Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Third day of Apryle J^aj vj^c nyntie six years

A1696/4/10

A1696/4/10¹

Act

Act appointing Commissioners for the present Levy in Linlithgowshire

Forasmuchas In the proclamation emitted for the outbringing and delyverie of a thousand men for the Levy of this present year Ther are noe persons appointed or authorized for the shirrefdome of Linlithgow to Judge and determine upon all differences and debates that may arrise betuixt the Commissioners of supplie for that shire and burghs uithin the same and the officers which shall be sent to them anent the sufficiency or Insufficiency of the men to be outreiked for this present Levy in the forsaid shire Therfore the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby authorize and Impoure the persons afternamed viz Patrick Murray of Livingstoune […] Dundas of Dudingstoune and […] Steuart of Pardovan with power to the saids persons to doe and performe everything anent the premisses as any of the other persons mentioned in the said proclamatione for the respective shires therin specified may or might have done be vertue therof And appointes the saids persons to see the said shire its proportione of the said Levy Delyvered And the Commissioners to delyver the same Conforme to the forsaid proclamation unto the officers therin named upon the Eight day of Apryle instant And ordaines the particular persons Lyable in the outreik of the said Levy to have the persons they are to outreik ready and delyver the same at Linlithgow the forsaid day att ten in the fornoon