EDINBURGH 10. February 1647.  
ACT FOR VPLIFTING OF one Moneths maintenance, for disbanding of these Regiments Horse and Foot, that are not to be kept up for the service of the country.  
THe Estates of Parliament now convened in this sixth Session of the first triennal Parliament, taking to their consideration the present necessity of money for disbanding of the Regiments of Horse and Foot that are not to be keeped up, and for payment of the assignments for the service at Philiphauch, and providing Magazines of victual for the forces to be keeped up: And finding no readier way for getting money for this effect, than to ordain a full moneths maintenance to be presently payed by the Shires and Burghes of the kingdom; Therefore the saids Estates, do hereby enact and ordain, that a full monthes maintenance be uplifted, and payed by the whole Shires and Burghs of the kingdom, ilk Shire and Burgh according to their own proportion and quantity, except and the lands and Burghs possessed by the enemy, or burnt, or wasted, or which are exeimed from payment of maintenance by warrant of Parliament: And ordains the saids whole Shires, and Burghs of the kingdom to make payment, ilk one of them for their own parts and proportions, of one full monthes maintenance, according to the quantities and proportions, for ilk Shire and Burgh, to  
Collector appointed by the Estates for receiving thereof, as follows, viz. These Shires and Burghs be-South the water of d'ye, betwixt and the twentieth day of February instant, and these Shires and Burghs be-North d'ye, at the rates and diets to be appointed by the General Act of maintenance, and as shall be prescribed by the same Act. And it is hereby declared, in respect the sums presently imposed by this Act upon the Shires in part of payment to some Shires of their maintenance, is only for the present occasion, while the Act of Maintenance be fully established: That therefore the same sums now imposed, shall bee payed out of the Lands which are not possessed by the enemy, nor have been burnt nor wasted by the enemy, nor our own forces, or the plague, so that the Heritours thereof are disabled there-through, to make payment of their several proportions imposed upon the saids Lands, providing the same do not exceed the proportion due by any Heritour, by the Act of maintenance at Saint-Andrews. And also the Estates ordains the Commissioners of the Shires and Burghs, for this Session of Parliament, to acquaint the committees of War of the several Shires, and Magistrates of Burghs respectivè, for providing and paying of their proportional parts of the foresaid Moneths maintenance, betwixt and the day and times respectivè above specified, appointed for that effect. And the saids Estates Declares, that who shall failʒie in payment thereof, betwixt and the times foresaids( except such as before excepted) shall be quartered upon, while the payment of their own proportions: And ordains the foresaids Moneths Maintenance to be sent by the Committees of War, of the several Shires and Magistrates of Burghs, to their Commissioners of Parliament respectivè, to be delivered by them to the Collector foresaid, to be appointed by the Estates for that Effect. And to the effect the saids Moneths Maintenance may be the more readily and timously payed, The Estates gives hereby warrant to the Committees of War of the several Shires, to appoint such numbers of Horse and Foot of their own Shires, to quarter upon the Deficients in Burgh or Land of their Shires, for payment of their proportional parts of the saids Moneths Maintenance, as the committee of War shall think fit, ay and while they make payment of their proportional parts of the foresaid maintenance. And because these sums which are restand unpayed of the assignments to the Regiments at Philip-haugh must be presently payed to these Regiments, before they will disband; The Estates do therefore ordain the particular sums and fines respectivè aftermentioned, to be presently advanced and payed by their Burghs, Shires, and persons following, to the Regiments underwritten, viz. The sum of 31766. l. 13. s. 4. d. To the Lord General, the Lieutenant General, and mayor General Midletoun, their three Regiments, to be payed as follows, to wit, By the Shirefdom of Berwick, 3555. l. By the Burgh of Lawder, 45. l. By the Shirefdom of Roxburgh, 5778. l. By the Burgh of Jedburgh, 126. l. By the Shirefdom of Selkirk, 1278. l. By the Burgh of Selkirk, 126. l. By the Shirefdom of pebbles, 1638. l. By the Burgh of pebbles, 108. l. By the Shirefdome of Lanerk, 5382 l. By the Burgh of Lanerk, 162 l. By the Burgh of Glasgow, 1530 l. By the Burgh of Rutherglen, 45. l. By the Shirefdom of Fyfe 6642. l. By the Burgh of S. Andrews, 780. l. By the Burgh of Dysert, 270. l. By the Burgh of Kirkcaldie, 600. l. By the Burgh of Cowper, 216. l. By the Burgh of Anstruther easter, 180. l. By the Burgh of Pettinweyme, 120. l. By the Burgh of Dumfermline, 162. l. By the Burgh of Bruntiland, 206. l. By the Burgh of Carrail, 216. l. By the Burgh of Kinghorn, 108. l. By the Burgh of Anstruther wester, 54. l. By the Burgh of Innerkeething, 90. l. By the Burgh of Kilrynnie, 27. l. By the Shirefdom of Linlithgow, 1746. l. By the Burgh of Linlithgow, 324. l. By the Burgh of Queensferrie, 108. l. By the Shirefdom of Edinburgh principal, 134. l. 13. s. 4. d.  
