THe Meeting of the Estates of this Kingdom , Have thought fit to Certifie and Advertise the Leidges , that after an Act and Vote of the Estates subscribed by the Members , Declaring and Enacting that the Estates would continue their Meeting undissolved until they should Settle and Secure the Protestant Religion , the Government , Laws and Liberties of the Kingdom : Nevertheless , several Persons who did Concur with them in that Vote , and Subscribed the same , have Deserted the Meeting of the Estates , and some of them have presumed openly to Correspond with the Duke of Gordon since the Proclamation of Intercommuning against him , and to Retire from this place in Form of Weir ; Therefore , the Estates do Require all such of their Members as have Deserted the Meeting without Acquainting the Estates or their President , to return with all Conveniency to the Meeting of Estates ; and likewise the Estates do Advertise and Require the whole Protestants of the Kingdom , betwixt sixty and sixteen , to be in Readiness with their best Horses and Arms , upon Advertisement from this Meeting of Estates , and likewise to have their Militia in Readiness to receive such Orders as shall be direct to them from the said Estates for Securing the Protestant Religion , the Laws and Liberties of the Kingdom . And Ordains these Presents to be Published at the Mercat-Crosses of the several Head-Burghs of the Kingdom , that none may pretend Ignorance hereof . Extracted out of the Records of the Meeting of Estates by me