Forasmuch as the Lords of our Privy Council, by their Act of the Day and Date hereof have Ap­pointed their Clerks to Raise and Give out Letters at the Instance of Sir James Stuart Our Advocat, for our Interest, in the Matter under-written, against all Sheriffs of Shires, Magistrats of Burghs, and others, who ( by the Act of Parliament, anent Seasing of Horse and Arms from the Persons not Qualified, and the Proclamation of Our Privy Council follow­ing thereon) are Appointed to Sease the saids Horses and Arms, and to make their Report to the Council, and have fail­zied, for Citing of the saids Sheriffs, Magistrats and others foresaids, to Give in their Reports, and make payment of their Penalties, in manner and to the Effect under-written; as also for Charging all Sheriffs, Magistrats and others, who conform to the said Act of Parliament, for Seasing of Horses and Arms, and Proclamation of Council following thereon, have Sea­sed any Arms so cause Transport them to the Garrisons after-named, to the Effect after-mentioned, as the said Act of the Date foresaid, Ordaining thir Our Letters to be Direct thereon in manner after-specified, at more length bears. OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, and We Charge you strictly, and Command, that Incontinent thir our Letters secn, ye pass, and in our Name and Authority, Command and charge all and sundry the Sheriffs of the several Shires of this Kingdom, Stewarts of Stewartries, Baillies of Regalities, and their Respective Deputs, and the Magistrats of Burghs, within their se­veral Jurisdictions, to make up, and Give in to the saids Lords of our Privy Council, or their Clerks, the Reports of the Horses and Arms Seased by them as said is, within their Respective Bounds and Jurisdictions, and that betwixt and ⟨ [...]⟩ and also Command and Charge the saids Sheriffs, Stewarts and Baillies of Regalities, and their Deputs, and Migistrats of Burghs, to make payment to George Baillie of Fariswood our General Receiver of the Sum of Five hundred Merks a piece, and that upon the said ⟨ [...]⟩ in case they failzie to give in the saids Reports for the Bounds within their Jurisdictions, betwixt and the said Day, under the pain of Rebellion and Putting them to our Horn; and immediatly in case they failzie after the said ⟨ [...]⟩ That ye in Our Name and Authority, duely, lawfully and orderly Denunce the forenamed Persons Failziers, our Rebels, and put them to Our Horn, Escheat and Inbring all their Movable Goods and Gear to our usc for their Contempt and Disobedience, and if need beis, that ye Fence, Arrest, Compryse, Compell, Poind and Distrenzie the forenamed Persons, their readiest Movables, Goods and Gear, ay while compleat Payment be made of the Sums or Penal­ties above written; and also that ye Cause Registrat thir our Letters, with the Executions thereof, conform to the Act of Parliament; and sicklike that ye Command and Charge all and sundrie the saids Sheriffs, Stewarts, Baillies of Regalities, and their Deputs, and Magistrats of Burghs within their several Jurisdictions, who conform to the Act of Parliament for Sea­sing of Horses and Arms of Persons not Qualified, and Proclamation of Council following thereon, have Seased any Arms, to cause Transport the Arms Seased by them, to any of the Garrisons of Edinburgh, Striviling, Dumbarton, Blackness, In­verness, or Dunnotter, which do ly nearest to the place where the Seased Arms are lying, betwixt and the said ⟨ [...]⟩ day of ⟨ [...]⟩ and to Report to the Clerks of Our Privy Council Certificats thereof, that the saids Arms may be made furth-coming for the Service of Us and the Government, whensoever the same shall be called for. ⟨ [...]⟩