Act, 3 January 1695, Edinburgh

Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Thrid day of January Jaj vjc nyntie five years

D1695/1/91

Act

Act and Recommendation the Countess of Weemes accompts

The Lords of his Majesties Privy Councill having Considered the Report of a Comittie of their own Number appointed for Revising the accounts resting be the Forces to the Countrey Wherof the tenor followes. The Comittee having Revised the accounts given in to them as resting be their Majesties forces to the tennants in Westerdrone, and the Countess of Weems tennants in the Parioch of Rind in Perthshire, and first having considered the account given in as resting to the saids Tennants of Drone with the Instructiones and verifications therof, They find the hail articles of the said accompt sufficiently proven be the depositions of the tennants taken before two of the Commissioners of Supply of the said shire pf Perth, and pairt therof both by receipt produced before the Comittee, and the depositiones forsaid conform to the report of the saids Commissioners bearing the tennants to have deponed upon the hail articles so far as they did not Instruct by receipts, and the Committee finds that conform to the said accompt and Instructions therof there is resting to the saids tennants be their Majesties forces as they are stated upon Regiments and Troupes in manner underwritten the sumes following viz. Imprimis be Captain Hume of Nineholls his Company of Dragoons in My Lord Cardross Regiment the sume of four pounds and four shillings scots. Item My Lord Anguss his Regiment of foot the sum of twenty two pound, eight shilling Scots. Item be the Earle of Argile’s regiment of foot thirty two pound fourteen shilling scots Item be the Earle of Eglintouns troop of horse eight pound five shilling eight pennies scots Extending the saids haill sumes due be the forces forsaids to the saids Tennants of Drone to the sume of sixty seven pound eleven shilling eight pennies scots and it is the Committee’s opinion that this sume is to be payed to the saids Tennants out of the three moneth’s Cess and hearth money appointed by act of Parliament for payment of the debts resting be their majesties forces to the Countrey, and arrears due to the army, and that they are to be recommended to the Lords of his majesties Theasury for payment therof accordingly. and finds ther is resting be the English dragoons, and be Collonell Livingstones dragoons to the saids tennants, but no out of the above fond. and that they are to be recommended to the saids Lords of their majesties theasury for payment therof in such way and manner, and out of such fond as their Lordships shall think fitt, and finds there is furnished be the saids tennants to the Garrison of Drummond four pound eight shilling scots, and It’s the Committee’s opinion this is to be pay’d to the saids Tennants out of the above fond, and that they are to be recommended to the Lords of Theasury for payment therof accordingly, and the Committee having Considered the other accompt given in to them as resting be their majesties forces to the saids tennants in the parish of Rind with the Instructiones and verificiationes therof they find the haill articles of the said accompt (as the same is now reformed by order of the said Committee) sufficiently verified and proven partly by receipts of the Souldiers produced before the Committee and partly by the depositiones of the Landlords or of Witnesses taken before two Commissioners of Supply of the said shire of Perth conform to the report of the saids Commissioners produced before the Committee bearing that the tennants gave up the accompt, and instructed the same by receipts, and deponed upon their oathes where receipts were wanting, and proved the same be Witnesses, and the Committee finds that conform to the said accompt and Instructions therof there is resting to the saids tennants be their majesties forces, as they are stated upon Regiments and troops in manner underwritten the sumes following viz Imprimis by the Laird of Grurbet’s troop four pound ten shilling scots. Item by the Lord Newbottle’s troop seventy eighty pound fifteen shilling eight pennies. Item by the Lord Rollo’s troop eighteen pound six pennies. Item by the Earle of Eglington’s troop five pound one shilling six pennies Item by the Laird of Polwarth’s troop fourty eight pound four shilling six pennies Item by the Earl Argile’s Regiment thirty one pound ten shilling Item be Captain Lockhart’s troop of dragoon’s eighty five pound eight shilling Extending the hail sumes forsaids due by their majesties forces abovenamed to the saids tennants in the parioch of Rind to the sume of two hundreth and seventy one pound ten shilling ten pennies. And it is the Opinion of the Committee that this sum is to be allow’d to the saids tennants out of the above fond of three moneths cess and hearth-money and that they are to be recommended to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties Theasury for payment therof accordingly And the Committee finds be the said accompt and Instructiones therof that theire is furnished be the saids tennants to the magazine at Perth, straw to the value of three pound thirteen shilling four pennies scots, and the Committee are of opinion that this is not to be allowed to the tennants hoc Loco, but the keeper of the said magazine to whom it will be allowed be the Theasury in his accompts ought to compt to the saids tennants for the same, as the said report in it self beares and the saids Lords having also considered an other report of the said Committee for revising the accompts Bearing that the hail articles of the forgoing report resting be the Scots forces were furnished preceeding the first day of February Jaj vjc ninty one and that they are all in the termes of the act of parliament anent the pole-money, and proclamation of Councill relative therto. The saids Lords of his Majesties Privy Councill doe hereby approve of the forsaids reports and recommends to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Theasury to cause payment be made out of the present pole-money to the tennants mentioned in the saids reports of such sumes as by the first report are to be pay’d out of the then hearth-money

