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Act of the Convention of Eſtates.

IT Is alwayes hereby provided, that if the proportion payable at the Martimas yearly, be payed before the laſt ot November the ſaid year, and that the proportion payable at Whitſonday, be payed before the laſt of June, the ſame ſhall be ſufficient. And it is hereby Declared, That all perſons having real Eſtates of Lands, Teinds, Annualrents due by Infeſtments, Tack-duties, Few-duties, and others of that nature, are, and ſhall be lyable to the foreſaid ſupply, unleſs the granters of the ſaids Rights, be oblidged to relieve the receivers thereof, of publick Burdens, and all other Impoſitions of this nature; Excepting alwayes ſuch real Rights and Infeſtments of Annualrents as are ſecured to the Creditors by their Debitors, for which they have only their ordinary Annualrent free, which are hereby declared not to be lyable to any part of this ſupply: Excepting alſo all Rents belonging to Coliedges and Hoſpitals, provided this exemption of Colledges and Hoſpitals, ſhall not burden the Shires for any Rent mortified to them, ſince the year, one thouſand, ſix hundred, fifty ſix. And it is hereby declared, That the Rents of the Archbiſhopricks, and Biſhopricks, ſhall be lyable in a proportion of this Supply, according to the preſent Valuation. And to the end the foreſaid Supply may be duly Raiſed and Payed, the Kings Majeſty, with Advice of His Eſtates, doth Nominat, and Appoint, the Lords of His Majeſties Privy Council, the Senators of the Colledge of Juſtice, within the ſeveral and reſpective Shires, where any part of their Lands or Eſtats ly: And alſo the perſons underwritten, within the ſeveral Shires, to be Commiſſioners to the effect after-ſpecified, viz.

For the Shire of Edinburgh.

The Earl of Louthian, the Earl of Dalouſſie, the Viſcount of Oxfoord, the Lord Torphichen, the Lord Forreſter, Richard Maitland of Over-gogar, Sir Archibald Primeroſe o Caringtoun, Sir John Wauchop of Niddrie, Sir John Nicolſon of that Ilk, Sir John Couper of Nether-gogar, Sir John Foulis of Ravelſtoun Younger, Sir William Purves of that Ilk, Sir Mark Caſs of Cockpen, Sir William Sharp of Stony-hil, Mr. Alexander GibJon of Pentland, ohe Laird of Dalmahoy Younger, Sir William Binning of Walyfoord, Patrick Hamiltoun of Little-preſtoun, Sir John Young of Leny, Robert Baird of Sauchtounhal, Mr. James Rochead of Innerleith, John Skeen of Halyards, John Hall of Graycruik, John Biggar of Wolmet, James Dundaſs of Arniſtoun, Sir William Murray of Newtoun, Sir James Ramſay of Whitehil, Sir William Murray of Dreghorn, Mr, David Watſon of Sauchtoun, John Cunningham of Woodhal, James Dick of Prieſtfield, John Brown of Gorgymiln, Alexander Henderſon Portioner of New-haven, Little of Over-libbertoun, Scot Bailzie of Dalkeith, Brand of Babertoun younger, the eldeſt Bailzie of Muſſelburgh, William Baird younger of Newbaith, John Foulis younger of Ratho, Mr. James Deans of Woodhouſly, Charles Scot of Boningtoun, Sir James Foulis of Collingtoun to be Conveener.

For the Shire Haddingtoun.

The Earl of Roxburgh, John Earl of Tweddale, Alexander Viſcount of Kingſtoun, the Viſcount of Oxfoord, the Lord Yeſter, the Lord Elibank, Sir William Ruthven of Dunglaſs, Francis Kinloch of Gilmertoun, Sir James Hay of Linplum, Sir Robert Hepburn of Keith, Sir Alexander Moriſon of Preſtoun-grange, John Seaton of St, Jermans, Hepburn of Smeatoun, Mr. Thomas Hay, ofBaillie of Lamingtoun, Richard Cockburn of Clerkingtoun, Adam Hepburn of Humbie, Patrick Brown of Colſtoun, Sir Robert Sinclar of Stevinſtoun, Bannatine of Newhal, William Murray of Spot, Robert Hamiltoun of Preſmenin, David Oſwald of Eaſt-barns, Sydſerf of Ruchlaw, John Pringle of Wood-head, Congletoun of that Ilk, Seaton of Garletoun, Seaton of Barns, Sir William Primeroſs of Cheſter, William Robertoun Bailzie of Preſtoun, David Hepburn of Randerſtoun, Mr. George Purves portioner of Belhaven, Sir Robert Sinclar of Lochend, Sir William Hamiltoun of Preſtoun, Sir John Nisbit of Dirletoun, Sir Andrew Ramſay of Wauchtoun, William Baird younger of Newbaith, John Wedderburn younger of Goſfoord, Sir James Stampfield of New-milnes, James Home of Gamelſheils, Robert Atchiſon of Sydſerf, Alexander Douglas of Blaikerſtoun, Hepburn of Beenſtoun, Mr. John Bain of Pitcairly, Robert Hepburn of Beerfoord, Haliburnroun of Egleſcairn, Fletcher of New-cranſtoun, Major Banks of Lenchy, Hepburn of Craig, John Auchmoutie of Carvet, the Laird of Colſtoun Conveener.

For the Shire of Berwick.

The Earl of Home, Sir Archibald Cockburn of Langtoun, Sir John Nicolſon of Cockburnſpeth, Sir James Cockburn of that Ilk, Sir Alexander Don of Newtoun, Sir Hary Home of Herdrigs, Sir Alexander Home of Rentoun, Sir William Purves of that Ilk, the Laird of Wedderbum, the Laird of Eccles, Alexander Home of Tinthil, Mr. James Rochead of Darnchaſter, the Laird of Edingtoun, Sir James Cockburn of Ryfelaw, Sir William Scot younger of Harden, Sir Laurence Scot of Eymouth, the Laird of Prandergaiſt, the Laird of Lambertoun, the Laird of Billie, the Laird of Wedderly, the Laird of Tofts, Mr. Alexander Swintoun of Merſingtoun, the Laird of Longſormacus younger, Patrick Boig of Burnhouſes, theLaird