Proclamation, 6 September 1694 (pm), Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

[6 September] Eodem Die Post meridium

A1694/9/201

Proclamation

A proclamation for bringing in the Lists and determining Debates about the Polemoney

The proclamation after insert, Being read, approven and signed was ordered to be recorded, wherof the Tenor followes. William and Mary By the grace of God, King and Queen of great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the faith, To and etc Macers of our privy Council, messengers at armes, our Shereffs in that pairt Conjunctllie and severallie specially constitut greeting, Forasmuch as albeit2 by the ninth Act of the fourth Cession of this our Current parliament The Commissioners of supply within the severall shyres and magistrats of the severall burghes Royall of this kingdom are appointed and ordained to meet at the respective places mentioned in the said Act and upon the particular dayes of the moneth of August last bypast and take up rolls and Lists of all the poleable persons within their respective bounds, containing the names, qualities and degrees of the severall persons and valow of the Estates belonging to them conform to the said act. and we by our proclamation of the date, the second day of the said moneth of August last required and commanded the Commissioners of our supply to goe dilligently about the making up of the saids lists and Impouered them to condescend upon and Designe ane Heretor above ane hundered pound scots of valued rent, at liest in each parioch wher no Commissioner or magistrat lives, who being 3 so designed should proceed and make up the rolls and state the pole money within the said parioch and report the Lists so made up to the Clerk of the Commissioners of supply who was to transmitt the same with the lists made up by the Commissioners themselves of the severall parioches within which they dwell to the office of the pole money keept at Edinburgh betuixt and the day appointed by the forsaid act of parliament. yet in many shires within this kingdome the saids Commissioners of supply and magistrats of burghs have Either not at all mett or where they have mett did not nominat persons in the severall parioches to make up the Rolls and state the pole money, or wher persons have bein nominat within the severall parioches, they have bein negligent and failled in performance of what was Injoyned and required of them by the forsaid act of parliament anent the pole money and our former proclamatione following theron, Therfor we with advice of the Lords of our privy Council peremptorly Require and Command the Commissioners of Supply within the severall shyres and magistrats of burghes within this our ancient Kingdom To meet and mak up lists and rolls of the poleable persons within the severall 4 parioches wher they dwell and to nominat and appoint one Heretor within every parioch of ane hundered pound scots of valued rent, at liest who being so designed, We herby requir and Command them to make up the Lists and rolls of the poleable persones within their severall bounds Containing the names, qualities and degrees of the severall persons and the valow of the Estates belonging to them and transmitt the same to the Clerks of the Commissioners of Supply who are to send them to the pole money office at Edinburgh conform to the former proclamatione made theranent. And we with advice forsaid require and command the saids severall Commissioners and particular Heritors designed within each parioch by them, To attend at the Parioch Church within their respective bounds upon such a day in the forenoon as shal be intimate to5 them by the Farmers of the polemoney and to the Inhabitants within the said parioch at the Church door therof upon the sunday after divin service preceeding the said day, and ther to Judge and determin all debates and Contraversies that shall arise betwixt any of our Leidges within the said parioch and the farmors of our pole money or their subfermors or Collectors anent the said pole money, Lists therof, qualities or degrees of the severall persones within the said parioch and valow of the Estates belonging to them, whose sentance therin shall be sufficiant warrand and rule according wherunto they are to Collect and Levy the said pole money, Certifieing the saids Commissioners and magistrats of Burghes who shall Either faill to meet or being mett, faile to designe Heretors of the severall parioches for making up the saids Rolls and Lists and the saids heretors being so designed and particular Commissioners within the parioches wher they dwell respectively who shall not deuly make up the Roles and Lists and deliver the same to the Clerk of supply in maner forsaid and who shall not punctually attend at the respective parioch Churches to Judge and determin in the Cases above Exprest upon Intimation givin in maner above mentioned, Our Letters of horning shall be direct against them and each of them at the Instance of any of the Farmors of the pole money their subtacksmen or Collectors, Charging them therto under the paine of five pound scots totius quoties to be payed to the Chairgers And we hereby require the Clerks of our privy Council to grant to them the forsaid Letters of horning in Common form to that Effect And for the more easie stating the said pole money and uplifting therof, we with advice of our privy Council and conform to the power granted to them by the forsaid act of Parliament, herby command and require all Heretors or at liest their Tutors Factors or Chamberlaines to give in to the said respective Commissioner or Heretor designed for the parioch in which they dwell, within the tyme Contained in the said act of Parliament, the number and names of all the Tennents who have taken lands or houses immediatly of the Heretors or proprietors and all Tennants 6 in lands or houses to give in, In maner forsaid, the number and names of their subtennents and Cottars under the paine of Tuelve shilling scots for each Tutor factor or Chamberlaine and six shilling scots for each Tennant failling in the premisses, To be applyed to the use of our saids Fermors their subtacksmen or Collectors by and attour the said pole money wherin they are respective Lyable Our will is Herefore and ue Chairge yow strictly and Command, that in Continent these our Letters seen, ye pass to the mercat cross of Edinburgh and the remanent Mercat Crosses of the head Burghes of the severall shires within this Kingdome and ther in our name and authority by open proclamation make Intimation of the premisses that non pretend ignorance. Givin under our signet at Edinburgh the sixt day of September and of our Reign the sixth year 1694. Sic subscribitur Tweeddale Cancell: Annandale Forfar, Breadalbane, Tarbat, Yester, Carmichaell, James Steuart, Adam Cokburne.

