Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh Tuesday the tenth day of march J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years

A1696/3/61

A1696/3/61¹

Order

Recomendatione to privie Councillors to be present at Randivouses of militia in several Shyres etc

The Lords of his majesties privie Councill doe hereby recomend To the privie Councillors aftermentioned to repaire to the shyres after set doune viz The Earle of Lauderdale for the shyre of Edinburgh The Earle of Annandale for the shyre of Linlithgow The Lord Yester Lord Justice Clerk and Sir Robert Sinclair of Stevensone to the shyre of Haddingtoune The Earle of Leven and Lord Enstruther to the Shyres of Fyfe and Kinross The Lord Polwarth to the shyre of Berwick Sir Archbald Murray of Blackbarrony to the shyres of Piebes, and to be present at the randivouze of the militia in the said shyres respective and to consider the men who shall randivouz if they be sufficient men and in what caice they are and how they are armed and continow’s what farder directions to give to the said privie Councillors to be advysed on till the morrow at the Councills next meeting