Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

[23 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

D1695/7/34

D1695/7/34¹

Order

Recomendatione anent accomptts In favors of The Toune of Tayne

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered the report of a Committie of their oun number appointed for reviseing 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 upon scots pay to the inhabitants of the burgh of Tayne with the instructiones and verifications therof They Find the haill articles of the saids accomptts suficiently verified and proven be the subscription of the officers acknowledging the veritie of the accompts and oblidging themselves therfore Which were produced to and Considered be the said Committie and Finds that Conforme to the said Committie and Finds that Conforme to the saids accompts instructed as said is Ther is resting be the regiment and troop aftermentioned of his majesties forces upon scots pay to the saids inhabitants the soumes following Viz the Viscount of Kenmuir his regiment of foot the soume of ane hundreth and sixtein punds Eight shilling scots Item by Captain Burnet of Balfour his troop of horss the soume of five hundreth twentie fyve punds sixtein shilling scots Extending the saids two soumes Togither to the soume of six Hundreth fourtie two punds four shilling scots money forsaid And Finds that the articles quherof this Last soume is made up were all furnished preceiding the first day of February J^aj vj^c nyntie one years and that they are all in the termes of the nynth act Fourth session of this Current parliament Intitulled act for polemoney, And proclamationes of Councill relative therto And Therfore It is ther oppinion that the said Soume of six Hundreth fourtie two punds four shilling scots Is to be payed to the inhabitants of the burgh of Tayne out of the present Polemoney and that the saids inhabitants are to be recomended to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury for payment of the same accordingly as the said report bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Doe heirby approve therof, And Recommends to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney To Cause pay to the saids inhabitants the soume of six hundred and Fourtie two punds four shilling scots money in the said report as resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay to them and that out of the said polemoney