A PROCLAMATION, Concerning Circuit Courts, etc.  
CHARLES, by the Grace of GOD, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith; To our Lovits  
Heralds, Macers, Pursuivants, or Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute Greeting: Forasmuch, as by our Proclamation of the twentyseventh day of July last, we have indemnified and pardoned, with the Exceptions therein specified, all such as were engaged in the Rebellion, 1666. or the late Rebellion in this present year 1679. providing they appear before such as our Privy Council shall nominate, betwixt and the da●s expressed in the said Proclamation, and enact themselves in manner therein mentioned; And as it is our Royal Intention, that the said pardon and indemnity shall be ●ffectual to all such persons as shall accept the benent thereof; so it is our express will and pleasure, that such persons as shall not enact themselves betwixt and the days expressed in the said Proclamation, be proceeded with the utmost severity the Law does allow: As also, it being most just and necessary for vindicating the Honour and Reputation of this our ancient Kingdom, that the persons guilty of that horrid Assassination and Murder, of the late Bishop of St. Andrews (which we will never forget) may be brought to condign puni●…ment; and all legal courses taken for that effect; Therefore We, with Advice of our Privy Council, do ordain Justice airs, or Circuit Courts to be holden by the Commissioners of our Justiciary, at the places, and upon the days after mentioned viz. At the Town of Stirling, the first day of October next, for the Shires of Stirling, Dumbartoun, Clackma●on, Perth besouth the River of Earn, and the Stewartry of Monteith: At the Town of Glasgow, the eighth day of October, for the Shires of Lanerk and Reafrew: At the Town of Air, the fifteenth day of October, for the Shire of Air and Jurisdiction within the same: At the Town of Dumfriese, the twenty two day of October, for the Shires of Dumfriese, and ●igtoun, the Stewartries of Kirkcudburgh and Annandale: At the Town of Cowper in Fife, upon the first day of the said Month of October, for the Shires of Fife and Kinross: ●t the Town of Edinburgh, the eighth day of October, for the Shires of Edinburgh, Haddintoun and Linlithgow: At Jedburh the fifteenth day of October, for the Shires of Roxburgh, Peebles, Berwick and Bailiry of Lauderdail. With power to the said's Commissioners to divide themselves in two Circuit Courts, to the effect aforesaid. In which Cou●…s, the said's Commissioners are to proceed against the persons who were engaged in the said Rebellion, and have not accepted, or shall not except the benefit of our Indemnity. by●…nacting themselves in the Terms of our Gracious Proclamation, within the Diets therein mentioned, and particularly against the Murderers of the late Archbishop of St. Andrews; ●nd that the said's Commissioners issue Citations against all the said's Rebels, and specially against the saids Murderers, containing a particular description of these Murderers: Whic● Citations are to be execute at the Mercat Cross of the Head burgh's of the Shires where these persons dwells, or formerly dwelled, or where they ordinarily haunt or resort, to the ef●…ct that none may supply, harbour, common, or correspond with the said Murderers, nor with any other of the Rebels, before these other Rebels, not accessary to that horrid Murder● enact themselves, conform to our Act of Indemnity; And in case any person shall contraveen, they shall be proceeded against with all rigour, as accessary to the said Rebellion and Ass●…ination. And further, We, with advice aforesaid, do ordain the Heretors and Masters of the ground where any of the Rebels have their dwelling and residence, to present to the ●…d Justice airs, the persons of these Rebels, who shall not before the diets contained in our Act of Indemnity, enact themselves not to bear Arms against us, or our Authority; with p●…er to them to apprehend their persons; And in case of their refusal to enact themselves (as aforesaid) to send them to the next prison, there to be detained and kept in sure firmanc●… until the enact themselves as aforesaid, within the said Diets and thereupon be dismissed; or otherwise to detain and present them to the Justice airs, And in case the said's Masters ●…o not apprehend them, by reason of their being fugitive, or latent, that after the saids Diets they remove them, their Wife's Bairns, and Servants off their Ground, under the Certifica●…ns contained in the Acts of Parliament. And the Clerks of the Justice Court, are hereby ordained, to go before the saids diets, in due time, and take up a portuous Roll of the N●…es and Designations of the said's Rebels already known ●nd contained in our Proclamation, or that shall be declared upon Oath to have been in the Rebellion, or to have harboured ●…he Rebels before enacting themselves (as said is) or the Murderers of the late Arch bishop of St. Andrews, or have been at Field-Conventicles since our last Proclamation of the twe●…y ninth of June last, or that since the said day have threatened, abused, or rob the Orthodox Clergy, and that they cause cite the persons guilty of the said's Crimes, to the said's Justic●…irs, and that they take information upon Oath, of the Lands, Sums and Movables belonging to the Rebels, and that they cause arrest Rents of their Lands, Sums and moveables, ●…d put upon Inventor, and