The Lords of His Majesties Privy Council , having received a Letter from the Kings Majesty , dated at Whitehall the second day of June instant , commanding a Proclamation to be issued in His Majesties name ; bearing , That the Kings most Excellent Majesty hath been advertised , That great numbers of Mariners and other Sea-faring men , His Majesties natural born Subjects of this His ancient Kingdom of Scotland , have be taken themselves to the Services of forreign Princes and States , to the great disservice of His Majesty and their native Country ; and whereby His Majesty and His Realms are unfurnished of men of their sort and calling , if there shall be cause to use them . For remiss whereof at present , and preventing the like for the future , the Kings most Excellent Majesty , both Will and streightly Charge and Command , all and singular Masters of Ships , Pilots , Mariners , Seamen , Ship-wrights , and other Sea-faring men whatsoever and wheresoever , being His Majesties natural Subjects of this His Kingdom of Scotland , who are in the Service of any forreign Prince or State , or do service in any forreign Ships or Vessels , That forthwith they do withdraw themselves , and depart from such forreign Services , and return home to their native Country and lawfull Vocations , or to some of His Majesties Dominions .

And further , His Majesty both prohibit and forbid all and singular Masters of Ships , Pilots Mariners , Sea-men , Ship-wrights , and other Sea-faring men whatsoever , being His Majesties natural born Subjects of this his Kingdom of Scotland , from entering themselves ; and both hereby first stre 〈…〉 y Charge and Command them , and every one of them , from henceforth to forbear to enter themselves into pay , or otherwise to be take themselves to the Service of forreign Princes or States , or to 〈◊〉 in any forr 〈…〉 ●essel or Ship , other than the Ships and Vessels belonging to His Majesties Domini●●s without ●●●nce and obtained in that behalf . To all which His Majesty doth , and will , expect due obedience and conformity : And doth publish and declare , That the offenders to the contrary , s●●●l not only incur Hi● Majesties just displeasure , but be proceeded against for their contempt , according to the utmost severities of Law .

Therefore , they have ordained , and by these presents ordains Macers or Messengers at Arms , as Sheriffs in that part , in His Majesties Name and Authority , to make publick intimation hereof at the Mercat-cross of Edinburgh , Peer and Shoar of Leith , and at the Mercat-crosses of all Royal Burroughs where there are any Sea-ports , that all persons therein concerned may give due and speedy o●●dience to this His Majesties Royal Commands , as they will answer upon their outmost perils . And ordains these presents to be printed , that none pretend ignorance .