WILLIAM and MARY , by the Grace of GOD , King and Queen of Great-Britain , France , and Ireland , Defenders of the Faith ; To Our Lovits , _____ Macers of Our Privy Council , Messengers at Arms , Our Sheriffs in that part , conjunctly and severally , specially Constitute , Greeting : Whereas there hath been several Treasonable , and Seditious Designs and Combinations , set on foot of late , in both Our Kingdoms , by Persons enemies to the Protestant Religion , and ill affected to Our Government , who have presumed to take Commissions from the late King James , intending not only to support the Rebellion in the Highlands of this Our Antient Kingdom , as appears by Bonds , Associations , and Letters , but likewise , to Form Parties , and to Creat Sedition and Commotion , in other places thereof ; To which end Henry Navail Pain , Prisoner in Our Castle of Edinburgh , a Traffecking Papist , was sent into this Kingdom , and seized in Annandale , and several of his Associats and Correspondents , have been by Our Warrand secured in Our Kingdom of England ; and there being clear Evidence of a Correspondence betwixt the said Pain and several persons in this Our Antient Kingdom , and there being many suspect and disaffected persons , lurking in , and about Our City of Edinburgh ; Therefore We , with Advice of Our Privy Council have thought fit for the Security of the Government , to cause Search be made in , and about the City of Edinburgh , for the Apprehending and Securing of several persons who have never acknowledged the Government now Established , and who are known to be persons disaffected and opposite thereto ; and because such persons will not be wanting to give sinisterous impressions of Our Procedure , and to insinuat in the minds of some , that there is great danger of an Insurrection , or Invasion , and in the apprehensions of others Our good Subjects , that they may be in hazard to be seized : Therefore We , with Advice of Our Privy Council , Have thought fit , to Issue forth this Proclamation , for the Information of Our good Subjects , and assure all who do live peaceably and dutifully , that they are , and shall be in perfect Security , and that We will give Our outmost Endeavour to Protect and Defend Our good Subjects , from the attempts of the Enemies of the Protestant Religion , and Our Government . Our Will is herefore , and We Charge you straitly and Command , that incontinent , these Our Letters seen , ye pass , and in Our Name and Authority , by open Proclamation , make Publication of the Premisses , at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh , and other places needful .