Procedure: committee, 15 December 1692, Edinburgh

Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Fyfteinth Day off December Jaj vjc nyntie tuo years

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Procedure: committee

Sir John Maxwell added to the Comittee anent deserters and recruitts

The Lords of there Majesties privie Councill Doe hereby Add Sir John Maxwell of Pollock to the Comittee appointed anent deserters and recruitts And recomends to the said Comittee to prepare a proclamatione regulating the method of seizing deserters or takeing on of souldiers for makeing up the recruitts In such Just and fair wayes as nether the makeing up of the recruitts may be retarded nor the Leedges pressed or molested And Recomends to that Comittee to meet the morrow at ten in the forenoon and so furth each day till the recruitts be perfected.

At Edinburgh 15 December 1692

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Procedure: committee

Sir John Maxwell added to the committee for deserters and recruits

The lords of their majesties’ privy council hereby add Sir John Maxwell of Pollock to the committee appointed for deserters and recruits, and recommend to the said committee to prepare a proclamation regulating the method of seizing deserters or taking on of soldiers for making up the recruits in such just and fair ways as neither the making up of the recruits may be retarded nor the lieges pressed or molested, and they recommend to that committee to meet tomorrow at ten in the forenoon and so forth each day till the recruits be perfected.

1. PC1/48, 515.

1. PC1/48, 515.