These are to give notice, that the Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in pursuance of the power and authority to them given by his Highnesse Council in Scotland for the government thereof, have resolved, that the excise of beer, ale, and aquavitæ in the several shires in Scotland (the burghs therein included) be let to farm upon the respective dayes following, at the office in Leith.

Author: Scotland. Commissioners of Excise.1656

THese are to give notice, That the Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in pursuance of the power and authority to them given by his Highnesse Council in SCOTLAND for the Government thereof, Have resolved, That the Excise of Beer, Ale, and Aquavitae in the several Shires in SCOTLAND (the Burghs therein included) be let to Farm upon the respective dayes following, at the Office in LEITH.

The Shires of

Berwick Roxburgh Selkirk Pebles Haddington	Upon the 22. Jan. 1656. 57.
Mid-Lothian Linlithgow Sterling Fife & Kinross Clackmannon	Upon the 24. Jan.
Lanerick Renfrew Dumbarton Argile Bute Aire Dumfrieze Wigton and Kirkcudbright	Upon the 26. Jan.
Perth Forfar Kincardin Aberdeen Bamff	Upon the 28. Jan.
Elgin Nairn Cromerty Rosse Inverness Sutherland Caithness Orknay and Zethland	Upon the 30. Jan.

ANd to the end all Persons that desire to treat with the Commissioners touching the farming of all, or any the Counties aforesaid, may make their repair to them at LEITH; It is ordered, That Publication hereof be made in every County with all convenient speed.

LEITH the 29. December, 1656.

E. William Welch, Cl. of the Commiss.

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