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Act, 20 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Act The heretors of the paroch of Leckropt

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be The heretors of the paroch of Leckropt Shewing That by Severall Lawes and acts of parliament it is provyded That the manse Should be repaired out of the foirend of the vaccant Stipends And by a particular act of this current parliament It is provyded that the vaccant Stipends Should be imployed upon piows wses with in the paroch And the said church of Leikropt being vaccant for the cropt and yeir of God Jaj vic and nyntie Six The said vaccant Stipend cannot be better bestowed then upon these piows wses within the paroch viz for repaireing the manse office houses kirk and kirk yeards of the said paroch untill which be Done ther kirk can not be convenientlie planted for want of a Suteable habitatione to the minister As alsoe the yowng ones of the said paroch are much neglected of ther instructione and Learneing for want of a convenient Schooll2 house As alsoe the bridge over the water of Allan which is not only the comowne passage for the greatest pairt of the paroch to the church But lyes on the high way from Stireling to the north is now Soe rwined and decayed that it will requyre a considerable Soume for due reparatione therof And The Lord Cardross patron of the said paroch being willing that they should Supplicat ther Lordships for applyeing the vaccant Stipend of the said church to be imployed upon the piows wses foirsaids upon Sufficient cautione to be found by the factor to be appointed by ther Lordships for that effect And therfore humblie craveing to the effect efter mentioned As the said petitione bears Which being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell They heirby allow the vaccant Stipend of the above kirk of Leckropt for the haill cropt and yeir of God Jaj vic and nyntie Six to be imployed for the wses mentioned in the bill viz for repaireing of the manse office houses kirk and kirkyeard of the said paroch of Leckropt and for bwilding a convenient Schoollhouse in the said paroch and for repairing the bridge over the water of Allan And the saids Lords nominats and appoints James Campbell of Leckropt to be factor for uplifting of the said vaccant Stipend and decernes and ordaines the said factor to be readielie ansuered obeyed and payed of the said yeirs Stipend by the heretors fewers wodsetters Liferenters titullars tacksemen of teinds tennents possessors and others lyable in payment of the said yeirs Stipend And ordaines Letters of horneing on fiftein dayes and others needfull to be direct at the said factors instance against the heretors and others foirsaids lyable in payment of the said yeirs Stipend upon productione of a decreit of Localitie and in caise ther be non ordaines the heretors and others foirsaids to make payment of ther respective proportiones of the said yeirs Stipend according as they Shall be decerned by the Jwdge ordinary In respect the said factor hes given bond and fownd Sufficient cautione acted in the books of privie Counsell that he Shall imploy the above vaccant Stipend of the above paroch of Leckropt for the ends and wses foirsaids viz for repaireing the manse office houses kirk and kirk yeards of the said paroch of Leckropt and for bwilding a convenient Schooll house in the said paroch and for repaireing of the bridge over the water of Allan And that he Shall make payment of the Superplus of the said vaccant Stipend if any Shall be not imployed for the wses foirsaids to The Lords of privie Counsell or any whom they shall appoint

Att Edinburgh the twentie day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs

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Act

Act The heretors of the paroch of Leckropt

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be The heretors of the paroch of Leckropt Shewing That by Severall Lawes and acts of parliament it is provyded That the manse Should be repaired out of the foirend of the vaccant Stipends And by a particular act of this current parliament It is provyded that the vaccant Stipends Should be imployed upon piows wses with in the paroch And the said church of Leikropt being vaccant for the cropt and yeir of God Jaj vic and nyntie Six The said vaccant Stipend cannot be better bestowed then upon these piows wses within the paroch viz for repaireing the manse office houses kirk and kirk yeards of the said paroch untill which be Done ther kirk can not be convenientlie planted for want of a Suteable habitatione to the minister As alsoe the yowng ones of the said paroch are much neglected of ther instructione and Learneing for want of a convenient Schooll2 house As alsoe the bridge over the water of Allan which is not only the comowne passage for the greatest pairt of the paroch to the church But lyes on the high way from Stireling to the north is now Soe rwined and decayed that it will requyre a considerable Soume for due reparatione therof And The Lord Cardross patron of the said paroch being willing that they should Supplicat ther Lordships for applyeing the vaccant Stipend of the said church to be imployed upon the piows wses foirsaids upon Sufficient cautione to be found by the factor to be appointed by ther Lordships for that effect And therfore humblie craveing to the effect efter mentioned As the said petitione bears Which being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell They heirby allow the vaccant Stipend of the above kirk of Leckropt for the haill cropt and yeir of God Jaj vic and nyntie Six to be imployed for the wses mentioned in the bill viz for repaireing of the manse office houses kirk and kirkyeard of the said paroch of Leckropt and for bwilding a convenient Schoollhouse in the said paroch and for repairing the bridge over the water of Allan And the saids Lords nominats and appoints James Campbell of Leckropt to be factor for uplifting of the said vaccant Stipend and decernes and ordaines the said factor to be readielie ansuered obeyed and payed of the said yeirs Stipend by the heretors fewers wodsetters Liferenters titullars tacksemen of teinds tennents possessors and others lyable in payment of the said yeirs Stipend And ordaines Letters of horneing on fiftein dayes and others needfull to be direct at the said factors instance against the heretors and others foirsaids lyable in payment of the said yeirs Stipend upon productione of a decreit of Localitie and in caise ther be non ordaines the heretors and others foirsaids to make payment of ther respective proportiones of the said yeirs Stipend according as they Shall be decerned by the Jwdge ordinary In respect the said factor hes given bond and fownd Sufficient cautione acted in the books of privie Counsell that he Shall imploy the above vaccant Stipend of the above paroch of Leckropt for the ends and wses foirsaids viz for repaireing the manse office houses kirk and kirk yeards of the said paroch of Leckropt and for bwilding a convenient Schooll house in the said paroch and for repaireing of the bridge over the water of Allan And that he Shall make payment of the Superplus of the said vaccant Stipend if any Shall be not imployed for the wses foirsaids to The Lords of privie Counsell or any whom they shall appoint

