ACT Anent the MAINTENANCE of the ARMY And Moneys to be raised for that effect.  
February 27. 1645.  
THe Estates of Parliament now c●●veened in the second Session of this first Triennall Parliament, by virtue of the last Act of the last Parliament, holden by his Majesty and the three Estates in Anno 1641. Taking to their consideration: The great prejudice and danger which the Kingdom and Religion have already sustained, By the late Invasion of the Irish Rebels, and our unnatural Countrymen; And how necessarily it is incumbent to them being now convened, to provide for all speedy and solid remedies against the same; For which effect, finding it most expedient, That not only this Kingdom may be put in ane just Posture of Defence, but also, That ane constant and settled way may be established for protectting, with God's assistance, the War against the saids Invaders in ane hostile manner, to their utter overthrow and destruction; Have thereunto thought fitting for the more speedy execution hereof, and for 〈◊〉 and recruting their Forces , and for the ●●●●tenance of the same, in the most easy and proportionable 〈…〉 for the Liege's; To enact, statute, and ordain Like as for 〈◊〉 they enact, statute, and ordain their presents following; To be obeyed and observed by all the Subjects of this Kingdom, calle● 〈…〉 hereafter expressed.  
In the first, That the Country may be freed of Quartering 〈◊〉 ●●●tings, and Plunderings, and that the Labourers and Trade●● 〈◊〉 do their Labour at home, except upon extreme necessary, Irish 〈…〉 for the ease of the Kingdom, and most certain for the 〈…〉 This every Shire and Burgh, shall enter●●● from the 〈…〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉, to the last day of 〈…〉 ●●portion of Forces, Horse and Foot, as well Soldier as Officer, according to the rule of Loane and Taxed, extending in the particular, to the number and sums contained in the Rolls following, which is declared to be the two part of the pay due to be paid within Scotland, to the Officers of Horse and Foot, and to the Soldiers of Foot, and Fourteen shillings to the Trouper: The third to run in arears to the said's Officers and Foot Soldiers, and Four shillings to the Horse, and a proportionable part to the Dragooners.  
Here follows the tenor of the said's Rolls, payable to the Officers of Horse, Foot, and Dragooners, by the Shires and Burrows, conform to the division and proportion following, viz. The monthly pay of ane Regiment of Horse in their Quarters, being the two part of their Pay, conform to the Scots establishment: Officers of the Staff, Colonel per mensem 333 l. 6 s. 8 d. Lieutenant Colonel 200 l. Major 133 l. 6 s. 8 d. Minister 26 l. 13 s. 4 d. Regiment Quartermaster 45 l. Chirurgeon 30 l. Eight Rootmasters, each of them 100 l. per mensem inde 800 l. Eight Lieutenant's, each of them 45 l. per mensem inde 360 l. Eight Cornets, each of them 36 l. per mensem inde 288 l. Eight Quarter-masters, each of them 30 l. per mensem inde 240 l. Twenty four Corporals, each of them 24 l. per mensem inde 576 l. Eight Trumpeters, each of them 20 l. per mensem inde 160 l. Six hundreth Troupers, each of them 14 s. per diem, is 21 l. per mensem inde 12600 l. The monthly Pay of a Regiment of Foot in their Quarters, conform to the Scots establishment, being two part of their Pay, Colonel per mensem 222 l. 4 s. 4 d. Lieutenant Colonel per mensem 133 l. 6 s. 8 d. Major per mensem 88 l. 17 s. 4 d. Minister per mensem 26 l. 13 s. 4 d. Regiment Quartermaster per mensem 30 l. Chirurgeon 30 l. Drummer-Major per mensem 12 l. Regiment Scriver per mensem 20 l. Provest Mershall per mensem 12 l. Ten Captains per mensem 666 l. 13 s. 4 d. Ten Lieutenant's per mensem 300 l. Ten Ensigns per mensem 240 l. Twenty Sergeants per mensem 200 l. Thirty Corporals per mensem 240 l. Ten Captains at Arms per mensem 100 l. Ninteen Drummers per mensem 152 l. Ane thousand common Soldiers per mensem 6000 l.  
