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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>A PROCLAMATION, Taking off the Imbargo put upon Ships.</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 Lovits Macers of Our Privy Council, or 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>Fora&s;much as by rea&s;on of the late Inva&s;ion and Rebellion made by &s;ome de&s;perate Rebels and Traitors, on, and in this Our Ancient Kingdom, there was a Stop and Imbargo put upon Ships and other Ve&s;&s;els, until Our further Plea&s;ure: And whereas now the&s;e Rebels and Traitors are to+tally Defeat, and &s;o the Cau&s;e of the &s;aid Imbargo fully over: We therefore, with Advice <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 word"> Our Privy Council, Do hereby take off any Step or Imbargo put upon any Ships, Boats, Bark<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 letter"> or other Ve&s;&s;els within this Our Realm, upon the occa&s;ion fore&s;aid (if they be not legally und<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="2 letters"> Arre&s;t,) and Declare them free to Trade and Traffick in any part within or outwith this Realm<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 letter"> It is alwi&s;e hereby provided, that the Owners, Masters, and Skippers of &s;uch Ships and Ve&s;&s;el<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;hall be an&s;werable for their Pa&s;&s;engers and Goods, conform to Our Laws, and Proclamations ma<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="2 letters"> thereanent, and under the Pains and Certifications thereincontained. And that Our plea&s;ure i<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 letter"> the Premi&s;es may be known, Our Will is, and We Charge you &s;trictly and Command, that i<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 span">ntinent, the&s;e Our Letters &s;een, ye pa&s;s to the Mercat Cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and all the oth<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="2 letters"> Mercat Cro&s;&s;es of the Head Burghs of the Shires of this Kingdom, and there, in Our Roy<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="2 letters"> Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make Publication of the Premi&s;es, that none pre|tend Ignorance.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given under Our Signet at <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> <DATE>the 9th day of <HI>July,</HI> 1685. And <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 span"> Reign the fir&s;t Year.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilli. <HI>WILL. PATERSON,</HI> Cl<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 letter">. Sti. <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="blotted" EXTENT="1 word"></SIGNED><LB>
God &s;ave the King.</CLOSER>
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