〈◊〉 and Order of Council, for Sequestrating the Rents of such as are in Rebellion against Their Majesties.  
At Edinburgh, the 3d day of January, 1690.  
THE Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council Considering, That by the Laws and Acts of Parliament of this Kingdom, and particularly by the 2d. Act, 12. Parl: K: Ja. 2. It is expressly Provided and Declared, That where any person or persons are suspected or scandelled of Treason, that they be taken and remain in Firmance, and their Goods under sure Borrows, until they suffer an Assize, and be Tried, whether they be guilty or not; And that the persons afternamed, viz. John Earl of Melfort, Sir Archibald Kennedy of Cullean, Colonel _____ Cannon, John late Viscount of D●ndee, _____ Earl of Dumfermling, _____ Earl of Buchan, _____ Viscount of Frendraught, _____ Lord Dunkell, Mr. Colin Mckenzie Uncle to the Earl of Seaforth, Sir John Drummond of Machany, Sir William Wallace of Cragie, Sir James Hamilton of Eliston, _____ of Archarach, _____ Crawfurd younger of Ardmillan and _____ Crawfurd his Brother, Mr. David Graham Brother to the late Viscount of _____ Dundee, _____ Robertson of Strovan, _____ Stuart of Ladywell, _____ Ogilvy of Clova, James Edmiston of Newtoun of Down, _____ Grant of Balindalloch, Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochel, _____ Camero● his eldest Son, Sir Donald Mcdonald of Slait, _____ Mcnauchton of Dundorow, Major _____ Middleton, Ensign _____ Winster, Captain _____ Charters, Captain John Ramsay, Son to the late Bishop of Ross, Major William Grahame of Boquhaple, Captain Patrick Blair, lately Captain in the Earl of Dunmores' Regiment of Dragoons, _____ Cleiland of Foskin, Halyburton of Pitcur, _____ Grant of Glenmoristoun, _____ Frazer of Foyer, _____ Blair of Glessclune, Archibald Mcdonald of Largie, _____ Mcdonald his Brother, Alexander Mcallister of Loup, _____ Mcilvernock of Oib, Donald Mcneil of Galochellie, Hector Mcneil his Cousin German, John Mcnauchton uncle to the Laird of Mcnauchton, _____ Mcnauchton his two Sons, Stuart of Appein, John Stuart of Ardsheil, Stuarts his Brethren, Alexander Stuart of Innernahyle, James Stuart of Fasnacloich, John Stuart Fire thereof, Alexander Mcdonald alias Mcean of Glencoe, Mcdonalds his two Sons, Mcdonald of Auchatrichaten, Sir John Mcclean, Laird of Mcclean, Hector Mcclean of Lochbuy, _____ Mcclean of Kingarloch, _____ Mcclean of Kinlochhalin, Mr. Alexander Mcclean, late Commissar of Argyle, _____ Mcclean of Coll, _____ Mcclean of Tarbet, _____ Mccleans three Sons, to Charles Mcclean in Arros, _____ Mcclean of Ardgour elder, and _____ Mcclean of Ardgour younger, his Son, _____ Mcclean Grand Child to the said Laird of Ardgour elder, John Cameron of Glendishorie, _____ Cameron his Brother, _____ Cameron of Callort, _____ Mcmartin alias Cameron of Latterfindlay, _____ Cameron his eldest Son, _____ Cameron of Glenivish, _____ Mcquar of Uluva, _____ Mcdonald Captain of Clanronnald, _____ Mcdonald of Glengarie, Mcdonald of Ochterraw, _____ Mcdonald of Ferset, _____ Mcdonald of Benbecula, _____ Mcdonald of Keppoch, Major Duncan Menzies _____ Stuart of Ballachen elder, Alexand●r Stuart his brother, Farquherson of Inverrey, Mr. Robert Stuart late Minister at Balquhither, Andrew Clerk Fever in Down, Mcdonald younger of Slate, Robert Stuart Brother to _____ Stuart of Annat, _____ Grahame of Duntruin, William Livineston of Kilsyth, Captain James Murray, Lieutennent James Murray, Captain Lieutennent _____ Crichton, Lieutennent Colonel Donald Mcgreigor, _____ Mcgreigor of Braikley, _____ Chisholm of Strathglass, _____ Chisholm his Uncle, Patrick Stuart alias vic Domachie, Mcinteirn Wodsetter in Athole, John Stuart Wodsetter of Salichan, Dougald Stuart of Ach. 