Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

[23 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

D1695/7/17

D1695/7/17¹

Order

Recomendation anent accompts In favors of The persones therin named within the shyre of Argyll

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered the report of a Comittie of ther oun number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Comittie Having Considered the accompts given in to them as resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay to the persones aftermentioned within the shyre of Argyle viz the tennents of Ardnes tuo Langlingartins Stronbaddockaney Auchindonnane, Auchacioch tuo Gleneralls Inveronich Tomblair Polquorquoloms and Locheylls head Donald Campbell Baillie of Auchbairne Duncan Campbell of Stronachornarig and his tenants The Tennents Lerrags and the tennents of Serabu Tennents of Gallmuchbeg, Dougall Mcdougall of Ardmoir Mr Alexander Duncansone and James Campbell merchant in Inverary Collin Campbell of Soroba Nicoll Mcnicoll of Enrigmoir Donald and Angus Mcnicolls ther John Mckellar officer of Glenshira John Clerk officer of Glenary The tenants of Glenshira and Glenary The Inhabitants of the burgh of Inverary Dougall Campbell of Glensadell Baillie of Kintyre The Inhabitants of the toune of Campbelltoune James Omey in Cullinlongart Hector Mcneill in Machrieoch John Mcneill in Lailt The Tacksmen and possessors of the land of Killmorie Dunnamuckloch and Auchalisken pertaineing to the Earle of Argyll Marion Leoper Change keeper and the heritors of the paroch of Dunoon and Killmure, Togither with the Instructiones and verifications of the saids accompts They Find the haill articles of the saids accompt suficiently verified and proven be the oathes and Depositiones of the persones forsaids furnishers of the saids accompts taken before the Commissioner of Supply within the shyre of Argyll or be witnesses and the parties oathes taken be the saids Commissioners or be recepts or subscribed accompts under the hands of the officers or Souldiers to whom the articles of the accompts are furnished and also by the parties furnishers ther oathes before the saids Commissioners of be the report of the saids Commissioners Bearing that the Creditors instructed the articles by produceing of the recepts before them and deponed alse weell these who produced non That the accompts as sett doune are truely furnished and all resting and no part payed and are preceiding the first of February J^aj vj^c nyntie one years, or bearing that the same wes instructed by the depositiones of famous witnesses that the Cowes and Wedders in the accompt were furnished and by the furnishers oathes that it was preceding the said first of February J^aj vj^c nyntie one years or bearing that the Creditors and persones who delyvered the meall in the accompts Deponed that the Same was furnished and delyvered be them preceiding the said first of February J^aj vj^c nyntie one years and that they instructed the accompt by produceing the precepts orders and recepts before the saids Commissioners Bearing as said is, with severall of the saids written Instructiones were produced to and Considered by the said Committie, And the Comittie Finding that ther were Some articles in the saids accounts stated at rates which they thought too high They modified the same and stated them at Lower rates as they thought reasonable and Finding Some of the articles wrong in the Calcule They had Caused keep the same and state them according to the right Calculs and the Committie Finds that conforme to the saids accompts and instructiones therof Ther is resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay to the persones forsaids heritors tennents tacksmen possessors Inhabitants and oathes within the said shyre of Argyll and touns and Lands therin and abovementioned The soumes Following Viz By the Earle of Argyll his regiment of foot the soume of ane Thousand ane hundred thretie Eight punds nyntein shilling ten penies scots Item by the Earle of Glencairne his regiment of foot the Soume of Two hundred and thretie punds fiftein shilling Eight penies scots Item by the deceast Lord Angus his regiment of foot the soume of One Thousand ane hundreth and threty nyne punds nyne shilling Eight penies scots Item by the Lord Blantyre his regiment of foot the soume of thrie hundreth and nyntein punds thretein shilling Eight penies Item by the Garisone of Skipnes in Kintyre the soume of Two hundreth punds scots Item by the Garison of Saddale ther the soume of Thriescore six punds thretein shilling four pennies scots Item by the deceast Lord Bargeny his regiment of foot the Soume of ane hundreth and four punds ten shilling Eight penies scots Item by the party Comanded by Captaine Young Consisting of Eight Companies Viz Thrie of the Earle of Glencairnes Thrie of the deceast Lord Barganies and two of the Lord Blantyre their regiments of foot the Soume of two hundreth nyntie four punds thretein shilling four penies scots, Item by the same party and four Companies of the Earle of Argyll his regiments of foot the soume of thrie hundreth and nyntie thrie punds six shilling Eight penies scots Extending Altogither the saids soumes resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay to the persones forsaids within the said shyre of Argyll to the soume of Thrie thousand Eight Hundred and Fourscore Eight punds two shilling ten penies scots and the Committie Finds that the haill articles therof the said totall 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 sessione of this Current parliament entitulled act for polemoney and also the proclamationes of Councill relative therto, and Therfore It is the Comitties oppinion That the said soume of Thrie Thousand Eight hundreth and Fourscore eight punds two shilling ten penies scots Is to be payed out of the said polemoney and that the saids tennants inhabitants and others forsaids within the said shyre of Argyll 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 forsaid Report Except as after excepted and Recomends to the Commissioners appointed anent the polemoney To Cause pay to the persones forsaids mentioned in the said report the soume of thrie thousand Eight hundreth and Eighty Eight pund two shilling ten penies scots stated in the report as resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay to the saids persones excepting allwayes and deduceing from the said soume Two hundred punds money forsaid furnished to the Garison of Skippness and sixtie six punds thretin shilling four penies furnished to the Garisone of Saddle untill the furnishers Condescend and prove to the privy Councill to what forces scots or Englis the saids two Last Soumes were furnished and how much to each troop or Regiment.