Act, 21 May 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the twentie ane of May Jaj vic nyntie six yeirs

D1696/5/141

Act

Act Anent accompts resting to John Syme in Bethaick

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 upon Scotts pay to William Syme tennent to Sir Alexander Blaire of Balthyock with the instructiones and verificationes therof They find the haill articles of the said accompt Sufficiently verified and proven be the oath and depositione of the said William Syne taken befor two of the Commisisoners of Supplie within the Shyre of Perth And that besyde severall recepts granted be the persones to whom the said accompt was furnished Conforme to the reports of the saids Commissioners Subscribed be them written upon the end of the saids accompts Which accompts report of the Comissioners and recepts were all produced to and considered by the Committie And finds that conforme to the Saids accompts and instructiones therof ther is resting be his majesties forces upon Scotts pay to the said William Syne the Soumes follouing viz be The Lord Newbatle his troupe of horse the Soume of twentie one punds eight Shilling four pennies Scotts And be The Lord Rollo his troupe of horse the Soume of nyn pund Seven Shilling four pennies Scotts Extending both the saids soumes to the Soume of Threttie punds fiftein Shilling eight pennies Scotts money And the Comittie findes the haill articles wherof this Last Soume is made up were all furnished preceeding the first day of February Jaj vic nyntie ane yeirs And that they are all in the termes of the fifth act third Sessione of this current parliament intituled act for polemoney And proclamationes of Counsell relative therto And therfor it is The Comitties opinion that the said Soume of Threttie punds fiftein Shilling Eight pennies is to be payed to the said William Syme out of the present polemoney And that he is to be recomended to the Lords Comissioners of his majesties Thesaurie for payment of the same accordinglie As the said report beares The Saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Haveing considered the above report of accompts resting be his majesties forces to the above William Syme They heirby approve therof and recomends to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the pole money imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie To cause make payment to the said William Syme of the above Soume of Threttie punds fiftein Shilling Eight pennies Scotts money And that out of the said pole money

Att Edinburgh the twentie ane of May Jaj vic nyntie six yeirs

D1696/5/141

Act

Act Anent accompts resting to John Syme in Bethaick

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 upon Scotts pay to William Syme tennent to Sir Alexander Blaire of Balthyock with the instructiones and verificationes therof They find the haill articles of the said accompt Sufficiently verified and proven be the oath and depositione of the said William Syne taken befor two of the Commisisoners of Supplie within the Shyre of Perth And that besyde severall recepts granted be the persones to whom the said accompt was furnished Conforme to the reports of the saids Commissioners Subscribed be them written upon the end of the saids accompts Which accompts report of the Comissioners and recepts were all produced to and considered by the Committie And finds that conforme to the Saids accompts and instructiones therof ther is resting be his majesties forces upon Scotts pay to the said William Syne the Soumes follouing viz be The Lord Newbatle his troupe of horse the Soume of twentie one punds eight Shilling four pennies Scotts And be The Lord Rollo his troupe of horse the Soume of nyn pund Seven Shilling four pennies Scotts Extending both the saids soumes to the Soume of Threttie punds fiftein Shilling eight pennies Scotts money And the Comittie findes the haill articles wherof this Last Soume is made up were all furnished preceeding the first day of February Jaj vic nyntie ane yeirs And that they are all in the termes of the fifth act third Sessione of this current parliament intituled act for polemoney And proclamationes of Counsell relative therto And therfor it is The Comitties opinion that the said Soume of Threttie punds fiftein Shilling Eight pennies is to be payed to the said William Syme out of the present polemoney And that he is to be recomended to the Lords Comissioners of his majesties Thesaurie for payment of the same accordinglie As the said report beares The Saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Haveing considered the above report of accompts resting be his majesties forces to the above William Syme They heirby approve therof and recomends to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the pole money imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie To cause make payment to the said William Syme of the above Soume of Threttie punds fiftein Shilling Eight pennies Scotts money And that out of the said pole money

1. NRS, PC2/26, 186v-187v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 186v-187v.