Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Second day of Janwary J^aj vi^c nyntie Six yeirs

D1696/1/7

D1696/1/7¹

Act

Act James Dumbar keeper of the Magazine of Inverness

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Haveing considered the report of a comittie of ther own number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrie beareing That the comittie Haveing considered the accompts given in to them as resting be his majesties forces for corne and Straw receaved out of the magazine at Invernes in the yeirs J^aj vi^c eightie nyn and J^aj vi^c nyntie dureing the tyme that Donald Mclean served ther And in the moneths of September October and November J^aj vi^c nyntie when Alexander Cumng was ther James Dumbar collector of Supply in the said Shyre being the principall magazine keeper with the instructiones and verificationes of the saids accompts They Find that ther are some of the articles of the said accompts which are not in the termes of the act of parliament anent the polemoney And proclamationes of Counsell relative therto And therfor they refwsed and reefected these articles And finds that ther are other articles of the said accompt Stated as resting by the forces which were not upon Scotts pay for which ther is nothing to be allowed out of the polemoney And therfore they make no other report anent these articles But that they have not allowed the same And finds the haill articles of the said accompt sufficiently verified and proven by the oathes and depositiones of the saids Donald Mckean And Alexander Cwmine taken befor the Comissioners of Supply within the Shyre of Invernes conforme to the Comissioners report written upon the end of the said accompt and Subscribed by the saids Commissioners As beareing that they have sein and examined the recepts mentioned in the accompts granted by the officers therin exprest And that the said Donald Mckean and Alexander Cumine did make faith upon the same And swore the ² pryces are yet truly resting which accompt and report were both produced to and considered be the said Comittie And finds that conforme to the said accompt and instructiones therof All the articles wherof are for corne and Strau at four pund per boll And one Shilling Scotts per Stone being the prices appointed be the Commissioners Ther is yet resting (Besydes the articles above refwised and rejected or not allowed as said is) Be his majesties forces upon Scotts pay to the saids James Dumbar principall magazine keeper forsaid The Soumes following Viz by the deceast Lord Cardross regiment of Deagownes Six Hundereth and threttie eight punds Six pennies Scotts Item be My Lord Yesters troupe of horse Four Hundereth and Threttie four punds two Shilling nyn pennies Scotts Item by Major Stewarts troupe of horse Two Hundereth Twentie thrie punds nyn Shilling Scotts Item by Captain Burnets troupe of horse Sixtie four punds threttein Shilling Scotts Item by My Lord Bellhavens troupe of horse two punds Scotts Etending the Saids Soumes resting be his majesties forces upon Scotts pay to the Said James Dumbar to the Soume of Ane Thousand thrie Hundereth and Sixtie two punds four Shilling Six pennies Scotts money And finds that the haill articles wherof this Last Soume is made up were all furnished preceeding the first day of febrwary J^aj vi^c and nyntie one yeirs And that they are all in the termes of the nynth act fourth Sessione of this current parliament Intituled Act for polemoney And proclamationes of privie Counsell relative therto And therfor it is the Comitties opinion that the Said Soume of Ane Thousand thrie Hundereth and Sixtie two punds four Shilling Six pennies Scotts money is to be payed to the said James Dumbar out of the polemoney imposed in anno J^aj vi^c nyntie thrie And that he is to be recomended to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the said polemoney for payment of the Same accordingly And findes it Sufficiently proven in maner foirsaid that besydes the Soumes above Sett Doune ther is resting be the officers of the regiments eftermentioned to the said James Dumbar for corne and straw at the price foirsaid furnished out of the said magazine to them preceeding the said first day of February J^aj vi^c nyntie ane the Soumes following viz be the officers of The Laird of Grants regiment of foot threttie eight punds ten Shilling Scotts Item be the officers of The Lord Strathnavers regiment of foot Ane Hundereth and Seventie four punds eight Shilling Scotts Item by the officers in Collonell Cwninghames regiment of foot twentie eight punds twelve Shilling Scotts Item by the officers of The Viscount of Kenmwires regiment of foot Ane Hundereth and Threttie four punds Seventyne Shilling Scotts And it is the Comitties opinion that thir Soumes Due by the officers foirsaid are to be detained out of the pay which Shall be found payable to them out of the said polemoney In caice any Shall be resting efter the arrears due by the forces to the Countrie are payed furth therof And that the Said James Dumbar is to be recomended to the saids Comissioners of parliament for payment of the Same accordingly As the said report beares The Saids Lords of his majesties privie Councell Doe heirby approve of the above report As to the above Soume of Ane Thousand Thrie Hundereth and Thriescore two punds four Shilling Six pennies Scotts And recomends to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the pole money imposed in anno J^aj vi^c nyntie thrie To cause make payment to the said James Dumbar of the Said Soume And that out of the Said pole money imposed in anno J^aj vi^c nyntie thrie And refwises the other articles in the said report resting be the officers therin mentioned Reserveing to the said James Dumbar to perswe the officers therfor as accords in Law