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George, vicount of Dupline, chancellar, Williame, erle of Morton, thesaurar, Williame, erle of Monteith, president of the counsall, Thomas, erle of Hadintoun, lord privie seale, Johne, archibishop of Sanct Andrewes, George, marqueis of Huntlie, the Erles of Mairshel, Mar, Rothes, Cassills, Buchan, Murrey, Wintoun, Linlithgow, Home, Perth, Wigtoun, Kingorne, Abercorne, Tullibardin, Roxburgh, Bugcleuche, Seafort, Annerdaill, Lauderdaill, Carrick, the Vicounts of Air and Drumlanrig, the Bishops of Dunkelden, Aberdein, Murrey, Galloway, Brechin, Dumblane, Caithnes, Argyle, Iles, the Lords Gray, Yester, Sempill, Lovat, Rosse, Torphichin, Spynie, Lowdoun, Balmerinoch, Cowper, Colvill, Blantyre, Burlie, Halyrudhous, Cranstoun, Melvill, Carnegie, Ramsay, Naper, Wemes, Tracquair, Sir Williame Alexander, secretare, Sir Johne Hamiltoun of Magdalens, clerk of register, Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, knight barounet, advocat, Sir George Elphinstoun of Blythiswod, justice clerk.
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The whilk day George, vicount of Dupline, lord high chancellor of this kingdome, produced and exhibite to the estaits presentlie conveened the missive letter underwrittin signed be the king's majestie and directed unto the saids estaits conteaning the caus of the calling of this present conventioun, and siclyke he exhibite unto the saids estaits foure articles underwrittin signed be the king's majestie and ordained to be propouned frome his majestie to the saids estaits to the intent they may returne to his majestie thair opinions thereanent, of the whilk missive letter and articles the tennour followes:
Charles R[ex], right trustie and right weilbelovit cousine and counsellour, right trustie and weilbelovit cousines and counsselours, right trustie and weilbelovit counsellours, right trusty and weilbelovit and trustie and weilbelovit, we greit yow weill. Having upon verie weightie consideratiouns beene moved to deferre our repairing to that our kingdome till the nixt spring and desyring that all things necessarie both for our interteanement and for settling of effaires may be so prepared in the meane tyme that they may with the lesse trouble to ws and yow be than concluded for the good and honnour of that our kingdome whiche we exceedinglie affect, we have sent unto our right trustie and right weilbelovit cousine and counsellour, the Vicount of Dupline, high chancellare [...]† as we thought most fitt to be considered of [...]† and supplee, being verie confident that yow will use your best [...]† for our satisfactioun heerin, who sall ever be cairfull of that [...]† concerne your good and we bid yow fareweill. Frome our court at Whitehall, the fyft day of July 1630.
Articles to be propouned frome ws unto the conventioun of the estats now warned, that they may returne to ws thair opinions thairupon
Charles R[ex]
1. To consider of the best course how the valuatiouns of tithes may be most speedilie and exactlie perfytted, that those things conteaned in our decree may take effect.
2. To consider how manufactures for making the best benefite of wooll and for imployment of our people may be most convenientlie settled as hath beene formerlie intended.
3. To give order for proceeding according to our commissioun grantit for reviewing the lawes and practicks of that kingdome, that all things necessarie to be treatted of in the nixt parliament may be the better prepared against that tyme.
4. In regarde of the great charges requisite for our interteanement during the tyme of our being in that our kingdome and for payment of the debts contracted for buying of heretable offices, that a taxatioun may be had suche as our loving subjects for so great a caus sall willinglie grant.
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Quhilk missive letter and articles being read, heard and considderit be the saids estaits and it being propouned unto thame with whilk of the saids articles they would begin, the saids haill estaits, out of thair humble affectioun to his majesteis service, all in one voice agreed and voted that they would begin with the taxatioun to be grantit be thame to his majestie. And thereafter, it being propouned unto the estaits what sould be the quantitie of the taxatioun and thair opiniouns and voices being takin thereanent, it wes agreed and voted that his majestie sould have ane taxatioun ordinar and extraordinar of the lyke quantitie and proportioun and for so manie termes and yeeres as wes grantit in the former taxatioun in October 1625, beginnand the first termes payment thairof at Martimes nixt, and so furth yeerelie and termelie during the foure yeeres of the ordinar taxation and aucht termes of the extraordinar taxatioun, quhairupon the twa acts underwrittin conteaning the grant of the said taxatioun and the forme and order of the payment thairof and ingaddering of the same wer drawin up, read, heard and allowed be the estats, of the whilk acts the tenuour followes:
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The estaits presentlie conveenned, considdering how that the king's majesties hes thir monie yeeres bygane had ane naturall longing and ane earnest desire to visite this his ancient kingdome whiche first had the happines of his royall birth and now hes the effects of his blessed governement, and how that his majestie upon verie weightie consideratiouns hes beene moved to differre his heere comming till the nixt spring; to the intent that all things necessar both for his royall interteanement and for sattling his effaires may be so prepared in the meane tyme, that they may with the lesse trouble to his majestie be than concluded for the good and honnour of this kingdome; and the saids estaits acknowledging thameselffes bound in dewtie and affectioun tymouslie to foresee and accordinglie to provyde and supplee suche defects and wants as his majesties coffirs can not furnishe, respect being had to the exceeding great charges whiche his majestie hes susteanned in manie great and important effaires occurring for the tyme both at home and abroad thir diverse yeeres bygane and the great debts whilks his majestie hes contracted for buying of heritable offices, thairfoir the saids estaits, with most humble and loving hearts and for a testimonie of thair unfained affectioun to his majestie and of thair unspeekable joy and gladenesse to have the happines to see his majestie in this his native countrie, hes made and by these presents doe make ane free and willing offer to his majestie of ane taxatioun to be imposed, collected and payed to his majestie in maner and at the termes following, that is to say: the marqueises, erles, vicounts, lords and commissioners of shyres for the temporall estait have grantit that there sall be uplifted aff everie pund land of old extent within this kingdome perteaning to dukes, marqueises, erles, vicounts, lords, barons and freehalders and fewers of his majesteis proper lands the sowme of threttie shillings money at everie ane of the foure termes following, viz: the sowme of threttie shillings money at the feast and terme of Martimes nixtocome in this instant yeere of God jM vjC and threttie yeeres; the sowme of other threttie shillings money at the feast and terme of Martimes in the yeere of God 1631 yeeres; the sowme of other threttie shillings money at the feast and terme of Martimes in the yeere of God 1632 yeeres; and the sowme of other threttie shillings money in the yeere of God 1633 yeeres. And the archbishops and bishops for the spirituall estait have grantit that there sall be uplifted aff all archbishopricks, bishopricks, abbaceis, pryoreis and other inferiour benefices within this kingdome, at everie ane of the foure termes abonespecified, the just taxatioun thairof, as they have beene accustomed to be taxt unto in all tyme bygane whensoever the temporall lands of this kingdome wer stented to threttie shillings the pund land of auld extent, and the same taxatioun to be payed at everie ane of the foure severall termes abonespecified. And the commissioners