Edinburgh the Thrid day of January Jaj vjc nyntie five years

D1695/1/91

Act

Act and Recommendation the Countess of Weemes accompts

The Lords of his Majesties Privy Councill having Considered the Report of a Comittie of their own Number appointed for Revising the accounts resting be the Forces to the Countrey Wherof the tenor followes. The Comittee having Revised the accounts given in to them as resting be their Majesties forces to the tennants in Westerdrone, and the Countess of Weems tennants in the Parioch of Rind in Perthshire, and first having considered the account given in as resting to the saids Tennants of Drone with the Instructiones and verifications therof, They find the hail articles of the said accompt sufficiently proven be the depositions of the tennants taken before two of the Commissioners of Supply of the said shire pf Perth, and pairt therof both by receipt produced before the Comittee, and the depositiones forsaid conform to the report of the saids Commissioners bearing the tennants to have deponed upon the hail articles so far as they did not Instruct by receipts, and the Committee finds that conform to the said accompt and Instructions therof there is resting to the saids tennants be their Majesties forces as they are stated upon Regiments and Troupes in manner underwritten the sumes following viz. Imprimis be Captain Hume of Nineholls his Company of Dragoons in My Lord Cardross Regiment the sume of four pounds and four shillings scots. Item My Lord Anguss his Regiment of foot the sum of twenty two pound, eight shilling Scots. Item be the Earle of Argile’s regiment of foot thirty two pound fourteen shilling scots Item be the Earle of Eglintouns troop of horse eight pound five shilling eight pennies scots Extending the saids haill sumes due be the forces forsaids to the saids Tennants of Drone to the sume of sixty seven pound eleven shilling eight pennies scots and it is the Committee’s opinion that this sume is to be payed to the saids Tennants out of the three moneth’s Cess and hearth money appointed by act of Parliament for payment of the debts resting be their majesties forces to the Countrey, and arrears due to the army, and that they are to be recommended to the Lords of his majesties Theasury for payment therof accordingly. and finds ther is resting be the English dragoons, and be Collonell Livingstones dragoons to the saids tennants, but no out of the above fond. and that they are to be recommended to the saids Lords of their majesties theasury for payment therof in such way and manner, and out of such fond as their Lordships shall think fitt, and finds there is furnished be the saids tennants to the Garrison of Drummond four pound eight shilling scots, and It’s the Committee’s opinion this is to be pay’d to the saids Tennants out of the above fond, and that they are to be recommended to the Lords of Theasury for payment therof accordingly, and the Committee having Considered the other accompt given in to them as resting be their majesties forces to the saids tennants in the parish of Rind with the Instructiones and verificiationes therof they find the haill articles of the said accompt (as the same is now reformed by order of the said Committee) sufficiently verified and proven partly by receipts of the Souldiers produced before the Committee and partly by the depositiones of the Landlords or of Witnesses taken before two Commissioners of Supply of the said shire of Perth conform to the report of the saids Commissioners produced before the Committee bearing that the tennants gave up the accompt, and instructed the same by receipts, and deponed upon their oathes where receipts were wanting, and proved the same be Witnesses, and the Committee finds that conform to the said accompt and Instructions therof there is resting to the saids tennants be their majesties forces, as they are stated upon Regiments and troops in manner underwritten the sumes following viz Imprimis by the Laird of Grurbet’s troop four pound ten shilling scots. Item by the Lord Newbottle’s troop seventy eighty pound fifteen shilling eight pennies. Item by the Lord Rollo’s troop eighteen pound six pennies. Item by the Earle of Eglington’s troop five pound one shilling six pennies Item by the Laird of Polwarth’s troop fourty eight pound four shilling six pennies Item by the Earl Argile’s Regiment thirty one pound ten shilling Item be Captain Lockhart’s troop of dragoon’s eighty five pound eight shilling Extending the hail sumes forsaids due by their majesties forces abovenamed to the saids tennants in the parioch of Rind to the sume of two hundreth and seventy one pound ten shilling ten pennies. And it is the Opinion of the Committee that this sum is to be allow’d to the saids tennants out of the above fond of three moneths cess and hearth-money and that they are to be recommended to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties Theasury for payment therof accordingly And the Committee finds be the said accompt and Instructiones therof that theire is furnished be the saids tennants to the magazine at Perth, straw to the value of three pound thirteen shilling four pennies scots, and the Committee are of opinion that this is not to be allowed to the tennants hoc Loco, but the keeper of the said magazine to whom it will be allowed be the Theasury in his accompts ought to compt to the saids tennants for the same, as the said report in it self beares and the saids Lords having also considered an other report of the said Committee for revising the accompts Bearing that the hail articles of the forgoing report resting be the Scots forces were furnished preceeding the first day of February Jaj vjc ninty one and that they are all in the termes of the act of parliament anent the pole-money, and proclamation of Councill relative therto. The saids Lords of his Majesties Privy Councill doe hereby approve of the forsaids reports and recommends to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Theasury to cause payment be made out of the present pole-money to the tennants mentioned in the saids reports of such sumes as by the first report are to be pay’d out of the then hearth-money

1. NRS, PC2/25, 135v-137r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 135v-137r.