Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Tuentie seventh day of february J^aj vi^c nyntie four years

A1694/2/54

A1694/2/54¹

Commission by the Council

Commission for Additionall Commissioners in the shire of Peebls

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill Considering That by the sixth Act of the second session of their Majesties Current parliament of this antient kingdome of Scotland Ther are Commissioners appointed in each shire of this kingdome for proportioning the supplie 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 other persons to be Commissioners upon the death or not acceptance of any of the persons mentioned in the said act and The saids Lords Considering That the persones follouing who by the said Act are Nominat Commissioners uithin the shyre of Peebles are deceased since the making therof viz Leivtennant Generall Douglass John Broune of Scottstoune and Alexander Hamilton of Coldcoat and that severall others of the Commissioners nominat in the said act Have not qualified themselves for the exercise of their saids offices and trust of Commissioners forsaids By suearing 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 of privy councill Doe heirby nominat and appoint the persones follouing viz Alexander Veatch Elder of Glen Alexander Munteith of Chapelhill Uilliam Porteous of Glenkirk Thomas Tueedie of Olifer Uilliam Douglass younger of Gairlefoot and Thomas French of Kingledoors To be Commissioners of Supplie In the said shyre of Peebles In place of these deceased or not accepting as said is 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 Commission 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 shire within this kingdome does or may doe And the saids Lords doe heirby authorize the persone who shall be Conveener of the Commissioners of supply² the said shyre for the tyme or aither of them to administer the oath of alleadgance to the saids Commissioners heirby nominated as said is And to see them suear and subscrive the same and signe the assurance appointed by the Act of parliament and that at the first dyet of the Commissioners meeting after thir presents shall come to their hands And appoints the saids Commissioners to report the said alleadgance so suorn and assurance soe signed to the Clarks of their Majesties privie Councill and that uithin the space of […] after the meeting and administrating the said oath and assurance