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Act, 2 January 1696, Edinburgh

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Act anent accompts resting to The Lord Lovatt

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the report of a comittie of ther own number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrie Beareing That the Comittie haveing considered the accompt given in to them as resting be his majesties forces upon Scotts pay The Lord Lovatt and his tenents and wthers his name with the instructiones and verificationes therof They find that over and above the meall contained the act of Counsell of the date the Eleventh Day of August Jaj vic nyntie ane yeirs in favours of the said Lord Lovatt his tenents and wthers in his name his chamberland and the wedow alias Beautie Ther is yet resting to the said Lord Lovatt his tenents and others in his name be the two Scotts regiments efter mentioned the qwantities of meall efter insert instructed in maner wnder written viz be The Laird of Grant his regiment of foot the number of Sixtein bolls meall which the comittie finds Sufficient instructed by recepts wnder the hand of William Durham Comander of the Garisone at Wrqwhart Castle one of the Captaines of the said regiment Item be the Viscount of Kenmure his regiment of foot The number of Threttein bolls thrie firlotts and ane peck meall which the Committie finds Sufficiently instructed by recepts wnder the hand of John Mitchell adjutant to the said regiment And findes that the said meall resting by both the Saids regiments Extending to twentie nyn bolls thrie firlotts and ane peck was furnished in the moneth of December Jaj vic and nyntie yeirs And finds that the haill articles of the said accompt are in the termes of the nynth act fourth Sessione of this current parliament Entituled act for polemoney And of the proclamatione of Counsell relative therto of the date the Last day of Jully Jaj vic nyntie four yeirs And therfor it is the comitties opinion that the price of the said meall is to be payed out of the said pole money And that the Said Lord Lovatt his tenents And wthers by whom the said meall was furnished upon his accompt are to be recomended to The Lords Comissioners of his majesties thesaurie for payment of the Same accordingly And in respect ther is Stated ten merks for each boll of the said meall Therfore the Comittie remitts to the Counsell aither to appoint the meall to be payed at the price or to modifie Such wther price for the meall as they Shall think just As the said report bears The Saids Lords of his majesties privie Councell They heirby approve of the above report And recomend to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the pole money imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie to cause make payment to the above Lord Lovatt his tenents and others by whom the said twentie nyn bolls Thrie firlotts and ane peck meall wes furnished of the price of the said meall at Six pund Scotts per boll which they heirby modifie to be the price therof And that out of the said polemoney imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie.

Att Edinburgh the Second day of Janwary Jaj vic nyntie Six yeirs

D1696/1/81

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Act anent accompts resting to The Lord Lovatt

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the report of a comittie of ther own number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrie Beareing That the Comittie haveing considered the accompt given in to them as resting be his majesties forces upon Scotts pay The Lord Lovatt and his tenents and wthers his name with the instructiones and verificationes therof They find that over and above the meall contained the act of Counsell of the date the Eleventh Day of August Jaj vic nyntie ane yeirs in favours of the said Lord Lovatt his tenents and wthers in his name his chamberland and the wedow alias Beautie Ther is yet resting to the said Lord Lovatt his tenents and others in his name be the two Scotts regiments efter mentioned the qwantities of meall efter insert instructed in maner wnder written viz be The Laird of Grant his regiment of foot the number of Sixtein bolls meall which the comittie finds Sufficient instructed by recepts wnder the hand of William Durham Comander of the Garisone at Wrqwhart Castle one of the Captaines of the said regiment Item be the Viscount of Kenmure his regiment of foot The number of Threttein bolls thrie firlotts and ane peck meall which the Committie finds Sufficiently instructed by recepts wnder the hand of John Mitchell adjutant to the said regiment And findes that the said meall resting by both the Saids regiments Extending to twentie nyn bolls thrie firlotts and ane peck was furnished in the moneth of December Jaj vic and nyntie yeirs And finds that the haill articles of the said accompt are in the termes of the nynth act fourth Sessione of this current parliament Entituled act for polemoney And of the proclamatione of Counsell relative therto of the date the Last day of Jully Jaj vic nyntie four yeirs And therfor it is the comitties opinion that the price of the said meall is to be payed out of the said pole money And that the Said Lord Lovatt his tenents And wthers by whom the said meall was furnished upon his accompt are to be recomended to The Lords Comissioners of his majesties thesaurie for payment of the Same accordingly And in respect ther is Stated ten merks for each boll of the said meall Therfore the Comittie remitts to the Counsell aither to appoint the meall to be payed at the price or to modifie Such wther price for the meall as they Shall think just As the said report bears The Saids Lords of his majesties privie Councell They heirby approve of the above report And recomend to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the pole money imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie to cause make payment to the above Lord Lovatt his tenents and others by whom the said twentie nyn bolls Thrie firlotts and ane peck meall wes furnished of the price of the said meall at Six pund Scotts per boll which they heirby modifie to be the price therof And that out of the said polemoney imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 81v-82r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 81v-82r.

Act, 2 January 1696, Edinburgh

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Act James Dumbar keeper of the Magazine of Inverness

