ACT Allowing Irish Protestants to return to Ireland Edinburgh the 16th of August,1689 WHereas His Grace the Duke of Shomberg General of His Majesties Forces is now Arrived in the Bay of Bangor in the County of Doun in the Kingdom of Ireland with an Army under his Command for Reducing of that Kingdom to the just Obedience due to Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary whereby not only this Nation is secured against Invasion from that Kingdom but also a way is opened to many persons of that Kingdom who were formerly Expelled to return to their Countrey for assisting His Majesties Service And the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council Considering that the Meeting of Estates have put an Embargo upon all Ships and have hitherto stopped them and all persons from going to Ireland without a special Licence Therefore the saids Lords do hereby permit and allow all persons belonging to the Kingdom of Ireland who have been lately forced to retire to this Kingdom for their safety and are presently in this Kingdom and who are not employed in the Army from time to time to transport themselves as occasion shall offer with such Goods and necessary Provisions as they shall think convenient and are not by the Law of this Kingdom Prohibite to be Exported And Ordains these presents to be Printed Extracted by me GILB ELIOT Cls. Sti. Concilii GOD Save King WILLIAM and Queen MARY Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson by Order of Privy Council Anno Dom. 1689.