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<P>ACT For Naturalization of STRANGERS. <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> the 8. of <HI>December,</HI> 1669.</P>
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<P><HI>EDINBURGH,</HI> Printed by <HI>Evan Tyler,</HI> Printer to the King's mo&s;t Excellent MAJESTY, 1669.</P>
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<HEAD>ACT For Naturalization of STRANGERS.</HEAD>
<OPENER><DATELINE><HI>Edinburgh,</HI> <DATE>the 8. of <HI>December,</HI> 1669,</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>_OVR Soveraign Lord, out of His In|nate bounty and Royal inclination to favour and protect Strangers, and for the encrea&s;e and promoving of Trade and Manufactories, being graciou&s;ly plea&s;ed and willing to give encouragement to Stran|gers to repair to, and dwell and re&s;ide within this Kingdom; Hath therefore thought fit, Likeas, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates of Parliament, doth hereby Statute, Ordain and De|clare, That all Strangers, being of the Prote&s;tant Religion, either &s;uch who having E&s;tates &s;hall think fit to bring the &s;ame to this Kingdom, to dwell and inhabite within the &s;ame; or who &s;hall come to &s;et up new Works and Manufactories therein, and &s;hall repair to, and &s;ettle their abode, dwelling and re&s;idence within this Kingdom; &s;hall be, and are hereby na|turalized as native born Subjects of the Kingdom of <HI>Scotland,</HI> and are to enjoy His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Royal Pro|tection, the benefit of the Law, and all other Privi|ledges which a Native doth enjoy, als freely in all re&s;pects, as if they them&s;elves had been born within the &s;ame; and that they &s;hall have liberty and free|dom of Trade, and freedom to buy and purcha&s;e Lands, Heretages, and other Goods moveable and immoveable, and to enjoy the &s;ame by po&s;&s;e&s;sion, pur|cha&s;e
<PB N="4" REF="5"><!-- PDF PAGE 66 -->or donation, or any other way; and to di&s;po&s;e thereof and tran&s;mit them to their Heirs and Succe&s;|ors, who are to &s;ucceed thereunto: And to enjoy all other Liberties, Priviledges and Capacities which do belong to, and are competent, or may and &s;hall belong to any native Subject born within this Kingdom. And further, His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> doth Declare that upon applications to be made unto Him by the&s;e Stran|gers, He will grant unto them the free and publick exerci&s;e of their Religion in their own Languages, and the liberty of having Churches within this His Kingdom. It is alwayes hereby provided, that no per&s;on or per&s;ons &s;hall have the benefit of this Act, untill fir&s;t by petition to the Lords of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Privy Council, containing an exact de&s;ignation of their names, places of their birth and former re|&s;idence, and that they are of the Prote&s;tant Religion, it be found by the Council, that they are qualified ac|cording to this Act, and ought to have the benefit thereof. And it is hereby Declared, that the&s;e pre|&s;ents, with an extract of the Act of Council, in fa|vours of the &s;aids per&s;ons to the effect afore&s;aid, &s;hall be unto them a &s;ufficient naturalization to all intents and purpo&s;es. Which Extract &s;hall be given to them freely, without payment of any money or compo&s;i|tion; &s;ave only the Fee of nine pounds <HI>Scots</HI> money to the Clerks of Council and their Servants.</P>
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<P><HI>EDINB&V;RGH,</HI> Printed by <HI>Evan Tyler,</HI> Printer to the King's mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty, 1669.</P>
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