Letter: from the Council, 4 January 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Fourth day of January Jaj vic nyntie four years

A1694/1/61

Letter: from the Council

Letter to the sherrif Clerks anent Commissioners of Supply dead or not qualified

The draught of the follouing Letter to the shirreff Clarks of the severall shyres Being Red was approven And Recommended to the Lord High Chancellor to signe these Letters of the which Letter the tenor folloues
Sir
The Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Finding it necessar for them to know who of the Commissioners of supply named in the Act of parliament the seventh of Junij Jaj vic nyntie are dead since that nominatione And who have qualified themselves by taking the oath of alleadgance and Assurance I Have thought fitt to requyre yow to Give Intimatione to all the Commissioners of supply of your shyre to meet at the usuall place uithin six dayes after yow receave this And that then and ther make up a list of such of the Commissioners who have qualified themselves and a list of these that are dead And Returne the same subscribed be your hand and by the president of that meeting to the Clarks of privie Councell uithin six dayes therafter And yow are farder Heirby requyred to Move to the Commissioners when mett That in place of such who have not qualified themselves or are dead They would Recommend to the Lords of Councell such persones as they think propper for the better service of the Government and your shyre quherin they expect your punctuall obedience Signed In name and att Command of the Councell By Your assured freind Sic subscribitur Tueeddale cancel:

Att Edinburgh The Fourth day of January Jaj vic nyntie four years

A1694/1/61

Letter: from the Council

Letter to the sherrif Clerks anent Commissioners of Supply dead or not qualified

The draught of the follouing Letter to the shirreff Clarks of the severall shyres Being Red was approven And Recommended to the Lord High Chancellor to signe these Letters of the which Letter the tenor folloues
Sir
The Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Finding it necessar for them to know who of the Commissioners of supply named in the Act of parliament the seventh of Junij Jaj vic nyntie are dead since that nominatione And who have qualified themselves by taking the oath of alleadgance and Assurance I Have thought fitt to requyre yow to Give Intimatione to all the Commissioners of supply of your shyre to meet at the usuall place uithin six dayes after yow receave this And that then and ther make up a list of such of the Commissioners who have qualified themselves and a list of these that are dead And Returne the same subscribed be your hand and by the president of that meeting to the Clarks of privie Councell uithin six dayes therafter And yow are farder Heirby requyred to Move to the Commissioners when mett That in place of such who have not qualified themselves or are dead They would Recommend to the Lords of Councell such persones as they think propper for the better service of the Government and your shyre quherin they expect your punctuall obedience Signed In name and att Command of the Councell By Your assured freind Sic subscribitur Tueeddale cancel:

1. NRS, PC1/49, 217.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 217.