Procedure, 24 December 1702, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Twenty thrid day of March J^aj vii^c and two years. Called Extraordinar

A1702/3/63

A1702/3/63¹

Letter: royal

Letter from the Queen anent Row and Fergusons Regiments and the English Friggotts

Letter from the Queen to the Councill Anent the debarqueing of Row and Fergusons Regiments, or not, as the Councill Shall think fitt. Being Read was Ordered to be Recorded wherof the tenor followes
Sic Supra Scribitur Anne Regina
Right Trusty and Right weell beloved Cousin and Councillor; Right trusty and entirely beloved Cousins and Councillors; Right trusty and right well beloved Cousins and Councillors Right trusty and well beloved Cousins and Councillors Right trusty and well beloved Cousins and Councillors; Right trusty and well beloved Councillors, and trusty and well beloved Councillors, Wee Greet yow well, Your Letter to Us gives Us a very full and Satisfactory account of all your proceedings in prosecution of the orders wee sent yow, And wee returne yow our hearty thanks for the assurance yow give Us of your Loyaltie and fidelity, In which Wee doe Repose intire trust and confidence, And wee expect That yow will continue to be carefull in this Juncture of what concernes the peace and Securitie of that our ancient Kingdome, Wee are very Sensible of the great Loss that these kingdomes have Sustained by the Death of our Royall brother King William of Blessed Memory; Who under God was their Delyverer from popery and Arbitrary power; And it is very acceptable to us; That yow express your Sevels, With so great duty and tender affection towards his Memory; And wee Shall ever think that those who have been faithfull to him will continue to be So to Us Being² That it is our Royall resolution and firme intention to mantaine the protestant intrest; And to Govern our people according to their Lawes; And to protect them in all their concernes Civill and Ecclessiastick.
Wee Think it necessary That all persones in publict Trust both Civill and Military qualifie themselves by takeing the Oathes of alledgance and assurance as yow and the other Lords of our privy Councill have already done. And wee Leave the time for their doeing of it to your appointment.
Wee have Ordered our Lord high Admirall of England to appoint the Commander of our Friggotts who have on board the Regiments Commanded by Collonell Row and Collonell Ferguson to obey your orders either for debarqueing or Saileing with them to Holland Conforme to their former orders, But unless yow find it absolutely necessary that they continue in Scotland, Wee expect that yow will not detaine them, Seing they are a part of these troops Wee designed for the assistance of our Allies abroad; Bot wee Impower yow to act in this as yow think may most Conduce for our Service Wee have by our Letter of this date Signified our intentiones that the parliament Shall meet And Wee are Resolved as soon as possible to take the affairs of that our Kingdome under our Consideration and to dispatch our right trusty and intirely beloved Cousine and Councillor James Duke of Queensbery (³who wee intend Shall represent our Royall person as our Commissioner, And all our other Servants who are here for that kingdome, And therfore Wee think it necessary that yow intimat to all the Lords of our privy Councill and other Servants to attend our Service their, So Recommending these things to yow and what else may be necessary for the Support of our Government Wee bid yow heartily farewell. Given at our Court at St James’s the 19th day of March 1701/2 And of our reign the first year. By her Majesties Command Sic Subscribitur Seafeild.