HIS Royal Highness, His Majesties high Commissioner, and Lords of His Majesties Privy Council, Do find it fit and necessar for His Majesties Service, that they have a particular and exact Accompt of the Constituti­on and Sett of the several Royal Burghs within the Kingdom, to the effect they may know of what num­ber each Burgh consists, of either Merchants or Trads­men, being Magistrates and Councellers: And there­fore, Do hereby Require and Command the present Magistrates of the several Burghs Royal, to send in to the Agent of the Burrows, under their Clerks hand, a particular and exact Accompt of the several Setts and Constitutions of the Burghs, and of what number, either Merchants or Tradsmen, the Magistrates, Council and Electors of them, do consist: And Ordain the said Agent of the Burrows, to form the same in a Book, and give in the same to the Clerks of Council, with all possible diligence: And Appoints the said Agent to send Extracts, or Copies hereof to the several Burghs; and the saids Magistrates to give obedience accordingly, with certification to them, if they failȝie they shall be called before, pursued and punished by the Council for their Contempt; and if need beis, Ordains these Presents to be Printed.