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A PROCLAMATION For preventing of false Mustures.  
At Edinburgh, the twenty ninth day of November, One thousand six hundred eighty nine years.  
THE Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, Taking to their serious Consideration, how much it doth concern the Interest of His Majesty's Service, as well as the Security and Honour of the Kingdom, that all false Mustures be Discharged, which, not with standing of all the care taken, hath not hitherto been effectually prevented: They Do therefore, in Their Majesty's Name and Authority, Prohibit and Discharge all the Officers of His Majesty's Forces, als well Horse, Foot, as Dragoons, and Commanders of Garrisons, from making any false Mustures, and from giving up to any Muster-master-general, or any other person who shall be appointed by the saids Lords, or by him, to Musture the Forces, The Names of any as Soldiers, who are not true men, and who does not attend the Company, and perform the constant ordinary Duty of a Soldier, or the Names of any Servants, with Certification to the Contraveeners, That they shall not only be Cashired with Infamy, but likewise shall be ly●●●● 〈◊〉 resound to the Lords of the Thesaury, and General Receivers, what they have so unjustly uplifted on the account of those men they have so falsely given up and Mustured, and shall be Imprisoned until they make payment thereof accordingly. And the said's Lords, Do in Name and Authority foresaid, Prohibit and Discharge all persons whatsomever to be employed at any such false Musture, under the Certification of being Whipped, and Burned in the Cheek. And the said's Lords, Do hereby in Their Majesty's Name and Authority foresaid, Command and Require all the Captains of the whole Forces, as well Horse, Foot, as Dragoons, and Commanders of Garrisons, to give in under their hands, Lists of all the Soldiers of the several Troops and Companies under their Command, to their Majors, where they are Regimented, who with the said's Captains where they are not Regimented, shall be obliged to give in the saids Lists, both to Sir Thomas Moncrieff, Clerk to the Thesaury and Exchequer, and to the Muster-master-general, and keep another Double thereof for themselves, to be renewed Quarterly, which they appoint to bear an account where the Soldiers were born, out of what place of the Country they were Levied, and of what Trade and Employment they were before their engagement, to the effect, that the said's Lords may cause examine and try in these places, whether they be actually in the Service or not; And they hereby Discharge the Muster-master-general, or any other person who shall be appointed for Mustering of the Forces, to Muster any who does not attend the Company, and who perform not the ordinary Duty of a Soldier, or any Servants: And likewse they Discharge him to allow any Officers or Soldiers on Foreloff, or on Parties, as true men, unless the Captain of the company, or Troop, or in his absence the next Commanding Officer thereof, at granting the Foreloff, or sending out of the Party, give in under his hand, to the Commanding Officer of the place, the Names of these Officers and Soldiers, that are out on a Party, and to what place they are gone, and in what Houses they were formerly Quartered, and for what time these persons are out on Foreloff: And they Ordain the said Commanding Officer to keep a List of the persons, to whom Foreloffs were granted, or who are sent out on Parties, with the principal Note given in by the Officers of the Troops or Companies, or Garririsons, To the effect, that strict Inquiry and Disquisition may be made thereanent; Declaring hereby, that whosoever shall give such List or Note, if the same shall be found to be false, that the shall incur the former Certification of being Cashired with Infamy. And for encouragement of such as shall Discover and Prove the same, or who shall Discover and Prove any such false Musture, The saids Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, do hereby promise and ensure to any Lieutenant, Coronet, or Ensign, who shall make Discovery of either of the particulars above mentioned, whether in the Troops or Companies wherein they Serve, or any other Company or Troop within the Regiment, and prove the same, that they shall have a Commission in place of these who shall make such false Mustures, or grant such false Declarations, as to Soldiers pretended to be on Foreloff, or sent out on Parties; And they do likewise promise and ensure a Reward of five hundred marks to be given to any Sergeant, or Corporal, and the Sum of two hundred marks to a Soldier, who shall make either of the Discoveries, and prove the same; besides that, they shall have a Pass out of the company, if desired, or liberty to serve in that, or any other Company, or Regiment. And Ordains these Presents to be Printed, and Published by Macers of Privy Council. Messengers at Arms, Sheriffs in that part, at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and at the remanent Mercat-Crosses of the Head-burghs of the whole Shires within this Kingdom, and to be Read upon the head of the Regiments, Troops, or Companies, the time of the Mustering thereof, that none may pretend ignorance.  
Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. GILB. ELIOT, Cls. Secreti Concilii. 
 GOD Save King WILLIAM and Queen MARY.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, By Order of Secret Council, Anno Dom. 1689.