandale Forfar Tarbat Stair Raith Polluarth William Master of Forbes Adam Cockburn John Lauder W Anstruther T Livingstoune

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Proclamation

Proclamatione adjurning the parliament

The subsequent proclamatione Being redd was votted and approven and signed
And ordored to be Recorded
William and Mary By the Grace of God King and Queen of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defenders of the faith to […] Macers of our privie Councell or messengers at armes our shirreffs in that part Conjunctlly and severally specially Constitut Greeting
Forasmuch as ue uith advyce of the Lords of our privie Councell Did adjurne the Currant parliament of this our antient kingdome of scotland from the tuelvth day of September last bypast to the nynth day of January nixt to Come And ue Considering that the present state of our affairs in this our antient kingdome does not requyre that the members of our said parliament should be putt to any trowble that may be dispensed uith Doe therfore uith advyce of our saids Lords of privie Councell adjurne our said Currant parliament untill the fifteenth day of march nixt Heirby Requyring all the members of our parliament to attend that day in the usuall way and under the Certificatione Contained in the severall Acts of parliament made theranent Our uill is Hierfore And ue 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 remanent head burghs of the severall shires of this our Antient kingdome And ther by open proclamatione make Intimatione of the adjurning of our parliament of this kingdome from the said nynth of January nixt to Come to the said fifteenth day of march therafter And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the tuenty sixth day of december and of our reigne the fifth year 1693 sic subscribitur Tueeddale cancel: Southerland Linlithgou Annandale Forfar Tarbat Stair Raith Polluarth William Master of Forbes Adam Cockburn John Lauder W Anstruther T Livingstoune

1. NRS, PC1/49, 209-210.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 209-210.

Letter: royal, 26 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Letter: royal

Letter for adjurning the parliament

The Follouing Letter from the Kings Majestie Being redd was ordored to be Recorded quherof the tenor Folloues
Suprascribitur William Rex
Right Trustie and Right uell beloved Cousine and Councellor Right trustie and Entirely Beloved Cousins and Councellors Right trustie and right well beloved Cousins and Councellors Right trustie and uell beloved Cousins and Councellors Right trustie and uell beloved Councellors Trustie and uell Beloved Councellors Ue Greet yow well wheras the parliament of that our Antient kingdome was by our Letter to yow from our Camp at Lembeck of the fourteenth of Agust Last ordored to be adjurned to the nynth day of January nixt Ensuing And that the present state of our affairs doeth not requyre the meeting therof at the said day Ue Have thought fitt to Continow the said adjurnment To the fifteenth day of March nixt therafter And that the members therof may not be putt to the trowble and charge of meeting upon the said nynth day of January It is our uill and pleasure And ue Heirby authorize and Requyre yow to Issue furth a proclamatione In our name ordoring a Continwance of the forsaid adjurnment of our said parliament to the said fifteenth day of march nixt ensuing the date of these presents And ordoring all the Members therof to attend at Edinburgh that day in the usuall way and under the Accustomed Certificationes For doing wherof this shall be your warrand and soe ue bidd yow heartily Fareuell Given at our Courte at Kensingtoune the nynteenth day of december 1693 And of our reigne the fifth year By his Majesties Command sic subscribitur J Johnstoun

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Letter: royal

Letter for adjurning the parliament

The Follouing Letter from the Kings Majestie Being redd was ordored to be Recorded quherof the tenor Folloues
Suprascribitur William Rex
Right Trustie and Right uell beloved Cousine and Councellor Right trustie and Entirely Beloved Cousins and Councellors Right trustie and right well beloved Cousins and Councellors Right trustie and uell beloved Cousins and Councellors Right trustie and uell beloved Councellors Trustie and uell Beloved Councellors Ue Greet yow well wheras the parliament of that our Antient kingdome was by our Letter to yow from our Camp at Lembeck of the fourteenth of Agust Last ordored to be adjurned to the nynth day of January nixt Ensuing And that the present state of our affairs doeth not requyre the meeting therof at the said day Ue Have thought fitt to Continow the said adjurnment To the fifteenth day of March nixt therafter And that the members therof may not be putt to the trowble and charge of meeting upon the said nynth day of January It is our uill and pleasure And ue Heirby authorize and Requyre yow to Issue furth a proclamatione In our name ordoring a Continwance of the forsaid adjurnment of our said parliament to the said fifteenth day of march nixt ensuing the date of these presents And ordoring all the Members therof to attend at Edinburgh that day in the usuall way and under the Accustomed Certificationes For doing wherof this shall be your warrand and soe ue bidd yow heartily Fareuell Given at our Courte at Kensingtoune the nynteenth day of december 1693 And of our reigne the fifth year By his Majesties Command sic subscribitur J Johnstoun

