Printed at Edinburgh, and reprinted at Aberdeen by Command of Authority, Anno Dom. 1693.  
Advertisement by the Sheriff-Deput of Aberdeen Shire, undersubscryveing.  
Whereas, by the foresaid Proclamation, the Lords of their Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, do strictly require and Command obedience to the former Proclamation and this, for settling of Maintenance for the indigent and necessitous Poor, and suppressing of Vagabounds and Sturdie-Beggers, in manner therein prescryved: and Requireing the Sheriff of each Shire, to call and Fine any Delinquents who are negligent or refuse to Contribute as is thereby expressed; And these being Acts so Necessary to be performed, for the good of the Country, and I being unwilling that any should be Cited as Delinquents without just evident grounds, (albeit there hath been sundry Complaints against whole parochs, also well as Persons who have hitherto been deficient in the said Matter) do therefore hereby Advertise and Require, that the Heretors' Inhabiting in the respective parochs or Chamberlains in their absence, with the Minister and Elders thereof, or Session Clerk; where there is no Minister, do forthwith Conveen and set down such Rules as is ordained for settling of the Poor, and supperssing of Vagabounds, as is mentioned by the said Proclamations, and that betwixt the Date hereof, and the first of November next, they send in to me an Authentic double in Writing of the Rules and Methods they have taken thereanent, and a list of recus●nts if any be, Certifying such parochs as shall not send such Duplicats, the Heretors' also well as Minister and Elders will be esteemed Negligent and Deficient, and pursued as Contumacious according to Law. And that none pretend ignorance. Their presents are Ordained to be Printed and published with the foresaid Proclamation by the Reader at each Parish Kirk from the L●tron, immediately after Divine Service, for which this is warrant.  
Given at Aberdeen the Twentyseventh day of September, One Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety Three Years. By Me ANDREW FRASER.