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A PROCLAMATION For taking the Oaths of Masters of Ships, Boats, Barks, and other Vessels, Outward or Inward bound into this Kingdom, anent their Passengers.  
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 many wicked and rebellious Persons, being conscious of their own guilt, have fled from this Kingdom into foreign Kingdoms or Countries, where they continue to carry on their Traitorous and Hellish Designs against Our Sacred Person, and the Government of this Our Realm, by corresponding and keeping of Intelligence with their rebellious Complices, lurking within this Kingdom: Therefore, and for preventing of the said's Designs as much as can be, We, with advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, do hereby Require and Command all Masters of Ships going from this Kingdom, or returning to the same, to present all and every one of their Passengers upon Oath, to the several Persons to be named by the Customers in the several Precincts following, viz. All Masters of Ships, Barks, Boats, or other Vessels, going from, or returning to any place within the Precincts of the Custome-Office of Leith and Prestoun-pans', to the Collectore there for the time. All within the Precinct of the Custom of Borrowstounness, to the Collectors there for the time. Those of the Precinct of Kirkaldy, to the Collectors there for the time. Those of the Precinct of Montross, to the Collectors there for the time. Those of the Precinct of Aberdene, to the Collectors there for the time. Those of the Precinct of Inverness, to the Collectors there for the time. Those of the Precinct of Port-patrick, to the Collectors there for the time. Those of the Precinct of Air, to the Collectors there for the time. Those of the Precinct of Irving, to the Collectors there for the time. And those of the Precinct of Port-Glasgow, to the Collectors there, for whom the Tacks-men and Customers are to be answerable. Declaring hereby, That whatever Matter of Ship, Bark, Boat, or Vessel, shall do in the contrair, shall lose his whole Goods (the one half to the Informer, and the other half to Us) his person shall be Imprisoned and he declared uncapable to be a Master of a Ship, Bark, or other Vessel hereafter, And if any of the said's Masters of Ships, or other Vessels foresaid, shall Import to this Kingdom, any Traitors, Rebels, Fugitives, Intercommuned, or banished persons, it is hereby Declared they shall be liable therefore conform to the Laws and Acts of Parliament, and Proclamations made against Ressetters of Rebels; Requiring also the persons abovementioned, authorized to take the said Oath, to give an exact account of their Diligence the first Tuesday of every Month to the Clerks of Our Privy Councils; And We do hereby Require and Command the Collectors and Clerks of Our several Custom Offices, to accept of no report Inward from any Master of a Ship, Bark, Boat, or other Vessel, and the Keepers of the Cocquet-office not to give out the same to any such Master outward bound, until he receive Testificat from the persons above-written, authorized as said is, within whose precinct any such Ship, Bark, Boat, or other Vessel is, That he has made Faith anent his Passengers as aforesaid, and that he neither hath, had, nor has any other Passengers from abroad, nor outward bound, than these mentioned in his Oath, as they will be answerable at their highest peril; And further, Declaring that the Master and Owner shall lose the Ship, Boat, Bark, or Vessel and Goods, in which any person not given up as said is, shall be in-brought unto this Kingdom, or Transported forth thereof; and that all Magistrates of burgh's of Royalty or Regality, and Heretors, on whose Ground such persons shall be Landed, are to be liable and punished therefore, at Our Privy Council shall think fit, in case they do not Diligence to prevent the same, or apprehend the persons so Landed: And to the effect Our pleasure in the Premises may be known, to all persons concerned. Our Will is, and We Charge you strictly, and Command, that incontenent, these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and the remanent Mercat Crosses of the head burgh's of this Kingdom, and other places needful, and thereat, in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make publication of the Premises, that all persons concerned may have notice thereof, and give punctual and exact obedience thereto.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the fifteenth day of September, One thousand six hundred eighty and four. And of Our Reign, the thirtieth and sixth Year. Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. WILL. PATERSON, Cl. Sti. Conslii. 
 GOD SAVE THE KING.   

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