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CHARLES by the Grace of GOD King of Great Britain, FRANCE, and IRELAND, Defender of the Faith etc. To Messengers our Shirreffes in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute greeting,  
Forsomuch as our Estates of our Kingdom of SCOTLAND convened in our general convension holden at Our Palace of Halyrudehouse, upon the 28 day of julij, the year of GOD 1630 years upon very great considerations, moving them, and for a testimony of their unfeigned affections towards our service, and for supply of a part of the great charges which our repairing to Our said Kingdom, for receiving of our imperial Crown of the same will necessarily draw upon us, and for defraying of our debts which we have contracted for buying of heritable Offices, Have made a free and willing offer of a yearly extraordinary Taxation of the twenty penny of all anwelrents, which any person or persons within our said Kingdom, have freely due, and payable to them yearlie or tearmlie: (Their own anwelrents wherein they are addebted to others being first deduced). The first terms payment whereof is to be, and begin at the feast and term of Mertimesse nextocome and so forth yearly and tearmelie at Mertimesse and Whitsonday, until the said four years and the eight terms payment thereof be full and compleatlie out-runnne. And whereas Our Estates have by Act of the said convention authorised all and sundry heritable Shirreffes, Stewarts, Bailies, and Bailies of Regalities, and their Deputs, and the Provest and Bailies of free Borrows within the bounds of their Jurisdictions. As likewise the Clerks within the Jurisdictions, where these Offices are not heritable (which Clerks have their Offices advitam To Colllect the said extraordinary Taxation, and to make payment thereof to the Collector general to be appointed by WS for receiving of the same. Therefore and for inbringing of the Terms payment of the said extraordinary Taxation, Our other letters are direct charging all and sundry heitable Syrreffes, Stewarts, Baylies, and Bailies of Regalities their Deputs, and Clerks, and the Provest and Bailies of free Borrows, and their Clerks, as likewise the Clerks within the Jurisdictions, where these offices are not heritable, That they and every one of them dwelling be North the River of Dee within the space of fifteen days after the said Term of in the year of God, A thousand six hundreth thirty: And that they and every one of them dwelling be south the River of Dee within the space of Ten days, after the said Term, Deliver to Our Collector general apppointed by WS for receiving of the said extraordinary Taxation, A true and just account & inventar of the whole sums of money due to be paid by any person within the bounds of their jurisdictions for his part of the said extraordinary Taxation, And that they give up the same account and inventare upon their oaths solemnedlie sworn, that the same is just and true, And make payment to Our said Collector general, or to his Deputes in his Name, having his Power to receive the same of the whole moneys due to be paid to Us conform to the said account, and inventar for the said Terms payment of the said extraordinary Taxation within Twenty days after the Term of in the year of God A a thousand six hundreth thirty and under the pain of rebellion, and putting of them to Our horn For whose relief.  
OUR WILL is, and We charge you straitly and commands, that incontinent these Our Letters, seen ye pass and in Our Name and authority command and charge all and sundry the said's anwelrenters dwelling within that Our To make payment to you Our said and your Deputs of the said Twenty penny of all anwelrents freely due and payable to them, As for the said Terms payment of the said extraordinary Taxation, within twenty days next after they be charged by you thereto, Under the pain of rebellion and putting of them to Our horn. And if they failyie the saids twnetie days being bypast, That ye incontinent thereafter denounce the Dissobeyers, Our Rebels, and put them to Our horn, And escheit and inbring all their movable goods to Our use for their contemption. And if need be that ye Our said poinded and distrienyie therefore, As ye shall think most expedient. According to Justice As ye will answer to Us thereupon. The Which to do We commit to you conjunctly and severalie Our full power: By these our Letters delivering them by you duly execute and endorsed again to the bearer.  
Given under Our Signet, at Our Palace of Halyrudehouse the 28 day of julij and of Our Reign the sixth year, 1630. Per Actum Conventionis.