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<HEAD>A PROCLAMATION For Choo&s;ing the Additional Representatives of Barons to the Parliament.</HEAD>
<P><HI>_WILLIAM</HI> and <HI>MARY</HI> by the Grace of GOD; King and Queen of <HI>Great Britain, France</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> Defenders of the Faith, to Our Lovits, <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: Fora&s;much as by an Act of the Second Se&s;&s;ion of Our Current Parliament, of the Date the Fourteenth day of <HI>June,</HI> One thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and ninety years, We with the Advice and Con&s;ent of the E&s;tates of Parliament, have Statute and Ordained, that in all Parliaments, Meetings and Conventions of E&s;tates, from thence|forth, and thereafter, the Barons and Free-holders of the Shires after-mentioned, &s;hall add to their former Repre&s;entation, the number of Commi&s;&s;ioners after-expre&s;t, <HI>viz.</HI> The Shire of <HI>Edinburgh</HI> two, the Shire of <HI>Hadingtoun</HI> two, the Shire of <HI>Berwick</HI> two, the Shire of <HI>Roxburgh</HI> two, the Shire of <HI>Lanerk</HI> two, the Shire of <HI>Dumfreis</HI> two, the Stewartry of <HI>Kirkcudbright</HI> one, the Shire of <HI>Air</HI> two, the Shire of <HI>Stirling</HI> one, the Shire of <HI>Perth</HI> two, the Shire of <HI>Aberdene</HI> two, the Shire of <HI>Argile</HI> one, the Shire of <HI>Fife</HI> two, the Shire of <HI>Forfar</HI> two, and the Shire of <HI>Renfrew</HI> one: Declaring, that the &s;aid Act &s;hould take effect in the next Se&s;&s;ion of our Current Parlia|ment: And We con&s;idering, that by the &s;aid Act, there is no day or days prefix'd by Us and Our E&s;tates of Parliament, for Conveening the Barons and Free-holders within the re&s;pective Shires above-mentioned; Do therefore with Advice and Con&s;ent of the Lords of Our Privy Council hereby Ordain all the Barons, Free-holders, and others, who by Law have a Vote in the E|lection of Commi&s;&s;ioners, to Meet and Conveen at the Head Burghs of the re&s;pective Shires and Stewartrie above-mentioned, upon the particular days after expre&s;t, <HI>viz.</HI> The&s;e of the Shires of <HI>Edinburgh, Berwick, Lanerk,</HI> and <HI>Fife,</HI> upon the Twelfth of <HI>August</HI> in&s;tant, and the&s;e of the Shires of <HI>Hadingtoun, Roxburgh</HI> and <HI>Perth,</HI> upon the Fourteenth day of the &s;aid Current Moneth; The&s;e of the Shires of <HI>Dumfreis, Stirling, Renfrew,</HI> and <HI>Forfar,</HI> upon the Fifteenth day of the &s;aid Moneth; The&s;e of the Stewartry of <HI>Kirkcudbright,</HI> the Shires of <HI>Air</HI> and <HI>Argile</HI> upon the Ninteenth day of the &s;aid Mo|neth, and the&s;e of the Shire of <HI>Aberdene</HI> upon the Twenty &s;eventh day of the &s;aid Moneth of <HI>Augu&s;t</HI> in|&s;tant. And that the &s;aids Barons, Free-holders, and others fore&s;aids, may have the more timely notice hereof, We, with Advice and Con&s;ent fore&s;aid, appoint the Sheriff-Clerks of the &s;everal Shires above-mentioned, and the Stewart-Clerk of the Stewartry of <HI>Kirkcudbright,</HI> immediatly upon receipt hereof, to cau&s;e make Publication and Intimation of the Pre|mi&s;&s;es, not only at the Mercat-Cro&s;&s;es of the Head Burghs of the &s;everal Sheriffdoms, and Stewartrie above-expre&s;t; But likewi&s;e at the &s;everal Paroch-Church-Doors within the re&s;pective Jurisdictions fore&s;aid, upon a Sabbath day in the Fore|noon, after Divine Service, preceeding the time of the &s;aids re&s;pective Elections. And whereas by an Act of the Second Se&s;|&s;ion of Our Current Parliament, all the Electors of Commi&s;&s;ioners, before they proceed to choo&s;e their Repre&s;entatives, are appointed to Swear and Sign the Oath of Allegiance to Us, under the Certification and Penalty contained in the &s;aid Act of Parliament: And that by another Act of the Second Se&s;&s;ion of the &s;ame Parliament, all Per&s;ons who are in Law obliged to Swear and take the Oath of Allegiance, are appointrd to Sub&s;cribe the Certificat, and A&s;&s;urance &s;ubjoyned hereto. Therefore We, With Advice fore&s;aid, Command and Require all the Barons and Free-holders of the re&s;pective Shires and Stewartries a|bove-mentioned, to Swear and Sign the Oath of Allegiance to Us, and al&s;o Sub&s;cribe the Certificat and A&s;&s;urance above-men|tioned, before they proceed to their Election, under the pains and Penalties contained in the &s;aids Acts of Parliament. And We Ordain the&s;e pre&s;ents to be Printed and Publi&s;hed at the Mercat-Cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and whole remanent Cro&s;&s;es of the Head Burghs of the &s;everal Sheriffdoms and Stewartrie above-written, and to be intimat at the &s;everal Paroch Church-doors within the respective Jurisdictions, in manner fore&s;aid, that none may pretend ignorance.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given under Our Signet at <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> <DATE>the Fourth day of <HI>Augu&s;t, 1690.</HI> And of 0ur Reign the Second Year.</DATE></DATELINE>
Per Actum Dominorum Sti. Concilii.
<SIGNED>GILB. ELIOT Cls. Sti. Concilii.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>Follows the Certificat and A&s;&s;urance.</HEAD>
<P><HI>I</HI> <GAP DESC="blank"> Do in the Sincerity of my Heart, A&s;&s;ert, Acknowledge and Declare, That Their Majesties, King <HI>William</HI> and Queen <HI>Mary,</HI> are the only Lawful Undoubted Soveraigns, King and Queen of <HI>Scotland,</HI> als well <HI>de Jure</HI> as <HI>de facto,</HI> and in the Exerci&s;e of the Government; And therefore I do Sincerely and Faithfully Pro|mi&s;e and Engage, That I will with Heart and Hand, Life and Goods, Maintain and Defend Their Maje&s;ties Title and Government, again&s;t the late King <HI>James,</HI> his Ad<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">e|rents, and all other Enemies, who either by open, or &s;ecret Attempts, &s;hall Di&s;turb, or Di&s;quiet Their Maje&s;ties in the Exerci&s;e thereof.</P>
<CLOSER>God Save King VVilliam and Queen Mary.</CLOSER>
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<P><HI>Edinburgh,</HI> Printed by the Heir of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on,</HI> Printer to Their mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ties, <HI>Anno Dom.</HI> 1690.</P>
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