A PROCLAMATION For the Ready Inbringing of the Annexed and Additional Excise.  
WILLIAM by the Grace of GOD, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, To Macers of Our Privy Council, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally Specially Constitute, Greeting;  
For as much as, by the second Act of the sixth Session of this Our Current Parliament, The Lords of Our Privy Council are Authorized and Empowered to prescribe such other Methods and Orders (besides what is mentioned in the said Act) as they shall Judge necessary, for the better Uplisting and Inbringing of the Additional Excise, Imposed upon the respective; Liquors, specified in the said Act, and specially, for causing the same to be Raised and Uplisted upon the Liquor, and not upon the Malt; And We considering, how  it is, for the better In bringing the Annexed and Additional Excise, and for determining all Differences betwixt the Brewars and the Tacks-men of the said Annexed and Additional Excise, and their Sub-tacksmen, and Collectors, from the first day of March one thousand six hundred and eighteen eight, to the first day of March, one thousand six hundred eighteen nine, during which space, the said Annexed and Additional Excise is now set in Tack, That all Entries of Liquors of whatsoever sort Browen and Imported, liable to the said Excise, be duly and timously made Do therefore, with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, Require and Command the Commissioners of Supply, of the several Shires within this Kingdom, qualified according to Law, and residing within the Shire, and who, by the said Act of Parliament, are appointed Commissioners of the said Annexed Excise, to meet at the Head burgh's of the respective Shires, upon the second Tuesday of april next to come, and at their said meeting, to settle and appoint places within six miles where the Brewers live, where the public Excise Offices shall be most conveniently kept for the Brewers to Enter, and give up the quantities of the Liquors Browen by them, liable in payment of the said Annexed Excise, and appoints the saids Commissioners immediately, after designing places for the said's, Offices, to cause make public Intimation at all the Church-Doors within the said's respective Shires, of the particular places designed by them, for the several Excise Offices, with Certification to the said's Commissioners, or any of them residing within the said's respective Shires, who shall failyie to meet the said second tuesday of Apryle next to come, and to appoint and design the particular places, for Excise Offices in manner aboveexprest, Their Names shall be returned by their Clerk, to the Lords of Our Privy Council, to the effect they may take such course therewith as they shall see cause. And We, with Advice foresaid, Require and Command the said's Commissioners to meet the first twesday of every Month thereafter, during the continuance of the said Additional Excise, in manner and for the ends prescribed, and set down in the foresaid Act of Parliament, and We, with Advice foresaid, Require and Command the whole Brewars within the bounds allotted for the said's respective Excise Offices to wait upon the said's respective Commissioners thereat, upon the second tuesday of april, above expressed, without any further Intimation, Charge or Citation to be given to them by the saids Tacks-men, Sub tacksmen, or Collectors of the said Annexed and Additional Excise but the publication hereof allenarlly, and there to give in, and make, and the said's Commissioners to receive from them full and faithful Entries of all Liquors browen, or Retailled within the said's bounds, liable in payment of the said Annexed and Additional Excise since the first of March last inclusive, to the second tuesday of april, One thonsand six hundred eighteen eight, Declaring hereby, and Certifying such Brewers and Retaillers, who shall not Compear, and attend the said's Commissioners, the first tuesday of every Month, for making the Entry of the precise quantity of all Liquors Browen and Retailled by them liable to the said Excise, for the preceding Month, they shall be holden as confessed, and Decreets given against them, for the quantities of Liquors liable to the foresaid Annexed and Additional Excise, which shall be contained in the Claims and Complaints to be given in by the Tacks-men Sub tacksmen, and Collectors against them, providing, nevertheless that it the said's Brewers, who shall failyie, and be holden as confessed, shall at any time within three months thereafter Compear before any two of the said's Commissioners, and having first made due Intimation to the Tacks-men, made Faith as 'bove, and report a Certificate thereon, under their hands, they shall be Reponed against the said certification, upon punctual payment of what they shall be found due, and We, with Advice foresaid, Appoint and Ordain. That no Brewer within Burgh of Royalty, Barony not Regality, Vend or Sell any part of their Broust until first they make Entry hereof at the Excise Office, within the respective Burgh, and there obtain a Sufference, for the quantity browen, which the Keeper of the Office is to give gratis, and without delay, and that in case of Noneentry, or Wrongous Entry, the Brewer within Burgh to be liable in the Sum of ten pounds' Scots, toties quoties, and all Execution competent shall be made use of by Our Tacks-men, their Sub tacks-men, or Collectors, against the respective Brewers for the same, and which Entries may be disapproven before any Magistrate, Justice of Peace or Commissioner of Excise, by Witnesses, or Oath of Party, notwithstanding of any survey made by the Survyers, and Waiters. And that all Brewer's Barrels be for hereafter marked with their own Name, and the Seal of the