Forasmuch , as We did by a Proclamation of the twenty third of July last , prohibit any persons whatsoever to levy any men in this Our ancient Kingdom , or to transport any of Our Subjects thereof into the service of any forraign Prince or State without Our special licence : and discharged all Masters of ships to transport them under all highest pains . And we being informed , that notwithstanding of the said Proclamation , since the publishing thereof , many of Our subjects of this Kingdom , have been taken on and transported abroad , and some of the souldiers of Our standing Forces have been , and daily are seduced and debauched from their service , and ingaged to serve in forraign Countries by persons having no warrand or licence from Vs , in high and manifest contempt of Our Authority , and contrare to the said Proclamation . Therefore , We , with advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council , do hereby prohibit and discharge all Masters of Ships to receive on board , or to transport to any forraign Countrey any subjects of this Kingdom who have been levyed without Our special licence , or any other Passengers who are not Merchants or Seamen , unless they have a Pass under the hand of any one of Our Privy Councellors : Certifying such as shall transgress herein , that they shall be fyned in the sum of three thousand merks , Scots money ; whereof a third part to be applyed to the use of the informer . Likeas , We do hereby authorize and require any one of Our Privy Councellors , upon information given , that any of Our Subjects of this Kingdom , Souldiers or others are taken on to serve in any forraign Countrey , without warrand , as said is , to cause stop them in their passage , and imprison them , and to cause seize upon and secure the persons who have ingaged them , or who shall be known to have been dealing with , and seducing them thereto , until they find caution to answer for the same , and that they shall not levy or transport any of Our Subjects to any forraign service ; with power to any Privy Councellor to give such orders as shall be necessary for that effect to the Magistrats of Burghs , or any of Our standing forces , who are hereby required to put these orders in execution , as they will be answerable at their highest peril . And it is hereby declared , that such persons as have already contraveened the former Proclamation , shall be proceeded against , and censured conform to the tenor thereof . The which to do we commit to you conjunctly and severally Our full Power by thir Our Letters , delivering them by you duely execute and indorsat again to the Bearer .