THe Lords of His Majesties Privy Council con­sidering, that by a Proclamation of the eight of April, 1669. They upon the considerations therein contained, did prohibite and discharge all Heritors whatsomever within the Shires of Lan­erk, Air, Rensrew, and Stewartry of Kirkcudburgh, to suf­fer or permit any Conventicles or privat-meetings, upon pre­tence of, or for religious worship, to be kept within their houses, or in the Lands belonging to them; certifying them, if they shall contraveen, that each Heritor in whose bounds or lands any Conventicle shall be kept, shall be fyned in the sum of fifty pounds sterling, toties quoties. The saids Lords, do hereby extend the former Act and Proclamation to the whole Shires of this Kingdom; And do ordain all Heritors to be lyable to the fynes above-specified, in case any Conventicle be kept on the ground of their lands, or in houses belonging to them: de­claring always that the Heritors who shall be fyned upon the account foresaid, shall have their relief off the persons pre­sent at these Conventicles. And ordains these presents to be Printed, and published at the mercat cross of Edinburgh, and other places needful, that none pretend ignorance.