of burrowes for thair estait hes granted that there sall be uplifted of all the burrowes within this kingdome at everie ane of the foure termes abonewrittin the just taxatioun thairof as they have beene accustomed to be taxt unto in all tyme bygane, whensoever the temporall lands of this kingdome were stented to threttie shilling the pund land of auld extent, and the said taxatioun to be payed at everie ane of the foure severall termes abonewrittin. And in regarde that his majestie hes erected sindrie prelaceis in temporall lordships whairby the awners thairof may clame to be taxt with the barons of the temporall estait, and thairby his majestie will be defrauded of a great part of the said taxatioun, thairfoir the saids estaits ordaines that all erections of prelaceis and other finall benefices in haill or in part in temporall lordships sall in payment of the said taxatioun pay to the collectour thairof so much of the same taxatioun pro rata as if they wer no wayes erected and as they wer subject to doe before the erectioun of the same. And siclyke it is statute and ordained that all dissolved benefices within this kingdome in whole or in part sall be subject in payment of so meekle of the same taxatioun pro rata as they would have beene subject to pay though the same had not beene dissolved, and that the parteis who hes gottin anie part or portioun of anie prelaceis or other inferiour benefices dissolved and new securiteis made unto thame be his majestie of that part and portioun thairof so dissolved sall be subject in payment of the taxatioun thairof to the prelate or other beneficed persoun for his releesse of the same taxatioun as they would have beene so the same had not beene dissolved, notwithstanding of anie conditioun conteanned in the infeftments and securiteis made be his majestie to thame in the contrair thairof. And forder, the saids estaits annulls and discharges all priviledges and immuniteis whatsomever whairby anie persons may thinke thameselffes free of payment of this present taxatioun, the priveledges grantit to the ordinarie lords and senators of the colledge of justice and the taxatioun of the benefices gevin, disponned and mortified for interteanement of the universiteis, colledges and hospitalls within this kingdome onelie excepted. And forder, the saids estaits, for a more ample testificatioun of thair exceeding great affectioun to his majesties services, hes beside and attour the ordinarie taxatioun abonewrittin made ane free and willing offer to his majestie of ane yeerelie extraordinarie taxatioun of the twentie pennie of all annuelrents, whilk any persoun or persons within this kingdome hes freelie dew and payable to thame yeerelie, thair awin annuelrents whairin they ar addebted to others being first deduced; the first termes payment whairof sall be and begin at the feast and terme of Martimes nixtocome, and so furth yeerelie and termelie at Witsonday and Martimes for the space of foure yeeres, whill the saids foure yeeres and aucht termes payment thairof be full and compleitlie outrunne. And for the better tryell of everie man his annuelrent whilk he hes yeerelie or termelie dew to him, it is ordained that this act sall be published at the mercat croce of Edinburgh and of the whole heid burrowes of the shirefdomes, stewartreis, baillereis and regaliteis within this kingdome whairby all his majesteis lieges may have trew notice thairof. And thairwith all the saids estaits wills, commands and ordains all his majesteis subjects that hes anie annuelrents payable unto thame that they compeir within the head burgh of the shirefdome, stewartrie, baillerie or regalitie or the head burgh in anie of these jurisdictiouns where the heid courts ar haldin and where the saids annuelrenters dwells and hes thair ordinar residence in anie court day in ane of the twa last weekes immediatlie preceeding and in one of the twa first weekes immediatlie following Witsonday and Martimes, at quhilk tyme the shireffs, stewarts, bailleis and baillies of regaliteis and provests and bailleis of free burrowes within the bounds of thair jurisdictiouns sall be obleist to hold courts weekelie to the effect afterspecified and the leiges resorting to the saids courts sall give up ane inventar to the clerk thairof of the haill sowmes of money for whilk annuell is dew to thame yeerelie or termelie, with the names of thair debtors designed by name and surname and the ordinarie place of thair residence, as also the haill sowmes of money for quhilks they ar subject in payment of annuelrents to others with the names of thair creditours to whome the same is dew, designed lykewayes by name, surname and the place of thair ordinarie residence, whither the same annuelrent be in victuall or in silver; the annuelrent of victuall to be estimat according to the stocke of money, for the whilk it is payed at ten for ilke hundreth thairof; and sall caus the parteis upgivers of the saids inventare everie partie subscryve his awin inventar himselffe if he can write, and if he can not write, the clerk of the said court sall subscryve the said inventar in face of court before the members thairof. And also the shireffs, stewarts, bailleis, bailleis of regaliteis, provests and bailleis of free burrowes within the bounds of thair jurisdictiouns and the clerkes thameselffes sall make and give up ane inventar of the debts auchtand to thameselffes and be thameselffes as said is. It is alwayes provydit that if anie person impedit be reasoun of sicknesse or distracted by some other just occasioun sall not be present himselffe to give up the said inventar, it sall be lawfull for him to caus anie honest responsall man within the jurisdictioun where he dwellis compeir and give up his inventar, provyding the same be subscryved be himselffe or be ane notar at his command, whilk the ingiver sall declare to be ane trew deid and sall abide at the same upon the lyke hazard and danger as the principall partie sould underly, whilk sall be als sufficient as if the inventar had beene personallie givin up be the principall partie himselffe; and ane inventar being once made and givin up sall still stand and be ane ground to charge anie persoun during the tyme of the foure yeeres of the said taxatioun, unlesse the partie change or otherwayes imploy the sowmes, and than he sall give up ane new inventar, whilk sall be ane new ground of ane charge and the former sall ceasse and the said clerk sall make ane record in his register of the saids haill inventars; quhilks inventars being so recorded sall be extracted be the said clerk and subscryved with his hand, and three extracts made of the same, ane to be givin to the partie (if he require the same), another to be sent be the said clerk to the collectour of the same taxatioun, and the thrid to be sent be the said clerk to the clerk of his majesteis registers, to be keeped amongs the records of his majesteis exchecker to the intent it may be knowin how farre everie partie is lyable in payment of the said extraordinar taxatioun, for the whilk extract and note made in register the said clerk sall have of everie persoun upgiver of ane inventar the sowme of foure shillings money. And if by sleuth or malice the clerk sall happin to delay or shift the leiges resorting to the saids courts to the effect foresaid, complaint being made thairof to the lords of his majesteis prive counsell, the saidis clerkis sall be punished accordinglie at the discretioun of the saids lord; and at the secund day in anie of the saids twa weekes preceeding or immediatlie following anye terme, it sall be leasome to anie persoun to compeir and offer to give up his inventar, he making payment of the taxatioun dew for the same whilk the clerk and judge sall be astricted to receave; and albeit it be declared that ane inventar once givin up sall still stand and be ane ground to charge anie persoun during the haill termes of the said taxatioun, except the same be changit in maner foresaid, yitt becaus sindrie who hes this libertie delayes to make payment of the taxatioun of thair moneyes after the terme be expyred, thairfoir it is provyded