Procedure: committee formed, 28 December 1706, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Ellevinth day of July J^aj vij^c and Six yeirs

A1706/7/4

A1706/7/4¹

Order

[Order to receive French prisoners]

The Lords of her Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Command and Ordaine Collonell Corbett furthwith to order a partie of her Majesties forces to repair to Greenock, and ther receive from Captain Matthew Campbell Comander of her Majesties Ship the Dumbarton Castle, The Captain, Livetennants and Crew of a French Privateer lately taken by the said Captain, Amounting to the number of Sevintie persons, and to transport them prisoners to the burgh of Glasgow, And ordains the Magistrats of Glasgow to receive them, and to keep and detaine the said Crew prisoners in ther Tollbooth till further orders of Councell, And allows the saids Magistrats to grant the Captain and his two Livetennants the liberty of the Town of Glasgow, wpon their paroll of honour, not to remove from the said burgh, without the Councells leave, And appoynts the saids prisoners to be alimented as follows viz The Captain at twelve Shilling Scots per day, the two Livetennants at Six Shilling Scots each per day, and each of the rest of the Crew att three Shilling Scots per day, And Recommends to the Lords Commissioners of her Majesties Theasaury, to order the said aliment to be punctuallie payed accordingly.