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ACT of PRIVY COUNCIL In favours of the Clerks of Kirk-Sessions, and other Church-Officers of the Regular Established Clergy.  
Edinburgh, the first day of December, 1687.  
FOrasmuch, As the King's most Excellent Majesty hath signified, that it is His Royal Pleasure, that the Clerks of Kirk Sessions, and other Church. Officers, such as, Readers, Precenters, Beddels, and others, who serve the regular established Clergy, should not be prejudged of their Rights and accustomed Fees and Casualties, arising to them by Baptisms, Marriages and Burials (the ordinar mean of their Subsistence;) but that they should have the same for bygones, since the date of His Majesties late Gracious Proclamation of Indulgence, and in time coming, (His Majesty in His said late Gracious Proclamation, having declared that He will maintain the regular Clergy in all their Rights and Possessions:) Therefore, the Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, in pursuance of His Majesty's Royal Pleasure, Do hereby Declare, that the said Clerks of Kirk-Sessions, and other Officers of the regular Clergy are not to be prejudged of their respective accustomed Dues, Casualties and Benefits, arising to them by Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; and Ordains the same to be paid to them for bygones, since the date foresaid, and in time coming, by the persons concerned as formerly; And hereby Requires the several Magistrates to Burgh and Land, to see the ordinar Diligence put in Execution against the persons respectiuè liable as aforesaid. And that these presents may be made known and public, Ordains Intimation thereof to be made at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh by a Macer of Council, and at all the other Mercat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of the Shires of this Kingdom by Messengers at Arms; as also to be read in all the Paroch-Churches of this Kingdom upon a Lord's day in the Forenoon, after Divine Service performed, that none pretend Ignorance. Extracted forth of the Records of His Majesty's Privy Council, by me Sir William Paterson Knight and Baronet, Clerk of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council.  
WILL. PATERSON, Cls. Sti. Concilii. 
 GOD save the KING.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His most Sacred Majesty, Anno DOM. 1687.