THe Lords of His Majesties Privy Council, in pursuance of His Majesties gracious pleasure contained in His Royal Proclamation above mentioned, do give Power, Warrand and Commission to the persons following, within the several Bounds and Iurisdictions under-written, viz. To the Lord Lie, the Lairds of Raploch, Corhouse, Cambusnetham, Sir John Whitefuird and Mr. John Hamiltoun of Raith, Sheriff-Depute, for the Sheriffdom of Lanerk, the Mr. of Cochran, Sir John Cochran, the Lord Stair, Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie, Mr. John Cunninghame Advocat, Mr. James Cunninghame Sheriff-Depute of Air, Mr. Hugh Montgomery Sheriff-Depute of Renfrew, and William Cunninghame late Provost of Air, for the Sheriffdoms of Air and Renfrew. The Mr. of Hereis, the Sheriff of Galloway, the Laird of Baldoone, [...] Maxwel of Munshes, and [...] Maxwel of Woodhead, for the Sheriffdom of Wigtoun and Stewartry of Kircudbright, James Crichton of St. Leonards, the Lairds of Craigdarroch and Wester-raw, [...] Douglas of Mousehill, and [...] Carruthers of Howmaynes, for the Sheriffdom of Dumfrice and Stewartry of Annandale, or any two of them for ilk Shire and Stewartry above specified, and to the Lords of Session, or any two of them for all the other Bounds and Shires of the Kingdom: to meet and conveen at the Head Burghs of the respective Shires and Stewartries, and the Lords of Session to meet at Edinburgh, upon the twenty two and twenty ninth of October instant, and the first and last Tuesdayes of both the moneths of November and December thereafter; And there to receive Bonds for keeping of the Peace, from all such persons as have been accessory to the late insurrection, and are now to have the benefit of His Majesties Pardon, in manner contained in His Majesties Proclamation; that is to say, Bond and Caution from all such as are able to find Caution, and that under such pains, as the saids Commissioners, or respective quorums thereof shall appoint. And for such as shall make faith, that they are not able to find Caution, that they accept from them their own Bonds, conform to the tenor of the Bond hereunto subjoyned: And upon the saids persons subscribing of the saids Bonds, that the saids Commissioners give a Testificate under their hands, bearing, that they have signed the same, and are thereby to have the benefit of His Majesties Pardon, contained in the foresaid Proclamation: And ordains all such Bonds as shall be subscribed by the saids persons to be returned by the saids Commissioners to the Clerk of His Majesties Council, that they may be insert and registrat in the Books thereof, betwixt and the fifteenth day of January next. And ordains these presents, with the said Proclamation and Bonds underwritten, to be printed, and published by Macers, or Messengers of Arms, at the Mercat-crosse of Edinburgh, and at the Mercat crosses of Lanerk, Air, Renfrew, Wigtoun, Stewartry of Kircudbright, Dumfrice, and other places needful, that none pretend ignorance.
Followes the Tenor of the Bond to be subscribed by such of the Rebels as are able to find Caution.
I A. B. Bind and obliege me, That I shall keep the Publick Peace, and that I shall not rise in Arms, against, or without His Majesties Authority, under all highest pains that may follow, in case I shall do any thing in the contrair. And for further surety, C. D. doth bind and obliege himself, as Cautioner, for me, for my keeping of the Peace, and performance of the Obliegement foresaid, under the pain of [...] to be paid in case I contraveen the same. Likeas, in the case foresaid, the said C. D. my Cautioner, binds and oblieges him, his Heirs and Successors, to pay the foresaid sum to the Commissioners of His Majesties Thesaury, Thesaurer, or Thesaurer-Depute that shall happen to be for the time, for His Majesties use. And I the said A. B. binds and oblieges me, my Heirs and Successors, to relieve my Cautioner of the Premisses, and of all damnage he shall happen to sustain there-through, in any sort; Consenting these presents be Registrat in the Books of Privy Council, that all execution necessary may pass hereupon, in form as effeirs: And constitutes [...] our Procurators; In witness whereof, written by [...] we have subscribed these present, at [...]
Followes the Bond to be subscribed by such as are not able to find Caution.
I A. B. bind and oblige me, That I shall keep the Publick Peace, and that I shall not rise in Arms against, or without His Majesties Authority, under all highest pains that may follow, in case I shall do any thing in the contrair; Consenting these presents be Registrat in the Books of Privy Council, that all execution necessary may pass hereupon, in form as effeirs. And constitutes [...] my Procurators; In witness whereof, written by [...] I have subscribed these presents, at [...]
EDINBƲRGH, Printed by Evan Tyler, Printer to the Kings most Excellent MAjESTY, 1667.