Proclamation, 18 March 1697, Edinburgh

Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Eighteenth day of March Jaj vic nyntie seven years

A1697/3/301

Proclamation

Proclamation for the Better Collecting and Inbringing of what is deficient of the pole money Imposed In anno 1695

The proclamation underwryten being read was votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues
William By the Grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Counsell messengers at armes our shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuchas By the tenth Act of the fifth session of our Current parliament Imposing the polemoney therin contained Methods and rules were prescryved for uplifting and bringing in the same Lykeas the Lords of our privie Councill are theirby Impoured to order and appoint such farther methods and courses as they shall Judge fitt For stating and Inbringing the said polemoney In pursuance of which Acts The Lords of our privie Councill Have from tyme to tyme made severall acts and Emitted severall proclamations for the more effectuall uplifting and Inbringing of the said polemoney as the saids acts and proclamations in themselves more fullie proport And in regaird the forsaid polemoney which was then in Collection is now sett in Tack to John Campbell of Knockrioch principall tackseman and his pairtners for the deuty and in the termes therinmentioned wherby they have right to the forsaid polemoney and the Act of parliament Imposing the same As also to the haill quadruples and other penalties Incurred for not payment therof And It being Just and reasonable that they should have the benefite of the forsaids haill acts and proclamations Concerning the said polemoney for making the said tack effectuall Therfore we uith advyce of the Lords of our privie Councill Doe heirby declare that our said Tacksemen have the benefite of the forsaid haill acts and proclamations In so farr as not obeyed and execute Allouing the same to be put to farder executione by them for the more effectuall Ingathering of the said polemoney uith the quadruples and other penalties Incurred To the effect that all that have not as yet obtempered may know their hazard and doe what is Incumbent for their exoneration And we with advyce forsaid doe further Require and Command all Collectoes of Shires and paroches who have not done their deuty in the premisses by making up and delyvering in exact Lists And by Collecting and paying in the said polemoney to our saids Tacksemen That they be Carefull to doe the same uithin fifteen dayes after the publication herof at the mercat Cross of the respective head burghs of the shires and steuartries uithin which they Live Certifying such of the saids Collectors as shall failzie heirin That they shall annull and loss their allouances given to them respective by our saids proclamations out of the polemoney uplifted and not paid in by them betuixt and the day forsaid As Lykewise we with advyce forsaid Require and Command the Commissioners of Supplie and others appointed in the severall paroches by them and their Clerks To Give up to our Saids tacksemen Or their Collectors appointed by them the bonds and securities granted by the saids Collectors for performing their deuty in the premisses Declaring that our saids tacksemen shall have sicklyke executione Competent theron as was before Competent to the Lords of our Thesaury or others by them appointed to obleadge and Compell the forsaids Collectoes to performance whom we heirby Require to make Compt reckoning and payment of the polemoney uplifted by them to our saids Tacksemen and their Collectors betuixt and the day forsaid under the Certification abovementioned And farder we with advyce forsaid Require and Command the Commissioners of Supplie uithin the severall shires and all other Magistrats of this Kingdome uithin their respective Jurisdictions or any one of them Judges Constitut by the forsaid Act of parliament for that effect To give present and speedy Justice against all persons uithin their respective bounds that shall be Conveened and Convert before them as deficient of the forsaid polemoney or being undeuly classed By decerning them to make payment to our saids tacksemen or their Collectors of the forsaid quadruples For payment wherof all dilligence and execution appointed by the forsaid act of parliament and former proclamations Is to be prosecut uith all rigour It is aluayes heirby provyded that wher books or Lists are already Given in aither by Shires or paroches as was appointed by the forsaids proclamations It Shall not be Leisum to the saids Tacksemen or their Collectors to trouble any person Lyable in the polemoney By Citation or otheruayes except such only as they Shall first Give up in roll to the saids Commissioners of Supplie or other Judges ordained by Act of parliament as aither deficient in payment or not Given up in any former List or not duely Listed In which case allenarly and no other The saids Commissioners or other Judges forsaids are required to Issue out precepts for Citation and proces And administer Justice as above And farder if the saids Commissioners or other Judges Shall find the forsaid Tacksemen or their Collectors to be Calumnious in the saids pursuites They are to fyne them in the parties expence and damnages And also to be Carefull that the saids Tacksemen or their Collectors doe not oppress the Countrey in the executione of the premisses in any sort but that in case of any Complaint of oppression They administer Justice to the oppressed as accords And Lastly we ordaine Letters to be direct heirupon in forme as effeirs Our Will is Heirfore and we Charge yow 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 severall shires and steuartries within this Kingdome And ther In our name and authority make Intimation hereof that none may pretend ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the Eighteenth day of March and of our regne the Eight year 1697 sic subscribitur.

