Apud
Edinburgum
undecimo
Maii
1643.
FOrsameikle
as
the
Lords
of
Privie
Councell
,
Commissioners
for
conserving
the
peace
,
and
Commissioners
for
the
common
burdens
,
taking
to
their
consideration
the
necessities
of
the
Scottish
Army
in
Ireland
,
which
for
want
of
pay
,
victuall
,
and
cloathes
,
is
not
able
longer
to
subsist
,
And
having
according
to
their
bound
dutie
resolved
to
provide
some
supply
for
their
present
maintenance
,
did
therefore
by
their
act
of
the
fourth
of
March
last
determine
that
the
sum
of
twenty
thousand
pound
sterling
,
&
as
much
more
as
should
be
voluntarily
offered
by
his
Majesties
good
subjects
betwixt
and
the
first
day
of
May
instant
,
should
be
presently
borrowed
to
that
effect
,
upon
the
conditions
and
securitie
contained
in
the
said
Act
:
And
now
considering
that
in
respect
of
the
shortnesse
of
time
many
of
His
Majesties
goods
Subjects
who
will
willingly
put
to
their
helping
hand
to
this
religious
and
necessary
work
,
could
not
have
timous
advertisement
to
provide
what
they
are
to
lend
,
and
that
the
whole
moneyes
already
given
is
onely
able
to
furnish
some
meale
to
the
souldiers
,
without
which
they
had
either
starved
or
disbanded
ere
now
.
Therefore
the
saids
Lords
of
Privie
Councell
,
and
Commissioners
of
both
Commissions
foresaids
,
doe
hereby
declare
,
that
what
●ummes
of
money
shal
be
yet
lent
for
the
use
foresaid
,
betwixt
and
the
tenth
of
July
next
to
come
,
shall
be
thankfully
payed
to
the
len●ers
,
their
heires
,
executors
,
and
assignes
,
betwixt
and
the
first
of
August
next
;
together
with
the
ordinary
annuall
rent
,
from
the
〈…〉
me
of
the
lending
of
the
same
,
so
long
as
the
whole
or
any
part
thereof
shall
remaine
unpaid
,
and
that
conform
to
the
tenour
of
the
●●oresaid
Act
of
the
fourth
of
March
,
which
is
holden
as
here
repeated
;
and
that
the
lenders
shall
upon
deliverie
of
their
money
have
Tickets
of
receipt
,
and
Acts
of
Counsell
in
manner
contained
in
the
said
Act.
And
als
declares
,
that
as
any
summes
of
money
,
due
●r
to
be
due
to
the
Armie
,
shall
come
from
the
Parliament
of
England
,
or
otherwayes
whatsoever
,
that
the
same
shall
be
imployed
●or
payment
of
the
advancers
proportionally
,
according
to
the
summes
lent
by
them
.
And
therefore
the
saids
Lords
of
Privie
Councell
,
with
consent
foresaid
,
doe
now
,
as
of
before
,
desire
every
one
of
His
Majesties
subjects
,
who
will
contribute
their
assistance
●●erein
,
that
they
will
be
pleased
speedily
to
advance
such
summes
as
they
shall
think
sit
upon
assurance
and
security
in
manner
foresaid
:
And
ordains
thir
presents
to
be
registrate
in
the
books
of
Councell
and
Commissions
foresaids
,
and
to
have
the
force
of
an
Act
of
the
●…ids
Judicatories
jointly
and
severally
,
and
to
be
printed
together
with
the
former
Act
of
the
fourth
of
March
.
Arch.
Primerose
Cler.
S.
Cons.