EDINBVRGH
,
4.
June
1650.
THE
Estates
of
Parliament
now
presently
conveenned
,
Taking
into
consideration
the
necessary
duty
lying
upon
them
to
use
their
best
endeavours
for
securing
of
Religion
and
the
peace
of
the
Kingdom
,
And
in
order
thereunto
,
having
weighed
how
dangerous
it
would
be
to
the
good
of
Religion
,
the
peace
and
security
of
the
Kingdom
,
And
to
his
Majesties
honour
and
happinesse
,
That
the
prime
instruments
of
the
late
and
former
defections
and
divisions
in
this
Kingdom
respective
,
should
remain
within
the
same
without
warrand
of
the
Estates
of
Parliament
,
And
that
any
who
are
comprehended
within
the
first
and
second
Classes
of
the
Acts
made
at
St.
Andros
in
the
year
1646
,
and
at
Edinburgh
1649
respective
,
should
be
permitted
to
have
accesse
to
his
Majesties
Person
,
or
to
come
within
the
verge
of
the
Court
,
They
do
Statute
and
Ordain
,
that
William
Duke
of
Hammiltoun
,
George
Earl
of
Seaforth
,
John
Earl
of
Lauderdail
,
William
Earl
of
Dumfries
,
John
Earl
of
Traquair
,
James
Earl
of
Calendar
,
Patrick
Earl
of
Forth
,
John
Lord
Sinclair
,
James
Lord
Carnegie
,
Lord
Napier
,
James
Lord
●ithan
,
Sr.
George
Monro
Sr.
John
Charters
of
Hempsfield
,
Sr.
James
Lockhart
of
Lie
,
Thomas
Dalʒiel
of
Binnes
,
and
Colonel
John
Cochrane
prime
instruments
of
the
last
and
former
detections
and
devisions
within
this
Kingdom
,
shall
not
return
to
this
Kingdom
,
nor
stay
therein
without
the
resse
warrand
of
the
Estates
of
Parliament
,
And
that
all
such
as
are
guilty
of
the
crimes
and
faults
contained
in
the
fi●st
and
second
●●●●sies
of
the
Acts
of
Parliament
made
in
the
saids
years
1646
and
1649
respective
,
be
debarred
from
having
accesse
to
his
Majesties
on
,
and
shall
forbear
to
come
within
the
verge
of
the
Court
without
the
expresse
warrand
of
the
Estates
of
Parliament
,
And
in
case
of
the
saids
persons
abovenamed
,
or
comprehended
in
the
first
and
second
Classes
of
the
Acts
aforesaid
,
shall
transgresse
herein
,
or
●n
the
contrary
of
this
present
Act
,
in
either
of
the
saids
cases
respective
above
specified
,
that
the
persons
shall
be
imprisoned
,
and
that
●●●ording
to
their
severall
ranks
and
conditions
,
they
shall
be
liable
to
the
penalties
mentioned
in
the
tenth
Act
of
this
second
session
his
triennall
Parliament
of
the
date
the
26
of
January
1649.
And
shall
be
censurable
as
disturbers
of
the
peace
of
the
Kingdom
,
And
●●●ceeded
against
as
the
Parliament
or
their
Committee
shall
think
fit
,
And
it
is
hereby
specially
provided
and
declared
that
nothing
in
contained
shall
be
prejudiciall
to
,
or
derogate
from
any
processe
intended
or
to
be
intended
against
any
of
the
foresaids
persons
any
former
contravention
preceding
the
date
hereof
,
And
the
saids
Estates
of
Parliament
Ordains
Sheriffes
of
Shires
,
Stewards
,
BaiMagistrates
of
Burghs
,
Committees
of
Warre
,
and
Commanders
of
Troops
or
Companies
,
to
put
the
same
Act
to
execution
,
imprison
the
persons
of
the
contraveeners
hereof
where
ever
they
be
found
,
And
that
none
pretend
ignorance
,
Ordains
the
said
to
be
printed
and
to
be
openly
proclaimed
at
the
Market
Crosse
of
Edinburgh
,
Which
is
declared
als
sufficient
as
if
it
were
proned
at
the
Merket
Crosses
of
the
head
Burghs
of
this
Kingdom
.