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B05645 Proclamation for bringing in the lists, and determining debates about the pole-money. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) 1694 (1694) Wing S1845; ESTC R183504 2,249 1

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HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT PROCLAMATION For bringing in the Lists and Determining Debates about the Pole-Money WILLIAM and MARY by the Grace of GOD King and Queen of Great-Britain France and Ireland Defenders of the Faith To _____ Macers of Our Privy Council Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part conjuctly and severally specially Constitute Greeting Forasmuch as albeit by the Ninth Act of the Fourth Session of this Our currant Parliament The Commissioners of Supply within the several Shires and Magistrats of the several Burghs-Royal of this Kingdom are appointed and Ordained to meet at the respective places mentioned in the said Act and upon the particular Days of the Month of August last by-past and take up Rolls and Lists of all the Poleable Persons within their respective Bounds containing the Names Qualities and Degrees of the several persons and value 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 Month of August last Required and Commanded the Commissioners of Our Supply to go diligently about the making up of the saids Lists and Impowered them to Condescend upon and design an Heretor above an hundred pound scots of valued Rent at least in each Paroch where no Commissioner or Magistrat lives who being to designed should proceed and make up the Rolls and state the Pole-money within the said Paroch and report the Lists so made up to the Clerk of the Commissioners or Supply who was to Transmit the same with the Lists made up by the Commissioners themselves of the several Parochs within which they Dwell to the Office of the Pole-money kept at Edinburgh betwixt and the Day appointed by the foresaid Act of Parliament Yet in many Shires within this Kingdom the saids Commissioners of Supply and Magistrats of Burghs have either not at all met or where they have met did not Nominat persons in the several Parochs to make up the Rolls and state the Pole-money or where persons have been Nominat within the several Parochs they have been negligent and failed in performance of what is Injoyned and Required of them by the foresaid Act of Parliament anent the Pole-money and Our former Proclamation following thereon Therefore We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council peremptorly Require and Command the Commissioners of Supply within the several Shires and Magistrats of Burghs of this Our antient Kingdom to meet and make up Lists and Rolls of the Poleable persons within the several Parochs where they Dwell and to Nominat and Appoint one Heretor within every Paroch of an hundred Pounds Scots of valued Rent at least who being so designed We hereby Require and Command them to make up the Lists and Rolls of the Poleable persons within their several bounds containing the Names Qualities and Degrees of the several Persons and the value of the Estates belonging to them and Transmit 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 Proclamation made thereanent And We with Advice foresaid Require and Command the saids several Commissioners and particular Heretors designed within each paroch by them to attendat the Paroch Church within their respective Bounds upon such a Day in the Forenoon as shall be intimate to them by the Farmers of the Pole-money and to the Inhabitants within the said Paroch at the Church Door thereof upon the Sunday after Divine Service preceeding the said Day and there to Judge and Determine all Debates and Controversies that shall arise betwixt any of Our Leidges within the said Paroch and the Farmers of Our Pole-money or their Sub-farmers or Collectors anent the said Pole-money Lists thereof Qualities or Degrees of the several persons within the said Paroch and value of the Estates belonging to them whose Sentences therein shall be sussicient Warrand and Rule according whereunto they are to Collect and Levy the said Pole money Certifying the saids Commissioners and Magistrats of Burghs who shall either fail to meet or being met fail to design Heretors of the several Parochs for making up the saids Rolls and Lists and the saids Heretors being so designed and particular Commissioners within the Parochs where they Dwell respective who shall not duly make up the Rolls and Lists and deliver the same to the Clerk of Supply in manner foresaid and who shall not punctually attend at the respective Paroch Churches to Judge and Determine in the Cases above-exprest upon intimation given in manner above-mentioned Our Letters of Horning shall be directed against them and each of them at the instance of any of the Farmers of the Pole-money their Sub-tacktmen or Collectors Charging them thereto under the pain of five pounds Scots toties quoties to be payed to the Charger And We hereby Require the Clerks of Our Privy Council to Grant to them the foresaid Letters of Horning in common form to that effect And for the more easie stating the said Pole-money and uplisting thereof We with Advice of Our Privy Council and conform to the power granted to them by the foresaid Act of Parliament hereby Require and Command all Heretors or at least their Tutors Factors and Chamberlains to give in to the said respective Commissioner or Heretor designed for the Paroch in which they Dwell within the time contained in the said Act of Parliament the number and Names of all Tennents who have taken Lands or Houses immediatly of the Heretors and Proprietars and all Tennents in Lands or Houses to give in in manner foresaid the number and names of their Sub-tennents and Cottars under the pain of Twelve shilling Scots for each Tutor Factor or Chamberlain and six shilling Scots for each Tennent sailing in the Premisss to be applyed to the use of Our saids Farmers their Sub-tacksmen or Collectors by and attour the said Pole-money wherein they are respective lyable 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 the remanent Mercat-crosses of the Head-burghs of the several Shires within this Kingdom and there in Our Name and Authority by open Praclamation make Intimation of the Premsses that none pretend Ignorance Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the Sixth Day of September And of Our Reign the Sixth Year 1694 Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii GILB ELIOT Cls. Sti. Concilii GOD Save King William and Queen Mary Edinburgh Printed by the Heirs and Succssors of Andrew Anderson Printer Theie most Excellent Majesty 1694.