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A PROCLAMATION 
 Anent Beggars.  
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;  
Forasmuchas, the Intent and Design of Our Proclamation, of the Date the eleventh day of August, one thousand six hundred and ninety two Years; Requiring all Beggars within this Kingdom, forthwith to repair to their several parochs, with all diligence, hath been much disappointed and frustrate by the uncertainty of the parochs where the said's respective Beggars have been born; and for want of suitable Provision, made by the Heretors and Magistrates of the respective parochs, where the said's Beggars have been born, or had their last seven years' Residence: For Remeed whereof, We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, strictly Require and Command, all the Beggars within this Kingdom, immediately to repair to the several parochs where they were born, and where the Paroch or place of their Birth is not certain, or distinctly known; that they repair to the parochs where they last resided for the space of seven years together, and to keep the ordinary highways to the several parochs of their Birth, or last seven years' Residence, and so soon as they come to the said's respective parochs, to present themselves to the Heretors and Elders; and where parochs are Vacant, and have no Elders, to the Heretors' alone; Whom We with Advice forsaid Require and Command, to make the Provisions necessary for the said's Beggars, and to list their Names amongst the Poor of the Paroch, that they may be Lodged and Entertained accordingly: With Certification to all who shall be found begging after the second Tuesday of September next, they shall be seized as Vagabounds, Imprisoned, and fed with Bread and Water for a Month, or till they be sent home to the respective Paroch of their Birth, or last seven years' Residence, in manner mentioned in our said former Proclamation. And We with Advice foresaid, Require and Command the Magistrates of our burgh's Royal, to meet, and stint themselves conform to such Order and Custom used and wont in laying on Stents, Annuities, or other public Burdens, in the respective burgh's, as may be most effectual to reach all the Inhabitants: and the Heretors of the several vacant parochs, likewise to meet and Stint themselves, for the Maintenance of their said respective Poor, and to appoint the In-gathering, Up-lifting, and applying of the same for the uses foresaids: Sicklike, and in the same manner, as the Heretors and Elders are appointed by our said former Proclamation; and all the Ministers and Heretors are hereby required to give timeous Intimation to the Sheriff of the Shire, if any Paroch or person shall fail in performance of this Christian Duty, in hail or in part; and the Sheriff or Sheriff-deput, are hereby required to call the Delinquents before them, without any delay; and if guilty to Fine them in double of the Quota, which the Minister or Heretors shall attest to be wanting, and to cause poinded for the same immediately. And further, for preventing of any question that may arise betwixt the Heretors and Kirk-Session, in the several parochs of this Kingdom, about the Quota of the Collections at the Church-doors, and otherwise to be made by the said Session, to be paid in to the Heretors for the end foresaid: We do hereby with Advice foresaid, determine the same to be the half of the said Collections, and Ordains the said Kirk-Session, to pay in the same from time to time to the said's Heretors, or any to be by them appointed accordingly. And We with Advice foresaid, Declare and Ordain Our said former Proclamation to stand in full force and vigour, in the hail Heads, Points, and Articles thereof, and Ordains the same to be put to Execution with all Diligence, in so far as the same is not hereby altered or innovat. And to the effect, Our Will and Pleasure in the Premises may be known. OUR WILL IS, and We charge you strictly, and Command, that incontenent these our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat-cross of Edinburgh, and to the Mercat-crosses of the whole remanent Head-burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom, and there in Our Name and Authority, make open Proclamation of the Premises, that none may pretend Ignorance, and Ordains these presents to be Printed.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the twenty ninth day of August, and of Our Reign the fifth year, 1693. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. In Supplimentum Signeti. GILB. ELIOT. Cls. Sti. Concilii. 
 GOD save King William and Queen Mary.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties, Anno Dom. 1693.