A proclamation, indemnifying deserters, who shall return to their Majesties service. Scotland. Privy Council. 1693 Approx. 4 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). B05705 Wing S1939 ESTC R183563 52529312 ocm 52529312 179100 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. B05705) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179100) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2776:89) A proclamation, indemnifying deserters, who shall return to their Majesties service. Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to their most excellent Majesties, Edinburgh : 1693. Caption title. Initial letter. Intentional blank spaces in text. Dated: Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the fifth day of Aprile. And of Our Reign the fourth year 1693. 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. 2008-01 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-05 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-06 John Pas Sampled and proofread 2008-06 John Pas Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A PROCLAMATION , Indemnifying Deserters , who shall return to their Majesties Service . WILLIAM and MARY by the Grace of GOD , King and Queen of Great-Britain , France and Ireland , Defenders of the Faith : To Macers of Our privy Council , or Messengers at Arms , Our Sheriffs in that part , conjunctly and severally , specially Constitute , Greeting . Forasmuch as , We understand that a great many Souldiers of the Forces presently under Our Pay , and in Our Service within this Our antient Kingdom and Abroad , have Deserted their Colours , and do Skulk and hide themselves in obscure Places , being afraid to return to Our Service , out of Dread of that Justly Deserved Punishment due to Deserters , by the Severity of Military Laws : For Remeid whereof , and that all Souldiers who have Deserted as said is , may be Inexcusable and receive chat Condign Punishment due to Deserters by the Military Laws , in case they shall not give Punctual Obedience to this present Proclamation . Therefore , We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council , do hereby Peremptorily Require and Command , all Souldiers within this Our antient Kingdom , who have been in Our Service , and under Our Pay , in any of the Regiments , Troops , or Companies now in Our Service , within this Our antient Kingdom , or forth thereof , ( who have not left the same upon a Pass granted to them , by their Captain or other Superior Officer , ) to return to Our Service , and present themselves to the Commander in Chief , or any Commissionat Officer of Our Forces within our said Kingdom . And We with Ad ice foresaid , Pardon and Indemnifie them and every one of them , who shall return and present themselves in manner foresaid , within two Moneths after the date hereof , Certifying all such who shall not return and accept , and take the Benefit of this Our Gracious Indemnity within the space foresaid , they shall be Treated as Deserters , when , and wherever they shall be seised on without Mercy . And We with Advice foresaid , Require and Command all Magistrats and Ministers of the Law within this Realm , to Concur with , and be Assisting to the Officers of Our Forces , and such as shall be imployed by them , in Seising and Securing the Persons of all such Deserters ( in manner specified in the former Proclamations , ) as shall not accept of the Benefit of this Indemnity , within the space above-written . OUR WILL IS HEREFORE , and We Charge you strictly and Command , that incontinent these Our Letters seen , ye pass to the Mercat-cross of Edinburgh , and to the Mercat-crosses of the whole Head-Burghs within this Kingdom , and there by open Proclamation , make Publication hereof , that none may pretend Ignorance . And Ordains these Presents to be Printed . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh , the Fifth Day of Aprile . And of Our Reign the Fourth Year 1693. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . In Supplementum Signeti . GILB . ELIOT , Cls Sti. Concilii . GOD save King William and Queen Mary , Edinburgh , Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties , 1693.