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         England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II)
      
       
         
           1686
        
      
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             Proclamation against slanderers and leesing-makers
             England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II)
             McKenzie, Colin.
          
           1 broadside.
           
             Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson ...,
             For J.L.,
             Edinburgh :
             1686 ;
             Reprinted at London :
             1686.
          
           
             Signed: Colin McKenzie, Cls. Sti. Concilii.
             At end of text: Given under our signet at Edinburgh, the seventeenth day of June, one thousand six hundred eighty six years.
             Wing number J309C (item at 869:21), cancelled in Wing (CD-ROM, 1996).
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           James -- II, -- King of England, 1633-1701.
           Proclamations -- Great Britain.
           Great Britain -- History -- James II, 1685-1688 -- Sources.
        
      
    
     
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             royal blazon or coat of arms
             
               I
               R
            
             
               HONI
               SOIT
               QVI
               MAL
               Y
               PENSE
            
             
               DIEV
               ET
               MON
               DROIT
            
          
           
             A
             PROCLAMATION
          
           Against
           Slanderers
           and
           Leesing-makers
           .
        
         
           
             
               JAMES
               ,
            
             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
             ,
             and
             Messengers
             at
             Arms
             ,
             Our
             Sherisss
             in
             that
             part
             ,
             conjunctly
             ,
             and
             severally
             ,
             specially
             constitute
             ,
             Greeting
             :
          
        
         
           Whereas
           We
           are
           Informed
           That
           divers
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           to
           promote
           their
           Seditious
           designs
           ,
           Do
           take
           upon
           them
           in
           Sermons
           ,
           and
           other
           Discourses
           ,
           To
           Allarm
           the
           People
           ,
           and
           to
           raise
           dislike
           of
           Our
           Person
           and
           Government
           in
           their
           Hearts
           ,
           Desaming
           and
           Slandering
           Our
           Designs
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           ,
           medling
           in
           Our
           Affairs
           ;
           All
           which
           are
           highly
           punishable
           ,
           and
           the
           Punishments
           Declared
           by
           Our
           Laws
           and
           Acts
           of
           Parliament
           ;
           Especially
           by
           the
           seventh
           
             Act
          
           of
           the
           eight
           
             Parl.
          
           of
           King
           
             James
          
           the
           Sixth
           ,
           Our
           Royal
           Grand-Father
           ,
           (
           of
           ever
           Blessed
           Memory
           )
           
             Cap.
          
           134.
           
           Intituled
           ,
           
             Anent
             Slanderers
             of
             the
             King
             ,
             His
             Progenitors
             ,
             Estate
             and
             Realm
             ;
          
           And
           of
           which
           ,
           in
           so
           far
           as
           relates
           to
           these
           Affaires
           ,
           The
           Tenor
           follows
           .
           Forasmuch
           as
           it
           is
           understood
           to
           Our
           Soveraign
           Lord
           ,
           and
           His
           Three
           Estates
           Assembled
           in
           this
           present
           Parliament
           ,
           What
           great
           harm
           and
           inconvenient
           has
           fallen
           in
           this
           Realm
           ,
           chiefly
           since
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           Civil
           Troubles
           ,
           occurred
           in
           the
           time
           of
           His
           Highness
           minority
           ,
           through
           the
           wicked
           and
           licentious
           ,
           publick
           and
           private
           Speeches
           ,
           and
           untrue
           Calumnies
           of
           divers
           His
           Subjects
           ,
           to
           the
           Disdain
           ,
           Contempt
           and
           Reproach
           of
           his
           Majesty
           〈◊〉
           Council
           and
           Proceedings
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           dishonour
           and
           prejudice
           of
           His
           Highness
           ,
           His
           Parents
           ,
           Progenitors
           and
           Estate
           :
           Stirring
           up
           His
           Highness
           Subjects
           thereby
           to
           misliking
           ,
           Sedition
           ,
           Vnquietness
           ,
           and
           to
           cast
           off
           their
           due
           obedience
           to
           His
           
