EDINBURGH
,
the
twentie
day
of
Iune
,
1650
THE
Estates
of
Parliament
now
presently
conveened
in
this
fist
session
of
this
second
triennal
Parliament
,
Taking
to
their
consideration
the
dangers
which
threatens
Religion
&
this
Kingdome
,
In
respect
both
of
intestine
and
forrain
enemies
,
and
being
oblidged
in
discharge
of
the
trust
committed
to
●em
To
take
care
of
the
safety
of
the
Kingdome
,
As
they
resolve
for
●●em
selves
to
use
all
lawfull
means
and
peaceable
wayes
to
prevent
these
●●ngers
,
So
they
have
thought
fit
to
keep
up
such
ane
number
of
Forces
Foot
as
may
prevent
the
same
;
And
for
maintaining
of
the
forces
now
Foot
;
To
prorogate
and
continue
the
monethly
maintenance
as
fol●●ws
,
Therefore
the
saids
Estates
of
Parliament
prorogates
the
said
month●●
maintenance
,
And
ordaines
the
same
to
endure
for
the
moneth
of
July
,
●●xt
to
come
in
Anno
,
1650.
And
in
the
same
tearmes
and
proportion
,
〈◊〉
was
set
down
in
the
Act
of
the
sixt
of
August
,
1649
And
that
for
the
●●mpleat
moneth
aforesaid
,
And
ordains
the
same
to
be
collected
by
the
●…ector
deputes
,
having
power
and
warrant
from
John
Denholme
,
as
they
〈◊〉
formerly
from
him
,
by
warrant
from
Sir
James
Stewart
then
Generall
●●●missary
,
With
the
same
allowance
to
the
Collectors
,
the
Cleck
of
Colle●●●●n
,
collector
deputs
&
others
having
charge
;
they
having
order
from
Iohn
●●nholme
,
&
with
the
said
haill
provisions
,
conditions
&
orders
contained
〈◊〉
the
former
act
both
for
Shires
&
Burghs
,
And
to
be
payed
according
to
●●e
valuations
of
the
respective
Shires
approven
by
the
Parliament
,
con●●●m
to
their
act
of
the
Twentie
seventh
of
July
last
,
Except
allennerly
the
●●…erifdom
of
Wigtown
,
and
Stewartry
of
Kirkcudbright
,
which
Shires
of
●●gtown
,
and
Stewartry
of
Kirkcudbright
,
The
saids
Estates
ordains
to
pay
〈◊〉
maintenance
of
the
said
moneth
of
July
,
according
to
the
valuation
●●…ly
given
in
by
them
viz.
the
valuatian
of
the
said
Shyre
of
Wigtown
〈…〉
ending
to
68721.
pounds
5.
s.
mony
Scots
,
and
the
said
Stwartry
of
Kirk●●●dbright
,
115875.
pounds
19
s.
mony
foresaid
,
According
to
the
which
●●●uation
the
said
Shyre
of
Wigtown
and
Stewartry
of
Kirkcudbright
,
are
by
〈◊〉
of
the
eleventh
of
June
instant
,
ordained
to
pay
the
maintenance
of
〈◊〉
said
moneth
of
July
,
and
all
publick
dues
,
and
sicklike
continually
●●●reafter
ay
and
while
the
Parliament
shall
think
fit
To
take
ane
farther
●●urse
concerning
the
valuations
of
the
whole
Kingdome
.
A.
Iohnstoun
,
Cler.
Regist.