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Haveing considered the report of a comittie of ther own number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrie beareing That the comittie Haveing considered the accompts given in to them as resting be his majesties forces for corne and Straw receaved out of the magazine at Invernes in the yeirs Jaj vic eightie nyn and Jaj vic nyntie dureing the tyme that Donald Mclean served ther And in the moneths of September October and November Jaj vic nyntie when Alexander Cumng was ther James Dumbar collector of Supply in the said Shyre being the principall magazine keeper with the instructiones and verificationes of the saids accompts They Find that ther are some of the articles of the said accompts which are not in the termes of the act of parliament anent the polemoney And proclamationes of Counsell relative therto And therfor they refwsed and reefected these articles And finds that ther are other articles of the said accompt Stated as resting by the forces which were not upon Scotts pay for which ther is nothing to be allowed out of the polemoney And therfore they make no other report anent these articles But that they have not allowed the same And finds the haill articles of the said accompt sufficiently verified and proven by the oathes and depositiones of the saids Donald Mckean And Alexander Cwmine taken befor the Comissioners of Supply within the Shyre of Invernes conforme to the Comissioners report written upon the end of the said accompt and Subscribed by the saids Commissioners As beareing that they have sein and examined the recepts mentioned in the accompts granted by the officers therin exprest And that the said Donald Mckean and Alexander Cumine did make faith upon the same And swore the 2 pryces are yet truly resting which accompt and report were both produced to and considered be the said Comittie And finds that conforme to the said accompt and instructiones therof All the articles wherof are for corne and Strau at four pund per boll And one Shilling Scotts per Stone being the prices appointed be the Commissioners Ther is yet resting (Besydes the articles above refwised and rejected or not allowed as said is) Be his majesties forces upon Scotts pay to the saids James Dumbar principall magazine keeper forsaid The Soumes following Viz by the deceast Lord Cardross regiment of Deagownes Six Hundereth and threttie eight punds Six pennies Scotts Item be My Lord Yesters troupe of horse Four Hundereth and Threttie four punds two Shilling nyn pennies Scotts Item by Major Stewarts troupe of horse Two Hundereth Twentie thrie punds nyn Shilling Scotts Item by Captain Burnets troupe of horse Sixtie four punds threttein Shilling Scotts Item by My Lord Bellhavens troupe of horse two punds Scotts Etending the Saids Soumes resting be his majesties forces upon Scotts pay to the Said James Dumbar to the Soume of Ane Thousand thrie Hundereth and Sixtie two punds four Shilling Six pennies Scotts money And finds that the haill articles wherof this Last Soume is made up were all furnished preceeding the first day of febrwary Jaj vic and nyntie one yeirs And that they are all in the termes of the nynth act fourth Sessione of this current parliament Intituled Act for polemoney And proclamationes of privie Counsell relative therto And therfor it is the Comitties opinion that the Said Soume of Ane Thousand thrie Hundereth and Sixtie two punds four Shilling Six pennies Scotts money is to be payed to the said James Dumbar out of the polemoney imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie And that he is to be recomended to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the said polemoney for payment of the Same accordingly And findes it Sufficiently proven in maner foirsaid that besydes the Soumes above Sett Doune ther is resting be the officers of the regiments eftermentioned to the said James Dumbar for corne and straw at the price foirsaid furnished out of the said magazine to them preceeding the said first day of February Jaj vic nyntie ane the Soumes following viz be the officers of The Laird of Grants regiment of foot threttie eight punds ten Shilling Scotts Item be the officers of The Lord Strathnavers regiment of foot Ane Hundereth and Seventie four punds eight Shilling Scotts Item by the officers in Collonell Cwninghames regiment of foot twentie eight punds twelve Shilling Scotts Item by the officers of The Viscount of Kenmwires regiment of foot Ane Hundereth and Threttie four punds Seventyne Shilling Scotts And it is the Comitties opinion that thir Soumes Due by the officers foirsaid are to be detained out of the pay which Shall be found payable to them out of the said polemoney In caice any Shall be resting efter the arrears due by the forces to the Countrie are payed furth therof And that the Said James Dumbar is to be recomended to the saids Comissioners of parliament for payment of the Same accordingly As the said report beares The Saids Lords of his majesties privie Councell Doe heirby approve of the above report As to the above Soume of Ane Thousand Thrie Hundereth and Thriescore two punds four Shilling Six pennies Scotts And recomends to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the pole money imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie To cause make payment to the said James Dumbar of the Said Soume And that out of the Said pole money imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie And refwises the other articles in the said report resting be the officers therin mentioned Reserveing to the said James Dumbar to perswe the officers therfor as accords in Law

Att Edinburgh the Second day of Janwary Jaj vic nyntie Six yeirs

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Act James Dumbar keeper of the Magazine of Inverness

