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Proclamation

Proclamation prorogating the diet for choosing collectors and clerks of supply, and continuing the last collectors and clerks for the term of Candlemas next.

Edinburgh, 13 January 1707²

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 heralds, macers, pursuivants and messengers at arms, our sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constituted, greetings. Forasmuch as by the act of supply passed 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 choose 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 diet prefixed for choosing the said collectors and clerks, it is necessary that the said former diet be prorogate in manner underwritten. Therefore we, with advice and consent of the estates of parliament, do hereby prorogate the said diet 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 said commissioners to meet and convene on the said day at the head burghs of the several shires and stewartries within this kingdom, and choose 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 Candlemas [2 February] next, with the fourth part of a month's cess and supply due and payable to Mrs³Ramsay at the said term, the said collectors always between then and the said term finding sufficient caution at the sight of a quorum of the commissioners of the last supply, to be accountable for and making payment of the said term's cess and supply, and likewise for the last month's cess and supply payable on 10 December last, which they were obliged to uplift. Our will is here expressed, and we charge you that immediately you pass to the market cross of Edinburgh, and to the market crosses of the remaining 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 these words to be printed, and that the solicitors dispatch copies hereof to be published at the market crosses of the head burghs of the said several shires and stewartries within this kingdom.

Extracted furth of the records of parliament, by James Murray, clerk register.

Edinburgh, printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, printer to the queen's most excellent majesty, in the year 1707.