ACT And PROCLAMATION, That none come from Ireland without sufficient Testimonial.  
Edinburgh, 22. February, 1661.  
FOrasmuch as it is informed, That many Seditious and Turbulent persons, Ministers and others, in the Kingdom of Ireland, finding that the Administration of his Majesty's Authority and Government, which is now happily established in that Kingdom, doth not suit, nor will comply with their Fanatic principles and factious practices, are coming over into this Kingdom expecting shelter, that they may be the more enabled to carry on their designs, in perverting the Allegiance of the Subjects, and subverting the Peace of the Kingdom: And the Estates of Parliament considering how much it doth concern the public Peace, that such Wasps and unworthy persons, enemies to all lawful Authority, and to whom it is natural to stir up Sedition, and undermine the Peace, wherever they are, and therefore cannot well be allowed in any well constituted Government, should have no countenance in this Kingdom: Therefore the King's Majesty, with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament, doth hereby declare, That no persons whatsoever, coming from Ireland without a sufficient Pass and Testimony in writ, from the Lord justice's Council, or any having power from them, or from the Sheriff of the County, or Mayor of the City where the said's persons lived, of their peaceable carriage and conformity to the Laws, shall be allowed any residence, resset, or stay within this Kingdom: But that it shall be lawful to, likeas all Sheriffs, Magistrates and justices of Peace are required hereby to seize upon, and imprison all such persons, wanting such Testimony; And who shall not willingly remove out of the Kingdom within fifteen days after the intimation hereof unto them (excepting from this clause all ordinary known Trafficking Merchants) And His Majesty, with advice aforesaid, ordains, That all such persons as shall come over with any such Testimony, that within fifteen days after their Landing, they make their appearance before the Parliament; or in case of their not sitting, before his Majesty's Privy Council, or such as shallbe warranted by them, and make known the reasons of their coming hither, and give such surety as shall be thought fit, for their peaceable carriage; otherwise, to remove off the Kingdom within fifteen days: Wherein if they failyie, Magistrates, Sheriffs, and all others, public Ministers, are hereby ordained, as they will be answerable upon their duty, to Apprehend, Secure and Imprison them, till such course be taken, as shall be thought fit, with such Seditious and Factious persons. And ordains their presents to endure for one year, and longer, as shall be thought fit by the Lords of his Majesty's Privy Council; And to be printed, and published at the Mercat-Crosses of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Air, Irwin, Wigton, Kircudbright, and all other places needful, wherethrough none pretend ignorance hereof.  
A. Primrose, Cls. Reg.   

Edinburgh, Printed by Evan Tyler, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1661.