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ACT Of Privy Council, for discovery of those desperate Rebels, who lately committed an Attack upon some of His Majesty's Forces, and rescued one Houston, a declared and notorious Traitor.  
Edinburgh, the twenty second day of June 1688.  
THe Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council having notice of an Attack made upon a party of His Majesty's Forces, who were conveying one Houston, a declared Rebel, Prisoner to the Tolbooth of Edinburgh, by His Majesty's special Command; in whose march, several of the said's Forces were killed, and others desperately wounded: They having therefore thought fit, that full and exact Search, Inquiry and Trial should be made in the said matter, both as to the Actors, Abaters, or Hounders out of the said's desperate Rebels, that they may be brought to condign punishment, and for preventing thelike villainies in time coming, Have directed Letters to the Sheriffs of Air, Lanerk, Renfrew, and Niths-dale, or their Deputs, to Call and Conveen the Nobility, Freeholders', Heretors, and Indulged-Ministers, to Meet and Conveen the twenty much day of June instant, at the Headburgh of the said respective Shires, and Stewartry: As also, the Sheriff of the Shire of Wigtoun and Stewart of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, or their Deputs, to Call and Conveen the Nobility, Freeholders', Heretors, and Indulged-Ministers of the said Shire and Stewartry, to Meet and Conveen at the Head-Burghs thereof respective, upon the sixth day of July next: Do therefore expressly Require and Command, the Noblemen, Heretors, Freeholders' and Indulged-Ministers foresaid, within the said's Shires and Stewartries, to Meet and Conveen at the days and places respective above-written, and then, and there to give obedience to the said Letter, as they will be answerable at their highest peril. And to the end these Presents may be made known, to all persons concerned therein, The saids Lords Ordain the Macers of Privy Council to pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and Messengers at Arms, to pass to all other places usual, and make publication hereof, that none may pretend ignorance. Extracted forth of the Records of Privy Council, by me  
COL. McKENZIE, Cls. Sti. Concilii. 
 GOD Save the KING.   

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