PROCLAMATION 
 Anent Beggars.  
WILLIAM and MARY by the Grace of GOD, King and Qu●●●… Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, To Macers of Our Privy Council, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriff's i● 〈◊〉 part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, greeting,  
Forasmuch as the inte●● 〈◊〉 design of Our Proclamation, of the date the eleventh day of August, One thousand si●●●●dred and ninety two years, requiring all Beggars within this Kingdom, forthwith to 〈◊〉 to their several parochs with all diligence, hath been much disappointed and frustr●●●… the uncertainty of the parochs where the said's respective Beggars have been born, a●● 〈◊〉 want of suitable Provision made by the Heretors and Magistrates of the respective Par●●●● where the said's Beggars have been born, or had their last seven years' residence: For re●●●●… whereof, We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, strictly Require and ●●●mand all the Beggars within this Kingdom, immediately to repair to the several Par●●●●● where they were Born; and where the Paroch or place of their Birth is not certain, 〈◊〉 distinctly known, that they repair to the parochs where they last Resided for the space 〈◊〉 ●●ven years together, and to keep the ordinary High ways to the several parochs of their 〈◊〉 or last seven years' Residence; and so soon as they come to the said respective Paroch●● 〈◊〉 present themselves to the Heretors and Elders; and where parochs are Vacant, and no Elders, to the Heretors' alone; whom we, with Advice foresaid, Require and Comm●●● to make the provisions necessary for the said's Beggars, and to List their Names amon● 〈◊〉 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, the● 〈◊〉 be seized as Vagabonds, Imprisoned, and fed on Bread and Water for a Month, or ti●● 〈◊〉 be sent home to the respective parochs of their Birth, or last seven years' Residence, in ●●●ner mentioned in Our said former Proclamation. And We with Advice foresaid, R●●●●●● and Command the Magistrates of Our burgh's Royal, to Meet and Stint themselves, con●●●● to such order and custom used and wont in laying on Stents, Annuities, or other Pu●●●●… Burdens in the respective burgh's, as may be most effectual to reach all the Inhabitants: 〈◊〉 the Heretors of the several Vacant parochs likewise to meet, and Stint themselves, fo● 〈◊〉 maintenance of their said respective Poor, and to appoint the In-gathering, Uplifting 〈◊〉 applying of the same for the uses foresaids. Sicklike, and in the same manner, as th●●●retors and Elders are appointed by Our said former Proclamation, and all the Minister● 〈◊〉 Heretors are hereby required to give timeous intimation to the Sheriff of the Shire, if an●●●●roch, or Person, shall fail in performance of this Christian duty, in hail, or in part; And 〈◊〉 Sheriff, or Sheriff-depute, are hereby required to call the Delinquents before them, wit●●●● any delay; and if guilty, to Fine them in double of the quota which the Minister or ●●●●tors shall attest to be wanting, and to cause poinded for the same immediately. And fu●●●●● for preventing of any Question may arise betwixt the Heretors and Kirk-Session in the ●●●●ral parochs of this Kingdom about the quota of the Collections at the Church Doors, otherways to be made by the said Session, to be paid in to the Heretors, for the end ●●●●said: We do hereby with Advice foresaid, determine the same to be the half of the 〈◊〉 Collections, and ordains the said Kirk Session to pay in the same from time to time to the Heretors, or any to be by them appointed accordingly. And We with Advice fore●●●● declare and ordain Our said former Proclamation to stand in full force and vigour, in 〈◊〉 hail Heads, Points, and Articles thereof, and ordains the 'samine to be put to execution w●●● all diligence, in so far as the same is not hereby altered or innovat. And to the effect 〈◊〉 Will and Pleasure in the Premises may be known, OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, and 〈◊〉 Charge you strictly, and Command, that incontinent, these Our Letters seen, ye pass to 〈◊〉 Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and to the Mercat-Crosses of the whole remanent Head Burgh● 〈◊〉 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 ni●●● day of August, and of Our Reign the Fifth Year, 1693 Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. GILB▪ ELIOT Cls. Sti. C 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. 
 GOD Save the KING and QUE●●.