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<HEAD>A PROCLAMATION</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Anent the Rendezvou&s;es of the Militia, for the year 1683.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED>_CHARLES, by the Grace of GOD, King of <HI>Great-Britain, France</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> Defender of the Faith;</SIGNED>
<SALUTE>To  <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span">  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, Greeting:</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>Fora&s;much, as by rea&s;on of the not timous Intimation of the Dyets of the general Rendezvou&s;es of the Militia of this Our Kingdom, the la&s;t Summer, there was no General Rendezvou&s;es thereof keep|ed; and We finding it nece&s;&s;ar for Our Service, that the &s;aid Rendezvou&s;es be punctually keeped for this year, and hereafter; Have with Advice of Our Privy Council, thought fit to appoint the &s;aid Rendezvou&s;es, for this year, to be at the Dyets and Places after &s;pecified, <HI>viz.</HI> The two Regiments of Foot, and two Troups of Hor&s;e, of the Shires of <HI>Fife</HI> and <HI>Kinro&s;s,</HI> to be at <HI>Edin&s;moore,</HI> the twenty two day of <HI>May</HI> next: The two Regiments of Foot, and two Troups of Hor&s;e, of the Shire of <HI>Perth,</HI> to be at <HI>Perth,</HI> the twen|ty third day of the &s;aid Month: The Regiment of Foot, and two Troups of Hor&s;e, of the Shire of <HI>Forfar,</HI> at <HI>Forfar,</HI> the twenty fourth day of the &s;aid Month: The Regiment of Foot, and Troup of Hor&s;e, of the Shire of <HI>Kincardine,</HI> and <HI>Mari&s;chals</HI> part of <HI>Aberdene,</HI> at <HI>Aberdene,</HI> the thirtieth day of the &s;aid Moneth: The Regiment of Foot, of the Shire of <HI>Bamff,</HI> and <HI>Errols</HI> part of <HI>Aberdene,</HI> and two Troups of Hor&s;e; there at <HI>Turreff,</HI> the fir&s;t day of <HI>June</HI> next: The Regiment of Foot, and Troup of Hor&s;e, of the Shires of <HI>Elgin, Nairn,</HI> and part of <HI>Inverne&s;s,</HI> at <HI>Elgin,</HI> the fifth day of the &s;aid Mouth: The Regiment of Foot, and Troup of Hor&s;e, of the Earl of <HI>Seaforth,</HI> and Lord <HI>Lovets</HI> part of <HI>Inverne&s;s,</HI> at <HI>Inverne&s;s,</HI> the &s;eventh day of the &s;aid Moneth: The Regiment of Foot, and Troup of Hor&s;e, of the Earl of <HI>Seaforth,</HI> and Lord <HI>Lovets</HI> part of at <HI>Dornoch</HI> the tenth day of the &s;aid month: The Regiment of Foot, of the <HI>Stewartry</HI> of <HI>Orknay,</HI> at <HI>Kirkwa,</HI> the fifteenth day of the &s;aid month: The Regiment of Foot, and Troup of Hor&s;e, of the Shires of <HI>Linlithgow</HI> and <HI>Peebles,</HI> at <HI>Celem-moore,</HI> the fir&s;t day of the &s;aid month: The Regiment of Foot, of the Town of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> at the Links of <HI>Leith,</HI> the &s;econd day of the &s;aid Month. The Regiment of Foot, and Troup of Hor&s;e, of the Shire of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> at <HI>Mu&s;&s;elbu<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">gh,</HI> the fifth day of the &s;aid Month: The Regiment of Foot, and Troup of Hor&s;e, of the Shire of <HI>Hadingtoun,</HI> at <HI>Bein&s;tour-moore,</HI> the &s;ixth day of the &s;aid Month: The Regiment of Foot, and Troup of Hor&s;e, of the Shire of <HI>Bervick,</HI> at <HI>Foggomoore,</HI> the &s;eventh day of the &s;aid Moneth: The two Regiments of Foot, and two Troups of Hor&s;e, of the Shires of <HI>Roxburgh</HI> and <HI>Selkirk,</HI> at <HI>Ancrum Bridge,</HI> the eigthth day of the &s;aid Month. The Regiment of Foot, and Troup of Hor&s;e, of the Shire of <HI>Drumfreis,</HI> the twelfth day of the &s;aid Month: The two Troups of the Shire of <HI>Wigtoun,</HI> at <HI>Milntoun</HI> of <HI>Orr,</HI> the thirteenth of the &s;aid month: The three Troups of Hor&s;e, of the Shire of <HI>Air</HI> and part of the Shire of <HI>Renfrew,</HI> at <HI>Air,</HI> the fifteenth of the &s;aid month: The re&s;t of the Shire of <HI>Ren&s;rew</HI> at <HI>Renfrew,</HI> the eighteenth day of the &s;aid month: The three Troups of the Shire of <HI>Lanerk,</HI> at <HI>Hamiltoun,</HI> the twenty two of the &s;aid month: The Regiment of Foot, and Troup of Hor&s;e, of the Shire of <HI>Serivling</HI> and <HI>Clackmannan,</HI> at <HI>Sauchin foord,</HI> the twenty &s;ixth of the &s;aid month: The Regiment of the Shires of <HI>Argile, Bute</HI> and <HI>Dumbarton,</HI> at <HI>Dumbarton,</HI> the nineteenth day of the &s;aid month, for the Shire of <HI>Dumbarton</HI> and <HI>Bute,</HI> and at <HI>Inverara</HI> the twenty fifth of the &s;aid Moneth, for <HI>Argile</HI> Shire. And We Ordain the hail Officers of Foot and Hor&s;e, to attend their Charges, at the &s;aids Dyets of Rendezvou&s;es, and the Heretors and others Out-Reikers of the Sojors, to have their men pre&s;ent, <HI>(habile)</HI> accord|ing to Law; with certification to the &s;aids Officers and Heretors, if they neglect their Duty herein, they &s;hall be proceeded again&s;t, and fined conform to the Laws and In&s;tructions made thereanent. And appoints the Mu&s;ter-ma&s;ter General, by <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 span"> to be pre&s;ent at the &s;everal Rendezvou&s;es, and to return an Account to Our Council, of the Ab&s;ents and Deficients, that they may be proceed<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="2 letters"> again&s;t according to Law. Our Will is herefore, and We Charge you &s;trictly and Command, that incontinent, the&s;e Our Letters &s;een, ye pa&s;s to the Mercat Cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh</HI> and &s;everal Mercat Cro&s;&s;es of the Head Burghs of this Kingdom and Burghs of Regality, and &s;everal Paroch Kirks within the &s;ame, upon a <HI>Sunday</HI> after Divine Service, and other places needful; and there, in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make publication of the Premi&s;&s;es, that none pretend ignorance. And We Ordain the Sheriffs of the re&s;pective Shires, to cau&s;e duly publi&s;h the&s;e Pre&s;ents.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given under Our Signet, at <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> <DATE>the twenty third day of <HI>March,</HI> One thou&s;and &s;ix hundred eighty and three: And of Our Reign, the thirtieth fifth year.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED><HI>WIL. PATERSON,</HI> Cls. Sti. Concilij.</SIGNED><LB>
GOD &s;ave the KING.</CLOSER>
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