ACT
Discharging
Privy
Councellers
and
others
in
publick
Trust
to
go
out
of
this
Kingdom
.
FORASMUCH
AS
,
It
has
pleased
His
MAJESTY
by
His
Letter
under
His
Royal
Hand
,
of
the
Date
the
thirteenth
Day
of
December
Instant
,
upon
Consideration
,
that
the
present
posture
and
Circumstances
of
His
Majesties
Affairs
in
this
His
Kingdom
of
Scotland
,
require
that
these
of
his
Majesties
Privy
Council
,
and
any
others
imployed
by
His
Majesty
in
publick
Trust
,
do
attend
their
respective
Offices
&
Charges
here
,
Do
Authorize
the
Lords
of
His
Privy
Council
,
to
make
Publication
,
that
it
is
His
Majesties
Will
and
Pleasure
,
that
none
of
His
Majesties
Privy
Council
,
or
any
who
are
otherwise
imployed
in
Publick
Trust
,
Do
upon
any
pretence
whatsoever
,
withdraw
themselves
from
this
Kingdom
of
Scotland
before
the
first
day
of
March
next
to
come
,
without
leave
obtained
from
His
Majesty
,
as
they
will
be
answerable
,
and
that
either
by
Proclamation
or
otherwise
as
they
shall
think
sit
.
Therefore
the
saids
Lords
of
his
Majesties
Privy
Council
,
do
hereby
give
Warrand
and
Command
to
their
Macers
or
Messengers
at
Armes
to
make
Intimation
of
the
Premisses
by
publick
Proclamation
at
the
Mercat
Cross
of
Edinburgh
;
As
also
they
ordain
all
Sheriffs
and
their
Deputs
,
to
cause
intimate
the
same
by
way
of
Proclamation
at
the
head
Burghs
of
the
several
Shires
within
this
Kingdom
,
with
all
convenient
Diligence
,
that
all
concerned
may
give
due
obedience
thereto
,
and
none
pretend
Ignorance
And
ordains
these
presents
to
be
printed
.
Given
at
Edinburgh
the
twenty
Day
of
December
1698.
Years
.
Extracted
GILB
.
ELLIOT
.
Cls.
Sti.
Concilii
.
GOD
Save
the
King
.