Act, 8 August 1695, Edinburgh

Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh the eight day of August Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

A1695/8/121

Act

Act Explanatory of the proclamatione 27 July anent the pole money

The act afterinsert being extended and read in Councill was approven and signed and ordered to be printed and published whereof the tenor followeth Act Explanatory of the proclamation of the tuenty seventh July last for Collecting and inbringing of the pole money Jaj vjc nynty and fyve with additionall instructions to the Comissioners theranent
The Lords of his majesties Privy Councill in pursueance of the proclamatione of the tuenty seventh of July Last for Collecting and inbringing the pole money Jaj vjc nynty and fyve And for farder explanatione therof Doe in the first place ordaine That the Commissioners of Shyres that shall happen to meet on the second tuesday of this moneth conforme to the act of parliament doe meet by the Call of the Shirriff (who is hereby requyred to give tymeous advertisment for that end) on the first twesday of September next for divyding themselves or appoynting other Heretors into the severall parishes to the effect specified in the said act And that the magistrats of Burghs who shall happen not to meet the third tuesday of this instant conforme to the said act doe meet the said first twesday of September secondly where the subcommissioners for the Paroches are ordered by the proclamatione to Choose a fitt and responsall persone to be both Clerk and Collector of the pole of that parish They are Hereby farder requyred to take sufficient Cautione of the foresaid persone nominat to be Clerk and Collector thirdly That the said subcommissioners for the parishes are Hereby furder impower’d That if they shall find it needfull To call and Cause all Heretors or Tutors or Curators or Chamberlanes or minors2 absents To give up upon oath to the best of ther knowledge the names of all persones with their deigrees and Classes liveing and residing within their bounds fourthly That the Commissioners of the Shyres set doune and prescryve to the subcollectors for paroches such a method and schem for takeing up the foresaid Lists of persons with their qualities and degrees within every paroch as may be most clear and distinct for the effectuall ingathering of the said pole and for comptrolling the said Lists And fyfthly That in place of the penalty of ten pound scots imposed on every heretor who shall not attend and doe duety in maner prescryved in the said proclamatione the certificatione be and is Hereby appoynted to be as they will be answerable at their highest perill with power to the said Commissioners when to meet to enact themselves of Consent in such penalties as they shall judge meet for their punctuall attending and Carefull performeing of what is requyred of them by the foresaid proclamatione And Ordains these presents to be printed and published at the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and other places needfull sic subscribitur Tweeddale Cancell Mevill ps Queensberry J Morton Cassillis Leven Forfar Yester Belhaven Polwarth J Johnstoune

At Edinburgh the eight day of August Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

A1695/8/121

Act

Act Explanatory of the proclamatione 27 July anent the pole money

The act afterinsert being extended and read in Councill was approven and signed and ordered to be printed and published whereof the tenor followeth Act Explanatory of the proclamation of the tuenty seventh July last for Collecting and inbringing of the pole money Jaj vjc nynty and fyve with additionall instructions to the Comissioners theranent
The Lords of his majesties Privy Councill in pursueance of the proclamatione of the tuenty seventh of July Last for Collecting and inbringing the pole money Jaj vjc nynty and fyve And for farder explanatione therof Doe in the first place ordaine That the Commissioners of Shyres that shall happen to meet on the second tuesday of this moneth conforme to the act of parliament doe meet by the Call of the Shirriff (who is hereby requyred to give tymeous advertisment for that end) on the first twesday of September next for divyding themselves or appoynting other Heretors into the severall parishes to the effect specified in the said act And that the magistrats of Burghs who shall happen not to meet the third tuesday of this instant conforme to the said act doe meet the said first twesday of September secondly where the subcommissioners for the Paroches are ordered by the proclamatione to Choose a fitt and responsall persone to be both Clerk and Collector of the pole of that parish They are Hereby farder requyred to take sufficient Cautione of the foresaid persone nominat to be Clerk and Collector thirdly That the said subcommissioners for the parishes are Hereby furder impower’d That if they shall find it needfull To call and Cause all Heretors or Tutors or Curators or Chamberlanes or minors2 absents To give up upon oath to the best of ther knowledge the names of all persones with their deigrees and Classes liveing and residing within their bounds fourthly That the Commissioners of the Shyres set doune and prescryve to the subcollectors for paroches such a method and schem for takeing up the foresaid Lists of persons with their qualities and degrees within every paroch as may be most clear and distinct for the effectuall ingathering of the said pole and for comptrolling the said Lists And fyfthly That in place of the penalty of ten pound scots imposed on every heretor who shall not attend and doe duety in maner prescryved in the said proclamatione the certificatione be and is Hereby appoynted to be as they will be answerable at their highest perill with power to the said Commissioners when to meet to enact themselves of Consent in such penalties as they shall judge meet for their punctuall attending and Carefull performeing of what is requyred of them by the foresaid proclamatione And Ordains these presents to be printed and published at the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and other places needfull sic subscribitur Tweeddale Cancell Mevill ps Queensberry J Morton Cassillis Leven Forfar Yester Belhaven Polwarth J Johnstoune

1. NRS, PC1/50, 239-41.

2. The phrase ‘and esceats’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 239-41.

2. The phrase ‘and esceats’ scored out here.