and declared that if they failyie to make payment of the dew taxatioun of thair moneyes within twentie dayes after ilke terme, that the partie so failyeing sall be subject in payment of the triple of the said taxatioun for ilke terme whairin he failyeis and letters sall be direct aganis him for payment thairof in forme as effeirs. Forder, for the better observatioun of this act it is declared that whosoever receaves, reteanes or conditiouns to receave anie annuelrent and concealeth the same or anie part thairof, or in giving up his inventars of debts and annuellis auchtand by him to his just creditours gives up more nor he is justlie addebted into, the upgiver thairof sall forefeyte that termes annuell to his majesteis use; and whosoever first discovers and reveales ather the annuell concealed or annuell whilk is more nor the upgivers just debt, sall for his rewarde have the halffe of that termes concealed annuell and als meekle of the halfe of that annuell whilk sall be discovered to have beene unjustlie givin up. And in caise it sall happin anie persoun or persons whatsomever be vertew of his upgivin inventar to be chargit for payment of his taxatioun, and at the tyme of his charge to declare in presence of ane judge by his great oath solemnlie sworne that his debtor is ane bankrupt, whairby he is disabled to make payment of his taxatioun and is content the king's majestie sall have the whole annuelrent addebted unto him be his bankrupt debtor for that terme, the said declaratioun sall be ane sufficient liberatioun to him of the same. And for eschewing of malitious delaters of these who have omitted or concealed thair sowmes, it is ordained that whensoever anie persoun sall accuse or delate another of concealing or omitting of sowmes the tyme of making his inventar he sall condescend upon some probable caus of his delatioun and sall find cautioun de judicato solvi in caise he failyie in proving that whilk he delates; and there sall no such actiouns of delatiouns be lawfull aganis dead persouns, thair airis nor executours, except where the same hes beene intentit before the saids persouns thair deceass, nather sall it be lawfull after yeere and day after the expyring of the said taxatioun to intent anie such actioun. And incaise anie persoun purchase wodsett of lands and sett the same back againe in tack to him who wedsett the same to him, the tackesman possessour of the saids lands sall pay for the stent of the lands, and the haver of the wedsett sall pay for the annuelrent of his money which he hes on the land, as if the same wer employed for annuelrent. Attour, it sall not be lawfull by no manner of way to anie creditour to gett releeffe of his debtour for this taxatioun whilk is imposed upon annuelrents by this statute, under the panes conteaned in the acts of parliament made anent usurers. And concerning minors, it is declared that thair minoritie sall no wayes priviledge thame, bot thair tutours and curatouris sall give up thair inventars of thair annuelrents in thair names, quhilk, if the saids tutours and curatours failyie to doe, the saids minors sall incurre the lyke danger as others and at thair perfyte age sall have actioun of releeffe aganis thair saids tutors and curators for that caus. And in caise anie persoun depart out of this kingdome after the publicatioun of this present act, the same sall no wayes excuse him frome giving up ane inventar of his annuelrents and payment of the said taxatioun and underlying of the danger conteanit in this present act, bot they who ar presentlie furth of this kingdome and sall not returne before the terme of Witsonday nixt, they sall not cume under the danger of this act whill the terme of Martimes thereafter, provyding that at that terme they give up thair inventars and pay thair taxatiouns as if they had been present within the kingdome before the foresaid terme of Martimes nixt. And for uplifting of the said taxatioun grantit upon annuelrents and to the intent his majesteis generall collectour may know now whome to crave and charge for the same, it is statute and ordained that within everie shirefdome, stewartrie, baillerie and regalitie where the offices of shireffs, stewarts and bailleis ar heretable, and the provest and bailleis of free burrowes, these heretable officiars and thair deputs for whome they sall be haldin to answere and provests and bailleis of free burrowes sall collect the said taxatioun and make payment thairof to his majesteis collectour generall of the saids taxatiouns; and where these offices of shireffs, stewarts and bailleis are not heretable bot changeable, the clerkes within the saids jurisdictiouns having thair offices ad vitam sall be collectours thairof. And incaise the saids clerkes have not alreadie found sufficient cautioun for discharging of thair offices, they sall be haldin before they have anie intromissioun with the same taxatioun or exercise thair offices of shireff clerk after the foresaid terme of Martimes nixtocome, to find sufficient cautioun for that effect. And where there ar no heritable officiars nor clerkes having thair offices ad vitam and have not found cautioun in maner abonewrittin, the said collectour generall of his majesteis taxatiouns and his deputs in his name sufficientlie authorized by him and for whome he sall be haldin to answere, and whois name he sall caus publishe at the mercat croce of the heid burgh of that jurisdictioun where there is no heritable officiaris nor clerk ad vitam, that his majesties lieges may knaw to whom they sall make payment, sall collect and uplift the same taxatioun; quhilk payment being made, the collectour thairof sall be obleist to delyver to the payer thairof ane acquittance upon the recept of the same gratis, without payment of anie money for the same. It is lykewayes provydit that the fees of the collectours and receavers of the same taxatioun of annuelrents sall be lykas, heirby they ar remitted to the discretioun and arbitrement of the lords of his majesteis prive counsell to be sett doun and agreed upon be thame. And the saids estaits heirby decernis and declaires that all burgess and freemen within burgh, albeit they be taxt in the ordinarie taxatioun abonewrittin with thair nighbours conforme to the order prescryved for collecting of the burrowes part of the said ordinarie taxatioun, yitt the same sall no wayes liberat nor free thame frome payment of thair parts of the said extraordinarie taxatioun according to the proportioun of the twentie pennie of thair annuelrents, bot they sall be lyable in payment thairof as others his majesteis lieges ar. Attour, the saids estaits annulls and discharges all priviledges and immuniteis whatsomever whairby anie persons may thinke thameselffes free of payment of anie part of this present extraordinarie taxatioun, the priviledges and immuniteis grantit to the ordinarie lords of sessioun, with the annuelrents dew to be payed to colledges, schooles and hospitalls or mortified for sustentatioun and uphalding of kirks and bridges, with the annuelrent that might be clamed of poore people whois stocke exceids not the sowme of fyve hundreth merkes Scotish onelie excepted. And the saids estaits, having considered that claus of the lait act of parliament and last conventioun of the estaits made in favours of the extraordiner lords and members of the colledge of justice, and they being no wayes willing nor mynded to putt thame in anie worse estait and conditioun by this act nor they wer by the twa former acts foresaids, thairfoir the saids estaits, according to the saids acts, ordains the extraordiner lords and members of the colledge of justice to pay thair parts of the saids taxatiouns, ordinar and extraordiner, with this speciall provisioun and conditioun alwayes: that if at anie counsell day before the first termes payment of the said ordiner taxatioun they made the like offer to his majestie as they did in the former taxatioun, that thair said offer sall be accepted with all the provisiouns, exceptiouns and conditiouns grantit to thame and mentiouned in the saids acts and conforme to the tennour thairof in all points.
