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PROCLAMATION, Anent Production of the Tacks of the Teinds of the Bishoprics.  
FORASMUCH as His Sacred Majesty, by His Letter of the Date the 24 day of April last, Did signify to the Lords Commissioners of His Thesaury, that it was His Royal Pleasure they should Farm the Bishop's Rents by way of Roup, and that to one or more Persons, as might be most for His Majesty's Advantage: And did also Declare His Gracious Inclination for the Ease of His People, that a Sum should be Agreed upon, to be Paid at the Renewing of the Tacks of Teinds of the said Bishoprics, and that the first Offer thereof should be made to the Heretors. And seeing that before the Roup go on, it is necessary to know if the Tacks thereof formerly Set by the Bishops be Expired or not. Therefore the said's Lords Commissioners of Their Majesty's Thesaury with Advice and Consent of the Lords of Exchequer, have thought fit to Delay the same, until the First Day of November next to come; to the effect that all Heretors and others, who have Tacks of Teinds from the said's Bishops, may Produce them to the Clerks of Exchequer, betwixt and the First Day of October ensuing, and whereunto they are hereby Required. Certifying such as shall Failzie therein, that the Collectors or Tacksmen of the Bishopric Rents, will proceed to uplift the said's Persons their Teiths ipsa corpora, or Pursue for the Value thereof. And that none may pretend Ignorance, Ordains these Presents to be Printed and Published at the Mercat-cross of Edinburgh, and the other Head-burghs of the respective Shires of this Kingdom.  
Given at Edinburgh the Third Day of August, 1694. Extractum de Libris Scaccarii, per me THO. MONCREIFF. 
 God save King William and Queen Mary.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties, 1694.