A PROCLAMATION, Containing His Majesty's Grace and Favour to His Subject's 〈◊〉 ●his His Ancient Kingdom of SCOTLAND.  
C R HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE  
CHARLES', by the Grace of GOD, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, to our Lovits, _____ Our Lion King at Arms, and his Brethren Heralds, Macers, Pursuivants, Messengers at A●ms, Our Sheriffs ●●…hat part conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, Greeting:  
Foyes ●● much, as the affection which We have to this Our Ancient Kingdom of Scotland, makes Us readily to embrace ●ll occasions, whereby We may witness Our zeal to do all things which may be for the advantage and ease of ●ur good Subjects; And We being informed by Our right trusty and entirely beloved Cousin and Counsell●● the Duke of Lauderdale, Our Commissioner, of some things which have been, and still are troublesome a● burdensome to Our good Subjects of this Our Kingdom: We have thought fit as an Act of Our Royal Bounty, by Our Royal Authority, with advice of Our Privy Council, to Declare Our Royal Pleasure, for the ease and satisfaction of Our good Subjects in manner following.  
First, We, with advice foresaid, Do hereby Statute and Enact, and accordingly do free●y and absolutely discharge to Our Subjects all Rests of Assessments, Monthly maintenance, Loan and Tax, Levies, Outreiks of Hor●● and Foot, Excise, tenth and twenty ●enny: And generally all Impositions whatsoever due, or imposed upon this Our Kingdom, 〈◊〉 any time before Our happy Restauration; excepting all sums of money already paid, or bonds given for money (which by Assigna●●ons may be conveyed through several hands) and all these Particulars abovementioned, We, with Advice foresaid, do now discharge, notwithstanding of any Commission gra●ted to Sir John Weymes of Bogie, or any others for collecting them, or any of them.  
We, in like manner, with Advice foresaid, Discharge all rests of the Taxation ordinary and extraordinary, granted to Our Royal Father of blessed memory, by the Parliament in the year of GOD, 1633. Comprehending therein the Taxation of two of ten 〈◊〉 Annualrents, excepting all sums of money already paid, or bonds granted preceding the date hereof; And excepting all sums of money due by any person, liable for the relief of those who have made payment or given Bond. But in regard the Duke and Duchess of H●miltoun, have a right to the Rests of the said Taxat●●● until they be 〈…〉 of cert●●● sums of money acclaimed, as yet re●●ng to 〈◊〉 by Us, conform to a Contract passed betwixt 〈…〉 Duke of Hamiltoun, and a Commission granted by Us ●o William now Duke of Hamiltoun: We do Declare, that We 〈…〉 satisfy the 〈…〉 the said Duke after count and reckoning of his intromission with the said 〈◊〉; Th● 〈◊〉 Grace and Favour intended hereby to Our good Subjects may be made effectual, and entire to them; But prejudice in the m●●●time, to the Duke of Hamiltoun, of hi● right and execution thereupon, ay and until he be satisfied of what shall be found due to him, 〈…〉 court and reckoning of his intromission with the said Taxation.  
We do likewise, with advice foresaid, freely and absolutely discharge all such parts of the annu●●e of fiends as were due to Us before our happy Restauration: And do suspend the charging for, the receiving or paying of any Annuity due 〈…〉 Our Restauration, ay and until the Earl of Lowdon make account (to any We shall appoint for that effect) of what he o● his Father 〈…〉 received of the said's Annuities: To the end We may then declare Our further pleasure, excepting always from this all sums of mone● 〈◊〉 pay●ed, or for which Bond is given upon that Account, preceding the date hereof: And this, notwithstanding of any 〈…〉 granted by Us 〈◊〉 to the Earl of Lowdon, for collecting of the said's Annuities.  
We do also, with advice foresaid, freely and absolutely discharge all Fynes imposed by Ou● First Parliament of this Our Kingdom, excepting such as are already paid, or such for which there is bond already given. It is always hereby declared, That all moneys received by Collectors or Sub collectors from their several Entries in all or any of these particulars, 〈…〉 discharge, or others entrusted for uplifting thereof, are ●●●eby excepted: And the said's Collectors, subcollectors, and others foresaid declared accountable for the same, to any who have or shall have Our Commission for that effect.  
And last, We for a further proof of Our affection to Our good Subjects of this Our Kingdom; Do, ●●th advice foresaid, freely and absolutely grant ageneral pardon and discharge of all arbitrary and pecunial pains incurred by any of Our Subjects, before the date hereof through the contraveening of any Laws, penal Statutes, or public Acts whatsoever; except such pecunial pains as are already inflicted 〈…〉 Our Privy Council, or any other competent Judicatory, for 〈…〉 of money paid: And excepting all Sentences of 〈…〉 imprisonment or 〈◊〉, Declaring always, this ●ardon is not to be extended to any who were guilty of the Rebe●li●● in the Year 1666. and are not admitted to the benefit of our ●●mpnity, not to such as are guilty of 〈◊〉 Crimes. And We having given, as said is, so full proof of Our bounty and goodness 〈…〉 subjects', a●● of Our full pardon of all arbitrary and pecunial pains, extending even to these against Conventicles, withdrawing 〈…〉 ances, disorderly Baptisms and Marriages, We do expect, that this Our unparalelled grace and goodness will oblige all Our good Subjects ●● to express their due sense of and thankfulness for the same, by a more careful observance and due obedience to Our Laws, from which nothing is to be derogate hereby as to their due observance in time coming. And to the end, That Our Royal clemency and bounty to O●● good Subjects, may be for their full security made known to them; 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 the Market Crosses of all the other Royal Burroughs of this Our Kingdom, and other places needful And thereat, in Our Name and authority, with all due Solemnities, by open Proclamation, make publication of the Premises. The which to do We commit to you conjunctly and severally Our full power by these Our Lette●, delivering them by you duly execute and endorsed again to the Bearer. Given under Our Signet at Holy-rood-house the twenty fourth day of March, 1674. And of Our Reign the twenty sixth year.  
Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii.  
Gibson, C. S ● Concilii.  
God save the King.   

EDINBURGH, Printed by Andrew Anderson, Printer to the King's most Exc●llent MAjESTY. Anno Dom. 1674.