A
PROCLAMATION
Discharging
all
persons
in
the
Southern
and
Western
Shires
,
to
Travel
from
one
Jurisdiction
to
another
without
a
Pass
.
CHARLES
,
by
the
Grace
of
GOD
,
King
of
Great-Britain
,
France
and
Ireland
,
Defender
of
the
Faith
,
To
Our
Lyon
King
at
Arms
,
and
his
brethren
Heraulds
,
Macers
of
Our
Privy
Council
,
Pursevants
,
or
Messengers
at
Arms
,
Our
Sheriffs
in
that
part
,
conjunctly
and
severally
,
specially
constitute
,
Greeting
:
Forasmuch
as
We
having
thought
fit
to
Commissionat
some
of
Our
Privy
Council
,
to
go
to
the
Southern
and
Western
Shires
of
this
Kingdom
,
for
supp
〈…〉
and
punishing
disorders
there
,
and
We
being-resolved
to
prevent
the
Traveling
〈…〉
king
and
Vagrant
persons
,
and
others
disaffected
to
Our
Government
,
in
the
saids
Shires
,
during
the
abode
of
Our
Commissioners
there
,
for
carrying
of
false
News
,
and
other
wicked
purposes
.
Do
therefore
,
with
advice
of
the
Lords
of
Our
Privy
Council
,
hereby
strictly
Prohibite
and
Discharge
all
Our
Subjects
,
of
what
quality
soever
,
to
go
out
of
one
Jurisdiction
to
another
,
in
the
said
Southern
and
Western
Shires
,
without
a
Pass
from
one
of
Our
Privy
Counsellors
,
Our
saids
Commissioners
,
or
the
Sheriffs
,
Bailiffs
,
Magistrats
of
Burghs
,
Commissioners
of
Excise
,
or
Justices
of
Peace
of
the
Jurisdiction
from
whence
they
came
,
or
any
one
of
them
,
under
the
pain
of
being
punished
as
persons
disaffected
to
Our
Government
.
And
We
hereby
Require
the
several
Magistrats
foresaids
,
to
apprehend
and
secure
any
person
coming
within
their
respective
Jurisdictions
without
having
a
Pass
,
as
said
is
,
until
the
return
of
Our
saids
Commissioners
,
as
they
will
be
answerable
.
Our
Will
is
herefore
,
and
We
Charge
you
strictly
and
Command
,
that
incontinent
,
these
Our
Letters
seen
,
you
pass
to
the
Mercat
Cross
of
Edinburgh
and
remanent
Mercat
Crosses
of
the
head
Burghs
of
the
Western
and
Southern
Shires
of
this
Kingdom
,
and
other
places
needful
,
and
there
,
by
open
Proclamation
,
make
publication
of
the
Premisses
,
that
all
persons
concerned
may
have
notice
thereof
,
and
give
obedience
thereto
,
as
they
will
be
answerable
.
Given
under
Our
Signet
at
Edinburgh
,
the
sixteenth
day
of
September
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
and
eighty
four
,
and
of
our
Reign
,
the
thirtieth
and
six
Year
.
Per
actum
Dominorum
Secreti
Concilij
.
WILL
.
PATERSON
,
Cl.
Sti.
Concilij
.
GOD
save
the
KING
.