A
PROCLAMATION
,
For
taking
the
Oath
of
Allegiance
.
At
Edinburgh
,
the
second
day
of
September
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
eighty
nine
years
.
Present
in
Council
,
-
E.
Crafurd
P.
-
M.
Douglas
.
-
E.
Southerland
.
-
E.
Annandale
.
-
L.
Ross
.
-
L.
Ruthven
.
-
Sir
Hugh
Campbel
of
Calder
.
-
Sir
Patrick
Hume
of
Polwart
.
-
Sir
James
Murray
of
Blackbarrony
.
-
James
Brodie
of
that
Iik
.
-
Sir
John
Hall
L.
Provost
of
Edinburgh
.
THe
Lords
of
His
Majesties
Privy
Council
Considering
,
That
Their
Majesti●●
King
William
and
Queen
Mary
,
with
Advice
and
Consent
of
the
Estates
o●Parliament
,
Have
Statute
and
Ordained
,
that
the
Oath
of
Allegiance
should
be
Sworn
and
Subscribed
,
not
only
by
all
the
Members
and
Clerks
of
Parliament
,
but
also
by
all
other
persons
presently
in
publick
Trust
,
Civil
,
or
Military
,
or
who
shall
be
hereafter
called
to
any
publick
Trust
within
the
Kingdom
;
Therefore
the
saids
Lords
of
His
Majestics
Privy
Council
,
Do
Ordain
and
Appoint
,
all
Sheriffs
,
Stewarts
,
Baillies
of
Royalties
,
and
Regalities
,
and
their
Clerks
,
Commissars
,
their
Deputs
,
Clerks
and
Fiscals
,
Justices
of
Peace
,
all
present
Magistrats
,
Deans
of
Gild
,
Counsellors
,
and
Clerks
of
Burghs
Royal
,
and
of
Regality
,
and
such
as
shall
succeed
them
in
Office
,
in
presence
of
the
Sheriffs
of
the
respective
Shires
,
or
Stewarts
of
the
Stewartries
,
within
which
the
saids
Burghs
lyes
,
or
their
Deputs
where
any
are
,
and
where
no
Sheriffs
,
or
Stewarts
,
or
their
Deputs
are
,
in
presence
of
any
Counsellor
,
or
Member
of
parliament
,
the
Admiral-Deputs
,
Judges
of
the
high
Court
of
Admirality
,
and
all
particular
Admiral-Deputs
within
the
Kingdom
,
and
the
Clerks
of
the
respective
Courts
,
and
all
other
persons
who
presently
are
,
or
hereafter
shall
happen
to
be
in
publick
Trust
within
this
Kingdom
,
to
publickly
Swear
and
Subscribe
the
Oath
of
Allegiance
hereunto
subjoyned
,
betwixt
and
the
twenty
fourth
day
of
September
instant
,
which
is
to
be
Recorded
in
the
Registers
of
the
respective
Courts
,
and
Extracts
thereof
under
the
Clerks
hands
,
to
be
reported
to
the
Clerks
of
His
Majesties
Privy
Council
,
betwixt
and
the
fifteenth
day
of
November
thereafter
,
with
Certification
to
them
if
they
failyie
therein
,
the
former
Acts
of
Parliament
made
anent
swearing
the
Oath
of
Allegiance
,
and
penalties
therein-con●●ined
shall
be
impartially
Execute
against
,
and
insticted
upon
the
refusers
.
And
Ordains
these
Presents
to
be
Printed
,
and
Published
by
Macers
,
or
Messengers
at
Arms
,
at
the
Mercat-Cross
of
Edinburgh
,
and
other
places
needful
,
that
none
pretend
ignorance
.
Per
Actum
Dominorum
Secreti
Concilii
.
GILB
.
ELIOT
,
Cls.
Sti.
Concilii
.
God
save
King
William
and
Queen
Mary
.
Follows
the
Oath
of
Allegiance
.
I
Do
sincerely
Promise
and
Swear
,
That
I
will
be
Faithful
and
bear
True
Allegiance
to
Their
Majesties
,
King
William
and
Queen
Mary
,
So
help
me
GOD.