Act, 26 January 1697, Edinburgh

Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the twentie sixth day of Janwary Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs

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Act

Act Captain Fullertowne

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Be Hew Fallconer ane of the Captaines of Collonell Fergwsones regiment Shewing That the petitioner being the Comanding officer for receaveing the recrwits appointed for the said regiment for the yeir Jaj vic nyntie thrie And accordinglie Thomas Stewart merchand in Edinburgh and ane of the Leaders of the good towne of Edinburgh haveing delivered to the petitioner one Robert Mclaimeroch for one of the said recrwits The Said Robert Mclameroch made applicatione to the Committie of Counsill for the tyme anent pressed men And the said Comitie haveing called all pairties and considered the affair they Fand the said Robert Mclameroch belonged to the Earle of Leven as a desertor from his regiment and ordained him to be delivered to the said Earle or his order And that the petitioner had Just grownd of recowrse against the said Leader for a sufficient man to have bein instantlie delyvered in his place And seing the said Thomas Stewart did postpone and delay to give the petitioner a man in place of the said Robert Mclameroch and at Length finding the recrwites were to goe away he altogither Slighted the same Wherthrough the petitioner was necessitat owt of his own pocket to fwrnish a man in his place and payed six pownd Sterleing for him being the ordinarie rate at that tyme And therfore humblie craveing ther Lordships to order the said Thomas Stewart instantlie to give the petitioner a Sufficient man in place of the said Robert Mclamerock conforme to the former act of the said Comitie of Counsell for pressed men or otherwayes to satisfie and pay the petitioner the said six pund Sterleing and that wnder the paine of qwartering As the said petitione bears which being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Cownsell They heirby recomend to Sir Archibald Mure Lord proveist of Edinburgh that he may cause the above Thomas Stewart fwrnish a Sufficient man to the petitioner in place of the above Robert Mclamerock the man being to be owtreuked for the Levy Jaj vic and nyntie thrie and so hath not the benefite of the act of parliament for the Levie Jaj vic and nyntie Six

Att Edinburgh the twentie sixth day of Janwary Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs

D1697/1/131

Act

Act Captain Fullertowne

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Be Hew Fallconer ane of the Captaines of Collonell Fergwsones regiment Shewing That the petitioner being the Comanding officer for receaveing the recrwits appointed for the said regiment for the yeir Jaj vic nyntie thrie And accordinglie Thomas Stewart merchand in Edinburgh and ane of the Leaders of the good towne of Edinburgh haveing delivered to the petitioner one Robert Mclaimeroch for one of the said recrwits The Said Robert Mclameroch made applicatione to the Committie of Counsill for the tyme anent pressed men And the said Comitie haveing called all pairties and considered the affair they Fand the said Robert Mclameroch belonged to the Earle of Leven as a desertor from his regiment and ordained him to be delivered to the said Earle or his order And that the petitioner had Just grownd of recowrse against the said Leader for a sufficient man to have bein instantlie delyvered in his place And seing the said Thomas Stewart did postpone and delay to give the petitioner a man in place of the said Robert Mclameroch and at Length finding the recrwites were to goe away he altogither Slighted the same Wherthrough the petitioner was necessitat owt of his own pocket to fwrnish a man in his place and payed six pownd Sterleing for him being the ordinarie rate at that tyme And therfore humblie craveing ther Lordships to order the said Thomas Stewart instantlie to give the petitioner a Sufficient man in place of the said Robert Mclamerock conforme to the former act of the said Comitie of Counsell for pressed men or otherwayes to satisfie and pay the petitioner the said six pund Sterleing and that wnder the paine of qwartering As the said petitione bears which being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Cownsell They heirby recomend to Sir Archibald Mure Lord proveist of Edinburgh that he may cause the above Thomas Stewart fwrnish a Sufficient man to the petitioner in place of the above Robert Mclamerock the man being to be owtreuked for the Levy Jaj vic and nyntie thrie and so hath not the benefite of the act of parliament for the Levie Jaj vic and nyntie Six

1. NRS, PC2/26, 323r-324v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 323r-324v.