Forasmuch , as from Our tender care and great zeal for preserving the peace and quiet of this Church and Kingdom , by Our former Proclamations We have prohibited and discharged all private Meetings and Conventicles , under the pretext of religious Exercise and Worship : And yet nevertheless , in divers places of this Kingdom , some outed Ministers and others take upon them to preach and exercise the functions of the Ministery , in meetings of Our Subjects not warranted by Law , to the high contempt of Our Authority and Government , and disquiet of the peace of this Church and Kingdom . Therefore , We , with advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council , ( but derogation in any sort from Our said former Proclamations or pains therein contained ) Do command all Heretors timeously to delate any , who within there bounds shall take upon them to preach or carry on Worship in such unwarranted Meetings and Assemblies , and make their names known to Sheriffs , Stewarts , Lords and Ba●…s of Regalities and their Deputes , Barons , Magistrates of Burghs , Justices of Peace , and Officers and Commissioners of the Militia within whose bounds and jurisdictions they may be apprehended . And do hereby authorize and command the Sheriffs and others foresaids , that ( after intimation made to them that the persons foresaids are within their respective bounds ) they make exact search and enquiry after them , and if they be found , that they apprehend and incarcerate their persons , and acquaint the Lords of Our Privy Council of their imprisonment ; and requires the Magistrates of Burghs to receive and detain them prisoners until further order ; and that this they do , as they wi●… answerable under all highest pain . Likeas We will , that all Our good Subjects be hereby advertised , that We are resolved in the future to put Our Laws , Acts , Statutes and Proclamations , vigorously in execution , against with-drawers from the publick Worship in their own Paroch Churches . And ordains these presents to be printed , and published at the Mercat-crosse of Edinburgh and other head Burghs of Shires within this Kingdom , that none pretend ignorance .