DIEV ET MON DROIT  
HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE   royal blazon or coat of arms  
ACT OF PRIVY COUNCIL, For calling out the Heretors, etc.  
Edinburgh, December 24. 1688.  
THE LORDS of His Majesty's Privy Council, Considering the great Fears and Jealousies of the Kingdom, from the Apprehensions His Majesty's lieges generally have, of the Papists being in Arms in Galloway and other places, and the Suspicions there may be of the Irishes, and other Papists from England and Ireland, in this dangerous Conjuncture, their joining with them, to the manifest hazard of the Protestant Religion, and the endangering the peace and quiet of this his Majesty's Ancient Kingdom; Have therefore thought fit, that all His Majesty's Protestant Subjects may put themselves in their best Posture of Defence, for security of the Protestant Religion, and securing their own Lives, Liberties, and Properties: In pursuance of which, The saids Lords do hereby Require and Command the whole Heretors within this Kingdom (Armed, and Provided, according to their Conditions, and Qualities) to Repair to the Head-Burghs of their respective Shires, and Stuartries, or such Convenient Places, as the respective Commanders  shall appoint, and there to be Rendezvouzed, under the Command of the Persons following, viz. The Shire of Nithisdale, and Stuartry of Annandale, under the Command of the Duke of Queensberry, or such as he shall appoint; the Shire of Air, comprehending all its Jurisdictions, under the Earl of Cassills'; the upper Waird of Cliddisdale, under the Marquis of Douglas, or such as he shall appoint; the neither Waird, under the Duke of Hamilton, and in his absence, the Lord Carmichael; the Shire of Galloway under the Laird of Logan; the Stuartry of Kirkcudbright, under the Viscount of Kenmuir; the Shire of Renfrew, under the Command of Sir Archbald Stuart of Black-hall Baronet; the Shire of Dumbarton, under the Command of the Laird of Ardincaple; the Shire of Tiveotdale, under the Earl of Louthian; the Shire of Berwick, under Sir Archibald Cockburn of Langton Baronet; the Shires of Forest and Peebles, under the Laird of Drummelʒier; the Shire of East Lothian, under the Command of Charles Master of Yester; the Shire of Edinburgh, under the Earl of Lauderdale; the Shire of Linlithgow, under the Earl of Linlithgow, Lord Justice General; the Shires of Stirling and Clackmannan, under the Earl of Mar; The Shire of Kinross and Western Division of Fife, under John Bruce Fire of Kinross; The Eastern Division of Fife, under Sir Charles Halket of Pitfirren; The two Divisions of the Shire of Perth, under such Commanders, as they shall think fit to choice; The Shire of Forfar, under the Earl of Southesk; The Shire of Kincardin, under the Lord Keith; Marishalls part of Aberdeen, under the Earl of 〈◊〉, ●●d in his absence the Lord Inverury; The rest of Aberdeen Shire, under the Master of Forbes, or such as he shall appoint; the Shire of Bamff under the Earl of Finlater; all betwixt Spey and Ness, under the Lord Duffus; The Shire of Ross, under Sir Rory Mᶜkenzie of Findon; The Shire of Sutherland, under the Lord Strathnaver, and in his absence, by Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun; The Shire of Caithnes, under the Lord Glenurchy; The Shire of Bute under the Sheriff of Bute. And Authorises and Requires the saids Heretors so Met and Rendezvouzed, to Act and Do every thing lawful and necessary for the Security of the Protestant Religion, and Peace and Quiet of the Kingdom; with Power to the said's Commanders , to keep together, or dismiss them, as they shall see cause, unless they have particular Orders from the Council to the contrair. As likeways hereby Authorises and Empowers the Magistrates of the whole Royal Burrows within this Kingdom, to Rendezvouz the whole Fencible Persons, Inhabitants within the same, for the great and laudable ends . Likeas the saids Lords do hereby Advertise and Require the whole Militia of Foot in this Kingdom, to be in readiness to be Rendezvouzed,  His Majesty's Privy Council shall have occasion for their Service; and that at the respective places of their Rendezvouz, and under their respective Commanders; And Ordains the Heretors' , to be Rendezvouzed at the places of Rendezvouz, within their respective Shires, at the Diets following, viz. All the Shires be-south the River of Tay upon Tuesday the first day of January next: The Shires betwixt the River of Tay and Spey, upon Tuesday thereafter, the eight day of the said Month; And the whole other Shires benorth Spey, upon Tuesday the fifteenth day of the said Month of January. And grants Personal Protection to all who may be herein concerned, from all Execution of the Law, for Personal Debts, and that for the space of one Month after the respective days appointed for their Rendezvouz, in manner  But prejudice always of Quartering, or other Legal Diligence to be done for the Inbringing of the Excise, Supply, and other Public Burdens. And Ordains the Sheriffs of the Sheriffdoms, Bailies of Regalities, and Bailliaries, and Stewarts of Stewartries, and their Deputs, to cause make Intimation hereof in the usual way and manner accustomed; And these presents to be Published at the Mercat-Crosses of the Head burgh's of the whole Shires, and Stewartries' , that none pretend ignorance. Extracted forth of the Records of His Majesty's Privy Council, By me,  
WILL. PATERSON. Cls. Sti. Consilii. 
 GOD Save the KING   

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