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         Scotland. Privy Council.
      
       
         
           1681
        
      
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             A proclamation offering a reward and indemnity to such as shall discover the burning of the house of Priest-field.
             Scotland. Privy Council.
             Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II)
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most sacred Majesty,
             Edinburgh :
             Anno Dom. 1681.
          
           
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             Dated: Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the thretteenth day of January, one thousand six hundred eighty and oe, and of Our Reign, the thretty two year.
             Signed: Wil. Paterson. Cls. Sti. Concilij.
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             A
             PROCLAMATION
             ,
          
           Offering
           a
           Reward
           and
           Imdemnity
           to
           such
           as
           shall
           discover
           the
           burning
           of
           the
           House
           of
           
             Priest-field
             ,
          
        
         
           
             
               CHARLES
               ,
            
             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
             ,
             Messengers
             at
             Arms
             ,
             Our
             Sheriffs
             in
             that
             part
             ,
             conjunctly
             and
             severally
             ,
             specially
             constitute
             ,
             Greeting
             ;
          
        
         
           Forasmuch
           as
           the
           Government
           of
           this
           Our
           ancient
           Kingdom
           ,
           being
           entrusted
           to
           Us
           by
           the
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           we
           have
           ever
           endeavoured
           ,
           with
           a
           Royal
           and
           Fatherly
           care
           ,
           to
           preserve
           it
           free
           from
           Intestine
           Disorders
           ;
           and
           Civil
           War
           ,
           the
           greatest
           of
           all
           dangers
           (
           because
           Our
           Subjects
           must
           fall
           therein
           on
           both
           sides
           )
           by
           repressing
           all
           Tumults
           and
           Combinations
           ,
           in
           their
           first
           appearances
           :
           In
           order
           whereunto
           ,
           being
           informed
           that
           some
           disorderly
           Boys
           ,
           as
           well
           Students
           in
           the
           Colledge
           of
           
             Edinburgh
             ,
          
           as
           Apprentices
           of
           that
           Our
           City
           ,
           did
           of
           late
           enter
           into
           Bonds
           and
           Combinations
           ,
           and
           gather
           themselves
           in
           tumults
           upon
           the
           Streets
           of
           that
           Our
           City
           ,
           differencing
           themselves
           by
           cognizances
           ,
           and
           threatning
           to
           burn
           the
           House
           of
           
             Priest-field
             ,
          
           belonging
           to
           the
           Provost
           of
           that
           Our
           City
           ;
           Our
           Privy
           Council
           did
           only
           endeavour
           to
           secure
           the
           Publick
           Peace
           ,
           and
           prevent
           Insolences
           against
           Our
           Faithful
           and
           Loyal
           subjects
           ,
           and
           albeit
           We
           delayed
           any
           punishment
           of
           so
           great
           Disorders
           ,
           till
           suitable
           means
           should
           be
           offered
           for
           preventing
           the
           ill
           consequences
           which
           naturally
           follow
           such
           Licenciousness
           :
           Yet
           so
           far
           was
           Our
           Clemency
           abused
           ,
           that
           the
           said
           House
           of
           
             Priest-field
             ,
          
           was
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           astonishment
           of
           all
           sober
           men
           ,
           burnt
           down
           according
           to
           these
           threatnings
           ,
           which
           is
           clearly
           proved
           to
           Our
           Privy
           Council
           ,
           by
           most
           unanswerable
           proofs
           ;
           By
           which
           ,
           all
           Our
           Loyal
           and
           Peaceable
           Subjects
           are
           put
           in
           danger
           ,
           as
           to
           their
           Lives
           and
           Fortunes
           ,
           and
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           defamed
           by
           such
           as
           use
           it
           for
           a
           Cloak
           to
           their
           Impieties
           :
           We
           have
           therefore
           thought
           fit
           ,
           for
           discovery
           of
           that
           dreadful
           Crime
           ,
           and
           to
           prevent
           all
           future
           mischiefs
           ,
           by
           a
           most
           exact
           inquiry
           into
           what
           is
           past
           ,
           to
           offer
           ;
           Likeas
           ,
           We
           by
           advice
           of
           Our
           Privy
           Council
           ,
           offer
           a
           full
           Indemnity
           and
           Remission
           to
           any
           one
           who
           shall
           first
           discover
           the
           said
           dreadful
           Crime
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           Sum
           of
           two
           thousand
           merks
           for
           his
           discovery
           ;
           Which
           Remission
           We
           declare
           to
           be
           as
           sufficient
           ,
           as
           if
           the
           same
           were
           past
           Our
           Seals
           :
           And
           which
           sum
           ,
           We
           hereby
           Command
           and
           Empower
           the
           Commissioners
           of
           Our
           Thesaury
           to
           pay
           to
           the
           said
           discoverer
           ,
           whom
           We
           hereby
           take
           into
           Our
           special
           Protection
           .
           And
           We
           ordain
           these
           Presents
           to
           be
           Published
           by
           you
           ,
           at
           the
           Merkat
           Cross
           of
           
             Edinburgh
             ,
          
           and
           other
           places
           needful
           ,
           and
           the
           same
           to
           be
           Printed
           .
        
         
           
             
               Given
               under
               Our
               Signet
               ,
               at
            
             Edinburgh
             ,
             
               
                 the
                 thretteenth
                 day
                 of
              
               January
               ,
               
                 One
                 thousand
                 six
                 hundred
                 eighty
                 and
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Our
                 Reign
                 ,
                 the
                 thretty
                 two
                 year
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Per
             actum
             Dominorum
             ,
             Secreti
             Concilij
             .
          
           
             WIL.
             PATERSON
             .
             
               Cl.
               Sti.
               Concilij
               .
            
          
        
         
           GOD
           save
           the
           KING
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             Edinburgh
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           the
           Heir
           of
           
             Andrew
             Anderson
             ,
          
           Printer
           to
           His
           most
           Sacred
           Majesty
           ,
           
             Anno
             DOM.
          
           1681.
           
        
      
    
  

