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A58677 Act for pole-money, May 29, 1693 Scotland. Privy Council. 1693 (1693) Wing S1427; ESTC R41236 4,424 6

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ACT For Pole-Money May 29. 1693. THE ESTATES OF PARLIAMENT taking to their Consideration that the Arrears due to the Countrey and Army preceeding the first day of February one thousand six hundred and ninety one are not as yet payed by the Fonds appointed in the former Session of this Parliament And that it is most Iust that the same be duely and truely payed THEREFORE in Order to the said payment viz. That the foresaid Arrears due to the Country may be payed in the first place and then the Arrears due to the Forces in such manner as that all Officers Regiments and Troops may be first brought up to an equal Foot and thereafter Compleated and that what remains thereof may be disposed of as their MAIESTIES shall think fit do freely and cheerfully offer the Pole-money following And for making the same effectual Their MAIESTIES with Advice and Consent of the saids Estates STATUTE and ORDAIN that all Persons of whatsomever Age Sex or Quality shall be subject and lyable to the Pole of six shilling Scots per Head except poor Persons who live upon Charity and the Children under the Age of sixteen years and In familia of all these Persons whose Pole is one pound ten shilling Scots or under the same That beside the said six shilling Scots imposed upon all the Persons that are not excepted a Cotter having a Trade shall pay six shilling Scots more making in the whole twelve shilling Scots for every such Cotter That all Servants that receives more than six pound Scots of yearly Fee in money or otherways shall pay the twentieth part of the said Fee including the six shilling Scots of generall Pole which is to be imposed upon all Persons that are not above excepted That all Tennents pay in name of Pole to the King a Merk for each hundreth Merks of the Masters valued Rent effeiring to their respective Rents including the foresaid six shilling of general Pole and appoints the Master of the Ground to Adjust the Proportions of the Pole-money amongst the severall Tennents according to their respective Duties payable by them in Money or Victual effeiring to his valued Rent For which Pole all Pole-money heretofore appointed to be payed by Tennents to their Masters is hereby expresly discharged and the Act or Acts thereanent rescinded That Tradsmen inhabiting within any Burgh whether of Royalty Regality or Barony whose free Stock and Means is above an hundred Merks and does not extend to five hundreth Merks be subject to a Merk Scots including the foresaid six shilling of general Pole That all Tradsmen living within any of the saids Burghs whose free Stock and Means extends to five hundreth Merks shall be subject and lyable to one pound ten shilling including the foresaid six shilling of generall Pole That all Merchants or Shop-keepers and Tradsmen Inhabitants within any of the said Burghs whose free Stock and Means is above five hundreth Merks and does not extend to five thousand Merks shall be subject and lyable to two pound ten shilling of Pole-money including ut supra And that those whose free Stock and Means is above five thousand Merks and does not extend to ten thousand Merks shall be lyable in four pound including ut supra That all Merchants Shop-keepers Chapmen and Tradsmen Inhabitants within any of the saids Burghs or else where whose free Estate and Stock does extend to or is above ten thousand Merks in worth and value shall be subject and lyable to ten pounds of Pole-money including ut supra That all Gentlemen so Holden and Repute and owning themselves to be such and who will not renounce any pretence they have to be such shall be subject and lyable in three pounds of Pole-money if they be not otherwayes classed and upon another consideration made subject to a greater Pole the said three pounds always including the general Pole of six shilling ut supra That all Heretors above fifty pounds and under two hundred pounds of valued Rent be subject and lyable to four pound of Pole-money including ut supra That all Heretors above two hundred pounds Scots and under five hundreth pound of valued Rent be lyable to nine pound of Pole-money including ut supra That all Heretors of five hundred pounds of valued Rent or above the same and under one thousand pounds of valued Rent be subject and lyable to twelve pound Scots of Pole money including ut supra That all Heretors of one thousand pounds of valued Rent or above the same and all Knight Baronets and Knights be subject and lyable to twentyfour pounds of Pole-money including ut supra That all Lords pay fourty pounds of Pole-money including ut supra That all Viscounts pay fifty pounds of Pole-money including ut supra That all Earls pay sixty pounds of Pole-money including ut supra That all Marquesses pay fourscore pounds of Pole-money including ut supra That all Dukes pay one hundreth pounds including ut supra That the Sons of Noblemen pay according to their Rank viz. All Dukes eldest Sons as Marquesses and their younger Sons as Earls All Marquesses eldest Sons as Earls and their younger Sons as Viscounts All Earls eldest Sons as Viscounts and the younger Sons shall be lyable in twenty four pounds of Pole All Viscounts and Lords Sons in twenty four pounds And that all Noblemens Daughters unmarried and foris-familiat shall be lyable in the third of the Pole of their eldest Brothers That all Widows whose Husbands would have been lyable to one pound ten shilling of Pole money or above are to be subject and lyable to the third part of their Husbands Pole except Heiresses who shall be subject to the same Pole their Predecessor would have been That all Gentlewomen never married and foris-familiat or provided and in possession of their Estate shall be subject and lyable in the third part of their eldest Brothers Pole That all Notars and Procurators before inseriour Courts and Messengers at Arms are to be subject and lyable to four pounds of Pole-money including ut supra Thall all Writters not to the Signet Agents and Clerks of inferiour Courts and Macets shall pay six pounds of Pole-money including ut supra That all Writters to the Signet Clerks of Soveraign Courts all Advocats Sheriffs and their Deputs Commissars and their Deputs and Doctors of Physick shall pay twentyfour pounds of Pole-money including ut supra That all Ministers having Benefices or Stipends and Parish Kirks not planted shall pay twelve pounds of Pole That all Officers of the Army shall be lyable in a days pay for their Pole That all persons who are to pay the said respective Poles though they be Poled in different Capacities are only to pay once at the greatest rate And for the better stating ordering and uplifting the said Pole-money Their MAIESTIES with consent foresaid STATUTE and ORDAIN that the Commissioners of Assessment or their Quorum shall Meet and Conveen at the ordinar place of their Meeting upon the second