Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

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

D1695/1/58

D1695/1/58¹

Act

Act Anent the Toune of Elgins accompts

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the report of a Comittie of ther oun number to whom it was appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his Majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Committie having Considered the accompts given in to them as resting be their majesties forces upon scots pay to the inhabitants of the burgh of Elgine with the instructiones and verifications therof They Find the haill articles of the saids accompts so farr as concernes the forces upon scots pay sufficiently verified and proven partly by wryt under the hands of the Souldiers of their officers and partly by the oathes and depositiones of the saids inhabitants taken before the Commissioners of supply within the shyre of Elgine and Forress Conforme to the Commissioners their report and partly both by wryt under the hand of ther souldiers and officers, and by the Oathes and depositiones of the saids inhabitants taken before the saids Commissioners Conforme to the forsaids reports and likewayes be most ample and distinct reports subscribed be the saids Commissioners returned with the accompts and instructiones bearing that the persones in the accompts gave ther oathes before them That the soumes of money Contained in the accompts and in the subscribed tickets accompts and others produced before the saids Commissioners and seen and revised by them is truely resting unpayed, and that the same was for meat and drink furnished be the saids persones to the saids forces dureing the time they were quartured amongst the saids inhabitants, and that the same as it was dayly furnished be them to the saids forces does not exceid two parts of ther dayly pay and that they are not yet payed therof Which accompts instructiones therof and reports of the saids Commissioners were all produced to and Considered be the said Committie, And the Committie Finds that ther is resting to the saids inhabitants of the said burgh of Elgine be their majesties forces upon scots pay as they are stated in Regiments and troops in maner underwritten The soumes following viz by the Laird of Grant his regiment of foot, The soume of Eight hundreth and fourtie punds twelues of Bighouse his independent Company the soume of Twentie seven punds four shilling scots Item by the Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons the soume of Two hundreth and nyntie pund two shilling scots Item by Captaine Burnet of Balfour his troop of horss four hundreth and fourtie five punds eight penies scots Item by the Lord Yesters troop or horss he soume of ane Hundreth and fiftein punds Eightein shilling six penies scots Item by Sir William Hope his troop of horss the soume of Two hundreth and Eightie six pund fiftein shilling ten pennies scots Item by the Laird of Edinglassie his troop or horss the soume of Fourtie Eight punds twelue shilling Eight penies scots Item by the Lord Strathnaver his regiment of foot The soume of fiftie one punds ten shilling Eight penies scots Item by the Master of Polwarth his troope of horss the soume of Four Hundreth and nyntie one punds two shilling scots Item by Major Stewart his troop of horss the soume of six hundreth and nyntein punds nyne shilling Eight penies scots Item by the Laird of Blairs troop of horss five pund twelue shilling scots Item by the Lord Rollo his troop of horss the soume of Twentie Eight punds fiftein shilling scots Item by the Lord Beilhaven his troope of horss The soume of Threttie seven punds one shilling four penies scots Item by the Earle of Marr his regiement of foot the soume of Twentie thrie punds four shilling scots Item by the Viscount of Kenmure his regiment of foott the soume of six punds Eight shilling scots Item by Coll Cuninghame his regiment of foot The soume of Thrie Thousand nyne hundreth and seventie thrie punds two shilling scots Extending all togither the saids soumes resting be their majesties forces upon scots pay to the saids inhabitants of the burgh of Elgine to the Totall soume of Seven Thousand two hundreth and nyntie punds Eleven Shilling scots money forsaid and the Committie Finds that the haill articles quherof the said totall soume is made up 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 Intitulled act for polemoney and of the proclamatione of Councill relative therto dated the last day of Jully J^aj vj^c nyntie four years, And Therfore It is the opinion of the Comittie That the said Tottall soume of seven Thousand Two hundreth and nyntie punds eleven shilling scots money forsaid is to be payed to the saids inhabitants of the burgh of Elgine out of the saids inhabitants of the burgh of Elgine out of the said polemoney and that the saids Inhabitants are to be Recomended to the Lords Commissioners of ther majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly as the said report bears The Saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill Doe heirby approve of the said Report And Recommends to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaury To Cause payment be made out of the present polemoney to the Inhabitants of the burgh of Elgine of the above Soume of seven Thousand two hundreth and nyntie punds Eleven shilling scots money.