WILLIAM by the Grace of GOD , King of Great-Britain , France and Ireland , Defender of the Faith ; To _____ Macers of Our Privy Council , or Messengers at Arms , Our Sheriffs in that part , conjunctly and severally , specially Constitute , Greeting : Forasmuch as , We have allowed and Ordained , that all Deserters from Our Regiments in Flanders , since their being there , be seized as Deserters by Our Officers , lately come from Flanders for Recruits ; As also , that such of these Deserters who ingaged in any of Our Regiments abiding in Scotland , be delivered to the saids Officers , to be transported again to Flanders ; And least the foresaids Deserters may apprehend that they may still be lyable to punishment as Deserters ; Therefore We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council , Do hereby fully Pardon and Indemnifie all such of the saids Deserters as shall happen to be transported to Flanders in manner foresaid for their said Desertion , remitting to the saids Deserters their foresaid Crime of Desertion , as fully and freely in all respects , as if the said Crime had never been committed and incurred , but that all other Deserters may be duly punished , and none may presume for hereafter to Desert on any pretence . We further hereby with Advice foresaid , Ratifie and Revive all former Proclamations against Deserters , ordaining the same to be put to execution against all Deserters not hereby pardoned , or presently engaged in Our Service , with all rigour ; And that for hereafter no question may be moved about Passes , We hereby with Advice foresaid , Ordain all Collonels of the Regiments in Our Service , to intimat to their inferiour Officers , that none of them presume to give a Pass to any Souldier under their Command , unless the said inferiour Officer be a Field Officer , and in absence of the saids Collonels out of the Kingdom : Declaring , likeas it is hereby Declared , That all Passes to be hereafter given contrair to the present Order , shall be void and of no effect to the persons bearers and users thereof : 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 Head-Burghs of the several Shires of this Kingdom , and there , in Our Name and Authority make publication hereof , that none may pretend ignorance . And Ordains these Presents to be Printed .