A proclamation for collecting and in-bringing the pole-money, appointed to be payed at Martinmass, 1695. by an Act of the last session of Parliament. Scotland. Privy Council. 1695 Approx. 10 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B05650 Wing S1858 ESTC R226059 52528978 ocm 52528978 179074 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05650) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179074) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2776:63) A proclamation for collecting and in-bringing the pole-money, appointed to be payed at Martinmass, 1695. by an Act of the last session of Parliament. Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most excellent Majesty, Edinburgh : Anno Dom. 1695. Caption title. Royal arms at head of text; initial letter. Intentional blank spaces in text. Dated: Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the twenty seventh day of July, and of Our Reign the seventh year, 1695. Signed: Gilb. Eliot, Cls. Si. Concilii. Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. 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Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. 2008-01 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-07 Judith Siefring Sampled and proofread 2008-07 Judith Siefring Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A PROCLAMATION For Collecting and In-bringing the Pole-Money , appointed to be payed at Martinmass , 1695. by an Act of the last Session of Parliament . WILLIAM by the Grace of GOD , King of Great-Britain , France and Ireland , Defender of the Faith : To Macers of Our Privy Council , Messengers at Arms , Our Sheriffs in that part , conjunctly and severally constitute , Greeting : Forasmuch as , We have thought good , that the Pole-money Imposed by an Act of the last Session of Our Current Parliament , shall be Uplifted ●nd In-gathered by way of Collection . Therefore We , with Advice of Our Privy Council , and conform to the Reference made to them by the said Act , have Ordained , and hereby Ordains , that the foresaid Pole-money be Uplisted , Collected and brought in at the sight , and by the direction of the Commissioners for Supply , throughout the whole Shires of the Kingdom , in manner following , viz. That the saids commissioners , or their Quorum , appointed by the forsaid Act of Parliament , to meet and subdivide themselves for taking up Rolls and Lists of all the Poleable persons within their respective bounds , the days , and in the manner mentioned in the said Act , do at the saids days sub-divide themselves , appointing two , either of their own number , or of the Heretors of every Paroch , for each Paroch , with power to the saids Sub-commissioners at their meeting in the saids Paroches , for taking up Lists and Rolls as said is to choose and nominat a fit and responsal person to be both Clerk and Collector of the Pole of that Paroch ; as also to call the Elders or Deacons , or other fit persons within the Paroch , and cause them give up upon Oath , to the best of their knowledge , the names of all the persons within the Paroch , and to cause every House-keeper give up the number , names , and quality of all within House , which names , with the qualities and degrees of the persons , and the condition of their Estate , as they stand Poleable by the said Act of Parliament , are to be set down by the said Clerk in a List or Roll , at the sight of the saids two Sub-Commissioners for that end , and the same with the Sum that the whole Pole amounts to , is to be Subscribed by the saids Commissioners ( who are hereby fully impowered to controll the same , and to determine all questions arising thereon ) and their Clerk , and then to be given in to the Collector of the Supply within the Shire , who is to Registrat the same in a Book to be kept by him for that effect , and Extracts of the Roll of every Paroch are to be Subscribed , and given out by the Collector of the Shire to the Sub-Collectors of the Paroch , for uplisting and in-gathering of the Sums therein contained ; and the List and Rolls of all the Paroches within the Shire being brought in , and Booked and Recorded as said is the Books shall be Subscribed by the Commissioners of the Shire , or their quorum , and an Authentick double thereof under the Commissioners and their Collectors hands , sent in to the Lords of the Thesaury , betwixt and the day appointed by the said Act of Parliament : And the foresaid sub-Collector of the said Paroches getting Subscribed Extracts of the Rolls , as said is , are to uplist the Pole-money from the persons lyable therein , conform to the saids Extract the time , and in the manner prescribed by the said Act of Parliament ; And for the discharge of the persons making payment , the Sub-Collectors are to have another Roll or Book , bearing this Title , BOOK or ROLL of the Poleable persons within such a Paroch , who have made payment of their respective Poles , set down , with their names in manner subjoyned . Which Title being Signed by the saids two Sub-commissioners , and the persons making payment getting their Names and Sums set down in the said Roll or Book by the Sub-collector of the paroch , shall be to them a sufficient acquittance , without the necessity of any Discharge apart , in case the party shall not require