By the King, a proclamation : James the Seventh, by the grace of God, King ... Since Our accession to the throne ... Our chiefest care has been to procure the security, peace and happiness of Our subjects ... especially by removing the pressures of penal laws in matters of meer religion ...

Author
Scotland. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James VII) [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
[London] : Edinburgh, printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson ... and reprinted at London by George Croom ..., 1688.
Description
1 sheet ([1] p.).

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James II, King of England, 1633-1701 [Browse]
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Notes
  • Imperfect: faded, with loss of text.
  • Enlargement upon the proclamations of religious toleration of 12 Feb. 1686 and 28 June 1687.
  • "Given under Our Royal Hand and Signet at our Court at Whitehall the 7th day of May 1688. and of Our Reign the Fourth Year. By His Majesties Command, Melfort."
  • "Edinburgh May 15, 1688. Present in Council: The Earl of Perth, Lord high Chancellor [and 16 other members of the Privy Council of Scotland]"
  • Reproduction of original in the Guildhall Library (London, England).
References
Wing (2nd ed.) J256
Other title(s)
James by the grace of God, King.
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