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ACT OF PRIVY COUNCIL, Discharging any Levies or Recruits for the Service of the States-General of the United Provinces.  
Edinburgh, the nineteenth day of January, 1688.  
FOrasmuch as the King's most Excellent Majesty, hath signified to the Privy Council of this His Ancient Kingdom, That they suffer no more Men to be Levied by way of Recruits, or otherwise, for the Service of the States-General of the United-Provinces, or for making up the Regiments already there, and Required them to give the necessary Orders, Discharging the same. Therefore the Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, in Pursuance of His Majesty's Royal Will and Pleasure aforesaid, Do hereby expressly Prohibit and Discharge, all Officers, or Soldiers, in the Service of the saids States-General, from Levying, or taking on any of His Majesty's Subjects of this Kingdom, by way of Recruits, or otherwise, for the Service foresaid; Requiring hereby all Magistrates and others, who have any Soldiers taken on, as said is, in Custody, to set them forthwith at Liberty; And in case they be put aboard of Ships, Do hereby strictly Require and Command, the Masters, Owners, and Skippers of such Ships, or other Vessels, forthwith to dismiss them, under the pain of Confiscation of the Ship, or Vessel, in case they Transport them, or any of them abroad, after Publication hereof, besides any other punishment the Council shall think fit to inflict on them. And further, The saids Lords Do also expressly Prohibit and Discharge, all Masters, Owners, and Skippers, from taking aboard any persons for the Service foresaid, under the Certifications above-written; And in case the said's Officers, and Soldiers, shall notwithstanding of this Prohibition, continue to Leavy Soldiers, The saids Lords Declares, That they shall be punished for their contempt, with the outmost of severity. And to the end these Presents may be made public and known, The saids Lords Do hereby Require and Command, the Macers of Council, to pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and Messengers at Arms to pass to the Mercat-Crosses of the remanent Head-Burghs of this Kingdom, and there, in His Majesty's Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make Publication of the same, that none may pretend ignorance. Extracted forth of the Records of Privy Council, by Mr. Colin Mᶜkenzie Clerk to His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council  
COL, McKENZIE, Cls. Sti, Concilii. 
 GOD save the KING.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His most Sacred Majesty, Anno Dom. 1688.