WILLIAM by the Grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith: To [...] Macers of Our Privy Council, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, Greeting: Forasmuch as by the Tenth Act of the Fifth Session of Our current Parliament, Imposing the Pole-Money therein-contained, Methods and Rules were prescribed for Uplifting and Bringing in the same; Likeas, the Lords of Our privy Council are thereby Impowered to Order and Appoint such further Methods and Courses as they shall judge fit, for Stating and Inbringing of the said Pole-Money. In pursuance of which Act, the Lords of Our privy Council, have from time to time, made several Acts, and emitted several Proclamations, for the more effectual Up­lifting and Inbringing the said Pole-Money, as the saids Acts and Proclamations in themselves more fully proport. And in regard the foresaid Pole-Money, which was then in Collection, is now Set in Tack to John Campbell of Knockrioch, principal Tacksman, and his Partners, for the Duty, and in the Terms therein-mentioned, whereby they have Right to the foresaid Pole-Money, and Act of Parlia­ment Imposing the same, as also to the haill Quadruples, and other Penalties Incurred for not payment thereof. And it being just and reasonable, that they should have the Benefit of the foresaid haill Acts and Proclamations concerning the said Pole-Money, for making the said Tack effectual: Therefore, We with Advice of the Lords of Our privy Council, Do hereby Declare, that Our said Tacksmen have the Benefit of the foresaid haill Acts and Proclamations, in so far as not Obeyed and Execute, Allowing the same to be put to fur­der Execution by them, for the more effectual Ingathering of the said Pole-Money, with the Quadruples, and other Penalties Incurred, to the effect, that all that have not as yet Obtempered, may know their Hazard, and do what is incumbent for their Exoneration. And We with Advice foresaid, Do further Require and Command all Collectors of Shires and Paroches, who have not done their Duty in the premisses, by making up and delivering in exact Lists, and by collecting and paying in the said Pole-Money to Our said Tacksmen, that they be careful to do the same within Fifteen Days after the publication hereof at the Mercat-Cross of the respective Head-Burghs of the Shires and Stewartries within which they Live; Certifying such of the saids Collectors as shall Failȝie herein, that they shall Amit and Lose their Allowances given to them respective by Our saids Proclamations, Out of the Pole-Money uplifted and not payed in by them, betwixt and the Day foresaid: As likeways, We with Advice foresaid, Require and Command the Commissioners of Supply, and others appointed in the several Paroches by them, and their Clerks, to give up to Our said Tacksmen or Collectors appointed by them, the Bonds and Securities gran­ted by the saids Collectors, for performing their duty in the Premisses; Declaring, that Our said Tacksmen shall have siklike Execution competent thereon, as was before competent to the Lords of Our Thesaury, or others by them appointed, to oblige and compel the foresaid Collectors to Performance, whom we hereby Require to make Compt, Reckoning, and payment of the Pole-Money uplifted by them, to Our said Tacksmen and their Collectors betwixt and the Day foresaid, under the Certification above-mentioned: And farder, We with Advice foresaid, Require and Command the Commissioners of Supply within the several Shires, and all other Magistrats of this Kingdom within their respective Jurisdictions, or any one of them, Judges Constitute by the foresaid Act of Parliament for that Effect, to give present and speedy Justice against all Persons within their respective Bounds, that shall be Conveened and Convict before them, as Defficient of the foresaid Pole-Money, or being unduely Classed; by Decerning them to make payment to Our said Tacksmen or their Collectors of the foresaid Quadruples; for payment whereof, all Diligence and Execution appointed by the foresaid Act of Parliament, and former Pro­clamations, is to be prosecute with all Rigour: It is always thereby provided, that where Books or Lists are already given in, either by Shires or Paroches, as was Appointed by the foresaid Proclamations, it shall not be Leisum to the said Tacksmen, or their Collectors, to Trouble any persons Lyable in Pole-Money, by Citation or other ways, except such only as they shall First give up in Roll to the said Commissi­oners of Supply, or other Judges ordained by Act of Parliament, as either Deficient in payment, or not given up in any former List, or not duely Listed; In which Case allenarly, and no other, the said Commissioners, or other Judges foresaids are Required to Issue out Pre­cepts for Citation and Process, and Administer Justice as above: And farder, if the said Commissioners or other Judges, shall find the foresaid Tacksmen, or their Collectors to be Calumnious in the said Pursutes, they are to Fine them in the Parties Expense and Damnadges: And also to be Careful that the said Tacksmen, or their Collectors, do not Oppress the Countrey in the Execution of the Premisses in any Sort; But that in the case of any Complaint of Oppression, they Administer Justice to the Oppressed as accords: And Lastly, We Or­dain Letters to be Direct hereupon in Form as effeirs. 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 remanent Mercat-Crosses of the haill Head-Burghs of the se­veral Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom; And there in Our Name and Authority, make Intimation hereof, that none may pretend Ignorance; And Ordains these Presents to be Printed.

GOD save the KING.