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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	king_n	parliament_n	session_n	5,616	5	10.5793	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05696	A proclamation, for the better inbringing of the pole-money, imposed in anno 1695.	Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II)	1695 (1695)	Wing S1928; ESTC R183553	1,516	1

A PROCLAMATION For the better Inbringing of the Pole-Money Imposed in Anno 1695. WILLIAM by the Grace of GOD King of Great Britain France 〈◊〉 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 Forasmuchas by the Act past in the last Session of Our currant Parliament Entituled Act for Pole-money appointing the Lists and Rolls of Poleable Persons to be made and recorded in manner therein exprest it is also ordered that an Abstract thereof should be sent to the Lords of Thesaury between and the first of this instant Month of October which day is now past and seing the said day neither was nor could be observed because of the lateness of the present Harvest and the broken and uncertain Weather of 〈◊〉 Season Therefore VVe With advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council have thought fit to prorogat a●● hereby prorogates the said day to the first of November next Ordaining the foresaid Abstracts to be sent into the Lords of our Thesaury betwixt and that day as if the first of November in place of the first of October had been set down in the foresaid Act of Parliament And to the effect that the Orders contained in the late proclamation of Our Privy Council for Collecting the said Pole-money may be the better observed and the Collectors for Shires and Paroches therein-mentioned more encouraged VVe have farder thought fit with Advice foresaid to allow for the payment of the saids Collectors Five per Cent. of their respective Collections 〈◊〉 wit Three per Cent to the Collectors for Paroches and Two per Cent. to the Collectors of Shires in manner prescribed in the former Proclamation And because there is a General Question arisen anent the ●●ole of Ministers whether they be only to pay the single Pole of six pence or to be reckoned in the Class of and pay as Gentlemen It is hereby declared with Advice foresaid that all Ministers of the Gospel within this Kingdom are to be reckoned in the Class of and to pay as Gentlemen And because it is informed that several Heretors refuse to give up Lists and to make the Division amongst their Tennents of their valued Rent conform to the Tennents respective Possessions in manner prescribed by the Act of Parliament alledging it sufficient that they the Heretors pay for their respective valued Rent in Cumulo As likewise that Elders refuse to give up Lists in manner prescribed by the foresaid Act of Parliament and Proclamation of Council And farder that the Tutors and Curators of Minors refuse to give an account upon Oath of the value of their Pupils and Minors moveable Estates in manifest defraud of the foresaid Pole Therefore VVe with advice foresaid do hereby Ordain that in all and every of the said Cases the persons refusing as said is shal be lyable to be charged with Horning to give due Obedience and that Letters be raised at Our Sollicitors instance and put in the hands of the respective Collectors of Supply in the several Shires to be by them duely execute upon Our Expenses as they will be answerable And because that in some Paroches there may be but one or no residing Heretor nor Commissioner to take up Lists within the same and execute the other Orders conform to Our former Proclamation Therefore in such Cases VVe here 〈◊〉 allow and ordain the Commissioners of the Shires within which the saids Paroches lyes to nominat and appoint an substantial Man or two within the saids Paroches to take up the foresaid Lists and execute the other Orders proper for Commissioners of Paroches mentioned in the former Proclamation Our VVill is herefore and we charge you strictly and command that in continent these Our Letters seen ye pass to the Merc●●● Cross of Edinburgh and to the Mercat-Crosses of the whole Head-Burghs of the several Shires and Stewa●● cries within this Kingdom and there in Our Name and Authority by open Proclamation make Intimation hereof that none may pretend ignorance And Ordains these presents to be Printed and Published Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the third day of October and of Our Reign the seventh Year 1695. Ex Deliberation Dominorum Sti. Concilij GILB ELIOT Cls. Sti. Concilij 〈…〉 by the 〈…〉 and Successours of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most 〈…〉 1695.