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Forsameekle as the estaits presentlie conveened, upon verie great consideratiouns moving thame and for a testimonie of thair unfained affectiouns to his majesteis service, and for supplee of a part of the great charges quhilks his majesteis repairing to this kingdome for receaving of his imperiall crowne will necessarlie draw upon him, and for defraying of the debts whilks his majestie hes contracted for buying of heretable offices, hes made ane free and willing offer of ane taxatioun to be payed, collected and uplifted in maner and at the termes following, that is to say: for the barons and freehalders parte of the same taxatioun, threttie shillings money to be uplifted of everie pund land of auld extent within this kingdome perteaning to dukes, marqueises, erles, vicounts, lords, barons, freehalders and fewers of our soverane lords proper lands haldin be thame immediatlie of his majestie, and to be payed be thame at everie ane of the foure severall termes following, that is to say: the sowm of threttie shillings money at the feast and terme of Martimes nixtocume in this instant yeere of God 1630 yeeres; the sowme of other threttie shillings at the feast and terme of Martimes in the yeere of God 1631 yeeres; the sowme of other threttie shillings money at the feast and terme of Martimes in the yeere of God 1632 yeeres; and the sowme of other threttie shillings at the feast and terme of Martimes in the yeere of God 1633 yeeres. And for the spirituall men and burrowes part of the same taxatioun, that there sall be uplifted of everie archbishoprick, bishoprick, abbacie, pryourie and other inferiour benefice and of everie free burgh within this kingdome at everie ane of the saids foure termes payment the just taxatioun thairof, and as they have beene accustomed to be taxt unto in all tyme bygane whensoever the temporall lands within this kingdome wer stented to threttie shillingis money the pund land of auld extent, and the same taxatioun to be payed at everie ane of the foure severall termes abonewrittin. And for inbringing of the spirituall mens part of the same taxatioun, ordains lettres to be direct charging all and sindrie archbishops, bishops, abbots, pryours, as lykewayes all noblemen and others in whois favour the erectioun of anie prelacie or other inferiour benefice or anie part or portioun thairof, be it in lands, kirks or teinds, or in whois favour the patronage of anie benefice, kirks or teinds is past, and all other beneficed persons conteanned in the taxt rollis, thair heretable bailleis, chamberlans, factours and intromettours with thair rents and living personallie or at thair dwelling places and be opin proclamatioun at the mercat croces of the heid burrowes of the shirefdomes, stewartreis and baillereis where the saids prelaceis, erected lordships and finall benefices lyes, if they be within this kingdome; and if they be without this kingdome, be opin proclamatioun at the mercat croce of Edinburgh, peir and shoare of Leith upon threescore dayes warning, to make payment of that sowme that they and ilke ane of thame ar taxt unto for everie ane of the saids foure termes to the collectour generall of the said taxatioun appointed or to be appointed be his majestie and his deputs and officiars in his name, having his power and commissioun to receave the same at the particular termes abonewrittin under the pane of rebellioun and putting of thame to the horne; and if they failyie thairin, at the bypassing of everie ane of the saids termes to denunce the dissobeyers rebellis and putt thame to the horne and to escheit etc. And that the prelats and beneficed persouns and suche noblemen and others in whois favours the erectiouns and patronages abonewrittin ar past, for thair releeffe, have lettres charging thair vassalls, subvassalls, ladeis of terce, conjunctfears and lyverenters, fewers, tacksmen and pensioners to make payment of thair part of the said taxatioun, each one of thame pro rata according to the sowme they sall be taxt unto, to the saids prelats and others beneficed persons, and to the saids noblemen and others having power to receave the same within twentie dayes after the charge, under the pane of rebellioun; and if they failyie, to denunce etc. and escheit etc. and to poynd and distreinyie thairfoir as they sall thinke most expedient, provyding alwayes that the first termes payment of the said taxatioun be ever past before the nixt termes payment be charged for. And the estaits declairs that the productioun of sufficient hornings aganis the saids vassalls, fewers, tacksmen and pensioners sall be ane releeffe to the saids prelats, lords of erectiouns and beneficed persouns, and sall exoner thame pro tanto frome payment of the said taxatioun, provyding that the same hornings with thair taxt rollis authenticklie made and subscryved be the saids prelats, lords of erectiouns and beneficed persons and by thair fewers, vassalls, tacksmen and pensioners in maner heerafter prescryved conteaning the particular sowme whilk ilke ane of thame ar taxt unto, be delyvered to the collectour of the same taxatioun within the space of threescore dayes after everie terme, otherwayes he sall be no wayes obliged to receave the same, nather sall the prelat, lord of erectioun nor other beneficed persoun be exonered by productioun of the same at anie tyme thereafter. And forder, that the saids prelats and suche noblemen and others in whois favours the erectiouns and patronages abonewrittin ar past and all others beneficed persons may have thair releeffe of thair vassalls, subvassalls, ladeis of terce, conjunct fears, lyvrenters, fewers, tacksmen and pensioners, to the greater ease and lesse trouble to thair saids vassalls and others foresaids, and to the effect that everie one proportionallie may pay his part of the said taxatioun according to the quantitie and availl of the free rent whilk he hes of his benefice, lands, pensiouns, kirks and teind sheaves perteaning to him, als weill the prelat, lord of erectioun, patroun and others beneficed persons thameselffes as the fewer, tacksman and pensioner, it is thought expedient, statute and ordained that the saids prelats and others abonerehearsed, everie ane of thame severallie, sall conveene his haill fewers, vassalls, tacksmen and pensioners at the particular places heerafter designed, they ar to say: the Archbishop of Sanct Andrewes at the citie of Sanct Andrewes, the Archbishop of Glasgow at the citie of Glasgow, the Bishop of Orkney at the toun of Kirkwall, the Bishop of Caithnes at the toun of Durno, the Bishop of Ros at the toun of Channonrie of Ros, the Bishop of Murrey at the toun of Elgine, the Bishop of Aberdein at the burgh of Aberdein, the Bishop of Brechin at the burgh of Brechin, the Bishop of Dunkelden at the toun of Dunkelden, the Bishop of Dumblane at the toun of Dumblane, the Bishop of Galloway at the toun of Wigtoun, the