Follows the sums monthly payable according to thirty days per mensem: Together with the number of men to be entertained by the Shires and burgh's according to the Taxed, viz. Orknay 127 men, monthly Pay 1143 l. innerness 464 men, monthly Pay 4176 l. Caithnesse 105 men, monthly Pay 945 l. Cromerty 11 men, monthly Pay 99 l. Sutherland 47 men, monthly Pay 423 l. Naime 35 men, monthly Pay 315 l. Elgine 210 men, monthly Pay 1890 l. Aberdene 727 men, monthly pay 6543 l. Bamff 159 men, monthly Pay 1431 l. Kincardine 174 men, monthly Pay 1566 l. Forfar 556 men, monthly Pay 5004 l. Perth 889 men, monthly Pay 8001 l. Fyffe 738 men, monthly pay 6642 l. Stirling 282 men, monthly pay 2538 l. Kinrosse 16 men, monthly Pay 144 l. C 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 e, 6 men, monthly Pay 522 l. Edinburgh 463 men, mo●●hly Pay 4167 l. Linlithgow 194 men, monthly Pay 1746 l. Ha●ngton 376 men, monthly Pay 3384 l. Berwick 395 men, monthly Pay 3555 l. Roxburgh 642 men, monthly pay 5778 l. Selkirk 〈◊〉 men, monthly pay 1278 l. Peebles 182 men, monthly pay 2638 l. Lanerk 598 men, monthly pay 5382 l. Air 674 men, monthly pay 6066 l. Wigtoun and Stewartrie of Kircudbright 486 men, monthly pay 4374 l. Drumfreis 494 men, monthly pay 4446 l. Renfrew 245 men, monthly pay 2205 l. Dumbartan 197 men, monet●●● pay 1233 l. Argyle 323 men, monthly pay 2907 l. Bute 3● m●● monthly pay 459 l.  
Follows the sums payable monthly, together with the number of men to be entertained by the Burrows; Edinburgh 574 men, at 6 s. per diem, inde per mensem 5166 l. Perth 110. men, at 6 s. per diem, inde per mensem 990 l. Dundee 186. men, monthly pay 1674 l. Aberdene 160. men, monthly pay 1440 l. Stirling 36 men, monthly pay 324 l. Linlithgow 30. men, monthly pay 270 l. S. Andrews 60. men, monthly pay 540 l. Glasgow 110. men, monthly pay 990 l. Air 41. men, monthly pay 369 l. Hadingtoun 36. men, monthly pay 324 l. Dysert 30. men, monthly pay 270 l. Kirkaldie 46. men, monthly pay 414 l. Montros 53 men, monthly pay 477 l. Cowper 24. men, monthly pay 216 l. Anstruther easter 31. men, monthly pay 279 l. Drumfreis 44. men, monthly pay 396 l.. innerness 40. men, monthly pay 360 l. Breichen 20. men, monthly pay 180 l. Irving 23. men, monthly pay 207 l. Elgine 20. men, monthly pay 180 l. Jedburgh 18. men, monthly pay 162 l. Wigtoun 15. men, monthly, pay 135. l. Pittinweyme 15. men, monthly pay 135 l. Dumferling 12. men, monthly pay 108 l. Dumbartan 12. men, monthly pay 108 l. Ranfrew 10. men, monthly pay 90 l. Lanerk 16. men, monthly pay 144 l. Kircudbright 20 men, monthly pay 180 l. Aberbrothok 10. men, monthly pay 90 l. Bruntiland 16. men, monthly pay 144 l. Peibles 10. men, monthly pay 90 l. Carrail 24. men, monthly pay 216 l. Kinghorn 14. men, monthly pay 126 l. Thayne 12. men, monthly pay 108 l. Selkirk 10. men, monthly pay 90 l. Anstritherwester 6. men, monthly pay 54 l. Culros 12. men, monthly pay 108 l. Dumbar 12. men, monthly pay 108 l. Bamff 8. men, monthly pay 72 l. Whithorne 5. men, monthly pay 45 l. Forfar 6. men, monthly pay 54 l. Forres 6. men, monthly pay 54 l. Rothesay 5. men, monthly pay 45 l. Rutherglen 5. men, monthly pay 45 l. Northberwick 4. men, monthly pay 36 l. Culane 4. men, monthly pay 36 l. Nairn 〈◊〉 men, monthly pay 36 l. Lawder 5. men, monthly pay 45 l. Innerkeithing 10. men, monthly pay 90 l. Kiltynnie 3. men, monthly pay 27 l. Annand 3. men, monthly pay 27 l. Lochmaben 3. men, monthly pay 27 l. Sanchuer 3. men, monthly pay 27 l. Galloway 1. man, monthly pay 9 l. Queensferrie 7. men, monthly pay 63 l.  