bond in the custody of their Masters; and in case their Masters refuse, in the Custody of some other sufficient person to be made forthcoming, in case t●… shall be condemned guilty of the said Rebellion, and that they return an exact account thereof, and of their diligence to our Coucil at their next diet, being the eighteenth day o●… September next. And We with advice aforesaid, do hereby require the said's Commissioners of our Justiciary, to proceed against such of the said's Murderers as were in the Rebelli●… (though in absence) and that it be a part of their Sentence to be hanged in Effigy, in all the Shiers of Scotland, that they may be more easily discovered and apprehended, that none be●…ceived in harbouring of them, or communing with them under false Names and Designations: And for the encouragement of any person or persons to apprehend the said Murderers, V●… do hereby give assurance to any who shall apprehend them, and present them to our Council, dead or alive, or shall so discover them, as that thereby they be apprehended, they shall ●…e indemnified and rewarded in the sum of ten thousand Marks Scots Money, and in case of the concourse of more persons, by discovering, or joining in the apprehending of them, th●…id sum shall be divided amongst them; and in case any of the said's Murderers be apprehended and taken, or discovered, so that thereby they may be taken by any persons excepted 〈◊〉 our Acts of Indemnity, they shall also be indemnified (notwithstanding they fall within the exception) and a pardon shall be passed for them under our Great Seal; and in Cas●…hey apprehend John Balsour of Kinlech, and David Haxstoun of Rathillet, dead or alive, they shall not only have their pardon, but also the reward aforesaid. Our Will is therefore, and ●…e charge you straight, and Command, that incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, as also to the Mercat Crosses of the Head burgh's of the Sh●…fdoms, Haddington, Linlithgow, Perth, Roxburgh, Selkirk, Berwick, Peebles, Dumfri●se, Stirling, Dumbarton, Clackmannan, Lanerk, Renfrew, Air, Wigtoun, Fife, Stewartry of Kircud●…gh, and other places needfuil and thereby open Proclamation, make publication of the said Circuits, to all our lieges and Subjects, where through none pretend ignorance 〈◊〉 the same, that the said Circuit, Courts are to be holden upon the days, and at the burgh's and places respective above written; and that ye command and charge all Dukes, Marquesse●… Arch bishops, Earls, Lords Spiritual and Temporal, Barons, and others of our Free holder's, who hold Lands of us in chief, and own suit and presence within the several Bound●… Shires and Precincts belonging to the said's respective Circuit Courts, to compear before the saids Commissioners, at the said's Courts, upon and at the days and places foresaid, with ●…ntinuation of days, to do whatever in Law is incumbent, and aught to be done by them in that behalf: As also, that ye Command all and sundry the said's Dukes, Marquesses, E●…s, Lords Spiritual and Temporal; as also, Lords of Regalites, Stewarts, Barons, Sheriffs, Justices of Peace, Bailies, Cham-berlains, Magistrates and Ministers of our Laws, and all su●…ordinate Judges within our Sheriffdoms, above written, and whole lieges of the same, that they and every one of them, give all due respect to our Commissioners and Justices fore●…ds, and such special assistance as to their Offices and Duty appertains, and as is incumbent to them by the Laws and Acts of Parliament of this our Ancient Kingdom, as they and every●…ne of them will answer upon the contrary, and under all highest pain and charge that after may follow: and particularly that ye Command our Sheriffs that they cause sufficient and le●… men compear before our said's Commissioners, at the forsaid diets, and such diets and places as the said Commissioners shall appoint for Assizes and Witnesses, as they shall be cit●… to that effect: As also, that the said Sheriffs and Free holder's within the said Shires and Bounds, meet our said Justices, saint their entry into the fame, and convoy them into the same, ●…nd accompany them during their remaining there, ay and while they be received by our next Sheriff, and his Deputs, into the next Shire. And We ordain these Presents to be ●…inted.  
Given under our Signet, at Edinbu●gh, the fourteenth day of August, one thousand six hundred seventy and nine years. And of our Reign, the thretty one year. Al. Gibson●… Cl. Sti. Concilii,   

Here follows the Names of those appointed to take Bond from the Rebels, in the several Shires following, viz.  

For the Shire of Edinburgh,  
Haddingtoun,  
Linlithgow,  
Perth?  
Roxburgh,  
Selkirk,  
The Lord Collington.  
The Earl of Wintoun.  
The Earl of Linlithgow.  
The Marquis of Montross.  
The Earl of Rexburgh.  
The Laird of Hayning.  
Lanerk,  
Dumfreise,  
Air.  
Dumbartoun.  
Fife and Kinross,  
Wigtoun.  
The Earl of Cornwath.  
The Earl of Queensberry.  
The Earl of Glencairn.  
The Earl of Wigtoun.  
The Lord Chancellor.  
The Laird of Burghtoun.  
Stewartry of Kigkoudburgh  
Peebles,  
Stirling,  
Renfrew,  
Berwick,  
The Earl of Nithisdale.  
Sir Will. Murray of Stenhop.  
The Earl of Mar.  
The Lord Ross.  
The Earl of Home.   
God save the King.   

EDINBURGH, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most Sacred Majesty, Anno Dom. 1679. And reprinted at London, for Andrew Forrester, in King-street, Westminster.