Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Eleventh day of August J^aj vj^c Nyntie two years Post Meridiem

D1692/8/34

D1692/8/34¹

Act

Act The Commissioners of Supply of the Shyre of Innverness

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties Privy Councill be Sir Hew Campbell of Calder Duncan Forbes of Culloden Thomas Frazer of Bowfort, Mr William Robison of Iniess, William Mcintosh of Borline George Cuthbert of Castlehill Donald Mcintosh of Kelachie Hew Frazer of Beladrum Hew Frazer of Dalalich Alexander Frazer of Relut, Hew Frazer of Balindoune Commissioners of the old supply of the shyre of Innerness Shewing That wher they ware pursued before the Lords of session at the instance of John Watsone as representing the deceast Thomas Watsone sometyme their Collector for the Soume of one Thousand six hundred twentie two punds nyne shilling scots money adebted be the petitioners as Commissioners to the said Collection As also for the intrest of the said soume since the date of a protest taken against the petitioners and their then Collector in Jully J^aj vj^c Eightie thrie, Albeit it be of verity that the said debt was only owing by them as Commissioners acting profitably for the behoove of the shyre, upon Which consideratione when this matter was represented to the saids Lords in anno J^aj vj^c Eightie Six, They by their Decreet dated the seventeinth day of June the said year Ordained that the petitioners Commissioners of the Old Supply and these of the new for the said shyre should meet any nyne of them being a quorum for Imposeing of what should be found due to the said old Collector proportionally upon the heritors of the said shyre, And that the same should be uplifted by quartureing and all other executione competent as the said act of Councill therwith produced bears Bot Because of ane oversight of the then Clerk the forsaid act did bear no warrand for directing of letters, The saids Commissioners could never be gott Conveened Wherfore necessary it was that the forsaid defect be supplyed be the saids Lords warrand And defect be supplyed be the saids Lords warrand And that letters might be direct to the effect forsaid at the instance of James Dunbarr the present Collector of the said shyre in Suppliement of the said former act And Therfore Humbly Craveing The saids Lords would give warrand that letters might be direct upon the said former act against ² Commissioners to Conveen as also against the heritors to make payment of the proportiones to be Laid upon them of the said soume principall or intrest under the paine of quartering and all other executione Competent Conforme to the tenor and intent therof in all points and that the Clerk would give them ane new act therupon bearing the said warrand as the petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties Privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Sir Heugh Campbell and others with the former act of Councill mentioned therin and produced therwith They heirby of Now (as in the former act) Ordaine the Commissioners of the old and new Supply for the Said Shyre of Innverness or any nyne of them (who they declair to be a suficient quorum) To meett take tryall and Impose the soumes resting to the above John Watsone proportionally upon the heritors of that shyre and quartering and all executione to pass accordingly at the instance of the above James Dunbar present Collector of the said shyre, And ordaines letters of horning to be direct at the instance of the said James against the forsaids Commissioners for meeting takeing tryall and Imposeing as said is.