WILLIAM and MARY , By the Grace of GOD , King and Queen of Great-Britain , France and Ireland , Defenders of the Faith , To Our Lovits _____ Macers of Our Priyy Council , Messengers at Arms , Our Sheriffs in that part , conjunctly and severally specially constitute , Greeting : Forasmuch , as We with Advice of Our Privy Council , by Our Proclamation of the date , the twelfth day of February last , for the more Effectual and Orderly Collecting , Up-lifting and In-bringing of the Hearth-Money , humbly offered to Us by our Estates of Parliament ; conform to the second Act of the third Session of Our current Parliament : Have in prosecution of the Power given to the saids Lords of Our Privy Council , by an Act of Our said Parliament , of the date the tenth day of September , one thousand six hundred and ninty years . Impowering them to give such Orders for Collecting and In-bringing of the said Hearth-mony , as they shall judge fit . Ordained Lists to be given in to Mr. James Melvill of Cassingray , Receiver and Collector of all the Hearth-mony within this Kingdom , his Sub-Collectors , and Deputs , of all Hearths , Kilns and others mentioned in the said Proclamation , in manner , and under the Certifications therein specified . And now these Lists being for the most part given in : We , with Advice foresaid , do hereby Require and Command all Persons whatsomever , lyable in payment of the said Hearth-mony , to make payment of the same , to the said Mr. James Melvill of Cassingray , and his Sub-Collectors , and Deputs , betwixt and the tenth day of May next to come , With Certification to such as shall failyie in punctual payment , that Letters of Horning and Poynding shall be direct forth against them , at the instance of the said General-Collector and Receiver , his Sub-Collectors and Deputs , or they shall be allowed to Quarter upon the saids Deficients , not exceeding one Souldier for each three Hearths , for the more speedy In-bringing of the said Hearth-mony . Our Will is herefore , and We Charge you straitly an Command , that incontinent these Our Letters seen , ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh , and to the Mercat-Crosses of the whole remanent Head-Burghs of the several Shires within this Kingdom , and there , in Our Name and Authority , by open Proclamation , make Publication of the Premisses , that none may pretend ignorance , as ye will answer to Us. The which to do , We commit to you , conjunctly and severally Our full Power , by these Presents , delivering them by you , duly execute , and indorsed again to the bearer .