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.