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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05667) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 176112) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2762:55) A proclamation, for payment of His Majesties cess and excise Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson ..., Edinburgh : Anno Dom. 1688. Title vignette: Royal seal with initials J R. Caption title. Initial letter. Reproduction of original in: National Library of Scotland. eng Excise tax -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. eebo A proclamation, for payment of His Majesties cess and excise. Scotland. Sovereign 1688 1 400 0 0 0 0 1 0 250 F The rate of 250 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
A PROCLAMATION , For Payment of His Majesties Cess and Excise .

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JAMES by the Grace of GOD , King of Great-Britain , France and Ireland , Defender of the Faith , To Our Lovits Macers of Our Privy Council , and Messengers at Arms , Our Sheriffs in that part , conjunctly and severally , specially Constitute , Greeting ;

Whereas , We by Our Royal Proclamation of the Third day of October last past , and by vertue of Our Prerogative-Royal , did Discharge all Personal Execution of Our Laws against any who comes out to Our Host during their abode therein ; And We understanding , that Our said Royal Favour is so far abused as to be Wrested , to hinder the payment of Our Cess and Excise , to the great Prejudice of Our Affairs ; Do therefore Declare , that it was not Our meaning , that the said Immunity should any ways be extended to hinder Execution for Our Cess and Excise , but that notwithstanding thereof , all lyable therefore , in case they fail of due payment , be proceeded against personally , or otherways , according to Our Laws and Acts of Parliament ; and withall , We hereby Require all and every Concerned in payment of the said publick Burden , to pay in the same to Our Collectors and Receivers , as they would be esteemed dutiful Subjects to Us on the present Occasion , And to the end Our Royal Pleasure in the Premisses may be made known to all Persons concerned , that Obedience may be given accordingly , 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 all the other Mercat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of this Our Kingdom , and there in Our Royal Name and Authority , by open Proclamation , make Publication of the Premisses , that none pretend Ignorance .

Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh , the Ninth day of November , 1688. and of Our Reign the Fourth Year . Per Actum Dominorum Sti. Concilii . COL: McKENZIE Cls. Sti. Concilii . GOD Save the KING .

Edinburgh , Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most Sacred Majesty , Anno Dom. 1688.