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<HEAD><HI>A PROCLAMATION</HI> Di&s;charging the Tran&s;porting of per&s;ons to the Plantations of Forraigners in <HI>Ame|rica.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED><HI>WILLIAM</HI> by the Grace of GOD, King of <HI>Great-Britan, France</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> Defender of the Faith,</SIGNED>
<SALUTE>To <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span"> Macers of Our Privy Council, Me&s;&s;engers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that Part, conjunctly and &s;everally &s;pecially Con&s;titute, Greet|ing;</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P><HI>Fora&s;muchas,</HI> It is Incon&s;i&s;tent both with the Honour and Intere&s;t of this Our Ancient Kingdom, that any per&s;ons &s;hould be tran&s;ported out of the &s;ame, either by Natives or Forraigners to Plantations belonging to For|raigners not Natives of this Kingdom, without leave and allowance fir&s;t ob|tained from our Privy Council: <HI>Therefore</HI> We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, Do hereby &s;trictly Prohibite and Di&s;charge all Per&s;ons Ma&s;ters or owners of Ships and others what&s;oever, whether Natives of this Kingdom or Forraigners, to pre&s;ume to take up, engadge or carrie Abroad any of the Subjects of this Our Antient Kingdom, in Order to their being Tran|&s;ported to the fore&s;aid Plantations after the day and date hereof, without li|cence fir&s;t obtained from Our &s;aid Privy Council, under the pains to be repute and puni&s;hed as Men-&s;teallers, and to be pro&s;ecute accordingly. OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, and We Charge you &s;trictly and Command, that incon|tinent the&s;e Our Letters &s;een, ye pa&s;s to the Mercat Cro&s;s of <HI>Fdinburgh,</HI> and to the remanent Mercat Cro&s;&s;es of the hail Head-Burghs of the &s;everal Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom, and there in Our Name and Authority by open Proclamation, make Publication hereof, that none may 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 27 day of <HI>December  </HI> and of Our Reign the tenth year <HI>1698.</HI></DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii <HI>GILB. ELIOT,</HI> Cls. Sti. Concilii</SIGNED><LB>
<HI>GOD</HI> Save the King.</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 the King's mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty, <HI>Anno Dom.</HI> 1698.</P>
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