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<P>HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE</P>
</FIGURE>His Maje&s;ties gracious PROCLAMATION, Concerning the Government of His Ancient Kingdom of SCOTLAND.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED>CHARLES R.</SIGNED></OPENER>
<P><HI>_CHARLES</HI> by the Grace of God, King of <HI>Scotland, England, France,</HI> and <HI>Ire|land,</HI> Defender of the Faith. To all Our loving Subjects of Our King|dom of <HI>Scotland,</HI> or others, whom the&s;e do, or may concern, Greeting. Fora&s;much as it hath plea&s;ed Almighty GOD, to remove that Force and Armed Violence, by which the Admini&s;tration of Our Royall Government among Our People there, was interrupted; And We being de&s;irous to witne&s;&s;e Our Affection to, and care of, that Our An|cient Kingdom (of who&s;e Loyalty We have had many Te&s;timonies) have Re&s;olved, that until a Meeting of Parliament (which We are pre&s;ently to Call) the Government &s;hall be Admini&s;trate by Vs, and the Committee of E&s;tates, nominate by Vs and Our Parliament, in the Year, <HI>1651.</HI> And therefore do hereby Call and Authorize the &s;aid Com|mittee, to meet at Edinburgh upon the Twenty third day of <HI>Augu&s;t</HI> in&s;tant: And We do hereby require Our Heralds, Pur&s;evants, and Me&s;&s;engers at Arms, To make Publication hereof at the Mercat-Cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> that Our Royal Re&s;olution may be known to all Our good Subjects there.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given at Our Court at <HI>Whitehall,</HI> <DATE>the Second day of <HI>Augu&s;t,</HI> in the Year, One thou|&s;and &s;ix hundred and &s;ixty, And of Our Reign the Twelf<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="2 letters"></DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<OPENER><DATELINE>EDINB&V;RGH <DATE>the &s;eventh of <HI>Augu&s;t,</HI> 1660.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>THe Council of the City of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> Ordains his Maje&s;ties Gracious Proclamation to be forthwith Printed and Publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>JA. VVRIGHT.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>EDINB&V;RGH,</HI> Printed by <HI>Chri&s;topher Higgins,</HI> in <HI>Harts</HI> Clo&s;e, over again&s;t the Trone-Church, <HI>Anno Dom.</HI> 1660.</P>
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