At Edinburgh the 15 of October, 1647.  
THe Committee of Estates being frequently met, to take into consideration the disbanding of the Army presently within the kingdom, according to a former Act of the Committee of the eleventh of September last; And considering the dangers at this time imminent to Religion, His Majesties Person and Authority, the Union betwixt the kingdoms, and Peace of this kingdom, which were fully represented to them in the Remonstrance of the Commissioners of the general Assembly, in the Letters from their Commissioners at London, and in the informations sent hither from several places of the Kingdom: And having at length debated, thereupon, do find it necessar, in regard thereof, that the Army bee kept up till the meeting of Parliament in March next to come; And do therefore remit and refer the consideration of the disbanding the Army till that meeting: And in the mean time, that the burden of the entertainment of the Army do not appear greater then really it is, The Committee of Estates have thought fit to make known to all his Majesties good Subjects, That this day the Lord general, the Lieutenant general, and general Majors, to testify the willingness of the Army to ease the kingdom as much as can be; Have for themselves, in name of the whole Officers, Souldiers under their command, and contained in the establishment of the Army, freely quit and discharged to the kingdom the proportion of their Pay underwritten, from the tenth of October instant, to the tenth day of March next to come, viz. the Foot Souldiers quits daily twelve pennies Scots, the Trouper two shillings Scots, the Dragooners proportionally, and the Officers above a Lieutenant, quits the third part of their Pay; Which offer the Committee hath accepted, and with that deduction ordains the Army be entertained from the said tenth of October, till the said tenth day of March next, according to the rule of Maintenance, the accounts whereof is to come in to the general Commissary as formerly: And the retention of the Anualrents to be proportionable to the Maintenance; And whereas by the foresaid Act of the eleventh of September, the Shires were ordained to advance presently new three Months Maintenance; The Committee in regard of the course taken by this Act dischargeth the advance of the saids three Moneths Maintenance, and all execution to pass for Payment thereof. And ordains their presents to be Printed, and Published at the Market Crosses of the several Burrows of the Kingdom, and to be sent to the Committees of War of the Shires, that none pretend ignorance thereof.  
Arch. primrose.   

Printed at Edinburgh by Evan tiler, Printer to the Kings most Excellent majesty. 1647.