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Haveing considered the report of a comittie of ther own number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrie beareing That the comittie Haveing considered the accompts given in to them as resting be his majesties forces for corne and Straw receaved out of the magazine at Invernes in the yeirs Jaj vic eightie nyn and Jaj vic nyntie dureing the tyme that Donald Mclean served ther And in the moneths of September October and November Jaj vic nyntie when Alexander Cumng was ther James Dumbar collector of Supply in the said Shyre being the principall magazine keeper with the instructiones and verificationes of the saids accompts They Find that ther are some of the articles of the said accompts which are not in the termes of the act of parliament anent the polemoney And proclamationes of Counsell relative therto And therfor they refwsed and reefected these articles And finds that ther are other articles of the said accompt Stated as resting by the forces which were not upon Scotts pay for which ther is nothing to be allowed out of the polemoney And therfore they make no other report anent these articles But that they have not allowed the same And finds the haill articles of the said accompt sufficiently verified and proven by the oathes and depositiones of the saids Donald Mckean And Alexander Cwmine taken befor the Comissioners of Supply within the Shyre of Invernes conforme to the Comissioners report written upon the end of the said accompt and Subscribed by the saids Commissioners As beareing that they have sein and examined the recepts mentioned in the accompts granted by the officers therin exprest And that the said Donald Mckean and Alexander Cumine did make faith upon the same And swore the 2 pryces are yet truly resting which accompt and report were both produced to and considered be the said Comittie And finds that conforme to the said accompt and instructiones therof All the articles wherof are for corne and Strau at four pund per boll And one Shilling Scotts per Stone being the prices appointed be the Commissioners Ther is yet resting (Besydes the articles above refwised and rejected or not allowed as said is) Be his majesties forces upon Scotts pay to the saids James Dumbar principall magazine keeper forsaid The Soumes following Viz by the deceast Lord Cardross regiment of Deagownes Six Hundereth and threttie eight punds Six pennies Scotts Item be My Lord Yesters troupe of horse Four Hundereth and Threttie four punds two Shilling nyn pennies Scotts Item by Major Stewarts troupe of horse Two Hundereth Twentie thrie punds nyn Shilling Scotts Item by Captain Burnets troupe of horse Sixtie four punds threttein Shilling Scotts Item by My Lord Bellhavens troupe of horse two punds Scotts Etending the Saids Soumes resting be his majesties forces upon Scotts pay to the Said James Dumbar to the Soume of Ane Thousand thrie Hundereth and Sixtie two punds four Shilling Six pennies Scotts money And finds that the haill articles wherof this Last Soume is made up were all furnished preceeding the first day of febrwary Jaj vic and nyntie one yeirs And that they are all in the termes of the nynth act fourth Sessione of this current parliament Intituled Act for polemoney And proclamationes of privie Counsell relative therto And therfor it is the Comitties opinion that the Said Soume of Ane Thousand thrie Hundereth and Sixtie two punds four Shilling Six pennies Scotts money is to be payed to the said James Dumbar out of the polemoney imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie And that he is to be recomended to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the said polemoney for payment of the Same accordingly And findes it Sufficiently proven in maner foirsaid that besydes the Soumes above Sett Doune ther is resting be the officers of the regiments eftermentioned to the said James Dumbar for corne and straw at the price foirsaid furnished out of the said magazine to them preceeding the said first day of February Jaj vic nyntie ane the Soumes following viz be the officers of The Laird of Grants regiment of foot threttie eight punds ten Shilling Scotts Item be the officers of The Lord Strathnavers regiment of foot Ane Hundereth and Seventie four punds eight Shilling Scotts Item by the officers in Collonell Cwninghames regiment of foot twentie eight punds twelve Shilling Scotts Item by the officers of The Viscount of Kenmwires regiment of foot Ane Hundereth and Threttie four punds Seventyne Shilling Scotts And it is the Comitties opinion that thir Soumes Due by the officers foirsaid are to be detained out of the pay which Shall be found payable to them out of the said polemoney In caice any Shall be resting efter the arrears due by the forces to the Countrie are payed furth therof And that the Said James Dumbar is to be recomended to the saids Comissioners of parliament for payment of the Same accordingly As the said report beares The Saids Lords of his majesties privie Councell Doe heirby approve of the above report As to the above Soume of Ane Thousand Thrie Hundereth and Thriescore two punds four Shilling Six pennies Scotts And recomends to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the pole money imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie To cause make payment to the said James Dumbar of the Said Soume And that out of the Said pole money imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie And refwises the other articles in the said report resting be the officers therin mentioned Reserveing to the said James Dumbar to perswe the officers therfor as accords in Law

1. NRS, PC2/26, 79v-81r.

2. An illegible word scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 79v-81r.

2. An illegible word scored out here.

Act, 2 January 1696, Edinburgh

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Act Anent accompts resting to the magazine of Invernes James Dumbar keeper therof

The Lords of his majesties privie Councell Haveing considered the report of a comittie of ther own number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his Majesties forces to the Countrie Beareing That the Comittie haveing considered the accompt given in to them as resting be his majesties forces to James Dumbar Collector at Invernes and keeper of the magazine her for corne and Straw furnished be him and his deputs out of the said magazine To the saids forces They find that ther are severall articles of the saids accompts which are not in the termes of the act of parliament Jaj vic and nyntie thrie Anent polemoney And Therfor they have rejected and refwised these articles And finds the haill other articles of the said accompt Sufficiently verified and proven by recepts wnder the hands of the officers or trooper to whom the Same were furnished or be the oath and Depositione of the Said James Dumbar taken befor two of the Comissioners of Supply within the Shyre of Invernes Conforme to the report of the Saids commissioners Subscribed be them Which accompts recepts and report were all produced to and considered be the Comittie And finds that Conforme to the saids accompts and instructiones therof foirsaid ther is resting be his majesties forces upon Scotts pay to the said James Dumbar the Soumes following viz be Leivetentn Collonell Jacksone his troupe of Dragownes in the deceast Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragownes the Soume of Four Hundereth and Sixtie punds eight Shilling Six pennies Scotts Item be Captaine Mwir his troupe of Dragownes in the said regiment the Sowme of Four Hundereth and fiftie Six pund Seventyne Shilling Scotts Extending the Saids two Soumes Due by the said regiment of Dragownes to the Soume of Nyn Hundereth and Seventyne punds five Shilling Scotts Item be Captaine Burnet his troupe of horse the Soume of Ane hundereth and fiftie five punds five Shilling Scotts Item by My Lord Bellhaven his troupe of horse The Soume of Twelve Shilling Scotts Item by Collonell Ritchard Cwninghame his regiment of foot the Soume of Twentie punds fourtein Shilling Scotts Item by Leivetenent Collonell George Wisehart then designed Major George Wisehart in the Lord Strathanvers regiment of foot the Soume of nyn punds tuelve Shilling Scotts Extending all togither the said Soumes to the Soume of Ane Thowsand Ane Hundereth and thrie pwnds eight Shilling Scotts money And finds that the haill articles wherof this Last Soume was made up were all furnished preceeding the first day of February Jaj vic and nyntie one yeirs And that they are all in the termes of nynth act fourth Sessione of this current parliament Intituled act for polemoney And proclamationes of privie Councell relative therto And therfor it is the Comitties opinion that the said Soume of Ane Thousand Ane Hundereth and thrie punds eight Shilling Scotts money is to be payed to the said James Dumbar out of the said polemoney imposed in anno Jaj vic and nyntie thrie And that he is to be recomended to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the said polemoney for payment of the Same accordingly And The Comittie finds that besyde the articles above sett Downe whither rejected or allowed as said is ther is resting be his majesties forces eftermentioned to the said James Dumbar for corne and straw furnished be him to them out of the forsaid magazine frae the second of February Jaj vic nyntie ane yeirs to the threttein day of the same moneth the Soumes following viz be the said Captaine Burnets Troupe of horse Ane Hwndereth and twelve punds four Shilling Scotts Item by the said Collonell Cwninghames regiment of foot the Soume of nyn punds Twelve Shilling Scotts And the Comittie haveing Sein a proclamatione of Counsell in December Jaj vic and nyntie yeirs for erecting of Magazines for the wse of the forces Leaves to the Lords of his majesties privie Councell to consider how these two Last Soumes are to be payed Seing ther is nothing allowed out of the polemoney efter the first day of the said moneth of Febrwary Jaj vic and nyntie one As the said report bears The Saids Lords of his majesties privie Councell Heirby approve of the said report As to the above Soume of Ane Thousand Ane Hundereth And thrie punds eight Shilling Scotts which by the report is to be payed out of the polemoney imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie as furnished to his majesties forces upon Scotts pay preceeding the first Day of Febrwary Jaj vic nyntie ane yeirs And recomends to the Comissioners of parliament appointed Anent the pole money imposed in anno Jaj vic and nyntie thrie to cause make payment to the above James Dumbar of the Said Soume of Ane Thousand Ane Hundereth And thrie pund Scotts out of the Said polemoney And refwses the wther soumes in the said report as furnished efter the said first of Febrwary Jaj vic nyntie ane yeirs

