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<HEAD>A PROCLAMATION, Declaring War again&s;t the French King.</HEAD>
<OPENER><DATELINE><HI>Edinburgh,</HI> <DATE>the 6th of <HI>Augu&s;t,</HI> 1689.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>_WHereas the <HI>French</HI> King being the great Di&s;turber of <HI>Christendom,</HI> the&s;e &s;everal years, Hath not only Invaded, and Seized the Territories and Rights of his Neighbouring Princes, His Maje&s;ties Allies; but hath u&s;ed unparalelled Cru|elties, and Deva&s;tations, and by a mo&s;t Unchri&s;tian Per&s;ecution, having de&s;ign|ed to Suppre&s;s and Extirpat the Prote&s;tant Religion, he hath been the great Sup|porter, and Abetter of the Arbitrary Cour&s;es in the&s;e Kingdoms, for the De&s;truction of their Religion, Liberties, and Laws; and hath of late, without any Declaration of War, Invaded <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">he Kingdom of <HI>Ireland,</HI> Fomenting and Maintaining a Rebellion there: And likewi&s;e, he has lately Declared War again&s;t His Maje&s;ty, and his Kingdoms of <HI>Scotland</HI> and <HI>England,</HI> and hath &s;ent Ships to Tran&s;port <HI>Iri&s;h</HI> Forces to Invade the &s;aid Kingdom of <HI>Scotland;</HI> For which cau&s;e His Maje&s;ty having Required the Lords of His Privy Council, To Emit a Declaration of War in His Maje&s;ties Name. Therefore the Lords of His Maje&s;ties Privy Council, in Their Maje&s;ties Names and Authority, Do Declare War again&s;t the <HI>French</HI> King, and his Subjects, and Di&s;charge all the Leidges of this His Maje&s;ties Antient Kindom of <HI>Scotland,</HI> To Trade, Cor|re&s;pond, or have any Intercour&s;e, or Meddling with the &s;aid <HI>French</HI> King, or any of his Sub|jects: Declaring neverthele&s;s, that &s;uch of the <HI>French</HI> Subjects, as for the Cau&s;es fore&s;aids have been Expelled, or have abandoned their Native Countrey, and have taken Refuge in this Kingdom of <HI>Scotland,</HI> that they living dutifully, and not Corre&s;ponding with His Maje&s;ties Ene|mies, they &s;hall be &s;ecure in their Lives, Liberties and Fortunes, under <HI>His</HI> Maje&s;ties Protecti|on, and the Shelter of <HI>His</HI> Laws. Requiring likewi&s;e, all Officers of War, Captains, and Ma&s;ters of Ships, and generally the whole Leidges, to Pro&s;ecute the War again&s;t the &s;aid <HI>French</HI> King, and his Subjects, with all Acts of Ho&s;tility, by Sea and Land, to their uttermo&s;t. And Ordains the&s;e Pre&s;ents to be Printed, and Publi&s;hed by the Lyon King at Arms, or his Depute, Heraulds, Macers, and Pur&s;evants, at the Mercat-Cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> at the <HI>Ca&s;tle-Gate,</HI> and <HI>Peer</HI> and <HI>Shore</HI> of <HI>Leith,</HI> and other places needful. Extracted by me</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>GILB. ELIOT, <HI>Cls. Sti. Concilii.</HI></SIGNED><LB>
God &s;ave King VVilliam and Queen Mary.</CLOSER>
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<P><HI>Edinburgh,</HI> Printed by the Heir of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on,</HI> by Order of Privy Council, <HI>Anno Dom.</HI> 1689.</P>
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