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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05663) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 180371) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2826:59) A proclamation for opening the mint Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James VII) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most sacred Majesty, Edinburgh : Anno Dom. 1687. Caption title. Royal arms at head of text; initial letter. Dated: Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the twentieth day of January, 1687. And of Our Reign the second year. Signed: Will. Paterson, Cls. Sti. Concilii. Imperfect: creased with slight loss of text. Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland. eng Mints -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800. Coinage -- Law and legislation -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800. Finance, Public -- Law and legislation -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800. Scotland -- Politics and government -- 1660-1688 -- Sources. Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. eebo A proclamation for opening the mint. Scotland. Privy Council 1687 2 375 8 0 0 0 0 0 213.33 F The rate of 213.33 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2008-01 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-03 Sampled and proofread 2008-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

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A PROCLAMATION For Opening the Mint . JAMES , by the Grace of GOD , King of Great-Britain , France and Ireland , Defender of the Faith ; To Our Lyon King at Arms , an● his Brethren Heraulds , Macers of Our Privy Council , Pursevants , o● Messengers at Arms , Our Sheriffs in that part , conjunctly and severally , specially constitute , Greeting :

Forasmuch as W● 〈…〉 That Our Mint should be Op●ned , and that a free Coynage should 〈◊〉 therein , conform to an Act made and past in the last Session of the lat● Parliament of this Our Kingdom ; Do I herefore , with Advice of Our Privy Council , Hereby Declare Our Mint-House to be Opened , from and after the first Tuesday of May next to come , and no sooner : And to the End , That all Merchants and others may be Certiorated of the Time of the Opening of Our said Mint , and of Our having Signed a Warrand for Coynage , of the date the fourteenth day of August last by-past , for the several Speciesses of the Silver Coyn , conform to the foresaid Act of Parliament , seing We are Resolved to begin with that Coyn : Our Will is , and We Charge you strictly and Command , that incontinent these Our Letters seen , ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh , and remanent Mercat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of the Shires of this Kingdom , and there , by open Proclamation , make publication of Our Royal Will and Pleasure , concerning the Opening of Our said Mint , from , and after the said first Tuesday of Ma● next ensuing , that all persons concerned may have notice thereof .

Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh , the Twentieth day of January , 1687 . And of Our Reign the second year . Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . WILL . PATERSON , Cls. Sti. Concilii . GOD save the KING .

Edinburgh , Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most Sacred Majesty , Anno DOM. 1687.