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Nos 2280-8
1665: 17 Charles II
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2 JUNE.—BY THE KING. A Proclamation For
calling a Convention of Estates.
Whitehall: 2 June 1665. /{liZM^ /%<jO
Edinburgh : E. Tyler : 1665.
1 f. Gothic letter. Lauderdaile.
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In view of the war with the United Provinces a Conven¬
tion of Estates is summoned at Edinburgh on 2 August.
Provisions for new elections if not already made. These to
be proclaimed.
Aberdeen {<ol)}
Reg. Original under sign manual, with P.O. order to
print, 29 June.
P.O. Reg. ii. 60 (26 June) ; Intell. 556.2
1 Proclaimed 8 July by Geo. Pratt. Signed and sealed certificate.
"^ Proclaimed July, Edinburgh. N° 2280.
10 JUNE.—BY THE KING. [Begins] Charles . . .
Forasmuch as our Navy Royall under . . .
For a thanksgiving for victory over the Dutch.
Whitehall: 10 June 1665.
Edinburgh : E. Tyler : 1665.
[Not found.] r
Thanksgiving to be held 13 July.
22 June. Order to print and publish.
Reg. Scots original signed.
P.C. Reg. ii. 50. N^ 2281.
12JULY. — [BY THE PRIVY COUNCIL.]
[Begins] Forasmuch as the Sickness . . .
[Trade with England suspended : plague.]
Edinburgh: 12 July 1665. ^^ /gjj/
Edinburgh : E. Tyler : 1665. '^
2 ff". Gothic letter. Pet. Wedderbume.
Arms 223 places continuance 2) that King-
In consequence of the increase of the plague in London,
all trade with it and with other infected places in England
is stopped till 1 Nov. next, whether by sea or by land in
packs or otherwise. No one is to load a ship for an infected
town, or to discharge cargo from it, till they have handled
it daily for 40 days. All persons coming from England to
stay on the borders till they are examined. They are to
bring a particular pass with them that they come from
places free of plague, on pain of loss of their goods, ships,
and lives. No one to board any vessel without a warrant on
pain of forfeiture of their boat and 40 days' trial with fine
afterwards. Guards to be set on suspect goods and men during
40 days' trial. These to be printed and published at Edin¬
burgh, ' Peir and Shear of Leith ' and elsewhere.
P.R.O, S.P.D. 126 (87). Sig. 46. f. (22) cropped. Reg.
Original sighed.
P.C. Reg. ii. 71 ; Intell. 621. Proclaimed 14 July ; Newes 638.
N° 2282.
^ 1 AUGUST.—[BY THE PRIVY COUNCIL.]
[Begins] Forasmuch as the King's majestic hath . . .
For the meeting of the Convention of Estates.
Edinburgh: 1 August 1665.
Found only in MS.
All to be ready to meet on the 2nd at 2 p.m.
P.C. Reg. ii. 86. NO 2283.
4 AUGUST.—[BY THE ESTATES.] [Begins]
Charles . . . I'orasmuch as Our Convention . . .
[For the inbringing of the 40s. tax.]
Edinburgh : 4 August 1665.
[Edinburgh : E. Tyler : .]
1 f. Roman letter. Thomas Hay.^
Arms 223 Faith, and August.
The Convention of Estates have granted 40s. yearly on
every pound land of old extent for 5 years payable at Whit-
sonday 1666, 1667, 1668, 1669, and 1670. Certain shires pay
only 2 merks by reason of their high retours. The burgh of
[Aberdeen] is to elect persons to stent their neighbours and
make a_ stent roll in 24 hours, payment of the tax to be
made within 3 days, and thereon pay it to [William Duke
of Hamilton] collector general for the [fourth] term.
Aberdeen (69) signed and sealed.
Acts vii. 530.
' MS. signature. if° 2284.
16 AUGUST.—A Proclamation for a general fast on
the second Wednesday of September.
Edinburgh : 16 August 1665. A ^(CU^, y t . .
Not found. 5 ( ^/4*»^)
Intell. 782. jjo 2285.
3 OCTOBER.—[BY THE PRIVY COUNCIL.]
[Begins] Charles . . . Forasmuch as by ane Act or
Anent the fines.
Edinburgh : 3 October 1665.
Found only in MS.
The second half of the fines will be remitted to all who
have paid the first half and will take the Ocith of Allegiance
and the Declaration. The first half must be paid before
1 Dec. (or 1 Jan. north of Esk).
Reg. Original signed, with certificate of publication,
5 Oct.
P.C. Reg. ii. 92.
Order to print cancelled.
N° 2286.
14 OCTOBER.—A Proclamation ordering Soldiers and
Officers in States General service to return.
[Not found.]
Intell. 1019. Ifo 2287.
7 DECEMBER.—[BY THE PRIVY COUNCIL.]
[Begins] The Lords . . . finding it now, after . , .
[Anent deposed ministers.]
Edinburgh: 7 December 1665.
Edinburgh : E. Tyler: 1665.
1 f. Gothic letter.
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tender
Pet. Wedderburne.
extended these
Cites Acts 23 Dec. 1662, No. 2241, and 13 Aug. 1663,
No. 2250. These Acts are extended to all admitted
ministers since deposed. They are to move 20 miles
from their parish, 6 miles from Edinburgh, and 3 miles from
any burgh royal, and not exercise any preaching or teach¬
ing office without permission.
B.L. Reg. Original signed.
P.C. Reg. ii. 107 ; Oxford Gazette, No. 14 (caused by Alexander
Smith); Wodrow i, App. 84. N"° 2288.
7 DECEMBER.—[BY THE PRIVY COUN¬
CIL.] [Begins] Charles . . . Forsamickle as the
assembling and conveening Our Subjects without
Our warrand ...
[Against conventicles and seditious meetings.]
Edinburgh: 7 December 1665, ^ ,
Edinburgh : E. Tyler: 1665. /jOUo ^Jj-
3 ff. Gothic letter.
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Forbidding all meetings held on pretence of religion, by
persons who withdraw from their own parish churches, as
infusing poisonous and pernicious principles to the confusion
and ruin of church and kingdom ; all who attend them
shall be counted seditious, and punished as such ; ministers
to be subjected to the highest pains. Search to be made
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