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CHARLES' by the Grace of God, King of great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc. To our Messengers, our Sheriffs, in that part, conjunctly and severally specially constitute greeting.  
Forsomuch as we and the Estates of our Parliament presently convened, remembering that at the first institution of the College of Justice, and diverse times thereafter in Parliaments ratifying the same; Our royal Ancestors and Estates of our Realm then assembled, found the erection of that honourable consistory, which is a biding monument of the glory of their reigns, not only to be useful for royal service, but also necessary and profitable for the peace of this our Kingdom, and to the seen good and comfort of all our Subjects; And considering that the provision allowed of before to the Lords of Session was no ways sufficient for defraying of their charges; And that through their continual attendance, their private affairs are neglected, and great losses thereby sustained by them: Therefore, and to the effect, the said Senators and Lords of our Session, present and to come, may be more encovaged to go on, and to persist as they do, in their zeal, and affections to our service, and in faithful ministration of Justice, to the general weal of this our Realm and our Liege's; The said Estates, with our special approbation, and gracious goodliking, have most freely condescended, statute, and enacted, that a taxation be presently imposed upon their lands and means, which with our consent foresaid, they ordain to be collected and paid to the effect, in manner, and at the terms following: That is to say, The Duke, Marquesses, Earls, Viscount's, Lords, and Commissioners of Shires for the temporal Estate, have granted that there shall be uplifted of every pound land of old extent within this our Kingdom pertaining to Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscount's, Lords, Barons, Freeholders, and Fewers of our proper lands, the sum of ten shillings money at every one of the four terms following, viz. The sum of ten shillings money at the feast and term of Martinmasse next to come in this instant year of God, 1633. The sum of other ten shillings money at the feast and term of Martinmasse, in anno 1634. The sum of other ten shillings money at the feast and term of Martinmasse, 1635. And the sum of other ten shillings money at the feast and term of Martinmasse, 1636. And for the spiritual men and burrows parts of the same taxation, that there shall be uplifted of all Archbishoprickes, Bishoprickes, Abbacies, Pryories, and other inferior benefices, and of every free burgh within this our Kingdom, at every one of the four terms abovespecified; the just taxation thereof, as they have been accustomed to be taxed in all time bygone, whensoever the temporal Lands of this our Kingdom were stented to ten shillings the pound land of old extent. And for inbringing 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 Collector general, appointed for receiving of the same taxation, or to his Deputes & Officers in his name, having his power to receive the same, at the feast & term of Martinmas, in the year of God one thousand six hundred thirty years, under the pain of rebellion & 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 failye, 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 failye therein, 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 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.