Warrant, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Twelth day of January J^aj vi^c nyntie nyne

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Act

Act John White for Collecting Polemoney

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be John Whyte Collector of the Cess and Supplie of the Shyre of Fyfe Shewing That wher the saids Lords by a publict proclamation appointed the Collector of Cess and Supply within the respective Shyres of this kingdome to Collect and ingather the polemoney Imposed by the Late act of parliament, and for that end ordained the Commissioners of Supply of the respective shyres to meett and Conveen at the ordinary place of meetting Betwixt and the first of January then nixt to come and ther to requyre the Collectors of Supply within the respective Shyres to undertake the Collecting of the polemoney for thie ensueing year And to find Caution for that effect with Certificatione in maner mentioned in the said proclamatione In obedience wherunto the saids Commissioners of Supply of the Shyre of Fyfe did appoint a meetting to be at Couper the last day of December J^aj vi^c nyntie Eight, at the ordinary time and place of meeting, upon which day the petitioner came to Couper to attend the Commissioners That he might undertake the forsaid Collectione and find Caution to them Conforme to the forsaid proclamation, Bot non of the saids Commissioners did keep the said meetting or Conveened at the forsaid time and place Except […] Mitchell of Murdocarny To whom the petitioner Declared his willingnes to Obey the forsaid proclamation by undertakeing to uplift the pole money payable in the shyre of Fyfe for the moneth of January and February nixt, and to find Caution for that effect in the termes of the said proclamatione Bot he declared that in Respect ther was not a quorum of the saids Commissioners present he could not take upon him to receive the petitioners Cautioners, And Remitted the petitioners to apply to the saids Lords wherupon the petitioner protested and took instruments in the hands of Mr John Malcome nottar publict as the Samen of the date the Threttie one of December Last therwith produced would testifie, And the petitioner is yet most willing to undertake the Collecting of the forsaid polemoney And to find Caution for that effect to any persone whom the saids Lords Should think fitt to appoint to receive the same, Bot In regaird the petitioners residence is at Kirkaldie, Wherby Constant Custome the Collectors of Supply of the Said Shyre are oblidged to receive and Collect the Cess and Supplie payable by the heritors of the said shyre as the samen shall be brought in by them Excepting two or three dayes on which the said Collectors are oblidged to attend and Collect the forsaid Supply at the tounes of St Androwes Couper and Drumfermling, And since It might very much prejudge and hinder the ingathering of the forsaid Supply for his majesties use, and would be exceeding inconvenient to the heritors Lyable in payment of the same, If the petitioner Should be oblidged to attend at Couper, and ther to receive and Collect the forsaid polemoney dureing the saids moneths of January and February as was expressly appointed by the forsaid proclamatione Ordaineing the polemoney to be Collected at the head burgh of each Shyre respective which is Couper in the Shyre of Fyfe And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would appoint such persones as they should think fitt For reserveing the petitioners Cautioner for his Collecting and uplifting the forsaid pole money payable in the said Shyre and to dispense with the petitioners Collecting the Same at the Toune of Kirkaldie for the reasones abovementioned as the said petitione bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above John Whyt They Doe hereby give order and warrant to any two or thrie of the Commissioners of Supply within the said Shyre of Fyfe to take and receive the petitioner and his Cautioners bond for Collecting and uplifting of the Polemoney within the said Shyre And Refuses to dispence with the petitioners Collecting of the Same at the toune of Kirkaldy, Bot ordains him to Collect the said money at the head burgh of the said shyre as is appointed by the act of parliament.