Act, 25 July 1695 (pm), Edinburgh

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D1695/7/661

Act

Act the synod of Argyll

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be the Synod of Argyll Shewing That quher his majestie had been graciously pleased as a mark of his Royall favor to bestow upon the said synod the rents of the two Bishopricks of Argyll and Isles for erecting of English schoolls building and repairing of Churches and other pious uses within the said synod and because the greatest part of the saids bounds are in accessible and very refractory In payment of the saids rents to the Chamberlands and factors therof Wherby all legall execution and Dilligence are rendered in effectuall and his majesties Gracious intention disappointed and the petitioners having offered ane act to his majesties high Comissioner and honoraball estates of parliament Craving that military ascestance might be given to the Chamberlands and the factors allready appointed or to be appointed to quarter for the saids rents open such as should delay to pay in due time or to be assistant to the poynding and Captione to be used for the saids rents and to appoint the Commissioner in Cheif to order the said assistance and that it should be used upon the Chargers of these Lyable in payment upon reading of which act his majesties high Commissioner and estates and parliament did Recomend to ther Lordships to fall upon such methods as might make the payment of the above rents effectuall upon the Chargers of the persones Lyable in payment as the extract of the forsaid Recomendatione of parliament bears And Therfore Humbly supplicating to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them be the above synod of Argyll with the extract of the Recomendatione of parliament mentioned therin and produced therwith They heirby Recomend to and2 Requyre the Comander in Cheif of ther majesties forces within this kingdome or the Governor of Inverlochie from time to time to Grant parties for assisting the Collectors allready apointed or to be appointed for ingathering of the saids rents by poynding and Caption The sentance of a Judge allwayes preceiding the same, and that upon the Charges and expenses of these Lyable in payment.

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

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Act

Act the synod of Argyll

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be the Synod of Argyll Shewing That quher his majestie had been graciously pleased as a mark of his Royall favor to bestow upon the said synod the rents of the two Bishopricks of Argyll and Isles for erecting of English schoolls building and repairing of Churches and other pious uses within the said synod and because the greatest part of the saids bounds are in accessible and very refractory In payment of the saids rents to the Chamberlands and factors therof Wherby all legall execution and Dilligence are rendered in effectuall and his majesties Gracious intention disappointed and the petitioners having offered ane act to his majesties high Comissioner and honoraball estates of parliament Craving that military ascestance might be given to the Chamberlands and the factors allready appointed or to be appointed to quarter for the saids rents open such as should delay to pay in due time or to be assistant to the poynding and Captione to be used for the saids rents and to appoint the Commissioner in Cheif to order the said assistance and that it should be used upon the Chargers of these Lyable in payment upon reading of which act his majesties high Commissioner and estates and parliament did Recomend to ther Lordships to fall upon such methods as might make the payment of the above rents effectuall upon the Chargers of the persones Lyable in payment as the extract of the forsaid Recomendatione of parliament bears And Therfore Humbly supplicating to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them be the above synod of Argyll with the extract of the Recomendatione of parliament mentioned therin and produced therwith They heirby Recomend to and2 Requyre the Comander in Cheif of ther majesties forces within this kingdome or the Governor of Inverlochie from time to time to Grant parties for assisting the Collectors allready apointed or to be appointed for ingathering of the saids rents by poynding and Caption The sentance of a Judge allwayes preceiding the same, and that upon the Charges and expenses of these Lyable in payment.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 318r.

2. Illegible word scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 318r.

2. Illegible word scored out here.

Warrant, 25 July 1695 (pm), Edinburgh

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D1695/7/651

Warrant

Warrand to receive Patrick Traill Cautioner for Patrick and James Feas

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be Patrick and James Feas elder and younger of Whithall Shewing That quher the said Patrick having a proces depending before ther Lordships against Robert Elphingstone of Lapnes for spulzieing and awaytaking his wholl goods and estate He to Imped the petitioners prosecutione in the said action and knowing that as a stranger he would be straitned in finding Cautione upon the place He most maliciously and without all Imaginable ground Caused Charge the said Patrick Fea and the said James Fea his sone with Councill Laborowes and therupon has taken out Caption against the petitioners wherby they were necessitate to absent themselves and cannot appear to attend the prosecutione of ther action befor ther Lordships which is Lapnes only designe in raiseing therof albeit in obedience therunto they did offer Patrick Trai ventner burges of Leith Cautioner for the petitioners a man nottorly respected and the only freind and acquantance the suplicants hade upon the place yet he is wrongeously refused to be accepted without ther Lordships order And Therfore humbly Craving the saids Lords to Ordaine the Clerks either to accept of the Caution offered or to prorogate the dyet to such a Competent time as the supplicants send to Orkney and have Cautionrie returned by some of their freinds in that place as the petition bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Patrick and James Faes They heirby Give order and warrand to the Clerks of Councill to receive the above Patrick Traill as Cautioner for the petitioners in the suspensione of Laborrowes offered at the instances against the above Robert Elphingston of Lapnes and therupon to exped and give out the said suspensione.