1. NRS, PC2/26, 346v-348r.

2. The suffix ‘measter’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 346v-348r.

2. The suffix ‘measter’ scored out here.

Sederunt, 20 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forffar; Lord John Hamilton; Viscount Tiviot; Lord Advocat; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Cessnock; Proveist of Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the twentie day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forffar; Lord John Hamilton; Viscount Tiviot; Lord Advocat; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Cessnock; Proveist of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC2/26, 346v.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 344v-345v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 346v.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 344v-345v.

Act, 20 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Att Edinburgh the tuenty day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie seven years

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Act Mr Alexander Craig

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By Mr Alexander Craig minister of the gospell att the paroch of Unst in Zetland Sheuing That wher the petitioner Having been Minister at the said paroch for the space of tuenty years bygone And during all that tyme hath behaved himself soberly as became a Minister of the Gospell And since the happy revolution hath Carryed himself uith all duety and regaird to the government under his present Majestie King William And for testimony therof to his poeple He did Cheerfullie obey all such orders for keeping of publick fasts for the prosperity of his Majesties army And for praying for his sacred persone so soon as they Came to his hand in these remote Islands And uas aluayes willing and ready to Give all testimony of his fidelity and Loyaltie that the Law should require of him But ther being severall acts of parliament Requiring all Ministers to take the oath of alleadgance and signe the Assurance betuixt and Certain dayes therinmentioned As to which The petitioner Humbly represents to their Lordships that these Islands being the remotest part of his Majesties dominions and separat from any part ane Hundred Miles by sea Have now in the tyme of uarrs never been so Infested uith privateers and others of the Enemies shipps that therby the small Intercourse they formerly had hes been almost Intirely Interrupted wherby the petitioner and the rest of his Brethreen ther were depryved of having the Knouledge and benefite of the saids Laues In such due tyme as they Could give obedience therto And the petitioner doeth Ingenuously declare that the first nottice he gott of the forsaids Laues was upon the seventh or tenth of september Jaj vic nyntie five when Baillie Bran then steuart of orkney was sett ashoar in the said Island wher the petitioner Lives from a french man of warr who had taken him prisoner And the same morning the petitioner had the misfortune to have his house and goods pilladged and plundered and all the valuable goods furniture and cloathes he had taken from him by the french as is uell Knouen to the said Baillie Brand and nottour to the whole Countrey men wher he Lives By the reasone of which and the uant of any occasione upon the account of the uarr to transport the petitioner from the said Island to Dundie or orkney with whom alone the petitioners used to have Intercourse by Shipping He Could not mean himself sooner to their Lordships But now being Informed that their Lordships have been graciously pleased to repone some Ministers in the Isle of Sky and others at that remote distance He therfore presumes Humbly to Lay his caise before their Lordships And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having this day heard this petitione given in to them by the said Mr Alexander Craig read in their presence They alloued the petitioner to suear and signe the oath of alleadgance and signe the Assurance appointed to his Majestie and that in presence of Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat which before extracting heirof the petitioner hes doune And upon his suearing and signing as said The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill have reponed and heirby repones the petitioner against the Certifications Contained in the acts of parliament In respect the petitioner before taking the saids oaths Hath Inacted himself in the books of privie Councill That he shall submitt himself In all things pertaining to his doctrine Life and office To the Jurisdiction and Censures of the presbyterian church of this Kingdome as now setled by Law.

