EDINBURGH, October 20. 1648.  
THE committee of Estates taking into their consideration, that by the late agreement at Edinburgh and Stirlin, and by their Acts of the 22. of September, and the 4th of October last, and by their engagement to the kingdom of England, that all those who have been accessary to the late engagement, or who have joined in Arms or counsel with the Earls of Crawford, Lanerk, George Monro, and were Abetters or Assisters to them should forbear all exercise of their places, or trust; and that the most part of the Members of the Exchequer, or Officers belonging thereto, are notorly known to have been accessary to the said engagement, or hath joined in Arms or counsel as is aforesaid; and considering that the Government of the affairs of this kingdom is now lying upon the Committee as it is now constitute, consisting of these who disa●sented from the engagement, and how great and many prejudices thereunto will fall out, if in this interim they did not take care to see the Exchequer and the Kings revenues and customs keeped from confusion and dilapidation; And that the King be not defrauded of his Revenues, casualties, and customs, nor the same perverted or employed to wrong uses, but for the good of the King and kingdom. And withall, considering how necessary it is that the customs be rightly set, and that what further is necessary to be done upon the trial of the true condition of the affairs of the Exchequer may be timously gone about, Therefore the Committee appoints the Lord chancellor, the Lord marquis of Argyle, the earl of Cadils, the Lord Balmirinoth, the Lord Burghly, the Lord Advocate, Lord Tofts, Scotscraig, Libberton, the Provest of Edinburgh, Sir John Smith, Robert Lochart, George Gairns or any seven of them; there being one of every estate as a Sub-committee in their name to meet and use all possible means to search and try out the true condition of the affairs of the Treasury, Comptrolarie, Collectory, and Exchequer, and thereby to learn what hath been gotten in and received, and what hath been disbursed, and how, and to whom, and for what. And likewise to know what was owing to the Exchequer on the first day of September last, and by whom, And what is owing by the Exchequer, and to whom, and for what. That they may make and full report of the true condition thereof, with their opinion anent the abuses, and the best remedies thereof unto the Committee of Estates, that they may take course thereanent as they shall see cause and necessity to require. And to this effect, the Committee grants their full power and Commission to the Sub-Committee aforesaid or any seven of them to call for, and peruse the Records and Books, or accounts belonging to the Exchequer, or any Officer thereof; as also to call and convene before them any Member or Officer of the Exchequer, or any of their Clerks, Receivers, Customers, or Collectors, and to call from them one full account and exact Declaration of their knowledge in any of the particulars aforesaid, or any other thing relating thereunto, and this under their Hand-writ with their offer to verify the same by their oath if the Sub-Committee shall find it necessary to require the same; With power likewise to them to city and convene before them, and to examine any other persons whom they shall find it necessary to be convened and examined for the trial of the particulars aforesaid; like as the committee gives them hereby full power & warrant to advice on the best way of setting the customs at the best avail, and to report their opinion to the Committee that the same may be timously settled, and to the end there may be no confusion of counts, nor anticipation of payment from them that are owing to the Exchequer for satisfying of pensions or precepts to evil affencted persons, in this interim; therefore the Committee dischargeth the Earl of Craford-Lindsay, Sir James Carmichael, Sir William Lochart, Adam Blair, or any other Officer or Receiver of the Exchequer from all intrometting with any of the Kings Rents or customs, and from all giving out any warrants, precepts or payments thereanent, or holding of Exchequers, passing of Signators, taking up of moneys from the Customers, the King, or Prince, there tenants or vassals; or any other way meddling in the exercise of their places since the date of the agreement at Edinburgh and Stirlin, unto the time that the Parliament give warrant thereanent, during which time they are suspended from the exercise of their places; Like as the Committee dischargeth all Sub-Collectors and under-Receivers, or any of the Kings revenges to pay any of the deuce, or Rents, or customs, or casualties of the King into any of the aforesaid Officers, or unto any other person by virtue of their precept, warrant, or allowance. And withall, the Committee doth hereby declare that all Signators precepts, discharges, allowances, or other warrants whatsoever that hath or shall be granted by the persons aforesaid, and all payments made unto them, or to any other by their warrant, by any of the Sub-collectors or other revenges whatsoever since the date of the agreement aforesaid at Stirlin and Edinburgh, are null and of none effect either to the receiver or givers, so that both they who have received them, shall be liable to refound the same, and these who have payed them, shall be found liable to pay the same over again to such as shall have warrant from the Committee or Parliament, as also they shall be liable to what censure the Committee shall think fit for their disobedience of this public order, Like as the Committee appoints the Customers, the tenants of the Kings propriety and Principality to come or sand to the Subcommittee at Edinburgh, an account of their condition with the Exchequer, and to make payment of what is due to such as the Committee or Parliament shall appoint, and to the end none may pretend Ignorance hereof, The Committee appoints this to be proclaimed at the Market cross of Edinburgh, and other places needful, and to be published in Print.  
THO. HENDERSON.   

edinburgh, Printed by EVAN tiler, Printer to the Kings most Excellent MAJESTY, Anno Dom. 16●●.