GOD save 
HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE   royal blazon or coat of arms the KING  
CHARLES by the grace of GOD, King of great Britain, France and Ireland: Defender of the Faith etc. To Our Loveds Messengers Our shirreffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute greeting,  
Forsamekle as We being resolved to proceed in the matters reffered to US by the Submissions concerning the few fearmes and few meals of Erections, Teynds of other men's Lands, rate and ease of the same and price thereof, and others mentioned in the said Submissions, with that equity Justice and indifferency to particulate persouns, and care and respect to the public good and ease of our Subjects, as might manifest Our royal care and Fatherly affection to satle and establish the peace and tranquillity of this Our ancient Kingdom with common and public applause and congratulation of all Our good Subjects. WE were pleased to call to Us an●e number of our Nobility Privy Counsel and others able expert and well ●ffected to give their advice to US in a matter of so great importance. With whom We having at length conferred and ●eceive their advice and opinions both privately and publicly We find the matter of so great weight and consequence and to concern so nearly the private estate of the most part of our Subjects in particular, and the public good of this Our ancient Kingdom in general. That it deserves and merits Our serious consideration, and greater leisure and time than the present affairs will permite Us: And therefore We have resolved to prorogate like as We have prorogate the said submissions and every one of them to the last day of December 1629 years. And intends in the mean time as God shall give us the occasion, to give out Our royal determination in the said whole matters referred to US by the said submissions, And because in the conference had be Us with such of the Nobility Privy Counsel and Gentry who are with us: It is condescended with uniform consent of all, that Our Annuity shall take beginning in this instant year of God 1628. years. And that the same cannot be uplifred until the Valuations of each persons Lands end constant rend thereof in Stock and teynd be first determined by the Commissioners nominat be Us for the surrendars. Therefore, and for the greater expedition of the said Valuations It is thought fit and expedient that the Commissioners to whom power is granted be the general Commission, shall direct particular commissions and warrants to such particular persons in every shirefdome Paroshine or other bounds and circuits of this Our Kingdom as the said Commissioners shall think fit. With power to them to take trial by all ways and means agreeable to the Laws of this our Kingdom, or to be set down in their several Commissions anent the Valuations of the true Teynds of the Lands within the bounds of their Commission, and what they are worth in constant rent of Stock and Teynd. And to call and cite parties having interest to such particular dyats as they shall think fit, and to report their proceed to the said general Commissioners, Reserving always to the parties grieved liberty to appeal from the said particular commissions to the general. And suchlike because it is provided in the said general Submissions, that such of the Lords of Erections or others having right from them, as have laices lawfully set before the date of their Erections, or absolute warrandice of the same against their Authores, shall receive full and plenary satisfaction for their said laices and warrandice, And that also the particular satisfaction to be given to every one of the said Lords of Erections cannot be determined without the knowledge and trial of the just and true rental of the said few meals and few fearmes. Therefore it is our pleasure likeas we have given direction to cause the said Lords of erections and others having right as said is, to exhibit and produce to Our Advocate their said laces and rights and securities containing warrandice, at such days and times as the Commissioners foresaid shall appoint to them. With certification to them that failyies, that they shall not be heard to claim any satisfaction for the same hereafter. And suchlike We have given direction to our Commissioners to take special trial of the just rentals and quantity of the said few fearmes and few mealles, and what part thereof is presently bruiked by the Lords of Erection, and what part by pensioners or liverentars, and what will remain free of the same deducing the blenshe duties paid to Vs. And sickelike it is our will and pleasure that so soon as the said Commissioners have finished the Valuarion of the Teyndes of like parishone, That immediately thereafter they proceed to the consideration of the Ministers stipends and maintenance and establishing of schools hospitals and others pious uses, where the same may be had according the tenor of their Commission and Acts of the same past thereupon.  
OUR WILL IS herefore, and We charge you straight and commands that incontinent these Our letters seen, Ye pass and in our Name and authority make publication hereof by open Proclamation to the market croce of Our burgh of Edinburgh, and others places needful, And that We and Our Commissioners intent to proceed according to the grounds particularly above-exprest, wherethrow nane pretend ignorance of the same. The which to do, We commit to you conjunctly and severally Our full power by these Our Letters delyvering the same by you duly execute and endorsed again to the bearer.  
Given under Our Signet at Haly-rud-house the sixteen day of julij and of our reign the fourth year. 1628. Per actum D. Commissionis praedict.   

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