Forasmuch, as The Lords of The Committy of our privy Council met in the west, By Commission from our privy Council, Having in pursueance of the Commission and instructions given to them, emitted an act upon the tuenty eight of January Last Requyring the Shireff principall of the Shyre of Lanerk, The baillie of the Regality of Glasgow; and the Shireff deput of the Shyre of Renfrew, (in regard of the absence of the Shireff principall furth of the Kingdom,) To conveen the haill Heretors, Lyfrentars, Conjunctfiars and others in the saids two Shyres and Regalitie And to offer the Band (appoynted by our privy Council) To be Signed by them oblidgeing them there men Tenents, Servants, and Cotters: for the securitie of the peace and quyet of the Countrey and preserveing the same from disorders hereafter; betwixt and the day therin prefixed, And they having returned an account that the greatest part of the said Heri­tors and others forsaids had refused to subscrive the said Band; And Wee finding it very unfit that any person (of what qualitie soever) within these bounds who have refused the said Band should have or keep any Horses or Meers, but Such as may be necess­are for Ploughing, and Labouring of the ground. Do therefore with advice of the saids Lords of the Committy of our privy Coun­cil hereby require and command all Heretors, Fewars, Lyfrentars, and Land-Lords within the said Shyre of Lanerk, Regality of Glasgow and Shyre of Renfrew, or Jurisdictions within the same (who have not given the said Band) To put out of there possessi­on, and furth of the said bounds, all Horses and meers belonging to them, above the value of Fifty pounds Scots betwixt and the nynth day of April nixt And doe discharge them, and every one of them, to have or keep any such Horses or meers thereafter, above the said value without Speciall Licence from the Lords of our privy Council, or there Committy under the paine of forfaulting of these Horses and Meers, And payment to the Lords Commissioners of our Thesaurie for our use, or any that shal be appoynted be them of the soume of An Hundreth pounds Scots for each Horse or meer above the value forsaid that the saids per­sons or any of them shall have or keep after the said day. As also we ordaine all Tenents, Cottars, or Servants within the saids bounds be­twixt and the first day of May nixt, To put out of there possession and furth of the Shyres and Jurisdictions forsaids, any horses or meers belonging to them and not to keep any above the said value without speciall Licence, as said is, under the paine of forfaulting the saids horses and meers and paying of the penaltie above writen. OUR WILL is Herefore And we charge you straitlie and Com­mand, That incontinent these our Letters sein, ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Lanerk, Ranfrew, Glasgow, And other places need­full, and thereat in our Name and Authority by open Proclamation, make Publication of the Premisses, that none pretend ig­norance. The which to do we commit to you conjunctly and severallie our full power, be their Our Letters delivering them be you duely execute and indorsed again to the Bearer.