CHARLES' by the Grace of God, King of great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc. To 〈…〉 Messengers, our Sheriffs, in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute greeting. Forsomuch as in our Parliament holden at Edinburgh upon the Twenty eighth day of June, 1633. the three Estates of our Kingdom of Scotland being assembled, having taken to their consideration the many blessings which this nation doth enjoy under our most wise, happy, and peaceable government, whereof each Estate is most sensible, our Royal zeal for propagating the Gospel of Jesus Christ, our care for providing sufficient maintenance for the Clergy, our extraordinary pains taken for uniting the dis-jointed members of this commonwealth, and extirping of all roots of discords, relieving the oppressed, and with so even and fatherly a hand curing the wounds of this commonwealth, as the wisest eye can find no blemish in the temper of all our royal actions; and lastly, the great comfort they have by enjoying of our presence, pains taken, and expenses disbursed by Us in this our journey, Have made one voluntary and free offer of one taxation to be imposed, collected, and paid to Us in manner and at the six terms following, That is to say, For the Barons and Freeholders' parts of the same taxation Thirty shillings money to be uplifted of every pound land of old extent within this our kingdom pertaining to Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscount's, Lords, Barons, Freeholders' and Fewars of our proper lands, holden by them immediately of Us▪ and to be paid by them at every one of the six several terms following, videlicet, The sowme of thirty shillings money 〈…〉 feast and term of Martinmasse in the year of God, 1634. years. The sowme of other thirty shillings money at the feast and 〈…〉 ●●●●inmasse in the year of God, 1635. The sowme of other thirty shillings money at the feast and term of Martinmasse in th● 〈…〉 1636. The sowme of other thirty shillings money at the feast and term of Martinmasse in the year of God, 1637. The sow●●●● other thirty shillings money at the feast and term of Martinmasse in the year of God, 1638. And the sowme of other thirty shillings money at the feast and term of Martinmasse in the year of God, 1639. And for the spiritual men and burrows, parts of the same taxation, that there shall be uplifted of every Archbishopric, Bishopric, abbacy, Priory, and other inferior benefice, and of every free burgh within this our said Kingdom at every one of the said six several terms payment, The just taxation thereof as they have been accustomed to be taxed unto in all time bygone whensoever the temporal Lands within this our said Kingdom were stented to thirty shillings the pound land of old extent. And the same taxation to be paid at every one of the six several terms abovewritten. And for inbringing of the 〈…〉 terms payment of our burrows, parts of the same taxation, Our other letters are direct, charging the provest and bailiffs of each burgh to make payment of the taxed and stint thereof To 〈…〉 Our Co●●●or general appointed by Us for receiving of the same taxation, or to his deputes and officers in his name, having his power 〈◊〉 the same, at the feast and term of Martinmasse, in the year of God One thousand six hundred thirty 〈…〉 years', 〈…〉 of rebellion, and putting of them to our horn. For whose relief 〈…〉  
OUR WILL IS, and we charge you straight and command, That incontinent these our letters seen, ye pass, and in Our name and authority command and charge the Council of that our burgh of 〈…〉 To convene with you the said Provest and Bailiffs, and elect certain persons to stint their neighbours, And the same election being made, that ye charge the persons elected to accept the charge upon them in setting of the said stint upon the inhabitants of that our said burgh, and to convene and set the same, and to make a stint roll thereupon as effeiris, within twenty four hours next after they be charged by you thereto, under the pain of rebellion and putting of them to our horn. And if they failyie therein the said twenty four hours being bypast, that ye incontinent▪ thereafter denounce the disobeyers our rebels, and put them to our horn, and escheat and inbring all their movable goods to our use for their contemption. And likewise the said stint roll being made and set down as said is, That ye in our name and authority command and charge the burgesses, indwellers and inhabitants within that our burgh, To make payment of their said stint to you our said Provest and Bailiffs conform to the taxed roll to be made and given out thereupon within three days next after they be charged by you thereto, under the pain of rebellion, and putting of them to our horn. And if they failyie the said three days being bypast, that ye incontinent thereafter denounce the disobeyers our rebels, and put them to our horn, and escheat and inbring all their movable goods to our use for their contemption. And if need be, that ye our said Provest and Bailiffs poinded and distreinyie therefore, as ye shall think most expedient, according to justice, as ye will answer to us thereupon. The which to do we commit to you conjunctly and severally our full power, By these our letters delivering them by you duly execute and endorsed again to the Bearer.  
Given under our signet at Edinburgh the twenty eight day of June, and of our Reign the ninth year, 1633. Per actum Parliamenti.