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<HEAD>A PROCLAMATION Declaring old &V;n-clipt Merk-Pieces, and broad &V;n-clipt <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Money to be Currant.</HEAD>
<P>_WILLIAM 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, conjunctly and &s;everally, &s;pecially Con&s;titute; Greeting, For|asmuch as, We are informed, that &s;everal of Our Subjects within this Our Ancient Kingdom of <HI>Scotland,</HI> Have of late at their own hands, without any Warrand, taken upon them to refu&s;e the old <HI>Scots</HI> Merk-Pieces, and their Fractions, albeit they be not Clipped; and the broad Un-clipped <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Money, to the great Interruption of Trade, and hindering the payment of Lawful Debts: Therefore, We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Coun|cil, Do hereby peremptorly Ordain, and Command the &s;aids old Un-clipped Merk-Pieces, and their Fractions, and all broad Un-clipped <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Money, to be Currant, and to pa&s;s among all Per&s;ons within this Kingdom, in all Payments, whether of Debts, Merchandize, or others what&s;omever, And Di&s;charges any Per&s;ons to refu&s;e the &s;ame, as they will be an&s;werable. Our Will is Herefore, and we Charge you &s;trictly, and Command, That in Con|tinent thir 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 Intimation hereof, that none may pretend ig|norance. And Ordains the&s;e Pre&s;ents to be Printed.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><HI>Given under Our Signet at</HI> Edinburgh, <DATE><HI>the Twenty eighth day of</HI> January, <HI>and of Our Reign the Seventh year,</HI> 1696.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED><HI>Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii.</HI> GILB. ELIOT <HI>Cls. Sti. Concilii.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
<CLOSER>GOD 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 Kings Mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty, 1696.</P>
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