Att Edinburgh the Second day of Janwary Jaj vic nyntie Six yeirs

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Act Anent accompts resting to the magazine of Invernes James Dumbar keeper therof

The Lords of his majesties privie Councell Haveing considered the report of a comittie of ther own number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his Majesties forces to the Countrie Beareing That the Comittie haveing considered the accompt given in to them as resting be his majesties forces to James Dumbar Collector at Invernes and keeper of the magazine her for corne and Straw furnished be him and his deputs out of the said magazine To the saids forces They find that ther are severall articles of the saids accompts which are not in the termes of the act of parliament Jaj vic and nyntie thrie Anent polemoney And Therfor they have rejected and refwised these articles And finds the haill other articles of the said accompt Sufficiently verified and proven by recepts wnder the hands of the officers or trooper to whom the Same were furnished or be the oath and Depositione of the Said James Dumbar taken befor two of the Comissioners of Supply within the Shyre of Invernes Conforme to the report of the Saids commissioners Subscribed be them Which accompts recepts and report were all produced to and considered be the Comittie And finds that Conforme to the saids accompts and instructiones therof foirsaid ther is resting be his majesties forces upon Scotts pay to the said James Dumbar the Soumes following viz be Leivetentn Collonell Jacksone his troupe of Dragownes in the deceast Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragownes the Soume of Four Hundereth and Sixtie punds eight Shilling Six pennies Scotts Item be Captaine Mwir his troupe of Dragownes in the said regiment the Sowme of Four Hundereth and fiftie Six pund Seventyne Shilling Scotts Extending the Saids two Soumes Due by the said regiment of Dragownes to the Soume of Nyn Hundereth and Seventyne punds five Shilling Scotts Item be Captaine Burnet his troupe of horse the Soume of Ane hundereth and fiftie five punds five Shilling Scotts Item by My Lord Bellhaven his troupe of horse The Soume of Twelve Shilling Scotts Item by Collonell Ritchard Cwninghame his regiment of foot the Soume of Twentie punds fourtein Shilling Scotts Item by Leivetenent Collonell George Wisehart then designed Major George Wisehart in the Lord Strathanvers regiment of foot the Soume of nyn punds tuelve Shilling Scotts Extending all togither the said Soumes to the Soume of Ane Thowsand Ane Hundereth and thrie pwnds eight Shilling Scotts money And finds that the haill articles wherof this Last Soume was made up were all furnished preceeding the first day of February Jaj vic and nyntie one yeirs And that they are all in the termes of nynth act fourth Sessione of this current parliament Intituled act for polemoney And proclamationes of privie Councell relative therto And therfor it is the Comitties opinion that the said Soume of Ane Thousand Ane Hundereth and thrie punds eight Shilling Scotts money is to be payed to the said James Dumbar out of the said polemoney imposed in anno Jaj vic and nyntie thrie And that he is to be recomended to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the said polemoney for payment of the Same accordingly And The Comittie finds that besyde the articles above sett Downe whither rejected or allowed as said is ther is resting be his majesties forces eftermentioned to the said James Dumbar for corne and straw furnished be him to them out of the forsaid magazine frae the second of February Jaj vic nyntie ane yeirs to the threttein day of the same moneth the Soumes following viz be the said Captaine Burnets Troupe of horse Ane Hwndereth and twelve punds four Shilling Scotts Item by the said Collonell Cwninghames regiment of foot the Soume of nyn punds Twelve Shilling Scotts And the Comittie haveing Sein a proclamatione of Counsell in December Jaj vic and nyntie yeirs for erecting of Magazines for the wse of the forces Leaves to the Lords of his majesties privie Councell to consider how these two Last Soumes are to be payed Seing ther is nothing allowed out of the polemoney efter the first day of the said moneth of Febrwary Jaj vic and nyntie one As the said report bears The Saids Lords of his majesties privie Councell Heirby approve of the said report As to the above Soume of Ane Thousand Ane Hundereth And thrie punds eight Shilling Scotts which by the report is to be payed out of the polemoney imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie as furnished to his majesties forces upon Scotts pay preceeding the first Day of Febrwary Jaj vic nyntie ane yeirs And recomends to the Comissioners of parliament appointed Anent the pole money imposed in anno Jaj vic and nyntie thrie to cause make payment to the above James Dumbar of the Said Soume of Ane Thousand Ane Hundereth And thrie pund Scotts out of the Said polemoney And refwses the wther soumes in the said report as furnished efter the said first of Febrwary Jaj vic nyntie ane yeirs

