THe Lords of His Majesties Privy Council Taking to their Consideration, That the Excise upon Malt, Ale, and Strong-Waters, of the Shires of Perth, Aberdene, Bamff, Elgine, Nairn, Inverness, Suther­land, Ross, Caithness, Crommarty, Wigtoun, Dum­freis, Boot, Striviling, Dumbartoun, Renfrew, Air, La­nerk, Berwick, and Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and Towns within the same, now under Tack, doth at, and up­on the last day of October ensuing, Expire and run out; so that thereby that Branch of His Majesties Revenue, is again to be Set in Farm, and for that effect, it being re­quisit and needful, that a day and place be prefixed, for Roup­ing thereof, whereby all Persons who shall happen to be Far­mers, may have timous Advertisement thereof: Therefore the Lords of Privy Council have Appointed, and do hereby Appoint, the twenty ninth Day of the said Moneth of Octo­ber next, betwixt ten and twelve in the forenoon, in the Exchequer-House, for Rouping and Setting in Farm the said Excise, of all Malt, Ale, Strong-Waters, and others mentioned in the former Tack thereof, that shall happen to be Browen, Vented, and sold within the respective Shires and Stuartries above-mentioned, and Towns therein, from, and after the said last of October. And to the end, that all such persons who intend to make offer for a Farm of the said Ex­cise, may have timous Notice hereof, Do Ordain the Ma­cers of Exchequer, to Publish the same at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and that Messengers at Arms Proclaim it at the Mercat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of the Shires above specified. And Ordains these Presents to be Printed.