[23 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem
D1695/7/15
D1695/7/151
Order
Recomendatione anent2 accompts In favors of the Earl of Aboyne and his Tenents
The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the report of a Comittie of their oun number appoynted for revising the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing that the Committie Having Considered the accompts given in to them as resting by his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing that the Committie Having Considered the accompts given in to them as resting by his majesties forces upon Scots pay to the Earle of Abboyne and his tennents with the instructiones and verificationes therof They Find the haill articles of the saids accompts suficiently verified and proven be the oaths and depositiones of the persones furnishers of the same taken before two of the Commissers of Supply within the shyre of Aberdein Conforme to the Commissioners Reports upon the ends of the saids accompts bearing that the haill persones contained in the saids accompts Compeired before them and gave the oathes that all the soumes and articles of the saids accompts were truly furnished to the forces therin and aftermentioned and that for Meall malt Corne and straw, meat drink and subsistance money (besides severall provisiones not in the termes of the proclamatione of Councill Which the Commissioners have not stated) preceiding the first day of Februray Jaj vjc and nyntie one years and that no part of them is payed, and that the same as they are stated doe not exceid two thirds of their pay the meall being only stated of Eight merks per boll The Corne with the Fodder at six pund per boll and sheep at Fourtie shilling and meat and drink to the Souldiers at thrie shilling per day Which accompts and reports theron subscribed be the Commissioners were all produced to and Considered be the Comittie, And Finds that Conforme to the saids accompts and instructiones therof Ther is resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay to the said Earle of Aboyne and his tennents the soumes following Viz Be the deceast Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons the Soume of thrie thousand one hundreth and Seventein punds nyne shilling four pennes Scots Item by Coll Buchan his regiment of foot the soume of one hundred and seventie six punds Eight shilling Eight penies scots Item by the Laird of Edinglassie his troop of horss the soume of Thrie hundred Eighty fyve punds nyntein shilling ten pennies scots Item by Coll Buchan his regiment of foot the soume of one hundred and seventie six penes Eight shilling Eight penies Scot Item by the Laird of Edinglassie his troop of horss the soume of Thrie hundred Eighty fyve punds nyntein shilling ten pennies scots Item by Coll Cunningham his regiment of foot the soume of Two Thousand Seven hundreth and Eighty four punds ten shilling eight penies scots Item by the Master of Forbes his troop of horss the soume of seven hundreth and sixtie one punds four penies scots Item by the Master of Polwarth his Troup of horss the soume of one Thousand and fiftie two punds Eight shilling four penies scots Item by the Earle of Annandale Lord Yester Lord Beilhaven Lord Ross Lord Rollo Sir William Hope and the Laird of Blair their troops of horss and the said deceast Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons amongst them the soume of six hundred and fourtie punds scots Extending the haill soumes forsaids resting by his Majesties forces upon Scots pay to the said Earle of Aboyne and his tennants to the soume of Eight Thousand and nyne hundred and seventein punds seventein shilling two penies scots And Finds that the haill articles quherof this last Soume is made up were all furnished preceiding the first day of February Jaj vjc Nyntie one years and that they are all in the termes of the nynth act fourth session of this Current parliament intitulled act for pole money and also of the proclamationes of Councill relateive therto And Therfore It is the Comitties opinion that the said soume of Eight thousand nyne hundreth and seventein punds seventein shilling two penies scots Is to be payed out of the said3 Polemoney and that the said Earle of Aboyne and his tennents are to be recomended to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly as the said Report bears The saids Lords Doe heirby Approve of the Said Report and Recommends to the Commissioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney To Cause pay to the said Earle of Aboyne and his tenants the soume of Eight Thousand nyne hundred and seventein punds Seventein shilling two penies scots money as resting be his majesties forces upon scots pay to them and that out of the said pole money
1. NRS, PC2/25, 270v-271v.
2. The word ‘the’ scored out here.
3. Insertion.
1. NRS, PC2/25, 270v-271v.
2. The word ‘the’ scored out here.
3. Insertion.