A proclamation discharging the importing, vending, dispersing, or keeping seditious books and pamphlets Scotland. Privy Council. 1688 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). B05585 Wing S1770 ESTC R183452 53981735 ocm 53981735 180367 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. B05585) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 180367) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2826:55) A proclamation discharging the importing, vending, dispersing, or keeping seditious books and pamphlets Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James VII) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most sacred Majesty, Edinburgh : 1688. Caption title. Royal arms at head of text; initial letter. Majority of text in black letter. Dated: Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the fifteenth day of August, one thousand six hundred eighty eight years. And of Our Reign the fourth year. Signed: Will. Paterson, 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 2008-10 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-10 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion J R royal blazon or coat of arms A PROCLAMATION Discharging the Importing , Vending , Dispersing , or Keeping Seditious Books and Pamphlets . IAMES 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 being informed , that there are many Impious and Scandalous Books and Pamphlets printed in Holland , and elsewhere , Inciting Our Subjects to Murder and Assassination , as well as Rebellion , to the great reproach of the Christian-Religion , and the ruine of all Humane Society ; in which also Our Government , and the Actions of Our Royal Predecessors , and Our own , are represented as Cruel , Barbarous , and Tyrannical , and all such as have Served and Obeyed Us , are railed at as Enemies to GOD , and their Native Country : Notwithstanding of the great Care We have always taken to Tollerate all different Perswasions , and the Clemency We have shown in Pardoning the greatest Criminals ; which Books are brought Home into this Kingdom , and Vended , and Spread here ; and we being most desirous , on this , as on all other Occasions , to prevent any of Our Subjects being brought into a Snare . We have thought fit hereby to Intimat , and make Known , that if any of Our Subjects shall hereafter bring Home , Vend or Sell , Disperse or Lend any of the Books underwritten , viz. All Translations of Buchanan de Jure Regni , Lex Rex , Jus Populi , Nephtali , The Cup of cold Water , The Scots Mist , The Appologetical Relation , Mene Techel , The Hynd let loose , The treasonable Proclamations issued out at Sanquhar , and these issued out by the late Duke of Monmouth , and the late Earl of Argile , or any other Books that are , or shall be hereafter Written or Printed defending these Treasonable and Seditious Principles , they shall be lyable as if they were Authors of the saids Books ; and all other Our Subjects are hereby Commanded to bring in any of the saids Books they have , and deliver them in to any Privy Counsellor , Sheriff , Baillie of Regality , or Bailliaries , or their Deputs , or any Magistrats of Burrows , to be transmitted by them to the Clerks of Our Privy Council , to the end the same may be destroyed , with Certification , that whoever ( except Privy Counsellors ) shall be found to have any of the saids Books , and not to have delivered them up , shall be Fyned , for Our Vse , in such a Penalty , as Our Council shall appoint , for each of the saids Books , that he or they have not delivered up . And appoints the saids Books and Pamphlets to be brought in betwixt and the Dyets following , viz. these in the Town of Edinburgh , and Suburbs thereof , betwixt and the first Tuesday of September next to come , and all others within this Kingdom , betwixt and the first Tuesday of November next to come . And to the end Our Royal Pleasure in the Premisses may be made publick and known , Our Will is , and We Charge you strictly and Command , that incontinent , these Our Letters seen , ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh , and whole remanent Mercat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of the Shires of this Kingdom , and other places needful , and there in Our Name and Authority , make Publication of Our Royal Pleasure in the Premisses . And recommends to the Most Reverend the Arch-Bishops , and Right Reverend Bishops , to cause read this Our Royal Proclamation , in all the Pulpits of this Kingdom , upon some convenient Lords Day , in the Forenoon , immediatly after Divine Service , that none pretend Ignorance . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the Fifteenth day of August , One thousand six hundred eighty eight Years . And of Our Reign the Fourth Year . Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . WILL. PATERSON , Cls. Sti. Concilii . GOD SAVE THE KING . Edinburgh , Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most Sacred Majesty , 1688.