nixt Office, which Seal shall be furnished to them gratis, as also, that no Person presume to resett any Ale or Drinking Beer in their Houses in order to the imbazlying of the samen, under the pain of ten pounds Scots toties quoties, to be paid to the foresaid Tacks-men, their Sub-tacksmen, or Collectors, and further, that all Tapsters, and Vintners of Ale, and Drinking Beer shall for hereafter, before they tapp or vend the same, take first a Licence from the next Excise Office, 〈◊〉 there give 〈◊〉 and Caution, that they shall not tapp nor sell any, for less Prices than these appointed by the Act of Parliament, under the penalty of ten pound Scots toties 〈…〉 ways in the power of the Commissioners of Excise and Supply, to modify the said's penalties, when incurred, as to all Brewers not living in burgh's of Royalty 〈…〉 ny. And in regard the Excise of Strong-waters, Aquavity, Brandy and Foreign Beer and Ale, is ordered by the said Act of Parliament, to be paid by the 〈…〉 We, with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, Require and Command all Brewers of Aquavity, and Strong waters, to make Monthly Entries of the Q 〈…〉 Liquors browen by them, and give in Subscribed Lists to the next Excise Office, of the names of the Persons to whom they Sell their Aquavity, or Strong waters, 〈…〉 by Retail, as likeways that the Collectors, Clerks or Survyers at seaports give up a true & particular account to the said's Tacks-men, their Sub-tacksmen or Collectors of the 〈…〉 of the quantities of Foreign strong waters, Brandy and Foreign Beer and Ale Imported from time to time, & who is the Merchant Importer: As also, that the said Merchant Importer, and all other Persons, who now pretend to Seii the foresaids' Liquors in hail sale, conform to the late Act of Parliament, That is to say, above a Pint, be liable and obliged to give and deliver Subscribed Lists to the said's Tacks men, or Sub-tacksmen, Deputs & Collectors, of the Persons Names to whom they sell the said Brandy, Strong waters, or Foreign Beer and Ale for Retail, and of the quantities sold to them, to the effect, that the said Retailers may be still layable for the Excise thereof, And in case the said's Commissioners, or at least two of them shall fail yet to meet and attend the said's respective Excise Offices, upon the said second tuesday of Apryle next, or upon the first tuesday of any subsequent Month, during the Continuance of the said Additional Excise, the whole division, and each of them, residing within the said Shire, under the Certification foresaid, and after Instruments taken against them, of their failyie to meet and attend, as said is, We, with Advice foresaid, Require and Command the Sheriffs, and their Deputs, or such as the said's Sheriffs or Deput shall substitute to each Particular diet, for that effect allenarly, to repair to the said's respective Offices within twenty four hours after they shall be desired by the Tacks-men, their Subtacksmen, or Deputes, and Collectors of the said Annexed or Additional Excise, there summarily to Judge upon what occurs within the bounds of that Office, in reference to the said Annexed or Additional Excise, Certifying the said's Sheriffs, their Deputes or Substitutes, if they failyie, they shall be punished as the Lords of Our Privy Council shall think sit, And farther, We, with Advice foresaid, prohibit and discharge any of the Commissioners of Supply, or other inferior Judges, or Officers of the Law within this Our Realm, to stop or hinder either Quartering, poinding Imprisoning, or any other lawful Execution, that shall be used by Our Tacks-men, their Sub-tacksmen. Deputes and Collectors of the said Annexed or Additional Excise against the respective Brewers, and Retailers, conform to the Entries that shall be made by them or according to the quantities of Liquors Retailed by them, or whereupon they shall be holden as Confessed, in manner, and before the Judge's , except in the case foresaid, under the pain of being not only liable for the Charges and Damnages, Our said's Tacks-men, their Sub-tacksmen, and Collectors shall Sustain and Incur there through; But also to such further pains, as the Lords of Our Privy Council shall think sit: And lastly, it is hereby declared, that all the Penal toties quoties above mentioned, are not to be understood, for every Delinquency, but allenarly for every Conviction, & one single Transgression to be therein found, OUR WlLL IS HEREFORE, And We Charge you strictly & Command, That in continent these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and to the Mercat Crosses of the Head burgh's of the several Shires, and Stewartries within this Kingdom, and therein Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make Intimation hereof, that none pretend Ignorance, And Ordains Printed Copies hereof to be sent to the Sheriffs of the several Shires, and Stewarts of the Stewartries within this Kingdom, whom, and their Clerks, We Ordain to see the samen published, and Copies thereof Affixed at the saids Mercat Crosses, And appoints them to send doubles thereof, to all the Ministers, both in Churches; and Meeting-Houses within their respective Jurisdictions, That upon, the Lords Day immediately preceding, the said second twesday of april next, the samen may be Intimat and Read in every Paroch Church, and Meetinghouse, and Copies of the same Affixed upon the most Public Doors thereof. And Ordains these presents to be Printed.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the fourth day of March, and of Our Reign the nynth Year. 1698. Per Actum Dominorum Sti. Concilii. GILB. eliot, Cls. Sti. Concilii.  
GOD save the KING.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir and Successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, 1698.