Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh weddensday the seventeenth day of Apryll J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years

A1695/4/21

A1695/4/21¹

Procedure

Anent the money

The Earle of Annandale President of the Councill haveing acquainted their Lordships That the provost of Edinburgh and others had applyed to his Lordship That the matter of the money might be delayed for some tyme untill the borrows of this Kingdome might have a meeting to the effect the might deliberat what will be most convenient for the interest of trade and good of the natione to be done in that affair The Councill appoynts their Macers to make intimatione to the provost of Edinburgh that he presentlie call a meeting of the Commissioners of the Borrows to the effect foresaid. And recomends to the Comittie formerlie appoynted in this matter to meet once each day in the afternoone and appoynts the borrow’s to give in overtures to the said Comittee within the space of eight dayes and Recomends to the Comittie to consider the overtures and prepare their report to the Councill against their next meeting