Letter: royal, 17 December 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh munday 17th December 1694

A1694/12/281

Letter: royal

Letter from the King anent Recruits

The following letter from the Kings Majestie to the Councill being read was ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth Right trustie and right weill beloved Cousin and Councellor right trusty and right weil beloved Cousin and Councillor right trusty and right wel beloved Cousin and Councillor right trusty and well beloved Councillors Right trusty and wel beloved Councellors We greet yow well whereas there are severall scots officers sent over for raising recruits to our scots troops in Flanders We have thought fit in the first place to ordor sex Hundred sufficient Centinels to be drawn out of the sex battallions of foot in that our ancient Kingdome at the delyverie whereof thretty shilling sterline is to be payed to the Captains there that they may make up their Companies compleat in two moneths after the delyverie which sex Hundred are to be 2 Divyded by fifties to each of the twelve Battallions of Scots foot in Flanders besyds the Battallions of Lorn and Strathnaver which are to be recruited by their owne officers And it is our pleasure That ye allow the officers to beat drums for raising of what more recruits they may want and we have sent Collonell Fergusone to Scotland in order both of the makeing of the recruits and draughts that they may be sufficient men Therfore we doe recomend it to you to give such orders to the Commanding officers there and such incouragement and assistance to Collonell Fergusone That these recruits and draughts may be soon and well made and not doubting of your care in these matters which so much concerns our service we bid you heartily farewell given at our court at Kensingtoune the 28th day of November 1694 and of our Reigne the 6th year By his Majesties Command sic subscribitur 3 John Dalrymple

At Edinburgh munday 17th December 1694

A1694/12/281

Letter: royal

Letter from the King anent Recruits

The following letter from the Kings Majestie to the Councill being read was ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth Right trustie and right weill beloved Cousin and Councellor right trusty and right weil beloved Cousin and Councillor right trusty and right wel beloved Cousin and Councillor right trusty and well beloved Councillors Right trusty and wel beloved Councellors We greet yow well whereas there are severall scots officers sent over for raising recruits to our scots troops in Flanders We have thought fit in the first place to ordor sex Hundred sufficient Centinels to be drawn out of the sex battallions of foot in that our ancient Kingdome at the delyverie whereof thretty shilling sterline is to be payed to the Captains there that they may make up their Companies compleat in two moneths after the delyverie which sex Hundred are to be 2 Divyded by fifties to each of the twelve Battallions of Scots foot in Flanders besyds the Battallions of Lorn and Strathnaver which are to be recruited by their owne officers And it is our pleasure That ye allow the officers to beat drums for raising of what more recruits they may want and we have sent Collonell Fergusone to Scotland in order both of the makeing of the recruits and draughts that they may be sufficient men Therfore we doe recomend it to you to give such orders to the Commanding officers there and such incouragement and assistance to Collonell Fergusone That these recruits and draughts may be soon and well made and not doubting of your care in these matters which so much concerns our service we bid you heartily farewell given at our court at Kensingtoune the 28th day of November 1694 and of our Reigne the 6th year By his Majesties Command sic subscribitur 3 John Dalrymple

1. NRS, PC1/50, 74-5.

2. The word ‘delyvered’ scored out here.

3. The phrase ‘sic subscribitur’ is an insertion.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 74-5.

2. The word ‘delyvered’ scored out here.

3. The phrase ‘sic subscribitur’ is an insertion.