Forasmuch , as The Lords of The Committy of our privy Council met in the west , By Comission from our privy Council , having taken to their Consideration that divers Heretors , Lyfrentars and Land-Lords within the Shyres of Air , Lanerk , Renfrew , Stirling , Roxburgh , Dumfreiss , Wigtoun , Stewartrie of Kirkcudburgh , And Jurisdictions , within the same ; Have given band for themselves their wyves Bairnes and Servants , that they shall not be present at any Conventicles , and disorderly meettings ; But shall live orderlie in obedience to the Law , under the pains and penalties contained in the acts of Parlament made ther-anent ; And that there haill Tenents and Cottars respective , shall Likewayes abstaine , and refraine from the saids Conventicles , and other illegall meetings : not authorized by the Law : And further that they shall not reset nor Common with Forfaulted persons , Intercommoned Ministers , or ragrant Preachers ; But shall doe there utemost Indeavor to apprehend there persones ; And Incase any of there Tennents , Cottars , and there forsaids , shall contravene ; they have obliged themselves to take and apprehend any Person or persones guilty thereof and present them to the Judge ordinar , that they may be fyned , and Imprisoned as is provided in the acts of Parlament made there anent : Vtherwayes that they shall remove them and there Families off there ground , And if they faillie thereintill , they have oblidged themselves to be lyable to such paines and penalties as the saids delinquents have incurred by the Law ; And the saids Lords Haveing prefixed particular Dyetts for such Heretors , Lyfrentors , And others as have not alreadie given Band : To give the Same at the saids Dyetts with Certification contained in the acts made there-anent . And whereas some Heretors , Lyfrentars and Landlords who have given , or shal give the said Band ; May be necessitate to remove some of there Tennents , or Cottars that may happen to be so willfull as to refuse to grant them bands of releiff , or that Some of their Tennents or Cottars may leave there Lands , And goe to the Lands of other Heretors upon expectation to be received as Tennents , or Cottars to them , or harboured , sheltered , or resett in some part of their ground , to the prejudice of there former Masters of purpose to eshew the giving of the said Band , and to disappoynt the execution of our Lawes made in that behalf . We therefore with advyce of the saids Lords of the Committy of our privy Councill Doe hereby prohibit and discharge all Heretors , Fewars , Lyfrentars and others to resett , Supplie ; or harbour any of these Tennents , or Cottars that shall happen to remove , or be removed for not giving the said Band of releife from the ground and Lands of any Heretors who have given , or shall give the said Band ; or to set them any Lands in Tak , or other wayes to permitt them to possess any part thereof , upon any colour , or pretext whatsomever , under the penaltie of Six Hundreth pounds Scots for each Tennent , And three Hundreth pound money forsaid for each Cottar , to be payed by the Heretors , or others forsaids who shall happen to Contraven the tenor hereof , The one half thereof to us , or to the Lords Comissioners of our Thesaury for our use , And the other half to the informer . OUR WILL IS And we charge you Straitlie and Command , That incontinent these our Letters sein , yepass to the Mercat Cross of the Head-burghs of the Shires of Air , Lanerk , Renfrew . Stirling , Roxburgh , Dumfreis , Wigtoune , Stewartrie of Kirkcurdburgh , And other places needfull , and thereatin our Name and Authority by open Proclamation , make Publication of the Premisses , that none pretend ignorance . The which to do we Commit to you Conjunctly and severallie our full power , by these Our Letters delivering them by you duely execute and indorsed again to the Bearer .