Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh tuesday the tuentie third day of July J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve

A1695/7/25

A1695/7/25¹

Order

Recomendatione to the said Duke to quarter the Troop of Guards

His Grace the Duke of Queensberry Haveing acquainted the Councill That the Commissary formerly appoynted to provyde his majesties Troops Hath made noe provisione this summer for them and that as yet there is noe other persone contracted with for executing the said office of Commissary or appoynted to provyde for the Horses of the Armie and that the troop of guards now after their late fatique doe necessarly requyre to be well quartered dureing the rest of this summer Therfore the Lords of His majesties privy Councill Doe Hereby recomend to the said Duke of Queensberrie to quarter his majesties troop of Guards as most conveniently may be done untill a Commissary be appoynted With power to his Grace to remove them from tyme to tyme as he shall find necessary or convenient and Recommends to his Grace to give the necessary ordors to the officers to make payment to the Counterey of the quarters of the said troop of guards wherever they shall happen to be quartered dureing the space foresaid