Forasmuch as the Lords of Our Privy Council, having taken to their consideration, That upon the great Disorders lately committed in some Western & other Shires, they did write to them, Requiring them in Our Name, to take such course therein, as might secure the peace in these places, With certification to them if they failȝied therein, they would imploy Our Authority for doing thereof: Which offer having received no satisfactory Answer, and they having declared. That they were not able to suppress those Disorders, nor free the Countrey thereof, We did Command and War­rand Our Privy Council, to arme such of Our Militia, and such others as should of­fer to serve Us for redressing the saids Disorders; and did authorize them to charge all Heretors and others, and if need be, all betwixt sixtie and sixteen, to come and attend Our Host under the pain of Treason, according to the ancient Laws of this Our Kingdom: In obedience to Our Royal Commands, the saids Lords have thought fit to send a Committy of Our Council, to attend Our Forces so to be im­ployed: And therefore, left any person should withdraw from the said Service, by going out of this Kingdom, We, with Advice of the saids Lords of Our Council, do hereby require and command all Noblemen, Heretors, and Magistrates of Burghs Royal (except actual Traffickers within Burghs) to remain and continue within this Kingdom, and not to depart forth thereof upon any pretext whatsomever, without special Licence from Our Council, as they will be answerable at their highest perill. Our Will is herefore, and We charge you straitly, and command, that incontinent these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and other places needful, and thereat, in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make publication of the Premisses, that none pretend ignorance: The which to do, We committ to you conjunctly and severally, Our full power, by these Our Letters, de­livering them by you duely execute and indorsed again to the Bearer.