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A PROCLAMATION, For Surpressing of Tumults in Edinburgh, and elsewhere.  
JAMES, by the Grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith; To Macers of Our Privy Council, and Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially Constitute, Greeting:  
Forasmuch as there can nothing tend more to overturn the Protestant Religion, Liberty and Property of the Kingdom in general, nor of every particular person, than the being exposed to the Arbitrary Insults of Licentious Tumults, who being guided only by blinded Rage, are ready to make a Prey of any whose Estates, or Persons can satisfy their Revenge, or Avarice; Therefore the Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council Considering the late Execrable Tumults, raised within this City, and the formidable Effects thereof, not only within this City, but that it has spread itself over the Country, Have thought fit to Discharge all Tumultuary Meetings within this City, or Suburbs, under the highest pains that Law can allow; And as by former Proclamations, so now again, Command and Empower the Magistrates of this City to take all Effectual Courses for Repressing these Tumults, Assuring them, that if they fail therein, they will Transfer the Judicatures to some other Town, that will be more Loyal and Obedient to Law, and that they will Interpole with His Majesty, that not only the Town and Magistrates shall be punished, but that all their Deaconries shall be Dissolved and their College closed up; And that for the future, all who shall be found guilty, shall be Excepted from Acts of Indemnity; And lest Strangers should (under the presence of Business) come in to this City, to disturb the same, by the assistance of the said's Tumults; We Do in a most special manner Require and Empower them, to take up Lists of such as enter into the City, and to look exactly unto their behaviour, and to put them under Caution, if they think fit: As also, to prevent Tumults in other burgh's, they Command and Require the Magistrates to put the Laws in Execution, against all such as Convocate themselves illegally, or offer to Invade or Rob private Houses, and they Empower all Sheriffs, Bailies of Regalities, Bailies of Bailʒiaries, or their Deputs, to prevent and dissipat all such Convocations within their respective jurisdictions, And to Convocat all Heretors and others, who are hereby Ordered to assist them, to the Effect foresaid, under all highest pain. And Ordain these Presents to be forthwith Published at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and other places needful, that none pretend ignorance.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the thirteenth day of December, 1688. And of Our Reign, the fourth year. Per actum Dominorum Sti. Concilii. WIL PATERSON, Cls. Sti. Concilii. 
 GOD Save the KING.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His most Sacred Majesty: Anno DOM. 1688.