Act, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh Eodem die post meridiem

A1693/6/82

A1693/6/82¹

Procedure: committee formed

Committie Anent the security of the peace and publict affairs

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe Heirby nominat and appoynte The Earls of Southerland Linlithgow Leven and Forfarr The Viscount of Tarbat The Lord Advocat the Lord Justice Clark The Lords Hattoune Funtainhall and Anstruther Sir Archibald Murray of Blackbarrony Sir Archibald Sinclar of Stevensone and Sir Thomas Livingstoune Commander in cheiff of their Majesties forces uithin this kingdome or any other of their Lordships number who shall be upon the place for the tyme to be a Committie to meet from tyme to tyme in vaccancy for securing the peace of the Country And for that effect to receave in all Complaints that shall be made to them anent the disturbance or breach of the same or anent souldiers with power to them to doe and determine therin as they shall think fitt or in case of difficultie to report to the Councell And to Issue furth necessary ordors In the mean tyme for executione of the Laues acts and proclamationes made for securing the publict peace And Acquant the Lord High Chancellor to Call a meeting of Councell if they find needfull And Recommends to the said Committie to Call for the Magistrats of Edinburgh and take account of them How the proclamations of Counsell anent beggars is observed and receavs obedience in their toune And to take care that the said proclamatione be punctually obeyed through the kingdome And to putt the Magistrats of Edinburgh to their deuty in Causing cleanse and keep clean the streets of Edinburgh and vennells or closses uith pouer to the said Committie or any tuo of them to administrat the oath of alleadgance and assurance one of the Clarks of Councell being uith them to such persones as they shall think fitt In the termes of the Act of parliament and declares any fyve of the persones whose names are particularly above Insert aither by themselves alone or togither uith such other Councellors as shall meet uith them to be ane sufficient and only Quorum of the said Committie And appoyntes the Clarks of Councell to Give out extracts of the acts ordors and Interloquitors of the said Committie to such as shall requyre the same And declares them to have the force of Acts of privie Councell And ordaines the Committy or Commission to Continow till the third day of Agust nixt