[23 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem
D1695/7/16
D1695/7/161
Order
Recomendation anent accountts In favors of The Inhabitants of Bethelnie and toune of Old Meldrum
The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered a report of a Comittie of their oun number appointed 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 be his majesties forces to the heritors and inhabitants within the paroch of Bethelny and toune of Old Meldrum within that parish with the instructions and verificationes therof They Find that ther are some of the articles of thir accompts Which are not in the termes of the act of parliament for polemoney and proclamationes of Councill relative therto And Therfore They have refused and rejected these articles, And Finds that ther are some articles in the saids accompts Which are stated at rates higher then the rates allowed by the Councill, And Therfore they have restricted these articles to the Councills rates and stated and reported them accordingly And Finds that ther are some articles in the saids accompts wrong in the Calcull And Therfore they have amended these articles and stated and reported them according to the true Calcule And the Comittie Finds the haill articles of the saids accompts suficiently verified and proven partly by the Oathes and depositiones of the saids inhabitants furnishers therof taken before some of the Commissioners of Supply within the Shyre of Aberdein and partly be recepts under the hands of the persones to whom the same was furnished produced to the Commissioners Conforme to reports subscribed be the saids Commissioners bearing as said is, and Likewayes bearing that the saids heritors and inhabitants Deponed upon ther great oathes that the saids accompts were truely furnished be them to the severall persones Troops Companies and regiments mentioned in the accompts preceiding the first of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years, and that no part therof is payed to them and that the meat and drink furnished to the saids forces does not exceid two thrids of their pay, And Finds the severall articles of the saids accompts suficiently verified and proven by recepts and tickets under the hands of the souldiers to whom the same was furnished produced to the Committie besides and togither with the saids Depositiones and subscribed reports And Finds be (besides the articles refused and rejected as said is) Ther are still resting be his majesties forces upon scots pay to the saids heritors and Inhabitants of the paroch of Bethelnie and toune of Old Meldrum within the same The soumes Following stated at the true rates allowable by the Councill and accordingly as they are now rightly Calculat viz by the Master of Forbes his troop of horss The soume of Two Thousand ane hundreth and fourtie two punds thretein shilling six penies Item by Captaine Johnstone of Westraw his troop of horss sometime belonging to Sir George Gordon of Edinglassie The soume of thrie hundred and Eighty pund five shilling Eight penies scots Item by the deceast Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons the soume of two hundred nyntie one punds fourtein shilling Eight penies Scots Item by the Master of Polwarth his troop of horss the soume of Thriescor one punds ten shilling scots Item by Captaine Pollock his troop of horss the soume of Fourtie four punds one shilling scots Item by Captaine Hope his troop of horss the soume of thretie one punds Eightein shilling scots Item by the Laird of Grant his regiment of foot the soum of twentie Eight punds one shilling Item by the Viscount of Kenmuir his regiment of foot the soume of thriescore ten punds Eleven shilling scots Item by Coll Richard Cuninghame his regiment of foot the soume of ane hundreth and six punds six shilling scots, Item by the Lord Strathnaver his regiment of foot the soume of ane Hundreth and twentie Eight punds sixtein shilling scots Extending the haill soumes for saids resting be his majesties forces upon scots pay to the saids heritors and inhabitants within the paroch of Bethelny and toune of Old Meldrum Lying in the said paroch to the soume of Thrie Thousand two hundreth and Eightie five punds sixtein shilling ten penies scots money 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 sessione of this Current parliament entituled act for polemoney Therfore It is the Committies opinion that the said soume of Thrie Thousand one hundreth Fourscore one punds six shilling ten penies scots Is to be payed out of the said polemoney And that the saids heritors Inhabitants and others forsaids are to be recomended to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly And Finds it proven in maner forsaid that ther is resting by his majesties forces which were not upon scots pay to the heritors and inhabitants forsaids the soumes following Viz be Coll Lauder his regiment of foot the soume of ane hundreth and threty two punds ten shilling Scots Item by Coll Ramsay his regiment of foot the soume of Two hundreth seventie nyne punds Eightein shillings scots Item by Coll Hally his regiment of Dragoons the soume of ane hundreth and nyntie four punds Eleven shilling four penies scots Item by Sir Thomas Livingstoune his regiment of Dragoons the soume of ane hundreth and fourty one punds thretein shilling four penies scots Extending the haill soumes forsaids resting by his Majesties forces not upon scots pay to the soume of Eight hundreth and seventain punds Eleven shilling Eight penies scots money, forsaid And it is the Committies opinion that this soume is to be transmitted to the kings Majestie that he may order such Course to be taken therwith as in his Royall Wisdome he shall think fitt And Finds that ther is resting to the heritors and inhabitants forsaids for Corne and straw furnished to the Magizine at Aberdeen for the use of his majesties forces the soume of Thrie hundreth and thrie punds thretein shilling four penies scots and Leaves to his majesties privy Councill to determine out of what fond this is to be payed In Respect that albeit it be proven that the Corne and straw was given in to the magazine yet it does not appear whither the same was given out againe or not and to what forces Whither scots or English, And Finds that the haill articles of this accompt are by and attour any accompts given in be the shire of Aberdeen and that ther are non of the articles of thir accompts stated in any former accompts given in for the said shyre As the report bears The saids Lords Doe heirby approve of the forsaid Report And Recomends to the Commmiscioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney To Cause pay to the saids heritors and inhabitants of the said paroch and toune the above Soume of Thrie Thousand two hundreth Fourscore fyve punds sixtein shilling ten penies scots in the said report as resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay to them and that out of the polemoney, And appoints the Soume of Eight hundreth and seventein punds Eleven shilling Eight pennies scots resting by the forces not upon scots pay to the saids heritors and inhabitants to be transmitted to his majestie that he may order such Course to be taken therwith as in his Royall wisdome he shall think fitt and as to the summ of Thrie hundreth and thrie punds thretein shilling money forsaid for Corne and straw furnished be the heritors and inhabitants forsaids to the magizine of Aberdeen The saids Lords Reserves action to them against the magizine keeper for the same as accords in law
1. NRS, PC2/25, 271v-273v.
1. NRS, PC2/25, 271v-273v.