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Forasmuch as the estates of parliament, now convened in the second session of this first triennial parliament by virtue of the last act of the last parliament held by his majesty and three estates in 1641, taking into their consideration that the commissioners for shires and the commissioners for burghs that are now present have undertaken the advancement and payment of their proportions of the first month's maintenance for the army for their shires and burghs to be given to [Sir Adam Hepburn of Humbie], commissary-general, between now and 1 March next, therefore the estates of parliament hereby assign to the commissioners of shires and burghs and to such noblemen, gentlemen and burgess as become bound with the commissioners respectively aforesaid for the present advancement and payment of the said money, the said first month's proportion of the maintenance appointed to be paid by the act for maintenance for the month of March next to come, to be uplifted and collected from their shires and burghs proportionally for their relief of that which is advanced now by them as said is. And the estates also ordain letters and execution to be directed at the instances of the said commissioners of shires and burghs for payment of the aforesaid maintenance for the month of March next as might have been directed at the instance of the estates and their collectors if the same had not been advanced as said is. And they declare that the said commissioners and these who become bound with them shall have annualrent for the money advanced by them from their shires and burghs from the time of their advancement until the repayment.