HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE   royal blazon or coat of arms  
JAMES be the grace of GOD King of great Britain, France, and Ireland: Defender of the Faith etc. To the Provest and ballies of our bourgh of And to our Lovits, Messengers, our sheriffs in that part Coniunctlie and severally specially constitute greiting.  
Forsamcikle as the Three Estates of our Kingdom of Scotland, convenit in our Parliament; haldin at our Bourgh of Perth upon the nynt day of julie The year of God, one thousand sax hundred and sax years. Upon good and wechtie considerations moving them, hes freely and voluntarily offered and granted (unto us, for relief and payment of our debts, and reparation of our horses) one Taxation to be paid, in manner and at the Four terms following: That is to say, for the Barons and Frichalders parts, of the same Taxation: Twenty shillings money, to be uplifted of every pound land of old extent within our said Kingdom. pertening to Earls, Lords, Barons, Frie-halders, and Fewers of our proper lands: and paid at every one of the four several terms after specified. That is to say, Twenty shillings, at the first day of februar nixtocome In the year of God, one thousand sax hundredth and seven years. Twenty shillings, at the first day of februar In the year of God, one thousand sax hundred and eight years. Twenty shillings, at the first day of februar In the year of God one thousand sax hundred and nine years. and Twenty shillings, at the first day of februar In the year of God, one thousand sax hundred and ten years. And for the Spiritual men, and our Borrows part, of the same Taxation: That there shall be uplifted of every Archbishoprik Biscoprik, Abbacie, Priory, and uther inferior Benefice, within our said Kingdom; And of every free Bourgh within th●●●me. At every one of the said's four terms of payment, The just Taxation thereof and as they have been accustomed to 〈◊〉 taxed unto, in all time began; Whensoeur the Temporal lands of our said Kingdom were extentit to Twe 〈…〉 〈…〉 ound 〈…〉 l extent. And the same taxations to be paid at every one of the four several terms abour 〈…〉ed 〈…〉 ●or inbringer of the third terms payment of the Borrows part of the same taxation, Our other's letters are direct charg●● 〈◊〉 of the Provest and Ballies of ilk Bourgh, to make payment of the Taxed and extent thereof to our Trusty and Weilbelovit IAM●S HAY of Kingask. Our collector general, appointed for receiving of the same hail taxation his Deputes and officers in his name, havand his power to receive the same: Betwixt and the first day of februar, The year of God, one thousand sax hundred and nine years. Under the pain of rebellion and putting of them to our horn, for whose relief. OUR WILL IS and we charge yow strattlie and commands, That incontinent their our letters seen; ye pass, and in our name and authority command and charge, All and sundry inhabitants within that our Bourgh of To convein and elect certain persons to extent their neighbours, And the said election being made, That ye charge the persons electit to accept the charge upon them in setting of the said extent upon the inhabitants of ilk bourgh, and to convein and set the samen and make one extent roll thereupon as effeirs, within Twenty four hours next after they be chargit be you thereto, Under the pain of rebellion and putting of them to our horn; and give they failʒee thairin the said's twenty four hours being bypassed, That ye incontinent thereafter denunce the dissobeyars our rebels and put them to out horn; and escheat and inbring all their moovable goods to our use for their contemption. And siklyk the said extent roll being made and set as said is: That ye in our name and authority command and charge the burgesses neighbours and inhabitants of that our bourgh, To make payment of their parts of the said extent, To yow our said's Provest and ballies; Conform to the taxed roll to be made and given out thereupon, within Threedayes next after they be charged be thou thereto: Under the pain of rebellion and putting of them to our horn, and give they failʒee thairin the said's three days being bypassed, That ye incontinent thereafter denunce the dissobeyars our rebels and put them to our horn: And escheat and inbring all their moovable goods to our use for their contemption; And give neid beiss that ye poind and distrenʒie thairfoir, as ye shall think expedient. as ye will answer to ws thereupon, The whilk to do we commit to yow conjunctly and severally our full power, Be their our letters, delivering them be yow duly execute and indorsate again to the bearer:  
Given under our Signet, At Perth the nynt day of julie, And of our Regne the ferd and threttie nine year. 1606. Per actum Parliamenti.