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PROCLAMATION Against all Meetings of Quakers, Anabaptists, etc.  
CHARLES, by the Grace of GOD, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith; To Our Lovits, Heralds, Pursuivants and Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs, In that part specially constitute, Greeting: Forasmuch as by several Laws and Acts of Our Parliament, especially by the one hundred and thirty one of the Eight Parliament of King James the Sixth. Our Grandfather of blessed memory (and renewed and ratified by Us, with advice of Our Estates of Parliament, presently convened) It is statuted and ordained, That none of Our Subjects, of whatsoever quality, state or function, Conveen or Assemble themselves, for holding Councils, Conventions or Assemblies (except in the ordinary judgements) without Our Warrant, or express Licence, had and obtained thereto, under the pain made against such as unlawfully convocate Our Liege's: And that notwithstanding thereof, there be divers persons under the name of Quakers, Anabaptists, and Fifth-monarchy-men, avowed Enemies to Our lawful Authority and Government, whoupon specious and religious pretences, at unlawful times and places, keep frequent Meetings and Conventicles together: And We, and Our Estates of Parliament, considering what hath been the cruel Tenets, and bloody Practices of such in former times, and what Insurrections and Murders have been committed by them in Our Kingdom of England, within these few days, and of what bad consequence their Meetings may prove at this time. Our will is herefore, and We charge you and straight commands: That incontinent their Our Letters seen, ye pass, and in Our Name and Authority, inhibit and discharge all Meetings and Conventions of the persons foresaid, upon whatsoever colour or pretext the same may be, under the pains contained in Our Acts of Parliament, made against unlawful Convocations of Our Liege's: And for the better preventing of such unlawful Meetings, and of any prejudice may ensue thereby, We do hereby command all Magistrates of Our burgh's, Sheriffs, Constables, justices of the Peace and other Our public Ministers, To make exact search from time to time, in all places where any such Meeting hath been, shall, or may be suspected; and to apprehend every such person, who shall keep, or frequent these Meetings, and to commit them to the next Prison, therein to remain till further order be taken with them, by such as shall have Our Authority for that effect; and ordains you to make publication hereof at the Mercat Cross of Our Royal Burroughs, wherethrough none pretend ignorance thereof, As ye will answer to Us thereupon: The which to do, We commit to you, conjunctly and severally, Our full power, by their Our Letters, etc.  
Given at Edinburgh the 22. day of January, 1661. and of Our Reign the Twelfth Year. A. PRIMROSE, Cls. Reg.