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W R M R  HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEU ET MON DROIT A PROCLAMATION, Against Tumults in Edinburgh.  
WILLIAM and MARY by the Grace of GOD, King and Queen of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defenders of the Faith. To 〈◇〉 Macers of Our Privy Council, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, Greeting:  
Forasmuch as, by the frequent Tumults raised within the Burgh of Edinburgh, by loose and disorderly persons, specially Journey-men, prentices, and other ill disposed Servants and Young-men, great Inconveniences fall out, and many innocent people are hurt, mutilat, and killed: For preventing whereof, and that all Our lieges may know the Hazard and Danger they run, by convening or joining together in a Tumultuary way, or by being on the Streets either when the Guards of this City, or Our standing Forces are commanded to suppress any such Tumult. We with Advice of Our Privy Council, prohibit and Discharge all Tumultuary and riotous Meetings, of any persons whatsoever, by Night or by Day, within Our said Burgh or Suburbs thereof, under the highest Pains of Law: And with Advice foresaid, Require and Command all persons whatsoever, upon any Appearance of Tumult, riot, or Rout in the Streets, & drawing out of the Guards to suppress the same; immediately to retire themselves home to their own Houses respective, and keep themselves within Doors, under the Pain of being repute and holden accessary to the saids Tumults. And for the better suppressing and dispersing any such Tumultuary and ●yotous Meetings. And We Authorize and empower the magistrates of our said Burgh, to order the Officers of any of Our standing Forces, who shall be called in within the said Burgh, to the effect foresaid, as well as the Train-Bands and Guards of Our Town of Edinburgh, to fire upon, and shoot with Bullets, against such as shall so assemble themselves in such Tumults and riots with Arms, or make Resistance to the magistrates of Our said Burgh, or Forces employed for suppressing thereof: And to the effect Our pleasure in the premises may be known. OUR WILL IS, and We Charge you straitly, and Command, that in continent these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and by open Proclamation, make Intimation hereof, that all may know their Hazard. And Ordains these Presents to be Printed.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the third day of March, and of Our Reign the fourth Year, 1693. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. In Supplementum Signeti. GIUB. eliot, Cls. Sti. Concilii.  
GOD save King William and Queen Mary,   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to Their most Excellent 〈…〉 1693.