             Majesty
             ,
          
           to
           their
           evident
           peril
           ,
           tinsel
           and
           destruction
           ;
           His
           Highness
           continuing
           always
           in
           Love
           and
           Clemency
           toward
           all
           His
           good
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           most
           willing
           to
           seek
           the
           safety
           and
           preservation
           of
           them
           all
           ;
           Which
           wilsully
           ,
           needless
           ,
           and
           upon
           plain
           malice
           ,
           after
           His
           Highness
           Mercy
           and
           Pardon
           ,
           oft-times
           afore
           granted
           ,
           has
           procured
           themselves
           by
           their
           Treasonable
           Deeds
           ,
           to
           be
           cut
           off
           as
           corrupt
           members
           of
           this
           Common-well
           :
           Therefore
           it
           is
           Statute
           and
           Ordained
           by
           Our
           Soveraign
           Lord
           ,
           and
           His
           three
           Estates
           in
           this
           present
           Parliament
           ,
           That
           none
           of
           His
           Subjects
           (
           of
           whatsoever
           Function
           ,
           Degree
           ,
           or
           Quality
           in
           time
           coming
           )
           shall
           presume
           to
           take
           upon
           hand
           ,
           privatly
           ,
           or
           publickly
           in
           Sermons
           ,
           Declarations
           ,
           or
           familiar
           Conferences
           ,
           to
           utter
           any
           false
           ,
           Slanderous
           or
           untrue
           Speeches
           ,
           to
           the
           disdain
           ,
           reproach
           and
           contempt
           of
           His
           
             Majesty
             ,
          
           His
           Council
           and
           Proceedings
           ;
           or
           to
           the
           dishonour
           ,
           hurt
           or
           prejudice
           of
           His
           Highness
           ,
           His
           Parents
           and
           Progenitors
           ,
           or
           to
           meddle
           in
           the
           Affairs
           of
           His
           Highness
           ,
           and
           His
           Estate
           present
           ,
           bygone
           ,
           and
           in
           time
           coming
           ,
           under
           the
           pains
           contained
           in
           the
           Acts
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           against
           makers
           and
           tellers
           of
           Leesings
           :
           Certifying
           them
           that
           shall
           be
           tried
           Contraveeners
           thereof
           ,
           or
           that
           hear
           sick
           slanderous
           Speeches
           ,
           and
           reports
           not
           the
           same
           with
           diligence
           ,
           the
           said
           pains
           shall
           be
           executed
           against
           them
           with
           all
           rigor
           ,
           in
           example
           of
           others
           .
           And
           to
           the
           end
           that
           so
           necessary
           and
           laudable
           a
           Law
           may
           receive
           due
           and
           punctual
           obedience
           ;
           We
           therefore
           ,
           with
           Advice
           of
           Our
           Privy
           Council
           ,
           Do
           hereby
           Declare
           ,
           That
           the
           Contraveeners
           hereof
           any
           manner
           of
           way
           ,
           shall
           be
           examplarly
           punished
           with
           all
           rigor
           ,
           conform
           to
           the
           prescript
           of
           the
           said
           Statute
           in
           all
           points
           .
           And
           that
           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
           all
           other
           Mercat
           Crosses
           of
           the
           head
           Burghs
           of
           the
           Shires
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           And
           there
           ,
           in
           Our
           Name
           and
           Authority
           ,
           by
           open
           Proclamation
           ,
           make
           publication
           of
           Our
           Royal
           Pleasure
           in
           the
           Premisses
           ,
           that
           all
           Our
           Leidges
           may
           have
           notice
           thereof
           ,
           and
           give
           obedience
           thereto
           ,
           as
           they
           will
           be
           answerable
           at
           their
           highest
           peril
           .
        
         
           
             Given
             under
             Our
             Signet
             at
             
               Edinburgh
               ,
            
             
               the
               seventeenth
               day
               of
               
                 June
                 ,
              
               One
               Thousand
               six
               hundred
               eighty
               six
               Years
               .
               And
               of
               Our
               Reign
               the
               second
               Year
               .
            
          
           
             Per
             actum
             Dominorum
             Secreti
             Concilii
             .
             
               COLIN
               M
               
               cKENZIE
               ,
            
             Cls.
             Sti.
             Concilii
             .
          
        
         
           GOD
           Save
           the
           KING
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           This
           may
           be
           Printed
           ,
        
         
           
             R.L.S.
             
          
           
             
               
                 June
              
               28.
               1686
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             Edinburgh
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           the
           Heir
           of
           
             Andrew
             Anderson
             ,
          
           Printer
           to
           His
           most
           Sacred
           
             Majesty
             ,
             Anno
             Dom.
          
           1686.
           
        
         
           Reprinted
           at
           
             London
             ,
          
           for
           
             J.
             L.
          
           1686.
           
        
      
    
  

