Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the seventeint of november J^aj vj^c nyntie tuo years

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A1692/11/32¹

Act

Act for Levyeing Recruitts

The lords of there Majesties privie Councill In obedience to and prosecutione of his majesties Comands contained in a Letter under his Royall hand direct to them from His majesties Camp at Grammen near Deynse dated the fourteenth day of september Last Doe hereby grant warrand to and authorize the officers of there Majesties Scotts regiments in Flanders who are sent over from thence for makeing recruitts To Levie men for makeing as many more recruitts as besydes the tuenty four men of all the ordinarie Companyes of foot in this Kingdome will recruitt and Compleat there regiments And for that effect to take on such persones as are willing to engadge in the said service And to beatt drums within the burgh of Edinburgh and all places of this Kingdome for that end. And Lykewayes grants warrand to the saids officers to seize as many deserters from there respective regiments as they can find in this Kingdome not presently in there majestyes service And ordaines all the Magistrats of burghes and other magistrats and ministers of the Law within this Kingdome to give Concurrance to the saids officers for makeing up there recruitts And for secureing such persones as shall willingly engadge in the same And Lykewayes for apprehending of the saids deserters And to allow the officers the benefite of there prisones both for such as shall Engadge in makeing up the recruitts and also for the deserters The officers alwayes mantaining such persones as shall be by them Comitted to the saids prisones