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EDINBVRGH, 4. June 1650.
THE Estates of Parliament now presently conveenned, Taking into consideration the necessary duty lying upon them to use their best endeavours for securing of Religion and the peace of the Kingdom, And in order thereunto, having weighed how dangerous it would be to the good of Religion, the peace and security of the Kingdom, And to his Majesties honour and happinesse, That the prime in∣struments of the late and former defections and divisions in this Kingdom respective, should remain within the same without warrand of the Estates of Parliament, And that any who are comprehended within the first and second Classes of the Acts made at St. Andros in the year 1646, and at Edinburgh 1649 respective, should be permitted to have accesse to his Majesties Person, or to come within the verge of the Court, They do Statute and Ordain, that William Duke of Hammiltoun, George Earl of Seaforth, John Earl of Lauderdail, William Earl of Dumfries, John Earl of Traquair, James Earl of Ca∣lendar, Patrick Earl of Forth, John Lord Sinclair, James Lord Carnegie, 〈1 span left blank〉〈1 span left blank〉 Lord Napier, James Lord ••ithan, Sr. George Monro Sr. John Charters of Hempsfield, Sr. James Lockhart of Lie, Tho∣mas Dalʒiel of Binnes, and Colonel John Cochrane prime instruments of the last and former detections and devisions within this Kingdom, shall not return to this Kingdom, nor stay therein without the resse warrand of the Estates of Parliament, And that all such as are guilty of the crimes and faults contained in the fi••st and second ••••••••sies of the Acts of Parliament made in the saids years 1646 and 1649 respective, be debarred from having accesse to his Majesties on, and shall forbear to come within the verge of the Court without the expresse warrand of the Estates of Parliament, And in case of the saids persons abovenamed, or comprehended in the first and second Classes of the Acts aforesaid, shall transgresse herein, or ••n the contrary of this present Act, in either of the saids cases respective above specified, that the persons shall be imprisoned, and that ••••••ording to their severall ranks and conditions, they shall be liable to the penalties mentioned in the tenth Act of this second session his triennall Parliament of the date the 26 of January 1649. And shall be censurable as disturbers of the peace of the Kingdom, And ••••••ceeded against as the Parliament or their Committee shall think fit, And it is hereby specially provided and declared that nothing in contained shall be prejudiciall to, or derogate from any processe intended or to be intended against any of the foresaids persons any former contravention preceding the date hereof, And the saids Estates of Parliament Ordains Sheriffes of Shires, Stewards, Bai∣Magistrates of Burghs, Committees of Warre, and Commanders of Troops or Companies, to put the same Act to execution, imprison the persons of the contraveeners hereof where ever they be found, And that none pretend ignorance, Ordains the said to be printed and to be openly proclaimed at the Market Crosse of Edinburgh, Which is declared als sufficient as if it were pro∣ned at the Merket Crosses of the head Burghs of this Kingdom.