Act made at elon the third day of April 1677 Years.  
FOrasmuch as the Act of his Majesty's privy Council, dated the seventh day of December last, did settle the prices of Ale and drinking Beer: so as there might be a due proportion betwixt the same and the prices of rough-Bear, and appointed the said Act to be put in execution, be the Commissioners of excise in the several Shires and burgh's: And the Brewers and Maltmen within the same, to find caution for their due observance thereof: Likeas the Brewers within the Shires of Edinburgh and Haddington, having made application and offer to the said Privy Council, and given Bond to pay no less than seven pounds' scots the bowl, for all the Bear they shall buy of the Cropped 1676. The Lords of his Majesties said Privy Council, have given licence and allowance to the said's Brewers, to sell the Ale and drinking-Beer at twenty pennies the pint besides the excise; as also, to sell double or three shilling Ale, and have authorised the said's Commissioners of excise of the several Shires and burgh's, to allow the same Latitude to all such as will make the like offer: And the Earl Marischall, the Earl of Aboyne, and Sir john Keith, three of the Lords of the said Privy Council, being appointed to see the said's Acts receive due execution within the Shire of Aberdeen, and to procure the due observance thereof from the said's Commissioners, Malt men and Brewers; the said Privy Council, be two several Letters direct to them, have authorised them and the said's Commissioners of excise, to take that same course as to the Brewers and Maltmen, within the Shire of Aberdeen, and burgh's Royal of the same. And in case the said's Brewers and Maltmen, do not make offer of the price, and give Bond to that effect as aforesaid, have ordained the certification contained in the said Act of Council, and Proclamation following thereon to be put in execution. In pursuance whereof, and obedience to an Print Advertisement published through the whole Shire, the said's three Lords of Privy Council, and several Commissioners of excise, Barons, and Heritors of the Shire, having convened here this day, and having read and perused the said Act of Council, and other Acts made in reference thereto, with the said's Letters and Commissions from the Privy Council, and strict Order therein contained, for putting the same to full execution; considering that they are strictly commanded and obliedged to put the said Acts to all due execution, also well for any transgression thereof bypast, as what may be in time coming: Have resolved, (as in duty they are tied) to use their utmost endeavoures thereanent; And for that effect, have Ordained their next Meeting to be at Aberdeen, the eighteenth day of April instant requiring the whole Commissioners of excise of the said Shire, to be present at that Meeting, for giving their concurrence therein: And Ordains the whole Heritors of the Shire, betwixt and that time, to take notice of the Brewers within their respective Lands and Heritage's, who have transgressed the said's Acts of Council, and to report faithfully thereanent to the said next Meeting at Aberdeen: And withal recommends to the said's several Heritors, within whose Lands any Brewers are, to be ready against that time, to become bound as Cautioners for their said's Brewers, that they shall observe the said's Acts for the future: And in case, the Heritors and Masters of the said's Brewers, be unwilling to bind for them, Ordains the Brewers themselves to be present at the said Meeting, with other sufficient caution, declaring that all those who shall be absent, shall be repute and holden breakers, and contumacious contemners of the said Act of Council; and that their presence shall extend alsewell to Maltmen as Brewers, and these within burgh's Royal, as without the same. And in respect, the Lords of his Majesty's Privy Council, have been so careful for the good of his Majesty's Subjects, It is expected, that both Commissioners and Heritors will to their uttermost power endeavour the prosecution of the said's Acts, under the certifications contained in the samen Acts and Proclamations, and power granted by the said Privy Council: Lykeas, The Lords and Commissioners foresaids, continues any thing relating to the excise, to that said Meeting at Aberdeen, the said eighteenth day of April instant, at which time they intent to settle the said excise for one Year after the first day of May next. And that none may pretend ignorance, the Collector is apppointed to cause Print and publish their presents, at the several Parish Kirkes' of the Shire, the ensuing lords-days.  
Sic Subscribitur, john Foullerton I. P. C. Given under the hand of Colonel JOHN FOULLERTON of Dudwick, Prese to the said Meeting.