A proclamation for seising the horses and arms of Papists, and persons above the degree of commons, not qualified according to the Act of Parliament. Scotland. Privy Council. 1696 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B05688 Wing S1920 ESTC R183544 53299292 ocm 53299292 180022 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. B05688) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 180022) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2810:47) A proclamation for seising the horses and arms of Papists, and persons above the degree of commons, not qualified according to the Act of Parliament. Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson ..., Edinburgh, : 1696. Caption title. Title vignette: royal seal with initials W R. Reproduction of original in: 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. 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 -- Scotland -- 17th century. 2008-01 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-03 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-03 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion WR DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms A PROCLAMATION For Seising the Horses and Arms of Papists , and Persons above the Degree of Commons , not Qualified according to the Act of Parliament . 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 by the Sixth Act of the Fourth Session of this Our current Parliament , It is Statute and Ordained , that all Persons who shall not swear the Oath of Allegiance , and subscribe the same , with the Assurance to Us , shall not be allowed to keep any Horses above an hundred Merks Price , nor any sort of Arms more than a Walking-Sword , certifying such as should be found to have Horses and Arms contrary to that Provision , either in their own or in the keeping of others , that both the Owner and Keeper should incur the Penalty of an thousand Merks , the one half to the Informer , and the other to Us. And by the foresaid Act , the Lords of Our Privy Council are Authorized and Impowered to take such further effectual Methods for Disarming these Persons , and seizing of their Horses above the foresaid Value , as they should judge necessary . And We Considering how requisite and needful it is at this time , that all Papists , and Heretors , and others , above the degree of Commons within this Kingdom , who have not sworn the Oath of Allegiance , and subscribed the same , with the Assurance to Us , should be Disarmed , and their Horses above the Price foresaid seized and imployed for Our Use , to oppose and withstand the Invasion now threatned from France . And for the better securing the Peace and Quiet of this Our Kingdom from all Disturbance and Commotion , that may be moved or made within the same , in case any such Forraign Invasion should happen , have therefore thought fit , with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council , to Require and Command ; likeas , with Advice foresaid , We hereby peremptorly Require and Command the Sheriffs of the several Shires of this Kingdom , Stewarts of Stewartries , Baillies of Regalities , and their respective Deputs , and the Magistrats of Burghs within their several Jurisdictions , immediatly after Publication hereof , to pass through every Paroch within their respective Bounds , and call before them all the Papists , and the Heretors and others above the degree of Commons within the same , who have not taken , or will not take the Oath of Allegiance , and subscribe , the same with the Assurance to Us ; and Require and Command them upon Oath to Declare , what Horses they had since the first of January last , or presently have above the Price of an Hundred Merks , and in whose Custody they are , and what Arms more than a Walking-Sword , they since the day foresaid had , or presently have belonging to them , and immediatly to deliver into the Custody and Keeping of the said Sheriff , or their Deputs , or other Magistrats respective foresaid , before whom they shall Depone the saids Horses and Arms in their Custody , to be keeped by the said Sheriffs and other Magistrats foresaids , in sure Custody , untill they make report of the Number thereof to the Lords of Our Privy Council , which they are hereby Required to do , betwixt and the Second day of April next for all upon this side of Tay , and for all the rest of this Kingdom betwixt and the Fifth Day of May next , under the pain of Five Hundred Merks Scots ; and where either the saids Heretors , and others foresaids , do not Compear and Depone , or do not instantly deliver the saids Horses and Arms , acknowledged by their Oath to belong to them . We with Advice foresaid , Require and Command the Sheriffs and other Magistrats respective above named , within their several Jurisdictions , to seize upon the Horses and Arms belonging to the saids Persons , and take the same into their Custody and Keeping , where-ever they can be found , and make report thereof betwixt and the day foresaid , under the Pains above-set-down . and for the more effectual Execution of the Premisses , We with Advice foresaid , Impower and Authorize any of the Magistrats respective above-named , to call for , and we hereby Require and Ordain the Commander in Chief of Our Forces , to grant sufficient Parties of Our Troops whenever they shall be required , to go along with , and be assisting to the said respective Magistrats , in feising upon , and searching for the saids Horses and Arms to be delivered to , and detained by the saids respective Magistrats , and reported to Our Privy Council , in manner above-mentioned ; And We with Advice foresaid , Require and Command the saids respective Magistrats , in the Report to be made by them to Our Privy Council , and likewise the Officers of Our Troops that shall be imployed for their Assistance , to Declare upon Oath , that they have not restored or given back any Horses above the price of one hundred Merks , or Arms more than a Walking-Sword to any of the foresaids persons not qualified according to Law , or others belonging to them , but that they have effectually Seized , and Reported all the Horses above the price foresaid , and Arms more than the said Walking-Sword belonging to any of the saids unqualified Heretors , and others foresaids within their respective Bounds , conform to the foresaid Act of Parliament , and the Orders here set down , and how soon soever the said Report shall be made ; We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council , will send the necessary Orders to the Sheriffs and other Magistrats respective above-named , how to dispose upon the saids Horses and Arms to the best Advantage for Our Service , which they are punctually to observe and obey , as they will be answerable . OUR WILL IS HEREFORE , and we Charge you strictly and Command , that incontinent thir Our Letters seen , ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh , and remanent Mercat-Crosses of the 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 pretend Ignorance , and Ordains these presents to be Printed . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh , the thirteenth day of March , 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 His most Excellent Majesty , Anno DOM. 1696.