Act, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

Edinburgh The Thrid day of January J^aj vj^c nyntie thrie years

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Act

Act and Remitt John Innes of Lewchers.

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered a petitione given in to them be John Innes of Leuchars and instructiones therof with the report of a Committie of their oun number to whom the consideratione therof was remitted They Find by the depositiones of the witnesses taken before the Laird of Grant that Major Pattons troop came to Leuchars grass the begining of sumar J^aj vj^c nyntie one and continued their till they ware taken to hard meat And by these Depositiones and Leuchars oun oath taken in supplement that the said troop did Continue on Leuchars grass frae the nynth of June to the fiftein of September J^aj vj^c nyntie one being Fourscore and twelue dayes, And that ther is still resting to Leuchars by the said troop Compting each horss at two shilling scots per day the soume of Thrie hundred and sixtie two punds scots money, And that besydes the soume of Twelve punds Sterling quherof six recewed by Leuchars himself and six by the Collecter of the cess upon his accompt which is allready. Deduced out of the pryce of the forsaid grass And Finds that ther is resting be Major Stewart to the said John Innes of Leuchars the soume of fiftie pund for fourtein dayes grass eaten by the majors troop Jully J^aj vj^c nyntie and be James Weir of Kirkfeild the soume of Fourtie seven pund, for the Lord Beilhaven troop for the like Space,² Conforme to³ two recepts produced under the said Major Stewart and James Weir their hands And Finds that the grouth of the said John Innes his lands being all grass less⁴ for the years J^aj vj^c Eightie nyne, J^aj vj^c nyntie J^aj vj^c nyntie one been mostly eaten up by the forces, so that he has received non of the rent therof And Finds that his⁵ has⁶ sustained severall other prejudices and Considerable Damnadges by the saids forces, And the saids Lords of privy Councill Doe heirby Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of their Majesties thesaurie To cause payment be made to the said John Innes of the Soumes forsaid which the Councill has found resting be the above troops to the said John Innes And for that end Recomends to the saids Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaurie To Cause defaulk those soumes by such proportiones as they shall think fitt out of the monethly subsistance of the said Troops as the samen shall become due And to Call for ane accompt of what the Cess of the said John Innes his lands amounts to for the years J^aj vj^c Eightie nyne J^aj vj^c nyntie and J^aj vj^c nyntie one. And to cause Satisfie the samen as they shall think fitt.