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B05699 A proclamation for the more effectual in-bringing of the hearth-money. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) 1691 (1691) Wing S1934; ESTC R183557 958 1

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A PROCLAMATION For the more effectual In-bringing of the Hearth-Money WILLIAM and MARY By the Grace of GOD King and Queen of Great-Britain France and Ireland Defenders of the Faith To Our Lovits _____ Macers of Our Priyy Council Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute Greeting Forasmuch as We with Advice of Our Privy Council by Our Proclamation of the date the twelfth day of February last for the more Effectual and Orderly Collecting Up-lifting and In-bringing of the Hearth-Money humbly offered to Us by our Estates of Parliament conform to the second Act of the third Session of Our current Parliament Have in prosecution of the Power given to the saids Lords of Our Privy Council by an Act of Our said Parliament of the date the tenth day of September one thousand six hundred and ninty years Impowering them to give such Orders for Collecting and In-bringing of the said Hearth-mony as they shall judge fit Ordained Lists to be given in to Mr. James Melvill of Cassingray Receiver and Collector of all the Hearth-mony within this Kingdom his Sub-Collectors and Deputs of all Hearths Kilns and others mentioned in the said Proclamation in manner and under the Certifications therein specified And now these Lists being for the most part given in We with Advice foresaid do hereby Require and Command all Persons whatsomever lyable in payment of the said Hearth-mony to make payment of the same to the said Mr. James Melvill of Cassingray and his Sub-Collectors and Deputs betwixt and the tenth day of May next to come With Certification to such as shall failȝie in punctual payment that Letters of Horning and Poynding shall be direct forth against them at the instance of the said General-Collector and Receiver his Sub-Collectors and Deputs or they shall be allowed to Quarter upon the saids Deficients not exceeding one Souldier for each three Hearths for the more speedy In-bringing of the said Hearth-mony Our Will is herefore and We Charge you straitly an Command that incontinent these Our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh and to the Mercat-Crosses of the whole remanent Head-Burghs of the several Shires within this Kingdom and there in Our Name and Authority by open Proclamation make Publication of the Premisses that none may pretend ignorance as ye will answer to Us. The which to do We commit to you conjunctly and severally Our full Power by these Presents delivering them by you duly execute and indorsed again to the bearer Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the Twentie day of April And of Our Reign the third Year 1691. Per Actum Dominorum Sti. Concilij GILB ELIOT Cls. Secreti Concilij GOD save King WILLIAM and Queen MARY Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties Anno Dom 1691.