a Discharge : And this Book or Roll containing the names and proportions of the Deficients after the number of Thirty days allowed to the persons lyable to come in and make payment , shall be given in , with the Money collected in every Paroch , to the Colletor for Supply of the Shire , who is immediatly , to give to the Sub-Collectors an Extract of the said Roll of payments for the Paroch , with his Discharge at the foot thereof , Registrat in the Books of the Commissioners of Supply , and an Extract of the same is to be returned and kept in the Kirk Session Records of the Paroch : And the Collector for the Shire is further to insert the said Rolls , after first being compared by two of the Commissioners with the former Rolls , in another Book , to be kept by the saids Collectors , and Subscribed by the Commissioners of the Shire , or their quorum , as the Register of payments , of which second Book or Register an authentick double subscribed as above , is also to be sent in to the Lords of Our Thesaury , within Fifteen days after the expiring of the said Thirty days , and within the same space the foresaid Collectors of Supply for the Shires , are hereby ordained to make payment to the Receiver-general of the Total received by them for the Paroches of every Shire , for which they are to have the General Receivers Discharge so the Shire relative to the foresaid Book and Register of payments brought in to the Thesaury , as said is , and which Discharge is to be Registrat in the Books of Exchequer , and an Extract thereof given to the Collector of the Shire , to be carried back and kept in the Records of the shire , and the foresaid Clerks and Sub-Collectors of the Paroches , for their whole pains in the premisses , are to have an allowance from the Commissioners of the Shire out of their Collection , not exceeding two per Cent of the Money by them collected , and are hereby also declared to be punishable and fyneable for their neglect or fraud in the saids Trufts by the Commissioners of the Shires , as they shall see cause . Likeas , the said Collector of Supply for the Shire , is for all his pains in the hail permisses , to have an allowance from the Commissioners of the Shire , not exceeding Two per Cent. of the Money to be payed in to him by the Sub-Collectors & the said Collectors of Supply , is likewise hereby declared to be punishable and fynable by the Commissioners of the Shire , for their neglect and fraud , as they shall see cause : And the foresaid Commissioners of the Shires are hereby commanded to attend and do their duty in the premisses , in manner prescribed by the said Act of Parliament for Pole-money , & by this proclamation under the pain each of them of Ten Pounds Scots toties quoties , to be given to the Commissioners that do meet ; and the Clerks of Supply for the several Shires , are hereby ordained to send in Lists to the Clerks of our Privy Council , of the Commissioners that do not meet , or keep the meetings , either for the Paroches , or for the whole shire , Within the space of Fifteen days after the elapsing of their respective Dyets , to the effect Letters may be direct against the saids Commissioners , failzieing to meet , for payment of their saids Fines . And further , the said Commissioners , in case of their other neglects and failzieurs in the premisses : As also , the said Collectors of Shires failzleing in their parts , are hereby declared punishable by Our Council , as they shall see cause : And what is hereby appointed as to Commissioners of Shires within their bounds foresaid , is also appointed and enjoyned to Magistrats within Burgh , and their Sub-Collectors , and under the same pains in all points , with this express provision , that the Sub-Collectors for Burghs give in their whole Lists to the Collector of Supply of the Shire whereof they are apart , to be by them Registrat : And to the effect the Commissioners of the shire may inspect and see how the same are made and managed . And lastly , It is declared , that the foresaid Sub-Collectors and Collectors shall have power to exact the doubles and quadruples , in case of failzie , either by omitting , wrong up-giving , not payment , or otherwise , conform to the said Act of Parliament , in which doubles and quadruples in the cases forsaids , the foresaid Sub-Commissioners for Paroches , and Commissioners for Shires , are hereby impowered to decern the persons failzieing , and to direct Execution against them in all points , conform to the Act of Parliament . OUR WILL IS HEREFORE , and We charge you strictly , and command that incontinent , these Our Letters seen , ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh , and to the Mercat-Crosses of the remanent Head Burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Our ancient Kingdom , and there by open Proclamation , make Intimation hereof , that none may pretend ignorance . And ordains these presents to be Printed . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh , the Twenty seventh day of July , and of Our Reign the Seventh Year , 1695 . Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . GILB . ELIOT , Cls. Sti. Concilii . GOD Save the KING . Edinburgh , Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson , Printer to the His most Excellent Majesty Anno DOM , 1695.