Act, 8 August 1695, Edinburgh

Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Thursday the 8th August 1695

D1695/8/161

Act

Act Mcguffock of Rusco

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Heugh Mcguffock of Rusco Shewing That a few of the Commissioners for the Stewartrie of Kirkcudbright (wherof the petitioner is one) Haveing without any warrant or authority Ordered Captain Samuell Livingstone in Douglass regiment to cess upon a part of the petitioners lands Called Girsting wood within the paroch of Riddick for ane alledged deficient part of a man in the Last Levie, And upon intelligence of the said Cess and quartering the petitioner made application to ther Lordships for letters to cite the Comissioners to answer to ther oppression upon grounds fully therin represented As the letters would testifie But the Compeirance being to a Certaine day And that in the mean time the quartering and Cess is not removed And Therfore humbly Supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned as the petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Hew Mcguffock of Rusco They hereby Appoint the partie quartered upon the petitioners land or any part of his estate for the part of a deficient man mentioned in the petition To be removed from off the same without payment of any quartering money In Respect the petitioner has given bond and found Suficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That he Shall make up his part of the deficient man And Alsoe make payment of the said quartering money in case he Shall be found be the Lords of privy Councill or other Judge Competent that he ought so to doe.

Edinburgh Thursday the 8th August 1695

D1695/8/161

Act

Act Mcguffock of Rusco

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Heugh Mcguffock of Rusco Shewing That a few of the Commissioners for the Stewartrie of Kirkcudbright (wherof the petitioner is one) Haveing without any warrant or authority Ordered Captain Samuell Livingstone in Douglass regiment to cess upon a part of the petitioners lands Called Girsting wood within the paroch of Riddick for ane alledged deficient part of a man in the Last Levie, And upon intelligence of the said Cess and quartering the petitioner made application to ther Lordships for letters to cite the Comissioners to answer to ther oppression upon grounds fully therin represented As the letters would testifie But the Compeirance being to a Certaine day And that in the mean time the quartering and Cess is not removed And Therfore humbly Supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned as the petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Hew Mcguffock of Rusco They hereby Appoint the partie quartered upon the petitioners land or any part of his estate for the part of a deficient man mentioned in the petition To be removed from off the same without payment of any quartering money In Respect the petitioner has given bond and found Suficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That he Shall make up his part of the deficient man And Alsoe make payment of the said quartering money in case he Shall be found be the Lords of privy Councill or other Judge Competent that he ought so to doe.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 12r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 12r.