1. NRS, PC1/49, 209.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 209.

Act, 26 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Act

Act and deprivation Mr William Wood

Anent the petitione Given in to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Be Mr William Wood sometyme minister of the Gospell at Dunninna Sheuing That ther being a Criminall Lybell raised against some Ministers in Fyff for not Conforming in all things to the present established government The petitioner was Included in the said lybell And being a single man unmarried who had noe family He was not at home when the Citatione was Laid on at his house which was upon the wedensday to appear before the Councell the very nixt day And he is Content to make faith that the Citatione never came to his hands and that he had noe knouledge of it till the day of Compearance was elapsed And being Informed that the sentence of Councell against such ministers as did appear in his Circumstances was the discharging them the exercise of their ministrie uithin their severall paroches And Certificatione being past against him The petitioner Conceaved the meaning of that Certificatione had been the same And In dutifull Complyance theruith He hes ever since observed all that was decerned Against these who did Compear and receave sentence And hes Lived and uill Live In all quietnes But seing that upon his not appearing (which was Impossible for him to doe) He hath been declared and denunced fugitive And that Captione hath been given out against him And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petitione Bears The Saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given in to them Be the above Mr William Wood They Heirby Repone the petitioner Against the above Certificatione and all that hes followed theron And alloues him to be relaxed frae the horne And Recalls the former ordor of Councell Given for apprehending his persone And discharges the putting of the same in executione And the petitioner being brought to the Councell Barr acknouledged He had not prayed for their Majesties King William and Queen Mary and refuised to Ingadge to pray for the future Therfore The Saids Lords depryves him of his benefice att the said kirk of Dallmuno And declares his kirk vaccant And ordaines him to remove from his manse and Gleib of the said paroch at the terme of Candlemes nixt to Come And discharges him to exercise any part of his ministeriall functione uithin the said paroch

Att Edinburgh The Tuentie second day of December Jaj vic nyntie thrie years

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Act

Act and deprivation Mr William Wood

Anent the petitione Given in to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Be Mr William Wood sometyme minister of the Gospell at Dunninna Sheuing That ther being a Criminall Lybell raised against some Ministers in Fyff for not Conforming in all things to the present established government The petitioner was Included in the said lybell And being a single man unmarried who had noe family He was not at home when the Citatione was Laid on at his house which was upon the wedensday to appear before the Councell the very nixt day And he is Content to make faith that the Citatione never came to his hands and that he had noe knouledge of it till the day of Compearance was elapsed And being Informed that the sentence of Councell against such ministers as did appear in his Circumstances was the discharging them the exercise of their ministrie uithin their severall paroches And Certificatione being past against him The petitioner Conceaved the meaning of that Certificatione had been the same And In dutifull Complyance theruith He hes ever since observed all that was decerned Against these who did Compear and receave sentence And hes Lived and uill Live In all quietnes But seing that upon his not appearing (which was Impossible for him to doe) He hath been declared and denunced fugitive And that Captione hath been given out against him And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petitione Bears The Saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given in to them Be the above Mr William Wood They Heirby Repone the petitioner Against the above Certificatione and all that hes followed theron And alloues him to be relaxed frae the horne And Recalls the former ordor of Councell Given for apprehending his persone And discharges the putting of the same in executione And the petitioner being brought to the Councell Barr acknouledged He had not prayed for their Majesties King William and Queen Mary and refuised to Ingadge to pray for the future Therfore The Saids Lords depryves him of his benefice att the said kirk of Dallmuno And declares his kirk vaccant And ordaines him to remove from his manse and Gleib of the said paroch at the terme of Candlemes nixt to Come And discharges him to exercise any part of his ministeriall functione uithin the said paroch

1. NRS, PC1/49, 208.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 208.

Sederunt, 26 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith; Lord Polluarth; Master of Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clark; Lord Hattoune; Lord Funtainhaill; Lord Anstruther; Master Fra: Muntgomery

At Edinburgh The Tuentie sixth day of December Jaj vic nyntie thrie years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith; Lord Polluarth; Master of Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clark; Lord Hattoune; Lord Funtainhaill; Lord Anstruther; Master Fra: Muntgomery

1. NRS, PC1/49, 207.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 207.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 207.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 207.