Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Edinburgh The Threttie one day of January J^aj vj^c nyntie five years

D1695/1/55

D1695/1/55¹

Act

Act The Inhabitants of Dundie anent accompts

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered the report of a Committie of their oun number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his Maties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Committie having Considered the accompts given in to them as resting be their majesties forces to the inhabitants within the burgh of Dundie with the instructiones and verificationes of these accompts, They Find that ther are some articles which are not suficiently instructed and therfore they have refused to allow the same and Finds that other articles in the said accompt which are not in the termes of the Councills proclamationes And Therfore they have refused these also And Finds that besides the articles refused as said is, Ther are still resting be the officers and souldiers of their majesties forces upon scots pay as they are stated in regiments and troops in maner after settdoune to the inhabitants of the said burgh of Dundie the soumes following viz by the Earle of Anandale his troop of Horss the Soume of ane thousand nyne hundreth and threttie two pounds thretein shilling ane penny scots money Item by my Lord Ross his troop of horss the soume of six hundreth thrie score sixtein punds five shilling two penies scots money forsaid Item by my Lord Beilhaven his troope of horss The soume of Eight hundreth threttie Eight punds four shilling seven pennies Scots money forsaid Item by the Earle of Eglingtoune his troop of horss the soume of four pund fiftein shilling scots money forsaid Item by the deceast Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons the soume of Two hundreth fiftie thrie punds nyntein shilling scots money forsaid Item by the Earle of Glencairne his regiment the soume of Fourtie five punds six shilling six penies scots money forsaid Item by the Earle of Marr now deceased his regiment of foot the soume of Four hundreth Fourtein punds one shilling six pennies scots money forsaid Item by Coll Richard Cuninghame his regiment Twentie Eight punds scots money forsaid Extending the haill soumes forsaids resting be their majesties forces upon scots pay to the inhabitants of the said burgh of Dundie altogither to the soume of Four Thousand ane hundreth nyntie thrie punds four shilling four penies Scots money forsaid, And the Committie Finds that the haill articles of the saids accompts quherof the said totall soumes is made up are suficiently verified and proven partly by recepts tickets or obleisments or subtotal accompts under the hands of the officers or souldiers themselves and partly by the oathes and depositiones of the saids inhabitants Conforme to Clear and distinct reports subscryved be the Commissioners of Supply of the shyre of […] bearing the haill inhabitants to have deponed before them that the saids articles were truely furnished be them and that the same are yet resting and partly both by writt of the officers or Souldiers, and be the oathes of the inhabitants And Finds that the haill articles forsaids were all furnished preceiding the first day of February J^aj vj^c nyntie one years and that they are all in the termes of the nynth act fourth sessione of this Current parliament Intituled act for polemoney, and of the proclamationes of Councill relative therto dated the last day of Jully J^aj vj^c nyntie four years And Therfore It is the Comitties opinion that the said totall Soume of Four Thousand ane Hundreth nyntie thrie punds four shilling four penies scots money forsaid is to be payed to the inhabitants of the said burgh of Dundie out of the said polemoney and that the saids inhabitants are to be Recomended to the Lords Commissioners of their Majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly as the said report in it self more fully proports They approve of the said report and Recommends to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaury To Cause payment be made out of the present pole money to the saids Inhabitants of the above Soume of Four Thousand ane hundreth and nyntie punds four shilling four penies scots.