Forasmuch as it is certainly informed, that of late there has been many Houses broken, and that this Crime of House breaking is become is a manner gene­ral over all the Kingdom, by Thieves and Robbers, who have stollen, rob­bed, and away-taken, great quantities of Goods out of the saids Houses, to the great loss and dammage of many people; and to the effect that the saids Thieves and Robbers may be discovered, and brought to condign punish­ment: Therefore We, with advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, have thought fit by open Proclamation to give notice, that if any person or per­sons shall discover any of these Thieves, Robbers, and House-breakers, or their Resetters, so as that they may be apprehended and brought to punishment, they shall have the Sum of an hundred Pounds Scots Money as a Reward for every person that shall be discovered and apprehended, so as they may be brought to punishment, as said is. As also, if any of these Thieves, Robbers and House-breakers, or the Resetters, shall discover any of their Accompli­ces, so as that they may be apprehended and brought to punishment, as afore­said, the discoverer shall not only be indemnified for the Crime, but likewise have the foresaid Reward. And farder, We with Advice foresaid, recom­mend to, and impower all Our good Subjects, to seiz and apprehehend all Idle and Vagrant Persons, or Vagabonds, and bring them before the next Ju­stice of Peace, or other Magistrats to Burgh or Landwart, to be by them se­cured as Law will. OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, and We Charge you strictly, and Command, that incontinent these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and other remanent Mercat Crosses of the haill Head Burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom, and thereat in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation make Intimation of the Premisses, that none pretend ignorance. And ordains these presents to be Printed and Published.