Commission by the Council, 5 November 1695, Edinburgh

Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh tuesday the fyfth day of November Jaj vjc nynty and Fyve years

A1695/11/71

Commission by the Council

Commission for additionall Comissioners within the shyre of Haddingtoune

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill considering that by the sexth act of the second sessione of his majesties Currant parliament of this his ancient Kingdome of Scotland There are Commissioners appoynted in each shyre of this Kingdome for proportioning the supply granted by the said Act to his majestie and for seeing and ordering the uplifting of the samine furth of the respective shyres whereof they are appoynted Comissioners And that by the said act it is remitted to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill to nominate Commissioners upon the death or not acceptance of any of the persones mentioned in the said act and the said Lords being informed that severall of the persones nominat in the said act to be Commissioners within the Shyre of Haddingtoune are either deceased since the said act or2 have not qualified themselves for the exercise of their said offices and trust of Commissioners foresaid by swearing and signeing the oath of alleadgeance to his Majestie and signeing the assureance in the tearmes of the acts of parliament and Councill Therfore the said Lords of privy Councill doe hereby Doe Hereby nominat and appoynt the persones following viz The Laird of Humby younger The Laird of Dunglass Master William Baillie shirriff deput of Heddingtoune Master Walter Burnsyde of Whitlaw Alexander Oswald of Eastbarns The Laird of Fingletoune younger Master Alexander Hay of Lethum George Douglass Chamberlane to the Marqueis of Tweddale The Laird of Stotingcleugh younger John Hay of Lethum younger Robert Jacksone of Lawhouse […] Lauder younger of Fountonhall to be Commissioners of supply within the said shyre of Haddingtoune in place of the persons 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 persones Hereby3 nominat Commissioners as said is (4so soon as they shall be qualified by swearing and signeing the oath of alleadgeance and signeing the assurance to his majesty King William in the tearms of the act of parliament The same power priviledge and Commissione which by the said act of parliament is granted To the persones therein named to be exercised als 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 within this Kingdome does or may Lawfully doe And the said Lords doe Hereby authorize the persone who shall be conveener of the Commissioners of Supply in the said shyre for the tyme or either of them to administrat the oath of alleadgeance to the said Commissioners hereby nominat as said is and to see them swear and subscryve the same and signe the assurance appoynted by the act of parliament and that at the first dyet of the Commissioners meeting after thir presents shall come to their hands And appoynts the said Commissioners to report the said alleadgeance so sworen and the assurance so signed to the Clerks of his majesties privy Councill and that within the space of […] next after their meeting and administrating the said oath and assurance sic subscribitur Tweddale Cancell Southerland Forfar Yester James Stueart Adam Cockburne W Anstruther Archibald Murray Robert Cheislie.

At Edinburgh tuesday the fyfth day of November Jaj vjc nynty and Fyve years

A1695/11/71

Commission by the Council

Commission for additionall Comissioners within the shyre of Haddingtoune

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill considering that by the sexth act of the second sessione of his majesties Currant parliament of this his ancient Kingdome of Scotland There are Commissioners appoynted in each shyre of this Kingdome for proportioning the supply granted by the said Act to his majestie and for seeing and ordering the uplifting of the samine furth of the respective shyres whereof they are appoynted Comissioners And that by the said act it is remitted to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill to nominate Commissioners upon the death or not acceptance of any of the persones mentioned in the said act and the said Lords being informed that severall of the persones nominat in the said act to be Commissioners within the Shyre of Haddingtoune are either deceased since the said act or2 have not qualified themselves for the exercise of their said offices and trust of Commissioners foresaid by swearing and signeing the oath of alleadgeance to his Majestie and signeing the assureance in the tearmes of the acts of parliament and Councill Therfore the said Lords of privy Councill doe hereby Doe Hereby nominat and appoynt the persones following viz The Laird of Humby younger The Laird of Dunglass Master William Baillie shirriff deput of Heddingtoune Master Walter Burnsyde of Whitlaw Alexander Oswald of Eastbarns The Laird of Fingletoune younger Master Alexander Hay of Lethum George Douglass Chamberlane to the Marqueis of Tweddale The Laird of Stotingcleugh younger John Hay of Lethum younger Robert Jacksone of Lawhouse […] Lauder younger of Fountonhall to be Commissioners of supply within the said shyre of Haddingtoune in place of the persons 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 persones Hereby3 nominat Commissioners as said is (4so soon as they shall be qualified by swearing and signeing the oath of alleadgeance and signeing the assurance to his majesty King William in the tearms of the act of parliament The same power priviledge and Commissione which by the said act of parliament is granted To the persones therein named to be exercised als 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 within this Kingdome does or may Lawfully doe And the said Lords doe Hereby authorize the persone who shall be conveener of the Commissioners of Supply in the said shyre for the tyme or either of them to administrat the oath of alleadgeance to the said Commissioners hereby nominat as said is and to see them swear and subscryve the same and signe the assurance appoynted by the act of parliament and that at the first dyet of the Commissioners meeting after thir presents shall come to their hands And appoynts the said Commissioners to report the said alleadgeance so sworen and the assurance so signed to the Clerks of his majesties privy Councill and that within the space of […] next after their meeting and administrating the said oath and assurance sic subscribitur Tweddale Cancell Southerland Forfar Yester James Stueart Adam Cockburne W Anstruther Archibald Murray Robert Cheislie.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 254-5.

2. One illegible word scored out here.

3. The word ‘recom.’ scored out here.

4. Closing bracket missing.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 254-5.

2. One illegible word scored out here.

3. The word ‘recom.’ scored out here.

4. Closing bracket missing.