Forsomuch as we and the Estates of our Parliament presently conveened , remembring that at the first institution of the Colledge of Justice , and divers times thereafter in Parliaments ratifying the same ; Our royall Ancestors and Estates of our Realme then assembled , found the erection of that honourable consistorie , which is a biding monument of the glorie of their reignes , not onlie to be usefull for royall service , but also necessarie and profitable for the peace of this our Kingdome , and to the seene good and comfort of all our Subjects ; And considering that the provision allowed of before to the Lords of Session was no wayes sufficient for defraying of their charges ; And that through their continuall attendance , their private affaires are neglected , and great losses thereby sustained by them : Therefore , and to the effect , the said Senators and Lords of our Session , present and to come , may be more encouaged to go on , and to persist as they do , in their zeale , and affections to our service , and in faithfull ministration of Justice , to the generall weale of this our Realme and our Lieges ; The said Estates , with our speciall approbation , and gracious good-liking , have most freelie condescended , statute , and enacted , that a taxation be presently imposed upon their lands and means , which with our consent foresaid , they ordaine to be collected and payed to the effect , in maner , and at the termes following : That is to say , The Duke , Marquesses , Earles , Vicounts , Lords , and Commissioners of Shires for the temporall Estate , have granted that there shall be vplifted of everie pound land of old extent within this our Kingdome pertaining to Dukes , Marquesses , Earles , Vicounts , Lords , Barons , Freeholders , and Fewers of our proper lands , the summe of ten shillings money at every one of the four tearms following , viz. The summe of ten shillings money at the feast and tearm of Martinmasse next to come in this instant year of God , 1633. The summe of other ten shillings money at the feast and tearm of Martinmasse , in anno 1634. The summe of other ten shillings money at the feast and tearm of Martinmasse , 1635. And the summe of other ten shillings money at the feast and tearme of Martinmasse , 1636. And for the spirituall men and burrowes parts of the same taxation , that there shall be uplifted of all Archbishoprickes , Bishoprickes , Abbacies , Pryories , and other inferiour benefices , and of every free burgh within this our Kingdome , at every one of the foure tearms abouespecified ; the just taxation thereof , as they have been accustomed to be taxed in all time by-gone , whensoever the temporall Lands of this our Kingdome were stented to tenne shillings the pound land of old extent . And for inbringing the tearms payment of our burrowes parts of the same taxation , Our other letters are direct , charging the Provest , and Bayliffs of each burgh to make payment of the taxt and stent thereof to Collector generall , appointed for receiving of the same taxation , or to his Deputs & Officers in his name , having his power to receive the same , at the feast & tearm of Martinmas , in the year of God one thousand six hundred thirtie years , under the pain of rebellion & putting of them to our horn : For whose reliefe ,

OUR WILL IS , and we charge you straitly and command , that incontinent these our Letters seene , yee passe , and in our name and authoritie command and charge the Councell of that our burgh of to conveene with you the said Provest and Bayliffs , and elect certaine persons to stent their neighbours ; And the same election being made , that ye charge the persons elected to accept the charge upon them , in setting of the said stent upon the inhabitants of that our said burgh : And to conveene and set the same , and to make a stent roll thereupon as effeiris , within twentie foure hours next after they be charged by you thereto , under the paine of rebellion , and putting of them to our horn . And if they failye , the said twentie foure hours being by-past , that ye incontinent thereafter denounce the disobeyers our rebels , and put them to our horne , and escheat and inbring all their moveable goods to our use for their contemption . And likewise the said stent roll being made and set downe as said is , That ye in our name and authoritie command and charge the Burgesses , Indwellers , and Inhabitants within that our burgh , to make payment of their said stent to you our said Provest and Bayliffs , Conforme to the taxt roll to be made and given out thereupon , within three dayes next after they be charged by you thereto , under the paine of rebellion , and putting of them to our horne . And if they failye therein , the said three dayes being by-past , that yee incontinent thereafter denounce the disobeyers our rebells , and put them to our horne , and escheat and inbring all their moveable goods to our use , for their contemption . And if need be , that ye Our said Provest and Bayliffs poynd and distrenyie therefore , as ye shall thinke most expedient , according to justice , as ye will answer to us thereupon . The which to doe , Wee commit to you conjunctly and severally , Our full power , by these Our Letters , delivering them by you duely execute and indorsed againe to the Bearer .