To the Right Honourable the Lord high Chancellor, and remanent Lords of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council.  
The Humble Petition of His Majesty's Printer and Servants.  
Humbly showeth,  
THat where Your Petitioners are necessarily Employed in His Majesty's Service at all times, but especially in time of War, when Public Papers are so frequent at the Press, which necessitats us to be at Work both Day and Night, at all Times, and on all Occasions; It's therefore Humbly Desired, That as the King's Printers and their Servants in all Kingdoms are Exempted, not only from personal Attendance on Public Occasions, and at all times; but are Freed from all Burden whatsoever: So that the Petitioners may be accordingly Exempted, whereby they will be enabled to Serve His Majesty in their Employment; and that this may be made the more effectual, To Discharge the Magistrates of Edinburgh from troubling the Petitioners in all time coming, with Watchings, Wardings, Outreick of the Militia, or such other Public Burdens,  
And we and our Successors, Serving His Majesty in the said Art shall ever Pray, & c. 
 By Order of the Secret Committee, TARBAT.   

For the whole Officers of the Militia-Regiment, within the Good Town of Edinburgh, who may be herein respectively concerned, and whole Officers of the Train-bands thereof.  
YOU are hereby Discharged from troubling and molesting M ●S, Tailzifer, or any of her Servants employed in the Printing-house, in attending the Militia, or any of your Companies, in respect of the constant Employment they have in the Public Concerns; For which these shall be your Warrant, under my Hand, At Edinburgh, the 21 of May, 1685. years.  
GEORGE DRUMMOND Colonel.