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<HEAD>PROCLAMATION, Indemnifying De&s;erters, who &s;hall return betwixt and the Fir&s;t Day of <HI>January</HI> next to come.</HEAD>
<P><HI>WILLIAM</HI> by the Grace of GOD, King of <HI>Great-Britain, France</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> Defender of the Faith, to  <GAP DESC="blank">  Macers of Our Privy Council, Me&s;&s;engers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part, con|junctly and &s;everally, &s;pecially con&s;titute, Greeting; Fora&s;much as We are informed, that &s;everal Souldiers belonging to Our Forces within this Our An|cient Kingdom, have De&s;erted; And We being de&s;irous rather to reclaim Tran&s;gre&s;&s;ours by Clemency, than to puni&s;h them with the outmo&s;t Severi|ty; Therefore We, with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, have thought fit to Require, and do hereby Require all Souldiers that have De|&s;erted, to return to their Colours, and to Our Service, betwixt and the Fir&s;t day of <HI>January</HI> next to come, promi&s;ing to Indemnifie, likeas We do hereby fully Indemnifie for their by pa&s;t de&s;erting, all that &s;hall return in manner fore|&s;aid; But on the other hand, certifying &s;uch as &s;hall not return betwixt and the day fore&s;aid, that both they and their Re&s;etters &s;hall be pro&s;ecute with the outmo&s;t &s;everity, conform to the Laws and Proclamations emitted again&s;t them. And farder, We do hereby Impower and Require all Officers what|&s;omever, belonging to Our Forces, either at home or abroad, to &s;eize and apprehend after the day fore&s;aid, all &s;uch De&s;erters as &s;hall not accept of this Our gracious offer, to the effect they may be condignly puni&s;hed, as &s;aid is. Our Will is herefore, and We Charge you &s;trictly, and Command that in|continent the&s;e Our Letters &s;een, ye pa&s;s to the Mercat-Cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and to the Mercat-Cro&s;&s;es of the remanent Head-Burghs of the &s;everal Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom, and there in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make Publication of the Premi&s;&s;es, that none pretend ig|norance; And Ordains the&s;e pre&s;ents to be Printed.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given under Our Signet at <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> <DATE>the Twelfth day of <HI>November,</HI> and of Our Reign the Eighth Year, 1696.</DATE></DATELINE>
<HI>Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii.</HI>
<SIGNED>GILB. ELIOT <HI>Cls. Sti. Concilii.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>Edinburgh,</HI> Printed by the Heirs and Succe&s;&s;ors of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on,</HI> Printer to His mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty, <HI>Anno DOM.</HI> 1696.</P>
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