ACT Against Tumults and Disorders in Colleges and Universities.  
At Edinburgh, the Twenty sixth day of December 1693 years.  
THe Lords of Their Majesty's Privy Council, Ordains the Act of Privy Council of the Date the ninth day of March last, against Tumults and other Disorders of Students in Colleges, whereof the Tenor follows: At Edinburgh, the ninth day of March, one thousand six hundred and ninety three years. The Lords of Their Majesty's Privy Council taking to their Consideration the Tumults and Disorders which frequently fall out amongst, and are committed by the Students within the several Colleges and Universities within this Kingdom, and having considered the Report of a Committee of their own Number, appointed in this matter. The said's Lords for preventing of any Tumults or other Disorders in any of the said's Colleges and Universities for the future, Do hereby Authorise and Empower the several Principals, Regent's & Masters of the said's Colleges respective, in case it shall happen hereafter any of the Students of any of the Colleges abovementioned, to commit, or be guilty of any Tumults, or other enormous Disorders, against the quiet & good Government of the said's Colleges; to impose and exact Fines from such as they shall find guilty, not exceeding the respective Rates and Proportions abovementioned, viz. For a Nobleman, or his eldest Son, an hundred and fifty pounds' Scots, for Nobleman's younger Sons, or Barons, themselves, or their eldest Sons, an hundred Pounds, for the younger Sons of Barons or Gentlemen, and for the Sons of Burgesses fifty Pounds; and for the Sons of Craftsmen or Yeamen fifty Marks Scots, and that by and attour the Reparation of Damnages: And the said Lords do hereby require and Command the Magistrates of the respective burgh's, where the said's Colleges are kept, to interpose their Authority to the Sentence of the said's Masters, and to give them their Assistance in executing the same, by Imprisonment, if need be●; and allows and appoints the Sums that shall be exacted for Fines, in manner, and for the Causes abovementioned, to be applied for the use of the several Bibliothecks of the said's Colleges. And the said's Lords having reviewed an Act of Council, of the date the first day of February, one thousand six hundred and seventy two years, prohibiting one College to receive any Scholar from another College: They do restrict the same to such Scholars only as have been removed for Misdemeanours, or have fled from Discipline.  
To be Printed and Published at the Mercat-Crosses of Edinburgh, New and Old Aberdenes, Saint Andrews and Glasgow, and likewise to be publicly Read before the Students, in the Common Schools, or Publick-Halls of all the Universities and Colleges within this Kingdom, and printed Copies thereof to be affixed upon the Doors of the said's Universities and Colleges. Extracted by me  
Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. GILB. ELIOT. Cls. Sti. Concilii. GOD Save King William and Queen Mary.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Successors of Andrew Anderson, Printers to Their Most Excellent Majesties, Anno DOM. 1694.