〈◊〉, Alexander Stuart Wodsetter in Baloch, Dougal Stuart of Auchicon, Mr. Archibald Mccalman of ●rivain, John Mceanroy, alias Mccoll, and Ewen his eldest Son, John Mccoll, Portioners of Glasdrum, John Reid alias Mcnaughton Fevar of Finchocken in Lismore; Have been in actual Rebellion, and in Arms against Their Majsties' Government and Laws, or at least accessary to, and Art and Part of the Crimes of Treason and Rebellion, and many of them are yet continuing to perpetrat and carry on their wicked designs against Their Majesty's Interest, and for disturbing the public Peace of the Kingdom; And it being requisite and necessary, that these persons, and the Successors of such of them as are dead, should be disabled from the prosecution of such Rebellious Practices, by withholding from them their Maills and Duties, Debts, Sums of Money, and others due to them; Therefore the said's Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, Do hereby in their Majesty's Names Require and Command, the Sheriffs of the whole respective Shires within this Kingdom, and the Stewarts of the Stewartries of Kirkcudbright and Orkney, and their Deputs or Clerks of Court, and in case of their absence or neglect, the Town Clerks of the Head burgh's within the said Shires and Stewartries, immediately upon receipt hereof, to cause Messengers at Arms, or Sheriff Officers, conjunctly and severally, pass, and in Their Majesty's Name and Authority, by virtue hereof, Fence, Arrest, and Sequestrate in the hands of the Vassals, Tenants, Cottars, Fevars, Fermors, or any other person or persons whatsomever, subject and liable in payment, or adebted and resting, owing to the forenamed persons, Rebels, or the Successors of them that are dead, all and sundry the Maills Farms, Kanes, Customs, Casualties, Profits, Duties, Goods, Gear, and others whatsomever, due, Adebted, Resting and Owing by them to the forenamed persons, who are, or have been in actual Rebellion against their Majesty's Authority, and Laws, or accessary to, or Art and Part of the Crimes above-specified, by Bond, Word, Writ, Promise, Paction, Condition, or any other manner of way whatsomever, and that for the year of GOD, 1689. and in time coming, and the Rests of preceding years; And likewise, all other Debts, Sums of Money, and others whatsomever, due, adebted, and resting, owing by them, to the forenamed persons any manner of way whatsomever, wherever or in whose hands soever the same can be apprehended, to remain under sure Fence and Arrestment, ay and while the Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council or Thesaury shall give Order, how the same shall be disposed of for Their Majesty's use, in manner following, viz. Where there is Tutus accessus in the hands of the foresaids persons personally, or at their Dwelling-places, by delivering to every one of them a short copy, subscribed by the saids Messengers, or Sheriff-Officers; and where there is not Tutus accessus, by Crying of three several Oyesses, open Proclamation and public Reading thereof at the Mercat-Crosse of the Head-Burgh of the said's Shires and Stewartries where they live, or where their Lands and Estates lies, and affixing and leaving a just double upon the saids Crosses, containing upon the end thereof, a Copy of the said general Arrestment, Signed by the Messenger: And also to make strike inquiry after all persons in whose hands the foresaids Arrestments should be made, and lay on the same accordingly, and with all convenient Diligence, after so doing, to return to Sir William Lockhart His Majesty's Solicitor, both the particular Executions made in the foresaids' persons hands personally, or at their Dwelling-places, and the general ones made at the Mercat-Crosses, as they will be answerable; For doing of all which, this to the Sheriff Principal, their Deputes, Clerks of Courts, Messengers, Sheriff Officers, and all others concluded, shall be a sufficient Warrant. And Ordains their Presents to be Printed, and Published accordingly.  
Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. GILB. ELIOT, Cls. Sti. Concilii.  
GOD save King WILLIAM and Queen MARY.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, By Order of Privy Council, Anno Dom. 1690.