THE Lords of His Majesties Privy Council do hereby appoint the Collectors of Shires for the Pole-money , to receive from the Collectors of particular Parishes , all such clipped old Merk-pieces , and their Fractions , as the Parish-Collectors shall deliver to them , the saids Parish-Collectors first giving their Oaths in presence of one of the Commissioners of Supply within the Shires where they are Collectors , that they offer or deliver no other clipped Merk-pieces and their Fractions to the saids Collectors of Shires , but such as were truly received in by them the Parish-Collectors , in payment of the Pole-money which they give in to the said Collectors of Shires , and that before the Proclamation discharging the saids Merk-pieces and their Fractions was promulgat in the respective Shires where the Deponents lives : And the Council declares , that no Pole-money is to be exacted for any persons who died before the Term of Martinmass last , being the first Term appointed for uplifting the Pole-money : And the Council do hereby ordain all such diligence to pass at the instance of the Collectors of Shires , against the Collectors of particular Parishes , for giving in of Lists of Poleable persons in their Bounds , and payment of the Pole-money Collected by them , as is allowed to pass , and to be direct against the Poleable persons themselves . And ordains thir presents to be Printed , and appoints His Majesties Solicitor to send Printed Copies hereof to the several Collectors of Shires .