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Edinburgh, 13 January 1707 †
Anne, by the grace of God, queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, to our lyon king at arms, and his brethren heraulds, macers, pursevants and messengers at arms, our sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, greeting. Foralsmuchas by the act of supply past and published this present session of parliament, the last Thursday of January instant is appointed for the meeting of the commissioners of supply, in order to choise their collectors and clerks for uplifting and receiving the supply mentioned in the said act of parliament; and in regard the members of parliament cannot be present to attend the said dyet prefixed for choosing the saids collectors and clerks, it is necessary that the said former dyet be prorogate in manner underwritten. Therefore we, with advice and consent of the estates of parliament, do hereby prorogate the said dyet for the meeting of the commissioners of the said supply for choosing of their respective collectors and clerks, until the second Thursday of April next, and appoints the saids commissioners to meet and conveen on the said day at the head burghs of the several shires and stewartries within this kingdom, and choise their respective collectors and clerks to the said supply, in the way and manner as is prescribed in the act of parliament. And we, with advice and consent foresaid, hereby ordain and appoint the former collectors and clerks to the last term's supply to continue to uplift and receive the respective term's cess due and payable at Candlemass next, with the fourth part of a month cess and supply due and payable to Mrs† Ramsay at the said term, the saids collectors always betwixt and the said term finding sufficient caution at the sight of a quorum of the commissioners of the last supply, to be comptable for and making payment of the said term's cess and supply, and likewise for the last month's cess and supply payable the tenth day of December last, which they were obliged to uplift. Our will is herefore, and we charge you that incontinent ye pass to the mercat cross of Edinburgh, and to the mercat crosses of the remanent other head burghs of the respective shires and burghs within this kingdom, and there make due and lawful publication hereof, that none pretend ignorance. And ordains thir presents to be printed, and that the solicitors dispatch copies hereof to be published at the mercat crosses of the head burghs of the said several shires and stewartries within this kingdom.
Extracted furth of the records of parliament, by Ja[mes] Murray, clericus registri.
Edinburgh, printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, printer to the queen's most excellent majesty, anno dom, 1707.