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 encouraged 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 mony at every one of the four tearms following , viz. The summe of ten shillings mony at the feast and tearm of Martinmasse next to come in this instant year of God , 1633. The summe of other ten shillings mony 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 the taxation of our proper lands , our other letters are direct , charging all and sundry Our Stewards , Bayliffs , Chamberlanes , and Receivers of our proper lands , and their Deputs and Clerks , that they and every one of them , within the bounds of their Offices , raise and uplift the said sum of ten shillings money of every pound land of old extent within the bounds of their jurisdictions , for the sayd tearms payment of the same taxation , And inbring and deliver the same 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 said feast & tearm of Martinmas , in the yeare 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 all and sundry Fewers and Rentallers of that our of personally , or at their dwelling places , and by open proclamation at the Market-crosse of the head burgh of that our if they bee within our said Kingdome ; And if they be without the same , by open proclamation at the Market-crosse of Edinburgh , Peir , and shore of Leith , upon threescore dayes warning , To make payment to you our said your Deputes and Clerkes each one of them for their own parts respective , of the said summe of ten shillings money for everie pound land of old extent pertaining to them , lying within that our said As for their parts of the said termes payment of the same taxation within twentie dayes next after they be charged by you thereto , under the paine of rebellion and putting them to our horne : And if they fayle therein , the said twentie dayes being by-past , that ye 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 your Deputes and Clerks pound and distrinyie the readiest goods and geir being upon their said lands therefore , as ye shall think 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 .