A proclamation discharging any persons to travel vvith arms vvithout licence Scotland. Privy Council. 1679 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). B05560 Wing S1741 ESTC R183435 52615081 ocm 52615081 176109 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 , 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 the bearing of , and shooting with Fire-arms , such as Hagbuts , Culverings , and Pistols , without Licence from Us , is prohibited and discharged by several Acts of Parliament , under diverse great pains and penalties , especially by the eighteenth Act of the first Parliament , eighty seventh Act of the sixt Parliament , and the sixt Act of the sixteenth Parliament of King James the sixt ; And We , taking to Our consideration what Attrocious Facts are committed by rebellious and disorderly persons , who go in Arms to Field Conventicles , these Rendevouzes of Rebellion , and presume to make resistance to Our Forces when they offer to dissipate them : Therefore We , with advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council , do prohibite and discharge all Our Subjects of this Kingdom , except the Officers and Souldiers of Our standing Forces , and of the Militia , to travel with any Fire-arms , as Muskets , Hagbuts , Culverings and Pistols , unless they have a Licence from One of Our Privy Council , or the Sheriff of the Shire where they dwell , under the pains and penalties contained in the saids Acts of Parliament . Likeas , We with advice foresaid , do hereby Authorize and require , all Sheriffs , Stewarts , Bailies , Magistrates of Burghs , Justices of Peace , and Officers of Our Forces , that they take notice of all persons whom they find travelling , not only carrying the saids Fire-arms , but also carrying Swords , Durks , Whingers , Halbards , Poll-axes , or any other Weapons invasive ; that they seize upon the saids Fire-arms , and secure the persons carrying the same , not having Licence from one of Our Privy Council , or from a Sheriff , or Stewart granted to these within their Jurisdiction , until they give Bond and Caution to compear before Competent Judges , and answer for their transgression of the saids Acts of Parliament ; and in case the saids Travellers be found to carry any of the saids Arms , they not being Noblemen , Landed-Gentlemen , or their Children , or Servants travelling with them or their Children , and not having passes expressing whence they came , and whither they go , under the hand of one of Our Privy Council , Lords of Session , Sheriff , Stewarts , Bailies of Royalties or Regalities , Magistrates of Burghs , Justices of Peace , or Commissioners of Excise granted in favours of these within their Bounds ; that the saids persons be examined by Our saids Judges , and Officers in whose Bounds they shall be found ; and in case they cannot give a sufficient account of themselves , that they are none of these vagrant persons , disturbers of the peace , and committers of the saids Insolencies ; We do Command Our saids Judges , and Officers to seize upon their Arms , and secure their persons in the next prison , and with all diligence to send an account of their Names and Examination to Our Sheriff-Deputs , specially Commissionate for punishing of Conventicles , and other disorders of that kind ; that without delay they may proceed to the tryal of the saids persons , according to their Commissions and Instructions . And We Ordain these presents to continue and endure until the first of November next . Our Will is herefore , and We Charge you straitly and Command , that incontinent , these Our Letters seen , ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh , and other places needful , and there make publication of the Premisses , that none may pretend ignorance . And Ordains these presents to be printed . Given under Our Signet , at Edinburgh the eight day of May , 1679 , and of Our Reign the thretty one Year . Alexr . Gibson , Cl. Sti. Concilii . God save the King. Edinburgh , Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most Sacred Majesty . 1679.