Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the twelve day of December J^aj vi^c nyntie five yeirs

D1695/12/25

D1695/12/25¹

Act

[Pole Money]

Anent the petitione Given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Sir Robert Cheisly Lord proveist of Edinburgh and remanent magestrats of the said burgh for themselvs And haill inhabitants within ther priviledges Shewing That wher The saids Lords of privie Counsell by ther proclamatione haveing prorogat the Day of sending in the list of the poleable persones within this kingdome to the thesaurie into the first day of November last bypast because of the Latenes of the harvest And the List of all the persones poleable within the toune of Edinburgh and priviledges therof being now fullie made up and abstracted therof readie to be given in to the Thesaurer And ther being as yet Litle or no payment made of the polemoney within the Threttie Dayes efter mertimes And that it is appointed by the act of parliament imposeing the polemoney That the Samen Should be payed punctuallie at the terme of Mertimes or within threttie Dayes therefter under the paine of paying Double and of paying quadruple if payment be not made within other threttie dayes therefter Wherby John Hunter merchand in Edinburgh collector of the Supply therof whom in obedience the Saids Lords of privie Counsells orders they have appointed collector of their polemoney for the towne of Edinburgh Cannongate Sowth and north Leith is at ane wncertaintie how to receave the said polemoney now efter Mertimes whither he Should receave the single pole of each persone and Discharge them in the termes of the act of parliament or Should exact the Double And Seing it were a heavie burden to the inhabitants of this burgh and suburbs therof to be made lyable in the Double So imediatly efter elapseing of the threttie Dayes And when within the Threttie dayes the books and lists were not soe completely made up as that the magistrats and ther collectors could make intimatione to the inhabitants to pay ther pole As the said petitione bears Which being this day red in presence of the saids Lords of privie Counsell and they haveing atlenth considered the said They Doe heirby prorogat the dyet appointed for payment of the polemoney within the burgh of Edinburgh priviledges Suburbs precincts therof untill the first Day of June next to come And ordaines intimatione heirof to be made at the paroch churches within The bounds foresaids And allowes the said John Hunter collector of the said polemoney within the bounds foresaids to receave the single pole from these who shall pay betuixt and the said day with certificatione that whoever failes in payment within that tyme shall be lyable for the double And appoints the collector to receave and be comptable accordingly