Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Eleventh day of Agust J^aj vj^c nyntie six years

A1696/8/9

A1696/8/9¹

Order

Anent The deficients

The draught of a Letter Anent the deficients in the new Levys read and approven And discharges the Letter formerly approven in Councill upon the Eighteenth of June J^aj vj^c nyntie six And Recommends to Sir Thomas Livingstoune Commander in cheiff of his Majesties forces uithin this Kingdome to Gett from them Lists of the deficients wanting to Each regiment and of the shires in which the deficients duells and the persons who should putt them out and to give in these lists to the clerks of Privy Councill And appointes their Clerks to send Letters of the above tenor to the severall shirreffs of the severall shires or their deputs or clerks wher deficients of the saids Leveys shall be acclaimed by the officers And to signe the same in name of the Councill