ACT Discharging Privy Councillors and others in public Trust to go out of this Kingdom.  
FORASMUCH AS, It has pleased His MAJESTY by His Letter under His Royal Hand, of the Date the thirteenth Day of December Instant, upon Consideration, that the present posture and Circumstances of His Majesty's Affairs in this His Kingdom of Scotland, require that these of his Majesty's Privy Council, and any others employed by His Majesty in public Trust, do attend their respective Offices & Charges here, Do Authorise the Lords of His Privy Council, to make Publication, that it is His Majesty's Will and Pleasure, that none of His Majesty's Privy Council, or any who are otherwise employed in Public Trust, Do upon any pretence whatsoever, withdraw themselves from this Kingdom of Scotland before the first day of March next to come, without leave obtained from His Majesty, as they will be answerable, and that either by Proclamation or otherwise as they shall think sit. Therefore the said's Lords of his Majesty's Privy Council, do hereby give Warrant and Command to their Macers or Messengers at Arms to make Intimation of the Premises by public Proclamation at the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh; As also they ordain all Sheriffs and their Deputs, to cause intimate the same by way of Proclamation at the head burgh's of the several Shires within this Kingdom, with all convenient Diligence, that all concerned may give due obedience thereto, and none pretend Ignorance And ordains these presents to be printed.  
Given at Edinburgh the twenty Day of December 1698. Years. Extracted GILB. eliot. Cls. Sti. Concilii. 
 GOD Save the King.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, Anno Domini 1698.