A PROCLAMATION Discharging all persons in the Southern and Western Shires, to Travel from one Jurisdiction to another without a Pass.  
CHARLES', by the Grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, To Our Lion King at Arms, and his brethren Heralds, Macers of Our Privy Council, Pursuivants, or Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, Greeting:  
Forasmuch as We having thought fit to Commissionat some of Our Privy Council, to go to the Southern and Western Shires of this Kingdom, for sup 〈…〉 and punishing disorders there, and We being-resolved to prevent the Travelling 〈…〉 king and Vagrant persons, and others disaffected to Our Government, in the saids Shires, during the abode of Our Commissioners there, for carrying of false News, and other wicked purposes. Do therefore, with advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, hereby strictly Prohibit and Discharge all Our Subjects, of what quality soever, to go out of one Jurisdiction to another, in the said Southern and Western Shires, without a Pass from one of Our Privy Counsellors, Our said's Commissioners, or the Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Magistrates of burgh's, Commissioners of Excise, or Justices of Peace of the Jurisdiction from whence they came, or any one of them, under the pain of being punished as persons disaffected to Our Government. And We hereby Require the several Magistrates foresaids, to apprehend and secure any person coming within their respective Jurisdictions without having a Pass, as said is, until the return of Our said's Commissioners, as they will be answerable. Our Will is herefore, and We Charge you strictly and Command, that incontinent, these Our Letters seen, you pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh and remanent Mercat Crosses of the head burgh's of the Western and Southern Shires of this Kingdom, and other places needful, and there, by open Proclamation, make publication of the Premises, that all persons concerned may have notice thereof, and give obedience thereto, as they will be answerable.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the sixteenth day of September, One thousand six hundred and eighty four, and of our Reign, the thirtieth and six Year. Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilij. WILL. PATERSON, Cl. Sti. Concilij.  
GOD save the KING.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most Sacred Majesty, anno DOM. 1684.