Item, To the Earl of Dalhousies regiment the sum of 7001. l. 13. s. 4. d. whereof by the Shirefdom of Hadingtoun, 3384. By the Burgh of Hadingtoun, 324. l. By the Burgh of Dumbar, 180. l. By the Burgh of Northberwick, 36. l. And by the Shirefdom of Edinburgh principal, 3077. l. 13. s. 4. d.  
Item, To Colonel Frasers Regiment 10050. marks, whereof 7000. marks by the Laird of Blindlie, in full satisfaction of his fine of 10000. marks; And the other 3050. marks by the Shirefdom of Drumfreis, out of the first and readiest of the 4446. l. payable by that Shire.  
Item, To the Lord Kircudbrights Regiment, 12963. l. whereof the sum of 10000. l. to be payed by the Lord Herries, for rescinding of his forefaulter, and in satisfaction of his contravention of 10000. marks, for his good behaviour, for the which the L. Kirkcudbright is caution, and 2963. l. by the Shirefdom of Wigton, and Stuartry of Kirkcudbright.  
Item, To the Lord Montgomeries Regiment, 992. l. 6. s. 8. d. by the said Shirefdom of Drumfreis.  
Item, To the Lord Cowpers Regiment the sum of 4266. l. 13. s. 4. d. whereof 4000. l. by the Shirefdom of Perth, 108. l. By the Burgh of Culros, 148. l. By the Shirefdom of Kinros, And 14. l. 13. s. 4. by the Shirefdom of Edinburgh, which with 10000. marks assigned to that Regiment, for the earl of Nithisdales forefaulter, completes their moneths assignment for Philip-hauch.  
Item, To forty Troupers of Colonel Barkleyes troop, for a moneths pay, at 14. s. per diem, 840. l. and 48. l. for a moneths pay to a Lieutenant, and 36. l. for a Moneths pay to a Cornet, to be payed by the Shirefdom of Edinburgh, which completes the month maintenance for that Shire, except 33. l. 13. s. 4. d. which yet rests thereof.  
Item, To the Lord Balcarras 15000 marks, in complete payment of his former precept of 10000. l. granted to him at Perth, and in satisfaction to him and his Regiment, of the sum assigned to them by the Act at Glasgow: And ordains this sum to be payed out of the first and readiest of the superplus of the foresaid moneths maintenance, now ordained to be advanced, and not assigned or otherwise destinate to be payed in maner before rehearsed.  
Which particular sums respectivè above mentioned, the Estates ordains to be presently advanced and payed by the present Commissioners for Shires and Burghs, and persons respectivè abovenamed, to the forsaids Regiments and others respectivè above designed: And ordains the saids Commissioners for Shires and Burghs, to be repaid of the foresaids sums, hereby ordain to be advanced by them as said is, by their saids Shires and Burghs, with the anualrent thereof, from the time of their advancement while the repayment: And ordains the like execution to be direct at their instance for their relief and payment, as is appointed to be direct for payment of the foresaid moneths maintenance to the public, by poinding and distreinʒing of the Shires, Burghs, and persons deficients for the same: And the Estates declares, that the particular sums above written, shall be allowed to the Burghs and Shires payers thereof, in payment of the foresaid monthes maintenance ordained to be uplifted from the whole Shires and Burghs of the kingdom.  
Alex. Gibsone clear. Regist.