A proclamation for discovering and apprehending some rebels lately in arms in the West, and their resetters England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) 1684 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A58747 Wing S1864 ESTC R6506 13704253 ocm 13704253 101469 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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CHARLES by the Grace of God , King of Great Britain , France and Ireland , Defender of the Faith ; To Our Lyon King at Arms , His Brethren Heralds , Macers of Our Privy Council Pursevants , Messengers at Arms , Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally , specially Constitute , Greeting : Forasmuch as by the nature of the Monarchy devolved upon Us by God Almighty alone , and by the inherent Priviledge and Prerogative of the Imperial Crown of this Our Ancient Kingdom , We are sufficiently Impowered to take such Courses and Methods , as according to the Circumstances of the Times wherein We are Stated , may best secure Our Royal Government , and Our Innocent and Peaceable subjects : As also by the Laws and Acts of Parliament of this Our Kingdom , All Sheriffs , Stewarts , Lords , and Baillies of Regalities , and Baillieries , and their Deputs are obliged when any Rebellious , and Disorderly People appear openly in any of their Jurisdictions , to Convocat Our Lieges , and to raise the Huy and Cry against : them , and never leave the following and pursuing of them , till they be chasd out of the said jurisdictions , and to take and apprehend them , and ●●●●g them in , and present them to Justice ; And that the Heretors , Commons , and generally all Our Lieges are 〈◊〉 to concur with them . In which , if they fail , as in that which is their duty , We must take such other 〈◊〉 as may most effectually secure Our Royal Government , and good Subjects . Yet it is undenyable , that 〈◊〉 many years , great numbers of Armed Rebels , have most insolently , and rebelliously gathered themselves together , and have not only Marched up and down Our Western Shires of Cliadisdale , and other Shires besouth the River of Forth , But have assaulted and Murdered severals belonging to Our Forces , burnt Our Laws , and Excommunicatted Our Sacred Person . And of late , in the Month of June last , about two hundreth Arme● Rebels have presumed , to the great contempt of Our Authority , to March openly through several of the said Shires for many days together , threating the Orthodox Clergy , and Murdering Our Souldiers , and have at last , ( when they found it convenient ) disappeared , being certainly and undenyably Harboured , and Reset by the Inhab●tants of these Shires , without sufficient diligence done by the Sheriffs , and Inhabitants of the said Shires , either for dissipating them , or for discovering their Resetters , and bringing them to Justice ; By which preparative ( i● allowed ) all Rebels may safely Rise in Arms , and yet be secure . We therefore , with Advice of Our Privy Council , Do hereby Command and Charge Our Sheriffs , Stewarts , and others in the several Shires forsaid , as they will be answerable upon their duty , and higheset peril ( with whom We Command the Heretors and Common● to concur ) To apprehend , and bring into Justice the Persons of the saids Rebels , who appeared openly in the saids Shires , and to discover to Us , and Our Privy Council , betwixt and the fifteenth day of August next , all such as did Reset and Intercommon with them , With Certification , that if they fail , We will for preserving the publick Peace , and Our good Subjcts , take such other effectual Courses , as in Our Royal Prudence We shall find most ●t for preventing Rebellions , and secureing the publ●ck Peace in the Shires above mentioned . And to the effect O●r Pleasure in the Premisses may be known to all Our Lieges . Our Will is Herefore , and We Charge you strictly , and Command , that incontinent these Our Letters seen , ye passe to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh , and whole remanent Mercat Crosses of the head Burghs of the Shires of this Kingdom , on this side of the Water of F●rth , and there in Our Name and Authority , by open Proclamation , make publication of Our Pleasure in the Premisses , that all Persons concerned may have notice thereof , and give punctual obedience thereto . And We ordain the sheriffs of the saids Shires to cause forth with publish this Our Proclamation , at the several Mercat Crosses within their respective Shires and Paroch Kirks , and the Ministers of the respective Parochs , to read the same from their Pulpits upon a Sabbath day , after D●vine Service . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the twenty and second day of July , 1684. and of Our Reign the thirtie●h and six Year . Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . WILL PATERSON , Cls. Secreti Concilii . GOD Save the KING . Edinburg , Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most Sacred Majesty , Anno DOM , 1684.