Att Edinburgh the tuenty day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie seven years

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Act

Act Mr Alexander Craig

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By Mr Alexander Craig minister of the gospell att the paroch of Unst in Zetland Sheuing That wher the petitioner Having been Minister at the said paroch for the space of tuenty years bygone And during all that tyme hath behaved himself soberly as became a Minister of the Gospell And since the happy revolution hath Carryed himself uith all duety and regaird to the government under his present Majestie King William And for testimony therof to his poeple He did Cheerfullie obey all such orders for keeping of publick fasts for the prosperity of his Majesties army And for praying for his sacred persone so soon as they Came to his hand in these remote Islands And uas aluayes willing and ready to Give all testimony of his fidelity and Loyaltie that the Law should require of him But ther being severall acts of parliament Requiring all Ministers to take the oath of alleadgance and signe the Assurance betuixt and Certain dayes therinmentioned As to which The petitioner Humbly represents to their Lordships that these Islands being the remotest part of his Majesties dominions and separat from any part ane Hundred Miles by sea Have now in the tyme of uarrs never been so Infested uith privateers and others of the Enemies shipps that therby the small Intercourse they formerly had hes been almost Intirely Interrupted wherby the petitioner and the rest of his Brethreen ther were depryved of having the Knouledge and benefite of the saids Laues In such due tyme as they Could give obedience therto And the petitioner doeth Ingenuously declare that the first nottice he gott of the forsaids Laues was upon the seventh or tenth of september Jaj vic nyntie five when Baillie Bran then steuart of orkney was sett ashoar in the said Island wher the petitioner Lives from a french man of warr who had taken him prisoner And the same morning the petitioner had the misfortune to have his house and goods pilladged and plundered and all the valuable goods furniture and cloathes he had taken from him by the french as is uell Knouen to the said Baillie Brand and nottour to the whole Countrey men wher he Lives By the reasone of which and the uant of any occasione upon the account of the uarr to transport the petitioner from the said Island to Dundie or orkney with whom alone the petitioners used to have Intercourse by Shipping He Could not mean himself sooner to their Lordships But now being Informed that their Lordships have been graciously pleased to repone some Ministers in the Isle of Sky and others at that remote distance He therfore presumes Humbly to Lay his caise before their Lordships And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having this day heard this petitione given in to them by the said Mr Alexander Craig read in their presence They alloued the petitioner to suear and signe the oath of alleadgance and signe the Assurance appointed to his Majestie and that in presence of Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat which before extracting heirof the petitioner hes doune And upon his suearing and signing as said The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill have reponed and heirby repones the petitioner against the Certifications Contained in the acts of parliament In respect the petitioner before taking the saids oaths Hath Inacted himself in the books of privie Councill That he shall submitt himself In all things pertaining to his doctrine Life and office To the Jurisdiction and Censures of the presbyterian church of this Kingdome as now setled by Law.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 184-5.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 184-5.

Procedure: remit, 20 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Procedure: remit

Remitt Anent the Quakers

Anent the Representation Given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By the people Called Quakers In and about Edinburgh Sheuing That wheras It is manifestly Knouen The petitioners are ane Innocent and peacable people yet in their Solemn Assemblies for the worship of God they are sorely disturbed both by men and boyes And though frequent application hath been made both to the City Magistrats and others yet noe releiff hath been given But on the Contrary the disturbers have been rather Incouradged And speciallie uithin these few dayes when the Magistrats were applied to to suppress and punish Such disturbances which deserve none better name than tumultuous ryotts one of them to witt […] Halyburton baillie Instead therof added to the petitioners burden by turning them out of their Meeting and taking from them the keyes of their oune house upon promise nixt day to returne them which he did not so that he theirby Condemned and Judged the Innocent and suffered the guilty to goe free The petitioners have also addressed themselves to the provost and Counsell of the City But they refused them and uould not returne them the possession of their oune house which is their Just right and priviledge In so much that they have been necessitat for the Keeping up their testimony for God against all injust persecutione to meet togither in the open streets before their oun door and be further exposed to the fury of ane Incouradged rable And Therfore Humbly Craving their Lordships to take these things into their Consideration and find out some methods that the petitioners (who Live as quiet and peacable subjects under a King who Loves not that any should be opprest for Conscience sake) may Enjoy a free Libertie of the exercise of their Consciences And that these who disturb them may be discountenanced reproved and punished which they request may be speedily and effectuallie done Least necessity force them to apply to the King for protection as the said representation Bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered the representation given in to them by the saids Quakers They heirby Remitt to the provost Baillies and Tom Counsell of Edinburgh to Consider the said representation and to doe therin as they shall find Just and right.

