WILLIAM by the Grace of GOD , King of Great-Britain , France and Ireland , Defender of the Faith ; To 〈◇〉 Macers of Our Privy Council , Pursevants , Messengers at Arms , Our Sheriffs in that part , conjunctly and severally , specially constitute Greeting : Whereas we are informed that several disaffected Persons who did go into , or remain in the Kingdom of France , during the late War , contrary to the late Act of Parliament made thereanent , are resolving to return privatly into this Our Kingdom ; Therefore , and for preventing any Inconveniency that may arise thereupon , We have thought fit with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council , to Command and Appoint , likeas , We hereby Command and Appoint , all Masters of Ships who shall bring home any Passengers from any Forraign Countrey after the date hereof , that they do detain them , and take Security of them for the effect after specified , until they be presented unto , and brought before one of the Members of Our said Privy Council , or before the Sheriff , Stewart , Lord of Regality , or Baillie of the Bounds within the which the said Ship shall happen to arive , or their Deputs , or before the Magistrats of the Burghs or Ports at which the saids Ships may arrive as said is , , that the saids Passengers may be by them examined , and if the saids Sheriffs and other Officers of the Law , and their Deputs , or the foresaid Magistrats shall find the saids Passengers , or any of them to be disaffected to Us and Our Government , or to have gone to , or remained in France contrary to Law during the said late War , or to have been banished Intercomuned , or Forefaulted , or that they cannot give a good Account of themselves , that then and in that case , the saids Sheriffs and other Officers of the Law and Magistrats foresaids , make and keep the saids Passengers Prisoners , until they acquaint the saids Lords of Our Privy Council , and receive from them such Orders as they shall think fit to give in this matter ; Certifying all Masters of Ships , and also all the saids Sheriffs , Stewarts , Lords of Regality , Ballies and their Deputs , and Magistrats of the Burghs and Ports foresaids , who shall not observe , or who shall contraveen the Premisses , that they shall be proceeded against before the Lords of Our Privy Council , and by them punished with all rigour . OUR WILL IS HEREFORE , and we charge you strictly and Command , that incontinent these Our Letters seen , ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh , and to the Mercat-Crosses of the remanent Head-burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom , and there in Our Name and Authority , by open Proclamation , make Intimation hereof that none pretend Ignorance ; And Ordains these Presents to be Printed .