Bishop of Argyle at the toun of Inverara, the Bishop of the Illes at the burgh of Rothesay in Bute, the abbot of Icolmekill at the burgh of Invernes, the pryour of Ardchattan at the burgh of Inverara, the abbot of Ferne at the burgh of Tayne, the Lord Bewlie at the burgh of Invernes, the Lord of Kinlosse at the burgh of Forres, the pryour of Pluscardie at the burgh of Elgine, the Lord of Deir at the toun of Peterheid, the pryour of Fyvie at the toun of Turref, the pryour of Monymusk at the toun of Monymusk, the Lord of Arbrothe at the burgh of Arbrothe, the Lord of Skoone at the burgh of Perth, the Lord of Cowper at the toun of Cowper in Angust, the pryour of Restennet at the burgh of Forfar, the collectour of the same taxatioun in place of the pryour of Charterhous, the seate now vacand at the burgh of Perth, the pryour of Elcho at the same burgh of Perth, the pryour of Strafillan at the kirk of Comre, the Lord of Inchaffrey at the burgh of Perth, the pryour of Inchemahomo at the burgh of Stirline, the pryour of Sanct Andrewes at the citie of Sanct Andrewes, the baillie of the regalitie of Dumfermeline at the burgh of Dumfermeline, the Lord Balmerinoch at the burgh of Cowper in Fyfe, [the lord of Lindoris at the burgh of Coupar in Fyffe]†, the Maisters of Sanct Leonards Colledge in Sanct Andrewes for the pryourie of Portmook at the burgh of Cowper in Fyfe, the pryour of Pittinweyme at the burgh of Pittinweme, the Lord of Sanct Colme at the burgh of Inverkeithing, the Lord of Culros at the burgh of Culros, the abbot of Cambuskenneth at the burgh of Stirline, the Lord Torphichin at the burgh of Linlithgow, the pryour of Manuell at the burgh of Linlithgow, the Lord Halyrudhous at the burgh of Edinburgh, the Lord Newbottle at the burgh of Edinburgh, the pryoresse of Hadintoun at the burgh of Hadinton, the lord of the temporall lands of the pryourie of Northberuick at the burgh of Northberuick, the patron and person of the kirk of Kinnewchar, dissolved frome the pryourie of Northberuick, at the toun of Elie, the patron and persoun of the kirk of Largo, dissolved frome Northberuick, at the toun of Largo, the patron and person of the kirk of Maybole, dissolved frome Northberuick, at the toun of Maybole, the patron and persoun of the kirk of Logie, dissolved from Northberuick, at the burgh of Stirline, the Lord of Kelso at the toun of Kelso, the Lord of Coldinghame at the toun of Eymouth, the Lord of Dryburgh at the toun of Dryburgh, the pryour of Eckills at the toun of Dunce, the pryour of Cauldstreame at the toun of Dunce, the Lord of Jedburgh at the burgh of Jedburgh, the Lord of Melros at the toun of Melros, the Lord of Paisley at the toun of Paisley, the Lord Blantyre at the burgh of Glasgow, the lord and baillie of the temporall lands of Kilwinning at the burgh of Irwing, the abbot of Croceraguell at the toun of Maybole, the pryour of Quhithorne at the burgh of Quhithorne, the pryour of Salset at the burgh of Quhithorne, the pryour of Sanct Marie Yle at the burgh of Kirkcudbright, the Lord of Dundrennan at the burgh of Kirkcudbright, the Lord of Glenluce at the burgh of Wigtoun, the abbot of Tungland at the burgh of Wigtoun, the abbot of Newabbey at the burgh of Dumfreis, the abbot of Halywod at the burgh of Dumfreis, the pryour of Cannabie at the burgh of Annand, the baroun and baillie of the baronie of Brouchtoun, dissolved frome the lordship of Halyrudhous, at the burgh of Edinburgh, the heretours of the hundreth pund land of the baronie of Monkland, dissolved from the lordship of Newbottle, at the citie of Glasgow, the minister of Failfuird at the burgh of Air, the minister of Scotlandwell at the burgh of Sanct Andrewes, the minister of the croce kirk of Peebles at the burgh of Peebles, the patron and person of the kirk of Dundie, dissolved frome the abbacie of Lundores, at the burgh of Dundie, and all other small beneficed persons at the parish kirks of thair particular benefices; and that they conveene to the effect abonewrittin upon the 13 day of October nixtocome in the yeere of God 1630 yeeres instant, quhilk is declared to be the precise day appointed for all thair vassalls, fewers, tacksmen and pensioners to keepe the said meeting, and that no forder citatioun nor summonding sall be requisite than this proclamatioun and publicatioun of this present act at the mercat croce of the heid burrowes of this kingdome. And heerewith it is resolved be the saids estaits that if anie vassall, subvassall, fewer, tacksman of teinds, pensioner or anie other justlie bound to make releeffe to the prelat, lord of erectioun, patron or other beneficed persoun of anie part of the said taxatioun sall send anie procurators in his name sufficientlie authorized to the said meiting, the same sall not onelie excuse the absence of the principall partie, bot the procurators sall be admitted in all things and receaved to doe and performe in the distributioun of the said taxatioun what culd or lawfullie might have been done by him who sent him. It is lykewayes declared that the prelat, lord of erectioun, patron or other beneficed persoun impeded by disease or distracted upon some other necessarie occasioun frome attending that meeting, having his absence suppleed that day by anie sufficient worthie persoun whome he sall authorize and appoint to that effect, sall be als lawfull as he wer personallie present himselffe, and the partie so authorized sall be admitted and receaved in all things to doe and performe in the distributioun of the same taxatioun what could or lawfullie might have been done by him who sent him. It is forder statute and ordained that at the said day of meiting the saids prelats, lords of erections, patrons and others beneficed persons sall by thameselffes, or by thair procurators lawfullie authorized as said is, fence and hold ane court, call by name and surname upon everie one of thair vassalls, subvassalls, fewers, tacksmen of teinds, pensioners and others obleist to releeve thame of anie part of the same taxatioun, and lawfull tyme and day being biddin to show to thair saids vassalls, fewers, tacksmen and pensioners or thair procurators compeiring for thame the quantitie of the taxatioun imposed upon thair prelacie, erected lordship or other benefice, authenticklie subscryved be the clerk of the same taxatioun, and they all (at the least so manie of thame as sall conveene for this effect), with one consent, sall distribute the same to be payed be everie man als weill be the prelat, lord of erectioun and present possessour of small benefices for the free rent whiche everie ane of thame hes of thair prelaceis, erected lordships and small beneficeis, as by the vassall, fewer, tacksman and pensiouner, according to the great or small quantitie of free rent quhilk everie ane of them hes ather of thair lands, teinds or pensiouns; with certificatioun to anie of the saids persouns, fewers, vassalls, tacksmen or pensioners that compeires not be