Att Edinburgh The Tuentie seventh day of february Jaj vic nyntie four years
A1694/2/50
A1694/2/501
Commission by the Council
Commission for additionall Commissioners in the shyre of Kinross
The Lords of their Majesties privie Councill Considering That by the sixth Act of the second session of their Majesties Current parliament of this their ancient kingdome off Scotland ther are Commissioners appointed in each shyre of this Kingdome For proportioning the supply by the said act granted to their Majesties and for seing and ordoring the uplifting of the samen furth of the respective shyres wherof they are appointed Commissioners And that by the said Act It is remitted to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill to nominat after persons to be Commissioners upon the death or not acceptance of any of the persons mentioned in the said Act And the saids Lords being Informed that severalls of the persons who by the said Act are nominat Commissioners uithin the shyre of Kinross have not qualified themselves for the exercise of their saids offices and trust of Commissioners forsaids By suearing and signing the oath of alleadgance to their Majesties and signing the assurance In the termes of the Acts of parliament and Councill Therfore the saids Lords doe heirby add and eik to the persones formerly nominat and who have qualified themselves by Lau to act The persones follouing viz James Halyday younger of Tilliboill and William Shaw of Gospertrie to be Commissioners of Supply uithin the said shyre of Kinross And that for the effect above and in the said Act and subsequent acts of parliament particularly mentioned And Gives and Grants to the persons heirby nominat Commissioners as said is (so soon as they shall be qualified by suearing and signing the oath of alleadgance and signing the assurance to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary In the termes of the Act of parliament) The same pouer priviledge and Commissione which by the said Act of parliament Is granted to the persons therin named To be exercised alse fullie and freely In all respects as if they had been named in the said Act of parliament and as any other Commissioners of Supply In any other shyre uithin this kingdom does of may Laufullie doe and the saids Lords doe heirby authorize the persone who shall be Conveener of the Commissioners of Supply in the said shyre for the tyme or aither of them to administrat the oath of alleadgance to the saids Commissioners heirby nominat as said is And to see them suear and subscribe the same and signe the assurance appointed by the Act of parliament and that at the first dyet of the Commissioners meeting After the presents Comes to their hands And appoints the saids Commissioners to report the said alleadgance so suorne and assurance so signed to the Clarks of their Majesties privie Councill and that uithin the space of […] nixt after their meeting and administrating the said oath and assurance
1. NRS, PC1/49, 279.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 279.