Act anent the advancement of the first Month's Maintenance.  
S. Andrews, February 4. 1646.  
THe Estates of Parliament Ordains the Noblemen and the Commissioners of the Shires and Burrows, To advance and pay to the General Commissar ane full Months Maintenance, without deduction of Quartering, or any other deduction, and this to be paid betwixt and the twentieth day of February instant: And where any of the Shire offers Meal for their Maintenance, the same to be received as the General Commissar or his Deputies and they can agree, to be carried by the sellers to the next Magazine: And ordains the advancers to have their relief both for principal and Annual rents off the Shires and Burghes fra these liable in payment of the Maintenance, or against the Committees of War of the Shires or Magistrates of burgh's respectiuè, at the option of the advancers: And the Committees of War and Magistrates to have their relief of these liable to Maintenance to Burgh and Land. And the Estates declares, That in respect the Quarterings are not allowed now in this Month's Maintenance to be advanced, That therefore the same Quarters shall be allowed out of the remanent Months Maintenance unpaid, or Fines within Shires or Burghes unassigned: And Ordains Letters to be direct to the effect above-written, against the Noblemen and Commissioners foresaid, for payment of the foresaid ane Months Maintenance upon ane simple charge of ten days: And grants the like Letters for their relief against these liable in Shires or Burghes for the Maintenance, and against the Committees of War in Shires and Magistrates in burgh's, and they to have their relief fra these liable in payment, as said is: And this but prejudice of the remanent Months Maintenance as is yet unpaid, conform to the several Acts of Maintenance.  
Alex. Gibsone Cler. Regist.   

Edinburgh Printed by Evan Tyler, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. 1646.