thameselffes or thair procurators at the day and place abonespecified to the effect foresaid, that suche as sall conveene with the saids prelats, lords of erectioun, patrons and other beneficed persons or thair procurators sall proceid in the equall distributioun of the same taxatioun, als weill among thame that ar absent as present, and sall make and subscryve ane authentick taxt roll thairupoun. And in caise that nane of the saids vassalls, fewers, tacksmen and pensioners sall conveene at the day and place abonespecifiit to this effect by thameselffes or thair procurators, bot sall wilfullie absent thameselffes frome the said meiting, it sall be lawfull for the saids prelats, lords of erectiouns, patrons and other beneficed persons being present by thameselffis or thair procurators at the day and places abonespecifiit, to make, sett doun and subscryve the same taxt roll. And incaise anie of the saids prelats, lords of erectiouns, patrons and other beneficed persons sall not conveene by thameselffes or by thair procurators at the day and places abonespecifiit particularlie designed to everie ane of thame, it sall be lawfull for the saids vassalls, fewers, tacksmen and pensioners (at the least so manie of thame as sall conveene by thame selffes or thair procurators) to make, sett doun and subscryve the said taxt roll, quhilk taxt roll sall conteane the particular sowme that everie one sall be found justlie to be addebted to pay, the parteis name addebted to pay the same and the caus whairfoir the same aucht to be payed, and being so sett doun ather by the prelat, lord of erectioun, patron and other beneficed person or thair lawfull procurators with so manie of thair vassalls, subvassalls, fewers, tacksmen of teinds, pensioners and others obleist to releeve thame of anie part of the same taxatioun as sall conveene with thame to this effect, and incaise that nane sall conveene with thame, the said roll being than sett doun by the prelat, lord of erectioun, patron or other beneficed person or thair lawfull procurators, or incaise of thair absence being sett doun, made and subscryved be the most part of the saids vassalls, fewers, tacksmen and pensioners as by thameselffes or thair procurators sall conveene thameselffes for this effect, the estats decernis to be als lawfull in all respects as if the haill nomber of persons having interesse thairin had conveened, made, sett doun and subscryved the same. Whiche taxt roll being so sett doun, made and subscryved in maner abonewrittin (and no otherwayes), and delyvered to the clerk of the taxatioun, the saids estaits ordains him to give warrand for giving letters of releeffe thairupoun, discharging him in anie caise to give warrand for giving of letters of releeffe upon anie roll presented unto him not made and authenticklie subscryved in forme abonewrittin, as he will answere to the contrare upon his perrell. It is lykewayes statute and ordained that tacksmen of teinds sall have thair releeffe of thair subtacksmen pro tanto, respect being had to the grissume payed be the saids subtacksmen, and for inbringing of the barons and freehalders parts of the same taxatioun and of the fewers and rentallers of our soverane lords proper lands thair parts thairof, ordains lettres to be direct charging all and sindrie shireffs, stewarts, bailleis, thair deputs and clerkes, fewers, chamberlans and receavers of our soverane lords proper lands, that they and everie ane of thame within the bounds of thair proper offices raise and uplift the sowme of threttie shillings money of this realme of everie pund land of auld extent lying within the bounds of thair jurisdictiouns for everie ane of the foure termes abonespecifiit, and inbring and delyver the same to the collectour foresaid or to his deputs and officiars in his name, having his power to receave the same, at the particular termes abonespecifiit under the paine of rebellioun etc., and if they failyie, at the bypassing of everie ane of the saids termes, to denunce and escheit etc.; and for thair releeffe that lettres be direct charging all and sindrie erles, lords, barons, freehalders, fewers and rentallers of our soverane lords proper lands personallie or at thair dwelling places and be opin proclamatioun at the mercat croce of the heid burgh of the shirefdome, stewartrie and baillerie where thair lands lyes, if they be within the kingdome; and if they be without the kingdome, be opin proclamatioun at the mercat croce of Edinburgh, peir and shoare of Leith upon threescore dayes warning, to make payment to the saids shireffs, stewarts, bailleis, thair deputs and clerks, chamberlans and receavers of our soverane lords proper lands, everie ane of thame for thair awin parts respective, the said sowme of threttie shillings money foresaid for everie pund land of auld extent perteaning to thame for everie ane of the saids foure termes payment within twentie dayes nixt after they be chargit thairto, under the pane of rebellioun etc., and if they failyie to denunce etc., and to escheit etc., and if neid beis that the saids shireffs, stewarts, bailleis, thair deputs and clerkes, chamberlans and receavers of our soverane lords proper lands poynd and distreinyie the readiest goods and geir being upon the saids lands thairfoir, as they sall thinke most expedient. And that the saids erles, lords, barons and freehalders, fewers and rentallers of our soverane lords lands have lettres for thair releeffe to charge thair vassalls, subvassalls, ladeis of terce, conjunctfears and lyverenters to make payment of thair parts of the said taxatioun within twentie dayes nixt after the charge under the paine of rebellioun etc., and if they failyie to denunce etc. and escheit etc., and if neid beis that they poynd and distreinyie thairfoir, provyding alwayes that the first termes payment of the said taxatioun be ever past before the nixt be charged for. And for ingaddering of the burrowes part of the same taxatioun, ordains lettres to be direct charging the provest and bailleis of ilke burgh to make payment of the taxt and stent thairof to the collectour generall, his deputs and officiars in his name having his power to receave the same at the particular termes abonespecifiit, under the pane of rebellioun etc., and if they failyie to denunce and escheit etc.; and for thair releeffe that lettres be direct charging the provest, bailleis and counsell within ilke burgh to conveene and elect certane persons to stent thair nighbours, and the said electioun being made, to charge the persons elected to accept the charge upon thame in setting of the said stent upon the inhabitants of everie burgh, and to conveene and sett the same and make ane stent roll thairupon as efferis, within twentie foure houres nixt, after the charge, under the pane of rebellioun etc., and if they failyie to denunce etc. and escheit etc. And siclyke, the said stent roll being made and sett doun as said is, to charge the