[6 September] Eodem Die Post meridium

A1694/9/201

Proclamation

A proclamation for bringing in the Lists and determining Debates about the Polemoney

The proclamation after insert, Being read, approven and signed was ordered to be recorded, wherof the Tenor followes. William and Mary By the grace of God, King and Queen of great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the faith, To and etc Macers of our privy Council, messengers at armes, our Shereffs in that pairt Conjunctllie and severallie specially constitut greeting, Forasmuch as albeit2 by the ninth Act of the fourth Cession of this our Current parliament The Commissioners of supply within the severall shyres and magistrats of the severall burghes Royall of this kingdom are appointed and ordained to meet at the respective places mentioned in the said Act and upon the particular dayes of the moneth of August last bypast and take up rolls and Lists of all the poleable persons within their respective bounds, containing the names, qualities and degrees of the severall persons and valow of the Estates belonging to them conform to the said act. and we by our proclamation of the date, the second day of the said moneth of August last required and commanded the Commissioners of our supply to goe dilligently about the making up of the saids lists and Impouered them to condescend upon and Designe ane Heretor above ane hundered pound scots of valued rent, at liest in each parioch wher no Commissioner or magistrat lives, who being 3 so designed should proceed and make up the rolls and state the pole money within the said parioch and report the Lists so made up to the Clerk of the Commissioners of supply who was to transmitt the same with the lists made up by the Commissioners themselves of the severall parioches within which they dwell to the office of the pole money keept at Edinburgh betuixt and the day appointed by the forsaid act of parliament. yet in many shires within this kingdome the saids Commissioners of supply and magistrats of burghs have Either not at all mett or where they have mett did not nominat persons in the severall parioches to make up the Rolls and state the pole money, or wher persons have bein nominat within the severall parioches, they have bein negligent and failled in performance of what was Injoyned and required of them by the forsaid act of parliament anent the pole money and our former proclamatione following theron, Therfor we with advice of the Lords of our privy Council peremptorly Require and Command the Commissioners of Supply within the severall shyres and magistrats of burghes within this our ancient Kingdom To meet and mak up lists and rolls of the poleable persons within the severall 4 parioches wher they dwell and to nominat and appoint one Heretor within every parioch of ane hundered pound scots of valued rent, at liest who being so designed, We herby requir and Command them to make up the Lists and rolls of the poleable persones within their severall bounds Containing the names, qualities and degrees of the severall persons and the valow of the Estates belonging to them and transmitt the same to the Clerks of the Commissioners of Supply who are to send them to the pole money office at Edinburgh conform to the former proclamatione made theranent. And we with advice forsaid require and command the saids severall Commissioners and particular Heritors designed within each parioch by them, To attend at the Parioch Church within their respective bounds upon such a day in the forenoon as shal be intimate to5 them by the Farmers of the polemoney and to the Inhabitants within the said parioch at the Church door therof upon the sunday after divin service preceeding the said day, and ther to Judge and determin all debates and Contraversies that shall arise betwixt any of our Leidges within the said parioch and the farmors of our pole money or their subfermors or Collectors anent the said pole money, Lists therof, qualities or degrees of the severall persones within the said parioch and valow of the Estates belonging to them, whose sentance therin shall be sufficiant warrand and rule according wherunto they are to Collect and Levy the said pole money, Certifieing the saids Commissioners and magistrats of Burghes who shall Either faill to meet or being mett, faile to designe Heretors of the severall parioches for making up the saids Rolls and Lists and the saids heretors being so designed and particular Commissioners within the parioches wher they dwell respectively who shall not deuly make up the Roles and Lists and deliver the same to the Clerk of supply in maner forsaid and who shall not punctually attend at the respective parioch Churches to Judge and determin in the Cases above Exprest upon Intimation givin in maner above mentioned, Our Letters of horning shall be direct against them and each of them at the Instance of any of the Farmors of the pole money their subtacksmen or Collectors, Charging them therto under the paine of five pound scots totius quoties to be payed to the Chairgers And we hereby require the Clerks of our privy Council to grant to them the forsaid Letters of horning in Common form to that Effect And for the more easie stating the said pole money and uplifting therof, we with advice of our privy Council and conform to the power granted to them by the forsaid act of Parliament, herby command and require all Heretors or at liest their Tutors Factors or Chamberlaines to give in to the said respective Commissioner or Heretor designed for the parioch in which they dwell, within the tyme Contained in the said act of Parliament, the number and names of all the Tennents who have taken lands or houses immediatly of the Heretors or proprietors and all Tennants 6 in lands or houses to give in, In maner forsaid, the number and names of their subtennents and Cottars under the paine of Tuelve shilling scots for each Tutor factor or Chamberlaine and six shilling scots for each Tennant failling in the premisses, To be applyed to the use of our saids Fermors their subtacksmen or Collectors by and attour the said pole money wherin they are respective Lyable Our will is Herefore and ue Chairge yow strictly and Command, that in Continent these our Letters seen, ye pass to the mercat cross of Edinburgh and the remanent Mercat Crosses of the head Burghes of the severall shires within this Kingdome and ther in our name and authority by open proclamation make Intimation of the premisses that non pretend ignorance. Givin under our signet at Edinburgh the sixt day of September and of our Reign the sixth year 1694. Sic subscribitur Tweeddale Cancell: Annandale Forfar, Breadalbane, Tarbat, Yester, Carmichaell, James Steuart, Adam Cokburne.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 10-12.

2. Insertion.

3. The letter ‘d’ scored out here.

4. The word ‘shires’ scored out here.

5. Insertion, with the word ‘by’ scored out.

6. The word ‘of’ scored out here.

        

        

1. NRS, PC1/50, 10-12.

2. Insertion.

3. The letter ‘d’ scored out here.

4. The word ‘shires’ scored out here.

5. Insertion, with the word ‘by’ scored out.

6. The word ‘of’ scored out here.