A proclamation for restoring the Church of Scotland to its ancient government by bishops: at Edinburgh the sixth day of September, one thousand six hundred and sixty one years. Laws, etc. Scotland. 1661 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A92699 Wing S1904 ESTC R225540 45578441 ocm 45578441 172357 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. A92699) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 172357) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2627:11) A proclamation for restoring the Church of Scotland to its ancient government by bishops: at Edinburgh the sixth day of September, one thousand six hundred and sixty one years. Laws, etc. Scotland. Scotland. Privy Council. 1 sheet ([1] p.). Printed at Edinburgh, and re-printed at London by VV.G. for Richard Thrale, [London : 1661] Signed: Pet. Wedderburne, Cl. Sci. Concilii. Imprint suggested by Wing. Imperfect: cropped with loss of imprint. Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2007-07 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-09 Elspeth Healey Sampled and proofread 2007-09 Elspeth Healey Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A PROCLAMATION For Restoring the CHURCH of SCOTLAND to Its ANCIENT Government By BISHOPS : At Edinburgh the sixth day of September , One thousand six hundred and sixty one years . C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE THe Lords of His Majesties Privy Council , having considered His Majesties Letter of the date at Whitehall the fourteen●h day of August last , bearing , that whereas His Majesty , by His Letter to the Presb●tery of Edinbu●gh , in the moneth of August , One thousand six hundred and sixty years , Declared His Ro●al purpose , to mainta●n the Government of the Church of Scotland setled by Law : And the Estates of Parliam●nt of this Kingdom , having since that time , not onely rescinded all the Acts since the Troubles began , rela●ing to that Government , bu● also Declared all those Parliaments null and voyd , leaving to His Majesty , the Setling of Church Government : Therefore , in compliance with that Act Rescissory , and in pu●suance of His Majesties Proclamation of the tenth of June last , and in contemplation of the Inconveniencies that accompanyed and issued from the Church Government , as it hath been exercised these twenty three years past , and of the unsuteableness thereof to His Majesties Monarchical Estate , and of the sadly experienced confusions , which during these late Troubles have been caused by the violences done to His Majesties Royal Prerogative , and to the Government Civil and Ecclesiastical , established by unquestionable Authority : His Majesty having respect to the Glory of GOD , and the good and interest of the Protestant Religion ; and being zealous of the Order , Vnity , Peace and Stability of the Church within this Kingdom , and of its better harmony with the Government of the Churches of England and Ireland ; hath been pleased , after mature deliberation , to Declare unto His Council , His firm resolution to interpose His Royal Authority , for restoring of this Church to its right Government by Bishops , as it was by Law before the late Troubles , during the Reigns of His Majesties Royal Father and Grand-father of blessed memory , and as it now stands setled by Law ; and that the Rents belonging to the several Bishopricks and Deanries , be restored and made useful to the Church , according to Iustice and the standing Law ; Have therefore in obedience of , and conform to , His Majesties Royal pleasure aforesaid , Ordained , and by these presents Ordains the Lyon King at Arms , and his brethren Heraulds , Pursevants and Messengers of Arms , to pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh and other Royal Burroughs of the Kingdom , and there by open Proclamation , to make publication of this His Majesties Royal pleasure , for restoring the Church of this Kingdom to its right Government by Bishops ; and in His Majesties Name , to require all His good Subjects to compose themselves to a chearful acquiescence and obedience to the same , and to His Majesties Soveraign Authority now exercised within this Kingdom . And that none of them presume upon any pretence whatsomever , by Discoursing , Preaching , Reviling , or any irregular and unlawful way , the endevouring to alienate the affections of His Majesties good Subjects , or dispose them to an evil opinion of His Majesty or His Government , or to the disturbance of the peace of the Kingdom , and to inhibit and discharge the assembling of Ministers in their several Synodical Meetings , until His Majesties further pleasure therein be known ; Commanding hereby , all Sheriffs , Baylies of Bayleries , Stewarts of Stewartries and their Deputes ; all Iustices of Peace , and Magistrates and Council of Burroughs , and all other publick Ministers , to be careful within their several bounds and jurisdictions , to see this Act punctually obeyed : And if they shall find any person or persons , upon any pretexts whatsomever , by Discoursing , Preaching Reviling , or otherways as aforesaid , failzying in their due obedience hereunto , or doing any thing in the contrary thereof , that they forthwith commit them to prison , till His Majesties Privy Council , after information of the offence , give further order therein . And hereof the Sheriffs , and others afore-mentioned , are to have a special care , as they will answer upon their Duty and Alleagiance to His Majesty . And further , the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council do hereby inhibit and discharge all persons lyable in payment of any of the Rents formerly belonging to the Bishopricks and Deanries , from paying of the Rents of this present year , one thousand six hundred and sixty one years , or in time coming , or any part thereof , to any person whatsomever , until they receive new order thereanent from His Majesty or His Council . And Ordains these presents to be printed and published as said is , that none may pretend ignorance of the same . Extract . per me Pet. Wedderburne , Cl. S ● . Concilii . GOD SAVE THE KING .