Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the twentie two day of Jully J^aj vi^c nyntie seven yeirs

D1697/7/16

D1697/7/16¹

Act

Act The inhabitants of Falkland

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Cownsell be The inhabitants of Falkland Awchtermuchtie and Strathinigloe Shewing That wher ther Lordships upon a petitione formerly given in by the petitioners were graciowsly pleased by ther act of date the eight instant to grant warrand to any two of the Commissioners of Supply for the Shyre of Fiffe to examine the petitioners accompts and tickets and to take the oathes of such as wanted tickets by whom it was found that ther was dwe to the towne of Falkland and William Fergws the Sowme of seven Hundereth Seventie thrie punds nyn Shilling and ten pennies Scotts to the towne of Awchtermuchtie the Soume of Ane hundereth nyntie eight punds ten Shilling and two pennies Scotts to the towne of Strathinigloe the Soume of Two hundereth threttie thrie punds fiftein Shilling two pennies Scotts which makes in the haill the Sowme of Ane Thowsand Two Hundereth and five pwnds fiftein Shilling and two pennies Scotts money As the particular accompts of the Same revised considered and Subscribed by the Commissioners of Supplie ther present and clerk of court for the tyme therwith produced hes testified And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day read and considered be the Saids Lords of privie Cownsell with the reports of the accompts mentioned therin and prodwced therwith And ansuers made be Major Burnet therto They doe heirby allow and ordaine the collector of the Cess or Supplie with² the Shyre of Fyffe to make payment to the petitioners of the above Soumes Viz to the inhabitants of the towne of Falkland And the above William Fergws the Soume of Seven hundereth Seventie thrie punds nyn Shilling and ten pennies Scotts Item to the inhabitants of the towne of Auchermuchtie the Soume of Ane Hundereth and nyntie eight punds ten Shilling and two pennies Item to the inhabitants of the towne of Stramiglo the Soume of Two hundereth threttie thrie punds fiftein Shilling two pennes Extending all togither to the Soume of Ane Thousand two hundereth and five punds fiftein shilling two pennies Scotts And that out of the first end of the Cess of the said shyre of Fyffe payable at the terme of Lambmes nixt to come And allowes the Said collector to retaine Soe much of the said Lambes cess in his own hands And discharges the Commissars of the armie to whom the Cess is payable to qwarter upon the Said collector for the said Soume But to take the recept granted to the Said collector for the Said Soume off his hands as Sufficient exoneratione to him therof And allowes the Commissionars to detaine the foirsaid Soume of Ane Thousand two hundereth and give punds fiftein Shilling and two pennies owt of the first end of the Subsistance Dwe to Major Burnets troupe in My Lord Forbes his regiment of Dragownes and ordaines the collector at payment to receave in the petitioners accompts with the recepts and instrwctiones therof And to deliver up the Same to the Commissars when they allow the same payed to him owt of the said Cess to the effect they may at cleareing of ther accompts prodwce the Same to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie