THE Meeting of the Estates of this Kingdom, for Defraying the Charge and Expence of Securing the Protestant Religion, Their own Safety, and the Publick Peace of the Kingdom in this Jun­cture; Do Ordain all Persons lyable in Payment of the Supply, to make Payment of what was due at Martinmass last to the Collectors in the respective Shires and Burghs; And these lyable in Payment of the In-land Excise in the said Shires and Burghs, and Imposition granted to the Town of Edinburgh preceeding Candlemass last, to make Payment of the same to the Tacks-men in the several Shires, which Collectors and Tacks-men are hereby Required, upon Receipt thereof, to Pay in the same to James Oswald of Fingletoun; And likewise Ordains all Arrears of the Customs, For­raign-Excise, and the Crown-Rents, to be Payed to Sir Patrick Murray, present Receiver thereof, and the foresaid Payments to be made within Ten Days after the Publication hereof at the respective Mercat Crosses; And grants Warrand to Ʋse all Execution Competent by the Law of the Kingdom against Persons lyable in Payment of the said Publick Dues; and in the mean time Discharges the Payment of any Pre­cepts; And the Meeting of the States do Nominat and Appoint George Hamilton of Binnie to be general Surveyer, and to see that there be no Embazlements of the Customs. And they Command and Require Heraulds or Macers to pass to the Mer­cat Cross of Edinburgh, and Sheriffs in that part, to pass to the Mercat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of the respective Shires, and to make Publication of these Presents, that none may pretend Ignorance hereof. Extracted out of the Records of the Meeting of Estates by me