W R HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT  
 PROCLAMATION For Apprehending Sir George Barclay.  
WILLIAM By the Grace of God, King of Great-Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender 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, Sir George Barclay having entered into a Horrid and Detestable Conspiracy, with divers other Wicked and Traitorous Persons, to Assassinate and Murder Our Sacred Person, is not yet apprehended and brought to Justice, but is supposed to have made his escape out of the Kingdom of England (where's that execrable Villainy was to have been Perpetrat) and to have fled to, and taken his Refuge in this Our Ancient Kingdom; And We being resolved to use all endiavours, to bring such a Barbarous Traitor to Condign punishment. Do therefore, Require and Command all Magistrates, and Ministers of Our Law, Officers of Our Army, and Soldiers under Our pay: and all other the good Subjects of this Our Ancient Kingdom, whatsoever, to Discover, Seize upon; Take and apprehend, the Person of the said Sir George Barclay, wherever he may be found, and to carry him to the next sure Prison, where he is to be detained till farther Order, and Our Privy Council to be immediately acquainted therewith: And for the Encouragement of all Persons, to be diligent and careful in Discovering, and Apprehending the said Sir George Barclay, We do hereby Declare, that whosoever shall Apprehend the said Sir George Barclay, and deliver him to any Magistrate within this Kingdom, to be detained Prisoner as said is, shall receive, and have paid to them the Sum of One thousand pounds Sterling as a reward for their good service, which Sum We hereby require the Lords Commissioner of Our Treasury, to make payment of accordingly; And in case any of Our good Subjects shall Kill, Mutilator hurt the said Sir George Barclay, or any person who shall presume to withstand Our good Subjects in the Apprehending of him, the said's Persons who shall Kill, Hurt, or Wound the said Sir George Barclay or any others who shall stand up Violently to Defend or withstand his being Apprehended, shall be hereby as sufficiently Indemnified, as if they had a Remission under Our Great Seal for the same: And farther, We hereby strictly Prohibit and Discharge all the Subjects of this Our Ancient Kingdom, to Conceal, Harbour, or Supply the said Sir George Barclay, under the Pains of being proceeded against with all Rigour, according to the several Laws and Acts of Parliament made anent Harbouring, or Resetting Fugitives and Traitors. OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, and We Charge you strictly, 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 Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make Publication of the Premises, that none may pretend Ignorance, And Ordains these Presents to be Printed.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the Seventh Day of May, and of Our Reign the Eight Year, 1696. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. GILB. ELIOT Cls. Sti. Concilii.  
GOD Save the King.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, 1696.