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B05693 Proclamtion for the better collecting and inbringing of what is deficient of the pole-money imposed in anno 1695 Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1697 (1697) Wing S1925; ESTC R183550 2,043 1

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PROCLAMATION For the better Collecting and Inbringing of what is deficient of the Pole-Money Imposed in Anno 1695. WILLIAM by the Grace of GOD King of Great-Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To _____ Macers of Our Privy Council Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute Greeting Forasmuch as by the Tenth Act of the Fifth Session of Our current Parliament Imposing the Pole-Money therein-contained Methods and Rules were prescribed for Uplifting and Bringing in the same Likeas the Lords of Our privy Council are thereby Impowered to Order and Appoint such further Methods and Courses as they shall judge fit for Stating and Inbringing of the said Pole-Money In pursuance of which Act the Lords of Our privy Council have from time to time made several Acts and emitted several Proclamations for the more effectual Uplifting and Inbringing the said Pole-Money as the saids Acts and Proclamations in themselves more fully proport And in regard the foresaid Pole-Money which was then in Collection is now Set in Tack to John Campbell of Knockrioch principal Tacksman and his Partners for the Duty and in the Terms therein-mentioned whereby they have Right to the foresaid Pole-Money and Act of Parliament Imposing the same as also to the haill Quadruples and other Penalties Incurred for not payment thereof And it being just and reasonable that they should have the Benefit of the foresaid haill Acts and Proclamations concerning the said Pole-Money for making the said Tack effectual Therefore We with Advice of the Lords of Our privy Council Do hereby Declare that Our said Tacksmen have the Benefit of the foresaid haill Acts and Proclamations in so far as not Obeyed and Execute Allowing the same to be put to furder Execution by them for the more effectual Ingathering of the said Pole-Money with the Quadruples and other Penalties Incurred to the effect that all that have not as yet Obtempered may know their Hazard and do what is incumbent for their Exoneration And We with Advice foresaid Do further Require and Command all Collectors of Shires and Paroches who have not done their Duty in the premisses by making up and delivering in exact Lists and by collecting and paying in the said Pole-Money to Our said Tacksmen that they be careful to do the same within Fifteen Days after the publication hereof at the Mercat-Cross of the respective Head-Burghs of the Shires and Stewartries within which they Live Certifying such of the saids Collectors as shall Failȝie herein that they shall Amit and Lose their Allowances given to them respective by Our saids Proclamations Out of the Pole-Money uplifted and not payed in by them betwixt and the Day foresaid As likeways We with Advice foresaid Require and Command the Commissioners of Supply and others appointed in the several Paroches by them and their Clerks to give up to Our said Tacksmen or Collectors appointed by them the Bonds and Securities granted by the saids Collectors for performing their duty in the Premisses Declaring that Our said Tacksmen shall have siklike Execution competent thereon as was before competent to the Lords of Our Thesaury or others by them appointed to oblige and compel the foresaid Collectors to Performance whom we hereby Require to make Compt Reckoning and payment of the Pole-Money uplifted by them to Our said Tacksmen and their Collectors betwixt and the Day foresaid under the Certification above-mentioned And farder We with Advice foresaid Require and Command the Commissioners of Supply within the several Shires and all other Magistrats of this Kingdom within their respective Jurisdictions or any one of them Judges Constitute by the foresaid Act of Parliament for that Effect to give present and speedy Justice against all Persons within their respective Bounds that shall be Conveened and Convict before them as Defficient of the foresaid Pole-Money or being unduely Classed by Decerning them to make payment to Our said Tacksmen or their Collectors of the foresaid Quadruples for payment whereof all Diligence and Execution appointed by the foresaid Act of Parliament and former Proclamations is to be prosecute with all Rigour It is always thereby provided that where Books or Lists are already given in either by Shires or Paroches as was Appointed by the foresaid Proclamations it shall not be Leisum to the said Tacksmen or their Collectors to Trouble any persons Lyable in Pole-Money by Citation or other ways except such only as they shall First give up in Roll to the said Commissioners of Supply or other Judges ordained by Act of Parliament as either Deficient in payment or not given up in any former List or not duely Listed In which Case allenarly and no other the said Commissioners or other Judges foresaids are Required to Issue out Precepts for Citation and Process and Administer Justice as above And farder if the said Commissioners or other Judges shall find the foresaid Tacksmen or their Collectors to be Calumnious in the said Pursutes they are to Fine them in the Parties Expense and Damnadges And also to be Careful that the said Tacksmen or their Collectors do not Oppress the Countrey in the Execution of the Premisses in any Sort But that in the case of any Complaint of Oppression they Administer Justice to the Oppressed as accords And Lastly We Ordain Letters to be Direct hereupon in Form as effeirs Our Will is herefore And We Charge you 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 several Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom And there in Our Name and Authority make Intimation hereof that none may pretend Ignorance And Ordains these Presents to be Printed Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the Eighteenth Day of March And of Our Reign the Eight Year 1697. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii GILB ELIOT Cls. Sti. Concilii GOD save the KING Edinburgh Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson Printer to the King 's most Excellent Majesty Anno Dom. 1697.