burgeses, indwellers and inhabitants within ilke burgh to make payment of thair parts of the said stent to the saids provest and bailleis conforme to the taxt roll to be givin out thairupoun, within three dayes nixt after the charge, and if they failyie, to denunce etc. and escheit etc., and if neid beis that the saids provest and bailleis poynd and distreinyie thairfoir as they thinke most expedient. It is alwayes provyded that no persoun whatsomever be stented or taxt within burgh, except according to the availe and quantitie of his rent, living, goods and geir whilk he hes within burgh, no wayes respecting his lands nor possessiouns whilks he hes to landwart, for the whilks he will be obleist to pay taxatioun to others officiars, provyding alwayes that the first termes payment of the said taxatioun be ever past before the nixt be charged for. Attour, the saids estaits decernis and declaires that the charges to be givin for payment of the said taxatioun sall be execute before the termes of payment abonespecifiit for everie termes payment particularlie by it selffe, and that the denunciatioun of horning following thairupoun sall not be execute untill the termes of payment be bypast and twentie dayes thereafter, quhilk denunciatioun so following upon the charges givin before the saids termes of payment the saids estaits decernis and declaires to be valide and sufficient. And the saids estaits, considering the great abuse that hes beene used in all tyme bygane by sindrie of the lieges of this kingdome aganis all good conscience in causing of thair poore fermorers, tennents and labourers of the ground, being removable, who ar subject in payment of verie deere fermes and other dewties, to releeve thame of the whole burdein of the bygane taxatioun, quhilk hes beene the occasioun of impoverishing ane nomber of the saids fermorers, labourers and tennents and bringing of thame to utter wracke and ruine, whereas of reasoun they sould be altogidder free frome the payment of anie taxatiouns and the same sould be payed by suche as have free rents, lands and goods of thair awin; for remeid whairof, it is statute and ordained that no persons whatsomever exact or compell his fermorers or tennents removable, who pay ferme and other deir dewteis for the lands occupyed be thame, to pay anie part of this present taxatioune or to seeke releeffe at thair hands of the same, and if the same be found done be anie persons that they sall be callit and conveened thairfoir before his majesteis justice and his deputs or before his majesteis counsell as violent and maisterfull oppressours of his majesteis subjects and punished thairfoir according to justice. And forder, the estates, considdering that besides the ordinarie chargis whilks his majestie underlyes for the maintenance of the honnour, dignitie and estait of his majesteis kingdome, his majestie is lykwayes drivin to manie other great charges for buying of heretable offices and other interveening occasiouns occurring in the estait; thairfoir, beside the ordinarie taxatioun abonewrittin, the saids estaits hes for the space of foure yeeres nixt and immediatlie following the terme of Martimes nixt freelie and voluntarlie grantit unto his majestie ane yeerelie extraordinarie taxatioun of the twentie pennie of all annuelrents quhilks anie persoun or persons within this kingdome hes freelie dew and payable unto thame yeerelie and termelie, thair awin annuelrents whairin they ar addebted to others being first deduced, the first termes payment thairof sall be and begin at the said feast and terme of Martimes nixtocome, and so furth yeerelie and termelie at Martimes and Witsonday untill the saids foure yeeres and aucht termes payment thairof be fullie and compleitlie outrunne; and whereas the saids estaits hes by act of parliament authorized all and sindrie heretable shireffs, stewarts, bailleis and bailleis of regaliteis and thair deputs and the provests and bailleis of free burrowes within the bounds of thair jurisdictiounsl, as lykewayes the clerkes within these jurisdictiouns where these offices ar not heretable, whilks clerks have thair offices ad vitam, to collect the said extraordinar taxatioun and to make payment thairof to the collectour generall of the same taxatioun; thairfoir and for inbringing of the said extraordinarie taxatioun, the saids estaits ordains lettres to be direct charging all and sindrie the saids heretabill shireffs, stewarts, bailleis, bailleis of regaliteis and thair deputs and clerkes and the saids provests and bailleis of free burrowes and thair clerkes, as lykewayes the clerkes within the jurisdictiouns where these offices ar not heretable, that they and everie ane of them be north the water of Dee within fyfteen dayes after everie terme of Martimes and Witsonday, and that they and everie ane of thame be south the water of Dee within the space of ten dayes after everie terme of Martimes and Witsonday, delyver to his majesteis said collectour generall ane trew and just accompt and inventar of the haill sowmes of money dew to be payed be anie persoun within the bounds of thair jurisdictioun for his part of the said extraordinar taxatioun; and that they give up the same compt in inventar upon thair oath solemnelie sworne that the same is just and trew, and to make payment to his majesteis said collectour generall or to his deputs in his name, having his power to receave the same, of the whole moneyes dew to be payed to his majestie conforme to the said compt and inventar, within twentie dayes after ilke terme, under the pane of rebellioun etc.; and incaise the saids shireffs, stewarts, bailleis, bailleis of regaliteis, thair deputs and clerkes failyie, to denunce etc. and to escheit etc., for whois releeffe that lettres be direct charging all and sindrie the saids annuelrenters to make payment to the saids shireffs, stewarts, bailleis, bailleis of regaliteis, thair deputs and clerkes, provests and bailleis of free burrowes of the said twentie pennie of all annuelrents freelie dew and payable to thame within twentie dayes nixt after the charge, under the pane of rebellioun etc., and if they failyie to denunce etc., and if neid beis that the saids shireffs, stewarts, bailleis of regaliteis, clerkes, provests and bailleis of free burrowes poynd and distreinyie thairfoir as they sall thinke most expedient. And the estaits ordains the lords of sessioun to be onelie judges to all suspensiouns to be craved and suted be anie of our soverane lords lieges tuicheing the saids taxatiouns, quhilks suspensions the saids estaits finds may be granted upon lawfull and equitable reasouns to be considered be thame, and discharges all other judges within the kingdome of granting of anie suspensiouns thereanent; with power to the saids lords to delegate fyve at the least of thair ordinarie nomber as they thinke expedient to sitt, cognosce and decyde the saids suspensiouns in tyme of vacance if need beis.
