A PUBLICATION, Of the Royal Authority, of the most Serene, most Mighty, and most August Monarch, JAMES the Seventh, by the Grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc.  

The Earl of Perth, Lord High Chancellor.  
The Lord Archbishop of St. Andrews.  
The Duke of Queensberry, L. High Treasurer.  
The Lord Archbishop of Glasgow.  
The Lord Marquis of Athol, Lord Privy Seal.  
The Lord Duke of Hamilton.  
The Lord Marquis of Douglas.  
The Earl of Drumlanrig.  
The Earl of Wintoun.  
The Earl of Linlithgow, Lord Justice-general.  
The Earl of Southesk.  
The Earl of Panmure.  
The Earl of Tweedale.  
The Earl of Balcarras.  
The Lord Yester.  
The Lord Kinnaird.  
L. Precedent of the Session.  
L. Register.  
L. Advocate.  
L. Justice-Clerk.  
L. Castlehill.  
General Lieutenant Drummond.  
Drumelzeer.  
Abbotshall.  
Colonel Graham of Claver-house.  
Gossfoord   
FOrasmuch as it hath pleased the Almighty GOd, to Call CHARLES' the Second, Our late Sovereign Lord, of Glorious and ever Blessed Memory, from a Temporary Crown, to Inherit an Eternal in the Heavens; Whereby the undoubted Right of Succession, to Him, in the Imperial Crown of This, Realm, was immediately Devolved on the Sacred Person of His Royal, and Dearest Brother, Our present Sacred Sovereign (whom GOD long preserve.) Therefore We, the Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, Authorized in that Capacity, by His Majesty's Royal Letter, bearing Date at Whitehall, the sixth Day of February instant, Do, with the Concurrence of Several other Lords, Spiritual, and Temporal, Barons, and Burgesses of this Realm, Hereby Declare, and Proclaim to all the World, That Our Sovereign Lord JAMES the Seventh, is by Lawful and undoubted Succession and Descent, KING of Scotland, England, France, and Ireland, and, the Dominions there-unto-belonging, Defender of the Faith, & C. (Whom GOD preserve and Bless with a Long, Glorious, Happy Life and Prosperous Reign) And whom We shall humbly Obey, Dutifully and Faithfully Serve, Maintain and Defend, with Our Lives and Fortunes against all Deadly, as Our only Righteous King and Sovereign, over all Persons, and in all Causes, as Holding His Imperial Crown from GOD alone. And for Testification whereof, We here, in presence of the Almighty God, and great number of His Majesty's Faithful People, of all Estates and Qualities, who are assisting with Us, at this Solemn Publication, of Our Due, Humble, and Faithful Acknowledgement of his Supreme Sovereign Authority, at the Mercat Cross of the City of Edinburgh, Declare and Publish, That Our said Sovereign Lord, by the Goodness and Providence of Almighty GOD, is of Scotland, England, France, and Ireland, and Dominions thereunto-belonging, The most POTENT, MIGHTY, and undoubted KING. And hereby give Our Oaths, with up-lifted Hands, that We shall bear True and Faithful Allegiance, unto Our said Sacred Sovereign, JAMES the Seventh; King of Great-Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the F●●●h etc. And to His Lawful Heirs and Successors, and sha'; ll perform all Duties, Service, and Obedience to him, as becomes His Faithful, 〈…〉 all, and Dutiful Subjects. So help Us GOD.  
Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. WILL. PATERSON, Cls. Sti. Concilii.  
GOD Save King JAMES the Seventh.   

By the King.  
JAMES R.  
JAMES the Seventh, by the Grace of GOD, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, & c. To all and sundry Our good Subjects whom these Presents do or may concern, Greeting.  
Whereas it hath pleased GOD this day to call out of this Life, from the possession of an Earthly Diadem, to the fruition, of an Eternal Crown of Glory, His late Majesty Our Royal and most dearly beloved Brother Charles the Second; We have thought fit to publish Our Royal Pleasure, That all Our Officers of State, Privy-Councillors, Magistrates, and all other Officers whatsoever, both Civil and Military within Our Ancient Kingdom of Scotland, do, and they and every one of them respectively, are hereby Authorized and Required to Act in all things conform to the late Commissions and Instructions they had from His said late Majesty of Blessed Memory, until new Commissions from Us can be prepared and sent down to them. And for their so doing, This shall be to them, and every one of them respectively, a full Warrant.  
Given under Our Royal Hand, at Our Court at Whitehall, the Sixth day of February 1684/5. And of Our Reign the Firs Year. By His MAJESTY's Command, To. DRUMMOND.   

Edinburgh, the 10th of February, 1685.  
ORdered by His Majesty's Privy-Council of Scotland, that this Proclamation be forthwith, Printed and Published.  
Extracted by me Colin Mekenzie, Cls. Sti. Concilii.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His most Sacred Majesty; And Reprinted at London by The Newcomb, for Susanna Forrester, 1685.