Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Tuenty Third day of November J^aj vi^c nyntie seven years

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Order

Order to the Lord Carmichaell Commander in Cheiff for disbanding the Earle of Tullibardine the Lord Lindsay and Forbess their regiments

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Recommend to John Lord Carmichaell Commander in cheiff of his Majesties forces within this Kingdom for the tyme To Give orders to the officers of the regiment under Command of Colonell Mcgill to march that regiment to Edinburgh And upon thursday nixt to see The Lord Lindsays regiment Disbanded at this place and their armes secured in the Castle of Edinburgh And Recomends to the said Lord Carmichaell to Give orders also to the officers of that Detachment of the Lord Lindsays regiment Lying att Drumfreis to march that detachment to Edinburgh to be disbanded ther as the rest of the said regiment And Recommends to the said Lord Carmichaell to give orders to the officers of the Earle of Tullibardins regiment to march the said regiment from Falkirk to Linlithgow and to disband them ther upon thursday the tuenty fifth Instant and to send ane officer there the said day to receave and secure their armes in the toune Counsell house of Linlithgow And appointes the Magistrats of Linlithgow to take care to Keep the armes till they be transported to the Castle of Edinburgh And Recommends to the said Lord Carmichaell to send a party of his Majesties foot forces to Linlithgow for guairding and Convoying the saids armes from thence to the Castle of Edinburgh And to send a Company of his Majesties foot to the toune of Queensferry to keep Guaird ther And to secure the armes of all Straglers or of such as may run auay with their armes And Recommends to the said Lord Carmichaell to send orders to the Lord Forbes that he disband such of the troops of his regiment of Dragoons as are presently Lying at Invernes and that att the toune of Invernes And that the Lord Forbes doe secure all the armes belonging to the saids Dragoons in the Castle of Invernes And Recommends to the said Lord Carmichaell to give orders to the officer who Commands that troop of the Lord Forbes his regiment of dragoons now lying at Falkirk That he disband the said troop att Falkirk upon thursday the tuenty fifth Instant And that he take care the armes be secured in the hands of the magistrats of Falkirk untill they be called for by the Government And Recommends to the said Lord Carmichaell before Disbanding to adjust any differences which may be betuixt the officers and souldiers of that troop anent their horses And The saids Lords Gives pouer warrand to the shireff principall of Invernes and his deputes and the provost of Invernes summarly to examine and Indeavour to setle any differences which may occurr betuixt the officers and souldiers anent the horses of the dragoons before disbanding of them at Invernes And that the said Lord Carmichaell Give orders to the officers of the regiment Lying at Stirling that they take care to seize upon and secure the armes of any disbanded souldiers who shall Indeavour to Carry them off that way and to delyver the same in to one of his Majesties magazines.