ACT Concerning the keeping of Conventicles.  
Edinburgh, the twenty sixth day of April. 1676.  
THe Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council considering, that by a Proclamation of the eight of April, 1669. They upon the considerations therein contained, did prohibit and discharge all Heritors whatsomever within the Shires of Lanerk, Air, Rensrew, and Stewartry of Kirkcudburgh, to suffer or permit any Conventicles or privat-meetings, upon pretence of, or for religious worship, to be kept within their houses, or in the Lands belonging to them; certifying them, if they shall contraveen, that each Heritor in whose bounds or lands any Conventicle shall be kept, shall be fyned in the sum of fifty pounds sterling, toties quoties. The said's Lords, do hereby extend the former Act and Proclamation to the whole Shires of this Kingdom; And do ordain all Heritors to be liable to the fynes above-specified, in case any Conventicle be kept on the ground of their lands, or in houses belonging to them: declaring always that the Heritors who shall be fyned upon the account foresaid, shall have their relief off the persons present at these Conventicles. And ordains these presents to be Printed, and published at the mercat cross of Edinburgh, and other places needful, that none pretend ignorance.  
Tho. Hay, Cl. S ti Concilii: 
 GOD save the King:   

Edinburgh, Printed by Andrew Anderson, Printer to His most Sacred Majesty. Anno, 1676.