Att Edinburgh the tuenty day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie seven years

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Procedure: remit

Remitt Anent the Quakers

Anent the Representation Given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By the people Called Quakers In and about Edinburgh Sheuing That wheras It is manifestly Knouen The petitioners are ane Innocent and peacable people yet in their Solemn Assemblies for the worship of God they are sorely disturbed both by men and boyes And though frequent application hath been made both to the City Magistrats and others yet noe releiff hath been given But on the Contrary the disturbers have been rather Incouradged And speciallie uithin these few dayes when the Magistrats were applied to to suppress and punish Such disturbances which deserve none better name than tumultuous ryotts one of them to witt […] Halyburton baillie Instead therof added to the petitioners burden by turning them out of their Meeting and taking from them the keyes of their oune house upon promise nixt day to returne them which he did not so that he theirby Condemned and Judged the Innocent and suffered the guilty to goe free The petitioners have also addressed themselves to the provost and Counsell of the City But they refused them and uould not returne them the possession of their oune house which is their Just right and priviledge In so much that they have been necessitat for the Keeping up their testimony for God against all injust persecutione to meet togither in the open streets before their oun door and be further exposed to the fury of ane Incouradged rable And Therfore Humbly Craving their Lordships to take these things into their Consideration and find out some methods that the petitioners (who Live as quiet and peacable subjects under a King who Loves not that any should be opprest for Conscience sake) may Enjoy a free Libertie of the exercise of their Consciences And that these who disturb them may be discountenanced reproved and punished which they request may be speedily and effectuallie done Least necessity force them to apply to the King for protection as the said representation Bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered the representation given in to them by the saids Quakers They heirby Remitt to the provost Baillies and Tom Counsell of Edinburgh to Consider the said representation and to doe therin as they shall find Just and right.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 183-4.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 183-4.

Warrant, 20 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrand for persons Come from France to renue their Bales

It Being moved at the Councill board that Charles Farquharson brother to Innerray and severall other persons who have been in France since the Act of parliament discharging Correspondence uith France are Charged by order of Councill to attend their Lordships And that some of them are willing to renue their baile The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby allou the said Charles Farquharson and all the other persons who have been in France since the said act of parliament And who by the Act of the Nynteenth of Jannuary Jaj vic nyntie seven are appointed to be Cited before the Councill That the Councill may Consider what they will doe uith them To renue their bailes under the former penalties And alloues their Clerks of Councill to receave new bonds for their peacable behaviour and appearance when called for And upon recept of the new bonds alloues the old bonds to be Given up.

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Warrant

Warrand for persons Come from France to renue their Bales

It Being moved at the Councill board that Charles Farquharson brother to Innerray and severall other persons who have been in France since the Act of parliament discharging Correspondence uith France are Charged by order of Councill to attend their Lordships And that some of them are willing to renue their baile The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby allou the said Charles Farquharson and all the other persons who have been in France since the said act of parliament And who by the Act of the Nynteenth of Jannuary Jaj vic nyntie seven are appointed to be Cited before the Councill That the Councill may Consider what they will doe uith them To renue their bailes under the former penalties And alloues their Clerks of Councill to receave new bonds for their peacable behaviour and appearance when called for And upon recept of the new bonds alloues the old bonds to be Given up.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 183.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 183.

Act, 20 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Act Discharging prints till revised

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill In the termes of and Confome to the tenor of the tuenty seventh Act fifth parliament of Queen Mary Discharge all printers uithin this Kingdome to print or reprint any pamphletts books or others relating to the Government or of Immediat publicke Concerne untill the samen be seen revised and examined By the Earls of Lauderdale and Annandale the Lord Advocat and Lord Anstruther and Sir John Maxuell of Pollock or any one or other of the saids persons whom the saids Lords doe heirby authorize for that effect with Certification to such who shall presume to Act in the Contrare hereof That not only shall all ther goods be Confiscat but Lykewise they shall be banished the Kingdome for ever And the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill ordaine their Macers to make Intimation to all the printers in Edinburgh And appointes Sir Patrick Home his Majesties Sollicitor to make Intimation to all the other printers uithin this Kingdome That they may not pretend ignorance and that by Macers or Messengers And appointes the said Sir Patrick Home sollicitor to wryte to the Magistrats of the respective burghs wher printers duells that they see this Act putt to due Executione and receave punctuall obedience.

