Order, 31 October 1693, Edinburgh

Act, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Threttieth first day of october Jaj vic nyntie three years

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Order

The Commissars of the Army Called for

The Councell Being Informed That their Majesties forces are not tymeously nor sufficiently provyded uith Corne and straw Did Call for Sir Alexander Bruce of Broomhall Commissarie Generall who is by Contract uith the Lords of the Thesaury bound for provisione to the Forces and to have the same in magazine And Having appeared He alleadged That pairtly by the scarcitie of straw this year and pairtly by unwillingnes of the poeple to sell or otherwayes He Cannot Get provisiones no not for ready money and extraordinary pryces The Councell Having Considered the Contract betuixt the Lords of the Thesaury and the Commissary Generall uith the Fourth Act of the last sessione of this Currant parliament made for the due payment and furnishing of the forces They Recommend verbally to Sir Thomas Livingstoune Commander in cheiff of their Majesties forces uithin this Kingdome to affoord what ease or help he Can to the Commissary by quartering the troopes at as Great a distance and in as small numbers as safely may be done And the Councell did verbally Intimat to Sir Alexander Bruce the principall tackseman and Hamiltoune of Barntoune one of his Cautioners That they take care the forces be speedily and sufficiently provyded for as they uill be Ansuerable And if they Cannot Gett provisions For payment of ready money appoyntes them to Condescend upon the porsones particularly by their names who have been in use to sell Corne Hay and straw to merchants Innkeepers and others and have to sell And who being requyred by them to sell upon payment of ready money at reasonable rates Have notwithstanding refused And appoyntes the Commissaries to condescend upon the pryces offered by them and refuised by the Country

Att Edinburgh The Threttieth first day of october Jaj vic nyntie three years

A1693/10/181

Order

The Commissars of the Army Called for

The Councell Being Informed That their Majesties forces are not tymeously nor sufficiently provyded uith Corne and straw Did Call for Sir Alexander Bruce of Broomhall Commissarie Generall who is by Contract uith the Lords of the Thesaury bound for provisione to the Forces and to have the same in magazine And Having appeared He alleadged That pairtly by the scarcitie of straw this year and pairtly by unwillingnes of the poeple to sell or otherwayes He Cannot Get provisiones no not for ready money and extraordinary pryces The Councell Having Considered the Contract betuixt the Lords of the Thesaury and the Commissary Generall uith the Fourth Act of the last sessione of this Currant parliament made for the due payment and furnishing of the forces They Recommend verbally to Sir Thomas Livingstoune Commander in cheiff of their Majesties forces uithin this Kingdome to affoord what ease or help he Can to the Commissary by quartering the troopes at as Great a distance and in as small numbers as safely may be done And the Councell did verbally Intimat to Sir Alexander Bruce the principall tackseman and Hamiltoune of Barntoune one of his Cautioners That they take care the forces be speedily and sufficiently provyded for as they uill be Ansuerable And if they Cannot Gett provisions For payment of ready money appoyntes them to Condescend upon the porsones particularly by their names who have been in use to sell Corne Hay and straw to merchants Innkeepers and others and have to sell And who being requyred by them to sell upon payment of ready money at reasonable rates Have notwithstanding refused And appoyntes the Commissaries to condescend upon the pryces offered by them and refuised by the Country

1. NRS, PC1/49, 159-60.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 159-60.