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〈◊〉 〈◊〉 QUI MAL Y PENSE   royal blazon or coat of arms  
A PROCLAMATION, Anent Pedagogues, Chaplains and others.  
CHARLES, by the Grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith; To Macers or Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, Greeting:  
Forasmuch as in the whole course of Our Government, We have manifested Our Pious and Princely Care, and Zeal to maintain and promote the Sacred Interests of the Established Religion, together with the Order and Unity of the Church: And considering the danger arising to the Church, to Religion, and to Our Government, by the undutiful practices of some of Our Subjects, in entertaining disaffected, and irregular Persons in the Offices of Chaplains, Pedagogues, and Schoolmasters, who are apt to corrupt and poison the Families wherein they Serve, and the Children whom they Teach and Instruct, with the Principles of Schism, Sedition and Rebellion, Instilling into the Minds of Our People (under the specious colour of Piety) sinful prejudices against the settled Religion, and begetting in them a Disloyal aversion from Our Authority and Government: Not withstanding that by the 4th. Act. of the second Session of Our first Parliament, It is Statuted, That none he allowed to Teach any Schools, or to be Pedagoghes to Children, or Chaplains in any Family, without a licence from the respective Ordinaries: And that by the 6th. Act. of Our third and current Parliament, All such Pedagogues, Schoolmasters and Chaplains, are appointed to Swear and Sign the Test, under the certification therein contained; As also, by Our Royal Proclamation, of the date at Edinburgh, the first of March 1676. We did Require and Command, That none thereafter should  any Schoolmaster, Pedagogue or Chaplain, or Person for performing Family-worship, who have not a Licence for that effect, under the hand of the Bishop of the respective Diocese under the penalties therein expressed. And now being informed, that some to elude the Laws, and Proclamations foresaids, do  disaffected and irregular Persons, for Teaching their Children, and overseeing of their Learning, Manners and Education, or exercising Family-worship in their Houses, under other N 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 d Designations, as of Physicians, Factors, Chamberlains, Attendants, or ordinary Servants, whose influence in corrupting the youth, and debauching of Families from their Duty to GOD, 〈◊〉 to Us, is most apparent, and of very pernicious consequence; We do therefore, with advice of Our Privy Council, strictly Prohibi●t and Discharge all Our Subjects, of what quality soever, to  any Person or Persons, to be Chaplains in their Families, or to be Governors, Teachers or Instructers of their Children, or Pupils, or Minors, under their Tutory or Curatory, or to be Schoolmasters within their Lands or Jurisdictions; or who shall perform the Duties and Offices of Teaching, and Instructing their Children, or Pupils, or minors, under their Tutory or Curatory, by Overseeing them in their Learning, Manners and Education; or who shall exercise Religious-worship in their Families, or shall perform the Duties belonging to the Places or Offices of Pedagogues or Chaplains, under the Names and Designations foresaid, or under whatsoever other, Colour, Name, Title, or Designation, except such only as shall Swear and Subscribe the Test for said, before their respective Ordinaries; and who shall be allowed by Licences, under the hands of their respective Bishops, for performing and exercing of these Offices, certifying all these who shall contemn, or contraveen this Our Royal Will and Proclamation; That every Nobleman so offending, shall be fined in three thousand Marks: Every Gentleman in twelve hundreth Marks: And each Burgess or other Subject in six hundreth Marks, toties quoties, as they shall be found guilty, conform to the Certification contained in Our said Proclamation dated the said first of March 1676. and shall also be esteemed Persons disaffected to the Bstablished Religion, and to Our Royal Government; and the Magistrates of all burgh's of Royalty and Regality, are discharged to permit any Schoolmasters to Teach Scholars in their burgh's, except they be qualified as aforesaid, under the penal●● of being pursued and punished before the Council, as their contempt and neglect shall deserve. And to the effect, Our Royal Will and Pleasure in the Premisles may be publicly known; Our Will is, and We Charge you straight and Command, that incontinent, these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and other places needful, and thereat, in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make publication of the Premises, that ●one pretend Ignorance. The which to do We commit to you, conjunctly and severally, Our full Power, by the●e Our Letters, delivering ●●●m by you, duly Execute, and endorsed again to 〈…〉  
Given under Our Signs, at Hallyrudhouse, the fourth day of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●●ousand and six hundred eighty and three: And of Our Reign, the thirtieth fifth year. Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilij. WIL PATERSON, Cli. Sti. Concilij. 
 GOD save the KING.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderso● ●●●● to His most Sacred Majesty, Anno, DOM. 1683.