PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMED Throughout the Kingdom of Scotland: August 24. 1643 Commanding all Persons in the said Kingdom of whatsoever Quality, Rank, or Degree betwixt sixty and sixteen years of Age, to provide themselves with forty day's provision, with Ammunition, Arms, and all other warlike provision; for the safety of his Majesty's Person, the defence of Religion in both Kirks and of the rights & privileges of Parl. of both Kingdoms respectively. Under the penalty of Confiscation of their whole Estates and to be punished as enemies to Religion, King, and Kingdoms.  
First Printed at Edinborough, and now reprinted at London, for Peter Cole near the Royal Exchange. Anno Dom. 1643.   

●ent danger, of the true Protestant reform Religion, and of the peace of thi● our Kingdoms from malignants: and their Adherents; Have after mature deliberation thought expedient to enter into a solemn and mutual Covenant with our Kingdom of England, for the defence of the true Protestant reform Religion in the Kirke of Scotland; and the Reformation of Religion in the Kirke of England according to the Word of God, the example of 〈◊〉 Reform Kirkes';  
And such as may bring the Kirke of God in both Kingdoms to the nearest Conjunction, and uniformity in Religion and Church Government. And siclicke to preserve and defend the Rights and Privileges of our Parliaments, and Liberties of our Kingdoms respective. And to preserve and defend our Person and Authority, in the preservation of the said true Religion: and Liberties of our said Kingdoms▪  
And to observe the Articles of the late Treaty and Peace betwixt the two Natitions. And to assist, and do send all that shall enter into this Covenant, in the maintaining and pursuing thereof, as the same more fully proports.  
Which as it will be a comfort, and encouragement to all Christians who fear God, and love true Religion, to all good loyal Subjects, who truly honour Us, and to all true Patriots, who tender the Liberte of their Country:  
So doubtless it will exasperate and en, rage the said Papists, Prelates, Malignants, and their Adherents, to practice and execute all the mischief and cruelty they can against Kirke and Kingdom, as they have done in our Kingdoms of England and Ireland.  
For preventing thereof, the Estates of this our Kingdom (according to the practtise of our Council, Convention of our Estates, and of our Parliaments in former Times of the like exigence) have resolved to put this our said Kingdom▪ with all possible speed in a present posture of defence.  
And for the better safety and security thereof have Statute and Ordained, and hereby Statutes and Ordains, that immediately after publication hereof, all the fencible persons within this our Kingdom of Scotland betwixt sixetie and sixteen years of Age, of whatsoever quality, rank or degree, shall provide themselves with forty day's provision, and with Ammunition, Arms, and other Warlike provision of all sorts, in the most substanstions manner, for Horse and Foot, with Tents, and all other furnishing requisite.  
And that the Horsemen be Armed with Pistols, broad Swords and steel Caps.  
And where these Arms cannot be had that they provide ●ankes, or Secrets, Lances, and steel bonnets:  
And that the Foots men be armed with Musket and Sword, or Pike and Sword, And where these cannot be had, that they be furnished with Halberds, Loquhaber axes, or Jedda●●-Staves, and Swords.  
OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, And we charge you straight, and Commands, That incontinent their OUR, Letters sedue, you pass to the Market Cross at Edingborough, and several Burrowes of this our Kingdom, and Parish Kirkes' thereof and there by open Proclamation make publication hereof, where through none pretend ignorance of the same.  
And that you Command and charge all and sundry our Subjects foresaid being sensible persons, betwixt sixty and sixteen years, to provide themselves in manner foresaid, and to be in readiness to make their Rendezvous thus Armed, at the places to be apppointed by our said Estates or Committees having power from them within eight and forty hours after they shall be lawfully warned from them to that effect, as they will testify their affections to the true Protestant Religion, the Liberties of our Kingdoms, our own Honour and the Peace, and Safety of that their native Country, and under the pain to be esteemed and punished, as enemies to Religion, Us, and our Kingdoms, and their whole goods to be confiscate to the use of the Public.  
Given under our Signet at Edingbrough, the eighteenth of August, and of our Reign the Nineteenth Year. 1643. Per Actum Dominorum Conventionis. Arch. Primrose Cler. Conven.   

August 29. 1643.  
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JOHN WHITE.