A proclamation declaring old un-clipt merk-pieces, and broad un-clipt English money to be currant. Scotland. Privy Council. 1696 Approx. 2 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). B05556 Wing S1737 ESTC R183431 52529267 ocm 52529267 179014 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. B05556) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179014) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2776:3) A proclamation declaring old un-clipt merk-pieces, and broad un-clipt English money to be currant. Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the Kings most excellent Majesty, Edinburgh : 1696. Caption title. Royal arms at head of text; initial letter. Intentional blank spaces in text. Dated: Given under Our Signet in Edinburgh, the twenty eighth day of January, and of Our Reign the seventh year, 1696. Signed: Gilb. Eliot, Cls. Sti. Concilii. Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland. 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. 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Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. 2008-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-09 John Pas Sampled and proofread 2008-09 John Pas Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A PROCLAMATION Declaring old Vn-clipt Merk-Pieces , and broad Vn-clipt English Money to be Currant . WILLIAM by the Grace of God , King of Great-Britain , France , and Ireland , Defender of the Faith , To _____ Macers of Our Privy Council , Messengers at Arms , Our Sheriffs in that part , conjunctly and severally , specially Constitute ; Greeting , Forasmuch as , We are informed , that several of Our Subjects within this Our Ancient Kingdom of Scotland , Have of late at their own hands , without any Warrand , taken upon them to refuse the old Scots Merk-Pieces , and their Fractions , albeit they be not Clipped ; and the broad Un-clipped English Money , to the great Interruption of Trade , and hindering the payment of Lawful Debts : Therefore , We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council , Do hereby peremptorly Ordain , and Command the saids old Un-clipped Merk-Pieces , and their Fractions , and all broad Un-clipped English Money , to be Currant , and to pass among all Persons within this Kingdom , in all Payments , whether of Debts , Merchandize , or others whatsomever , And Discharges any Persons to refuse the same , as they will be answerable . Our Will is Herefore , and we Charge you strictly , and Command , That in Continent thir Our Letters seen , ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh , and to the Mercat-Crosses of the remanent Head-Burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom , and There in Our Name and Authority , by open Proclamation , make Intimation hereof , that none may pretend ignorance . And Ordains these Presents to be Printed . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh , the Twenty eighth day of January , and of Our Reign the Seventh year , 1696. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . GILB . ELIOT Cls. Sti. Concilii . GOD Save the King. Edinburgh , Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson , Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty , 1696.