CHARLES, by the Grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith; To Our Lyon King at Arms, and his Brethren Heraulds, Macers of Our Privy Council, Pursevants, and Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially Constitute, Greeting: Whereas there hath been lately Discovered in Our other Kingdom of England, a most Traiterous and Damnable Conspiracy, for compassing the Death and Destruction of Our Royal Person, and of Our Dearest and only Brother, James Duke of Albany and York, Our Commissioner for this Our Ancient Kingdom, and for the Subversion of Our Government and Kingdoms; And forasmuch as We have received Information upon Oath, That James Duke of Buccleugh and Monmouth, and Ford Lord Gray of Wark, Sir Thomas Armestrong Knight, Mr. Robert Ferguson, a Phanatical Preacher, and notorious Traitor, a Native of this Our Kingdom, now an Indweller in England, Collonel John Rumsay, Richard Rumbold Maltster, Richard Nelthorp Esquire, Edward Wade Gentleman, Richard Goodenough Gentleman, Captain Walecoat, William Thompson, James Burtone, and William Hone Joiner, Subjects of that Our Kingdom of Eng­land, with divers other Wicked and Desperate Persons, have most Traiterously Conspired together for this effect, and for that end have had several Treasonable Consultations, to provide Arms, to Levy Men, and to make an Insurrection in Our Kingdom of England: And we understanding that the saids Conspirators are fled, and have left their Habitations to avoid the Justice of Our Laws, and the Punishment due to such a Horrid and Execrable Treason; And considering that the said James Duke of Buccleugh, and some other of the forenamed Conspirators, may retire unto, and lurk in this Our Ancient Kingdom; Do therefore with Advice of Our Privy Council, Require and Command the said James Duke of Buccleugh and Monmouth, Ford Lord Gray, Sir Thomas Armestrong, Mr. Robert Ferguson, Collonel John Rumsay, Richard Rumbold, Richard Nelthorp, Edward Wade, Richard Goodenough, Captain Walecoat, William Thompson, Iames [...]rtone and Wil­liam Hone, if they or any of them have retired unto, or shall come into this Kingdom, forthwith to render themselves to some of Our Pri­vy Council, Sheriffs, Stewarts, or other Judges and Magistrates, that they may be Tryed, and proceeded against according to Law. And We Command and Charge all Sheriffs, Stewarts, Baillies, Justices of Peace, Magistrates of Burghs, and all other Judges and Magistrates, and the Officers of Our Forces, and all Our Subjects whatsomever, to make diligent search and inquiry after the saids Conspirators and Traitors, in all places where they may be suspected to lurk or abscond, and if they shall happen to apprehend any of them, or if any of these Conspirators shall Render themselves, We strictly Charge them to commit the Person, or Persons so apprehended to sure Prison, and presently to inform Our Privy Council of their being apprehended; And for this end, We with Advice foresaid, Do her [...] Require and Command all Our foresaids Judges, Officers and Subjects, to inquire and search, if these Conspirators, or any other of Our English Sub­jects, have lately come, or shall come into this Our Kingdom, and to cause them to be immediatly seized and secured, till they be Ex­amined; and Our Privy Council informed concerning them; Certifying all such Persons, as after this Our Proclamation, shall directly or indirectly Conceal, Resset, Harbour, or Maintain the saids Traitrous Conspirators, or any of them, or shall either contrive or connive at any Means, whereby they, or any of them may Escape from being taken, and presented to Justice, or shall not give due and timeous infor­mation, and advertisement to Our Privy Council, or Our other Judges and Magistrates, concerning their Lurking Places, Conceallers, Harbourers, Ressetters, Intercomuners, or Connivers, that they shall be proceeded against as being Art and Part in, and Abetters of this Execrable Conspiracy and Treason, according to the uttermost severity of Law: And We Declare, that whosoever shall Discover the fore­saids Conspirators or any of them, and shall cause them, or any of them to be Taken and Apprehended, and brought in to any of Our Judges, or Officers foresaids, shall have a Reward of five hundred pounds Sterling, for each of the four Persons first named in this Our Procla­mation, and of one hundred pounds Sterling for each of the other Persons thereinmentioned, to be paid to him or them, in Recompence of so good and acceptable Service. And for the more effectual Prosecution hereof, We hereby Require and Command all Our Sheriffs, Bail­lies of Regalities, and Stewarts of Stewartries, on the East, West, and middle Marches, of this Our Kingdom, and within the Shires of Ar­gile, Air, Dumbarton, and Inverness, as also all Collectors and their Deputs, Customers and Waiters, immediatly upon sight hereof, not only to inquire for, but to seize the Persons of any Englishman who hath come into this Kingdom, from, and since the twentieth day of June last, or who shall hereafter come into the same before the first of August next, who cannot give a good account of themselves or their Af­fairs, who are to Require Concurrence of all Our Leidges, in the Execution hereof, and they are to give the same as they will be answer­able at their highest peril: As also, We strictly Require Our Vice-Admiral, and all in Office under him, and all Sheriffs, Baillies, Stew­arts, Magistrates of Burghs, Justices of Peace, and all Customers, Surveyers and Waiters, and all Our other Subjects, to search all Ships and Vessels, which shall come upon the Coasts of this Kingdom, or Isles belonging thereto, and to seize all such Persons, Strangers or Natives, who shall not make it appear by clear Evidence, that they are come upon the account of Trade allanerly, and to acquaint Our Privy Coun­cil from time to time, that they may receive their furder Orders thereanent: As likewise, to search all such Vessels or Ships for Arms, Am­munition, and other Warlike Provisions, and for Treasonable or Seditious Papers or Letters, and where any such is found, to secure the Ships, Men and Goods, till Our Council be made acquainted therewith, and their Commands known thereanent. And further, We Prohibite all Masters of Ships to set Sail with their Ships, from any Port of this Kingdom, before they first give in upon Oath, a List of all their Seamen, and other Passangers, to the ordinar Magistrates, or Customers timously, at least 48. hours at the Ports before they Sail, under the pain of Confiscation of the Ship and Goods, of such Masters as shall Transport any other, then such as are mentioned in the said List, or any of any other Name, then as they are designed in the said List, besides what other punishment Our Council shall think fit to inflict; and if any of these contained in these Lists appear to be suspitious Persons, the ordinar Magistrat upon the place, or Customers, Collectors, their Deputs, Surveyers and Waiters, are hereby Commanded to secure such Persons, and to inform the Magistrates of the Burghs, or Sheriffs of the Shire, within which the saids Ships shall happen to be. And that Our Will and Pleasure herein may be Published and made known to all Our good and loving Subjects. Our Will is, and We Charge you straitly and Command, that incontinent, these Our Letters seen, ye passe to the Mercat Crosse of Edinburgh, and several Mercat Crosses of the Head Burghs of this Our Kingdom, and other places needful, and thereat, in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make publication of the Premisses, that exact Obedience may be given thereto, and none may pretend Ignorance.

GOD save the KING.