Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Fourth day of January J^aj vi^c nyntie four years

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Commission by the Council

Commissione for Additionall Commissioners of Supply in Haddingtouneshyre

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Considering that by the sixth Act of the second sessione of their Majesties Currant parliament of this their Antient kingdome of Scotland Ther are Commissioners appoynted 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 appoynted Commissioners And that by the Eight Act of the second sessione of the said parliament It is expressly ordained that whoever of the persones appoynted to be Commissioners of supply by the said first Act doe not take and suear the oath of alleadgance betuixt and the first of Agust last shall be Considered as not accepting the Commissione and as debarred therfrom So that the Lords of privy Councell may name and appoynte others in their roume And the saids Lords being Informed that severall of the Commissioners appoynted for the shyre of Haddingtoune mentioned in the said Act of parliament are aither since deceased or have not qualified themselves for the exercise of the said office or trust of Commissioners forsaids By suearing the oath of alleadgance to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary and signing the Assurance in the termes of the Acts of parliament and Councell Therfore the saids Lords of privie Councell Doe heirby at the desyre of the accepting Commissioners For the said [shire] add and eik to the persones formerly nominat and who have qualified themselves by law to Act the persones follouing to the Commissioners of the said shyre of Haddingtoun for the effect above and in the said Act of parliament particularly mentioned viz […] Sandilands of Eastbarns […]Sydserff of Collingstead The provost of Haddingtoune for the tyme Being the Eldest baillie of Northberuick for the tyme being And Gives and Grants to the saids persones heirby added and eiked Commissioners as said is so soon as they shall be qualified In manner forsaid The same pouer priviledge and Commissione which by the said Act of parliament is Granted to the persones therinnamed to be exercised alse fully 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 kingdome does or may Laufully doe And the saids Lords doe heirby authorize Sir Robert Sinclar of Stevensone shirreff principall of the said shire to administrat the oath of alleadgance to the saids Commissioners heirby added as said is And to see them suear and signe the same and the Assurance appoynted by Act of parliament And that at Haddingtoune betuixt and the fifteenth day of January Instant And appoyntes the saids Commissioners to report the said alleadgance so suorne and assurance soe signed to the Clarks of their Majesties privie Councell betuixt and the tuenty tuo day of the said month