FOrasmuch as it is informed, That many Seditious and Turbulent persons, Ministers and others, in the Kingdom of Ireland, finding that the Administration of his Majesties Authority and Govern­ment, which is now happily established in that Kingdom, doth not sute, nor will comply with their Phanatick principles and factious practices, are comeing over into this Kingdom expecting shelter, that they may be the more enabled to carry on their designs, in perverting the Allegiance of the Subjects, and subverting the Peace of the Kingdom: And the E­states of Parliament considering how much it doth concern the publick Peace, that such Wasps and unworthy persons, enemies to all lawfull Authority, and to whom it is naturall to stir up Sedition, and under­mine the Peace, wherever they are, and therefore cannot well be allowed in any well constituted Go­vernment, should have no countenance in this Kingdom: Therefore the Kings Majesty, with ad­vice and consent of His Estates of Parliament, doth hereby declare, That no persons whatsoever, coming from Ireland without a sufficient Passe and Testimony in writ, from the Lord Iustices Council, or any having power from them, or from the Sheriff of the County, or Mayor of the City where the saids persons lived, of their peaceable carriage and conformity to the Laws, shall be allow­ed any residence, resset, or stay within this Kingdom: But that it shall be lawfull to, likeas all Sheriffs, Magistrates and Iustices of Peace are required hereby to seaze upon, and imprison all such persons, wanting such Testimony; And who shall not willingly remove out of the Kingdom within fifteen dayes after the intimation hereof unto them (excepting from this clause all ordinary known Trafficking Merchants) And His Majesty, with advice aforesaid, ordains, That all such persons as shall come over with any such Testimony, that within fifteen dayes after their Landing, they make their appearance before the Parliament; or in case of their not sitting, before his Majesties Privy Council, or such as shallbe warranted by them, and make known the reasons of their coming hither, and give such surety as shall be thought fit, for their peaceable carriage; otherwise, to remove off the Kingdom within fifteen dayes: Wherein if they failȝie, Magistrates, Sheriffs, and all others, publick Ministers, are hereby ordained, as they will be answerable upon their duty, to Apprehend, Secure and Imprison them, till such course be taken, as shall be thought fit, with such Seditious and Factious per­sons. And ordains thir presents to endure for one year, and longer, as shall be thought fit by the Lords of his Majesties Privy Council; And to be printed, and published at the Mercat-Crosses of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Air, Irwin, Wigton, Kircudbright, and all other places needfull, where-through none pretend ignorance hereof.