Proclamation against slanderers and leesing-makers England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II) 1686 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A70978 Wing S1607 ESTC R15962 10410017 ocm 10410017 44988 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A70978) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 44988) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 869:21 or 1389:20) Proclamation against slanderers and leesing-makers England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II) McKenzie, Colin. 1 broadside. Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson ..., For J.L., Edinburgh : 1686 ; Reprinted at London : 1686. Signed: Colin McKenzie, Cls. Sti. Concilii. At end of text: Given under our signet at Edinburgh, the seventeenth day of June, one thousand six hundred eighty six years. Wing number J309C (item at 869:21), cancelled in Wing (CD-ROM, 1996). Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. 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Great Britain -- History -- James II, 1685-1688 -- Sources. 2008-10 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-12 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-01 Scott Lepisto Sampled and proofread 2009-01 Scott Lepisto Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion royal blazon or coat of arms I R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT A PROCLAMATION Against Slanderers and Leesing-makers . JAMES , by the Grace of GOD , King of Great-Britain , France and Ireland , Defender of the Faith ; To our Lyon King at Arms , and his Brethren Heraulds , Macers of Our Privy Council , Pursevants , and Messengers at Arms , Our Sherisss in that part , conjunctly , and severally , specially constitute , Greeting : Whereas We are Informed That divers Ministers , and others , to promote their Seditious designs , Do take upon them in Sermons , and other Discourses , To Allarm the People , and to raise dislike of Our Person and Government in their Hearts , Desaming and Slandering Our Designs , or at least , medling in Our Affairs ; All which are highly punishable , and the Punishments Declared by Our Laws and Acts of Parliament ; Especially by the seventh Act of the eight Parl. of King James the Sixth , Our Royal Grand-Father , ( of ever Blessed Memory ) Cap. 134. Intituled , Anent Slanderers of the King , His Progenitors , Estate and Realm ; And of which , in so far as relates to these Affaires , The Tenor follows . Forasmuch as it is understood to Our Soveraign Lord , and His Three Estates Assembled in this present Parliament , What great harm and inconvenient has fallen in this Realm , chiefly since the beginning of the Civil Troubles , occurred in the time of His Highness minority , through the wicked and licentious , publick and private Speeches , and untrue Calumnies of divers His Subjects , to the Disdain , Contempt and Reproach of his Majesty 〈◊〉 Council and Proceedings , and to the dishonour and prejudice of His Highness , His Parents , Progenitors and Estate : Stirring up His Highness Subjects thereby to misliking , Sedition , Vnquietness , and to cast off their due obedience to His Majesty , to their evident peril , tinsel and destruction ; His Highness continuing always in Love and Clemency toward all His good Subjects , and most willing to seek the safety and preservation of them all ; Which wilsully , needless , and upon plain malice , after His Highness Mercy and Pardon , oft-times afore granted , has procured themselves by their Treasonable Deeds , to be cut off as corrupt members of this Common-well : Therefore it is Statute and Ordained by Our Soveraign Lord , and His three Estates in this present Parliament , That none of His Subjects ( of whatsoever Function , Degree , or Quality in time coming ) shall presume to take upon hand , privatly , or publickly in Sermons , Declarations , or familiar Conferences , to utter any false , Slanderous or untrue Speeches , to the disdain , reproach and contempt of His Majesty , His Council and Proceedings ; or to the dishonour , hurt or prejudice of His Highness , His Parents and Progenitors , or to meddle in the Affairs of His Highness , and His Estate present , bygone , and in time coming , under the pains contained in the Acts of Parliament , against makers and tellers of Leesings : Certifying them that shall be tried Contraveeners thereof , or that hear sick slanderous Speeches , and reports not the same with diligence , the said pains shall be executed against them with all rigor , in example of others . And to the end that so necessary and laudable a Law may receive due and punctual obedience ; We therefore , with Advice of Our Privy Council , Do hereby Declare , That the Contraveeners hereof any manner of way , shall be examplarly punished with all rigor , conform to the prescript of the said Statute in all points . And that Our Royal Pleasure in the Premisses may be made publick and known , 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 other Mercat Crosses of the head Burghs of the Shires of this Kingdom , And there , in Our Name and Authority , by open Proclamation , make publication of Our Royal Pleasure in the Premisses , that all Our Leidges may have notice thereof , and give obedience thereto , as they will be answerable at their highest peril . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh , the seventeenth day of June , One Thousand six hundred eighty six Years . And of Our Reign the second Year . Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . COLIN M cKENZIE , Cls. Sti. Concilii . GOD Save the KING . This may be Printed , R.L.S. June 28. 1686 Edinburgh , Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most Sacred Majesty , Anno Dom. 1686. Reprinted at London , for J. L. 1686.