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Taxt grantit to the kingis grace

Item, to the articule for support to be maid to the kingis grace for sik gret materis as occurris presentlie, becaus his grace hes grete materis now ado in sending of ambassatouris and for the expedicioune of his necessar erandis for the universale wele of this realme, and specialie for his mariage, tharefore the lordis of articulis, in name of the hale thre estatis, of thare awine fre will, has, with gude hart and mynde, grauntit to his grace for supportacioune of sik gret chargis the soume of sex thousand pundis to be tane up of the spirituale estait, baronis and burrowis of this realme, and the samin to be taxt, raisit, upliftit and inbrocht to his hienes after the auld use and consuetude. And the lordis spirituale for taxatioune of the spiritualite hes chosin the Bischop of Galloway, the Bischop of Ross, the Abbot of Halyrudhous, the Abbot of Kinloss, the Dene of Glasgw, the Persoune of Askirk, the Dene of Brechine and Provest of Corstorphene; and the lordis temporale hes chosin Sir Johnne Campble of Lundy, knycht, James Colvile of Estwemis, knycht, Nichol Craufurd of Oxingangis, justice clerk, Thomas Scott of Petgormo and Maister Francis Bothuel for the taxatioune of the barounes; and that the burrowis stent thare selfis efter the auld use and that thir personis convene incontinent for making of the said taxacioune, that the samin may be inbrocht with diligence.