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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<P>DIEV ET MON DROIT</P>
<P>HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE</P>
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<HEAD><HI>A PROCLAMATION,</HI> For Restoring the Goods of &s;uch per&s;ons as were Robbed, and taken away from them in the late Tumults.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED><HI>_IAMES,</HI> by the Grace of GOD, King of <HI>Great-Britain, France</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> Defender of the Faith;</SIGNED>
<SALUTE>To <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span"> Macers of Our Privy Council, and Me&s;&s;engers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and &s;everally, &s;pecially Con&s;ti|tute, Greeting:</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>Fora&s;much as the Robbing and taking away of Goods, belonging to any ot His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Subjects, whatever be their Per&s;wa&s;ion, contrary to, and incon&s;i&s;tent with the Laws of this, and all other well Governed Nations; And being truly Informed, that &s;eve|ral privat per&s;ons Goods have been lately Robbed, and taken away, they Do there|fore Command and Require the Magi&s;trats of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and Sheriffs of <HI>Mid-Lothian,</HI> and all other Magi&s;trats, Sheriffs, Baillies of Regalities, Baillies or Baillia|ries, and all other His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Officers of Law, within their re&s;pective Juri&s;dicti|ons, to &s;eize and &s;ecure all Goods, already taken, or to be taken after that manner, until by a Proce&s;s, or Tryal, the Owners be known, to the effect their Goods may be Re&s;tored to them: Certifying all &s;uch who &s;hall keep, or detain any of the &s;aids Goods, they &s;hall be looked upon, and pur&s;ued as Thieves, and Re&s;etters of Thift, and &s;hall be puni&s;hed conform to the Laws made thereanent accordingly; And Ordain the&s;e Pre&s;ents to be forthwith Publi&s;hed, at the Mercat-Cro&s;s of <HI>Edin|burgh,</HI> and other places needful, that none pretend ignorance.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given under Our Signet at  <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> <DATE>the 14th day of <HI>December, 1688.</HI> And of Our Reign the fourth Year.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Per actum Dominorum Sti. Concilii. COL: M^cKENZIE. Cls. Sti. Concilii.</SIGNED><LB>
GOD Save 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> 1688.</P>
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