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( 19 ) Pious ues, and their entertainment in the Stipends of the aids Miniters, Rector, and Regents of their Colledges, Maters of their Schools, and of the Poor in their aids Hopitals; Then and in that cae, to pay yearly to Us, and Our Collectours, each one of them for their own parts forth of the uperplus, and excrece of the aids dewties remaining by and attour the payment of the aids Stipends due to the aids Miniters, Rectors, and Regents of their everal Colledges, Maters of their Schools, and entertainment of their Poor in their Hopitals. Our Annuity due to Us in manner expret in the aid Submiion. Therefore Wee Ordain Our Commiioners appointed, or to be appointed by Us, to take trial of the true etate of the Rents, and Teinds pertaining to each Burgh, and of the burden which they have for entertainment of their Minitry, and Poore, and of the Rector, and Regents of Colledges where the famine are, and to conider if there be any uperplus, and excrece by and attour the burdens foreaids, forth of the which Our aid Annuity ought to be payed; And according thereto, Decerns the aids Burrowes, and their Succeours, to make payment to Us, and Our Collectors, of Our Annuity which is due to Us forth of the aids uperplus, and excrece if any hall be found as aid is. And Wee Ordain this Our Decreet, with the aid Submiion whereupon the famine proceeds to be regitrat in the Books of Our Council, and Seion, To have the force, and trengrh of a Decreet of the Lords thereof, with execution to pas thereupon, in form as effeirs: And the Horning to pas upon a imple charge of Ten dayes allennerly; And to that effect makes, and contituts

Our Advocat, Our Procuratur, to compear for Us, and conent to the regitrating hereof, in manner foreaid. In Witnes whereof, Wee have Signed thee preents with Our hand, At Windore the Second day of September, the year of God 1629. years; Before thee Witnees, William Earl of Menteith, Preident of Our Council, and High Jutice of Scotland, Sir William Alexander of Mentrie Knight, Our Secretary, Sir Coline Campbel of Lundie Knight, Barronet, Sir James Lockhart younger of Ley Knight, Mater William Elphingtoun One of Our Cup-bearers, and Mater John Maxwel Miniter at Edinburgh.