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I R  〈…〉 A PROCLAMATION, Against Field Conventicles, and offering a Reward for apprehending james Renwick, Alexander Shiels, and Houstoun, Seditious Field Preachers.  
JAMES by the Grace of GOD, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith To Our Lovits _____ Macers of Our Privy Council, or Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, Greeting:  
Forasmuch as We having by Our gracious Proclamation of the Twentieth eight of June last, given so full and comprehensive a Toleration and Indulgence to tender Consciences, that there can be no pretence left for Field Conventicles, these Readezvouzes of Rebellion, against which, by the foresaid Proclamation, We have left all Our Laws and Proclamations of Council in full force and vigour, and have thereby of new again, strictly Required and Commanded all Our Judges and Officers, Civil, Criminal and Military, to surpross the saids Field Conventicles or Seditious Assemblies in the Fields, and to punish all persons Preachers or Hearers thereat, conform to the outmost rigour of Our Laws; Yet nevertheless, one James Renwick, a flagitious and scandalous person, (whom We by Our Royal Proclamation of the Ninth day of December last bypast, have Declared an open, notorious and avowed Traitor, and Discharged all Our lieges, all manner of Intercommuning with him) Having with Alexander Sheils, and _____ Houstoun, and some others their Associates, Shaken off all fear of GOD, as well as Alledgiance to Us His Vicegerent, Do presume to keep numerous Conventicles in the Fields, and in their Preachings disown Us and Our Authority, endeavouring to Seduce some of Our unwarry Commons, from their Duty and Allegiance to Us their native Monarch, and expressly Teaching the Doctrine of Rebellion and Resistance; We therefore, with Advice of Our Privy Council, Do hereby Prohibit and Discharge all such Rebellious Assemblies in the Fields, and strictly Require and Command all Our Judges, and all in Authority under Us, particularly the Officers and Soldiers of Our standing Forces, to surpress the said's Rebellious Field Conventicles with all rigour, and all Our Judges and others concerned, to punish all persons present thereat, conform to the prescript of Our Laws; Requiring hereby, and Authorising all Our Officers, Civil or Military, and all Our other good Subjects, to apprehend and secure in Firmance the Persons of the said James Renwick, Alexander Sheils, and _____ Houstoun, wherever they can be found; For whose encouragement in this Our Service, We with Advice foresaid, Do hereby Promise and Ensure to them, the sum of One hundred pound Sterling money for each of the said's three persons who shall be apprehended and secured in manner foresaid, forth of Our Thesaury, as a Reward; And to the end these Presents may be made known, Our Will is, and We Charge you strictly and Command, that incontinent these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and remanent Mercat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of the Shires of this Kingdom, and other places needful, and there, in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make Publication of Our Royal Will and Pleasure in the Premises, that none pretend Ignorance.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the eighteenth day of October, One thousand six hundred eighty seven, And of Our Reign the third year. Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. WILL. PATERSON, Cls. Sti. Concilii.  
GOD save the KING.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His most Sacred Majesty, Anno DOM. 1687.