Forasmuch, as from Our tender care and great zeal for preserving the peace and quiet of this Church and Kingdom, by Our former Proclamations We have prohibited and discharged all private Meetings and Conventicles, under the pretext of religious Exercise and Worship: And yet nevertheless, in divers places of this Kingdom, some outed Ministers and others take upon them to preach and exercise the functions of the Ministery, in meet­ings of Our Subjects not warranted by Law, to the high contempt of Our Authority and Government, and disquiet of the peace of this Church and Kingdom. Therefore, We, with advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, (but derogation in any sort from Our said former Proclamations or pains therein contained) Do command all Heretors timeously to delate any, who within there bounds shall take upon them to preach or carry on Worship in such unwarranted Meetings and Assemblies, and make their names known to Sheriffs, Stewarts, Lords and Ba [...]s of Regalities and their Deputes, Barons, Magistrates of Burghs, Justices of Peace, and Officers and Commissioners of the Militia within whose bounds and jurisdictions they may be apprehended. And do hereby authorize and command the Sheriffs and others foresaids, that (after intimation made to them that the persons foresaids are within their respective bounds) they make exact search and enquiry after them, and if they be found, that they apprehend and incarcerate their persons, and acquaint the Lords of Our Privy Council of their imprisonment; and requires the Magistrates of Burghs to receive and detain them prisoners until further order; and that this they do, as they wi [...] answerable under all highest pain. Likeas We will, that all Our good Subjects be hereby advertised, that We are resolved in the future to put Our Laws, Acts, Statutes and Proclamations, vigorously in execution, against with-drawers from the publick Worship in their own Paroch Churches. And ordains these presents to be printed, and published at the Mercat-crosse of Edinburgh and other head Burghs of Shires within this Kingdom, that none pretend ignorance.