1. NRS, PC2/26, 77v-79r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 77v-79r.

Act, 2 January 1696, Edinburgh

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Act anent accompts resting to the burgh of Forres

The Lords of his majesties privie Councell haveing considered the report of a comittie of ther own number appointed for reviseing of the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the countrie Beareing That the Comittie haveing considered the accompts given in to them as resting be his majesties forces to the inhabitants of the burgh of Forres with the instructiones and verificationes therof They find that ther are Severall articles of the said accompt which are not in the termes of the act of parliament anent polemoney and proclamations of Councell relative therto And Therfore They have refwised and rejected these articles And finds ther are Severall articles of the said accompt resting be forces not upon Scotts pay as to which the pairties doe not insist In respect ther is nothing to be payed for them out of the polemoney And finds the haill articles of the saids accompts Sufficiently verified and proven be the oaths and depositiones of the inhabitants of the said burgh of Forres taken befor the Commissioners of Supply within the Shyre of Elgine Conforme to the Comissioners report Signed by them upon the end of the Said accompt And Some of them both by depositiones and also by recepts And finds Some of the articles of the said accompt are proven by recepts or obleisements besydes the oathes All which accompt report and recepts uere all produced to and considered be the Said Comittie And finds that conforme to the said accompt and instructiones ther is resting be his majesties forces upon Scotts pay (by and attour the articles refwised and rejected as said is And also by and attour the articles furnished to his Majesties forces which were not upon Scotts pay) to the inhabitants of the said burgh of Forres The Soumes following viz Item The Viscount of Kenmure his regiment of foot the Soume of Sixtein punds eightein Shilling Scotts Item be the deceast Lord Cardross regiment of Dragownes One hundereth and fiftie one punds Six pennies Item be Major Stewarts troupe fourtein punds two Shilling Scotts Item be Captaine Burnets trowpe Two punds eight Shilling Scotts Item be The Lord Yesters troupe five punds eleven Shilling Scotts Item by My Lord Roberts troupe Ane Hundered and twentie punds Sixtein Shilling two pennies Item by The Laird of Grants regiment Six Hundereth Seventie Six punds Seventyne Shilling ten pennies Scotts Item by Collonell Cuninghams regiment of foot Six Hundereth eightie four punds nyntyne Shilling eight pennies Scotts Item by Captaine Mckayes independant company eight Shilling Scotts Item by My Lord Strathnevers regiment of foot one punds eight Shilling Scotts Extending altogither the saids Soumes of his majesties forces upon Scotts pay to the Soume of Ane Thousand Six Hundereth and Seventie five punds Six Shilling two pennies Scotts And the comittie Finds that the haill articles wherof This Last Soume is made up were all furnished preceeding the first day of February Jaj vic nyntie one yeirs And that they are all in the termes of the nynth act fourth Sessione of this current parliament intituled act for polemoney and proclamationes of Counsell relative therto And that therfor it is the Comitties opinion that the Said Soume of Ane Thousand Six Hundereth and Seventie give punds Six Shilling two pennies Scotts is to be payed owt of the polemoney And that the inhabitants of the said burgh of Forres are to be appointed anent the polemoney for payment to them of the Samen accordingly And findes that besydes the articles foirsaids ther is resting be the deceast Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragownes to the Saids inhabitants of Forres for cornes eaten and destroyed The Soume of Twentie thrie punds Six Shilling eight pennies Item be the Maister of Forbes his troupe for pease and beans eaten and distroyed Twentie punds Scotts And the Comittie Leaves to The Lords of his majesties privie Councell to determine in what maner And out of what fond the Saids Soumes are to be payed And finds that besydes the articles forsaids ther is stated as resting be Collonell Cwnnighams regiment of Horse to the inhabitants forsaids the Soume of Six pund Sixtein Shilling Scotts And Seing it is notour that Collonell Cwningham was not a Collonell of horse but only of foot And that his foot regiment is alreadie stated thir accompts Therfore it is ther opinion that the this article should aither be refwsed or that the pairties should be allowed a day for proveing to whom the Same was furnished As the said report bears The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above report They approve therof As to the said Soume of Ane Thousand Six Hundereth Seventie five punds Scotts And recomends to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the said pole money imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie yeirs To cause make payment of the said soumes to the above inhabitants of the burgh of Forres out of the said pole money And the saids Lords hereby refwses the uther articles (besydes the soumes forsaid) contained in the said report

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Act anent accompts resting to the burgh of Forres

