A PROCLAMATION For Apprehending the persons After-named, as having been in France contrair to tke Acts of Parliament.  
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;  
For as much as by the Eighth Act of the fourth Session of this Our current Parliament; It is Statute and Ordained, That none of the Subjects within this Kingdom without express leave from Us or Our Privy Council should presume to go to the Kingdom of France, or any of the Dominions subject to the French King after the first day of June one thousand six hundred ninety three, or being already in the said Kingdom of France, or Country's foresaid, should presume to stay or abide therein after the first day of August than next to come, without express leave from Us, or Our Privy Council under the pain of Treason: Nevertheless in manifest contempt of the foresaid Act of Parliament, and Us and Our Authority, Grahame Younger of Duntroon, Mr. Charles Kinnaird brother to the Lord Kinnaird, Mr. Alexander Maitland brother to the Earl of Lauderdale, Captain Deans, Captain Ruthven, Lieutenant Isaac Threcal, Lieutenant Auchmouty, Ensign Alexander Inns, Lieutenants Daniel and John Banes, Ensign William Ramsay, sometime in Hodges' Regiment, Ensign Alexander sandeland's sometime in Wauchop's Regiment, Ensign Laurence Drummond of Captain Robert Somervail, Captain William Davidson, Lieutenant William Main, Lieutenant James Henderson, Ensign Robert Southerland, Ensign Alexander Sinclair, Lieutenant John Bell, sometime in D'Offerel's Regiment, Ensign William Inns in D'Offerel's Regiment, Ensign William Lion in the said Regiment, William and Hugh Southerlands Nephews to Major General Southerland, Walter Nisbet son to Alexander Nisbet of Graigintinny, William Sinclair son to the deceased Sinclair of Dun, Thomas Clark brother to the deceased Mr. William Clark Advocate, Robert Kinloch of Mr, William Pearson son to Pearson sometime Minister at Stirling, Alexander Nisbet son to Nisbet Merchant in Glasgow, Mr. James Oswald sometime Chappeland to the Lady Halket, Cuthbert son to Cuthbert Provost of Inverness, Captain Patrick Grahame, Captains Robert and William Charters, Captain John Ramsay, Lieutenant Colonel Rattray, Lieutenant Colonel Oliphant, Lieutenant Colonel Douglas, Robert Stuart Agent in Edinburgh, Ensign John Menzies son to Menzies of Comrie, Major John Gordon, Captain James Adamson, Charles Farquharson Robert King, Captain John Livingston, Lieutenant John Creighton, Sir John Mclain of that Ilk, Irwine of Stepletoun, Captain Mair; have dared most presumptuously to repair and go to the said Kingdom of France, or being therein to Remain and Continue within the same, after the times prefixed by the foresaid Act of Parliament; whereby they have manifestly incurred the pain of Treason specified in the said Act: And We being Informed that the said's Guilty Persons are Returned to, and Lurk within this Our ancient Kingdom without being Seized upon, and brought to Condign Punishment as their Crime deserves; Therefore We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, hereby Require and Command, the Sheriffs of the several Shires within this Kingdom and their Deputs, The Stewarts of Stewartries, Bailies of Regalities and their Deputs, and Magistrates of burgh's within their Respective Jurisdictions, To search for, take, and Apprehend all and every one of the Persons above named, and commit them to safe Custody, and sure Firmance, and detain them Prisoners within their Respective Tolbuiths until they be brought to Trial and condign Punishment for the Crimes above-written; And that they report their Diligence in the Premises to the Lords of Our Privy Council betwixt and the first day of april next to come, under the pain of being reckoned Countenancers of, and Connivers at the said's Treasonable Persons; As also We with Advice foresaid, Empower and Command all the Officers of Our Army, and Our other good Subjects within this Kingdom to Seize upon, Take, and Apprehend all or any of the Persons abovenamed, where ever they can be Discovered, And deliver them to the next Magistrate, to be Committed and detained Prisoners in manner above-specified and to the effect none of Our good Sujects may be Ensnared, or made partakers of the Gild of the said's Persons by their Lurking among them. We with Advice foresaid Strictly Prohibit and Discharge any of Our Subjects within this Kingdom, to Harbour, Reset, Provide, or any ways Relieve and Supply any of the foresaids Persons; but that they Deliver them up to one or other of the Magistrates foresaids to be Proceeded against according to Justice, under the pains contained in the Acts of Parliament made thereanent. 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 remnant Mercat-Crosses of the hail Head-Burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom; And there in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation make Intimation hereof, that none pretend Ignorance; And Ordains these Presents to be Printed.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the Twelfth Day of March, And of Our Reign the seventh 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 His Most Excellent Majesty, Anno DOM. 1696.