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<HEAD>BY THE COMMISSIONERS For the GOVERNMENT of SCOTLAND, And the ISLES thereunto belonging.</HEAD>
<P>_THe PARLIAMENT of <HI>England</HI> taking into &s;erious con&s;ideration the VVel-being of the Nation of <HI>Scotland,</HI> did impower the Council of State to appoint Com|mi&s;sioners for the Government and Management of all Affairs in <HI>Scotland,</HI> and the I&s;les thereunto belonging; and in pro&s;ecution of that Power and Tru&s;t re|po&s;ed in them, They have con&s;tituted and appointed us Commi&s;&s;ioners for that <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">urpo&s;e, which we think fit hereby to make known unto the good People of <HI>Scotland,</HI> to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="2 letters">e end, that the Admini&s;tration of Ju&s;tice, &s;o long di&s;continued, may be effectually Admini|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1+ letters">ed unto them; VVe therefore, in pur&s;uance of our Tru&s;t, do Authorize and Continue in <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">ll Power, all Ju&s;tices of the Peace, Sheriffs, and Commi&s;&s;aries, and their inferiour Officers, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">o were la&s;t entru&s;ted with the&s;e Publick Imployments on the fourth day of <HI>April,</HI> 1659. to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1+ letters">t as heretofore within their &s;everal Juri&s;dictions, untill &s;uch time as they &s;hall receive fur|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="2 letters">er Orders and In&s;tructions from the Parliament of <HI>England,</HI> the Council of State, or Our <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1+ letters">ves: And we do hereby require and enjoyn all per&s;ons of what&s;oever condition and qua|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="3 letters">y, to take notice of the tenour of the&s;e Pre&s;ents, and yeeld obedience thereunto; &s;trictly <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">ommanding them not to act any thing to the contrary thereof, upon the pains and penalties <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">hat may thereupon en&s;ue. And that none may pretend ignorance hereof, We have com|manded the&s;e Pre&s;ents to be Printed, and Proclaimed at the Mercat Cro&s;&s;e of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">he other Burghs within <HI>Scotland,</HI> where Proclamations have u&s;ually been made.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given under our Hands at <HI>Holy-rood-hou&s;e</HI> <DATE>this Eleventh day of <HI>May,</HI> in the year of our <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">ord, One thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and &s;ixty.</DATE></DATELINE>
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<ITEM><HI>Tho. Morgan,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Ph. Twi&s;leton,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>William Daniell,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>M. Di&s;ney.</HI></ITEM>
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<P><DATE>Friday the Eleventh of MAY, 1660.</DATE></P>
<P>By the Commi&s;&s;ioners for the Government of SCOTLAND, and the I&s;les thereunto belonging.</P>
<P>ORdered, <HI>That this</HI> PROCLAMATION <HI>be forthwith Printed, Proclaimed, and Publi&s;hed.</HI></P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Silas Taylor, <HI>Clerk to the Commi&s;sioners.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="2 letters">INBURGH,</HI> Printed by <HI>Chri&s;topher Higgins,</HI> in <HI>Harts</HI> Clo&s;e, over again&s;t the Trone-Church, 1660.</P>
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