Whereas the Estates of Parliament of our Antient Kingdom of Scotland, by their Act of the date the tenth day of Se [...] ­tember Current, upon the particular Considerations therein-exprest; And in Lieu and Recompense of the sixth part of the Annualren [...] and Annuities for one year, granted to Us by an Act of the second Session of Our Parliament: Have made an humble Tender and Offe [...] to Us, of Three Moneths Supply payable at the Term of Martinmass next, and the Sum of Fourteen Shilling Scots for every Hearth with in this 0ur Kingdom, to be payed at Candlmass next to come, one thousand six hundred and nintie one, by the Inhabitants dwelling in the House where the saids Hearths are, without exception or exemption of any, except the Hearths of Hospitals and poor People, who are upon the Charity of the Paroch; And where any Houses are not Inhabited, that the said Hearth-money shall be payed by the Heretors or propper Wodsetters to whom the sam [...] for the time doth belong: And by which Act it is Declared, that the Hearth-money, and the three Moneths Supply thereby given to Us, shall in the first place be Applyed for payment of the Sums due to the several Shires and Burghs of this Our Antient Kingdom, Furnished, Advanced or Payed by them to Our Forces, the samen being instructed and liquidat, according to the rule prescribed by the third Act of the Parliament one thousand six hundred eightie one; And likewise for payment of the bygone Arriers due to Our Army. And We Resolving, that the foresaid Imposition of Fourteen Shilling Scots granted to Us for every Hearth within Our Kingdom, alswell as the said Three Moneths Supply, shall in the first place be applyed to the Effect above-written. And Considering, that by an other Act of the Third Session of Our Current Parliament, of the date the said tenth day of September instant, The Lords of our Privy Council, are Impowered to give such Orders for Collecting and Ingathering of the said Hearth-Money granted to Us by the foresaid Act of Parliament, as they shall judge sit; Therefore, We with Advice of Our Privy Council, hereby peremptorly Command and Require, the Magistrats of our Burghs Royal, on this side of the water of Tay, betwixt and the fifteenth day of October next, and these beyond the same [...] betwixt and the Twenty day of the said Moneth of October next, to meet in their several Burghs, and make a true and exact Tryal and Inquiry what num­ber of Houses and Tenements, Milns, Smiddies, Kills for drying of Grain, Ovens, Furnaces for Brewing, Salt-pan [...]ap, and Glass-works are within their respective Jurisdictions and Liberties, as well these Inhabited, as these which are Waste, and who are the Possesso [...]he houses, and others forsaids In­habited, and who are the owners of such as are waste, (excepting always Hospitals, and the houses of poor People, w [...]e upon the Charity of the sever [...] Burghs) and what number of Hearths are in each House, Lodging or Tenement and others foresaids, and what the total Number of these Hearths do [...] mount to, and transmit an Duplicat thereof under their Hands to the Clerks of our Privy Council, conform to the said Act Parliament, betwixt and the [...] following, viz. the Burrows on this side of the water Tay betwixt and the first of November next, & these beyond the [...] betwixt & the tenth day [...] the said moneth. And We with Advice of the saids Lords of Our Privy Council, Do in like manner strictly Require and Command, all the Heretor [...] Liferenters, and proper Wodsetters, and the Tutors or Curators of such of them as are Minors, and the Factors and Chamberlains of such as live n [...] on the place, or are absent forth of this Our Realm, in the several Paroches on this side of the Water of Tay, to meet at the Paroch-Kirk of the said respective Paroches, at any time betwixt and the twenty day of October next to come; and the Heretors, and others foresaids beyond the said Wa­ter of Tay, to meet at the Paroch Kirk of the saids Parocbes respective, at any time betwixt and the twenty fifth day of the [...]id Moneth of October next and to make true and exact Lists, what number of Hearths are in the several Houses and others foresaids of the [...]longing to the Heretors Liferenters and proper Wodsetters themselves, and how many Hearths are in the several Roums, Steids and Hou [...] each Heretor, set to [...] their Tennents, Sub-tennents, Cottars and others, or waste and un-inhabited within their Ground, and the names [...] who are the Possessors, and Proprietars thereof, (excepting always Hospitals, and the Houses of poor people, who are upon the Charity of [...]ch in manner foresaid) and what is the total number of the Hearths as aforesaid of the respective Paroches; And We appoint all, or the major [...]em who shall be present, to subscribe the said Accompt, and Transmit the same to the Commissioners of Supply, or their Clerks, within the res [...]es and Stewartries, whom We hereby appoint to meet at the Head-Burghs of the several Shires or Stewartries, where the Stewartries lyes nor [...] any [...] dayes, after the respective last dyets appointed for Meeting of the Heretors, and there to examine out of what [...] take the most effectual and speedy course for making full and true Lists of all the Hearths above specified within the [...] the Lists to be reported to them, whether by appointing particular persons for making up the exact Lists of these [...] think sit. And We Ordain the Clerks of the said, Commissioners of Supply, carefully to Transmit the saids w [...] Council, betwixt and the dayes following, To wit, These on this side of the Water of Tay, betwixt and the fifth [...] these beyond the famine, betwixt and the fifteenth day of the said Moneth of November. And We do hereby Decl [...] Liferenters or proper Wodsetters, or others foresaids, who shall meet the saids days, albeit there be but one of them, [...] effect above-written. And We Command the Magistrats of Our Burrows-Royal, and the Heretors, Liferenters an [...] saids of the Landward Paroches, to give exact and punctual obedience to Our Commands in the Premisses, as the [...] perril; With Certification to such who shall contemn or neglect the famine, they shall be Charged to the effect above [...] on; and in case they shall prove Contumacious and Disobedient, that they shall be Denounced Our Rebels, and [...] be inbrought to Our use. Our Will is herefore, and We Charge you straitly and Command, that incontinent these [...] Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and to the remanent Mercat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries [...] Our Name and Authority make publication hereof. And We with Advice foresaid, Ordain the Sheriffs and Stewar [...] Stewartries, and where there are no Sheriffs or Stewart-Clerks, the Clerks to the Commissioners of Supply, to ca [...] burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries, and transmit a Copy thereof to each one of the Royal Burrows, and to [...]risdictions, to be publickly read the Sabbath following, after the Forenoons Sermon, in the Church or Meeting-hou [...] otherways, in case there be no Preaching, in the Paroch, to one of the Heretors thereof, that he may make Intimation [...]retors, Liferenters and proper Wodsetters, and others foresaids within the Paroch, who shall be obliged to meet and [...]der the former Certification.

GOD save King VVilliam and Queen Mary.