Act anent suppressing conventicles, &c. Edinburgh (Scotland). Town Council. 1684 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). B02997 Wing E160CF ESTC R174850 52612134 ocm 52612134 179413 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. B02997) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179413) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2788:9) Act anent suppressing conventicles, &c. Edinburgh (Scotland). 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Dissenters, Religious -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Early works to 1800. 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 John Pas Sampled and proofread 2008-10 John Pas Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion ACT Anent Suppressing Conventicles , &c. Edinburgh , the ninteenth day of December , One thousand six hundred eighty and three years . THE which day , Forasmuch as the Lord Provest , Bailȝies and Council of Edinburgh , taking to their serious consideration , how zealous and careful his Sacred Majesty , hath been since His happy Restauration , for suppressing all Conventicles , Unwarrantable meetings , and Conventions of His Subjects within this Kingdom , by several laudable Laws and Acts of Parliament , made against the same : And also that by the 17 Act of of the 3d. Session of His Majesties 2d Parliament , It is expresly Statute and Ordained , That all Magistrates of Burghs-Royal shall call before them all such as are Burgesses , as shall be guilty of keeping Conventicles : and proceed against them by Fyning , or otherwise according to Law , and that they make an account of their diligence to His Majesties Privy Council , and that they be careful in putting their Acts to due Execution against the ●●●pers of Conventicles , conform to the Trust and Power committed to them , and that an accompt of their Proceedings be returned yearly to His Majesties Privy Council upon the first day of July , under the pain of 500. merks , for each years Failȝie : They therefore being sensible of the Duty and Trust committed to them by His Majesty and Estates of Parliament ; and that it is absolutely necessary for His Majesties Service , and for the peaceable and quiet Government of the good Town ; and that all effectual means be taken for suppressing of Conventicles within the City and Priviledges thereof , which tends so much to the prejudice of the publick Worship of God , to the scandal of the reformed Religion , and is the reproach of His Majesties Authority and Government : And also , that the slow progress hitherto made , in discovering and suppressing of Conventicles , Unlawful-Baptisms and Marriages , and entertaining of Intercommuned and vagrant Persons , did proceed from this , that there was no due Incouragment or Reward promised and allowed , to such persons as should discover any Conventicles or Unwarrantable meetings within this City and Priviledges thereof . Do therefore unanimously Statute and Ordain , That any person who shall discover any Conventicle , that shall be keeped within the said City or Priviledges thereof , or Unlawful-Baptisms and Marriages , and entertaining of intercommuned and vagrant Persons , to any of the Magistrates within the same ; so that the said Conventicle be actually attatched , seised upon , and found in the place discovered , and that the saids Unlawful-Baptisms and Marriages , and the entertaining of intercommuned and vagrant Persons be instructed , the saids persons discoverers shall have for their reward for each Conventicle , Unlawful-Baptism or Marriage , or the entertaining of any intercommuned and vagrant Person that shall happen to be discovered , the sum of threescore pounds Scots money ; and whosoever shall discover any persons , whose Residence is in the Country , that comes to the City to lurk , and absents themselves from their own Paroch-Churches , and withdraws from the publick Worship in the City , shall have for each person twelve pounds for their pains ; And in regard that the Lord Provest , Bailȝies &c. intends a vigorous Execution of His Majesties good Laws against separation and withdrawing from the Established publick Worship . They do hereby require all the Citizens and other Inhabitants whatsoever in the said Burgh and Jurisdictions thereof , duly to attend the publick Ordinances and Worship ; Certifying all such as shall absent themselves , or withdraw therefrom , that they shall be impartially Fyned according to Law. And for encouragment of these who shall delate any person so withdrawing , who are not contained in the Lists given up to the Magistrates by persons authorized for that effect , shall have six pounds Scots instantly payed unto him , providing alwayes the person or persons so delated , be convicted guilty of withdrawing as aforesaid . And Ordains this present Act to be Proclaimed through the City by Touck of Drum , and Printed that none pretend ignorance . GOD save the KING .