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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B080138.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD><HI>A PROCLAMATION</HI> For Opening the Mint.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED><HI>_JAMES,</HI> by the Grace of GOD, King of <HI>Great-Britain, France</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> Defender of the Faith; </SIGNED>
<SALUTE>To Our Lyon King at Arms, an<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 letter"> his Brethren Heraulds, Macers of Our Privy Council, Pur&s;evants, o<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 letter"> Me&s;&s;engers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and &s;everal|ly, &s;pecially con&s;titute, Greeting:</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>Fora&s;much as W<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> That Our Mint &s;hould be Op<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">ned, and that a free Coynage &s;hould <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 word"> therein, conform to an Act made and pa&s;t in the la&s;t Se&s;&s;ion of the lat<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 letter"> Parliament of this Our Kingdom; Do I herefore, with Advice of Our Privy Council, Hereby Declare Our Mint-Hou&s;e to be Opened, from and after the fir&s;t <HI>Tue&s;day</HI> of <HI>May</HI> next to come, and no &s;ooner: And to the End, That all Merchants and others may be Certiorated of the Time of the Opening of Our &s;aid Mint, and of Our having Signed a Warrand for Coynage, of the date the fourteenth day of <HI>Augu&s;t</HI> la&s;t by-pa&s;t, for the &s;everal Specie&s;&s;es of the Silver Coyn, conform to the fore&s;aid Act of Parliament, &s;eing We are Re&s;olved to begin with that Coyn: Our Will is, and VVe Charge you &s;trictly and Command, that incontinent the&s;e Our Letters &s;een, ye pa&s;s to the Mercat-Cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and remanent Mercat-Cro&s;&s;es of the Head-Burghs of the Shires of this Kingdom, and there, by open Proclamation, make publication of Our Royal VVill and Plea&s;ure, concerning the Opening of Our &s;aid Mint, from, and after the &s;aid fir&s;t <HI>Tue&s;day</HI> of <HI>Ma<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 letter"></HI> next en&s;uing, that all per&s;ons concerned may have notice thereof.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given under Our Signet at <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> <DATE>the Twentieth day of <HI>January,</HI> 1687</DATE>. And of Our Reign the &s;econd year.</DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. <HI>WILL. PATERSON,</HI> Cls. Sti. Concilii.</SIGNED><LB>
GOD &s;ave the KING.</CLOSER>
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<P><HI>Edinburgh,</HI> Printed by the Heir of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on,</HI> Printer to His mo&s;t Sacred <HI>Maje&s;ty, Anno DOM.</HI> 1687.</P>
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