THE Lords of His Majesties Privy Council, Taking to their Conside­ration, that several Persons, Collectors, and others of His Majesties Ex­cise and Supply within this Kingdom, and these due and lyable in pay­ment thereof, do refuse and delay to make payment of the same, which i [...] this Juncture of Time, may be of great prejudice to the Support of the Pro­testant Religion, His Majesties Service, and the Peace and Security of the Kingdom; Do therefore hereby Require and Command, all Persons whatsomever, due and lyable in payment of the said Excise and Supply, forthwith to make payment to their respective Collectors, of what is due and lyable to be payed by them, for any Terms bygone, conform to Law; And the saids respective Collectors, to make payment thereof to His Ma­jesties General-Receivers, for the ends abovementioned; and that under the Certificati [...] of Quartering, and other Legal Diligence, to be immediatly used therefore, conform to Acts of Parliament: And Ordains the Commissioners of Excise and Supply, to be concu [...] ­ing and assisting to such Parties, as shall be sent by the General-Receivers, to the saids Col­lectors, to Quarter for the same, as they will be answerable. And Ordain these Present to be Published at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and all the other Mercat-Crosses of the Head Burghs of this Kingdom, and other places needful, that none pretend ignorance. Ex­tracted forth of the Records of Privy Council, by me