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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>BY HIS HIGHNES COUNCIL IN SCOTLAND, For the GOVERNMENT thereof.</HEAD>
<P><HI>_WHEREAS</HI> it hath plea&s;ed the mo&s;t wi&s;e GOD in His Providence, to take out of this world the mo&s;t Serene and Renowned <HI>OLIVER</HI> late LORD PROTECTOR of this Commonwealth; And his &s;aid Highne&s;&s;e, having in his life-time, according to the <HI>Humble Petition and Advice,</HI> Declared and appointed the mo&s;t Noble and Illu&s;trious the Lord <HI>RICHARD,</HI> elde&s;t &s;on of his &s;aid late Highne&s;&s;e, to &s;uc|ceed Him in the Government of the&s;e Nations: We therefore of his Highne&s;&s;e Council in <HI>Scotland,</HI> by direction of the Privy Council in <HI>England,</HI> do now hereby with one full voice and con&s;ent of tongue and heart, publi&s;h and declare the &s;aid Noble and Illu&s;trious Lord <HI>RICHARD,</HI> to be rightfully PROTECTOR of this Com|monwealth of <HI>England, Scotland</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> and the Dominions and Territories thereto be|longing, to whom we do acknowledge all Fidelity, and con&s;tant Obedience according to Law and the &s;aid <HI>Humble Petition and Advice,</HI> with all humble and hearty affection; Be&s;eeching the LORD, by whom Princes rule, to ble&s;&s;e Him with long life, and the&s;e Nations with peace and happine&s;&s;e under his Government.</P>
<P>And the &s;aid Council do hereby command the Sheriffs of the re&s;pective Shires, with all po&s;&s;ible &s;peed, to cau&s;e the&s;e Pre&s;ents to be publi&s;hed in all the Market-Towns (except Burghs Royal) in their Sheriffdoms re&s;pectively; And do likewi&s;e command the Provo&s;t and Bay|lies of the re&s;pective Burghs Royal in <HI>Scotland,</HI> with all po&s;&s;ible &s;peed, to cau&s;e the&s;e Pre&s;ents to be proclaimed in their re&s;pective Burghs, with all the Solemnity that is requi&s;ite upon &s;uch an occa&s;ion. And the &s;aid Sheriffs, Provo&s;ts and Baylies, are hereby required to make re&s;pective Returns of their Diligence herein to the Council with all expedition.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given at <HI>Edinburgh</HI>
<DATE>the Ninth day of <HI>September, 1658.</HI></DATE></DATELINE>
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<ITEM>George Monck,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Samuel Disbrowe,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edward Rodes,</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Suintoune,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Nathaniel Whetham.</ITEM>
</LIST></SIGNED><LB> <HI>GOD &s;ave His Highne&s;&s;e <HI>RICHARD</HI> LORD PROTECTOR.</HI></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 Donini,</HI> 1658.</P>
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