A proclamation ordering the whole militia benorth the river of Forth, to be in readiness with fifteen dayes provision, when called out, &c. 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) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A58763 Wing S1964 ESTC R6503 13704234 ocm 13704234 101466 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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Broadsides -- Scotland -- Edinburgh (Lothian) -- 17th century 2008-01 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-03 John Pas Sampled and proofread 2008-10 SPi Global Rekeyed and resubmitted 2008-12 John Pas Sampled and proofread 2008-12 John Pas Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A PROCLAMATION Ordering the whole Militia benorth the River of Forth , to be in readiness with fifteen days Provision , when called out , &c. CHARLES , by the Grace of GOD , King of Great-Britain , France and Ireland , Defender of the Faith ; To Our Lyon King at Arms , and his brethren Heraulds , Macers of Our Privy Council Pursevants , or Messengers at Arms , Our Sheriffs in that part , conjunctly and severally , specially constitute , Greeting : Forasmuch , as severals of the Inhabitants of the Western and Southern Shires , of this Our ancient Kingdom , notwithstanding of the great Peace , Tranquillity and Plenty , wherewith GOD hath blessed them , under Our Royal Government , the Justice , and Equity of Our Administrations , and of Our great care of preserving the Protestant Religion , in its Truth and Purity ; Have at several times ; and on several occasions , not only moved Sedition , and run into many irregular , and illegal Tumults , but likewise , having casten off all Fe●r of GOD , all Duty to Us , all Affection to their native Countrey , and all Regard to the Laws , Divine and Humane , did , at divers times , rise in open Rebellion , and to that height of Boldness and Impiety , that they have , by Open Force , Attackt Our Armies , Disclaimed Our Royal Authority , Excommunicate Our Sacred Person , and did as far as in them 〈◊〉 throw these happy Nations into the Miseries of War and Ruine ; by so much the more dreadful then former Rebellions , that these who carryed on the recent Seditions , have far out-done all others , in demonstrating , the Villanies of their Principles , by their Practices ; and have at length come to these hights of Wickedness , the Blasphemy , Treason , Assassination , Murders and Robberies are own'd by them , as the highest Principles of their Religion , and the best practice of their Morals ; And albeit GOD in his great Mercy hath blessed Our Government with such Success , that both by the force of Our Arms , and the regular Procedors of Our Judges , their Attempts have been on all occasions Defeat , and many of their persons brought to condign punishment : Yet so far hath their Execrable Principles transported them , that neither these Judgements of GOD , the severity of Our Laws , the steddiness of Our Justice , nor the many reiterated Acts of Our unparalelled Clemency , prevailed so far as to bring them to Duty : But on the contrary , as they were obdure● , to their utter destruction , severals of them do continue to own publickly their Hellish Principles , and upon all opportunities , to practise their Abominable Murders and Assassinations upon our good Subjects : And finding likewise , to Our great regrate , that People guilty of such Principles , and Practices , are not only not pursued by the Inhabitant of the Shires where they appear , but to the astonishment of all good men , are Concealed , Harboured , Intertained and Comforted , contrary to what Law and Duty required of all Our Subjects ; and which being so dangerous to Religion , Government , the publick Peace , the Lives and Fortunes of Our People , that it is not consistent with Our Justice or Honour , not to use the utmost Remedies against so inveterat and pernicious Mischiefs . And We having resolved to imploy Our Royal Power to these ends , by these Methods and Procedurs , which hath been formerly used by Our Royal Predecessors , on all such occasions , Do therefore by this Our Royal Proclamation , Command and Charge all the Officers of Our Militia , both Horse and Foot , benorth the River of Forth to put themselves , and all under their Command , in present readiness , with fifteen days provision , well Armed , and sitted for Our Service , to march whither We , or those Commissionated by Us , shall direct them , on six days Warning . And that all Commissioners of Excise supply , and Militia give all speedy and possible Concurrance , for promoting this Our Service , as they will be answerable at their highest peril . And ordains these Presents to be Published at the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh , and all Other Mercat Crosses of the Shires of this Kingdom , and to be Read by the several Ministers from their respective Pulpits , immediatly after Divine Service in all their Churches upon a Sabbath day , that all persons concerned may have notice thereof ; The which to do , We commit to you , conjunctly and severally , Our full Power , by this Our Letters , delivering them by you , duly execute , and indorsed again to the Bearer . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh , the twenty and second day of July , One thousand six hundred and eighty four . And of Our Reign , the thirtieth and six Year . Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . WILL. PATERSON , Cl. Sti. Concilii . GOD save the KING . Edinburgh , printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most Sacred Majesty , Anno DOM. 1684.