A proclamation, for the better inbringing of the hearth-money Scotland. Privy Council. 1691 Approx. 6 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). B05694 Wing S1926 ESTC R183551 53299295 ocm 53299295 180025 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. B05694) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 180025) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2810:50) A proclamation, for the better inbringing of the hearth-money Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson ..., Edinburgh, : Anno Dom 1691. Caption title. Title vignette: royal seal with intertwined initials WM RR. Reproduction of original in: National Library of Scotland. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Hearth-money -- Law and legislation -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. 2008-01 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-04 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-05 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-05 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion monogram of 'W' (William) superimposed on' M' (Mary) DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms A PROCLAMATION , For the better Inbringing of the Hearth-Money . WILLIAM and MARY by the Grace of GOD , King and Queen of Great-Britain , France and Ireland , Defenders of the Faith ; To Macers of Our Privy Council , Messengers at Arms , Our Sheriffs in that part , conjunctly and severally , specially constitute , Greeting : Forasmuch as by the second Act of the third Session of Our Current Parliament , Our Estates of Parliament Have humbly Offered to Us , Fourteen Shilling Scots for every Hearth within this Kingdom , payable at Candlemass last , by the Inhabitants dwelling in the Houses where the saids Hearths are , without exception or exemption of any , except the Hearths of Hospitals and of Poor People , who are upon the Charity of the Paroch ; and where any Houses are not Inhabited , that the said Hearth-Money should be payed by the Heretor , Liferenter , or proper Wodsetter , to whom the same for the time doth belong , to be applyed for the uses and ends in the foresaid Act of Parliament contained . Likeas We , and Our Estates of Parliament , by another Act of the date , the tenth day of September last by-past , have remitted to , and impowered the Lords of Our Privy Council , to give such Orders for Collecting , and Inbringing of the said Hearth-money , as they should judge fit . For the better Inbringing whereof , We by Our Commission , under Our Royal Hand , have Nominated and Appointed James Melvill of Cassingray , Receiver and Collector of all the Hearth-money within this Kingdom , with Power to him to Constitute and Appoint Sub-Collectors , and Receivers under him in every Shire or Paroch , for whom he is to be answerable : Therefore , and for the more effectual and orderly Collecting , Uplifting , and Inbringing of the same , We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Covncil , Do hereby Command and Ordain , all Heretors , Liferenters , and proper Wodsetters , by themselves , their Tutors or Curators , or Chamberlains and Factors , to give in to the said James Melvill , or to his Sub-Collectors and Deputs , within the several Shires and paroches , upon Intimation of their Commissions at the several Paroch Churches , or Mercat-Crosses of the respective Shires on a Mercat day , or any other manner of way they shall think fit , true and exact Lists , Subscribed with their hands , of all Hearths in the Houses or Lodgings possest by them , and in the waste Houses belonging to them not possest , and of all Smiddies , Kilns for drying of Corn , Ovens , Furnaces for Brewing , Salt-Pans , Soap and Glass-Works , possest by them , or standing waste within their Ground and Estate : And sicklike , Ordains all the Inhabitants , Tennents and Possessors in this Kingdom , to give in to the said Collector , or his Sub-Collectors and Deputs foresaids , upon Intimation of their Commissions , in manner above-mentioned , true and exact Lists of all the Hearths in the Houses possest by them , and of all Smiddies , Kilns for drying of Corn , Ovens , Furnaces for Brewing , Salt-Pans , Soap , and Glass-works possest by them , excepting alwayes Hospitals and poor people , who are upon the Charity of the Paroch ; VVith Certification to the saids Heretors , and other Inhabitants , if they failȝie to give up the saids Lists , or give up false and short Lists , they shall be Cited and Processed before the saids Lords of Our Privy Council , and proceeded against with all rigor therefore : But prejudice always to the said James Melvill , and his Sub-Collectors foresaids , to use all other Legal Methods for discovering of the true number of the Hearths of this Kingdom , and Collecting and uplifting thereof : And Ordains all Magistrats , and Ministers of the Laws , to be Assistant , and give their Concurrence to them , for that effect . And VVe , with Advice foresaid , Do hereby Command and Require , the said James Melvill , Collector foresaid , and his saids Sub-Collectors , and Deputs , to report and give in the saids Lists , to the Lords Commissioners of Our Thesaury upon Oath , when they shall be called or required thereto ; To the effect the said Hearth-Money may be uplifted , and Employed for the ends and uses in Our said Act of Parliament appointed . Our VVill is herefore , and VVe Charge you straitly and Command , that incontinent these Our Letters seen , ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh , and to the Mercat-Crosses of the whole remanent Head-Burghs of the several Shires within this Kingdom , and there , in Our Name and Authority , by open proclamation , make Publication of the Premisses , that none may pretend ignorance , as ye will answer to Us thereupon , the which to do , We commit to you , conjunctly and severally Our full Power , by these Presents , delivering them by you , duly execute , and indorsed again to the bearer . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh , the Twelfth day of February , And of Our Reign the second Year , 1691. Per actum Dominorum Sti. Concilii . GILB . ELIOT , Cls. Sti. Concilii . GOD save King William and Queen Mary . Edinburgh , Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties , Anno Dom. 1691.