Att Edinburgh the tuenty day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie seven years

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Act

Act Discharging prints till revised

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill In the termes of and Confome to the tenor of the tuenty seventh Act fifth parliament of Queen Mary Discharge all printers uithin this Kingdome to print or reprint any pamphletts books or others relating to the Government or of Immediat publicke Concerne untill the samen be seen revised and examined By the Earls of Lauderdale and Annandale the Lord Advocat and Lord Anstruther and Sir John Maxuell of Pollock or any one or other of the saids persons whom the saids Lords doe heirby authorize for that effect with Certification to such who shall presume to Act in the Contrare hereof That not only shall all ther goods be Confiscat but Lykewise they shall be banished the Kingdome for ever And the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill ordaine their Macers to make Intimation to all the printers in Edinburgh And appointes Sir Patrick Home his Majesties Sollicitor to make Intimation to all the other printers uithin this Kingdome That they may not pretend ignorance and that by Macers or Messengers And appointes the said Sir Patrick Home sollicitor to wryte to the Magistrats of the respective burghs wher printers duells that they see this Act putt to due Executione and receave punctuall obedience.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 182.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 182.

Letter: royal, 20 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Letter: royal

Letter To the King anent alterations in the Militia

The Letter underwryten from the Councill to the King Anent some alterations in the Militia being againe read was signed and ordered to be recorded Folloues the tenor of the Letter
May it please your Majestie
After the nottice and orders we receaved from your Majestie in December Last upon the report of a designed Invasion We Gave ane account of the diligence we used for having the Militia in such readines as that season would allow But now that the summer approacheth And your Majestie Requires us to Continow our care for the peace and security of the Kingdom We have thought fitt to revise the proposalls for modelling the Militia sent to and approven by your Majestie about a year agoe And to make such alterations as at this tyme seem necessary to Render the Militia more effectuall The account wherof is heiruith transmitted The points that more especiallie need your Majesties approbation are the pay of six shilling each muster day appointed to the Captains for their better Incouragement As well as the pay formerly Given to the majors Leivtennants and Ensignes a yearly Fee of fourty shillings to a Gun smith for every regiment For the better preserving your majesties armes and the Charges of transporting these armes from the magazines to the severall Companies all to be payed out of the Supply with the Changes we shall be necessitat to make of some of the superior officers In all which we wait your Majesties pleasure And in the mean tyme we are to Issue out a proclamation to have both the officers and men in readiness That what your Majestie shall farder order in this matter may be punctuallie obeyed as is the duety of May It please your Majestie Your Majesties most Loyall most faithfull and most obedient subjects and servants sic subscribitur Poluarth cancelar Lauderdale Annandale Forfar John Hamilton James Steuart J Hamilton W Anstruther John Maxwell Archbald Mure.

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Letter: royal

Letter To the King anent alterations in the Militia

The Letter underwryten from the Councill to the King Anent some alterations in the Militia being againe read was signed and ordered to be recorded Folloues the tenor of the Letter
May it please your Majestie
After the nottice and orders we receaved from your Majestie in December Last upon the report of a designed Invasion We Gave ane account of the diligence we used for having the Militia in such readines as that season would allow But now that the summer approacheth And your Majestie Requires us to Continow our care for the peace and security of the Kingdom We have thought fitt to revise the proposalls for modelling the Militia sent to and approven by your Majestie about a year agoe And to make such alterations as at this tyme seem necessary to Render the Militia more effectuall The account wherof is heiruith transmitted The points that more especiallie need your Majesties approbation are the pay of six shilling each muster day appointed to the Captains for their better Incouragement As well as the pay formerly Given to the majors Leivtennants and Ensignes a yearly Fee of fourty shillings to a Gun smith for every regiment For the better preserving your majesties armes and the Charges of transporting these armes from the magazines to the severall Companies all to be payed out of the Supply with the Changes we shall be necessitat to make of some of the superior officers In all which we wait your Majesties pleasure And in the mean tyme we are to Issue out a proclamation to have both the officers and men in readiness That what your Majestie shall farder order in this matter may be punctuallie obeyed as is the duety of May It please your Majestie Your Majesties most Loyall most faithfull and most obedient subjects and servants sic subscribitur Poluarth cancelar Lauderdale Annandale Forfar John Hamilton James Steuart J Hamilton W Anstruther John Maxwell Archbald Mure.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 181-2.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 181-2.

Sederunt, 20 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord John Hamilton; Viscount Teviot; Lord Advocat; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Cessnock; Provost of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord John Hamilton; Viscount Teviot; Lord Advocat; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Cessnock; Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/51, 181.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 181.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 181.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 181.