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<DATE>2008-03-06</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<DIV1 TYPE="royal proclamation">
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<P>DIEV ET MON DROIT</P>
<P>HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE</P>
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<HEAD><HI>A PROCLAMATION,</HI> For Rouping the In-land Exci&s;e of this Kingdom.</HEAD>
<P>_THE Lords Commi&s;&s;ioners of Their Maje&s;ties The&s;aury, and the Lords and others Their Maje&s;ties Commi&s;&s;ion|ers of Exchequer, Taking to their Con&s;ideration, that it is expedient, for the good and advantage of Their Ma|je&s;ties Service and Government, That the In-land Exci&s;e of this Kingdom, due and payable to Their Maje&s;ties, from all Malt, Aquavitie and Strong-Waters, Browen and Sold, from, and after the la&s;t day of <HI>October</HI> en&s;uing, (the former Tacks thereof then expiring) be put to Farm by Roup; And that intimation thereof be made, to &s;uch of Their Maje&s;ties Leidges, who are willing to take a Lea&s;e and Farm of the &s;ame; To the end they may, for that effect, attend the &s;aids Lords Commi&s;&s;ioners of Their Maje&s;ties The&s;aury and Exchequer, in the u&s;ual place of their Meeting; And there make offer for a Farm of the &s;aid Exci&s;e, of the whole Shires and Burghs of this Kingdom, to|gether, or &s;eparatly, and pay &s;uch Sums of Money therefore, of yearly Tack-Duty, as &s;hall be agreed upon. Have therefore Re&s;olved, That a Publick Roup be made thereof, upon <HI>Friday</HI> the &s;ixth day of <HI>November</HI> next to come: And for publication of the Premi&s;&s;es, Ordains the Ma|cers of Exchequer, and Me&s;&s;engers at Arms, to make open Proclama|tion hereof, at the Mercat-Cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and at the Mercat-Cro&s;&s;es of the whole Head-Burghs of the re&s;pective Shires of this Kingdom, and other places needful. And that the&s;e Pre&s;ents be Printed.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given at <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> <DATE>the twenty fourth day of <HI>July,</HI> One thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and ninety one years, And of Their Maje&s;ties Reign the third year</DATE>.</DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Extractum de libris Scaccarii per me, <HI>THO: MONCREIF,</HI> Cls. Scaccarii.</SIGNED><LB>
GOD &s;ave King <HI>William</HI> and Queen <HI>Mary.</HI></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>Edinburgh,</HI> Printed by the Heir of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on</HI> Printer to Their mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ties, Anno Dom. <HI>1691.</HI></P>
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