PROCLAMATION, Discharging Persons to be brought from the Netherlands without Passes.  
WILLIAM and MARY by the Grace of GOD, King and Queen of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defenders of the Faith; To _____ Macers of Our Privy Council, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially Constitute, Greeting: Forasmuch as, The Merchants and Skippers, and others Trafficking and passing betwixt this Our Ancient Kingdom, and the Provinces of the Netherlands Do presume, to bring into this Kingdom, persons Obnoxius to Our Laws, and notourly Disaffected to Our Government: As also, Deserters from Our Forces in the said Parts, for Remeed whereof, We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, Have thought fit, hereby strictly to Prohibit and Discharge all Merchants, Masters, Skippers, or Mates and Mariners, and Passengers, in any Ships; Barks, or Vessels; To bring home into this Kingdom, or any of the Poris, or Coasts thereof, any person or persons from the said Netherlands, unless they have Passes in manner following, viz. Every one of the said's persons not being a Soldier, a Pass from the Secretaries of this Kingdom, or their Deput attending Our Person in the said Netherlands for the time; and every Soldier or other Person who have Served in Our Armies, a Pass from the Colonel of the Regiment wherein they Served, or a Superior Officer; which Passes are to be presented to the Conservator of the Privileges of this Our Kingdom, Residing in the said Provinces, or his Deput in his absence, who is to make a List of the said's persons, having and producing their Passes, as said is, and to deliver the same Subscribed with his Hand, to the Master or Skipper of the Ship, for his Warrant, to bring home the persons named therein: As also, the said Master or Skipper at his arrival within the River of Forth, or any Port or Creik thereof, shall, before he suffer any of the persons contained in the said List, to go ashore out of his Vessel, present the foresaid List to Our Advocate or Solicitor, at Edinburgh for the time, or in their absence, to one or other of the Lords of Our Privy Council, and receive his Order, for setting of the said persons ashore; And if the Vessel shall arrive at any other Port, or Coast within the Kingdom, than the Skipper shall present his said l●st, to a Magistrate of the next Burgh-Royal, who shall be obliged either to take Caution of the persons contained therein, that they shall present themselves, when called, by the Lords of Our Privy Council: Or at least, if they cannot find caution, they shall enact themselves, both, under a reasonable Penalty, to present themselves, as said is: Which Bonds and Acts, the said Magistrate, is to Transmit with all diligence, to the Clerks of Our Privy Council, within a fortnight at farthest, after receiving of the same: And the said's Magistrates having taken the said's Bonds or Subscriptions, are then to give Order for the persons coming ashore; Certifying the said Merchants, Masters, Skippers, Mates, Mariners, and Passengers, and Magistrates abovementioned, that if any of them fail in the Premises, they shall be liable in the penalty of five Hundreth Marks Scots, each of them, toties, quoties, to be paid to Our Receiver-General, for Our use: And farther, Requiring Our Solicitor, to use exact Diligence, to see their Presents execute, and the foresaid Penalties, when incurred paid. 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 remanent Head-Burghs of the several Shires within this Kingdom; and also to the several Seaports Towns within the same, (and Appoints the Sheriffs of the several Shires, to see their Presents published at the several Sea-Towns within their respective Jurisdictions) and there, by open Proclamation, make publication of the Premises, that none pretend Ignorance. And Ordains their Presents to be Printed.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the sixth Day of September. And of Our Reign the sixth Year, 1694. Per actum Deminorum Secreti Concilii. GILB: ELIOT, Cls. Sti. Concilii.  
GOD save King William and Queen Mary.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew And●●●●●, Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties. 1694.