The Lords of His Majeſties Privy Council underſtanding, that William Cochran of Ferguſlies, Tackſman of the two Poles, impoſed in the laſt Seſſion of Parliament, hath not as yet found Caution, conform to the Articles and Minut of Roup ſubſcribed by him nor taken our his Tack, which he alſo ſubſcribed together with, and in preſence of the Lords of His Majeſties▪ The ſaury and Exchequer, upon the 17. and 19. • ays of September laſt, whereby it may happen that the Commiſſioners of Supply in the ſeveral Shires appointed by the Act of parliament and the Proclamation of Council lately thereon emitted, to meet the ſecond Tueſday of October inſtant, for dividing and diſtributing themſelves into ſeveral Diſtricts for taking up the Liſts of the poleable Perſons within their Bounds; As alſo, that the Magiſtrats of Burghs Royal appointed by the ſaid Act, to meet the third Tueſday of October inſtant, and to take up Rolls and Liſts of the Poleable perſons within their reſpective Burghs, may be leſs carefull to meet and obſerve the foreſaid appointments, upon which nevertheleſs the effectual ingathering of the ſaid Pole ſo neceſſarly depends. Therefore and without prejudice to the Obligements incumbent upon the ſaid William Cochran of Ferguſlie, by Vertue of the ſaid Minut of Roupe and Tack of the poles ſubſcribed by him, as ſaid is, both for finding ſufficient Caution and making due payment of the Tack-duty contained in the ſaid Tack: But for His Majeſties greater Security as to the payment of the foreſaid Pole, which ſo ſpecially concerns His Majeſtys Service, for the Ends and Uſes to which theſe Poles are deſtinat and appropriat: The Lords of His Majeſties Privy Council, have thought fit to Require and Command, and do hereby moſt ſtrictly and peremptorly Require and Command the foreſaid Commiſſioners of Shires, and Magiſtrats of Burghs who ſhall not duely keep the foreſaid Meetings, upon the ſecond and third Tueſdays of October inſtant, and obſerve and do therein as is appointed by the foreſaid Act of Parliament and proclamation, That they keep their ſaid Meetings and perform the Appointments thereof, at leaſt betwixt and the laſt Tueſday of October inſtant, and whither the ſaid Ferguſlie or any from him attend the ſaid Meeting or not. 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The ſaid Commiſſioners of Shires for Dividing and Diſtributing themſelves into the ſaid Diſtricts, for taking up the Liſts and Rolls of poleable perſons within their Bounds, conform to the Act of parliament upon the firſt Tueſday of November next, and the ſaids Magiſtrats of Burghs for taking up and making the ſaids Liſts and Rolls of poleable perſons within their Burghs conform to the ſaid Act, and to the effect the remanent Orders and Appointments contained in the ſaid Act and proclamation for payment of the ſaid pole, may be punctually obſerved as Effeirs; And the Sheriffs and Stewarts of the reſpective Shires and Stewartries and their Deputs, are hereby in like manner required and commanded to make timeous Intimation of theſe preſents to the Commiſſioners for their Subſidiarie Meeting in manner above-appointed; As likewiſe that Advertiſement be timeouſly given to the Commiſſioners abſent and appointed to particular Diſtricts, and that Intimation be made at the ſeveral paroch Churches within the Shires upon the Sabbath immediatly preceeding the firſt Tueſday of November, of the particular places to which the poleable perſons are to repair for giving in their Degrees, Characters and Qualities, according to which they are polled under the pains contained in the ſaid Act of parliament, certifying ſuch of the ſaid Commiſſioners as ſhall not meet and keep the foreſaid Subſidiary Meetings in caſe of failȝie of the ſaid firſt Meeting upon the ſecond Tueſday of October inſtant, or that ſhall not keep and attend the Diſtrict to be to them appointed, for taking up the Liſts and Rolls of the ſaid poleable perſons, they ſhall be conveened before the Lords of His Majeſties privy Council to be puniſhed for their ſaid neglect and contempt; And the ſaid Sheriffs and Stewarts and their Deputs are hereby required and commanded under the ſame Certification to return to the Clerks of privy Council, the Names of the ſaids Commiſſioners who ſhall fail in their foreſaid Duties hereby enjoyned, and that betwixt and the fifteenth day of November next: As alſo, certifying the ſaid Magiſtrats of Burghs who ſhall fail in their Duty of the premiſſes, that they ſhall be puniſhed in like manner; And the ſaid Lords of His Majeſties privy Council, do further again peremptorly require and Command the foreſaid former proclamation and Act of Parliament anent the pole-money to be punctually obſerved and obeyed as to the taking up of the ſaid Liſts and Rolls of poleable-perſons, and making compleating and returning the Books thereof, and in the whole remanent Heads and points thereof, and that theſe preſents be immediatly publiſhed at the Mercat Croſs of Edinburgh, and that His Majeſties Solicitor do inſtantly cauſe print and tranſmit Coppies hereof to the ſeveral Sheriffs and Stuarts and their Deputs, for due publication and Intimation to be made of the ſame with all Diligence.

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