Proclamation for paying in the pole-money. Scotland. Privy Council. 1696 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B05666 Wing S1884 ESTC R233233 52528982 ocm 52528982 179083

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05666) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179083) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2776:72) Proclamation for paying in the pole-money. Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most excellent Majesty, Edinburgh : Anno Dom. 1696. Caption title. Royal arms in decorative border at head of text; initial letter. Intentional blank spaces in text. Dated: Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the thirteenth day of August, and of Our Reign the eight year. 1696. Signed: Da. Moncrieff. Cls. Sti. Concilii. Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland.

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eng Poll tax -- Law and legislation -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800. Tax collection -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. 2008-01 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-03 Sampled and proofread 2008-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
PROCLAMATION For Paying in the Pole-Money.
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WILLIAM By the Grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, To 〈1 span left blank〉 Macers of Our Privy Council, Meſſengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that Part Conjunctly and ſeverally, ſpecially Conſtitute Greeting,

For as much as, the Pole-Money Granted to Us by the Act of Parliament One Thouſand Six Hundred Ninety Five, doeth ſtill for the Greater part remain Unpayed, not with ſtanding of all the Diligence that hath hitherto been uſed for Uplifting and Inbringing of the ſame, And it being Unjuſt and unreaſonable that theſe Equally Bound, and who have not Payed, ſhould not Pay as others have done; And becauſe the Term of Martinmaſs next is Appointed by the ſaid Act of Parliament to be the laſt Term for Production of Diſcharges. Therefore, We with Advice and Conſent of the Lords of Our Privy Council, in Proſecution of the ſaid Act of Parliament, for the better Ingathering of what Remains of the ſaid Pole, and to take off all Pretence of Exemption from ſuch as have hitherto Failȝied to make Due Payment after the ſaid Term of Martinmaſs next ſhall be Come and by-paſt, Do hereby Command, and Charge all that have not already made Payment of the Pole-Money due by them reſpective, to make Payment of the ſame to the Collectors of their reſpective Paroches or Shires, or others to be appointed for that Effect betwixt & the Fifteenth Day of October next to come: Like as, for their better Encouragement, We have thought fit to Diſcharge, and do hereby Diſcharge all ſuch as ſhall make Payment of the Pole betwixt and the foreſaid Day, of the Doubles and Quadruples already by them Incurred, and ſtill Reſting Unpayed, Certifying them withall, that if after ſo much For bearance on Our part, and Contumacy on their Part; They ſhall of new, Failȝie to make Payment betwixt and the foreſaid Day, They ſhall Incurr the foreſaid Doubles and Quadruples in manner ſet down in the Act of Parliament, Sicklike, as if the foreſaid Day had been the preciſe Day of Payment fixed by the ſaid Act, which Doubles and Quadruples ſhall, in caſe of Failȝie foreſaid be Exacted with all Rigour. And in regard, the foreſaid Clauſe in the Act of Parliament Declaring none to be holden to Produce their Diſcharges of Receipts of the ſaid Pole, after the ſaid Term of Martinmaſs was manifeſtly provided in Favours, and for Relief of ſuch as ſhould make Due payment, but no ways to Exempt any who Contemning the Diligence uſed againſt them, ſhould Failȝie in payment as ſaid is : Therefore, it is farther hereby Declared, that who-ſoever 〈◊〉 Lyable to pay their Pole, ſhall not make due Payment thereof betwixt and the foreſaid Day hereby appointed ſhall be Reckoned as a Contemner of Diligence, and ſtill under the Courſe thereof, and Lyable to the ſame, not with ſtanding of any Pretence that may be made upon the foreſaid Clauſe of the Act of Parliament wherein ſuch Failȝiers are no ways concerned, but Prejudice always to all who have already made due Payment, and who ſhall Inſtruct the ſame, either by Receipts, or the Collectors Books, or Oaths; of the Beneſite of the foreſaid Clauſe, and their perpetual Liberation. OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, And We Charge you Strictly, and Command, that Incontinent theſe Our Letters ſeen, ye paſs to the Mercat-Croſs of Edinburgh, and to the Mercat-Croſſes of the remanent Head-Burghs of the ſeveral Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom; And there in Our Name and Authority make Publication hereof that none may pretend Ignorance; And We Ordain Our Solicitor so Diſpatch Coppies hereof, to the Sheriffs of the ſeveral Shires and Stewarts of Stewartries, and their Deputs or Clerks, to be by them Publiſhed at the Mercat-Croſſes of the Head-Burghs upon Receipt thereof, and immediately Tranſmitted by them to the ſeveral Paroch-Churches within the reſpective Shires and Stewartries foreſaids, to be Publiſhed at the ſaids Churches. And Ordains theſe Preſents to be Printed and Publiſhed.

Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the Thirteenth Day of Auguſt, and of our Reign the Eight year. 1696 . Per Actum Dominorium Secreti Concilii. D A. MONCRIEFF. Cls. Sti. Concilli. GOD Save the King.

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heirs and Succeſſors of Andrew Anderſon, Printer to His Moſt Excellent Majeſty, Anno DOM, 1696.