Forsomuch as we and the Estates of our Parliament presently conveened, remembring that at the first insti­tution of the Colledge of Justice, and divers times thereafter in Parliaments ratifying the same; Our royall Ancestors and Estates of our Realme then assembled, found the erection of that ho­nourable consistorie, which is a biding monument of the glorie of their reignes, not onlie to be usefull for royall service, but also necessarie and profitable for the peace of this our Kingdome, and to the seene good and comfort of all our Subjects; And considering that the provision al­lowed of before to the Lords of Session was no wayes sufficient for defraying of their charges; And that through their continuall attendance, their private affaires are neglected, and great losses thereby sustained by them: Therefore, and to the effect, the said Senators and Lords of our Session, present and to come, may be more encouraged to go on, and to persist as they do, in their zeale, and affections to our service, and in faithfull ministration of Justice, to the generall weale of this our Realme and our Lieges; The said Estates, with our speciall approbation, and gracious good-liking, have most freelie condescended, statute, and enacted, that a taxation be presently imposed upon their lands and means, which with our consent foresaid, they ordaine to be collected and payed to the effect, in maner, and at the termes following: That is to say, The Duke, Marquesses, Earles, Vicounts, Lords, and Commissio­ners of Shires for the temporall Estate, have granted that there shall be vplifted of everie pound land of old extent within this our Kingdome pertaining to Dukes, Marquesses, Earles, Vicounts, Lords, Barons, Freeholders, and Fewers of our proper lands, the summe of ten shillings mony at every one of the four tearms following, viz. The summe of ten shillings mony at the feast and tearm of Martinmasse next to come in this instant year of God, 1633. The summe of other ten shillings mony at the feast and tearm of Martinmasse, in anno 1634. The summe of other ten shillings money at the feast and tearm of Martinmasse, 1635. And the summe of other ten shillings money at the feast and tearme of Martinmasse, 1636. And for the spirituall men and burrowes parts of the same taxation, that there shall be uplifted of all Archbishoprickes, Bishoprickes, Abbacies, Pryories, and other inferiour benefices, and of every free burgh within this our Kingdome, at every one of the foure tearms abouespecified; the just taxation thereof, as they have been accustomed to be taxed in all time by-gone, whensoever the temporall Lands of this our Kingdome were stented to tenne shillings the pound land of old extent. And for inbringing the [...] tearms payment of the taxation of our proper lands, our o­ther letters are direct, charging all and sundry Our Stewards, Bayliffs, Chamberlanes, and Receivers of our proper lands, and their Deputs and Clerks, that they and every one of them, within the bounds of their Offices, raise and uplift the said sum of ten shillings money of every pound land of old extent within the bounds of their jurisdictions, for the sayd [...] tearms payment of the same taxation, And inbring and deliver the same to [...] Collector generall, appointed for receiving of the same taxation, or to his Deputs & Officers in his name, having his power to receive the same, at the said feast & tearm of Martinmas, in the yeare of God one thousand six hundred thirtie [...] years, under the pain of rebellion & putting of them to our horn: For whose reliefe,

OUR WILL IS, and we charge you straitly and command, that incontinent these our Letters seene, yee passe, and in our name and authoritie command and charge all and sundry Fewers and Rentallers of that our [...] of [...] personally, or at their dwelling places, and by open proclamation at the Market-crosse of the head burgh of that our [...] if they bee within our said King­dome; And if they be without the same, by open proclamation at the Market-crosse of Edinburgh, Peir, and shore of Leith, upon threescore dayes warning, To make payment to you our said [...] your Deputes and Clerkes each one of them for their own parts respective, of the said summe of ten shillings money for everie pound land of old extent per­taining to them, lying within that our said [...] As for their parts of the said [...] termes payment of the same taxation within twentie dayes next after they be charged by you thereto, under the paine of rebellion and putting them to our horne: And if they fayle therein, the said twentie dayes being by-past, that ye incontinent thereafter denounce the disobeyers our rebells, and put them to our horne, and escheat and inbring all their moveable goods to our use, for their contemption. And if need be, that ye Our said [...] your Deputes and Clerks pound and distrinyie the readiest goods and geir being upon their said lands therefore, as ye shall think most expedient, according to justice, as ye will answer to us thereupon. The which to doe, Wee commit to you conjunctly and severally, Our full power by these Our Letters, delivering them by you duely execute and indorsed againe to the Bearer.

Given under Our Sig­net at Edinburgh the twentie eight day of June, and of Our reigne the ninth year. 1633.

Per actum Parliamenti.