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<P><UNCLEAR>HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE</UNCLEAR></P>
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<HEAD>A PROCLAMATION, For calling a Convention of E&s;tates.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED><HI>_CHARLES,</HI> By the Grace of GOD, King of <HI>Scotland, England, France</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> Defender of the Faith, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></SIGNED>
<SALUTE>To all and &s;undry Our good Subjects whom the&s;e do, or may concern, Greeting:</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>The great kindne&s;s We bear to that Our Ancient Kingdom, hath at all times inclined Us to be very watchful over all its Concerns: And con&s;idering, that all Kings and States do, at pre&s;ent, carefully &s;ecure them&s;elves and their people, by providing again&s;t all &s;uch Forreign Inva&s;ions and Inte&s;tine Commotions, as may make them a prey to their Enemies; And that it is not fit, That that Our Kingdom &s;hould only, of all others, remain without defence, e&s;pecially at a time wherein tho&s;e execrable Field-Conventicles (&s;o ju&s;tly termed in Our Laws, <HI>The Rendezvouzes of Rebellion</HI>) do &s;till grow in their numbers and in&s;olence; again&s;t all which, Our pre&s;ent Forces cannot in rea&s;on be thought a &s;uteable &s;ecurity. Therefore, and that We may be the better enabled to rai&s;e &s;ome more Forces, for &s;ecuring that Our King|dom again&s;t all Forreign Inva&s;ions and Inte&s;tine Commotions, and to maintain them in the mo&s;t equal and regular way, and to let the World &s;ee the unanimous affection of Our people to Us; We have thought fit to call a Convention of the E&s;tates of that Our Ancient Kingdom, to meet at <HI>Edinburgh</HI> upon the twenty &s;ixth day of <HI>June</HI> next to come: And We do hereby Require and Command, all Archbi&s;hops, Dukes, Marque&s;&s;es, Earls, Vi&s;counts, Bi&s;hops, Lords, and Officers of State of that Our Kingdom, to be pre&s;ent, and attend that Dyet: And al&s;o we do require all Our Sheriffs in the &s;everal Shires, and their Deputs, That if there be any new Elections already made for this Year, of Commi&s;&s;ioners to Parliament or Conventions, they make timeous Intimation to the&s;e Commi&s;&s;ioners, to keep this Meeting; but if there be no Elections already made, That then, they forthwith call and conveen all the Free-holders in the re&s;pective Shires, that according to the Laws and Acts of Parliament, Electi|ons may be made of fit per&s;ons, to be Commi&s;&s;ioners for this Convention: And that Our Royal Burrowes make choice of Commi&s;&s;ioners accordingly, and that they and all other per&s;ons having In|tere&s;t, attend this Convention of E&s;tates, under the pains contained in Our Laws made thereanent. And that all Our good Subjects may have notice of this Our Royal Will and Plea&s;ure, We do hereby Command Our Lyon King at Arms, and his Brethren Heraulds, Macers, Pur&s;evants, and Me&s;&s;engers at Arms, to make timeous Proclamation hereof at the Market Cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and at the Market Cro&s;&s;es of the Head Burghs in the &s;everal Shires of that Our Kingdom.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given at Our Court at <HI>White|hall,</HI> <DATE>the twenty third day of <HI>May,</HI> 1678. and of Our Reign the thirtieth Year.</DATE></DATELINE><LB>
GOD &s;ave 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> 1678.</P>
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