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Forsamekle as it is considerit be our soverane lord and his thrie estatis that his hienes cunyie hes stayit continowallie sen the [...] day of Marche lastbypast, quhairthrow our soverane lordis commoditie is hurt, thairfoir his majestie, with avise of his saidis estatis, ordinis ane penny or pece of sylver to be cunyeit of the fynnes of ellevin deneiris, and giffis full commissioun to his hienes counsell now electit, and the maist part of the haill numer now chosin, and of the officiaris adjonit to thame, to tak ordour upoun the forme, inscriptioun, wecht, avale and price of the said pennie to be strikin as thay may† best, upoun thair guid discretionis, to the commoditie of the realme and weilfair of our soverane lord; and as the said counsell, or the maist part thairof, findis maist meit in that behalf, oure soverane lord and thrie estatis decernis thair declaratour and ordinance to have the strenthe and effect of ane act of parliament, providing alwayis that this ordour to be takin anent the streking of the said new penny indure quhill farder ordour be tane be the estatis in parliament. In like maner, oure soverane lord and thrie estatis foirsaidis, grantis comissioun to the said counsell, or the maist part of thame, to tak ordour how the xxx, xx and x s. peceis with the testamentis be haldin within the realme and not transportit furth thairoff.
[1578/7/24]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
Oure soverane lord and thrie estatis of parliament, understanding perfitlie that the brig of Tay foranent the burgh of Perthe is decayit, and that the proveist, ballies and communitie thairoff hes already deburssit lairge and sumptuous expensis upoun the beting and reparing thairof, and that the samyn is sa neidfull and necessar for the haill liegeis of this realme, thairfoir our said soverane and thrie estatis foirsaidis hes ordinit and ordinis ane generall taxatioun of the soume of ten thowsand merkis to be upliftit of the haill liegeis of this realme for supporting and beting of the said brig, and hes presentlie gevin power to the lordis of our soverane lordis previe counsell presentlie chosin to tak sic guid ordour how and quhat maner the samyn salbe pait, and to mak divisioun of the realme and taxt rollis for ingetting thairof, and als to appoint collectouris to that effect, ane or ma, as they think guid, termes or dayis of pament for uptaking thairof and deliverance of the samyn, and als to tak ordour with the provest baillies counsell and communitie of the said burght of Perth how and quhat maner the same salbe employit to the beting and reparing of the said brig; and siclike that the sowmes of money ellis grantit be the saidis provest, baillies and inhabitantis of the said burght, for reparatioun of thair said brig, be substantiouslie bestowit and to tak securitie of thame to that effect, as the saidis lordis thinkis guid; and with power to thame to direct lettres to the effectis respective foirsaid, siclike and in the samyn maner as the king and estatis foirsaidis mycht or may do. And becaus it is understand to our soverane lord and estatis foirsaidis that the inhabitantis of the schirefdome of Air, baithe to burght and land, hes within this short tyme grantit ane contributioun for supporting and beting of the brig of Irrwing, quhairthrow thay aucht not to pay sa mekle of the said new taxatioun of ten thowsand merkis as the uther partis of the realme dois, thairfoir ordinis the saidis lordis to considre the samyn and to defalk and allow sa mekle of the said soume as thay suld pay to the beting of the said burgh of lrrwing, according to the rait of the taxatioun of the said shirefdome of Air, sua thay pay onlie the superplus according to taxt roll to be maid be the saidis lordis.