The Lords of his majesties privie Councell haveing considered the report of a comittie of ther own number appointed for reviseing of the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the countrie Beareing That the Comittie haveing considered the accompts given in to them as resting be his majesties forces to the inhabitants of the burgh of Forres with the instructiones and verificationes therof They find that ther are Severall articles of the said accompt which are not in the termes of the act of parliament anent polemoney and proclamations of Councell relative therto And Therfore They have refwised and rejected these articles And finds ther are Severall articles of the said accompt resting be forces not upon Scotts pay as to which the pairties doe not insist In respect ther is nothing to be payed for them out of the polemoney And finds the haill articles of the saids accompts Sufficiently verified and proven be the oaths and depositiones of the inhabitants of the said burgh of Forres taken befor the Commissioners of Supply within the Shyre of Elgine Conforme to the Comissioners report Signed by them upon the end of the Said accompt And Some of them both by depositiones and also by recepts And finds Some of the articles of the said accompt are proven by recepts or obleisements besydes the oathes All which accompt report and recepts uere all produced to and considered be the Said Comittie And finds that conforme to the said accompt and instructiones ther is resting be his majesties forces upon Scotts pay (by and attour the articles refwised and rejected as said is And also by and attour the articles furnished to his Majesties forces which were not upon Scotts pay) to the inhabitants of the said burgh of Forres The Soumes following viz Item The Viscount of Kenmure his regiment of foot the Soume of Sixtein punds eightein Shilling Scotts Item be the deceast Lord Cardross regiment of Dragownes One hundereth and fiftie one punds Six pennies Item be Major Stewarts troupe fourtein punds two Shilling Scotts Item be Captaine Burnets trowpe Two punds eight Shilling Scotts Item be The Lord Yesters troupe five punds eleven Shilling Scotts Item by My Lord Roberts troupe Ane Hundered and twentie punds Sixtein Shilling two pennies Item by The Laird of Grants regiment Six Hundereth Seventie Six punds Seventyne Shilling ten pennies Scotts Item by Collonell Cuninghams regiment of foot Six Hundereth eightie four punds nyntyne Shilling eight pennies Scotts Item by Captaine Mckayes independant company eight Shilling Scotts Item by My Lord Strathnevers regiment of foot one punds eight Shilling Scotts Extending altogither the saids Soumes of his majesties forces upon Scotts pay to the Soume of Ane Thousand Six Hundereth and Seventie five punds Six Shilling two pennies Scotts And the comittie Finds that the haill articles wherof This Last Soume is made up were all furnished preceeding the first day of February Jaj vic nyntie one yeirs And that they are all in the termes of the nynth act fourth Sessione of this current parliament intituled act for polemoney and proclamationes of Counsell relative therto And that therfor it is the Comitties opinion that the Said Soume of Ane Thousand Six Hundereth and Seventie give punds Six Shilling two pennies Scotts is to be payed owt of the polemoney And that the inhabitants of the said burgh of Forres are to be appointed anent the polemoney for payment to them of the Samen accordingly And findes that besydes the articles foirsaids ther is resting be the deceast Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragownes to the Saids inhabitants of Forres for cornes eaten and destroyed The Soume of Twentie thrie punds Six Shilling eight pennies Item be the Maister of Forbes his troupe for pease and beans eaten and distroyed Twentie punds Scotts And the Comittie Leaves to The Lords of his majesties privie Councell to determine in what maner And out of what fond the Saids Soumes are to be payed And finds that besydes the articles forsaids ther is stated as resting be Collonell Cwnnighams regiment of Horse to the inhabitants forsaids the Soume of Six pund Sixtein Shilling Scotts And Seing it is notour that Collonell Cwningham was not a Collonell of horse but only of foot And that his foot regiment is alreadie stated thir accompts Therfore it is ther opinion that the this article should aither be refwsed or that the pairties should be allowed a day for proveing to whom the Same was furnished As the said report bears The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above report They approve therof As to the said Soume of Ane Thousand Six Hundereth Seventie five punds Scotts And recomends to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the said pole money imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie yeirs To cause make payment of the said soumes to the above inhabitants of the burgh of Forres out of the said pole money And the saids Lords hereby refwses the uther articles (besydes the soumes forsaid) contained in the said report

1. NRS, PC2/26, 76r-77v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 76r-77v.

Act, 2 January 1696, Edinburgh

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Act Anent accompts resting to Mcintosh of Borlum and his tenents

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the report of a comittie of ther own number appointed for reviseing of the accompts resting by his majesties forces to the countrie Bearing That the comittie haveing considered the accompts given in to them as resting be his majesties forces efternamed to William Mcintosh of Borlum and John Mcintosh of Loynbilg his brother and ther tenents in the Lands of Reatts and Loynbilg in the Shyre of Invernes and Lordshipe of Badenoch for cornes Straw meat and other provisiones advanced and furnished to the saids forces with the instructiones and verificationes the saids accompts They find it sufficiently verified and proven by the oathes and depositiones of the said William Mcintosh of Borlum and his saids tenents in the saids Lands of Reatts and Loynbilg taken before the Comissioners of Supply within the Shyre of Invernes that ther was furnished to the forces following Viz The Laird of Grant with Five Hundered foot of his men Leivetennent Collonell Lwmsden with Thrie Hundereth of Strathnavers regiment of foot Major Monro with Two hundereth of Kenmwires regiment Thrie Hundered foot out of Collonell Lawders regiment Major Generall Mckay his regiment and Ramsayes regiment comanded by Captaine Corbett Captain Graham and Cardross his regiment of Dragownes comanded by Leivetennent Collonell Jacksone The maister of Forbes his troupe Edinglassies troupe Elphingstownes troupe And Bellhavens troupe in forradge meat and other necessar provisiones haveing qwartered and lyen Locallie upon The Saids Lands the twentie eight twentie nynth and threttie dayes of September And first and third Dayes of October Jaj vic and nyntie yeirs The Soume of four Thousand Thrie hundereth and Eleven punds contained in ane particular accompt produced to the Comissioners which accompt and report both now Subscribed by thrie of the saids Comissioners (the accompt when it was first produced wanted Subscriptiones but by order of the comittie was given up to the pairtie and returned Subscribed) were produced to And considered be the comittie And the comittie finds that the totall Soume forsaid of the said accompt and which is also insert in the said report does exceed the prices allowed by the privie Councell to have bein furnished to the forces for the Space above Settdowne And findes that ther are two baggadae2 horses insert in the accompt And therfore the Comittie have rejected the baggadge horses and have restricted the accompt to the prices or rates allowed by the privie Counsell reckning the foot at four Shilling per diem And the horse and man togither at ten Shilling per diem reckning no more for the officers then for the Souldiers And finds that efter rejecting the baggadge horses and efter restricting the accompt to the Councells rates and recknings as said is ther will be resting by his majesties forces foirsaids which were upon Scotts pay to the Said William Mcintosh of Borlum and his tenents in the Saids Lands of Raits and Loynvilg the Soume of Two thousand Six hundred and fiftie punds Scotts money And it is the opinion of the comittie that this Soume being due by forces upon Scotts pay is to be allowed out of the polemoney And that the said William Mcintosh of Borlim and his saids tenents are to be recomended to The Lords comissioners of his majesties thesaurie for payment of the Same accordingly Item be his majesties forces forsaids which were not upon Scotts pay the Soume of Ane thousand and five hundereth punds Scotts money forsaid And the comittie are of opinion that this is to be transmitted to his majestie in the termes of the proclamations of Councill That he may give Such orders theranent as in his royall wisdome he Shall think fitt The Lords of his majesties privie Councell heirby approve of the above report And recomends the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the pole money imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie to causem ake payment to the above William Mcintosh of Borlim and his tenents of the Said Soume of Two Thousand Six hundereth and fiftie punds Scotts resting be his majesties forces upon Scotts pay out of the Said polemoney imposed in anno Jaj vic and nyntie thrie And appoints the Said Soume of Ane Thousand five hundereth punds Scotts furnished to the forces which were not upon Scotts pay to be transmitted his majestie in the termes of the proclamationes of Counsell that his majestie may give Such orders theranent as in his royall wisdome Shall think fitt.

