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<P>HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE</P>
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<HEAD><HI>A PUBLICATION,</HI> Of the Royal Authority, of the mo&s;t Serene, mo&s;t Mighty, and mo&s;t August Monarch, <HI>James</HI> the Seventh, by the Grace of God, King of <HI>Scotland, England, France,</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> Defender of the Faith, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></HEAD>
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<ITEM>The Earl of <HI>Perth,</HI> Lord High Chancellor.</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Lord Arch-bi&s;hop of <HI>St. Andrews.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Duke of <HI>Queensberry,</HI> Lord High The&s;aurer.</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Lord Arch-bi&s;hop of <HI>Gla&s;gow.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Lord Marque&s;s of <HI>Athol,</HI> Lord Privy Seal.</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Lord Duke of <HI>Hamilton.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Lord Marque&s;s of <HI>Douglas.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Earl of <HI>Drumlanrig.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Earl of <HI>Wintoun.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Earl of <HI>Linlithgow,</HI> Lord Ju&s;tice-general.</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Earl of <HI>Southesk.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Earl of <HI>Panmure.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Earl of <HI>Tweedale.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Earl of <HI>Balcarras.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Lord <HI>Yester.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Lord <HI>Kinnaird.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>L. Pre&s;ident of the Se&s;&s;ion.</ITEM>
<ITEM>L. Regi&s;ter.</ITEM>
<ITEM>L. Advocat.</ITEM>
<ITEM>L. Ju&s;tice-Clerk.</ITEM>
<ITEM>L. <HI>Ca&s;tlehill.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>General Lieutennent <HI>Drummond.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Drumel&yogh;eer.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Abbotshall.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Grahame</HI> of <HI>Claver-hou&s;e.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Go&s;sfoord.</HI></ITEM>
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<P>_FOra&s;much as it hath plea&s;ed the Almighty GOD, to Call <HI>CHARLES</HI> the Second, Our late Soveraign Lord, of Glorious, and ever Ble&s;&s;ed Memory, from a Temporary Crown, to Inherit an Eternal in the Heavens; Whereby the undoubted Right of Succe&s;&s;ion, to Him, in the Imperial Crown of This Realm, was immediatly Devolved on the Sacred Per&s;on of His Royal; and Deare&s;t Brother, Our pre&s;ent Sacred Soveraign (whom GOD long pre&s;erve) Therefore We, the Lords of His Maje&s;ties Privy Council, Authorized in that Capacity, by His Maje&s;ties Royal Letter, bearing Date at <HI>White|hall,</HI> the &s;ixth Day of <HI>February</HI> in&s;tant, Do, with the Concurrence of Several other Lords, Spiritual, and Temporal, Barons, and Burge&s;&s;es of this Realm; Hereby De|clare, and Proclaim to all the World, That Our Soveraign Lord <HI>JAMES</HI> the Seventh, is by Lawful and undoubted Succe&s;&s;ion and De&s;cent, KING of <HI>Scotland, England, France,</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> and the Dominions there unto-belonging, <HI>Defender of the Faith,</HI> &amp;c. (Whom GOD pre&s;erve and Ble&s;s with a long, Glorious, Happy Life and Pro&s;pe|rous Reign) And whom We &s;hall humbly Obey, Dutifully and Faithfully Serve, Main|tain and Defend, with Our Lives and Fortunes again&s;t all Deadly, as Our only Righteous King and Soveraign, overall Per|&s;ons, and in all Cau&s;es, as Holding His Imperial Crown from GOD alone. And for Te&s;tification whereof, We here, in pre|&s;ence of the Almighty God, and a great number of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Faithful People, of all E&s;tates and Qualities, who are a&s;&s;i&s;ting with Us, at this Solemn Publication, of Our Due, Humble, and Faithful Acknowledgement of His Supream Soveraign Autho|rity, at the Mercat Cro&s;s of the City of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> Declare and Publi&s;h, That Our &s;aid Soveraign Lord, by the Goodne&s;s and Providence of Almighty GOD, is of <HI>Scotland, England, France,</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> and Dominions thereunto-belonging, <HI>The mo&s;t POTENT, MIGHTY, and undoubted KING.</HI> And hereby give Our Oaths, with up-lifted Hands, that We &s;hall bear True and Faithful Alleadgeance, unto Our &s;aid Sacred Soveraign, <HI>JAMES</HI> the Seventh; King of <HI>Great-Britain, France,</HI> and <HI>Ire|land,</HI> Defender of the Faith, &amp;c. And to His Lawful Heirs and Succe&s;&s;ors, and &s;hall perform all Duties, Service, and Obe|dience to Him, as becomes His Faithful, Loyal, and Dutiful Subjects. So help Us GOD.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Per actum Dominorum Secreti Cancilii. <HI>WILL. PATERSON,</HI> Cls. Sti. Concilii.</SIGNED><LB>
GOD &s;ave King JAMES the Seventh.</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 Maje&s;ty, <HI>Anno Dom.</HI> 1685.</P>
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