WHereas his Grace the Lord high Commissioner, and the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council, are sufficiently Informed, That there are some numbers of Irish Papists and others, Shipped at Craig-Fergus, in three Men of War, and that they have past the Mule of Kintire, and Sailed betwixt Isla and Jura, and are probably before this time Landed in some place of the Isles, or Highlands, about Innerlochie; Therefore the Lord high Commissioner, and the Lords of His Ma­jesties Privy Council, Have thought sit, in His Majes:ties Name and Authority, to Certifie the Liedges anent the Invasion, and Descent of these Barbarous and Bloody Peo­ple, who will certainly joyn with the Viscount of Dundee, and other Rebels that are in Arms with him; And Do Require the Leidges, That none of them take in hand to Cor­respond with, Reset, Supply, or any wayes Assist these Rebels and Papists, but on the con­trary, all Sheriffs, Baillies of Regalities, or Bailliaries, Stewarts, and all other Ma­gistrats whatsomever within the Sheriffdom of Perth and Forfar, and all others upon the North side of the Water of Tay, are hereby expresly Required and Commanded, to attend General-major Mccay, Commander in Chief of His Majesties Forces in this present Ex­pedition, for Reducing of these Rebels and Invaders, and that they Receive and Obey his Orders from time to time, either in Conveening the Heretors and other Inhabitants of the Respective Shires in Arms to His Majesties Host, at what times or places he shall think sit to Appoint; or in furnishing Provisions, Baggage-Horses, and what else may be ne­cessary for His Majesties Service in this Expedition, as they shall be advertised by the said General-major Mccay, or his Order: Requiring likewayes the Heretors and Inha­bitants of the several Shires to obey punctually the Orders, that shall be given to them by the respective Sheriffs, Stewarts, Baillies and Magistrats, to the Effect foresaid: And his Grace the Lord high Commissioner, and Lords of Privy Council Do Certifie, That if any of the Magistrats or Inhabitants of these Shires of Perth, Forfar, and others beyond Tay, shall be negligent or refractory in Conveening in Arms, when required in manner foresaid, or giving their assistance for the maintainance of His Majesties Troops, furnishing of Horses, or the carrying and transporting of their Ammunition, Provision, and Baggage at this time, when the Countrey is Invaded by Barbarous Papists, joyned with Intestine Rebels, that they shall be proceeded against to the outmost extremity of Law. And Ordain these Pre­sents to be Published at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and at the Mercat-Crosses of Perth, Forfar, and other Mercat-Crosses needful beyond the Water of Tay. Extracted by me

GOD Save King William and Queen Mary.