Item, It is ordained for prosecution of the War against the Rebels within the Kingdom, That there be made up of the present Regiments upon foot, by Recrues or otherways, 9000 foot, and these to be in Eleleven Regiments, each Regiment in 8. or 10. Companies, and in each Company 100 men, and where they are to be recruted, Th●● 〈◊〉 Company be made up of 126. men, where the same may be co●●● 〈◊〉 gotten done. And that 600. Horse be employed in this Service, with their Officers and Commanders, to be made up and commanded as the Parliament and their Committees have given, or shall give order. And that the 500 Dragoneers, with a Lieutenant Colonel Major, and other inferior Officers, to be divided in 8. Companies, and to be ●ayed conform to the Roll of establishment, which Officers and Soul●●●●s are to be entertained at the Rates contained in the Table above-written, which they are to receive duly in money and provisions monthly, The one half at least in money, and the other half in Oatmeal, or other provisions useful for the Army, at the ordinary Rates for the time. And for the better collecting and ingathering of the said's sums of money, for payment and entertainment of the said's Officers and Soldiers: The Estates nominates and appoints Sir Adam Hepburn of Humbie General Collector, with power to him to substitute Deputes in ilk Shire, and that other Collectors in burgh's and parochs be appointed in sicklike manner, as is contained in the Act of Taxed and Loane; with power to the said General Collector to appoint a Clerk of Collection; Which Collector-Deputes, alswel of Shires as of burgh's and parochs and Clerk of Collection, shall have such like Fees as is allowed in the said Act of Taxed and Loane, and that to be up-lifted out of the said Shires and parochs, by and attour the said maintenance: And the burgh's to be free, in respect they collect their Taxed upon their own charges.  
Item, If any Shire, Burgh, or Person therein designed, be deficient in paying their monthly proportion, so that the Soldiers for want be put to Quarters in any other Shire or Burgh, In that case it is Ordained, that the Shire or Burgh, who shall Quarter the Officers or Soldiers, shall have repetition of the failzies, with a third part more in name of failzie. And after count and reckoning with the Commissar of these Regiments or Troops, The Shires or burgh's shall have assignation protante, and a third part more to their locality for their relief and satisfaction: And in case of their refusal, the Committee of Estates with the Army, is to give order thereanent to the Committee of War of the Shire, designed by the Estates, being conjunctly liable for the proportion of the Shires, and the Magistrates of burgh's for the burgh's, except for such lands of burgh's, as shall be found by the Committee of Estates with the Army to be still possessed by the enemy, or to have binaitogether wasted and burnt by them, so that they cannot be profitable to the Heritors, which deficiency is to be supplied by the Committee of Estates, out of the Fynes, Forfeitures, or any other Moneys due to the Public: And the Committee of War to have their relief of the disobedients to the double, and als to have the assistance of the Forces, if they require the 'samine. And with power to the said's Committees of War in every Shire (who are hereby declared to be liable in the monthly maintenance due to the Soldiers) to call unto them any Heritor within their Shire respective, and to cause them bind with the said Committee for 〈◊〉 ●●●mes of Money to be contracted for the said maintenance: But 〈◊〉 always provided, That the burgh's that shall happen to be upon the saids Committees of War of the Shire shall be no farther liable nor answerable for the maintenance due by the Shire, but allanarly for the lands pertaining to the said's Burgesses lying within the Shire, if they any have.  
Item, To the effect that the Shires and burgh's be not deceived wi●● false musters, and so pay for men who are not really in service. It is ordained, That these who shall be appointed for mustering, shall 〈…〉 ●●ly, as they shall be required, take a survey of each Regimes▪ 〈…〉 ●●●pany, as well Horse, Foot, as Dragonners; and that the Shires 〈◊〉 burgh's who shall pay their proportion, or shall happen to quarter them, may have one, with such as shall be appointed by the Committee, to muster them, if he be present with the Army; otherwise, in absence of that Muster-master, the persons so nominate by the Shire or Burgh, may muster them: And these Officers who are required to muster their men, and refuses, shall forfeit their place and bygone pay; And whatsoever horse shall be found to be made use of for making of false musters, the Horse shall be confiscate, and the owner of the Horse shall pay one hundred pounds to the Public, whensoever it shall be tried: And a Footman who shall be made use of for making of false musters, shall be punishable by scourging or burning. And the Rootmaster, Captain, or any other Officer of Horse, Foot, or Dragooners, shall be found guilty of such false musters, shall lose his place instantly, and all his bygone pay.  
