ACT Discharging any to travel thorow the Highlands, with more Persons then the Law allows.
THE Lords of His Majesties Privy Council, Considering, that albeit by diverse Acts of Parliament, the convocation of His Majesties Leiges by any person above their ordinar and allowed Retinue, is prohibit under diverse pains and penalties; notwithstanding whereof several Inhabitants of the Highlands are in use, when they travel through the countrey, to be accompanied and attended by a number of looss and idle persons, not being their domestick servants, and thereby occasion is given to stealing, sorning, and several other disorders: For preventing whereof, the saids Lords do prohibit and discharge all persons Inhabitants of the Highlands of whatsomever degree or quality, to travel in the Highlands or keep any meetings there, having any in their retinue and company, who are not their own domestick servants, as they will be answerable at their highest peril. And ordains these presents to be Printed and published at the Mercat crosses of the several head Burghs of this Kingdom.
GOD save the King.
Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His most Sacred MAJESTY. 1678.