Procedure: report, 10 January 1693, Edinburgh

Act, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Tenth day of Januarij Jaj vjc and nyntie three years

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Procedure: report

Report approbation and Recomendation to the Comittee anent militia and Countreys defence

The Lords of there Majesties privie Councill Haveing considered the report of the Comittee of there oune number of the dait the sixth day of Januarij Instant, anent the Militia and for putting the Countrey in a posture of defence, whereby It wes proposed that a proclamatione be emitted ordaining the haill heretors to be in readiness to come out with there sufficient and best horses and armes when called for by the Councill And Lykewayes that the militia be called furth in the termes as befor sett doun And the half of the militia horse for such shyres where the foot are converted into horse And when the Councill shall think fitt to call together the heretors That then the shyres whose foot militia were converted into horse be allowed to put the rest of there Fencible men in readynes to Come out And in the mean tyme that these fencible men be allowed to randezvouze within there oune paroches for exerciseing and training themselves as wes done in the years Jaj vjc Eightie nyne and Jaj vjc nyntie. The saids Lords of there Majesties privie Councill approves of the above report And recomends to the Comittee to meet the morrow at three of the cloack in the efternoon And proceed in the effair anent putting the Kingdome in a posture of defence

At Edinburgh, 10 January 1693

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Procedure: report

Report, approval and recommendation to the committee for the militia and country’s defence

The lords of their majesties’ privy council having considered the report of the committee of their own number of 6 January instant, concerning the militia and for putting the country in a posture of defence, whereby it was proposed that a proclamation be emitted ordering all the heritors to be ready to come out with their sufficient and best horses and arms when called for by the council, and similarly that the militia be called forth in the terms as before set down and the half of the militia horse for such shires where the foot are converted into horse, and when the council shall think fit to call together the heritors, that the shires whose foot militia were converted into horse be allowed to put the rest of their fencible men in readiness to come out, and in the meantime that these fencible men be allowed to rendezvous within their own parishes for exercising and training themselves as was done in 1689 and 1690. The said lords of their majesties’ privy council approve of the above report and recommend to the committee to meet tomorrow at 3 o’clock in the afternoon and proceed with this for putting the kingdom in a posture of defence.

1. PC1/48, 547-8.

1. PC1/48, 547-8.