Item, It is ordained, That Magazines of Victual be provided out of the moneys to be raised in part of what shall be due, and put in convenient and sure places of the Kingdom, from which it may be most commodiously carried to the Army: And that there be Provant Masters appointed, as well for the North as for the South. And to the end that these Magazines may be timously provided, the Provant Masters are appointed to go about the same diligently: And the Shires and burgh's are hereby ordained, before the first day of April next, To advance three months of the sums laid upon them. And because by the present Stint laid upon the Shires, the burden may be unequal, which cannot presently be known, in respect the valuations of Loan and Taxed are not come in, It is appointed, That the whole valuations within the Kingdom, not already brought in to the Clerk of the Loan and Taxed, be brought in before the first day of May next done and perfected, conform to the Act of Convention made thereanent: And that they may be compared by ane person to be appointed for ilk shire, and the comparing to be perfected betwixt and the first day of June next. And if it shall be found that some Shires maintains more Officers and Soldiers than others, they shall be eased thereof, and each Shire proportioned in an equal way, conform to their Rents: And if the Shire shall failzie, and not bring in the valuations betwixt and the said first day of May next, They shall not only be debarred from any be●●●● or ease to be granted to them, but also shall bear the burden of any 〈◊〉 shall be granted to these Shires who shall be found to be 〈◊〉 ●●●●ed. And for the Burrowes part of this Taxed, it shall be 〈…〉 altered, according as their Taxed Roll shall be altered.  
Item, The retention of six for the hundred of annuall-rents to be for the year of God 1645. viz. From Martinmasse 1644. to Martinmasse 1645. Providing always the annuall-rents be fully paid within the ●ame year, 1645. otherwise no retention to be granted by the Creditor, who notwithstanding hereof, shall have power to charge his 〈◊〉 at any Term, conform to his Band.  
〈◊〉, That all Heritors of land within Burgh, or Pendicles and Liberties thereof, all Burgesses, all Traffiquers exercising any Trade, shall be subject to taxation within Burgh, but prejudice for the time to come of the whole members of the College of Justice, their former Rights, Privileges, and Immunities, wherewith for the present in regard of the present exigency they do dispense.  
Item, It is ordained, That no suspension be granted of any charge to follow upon this present Act, without a discharge from the party charger, or consignation of the sum charged for, (if so be it be upon a special charge) and whilk consignation shall be made in the hands of the Collectors respective, viz. In the hands of the Collectors within the Shire for the Shire, and within the Burgh for the Burgh, Pendicles, and Liberties thereof, including within the Pendicles of Edinburgh, the Houses, Tenements, and Yards within Leith, Cannongate, and Pleasance, so fare as pertains to the Town of Edinburgh in property or superiority, and within the Pendicles of other Burrowes all that hath been in use to have been taxed with them: And all other suspensions to be null; And that it be granted by the Committee of Estates. And these suspensions to be passed by the Clerk Register and his Deputes, upon production of the discharge from the Collectors of the Shires or burgh's, or a Testificate that the sums were consigned in their hands: And the same suspensions to be discussed by the Commits or Estates of Parliament.  
Item, It is statute and ordained, That all Fines, Forfaulters monies for forefaulted Lands, Rents, and others past and done in this Session of Parliament, and in time coming, shall be employed for the present use of the Army: As also that all Fines, Forefaulters, and monies for forefaulters, past and done in the former Session of this Parliament, which are not already disposed upon by the said former Session of Parliament, or their Committees, shall be likewise employed to the use foresaid.  
It is always expressly declared, statute, and ordained, That no retention shall be granted of this present maintenance hereby imposed upon Shires and burgh's for any Debt, Cause, or Occasion whatsomever, and that no exemption shall be granted therefrom to any person or persons whatsomever; except only for Lands, Rents, Annualrents, and other duties mortified to Colleges, Schools, Hospitals, Ministers and ●●●ders Stipends, and for upholding of Kirks and Bridges, but that all 〈◊〉 Heritors, Liferenters, Taksmen, Titulars, Proper Wodsetters, 〈…〉 Conjun●●iars, and Ladie-terces, and others subject to the 〈…〉 within Shires or burgh's, whereby profit or commodity arises, shall be liable to their proportionable part of this maintenance; 〈◊〉 that the Lands and Teinds shall pay as they lie locally in Shires, 〈◊〉 not by annexation, conform to the Act of Convention for Taxed 〈◊〉 Loan.  
Further it is declared, That the payment of the said 〈…〉 be made by the Shires, shall begin the said first day of 〈…〉 come, and pay for the first four months, conform to the former ●●●●tion, and thereafter as they shall be rectified and given in by the Shi●●● after the 'samine shall be revised by the former Valuers: For the whi●● effect the Estates of Parliament renews the former Commission granted by Act of Convention.  
And finally it is declared and Ordained, That the Letters and Charges to follow upon this present Act and Ordinance, shall be raised at the instance of the General Collector and his Deputes, against the Committees of Shires, and Magistrates of Burrows, and Letters for their relief, at the instance of the Committee of the Shire, and their Collectors, against Heritors, Fewers, Fermorers, in the common form: And all these Letters to be direct in the same manner, with the same provisions, and with the same certifications, contained in the Act of Convention of Estates made for the Loan and Taxed.  
FINIS.