ACT Of the COMMITTEE of ESTATES for ordering the Quartering of the Forces within the KINGDOM.  
Edinburgh, 15. July 1648.  
THE Committee of Estates taking to their consideration the prejudices that his Majesty's good Subjects in the Country suffers by the insolences of the Soldiers and Officers who are not content with that due proportion of Quarters allowed to them by Act of Parliament, do exact and raise such Sums of money as they please; They drive away the People's goods and horses and plunder their houses, for remedy whereof in time coming, The Committee doth hereby discharge all Officers and Soldiers whatsoever that none of them upon any pretext offer to Plunder or take away any of the Subject's horse or goods or raise any money for their Quarter or exact any deuce whatsomever but their entertainment, conform to the Act of Parliament, under the pain of death, and discharges all his Majesty's good Subjects as they will be answerable from paying any money to them or other provision whatsoever except their due entertainment, viz. every foot Soldiers entertainment, at the rate of four shillings Scots daily, and every Trooper to have entertainment at the rate of fourteen shillings; and the Officers only to have entertainment for themselves and their Horses. And Ordains publication to be made hereof at the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and other places needful, wherethrough none pretend ignorance thereof.  
Arch. Primrose.