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 a free and willing offer of one yearly extraordinary taxation of the sixteenth penny of all annual rents which any person or persons within this our said Kingdom have freely due and payable to them yearly or termly (their own annual rents wherein they are adebted to others being first deduced) The first terms payment whereof is to be and begin at the feast and term of Martinmasse in the year of God, 1634. and so forth yearly and termly at Martinmasse and Whitsunday for the space of six years, until the said six years and twelve terms payment thereof be full and completely outrun. And whereas We and Our Estates have by act of the said Parliament authorised all and sundry heritable sheriffs, stewards, bailiffs, and bailiffs of regalities, and their deputes, and the Provests and bailiffs of free burrows within the bounds of their jurisdictions, as likewise the clerks within the jurisdictions where these offices are not heritable (which Clerks have their offices ad vitam) To collect the said extraordinary taxation, and to make payment thereof to the Collector general to be appointed by Us for receiving of the same. Therefore, and for inbringing of the 〈…〉 terms payment of the said extraordinary taxation, Our other letters are direct, charging all and sundry heritable sheriffs, stewards, bailiffs, and bailiffs of regalities, their deputes and clerks, and the Provests and bailiffs of free burrows and their clerks, As likewise the clerks within the jurisdictions where these offices are not heritable, That they and every one of them dwelling by North the river of Dee within the space of fifteen days after the said term of 〈…〉 in the year of God 163● years, And that they and every one of them dwelling be south the river of Dee within the space of ten days after the said term, deliver to 〈…〉 Our collector general appointed by Us for receiving the said extraordinary taxation, A true and justaccompt and inventar of the whole sowmes of money due to be paid by any person within the bound of their jurisdictions for his part of the said extraordinary taxation, and that they give up the same count and inventar upon their oaths solemnly sworn that the same are just and true, And that they make payment to our said collector general, or to his deputes in his name, having his power to receive the same of the whole moneys due to be paid to Us, conform to the said account and inventar for the said 〈…〉 terms payment of the said extraordinary taxation, within twenty days after the term of 〈…〉 in the year of God, One thousand six hundred thirty 〈…〉 years', under the pain 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 all and sundry the said annuall-rentars dwelling within that our 〈…〉 To make payment to you our said 〈…〉 and your deputes of the said sixteenth penny of all annual rents freely due and payable to them as for the said 〈…〉 terms payment of the said extraordinary taxation, within twenty 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 twenty 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 〈…〉 poinded and distrenyie 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▪