Warrant, 3 October 1695, Edinburgh

Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh thursday the third day of October Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

A1695/10/61

Warrant

Warrand to wryte answers to queries anent the pole money

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Considering that there are severall Letters come from severall places of this Kingdome which containe severall doubts and queries anent the uplifting of the present pole money They Hereby appoynt their Clerks to returne answers to the foresaid Letters giving account of the Councills oppinione as to the poynts following viz primo That noe money except tradeing money is to be any part of a poleable estate secundo That if a persone be of severall Capacities he is only to be poled once for the highest Capacity Tertio that relicts married to second husbands are not to be poled as Relicts of the defunct husband but as the wyfe of the present Husband Quarto That only such whyte fishers as have a share of the boat are to be polled as seamen and none others of them Quinto That burgeses or Inhabitants of Burghs or tradsmen are to be polled for the stock they Trade with and that ther tenements within burgh are to be reckoned a part of their said stock sexto That the Children of defuncts are to be polled according to their stocks septimo That widdows tradeing or merchandizing may be polled for more then the third part of their deceast husbands pole in case their trade amount to ane higher pole Octavo That if persons give up themselves for a wrong pole the same may be proven against them scripto vel juramento upon a Citatione at the instance of the Collector of the Paroch before the Commissioners of Supply within that bounds nono That none are to be polled who live out of the Kingdome animo remanendi Decimo where Estates are in the Hands of Chamberlanes and the Factors or Chamberlans for Creditors The estate is not to be polled but the particular persones who have interest therein undecimo That Gardners albeit they let blood are not to be polled as Chirurgeons duodecimo That principall Clarks of Regalities are to be polled at sex pounds but not so for Clerks of Barronies Tridecimo That Clerk Deputs of inferior Courts are to pay as Nottars and messengers are appoynted by the act of parliament

At Edinburgh thursday the third day of October Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

A1695/10/61

Warrant

Warrand to wryte answers to queries anent the pole money

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Considering that there are severall Letters come from severall places of this Kingdome which containe severall doubts and queries anent the uplifting of the present pole money They Hereby appoynt their Clerks to returne answers to the foresaid Letters giving account of the Councills oppinione as to the poynts following viz primo That noe money except tradeing money is to be any part of a poleable estate secundo That if a persone be of severall Capacities he is only to be poled once for the highest Capacity Tertio that relicts married to second husbands are not to be poled as Relicts of the defunct husband but as the wyfe of the present Husband Quarto That only such whyte fishers as have a share of the boat are to be polled as seamen and none others of them Quinto That burgeses or Inhabitants of Burghs or tradsmen are to be polled for the stock they Trade with and that ther tenements within burgh are to be reckoned a part of their said stock sexto That the Children of defuncts are to be polled according to their stocks septimo That widdows tradeing or merchandizing may be polled for more then the third part of their deceast husbands pole in case their trade amount to ane higher pole Octavo That if persons give up themselves for a wrong pole the same may be proven against them scripto vel juramento upon a Citatione at the instance of the Collector of the Paroch before the Commissioners of Supply within that bounds nono That none are to be polled who live out of the Kingdome animo remanendi Decimo where Estates are in the Hands of Chamberlanes and the Factors or Chamberlans for Creditors The estate is not to be polled but the particular persones who have interest therein undecimo That Gardners albeit they let blood are not to be polled as Chirurgeons duodecimo That principall Clarks of Regalities are to be polled at sex pounds but not so for Clerks of Barronies Tridecimo That Clerk Deputs of inferior Courts are to pay as Nottars and messengers are appoynted by the act of parliament

1. NRS, PC1/50, 250-1.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 250-1.