The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2025), date accessed: 15 February 2025
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Proclamation: from the king
The king's majesties' proclamation anent the indemnitie
Charles R[ex],
Charles, be the grace of God, king of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, to our loveits lyon king at armes and his brethreen heraulds, messingers, our shirreffs in that parte, conjunctly and severally specially constitute, greiting. Wheras the sense wee have of the sufferings of our people throw the undue administrations dureing these late troubles, and our desires to refresh them with the streames of justice flowing through the right channells, have made ws to order the sitting of our session and to authorize our commissioner to adjourne our parliament for some tyme. Yet, wee being sollicitous that our good subjects may enjoy the fruits of our government in a full security of their lyves, fortunes and liberties doe intend, for that end, at the next session of parliament, to passe such ane act of frie pardon, oblivion and indemnity as may be a ground of a firme setlement and peace amongst our people. And in the mean tyme, wee doe assure all our good subjects that none shall be questioned in their lyves or fortunes for their bygone actings in relation to the late troubles, they carieing themselffs as becomes. Our will is heirfor and wee charge yow straitlie and command that, incontinent these our letters seen, tow passe to the mercat croce of our burgh of Edinburgh, and to the remanent mercat croces of the head burrowes of that our kingdome, and ther, by open proclamation in our name and authority, make publication heirof to all our leidges and subjects wherthrow none pretend ignorance of the same, as yow will ansuer to ws. The which to doe wee commit to yow conjunctly and severally our full power be these our letters, delyvering the same by yow duely execute and indorsed agane to the bearer. Given under our hand at Whitehall, the tuentie-eight day of Junij 1661, and of our reigne the 13[th] yeer. Subscribitur, by his majesties' command, Lauderdaill.
- NAS. PA2/27, f.99v-100.