monogram of 'W' (William) superimposed on' M' (Mary) 
DIEV ET MON DROIT  
HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE   royal blazon or coat of arms  
A PROCLAMATION, 
 Anent Persons Travelling to or from this Kingdom.  
WILLIAM and MARY by the Grace of GOD, King and Queen of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defenders of the Faith, To Our Lion King at Arms, and his Brethren Heralds, Macers of Our Privy Council, Pursuivants, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, Greeting:  
Forasmuch, as several Persons of late have gone from this Our Ancient Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of France, and others have come from France into this Kingdom, upon evil Designs against the Government; Therefore We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, Do hereby Inhibit and Discharge all Persons whatsoever, who intent to go out of this Our Ancient Kingdom (during this time of War,) to departed forth of the same, until first they apply themselves to, and receive a Pass from any one of the said's Lords of Our Privy Council for the time being, within Twenty Miles of the said's Persons their residence, and in case there be not a Privy Counsellor within that space, than any two of the Commissioners of Supply within the Shire, where the Person or Persons craveing the said's Passes Dwell and Reside, who have Accepted and Qualified themselves by Law to Act as Commissioners. And further, We with Advice foresaid, Do hereby Require and Command all Persons whatsoever, who shall come into this Kingdom, at their Entry into the same, to present their Persons, and show their Passes, or give a rational account of themselves, and their business, and from whence they came, upon Oath in case of Suspicion, to the next Counsellor, Justice of Peace, Magistrate, or Officer of Our Army; with Certification to such Persons as shall presume to go forth of this Kingdom without Passes, or to come into the same, without presenting their Persons and Passes, or giving account of themselves as said is, their Persons shall be sought for, and if apprehended, shall be committed Prisoners, as Persons justly suspect to be coming or going upon evil Designs against the Government. And sicklike, We with Advice foresaid, Do hereby Prohibit and Discharge all Skippers, and Masters of Ships or Vessels, that they receive no Passengers (besides their Crew, for whom they must be Answerable) aboard their Ships, or Transport them either abroad out of this Kingdom, or from abroad into this Kingdom, except such as shall be provided with Passes in manner foresaid. And We with Advice foresaid, Do hereby Require and Command the Skippers or Masters of any Ships, who are to go forth of this Kingdom, before they set Sail, to give in a Lift upon Oath, of all the Persons aboard of their Ships, or who are to go abroad with them containing their true names and Designations, to the next Magistrate, or Justice of Peace, in the place from whence they are to Sail: And Requires and Commands the Skippers, or Masters of any Ships who shall come into this Kingdom, before they suffer any of their Passengers to Land, or go out of their Ships, to give in Lists in manner and to the Persons above appointed: With Certification to the said's Masters or Skippers, if they failyie to give in the foresaid Lists, their Ships and Vessels shall be Arrested, and their Persons secured, until they be proceeded against as Disobeyers of Our Authority and the Law, and Abettors of Rebels and Suspected Persons: And We hereby Require and Appoint the Persons foresaids, to whom Passes are Appointed to be presented by Passengers who shall come into this Kingdom, with all convenient Diligence, to Transmit to the Clerks of Our Privy Council a particular Account of such Passengers with their Passes, as shall be presented to them from time to time, with the foresaids Lists to be given in by the Skippers or Masters of Ships, as said is, as they will be Answerable. And to the effect Our Pleasure in the Premises may be known, Our Will is herefore, and We Charge you straight and Command, that incontinent these our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and to the Mercat-Crosses of the whole remanent Head-Burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom, and there, in ou● Name and Authority, by open Procla-mation, make Intimation and Publication of the Premises, that none may pretend ignorance, as ye will answer to Us thereupon. The which to do We commit to you, conjunctly and severally Our full Power, by these Presents, delivering them by you, duly execute and endorsed again to the bearer.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the Fourth day of May, And of Our Reign the third Year, 1691. Per Actum Dominorum Sti. Concilij. DA. MONCREIF, Cls. Secreti Concilij. 
 GOD save King WILLIAM and Queen MARY.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties, Anno Dom. 1691.