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Act Anent accompts resting to Mcintosh of Borlum and his tenents

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the report of a comittie of ther own number appointed for reviseing of the accompts resting by his majesties forces to the countrie Bearing That the comittie haveing considered the accompts given in to them as resting be his majesties forces efternamed to William Mcintosh of Borlum and John Mcintosh of Loynbilg his brother and ther tenents in the Lands of Reatts and Loynbilg in the Shyre of Invernes and Lordshipe of Badenoch for cornes Straw meat and other provisiones advanced and furnished to the saids forces with the instructiones and verificationes the saids accompts They find it sufficiently verified and proven by the oathes and depositiones of the said William Mcintosh of Borlum and his saids tenents in the saids Lands of Reatts and Loynbilg taken before the Comissioners of Supply within the Shyre of Invernes that ther was furnished to the forces following Viz The Laird of Grant with Five Hundered foot of his men Leivetennent Collonell Lwmsden with Thrie Hundereth of Strathnavers regiment of foot Major Monro with Two hundereth of Kenmwires regiment Thrie Hundered foot out of Collonell Lawders regiment Major Generall Mckay his regiment and Ramsayes regiment comanded by Captaine Corbett Captain Graham and Cardross his regiment of Dragownes comanded by Leivetennent Collonell Jacksone The maister of Forbes his troupe Edinglassies troupe Elphingstownes troupe And Bellhavens troupe in forradge meat and other necessar provisiones haveing qwartered and lyen Locallie upon The Saids Lands the twentie eight twentie nynth and threttie dayes of September And first and third Dayes of October Jaj vic and nyntie yeirs The Soume of four Thousand Thrie hundereth and Eleven punds contained in ane particular accompt produced to the Comissioners which accompt and report both now Subscribed by thrie of the saids Comissioners (the accompt when it was first produced wanted Subscriptiones but by order of the comittie was given up to the pairtie and returned Subscribed) were produced to And considered be the comittie And the comittie finds that the totall Soume forsaid of the said accompt and which is also insert in the said report does exceed the prices allowed by the privie Councell to have bein furnished to the forces for the Space above Settdowne And findes that ther are two baggadae2 horses insert in the accompt And therfore the Comittie have rejected the baggadge horses and have restricted the accompt to the prices or rates allowed by the privie Counsell reckning the foot at four Shilling per diem And the horse and man togither at ten Shilling per diem reckning no more for the officers then for the Souldiers And finds that efter rejecting the baggadge horses and efter restricting the accompt to the Councells rates and recknings as said is ther will be resting by his majesties forces foirsaids which were upon Scotts pay to the Said William Mcintosh of Borlum and his tenents in the Saids Lands of Raits and Loynvilg the Soume of Two thousand Six hundred and fiftie punds Scotts money And it is the opinion of the comittie that this Soume being due by forces upon Scotts pay is to be allowed out of the polemoney And that the said William Mcintosh of Borlim and his saids tenents are to be recomended to The Lords comissioners of his majesties thesaurie for payment of the Same accordingly Item be his majesties forces forsaids which were not upon Scotts pay the Soume of Ane thousand and five hundereth punds Scotts money forsaid And the comittie are of opinion that this is to be transmitted to his majestie in the termes of the proclamations of Councill That he may give Such orders theranent as in his royall wisdome he Shall think fitt The Lords of his majesties privie Councell heirby approve of the above report And recomends the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the pole money imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie to causem ake payment to the above William Mcintosh of Borlim and his tenents of the Said Soume of Two Thousand Six hundereth and fiftie punds Scotts resting be his majesties forces upon Scotts pay out of the Said polemoney imposed in anno Jaj vic and nyntie thrie And appoints the Said Soume of Ane Thousand five hundereth punds Scotts furnished to the forces which were not upon Scotts pay to be transmitted his majestie in the termes of the proclamationes of Counsell that his majestie may give Such orders theranent as in his royall wisdome Shall think fitt.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 74v-75v.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 74v-75v.