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Quhereas in the taxatioun grantit in the moneth of October, the yeere of God jM vjC and twentie fyve yeeres, the upgiving of inventars of moneyes within burgh wes onelie restricted to suche burrowes as wer heretable shireffs within thameselffes, whilk wes ane great hinder and prejudice to his majestie in his extraordinar taxatioun and ane great vexatioun and trouble to the free burrowes of this kingdome, thairfoir the estaits, according to his majesteis gratious letter and directioun read in thair audience, ordains the inventars of moneyes within burgh to be givin up to the provests and bailleis of all the free burrowes within this kingdome, everie ane within thair awin bounds and jurisdictioun.
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The whilk day the missive letter underwrittin, signed be the king's majestie, conteaning his gratious and royall will and pleasure that his majesteis subjects sould be discharged of all penall statuts preceeding the dait heirof, being presented to the saids estaits and read in thair audience and they, with most submissive and dewtifull respect, acknowledging his majesteis gratious favour showin unto the bodie of this estait by the discharge of the saids penall statuts, they thairfoir, in one voice, agreed upon the forme and tenuour of the act following:
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The estaits presentlie conveenned, according to his majesteis gratious will and pleasure signified unto thame be his letter, hes discharged, pardouned and freelie remitted and, be the tennour of this present act, discharges, pardouns and freelie remitts all penall statuts whatsomever contraveenned be anie of his majesteis subjects at anie tyme bygane preceeding the dait heirof, and whilks wer formerlie remitted and pardouned in anie preceeding parliaments; and siclyke discharges all his majesteis subjects of the fynes of all penall statuts made in the parliament haldin at Edinburgh in the moneth of August 1621, excepting alwayes furth and fra the said pardoun the statuts made aganis usurie and the concealments of the moneyes of his majesteis taxatioun and the bearing and wearing of hacquebutts and pistolets where the same hes beene caryed and used aganis anie of his majesteis good subjects, or where the bearers thairof hes beene formerlie conveenned before his majesteis counsell and hes found cautioun to forbeare.
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The whilk day Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, knight barounet, advocat to our soverane lord, protested for his majestie that the generall pardoun past this day in conventioun be onelie extendit to suche acts of parliament as hes ane pecuniall and arbitrarie punishment adjected thairto, and quhilks by the act of parliament in August 1621 ar desynned to be penall statuts; and speciallie that it be not extendit to the faults and escapes of wrytters and clerkes for oppressing his majesteis lieges in tyme bygane in respect the pane thairof is deprivatioun fra thair office whilk is not pecuniall nor arbitrarie. And siclyke desyred that the exceptioun of hacquebutts and pistolets in favours of these who hes committed no cryme nor offence thairwith, quhilk seemes to be reasounable, may be recommendit to his majestie becaus his majesteis letter is onelie extendit to suche penall statuts as wes pardouned of before, whairof that of pistolets wes never remitted.
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Followes his majesties missive letter for warrand of the twa acts abonewrittin:
Charles R[ex], right trustie and weilbelovit cousines and counsellours, we greit yow weill. Whereas humble complaint hath beene made unto ws in behalffe of diverse of our free burrowes who ar not shireffs within thameselffes, that they undergo great and unnecessarie charges by travelling to parts farre distant frome thair dwellings for giving up the inventars of their annuelrents to the shireffs of the shyre, where the same might muche more convenientlie and als surelie be done before thair provests and bailliffes, whairin we, inclyning that some order be established for thair good and ease, our pleasure is (if yow finde that we be not thairby prejudged and that no inconvenient otherwise may arise by the same) that yow signifie our pleasure to our nixt conventioun of estaits there, that they give way thairunto by making suche ane act of conventioun as yow and they sall best condescend upon to this purpose, to be ratified in the nixt parliament, quhairby both the saids magistrats and other subjects may frome hencefurth be authorized to proceid accordinglie. And whereas we ar informed that our lait royall father, of his princelie favour, pardouned diverse penall statuts, as by commissiouns for trying of what of thame wer fitt to be executed what to be pardouned may appeare, we being lykewayes willing for diverse good and weightie causes moving ws at this tyme to give thame suche taste of our bountie and favour as may the better induce thame not to transgresse our lawes heerafter, or expect anie further impunitie incaise they sould abuse our princelie clemencie heerin, whairof we ar willing that speciall notice be givin thame after what maner yow sall thinke fitt, our pleasure is that by ane act of the said conventioun to be ratified in the ensueing parliament yow caus discharge our subjects of all penall statuts whatsoever proceeding the dait heirof, whiche were formerlie remitted in anie parliament and of the fynes of all penall statuts made in anno 1621. And for your so doing these presents sall be your warrand. So we bid yow fareweill. Frome our court at Whitehall, the 28 of June 1630.
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The whilk day, Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, knight barounet, his majesteis advocat, produced ane missive letter writtin unto him frome the king's majestie conteaning ane directioun unto him to persew and proceid aganis Laurence Keir, lait servant to Maister Johne Skeene, clerk of the billis, for some oppressiouns committed be the said Laurence aganis his majesteis subjects in the charge quhilk he had under the said Maister Johne Skeene, if he found the informatioun made to his majestie in that mater to be trew; and thairfair the said advocat, out of the dewtie of his office, protested that the pardoun and discharge of penall statuts granted in this conventioun sall not be extendit to the crymes of oppressioun and extortioun alledgit committed be the said Laurence, and that the saids crymes wer not of the nature and qualitie of penall statuts. Quhilk protestatioun being heard and considderit be the estaits, they remitt the consideratioun thairof to his majesteis royall and excellent judgement.
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The estaits ordains that hospitalls sall be insert in the act of taxation to be free of payment of anie part thairof.
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The estaits ordains that dukes, marqueises and vicounts sall be insert in the act of taxatioun as persons lyable to the payment of thair parts of the same.
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The estaits finds that if anie persoun be conveenned in his awin lyfetyme for concealed moneyis, that the processe sall be susteaned aganis his airis and executors being persewed within yeere and day after his deceasse.
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The estates, considdering that the lords of erectiouns who have surrendred thair superioriteis in the king's majesteis hands will be burdenned with the ingaddering of the taxatiouns of thair erectiouns as formerlie they wer before the surrenders, whilk will be verie chargeable and expensive unto thame, and whairof they will gett no allowance nor releeffe as formerlie they wer wount to doe frome thair vassalls, fewers, tacksmen and pensioners, thairfoir the estaits allowes unto thame the some of ane hundreth punds out of everie thowsand pund of taxatioun whilk they sall make compt of out of thair erectiouns.
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The whilk day George, marqueis of Huntlie protested that the ranking of him and his order and sitting at this present conventioun sall not be prejudiciall unto him anent his precedence, place and order of votting dew to him in all parliaments, conventiouns and others meittings in tyme comming.