Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

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

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Commission by the Council

Commission for Additionall Commissioners for the shyre of Stirling

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill Considering That by the sixth Act of the second session of their Majesties Current parliament of this their ancient kingdome off Scotland I Commissioners appointed in each shyre of this kingdome for proportioning of 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 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 persons follouing who by the said Act are nominat Commissioners within the shyre of Stirline are deceased since the making therof viz The Earle of Callendar The Lord Cardross Sir James Areskine of Alva and Sir George Stirline of Glorat 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 privie Councill Doe heirby nominat and appoint The persons follouing viz The Lord Forrester The now Lord Cardross The Laird of Badlornie George Buchannnan of Ballachrane Thomas Buchannan of Boqwhan John Buchannan of Craigievairn Walter Buchannan of Balfuming John Mcclachlane of Auchintroick Duncan Buchannan of Herperstoun David Forrester of Dennovan John Cuithell of Stainieuood Ludovick Callender of Dorrater James Rankeine of Balmilzier John Ross of Neuick John Campbell younger of Donane and Mr John Areskine present Governor of the Castle of Stirline 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 nominated 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 saids act of parliament and as any other Commissioners of supply in any other shyre uithin this kingdome does or may Laufullie doe And the saids Lords doe heirby authorize the persone who shall be Conveener of the Commissioners of supplie in 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 subscribe 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 so signed to the Clarks of their Majesties privy Councill and that within the space of […] After their meeting and administrating the said oath and assurance