For­asmuch as many wicked and rebellious Persons, being conscious of their own guilt, have fled from this King­dom into forreign Kingdoms or Countreys, where they continue to carry on their Traiterous and Hellish De­signs against Our Sacred Person, and the Government of this Our Realm, by corresponding and keeping of In­telligence with their rebellious Complices, lurking within this Kingdom: Therefore, and for preventing of the saids Designs as much as can be, We, with advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, do hereby Re­quire and Command all Masters of Ships going from this Kingdom, or returning to the same, to present all and every one of their Passengers upon Oath, to the several Persons to be named by the Customers in the several Precincts following, viz. All Masters of Ships, Barks, Boats, or other Vessels, going from, or returning to any place within the Precincts of the Custome-Office of Leith and Prestoun-Pans, to the Collectore there for the time. All within the Precinct of the Custome of Borrowstounness, to the Collectors there for the time. Those of the Precinct of Kirkaldy, to the Collectors there for the time. Those of the Precinct of Montross, to the Collectors there for the time. Those of the Precinct of Aberdene, to the Collectors there for the time. Those of the Precinct of Inverness, to the Collectors there for the time. Those of the Precinct of Port-patrick, to the Collectors there for the time. Those of the Precinct of Air, to the Collec­tors there for the time. Those of the Precinct of Irving, to the Collectors there for the time. And those of the Precinct of Port-Glasgow, to the Collectors there, for whom the Tacks-men and Customers are to be answerable. Declaring hereby, That whatever Matter of Ship, Bark, Boat, or Vessel, shall do in the contrair, shall lose his whole Goods (the one half to the Informer, and the other half to Us) his person shall be Imprison­ed and he declared uncapable to be a Master of a Ship, Bark, or other Vessel hereafter, And if any of the saids Masters of Ships, or other Vessels fore­said, shall Import to this Kingdom, any Traitors, Rebels, Fugitives, Intercommuned, or banished persons, it is hereby Declared they shall be liable therefore conform to the Laws and Acts of Parliament, and Proclamations made against Ressetters of Rebels; Requiring also the persons above-mentioned, authorized to take the said Oath, to give an exact account of their Diligence the first Tuesday of every Moneth to the Clerks of Our Privy Councils; And We do hereby Require and Command the Collectors and Clerks of Our several Custom Offices, to accept of no report In­ward from any Master of a Ship, Bark, Boat, or other Vessel, and the Keepers of the Cocquet-office not to give out the same to any such Master out­ward bound, until he receive Testificat from the persons above-written, authorized as said is, within whose precinct any such Ship, Bark, Boat, or o­ther Vessel is, That he has made Faith anent his Passengers as aforesaid, and that he neither hath, had, nor has any other Passengers from abroad, nor outward bound, then these mentioned in his Oath, as they will be answerable at their highest peril; And further, Declaring that the Master and Owner shall lose the Ship, Boat, Bark, or Vessel and Goods, in which any person not given up as said is, shall be in-brought unto this Kingdom, or Transported forth thereof; and that all Magistrats of Burghs of Royalty or Regality, and Heretors, on whose Ground such persons shall be Landed, are to be liable and punished therefore, at Our Privy Council shall think fit, in case they do not Diligence to prevent the same, or apprehend the persons so Landed: And to the effect Our pleasure in the Premisses may be known, to all persons concerned. Our Will is, and We Charge you strictly, and Command, that incontenent, these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and the remanent Mercat Crosses of the head Burghs of this Kingdom, and other places needful, and thereat, in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make publication of the Premisses, that all persons concerned may have notice thereof, and give pun­ctual and exact obedience thereto.