Att Edinburgh the Eighteenth day of March Jaj vic nyntie seven years

A1697/3/301

Proclamation

Proclamation for the Better Collecting and Inbringing of what is deficient of the pole money Imposed In anno 1695

The proclamation underwryten being read was votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues
William By the Grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Counsell messengers at armes our shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuchas By the tenth Act of the fifth session of our Current parliament Imposing the polemoney therin contained Methods and rules were prescryved for uplifting and bringing in the same Lykeas the Lords of our privie Councill are theirby Impoured to order and appoint such farther methods and courses as they shall Judge fitt For stating and Inbringing the said polemoney In pursuance of which Acts The Lords of our privie Councill Have from tyme to tyme made severall acts and Emitted severall proclamations for the more effectuall uplifting and Inbringing of the said polemoney as the saids acts and proclamations in themselves more fullie proport And in regaird the forsaid polemoney which was then in Collection is now sett in Tack to John Campbell of Knockrioch principall tackseman and his pairtners for the deuty and in the termes therinmentioned wherby they have right to the forsaid polemoney and the Act of parliament Imposing the same As also to the haill quadruples and other penalties Incurred for not payment therof And It being Just and reasonable that they should have the benefite of the forsaids haill acts and proclamations Concerning the said polemoney for making the said tack effectuall Therfore we uith advyce of the Lords of our privie Councill Doe heirby declare that our said Tacksemen have the benefite of the forsaid haill acts and proclamations In so farr as not obeyed and execute Allouing the same to be put to farder executione by them for the more effectuall Ingathering of the said polemoney uith the quadruples and other penalties Incurred To the effect that all that have not as yet obtempered may know their hazard and doe what is Incumbent for their exoneration And we with advyce forsaid doe further Require and Command all Collectoes of Shires and paroches who have not done their deuty in the premisses by making up and delyvering in exact Lists And by Collecting and paying in the said polemoney to our saids Tacksemen That they be Carefull to doe the same uithin fifteen dayes after the publication herof at the mercat Cross of the respective head burghs of the shires and steuartries uithin which they Live Certifying such of the saids Collectors as shall failzie heirin That they shall annull and loss their allouances given to them respective by our saids proclamations out of the polemoney uplifted and not paid in by them betuixt and the day forsaid As Lykewise we with advyce forsaid Require and Command the Commissioners of Supplie and others appointed in the severall paroches by them and their Clerks To Give up to our Saids tacksemen Or their Collectors appointed by them the bonds and securities granted by the saids Collectors for performing their deuty in the premisses Declaring that our saids tacksemen shall have sicklyke executione Competent theron as was before Competent to the Lords of our Thesaury or others by them appointed to obleadge and Compell the forsaids Collectoes to performance whom we heirby Require to make Compt reckoning and payment of the polemoney uplifted by them to our saids Tacksemen and their Collectors betuixt and the day forsaid under the Certification abovementioned And farder we with advyce forsaid Require and Command the Commissioners of Supplie uithin the severall shires and all other Magistrats of this Kingdome uithin their respective Jurisdictions or any one of them Judges Constitut by the forsaid Act of parliament for that effect To give present and speedy Justice against all persons uithin their respective bounds that shall be Conveened and Convert before them as deficient of the forsaid polemoney or being undeuly classed By decerning them to make payment to our saids tacksemen or their Collectors of the forsaid quadruples For payment wherof all dilligence and execution appointed by the forsaid act of parliament and former proclamations Is to be prosecut uith all rigour It is aluayes heirby provyded that wher books or Lists are already Given in aither by Shires or paroches as was appointed by the forsaids proclamations It Shall not be Leisum to the saids Tacksemen or their Collectors to trouble any person Lyable in the polemoney By Citation or otheruayes except such only as they Shall first Give up in roll to the saids Commissioners of Supplie or other Judges ordained by Act of parliament as aither deficient in payment or not Given up in any former List or not duely Listed In which case allenarly and no other The saids Commissioners or other Judges forsaids are required to Issue out precepts for Citation and proces And administer Justice as above And farder if the saids Commissioners or other Judges Shall find the forsaid Tacksemen or their Collectors to be Calumnious in the saids pursuites They are to fyne them in the parties expence and damnages And also to be Carefull that the saids Tacksemen or their Collectors doe not oppress the Countrey in the executione of the premisses in any sort but that in case of any Complaint of oppression They administer Justice to the oppressed as accords And Lastly we ordaine Letters to be direct heirupon in forme as effeirs Our Will is Heirfore and we Charge yow 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 severall shires and steuartries within this Kingdome And ther In our name and authority make Intimation hereof that none may pretend ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the Eighteenth day of March and of our regne the Eight year 1697 sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 154-6.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 154-6.