2. Sic.

Act, 2 January 1696, Edinburgh

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Act anent accompts resting be Ballnagownes companie

The Lords of his majesties privie Councell haveing considered the report of a comittie of ther own number appointed for reviseing of the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Cowntrie Bearing that the comittie haveing considered Ane recept Subscrived be David Ross of Ballnagowne wherby he grants that for the mentaining of that Hundereth men of his two companies in his majesties Service Mr Alexander Ross Leivetennent to the said Hundereth men hes receaved from James Mckenzie in Meickletarrell fourtie and bolls oat meall Dated the nynth day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie yeirs with a report Subscribed by the Comissioners of Supply of the Eastern divisione of Ross Shyre Beareing that the said Mr Alexander Ross Did take from the said James Mckenzie the number of fiftie bolls oatmeall at six punds per boll to the which report The Said Laird of Ballnagowne is one of the Subscriveing Comissioners Togither with a missive Letter be Ballnagowne to Sir Thomas Livingston relateing to the comissioners report And intreating Sir Thomas his assistance to gett the fiftie bolls meall allowed owt of the polemoney They give ther opinion That the price of the said Fiftie bolls meall extending at six punds per boll to the Soume of Thrie Hundereth punds Scotts money as to be payed to the said James Mckenzie out of the present pole money And that he is to be recommended to The Lords Comissioners of his majesties Thesaurie for payment of the same Accordingly As the said Report Beares. The Lords of his majesties privie Councill haveing considered the above report They heirby approve therof And recomends to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie to cause make payment to the said James McKenzie of the said Soume of Thrie Hundereth punds Scotts And that out of the said polemoney

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Act anent accompts resting be Ballnagownes companie

The Lords of his majesties privie Councell haveing considered the report of a comittie of ther own number appointed for reviseing of the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Cowntrie Bearing that the comittie haveing considered Ane recept Subscrived be David Ross of Ballnagowne wherby he grants that for the mentaining of that Hundereth men of his two companies in his majesties Service Mr Alexander Ross Leivetennent to the said Hundereth men hes receaved from James Mckenzie in Meickletarrell fourtie and bolls oat meall Dated the nynth day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie yeirs with a report Subscribed by the Comissioners of Supply of the Eastern divisione of Ross Shyre Beareing that the said Mr Alexander Ross Did take from the said James Mckenzie the number of fiftie bolls oatmeall at six punds per boll to the which report The Said Laird of Ballnagowne is one of the Subscriveing Comissioners Togither with a missive Letter be Ballnagowne to Sir Thomas Livingston relateing to the comissioners report And intreating Sir Thomas his assistance to gett the fiftie bolls meall allowed owt of the polemoney They give ther opinion That the price of the said Fiftie bolls meall extending at six punds per boll to the Soume of Thrie Hundereth punds Scotts money as to be payed to the said James Mckenzie out of the present pole money And that he is to be recommended to The Lords Comissioners of his majesties Thesaurie for payment of the same Accordingly As the said Report Beares. The Lords of his majesties privie Councill haveing considered the above report They heirby approve therof And recomends to the Comissioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney imposed in anno Jaj vic nyntie thrie to cause make payment to the said James McKenzie of the said Soume of Thrie Hundereth punds Scotts And that out of the said polemoney

1. NRS, PC2/26, 74r-74v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 74r-74v.

Decreet, 2 January 1696, Edinburgh

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Decreet

Interloquitor John Drum

The Lords of his majesties privie Councell haveing Considered a representatione and qweries given in to them be Leivetennent Collonell Areskein preses to a court of the Comissioners of Justiciary for secureing the peace of the Highlands Holden at Ballawnder the Sixth day of September Jaj vic nyntie five yeirs Anent a proces Depending before the saids Comissioners against John Drum in Burnfoot of Boqwhane and William Cwngingham of Bwchan his maister anent a Stollen horse They herby Decern and ordain the said John Drum to restore and redeliver the horse Stollen frae Donald Cameron in Camoborain in Rennoch and bought frae Patrick Glass who Stealled the same back again to the said Donald Cameron frae whom the same was Stollen And that in respect that the said Patrick Glass is seased upon and comitted prisoner Since the said horse was Stollen and sold And haveing assoillied And heirby assoillies the said John Drum And the said William Cwningham of Bwqwhan his maister from the haill other pointes and articles of the said lybell raised befor the saids Comissioners of Justiciary And declaires them qwyte therof and frie therfrae in all tyme comeing And Discharges any proces intented or to be intented against them befor any other Judges anent the Stealling of the foirsaid horse or others Lybelled Reserveing allways actione Against the said Patrick Glass for the price of the said Stollen Horse

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Decreet

Interloquitor John Drum

The Lords of his majesties privie Councell haveing Considered a representatione and qweries given in to them be Leivetennent Collonell Areskein preses to a court of the Comissioners of Justiciary for secureing the peace of the Highlands Holden at Ballawnder the Sixth day of September Jaj vic nyntie five yeirs Anent a proces Depending before the saids Comissioners against John Drum in Burnfoot of Boqwhane and William Cwngingham of Bwchan his maister anent a Stollen horse They herby Decern and ordain the said John Drum to restore and redeliver the horse Stollen frae Donald Cameron in Camoborain in Rennoch and bought frae Patrick Glass who Stealled the same back again to the said Donald Cameron frae whom the same was Stollen And that in respect that the said Patrick Glass is seased upon and comitted prisoner Since the said horse was Stollen and sold And haveing assoillied And heirby assoillies the said John Drum And the said William Cwningham of Bwqwhan his maister from the haill other pointes and articles of the said lybell raised befor the saids Comissioners of Justiciary And declaires them qwyte therof and frie therfrae in all tyme comeing And Discharges any proces intented or to be intented against them befor any other Judges anent the Stealling of the foirsaid horse or others Lybelled Reserveing allways actione Against the said Patrick Glass for the price of the said Stollen Horse

1. NRS, PC2/26, 73r-73v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 73r-73v.

Sederunt, 2 January 1696, Edinburgh

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Lord Chancellour; Earl of Southerland; Lord Polwarth; Lord Justiceclerk; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Anstruther; Mr Fra: Montgomerie; Laird of Blackbarronie; Proveist of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellour; Earl of Southerland; Lord Polwarth; Lord Justiceclerk; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Anstruther; Mr Fra: Montgomerie; Laird of Blackbarronie; Proveist of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC2/26, 73r.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 73r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 73r.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 73r.