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Act anente the kingis majesties rentes uplifted by warrante of the committie of estates for the publict use

Oure soverane lord and estates of parliament, considering that during the tyme of the late troubles of this kingdome ther wer some of his majesties rentes, customes and impost wplifted and intrometted with for serveing of the present necessities of the publict effaires of this kingdome by warrand of the late committee of estates and by other publict orderes, and that there were sindrie bygone pensiones and fies, due to diverse of his majesties pensioneres and servantes, satisfied and payed to them, conforme to ther rightes and pensiones by order of the late committee of estates residing at Edinburghe, and his majestie, being gratiouslie pleased to approve and allowe of the foirsaidis intromissiones had and payment made in maner and for the causes abovewrittin, therfore our said soverane lord, with advyce and consent of the saidis estates of parliament, ratifies, approves and dispenss with all such intromissione with his majesties rentes, customes and impost as have bene wplifted, payed and intrometted with preceeding the tuentie nynte day of June lastbypast for the wses and causes foirsaid, togidder with the payment made of the same by publicke order as said is, and declaires that the samen payment made and intromissione had by warrand from the said committee of estates or by other publict orderes preceeding the said tuentie nynte day of June lastbypast are, and shall be, sufficient exoneratione to the payeres of the saidis rentes, customes and impost and to the receiveres of the samene by virtewe of the saidis publict orderes and to all otheres conserned therin. Lykeas the dischairges wpoun the payment therof, by publict order foirsaid, shall be allowed to the payeres of the same in the accomptes of there intromissione with his majesties rentes, customes and impost foirsaid, to be made in his majesties exchekker, wheranent thir presents shall be ane sufficient warrand to all that are concerned therintill and to the lordis and commissioneres of his majesties exchekker to allowe and defray the samen in the saidis accomptes to be made in exchekker by the challmerlanes, intromettoures with and receiveres of his majesties rentes, customes and impost foirsaid, and ordeanes compt to be made of the said intromissione in exchekere.