English coat of arms, circa 1678 
HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE   
A PROCLAMATION, For offering the Band obliging heritors and Masters for their tenants and Servants, in some shires.  
CHARLES, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, To Our Lovits, 〈…〉 Macers or Messengers at Arms, Greeting;  
Forasmuch as upon consideration of frequent Rebellious Field-Conventicles, and other insolences and Disorders in several Shires of this Kingdom, We by Our Letter of the eleventh of December last, did authorize Our Privy council to use such means, and take such courses as might be effectual for securing Our Peace, and quieting these Disorders; And particularly, We did require them to cause heritors, Liferenters, and Masters give Bands for their tenants, Servants, and others in manner therein expressed: And in pursuarice of these Our Commands, a Band was drawn, which by a Committee of Our Privy council hath been offered to the heritors in some Western and other Shires of this Kingdom, which were most infested with these irregularities, comform to the power and instructions given to that Committee: And to the end such insolences and disorders so expressly prohibited by Law, and tending so much to Sedition and Disturbance of the public Peace, may be prevented in other places of the Kingdom; We with advice of the Lords of Our Privy council, have thought fit, That the foresaid Band, obliging heritors, Liferenters and Masters, for their tenants, Servants and others therein mentioned, shall be offered to the whole heritors and Liferenters of the Shires of Edinburgh, Haddington, Linlithgow, pebbles, Berwick, and Selkirk, to be subscribed by them: Our Will is herefore, and we charge you that incontinent these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Market across of Edinburgh, and other places needful, and there in Our Name and Authority you strictly command and charge the whole heritors and Liferenters within the Shires above-named, and Jurisdictions within these shires to meet and convene upon the dayes and at the places respectively following, viz. These of the shire of Edinburgh at the town of Edinburgh, within the new Session-House, upon the nineteenth day of March instant; These of the shire of Haddington at the burgh of Haddington, the twenty day; These of the shire of Linlithgow at the burgh of Linlithgow, the twenty one day; These of the shire of pebbles at the burgh of pebbles, upon the twenty two day; These of the shire of Berwick at Dunce, upon the twenty sixth day; And these of the shire of Selkirk at the burgh of Selkirk, upon the twenty eighth of this instant: And they being met upon the dayes respectively foresaid, that the Sheriff principal, or in case of his absence his Deputes, do offer the foresaid Band for securing the peace to the whole heritors and Liferenters of the shire to be subscribed by them; and that the Sheriff also subscribe the same himself: Certifying such heritors and Liferenters as shall be absent, or being present shall refuse to subscribe the said Band, they shall be charged with Letters of Lawborrowes, comform to the Act of Our Privy council, of the fourteenth of February last. And to the end, Our said service may be the more effectually prosecute, We hereby require the heritors and others foresaids, to repair to their saids shires, and attend the diets foresaid, as they will be answerable upon their highest peril. And We ordain the Sheriffs of the said shires and their Deputes, to cause intimate this Our Proclamation at the several paroch Kirks of the shires upon the Sunday immediately preceding the diet of meeting, that none may pretend ignorance thereof: And that they return to Our Privy Council an account of their diligence in the premises, with the Bands signed by the heritors, and the Names of these who shall be absent, or refuse to subscribe the same. The which to do We commit to you conjunctly and severally, Our full power by these Our Letters, to be by you duly execute and endorsed again to the Bearer, And ordains these presents to be Printed.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the thirteenth day of March, 1678. years, and of Our Reign the thirtieth year. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. Al. Gibsone, Cls. Sti. Concilii.  
GOD save the KING.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His Most Sacred Majesty, 1678.