ACT ANENT THE INbringing of Money .

At EDINBVRGH 〈◊〉 fifteenth day of Iuly16●● yeares : These of the Committee 〈…〉 , poynding , and caption be execute against Collectours ▪ valuers , and others who doeth not their duetie or make payment of their tenth part in manner after specified , viz.

2. Against the Collectours for not making compt , ●eakoning , and payment of what they have received , and giveth not in the names and roll of these who have not payed .

3. Against the Valuers for not valuing , conforme to the said act of Parliament which is either upon the Valuers oathes , or upon the Heri●ours oathes , or upon the Heritours declaration , under their hands , with certification : What they conceale shall be confiscat ; And for not delivery of the saids valuations .

4. Against the not payers of the said tenth part , by apprehending their persons , poynding their owne proper goods , or poynding their ground .

5. And because after all ordinarie meanes are used , to make men pay what is due , yet such is the unwillingnesse and delaying of some , to the evil example of others , that money cometh not in to serve the present time . Therefore it is thought fit for maintenance of the Armie presently on foote , for preservation of the Religion , and liberties of this kingdome : That all those who have any moneys , and shall len the same for the publick use in maner after specified , viz. These within the Shyrefdome of Edinburgh , Hadingtoun , and Linlithgow , within foure dayes after intimation : These of the Shyrefdome of Aire , Stirling , Lanerke , Renfrew , Fyffe , Angus , Perth , Bervicke , Roxburgh , Peibles , and Selkirke , within six dayes after intimation made thereof . And siclike , these of the Shyrefdome of Aberdene , Bamfe , Murray , and Innernesse , within ten dayes after intimation : Such money as shall be so lent , shall be free of any common burthen , by detention of any part of their annuelrent , but shall have their full annuelrent free of any burthen or detention .

6. Secondly , They shall have full annuelrent from the lenning thereof , as the same shal● bee received within the said spaces respective forsaid to the Terme of Whitsonday nexto-come as for a whole yeare , notwithst●●ding a good part of the Terme is past .

7. Thirdly , They shall have such securitie , as they shall please , designe , or crave themse●ves ; So that what persons they shall crave to bind for what summe they len , shall give their personall bands for the same : And these persons who shall bind to them , shall have the whole Presbyterie or Shyre bound for their reliefe : And the Presbyterie or Shyre shall have the Estate bound to relieve or repay them .

8. And siclike , If it be tryed that any have moneys , and will not len the same ; It is ordained that the act of Parliament bee put to execution against them , especially in that point : That all these who can bee tryed to have money , and will not len the same as said is : The Delatours and finders out , to have the one halfe , and the other halfe to be confiscat for the publicke .

9. And sicklike , It is appointed , That all the Silver-worke , and Gold-worke in Scotland , as well to Burgh as Land wart , as well pertaining to Noble-men , Barrons , and Burgesses , as others of whatsoever degree and quali●●e they be of , be given in to the Committee at Edinburgh , or these they shall appoint to receive the same upon such securitie for rep●yment as the said Committee and they shall agree at the prices following . And for this effect , The Committee of war within each S●yrefdome , and the Magistrats within Burgh , with concurrence of the Ministerie ( who must exhort and give warning out of the Pu●pits to the Paroshioners ) are appointed to call before them any such persons as hath any silver or gold work , that inventar may ●e made of the weight & spaces thereof , and securitie given for the same , with declaration alwayes . Like as it is hereby declare● , That these who have any Silver or Gold worke , which they crave rather to keepe for their owne use , than deliver the same ●o be coyned , shall have power to redeeme the same at the prices following , viz. Fiftie six shillings for the unce of Scots silve● worke , fiftie eight shillings for everie unce of English silver worke ; And thirtie foure pounds six shillings eight pennies for ●very unce of gold : The same beeing either produced before the Committee at Edinburgh , or before the Committee of war in each S●yrefdome , or before the Magistrates of every Burgh , and inventar made thereof , or else declared by the parties under their hands , and money presently payed at the rates and prices foresaid ; For the which money securitie shall bee given for repayment thereof , a●d free of any burthen , as said is .

And incase any hath double gilt worke , or curious wrought worke , and can not get m●ney to redeeme them , It is hereby declared , that the said gilt and curious worke beeing delivered to the said Committee , shall ●ot be melted , or disponed upon before the Terme of Whitsonday next : Betwixt and which time the owner thereof shall have po●er to redeeme the same at the prices foresaid , hee paying alwayes the annuelrent thereof , so long as the same shall lye unredeem●● . And the said silver or gold worke to be all given in , either to the Committee of Estate , or to the Committee of warre within each ●hyrefdome , or Presbyterie , or to the Magistrates of each Burgh , within eight dayes after intimation shall bee made thereof , ●●●her at the severall Market crosses , or by towke of Drum , or by advertisement from the Ministers out of the Pulpits : With certi●●cation , That these who shall not give in or redeemed the said silver 〈◊〉 gilt worke , within the said space , the same shall bee con 〈…〉 i 〈…〉 〈…〉nt for the publicke use .