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

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Warrant

Warrand to receive Patrick Traill Cautioner for Patrick and James Feas

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be Patrick and James Feas elder and younger of Whithall Shewing That quher the said Patrick having a proces depending before ther Lordships against Robert Elphingstone of Lapnes for spulzieing and awaytaking his wholl goods and estate He to Imped the petitioners prosecutione in the said action and knowing that as a stranger he would be straitned in finding Cautione upon the place He most maliciously and without all Imaginable ground Caused Charge the said Patrick Fea and the said James Fea his sone with Councill Laborowes and therupon has taken out Caption against the petitioners wherby they were necessitate to absent themselves and cannot appear to attend the prosecutione of ther action befor ther Lordships which is Lapnes only designe in raiseing therof albeit in obedience therunto they did offer Patrick Trai ventner burges of Leith Cautioner for the petitioners a man nottorly respected and the only freind and acquantance the suplicants hade upon the place yet he is wrongeously refused to be accepted without ther Lordships order And Therfore humbly Craving the saids Lords to Ordaine the Clerks either to accept of the Caution offered or to prorogate the dyet to such a Competent time as the supplicants send to Orkney and have Cautionrie returned by some of their freinds in that place as the petition bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Patrick and James Faes They heirby Give order and warrand to the Clerks of Councill to receive the above Patrick Traill as Cautioner for the petitioners in the suspensione of Laborrowes offered at the instances against the above Robert Elphingston of Lapnes and therupon to exped and give out the said suspensione.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 317v-318r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 317v-318r.

Order, 25 July 1695 (pm), Edinburgh

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Order

Recomendation anent acomptts In favors of The Lairds of Migstrath Braelyne and Balnacraig and tennents

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the report of a Committie of ther oun number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting by his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Committie having Considered the accompts given in as resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay to Francis Garden of Migstrath and his tennents in the parish of Birse William Davidson of Balnacraig and his tenents in the paroch of Aboyne and Birss and John Garden of Braelyne and his tenents in the parish of Glentaner all within the shyre of Aberdein with the instructiones and verifications therof They Find the haill articls of the saids accompts suficiently verified and proven be the oathes and depositiones of the persones forsaids and their tenents taken before the Commissioners of supply within the shyre of Aberdein and that the same are no part of the accompts given in for the heritors and inhabitants within the shyre of Aberdein in Generall Conform to the report of the saids Commissioners subscryved be them which accomptts and reports were all produced to and Considered be the said Committie, And the Committie Finds that Conform to the saids accomptts and instructiones therof ther is resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay to the saids Lairds of Migstrath Balnacraig and Bralyne and ther tennents the soumes following Viz be the deceast Lord Cardros his regiment of Dragoons the soume of Eight hundreth Fourtie thrie punds twelue shilling two penies scots Item by Coll John Buchan his regiment the soume of Four hundreth and thriescore Eleven punds scots Item by the Master of Forbes his troop of horss the soume of thrie Hundreth and Fourtie punds six shillings two penies scots Item by the Viscount of Kenmuir his regiment of foott the soume of Thriescore six punds six shilling Eight penies scots Extending the saids Soumes to the soume of one Thousand seven hundreth and twenty one pund five shilling scots And the Committie Finds that the haill articles quherof this Last Soume Is made up were all furnished preceiding the first day of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years and that they are all in the nynth act fourth session of this Curent parliament Intitulled act for polemoney and the proclamationes of Councill relative therto And Therfore Its the Committies opinion That the said soume of one Thousand Seven hundreth twenty one punds five shilling scots Is to be payd out of the said polemoney and that the saids Lairds and ther tenents are to be recomended to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaurie for payment of the same accordingly as the said report bears The saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill doe hereby approve therof and Recomends to the Commissioners of parliament anent the polemoney To Cause make payment to the saids Francis Garden and his tenents William Davidson and his tenents and John Garden and his tenents of the said totall soume of one Thousand seven hundreth twentie one punds five shilling scots as resting be his majesties forces upon scots pay and that out of the said polemoney.

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

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Order

Recomendation anent acomptts In favors of The Lairds of Migstrath Braelyne and Balnacraig and tennents

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the report of a Committie of ther oun number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting by his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Committie having Considered the accompts given in as resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay to Francis Garden of Migstrath and his tennents in the parish of Birse William Davidson of Balnacraig and his tenents in the paroch of Aboyne and Birss and John Garden of Braelyne and his tenents in the parish of Glentaner all within the shyre of Aberdein with the instructiones and verifications therof They Find the haill articls of the saids accompts suficiently verified and proven be the oathes and depositiones of the persones forsaids and their tenents taken before the Commissioners of supply within the shyre of Aberdein and that the same are no part of the accompts given in for the heritors and inhabitants within the shyre of Aberdein in Generall Conform to the report of the saids Commissioners subscryved be them which accomptts and reports were all produced to and Considered be the said Committie, And the Committie Finds that Conform to the saids accomptts and instructiones therof ther is resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay to the saids Lairds of Migstrath Balnacraig and Bralyne and ther tennents the soumes following Viz be the deceast Lord Cardros his regiment of Dragoons the soume of Eight hundreth Fourtie thrie punds twelue shilling two penies scots Item by Coll John Buchan his regiment the soume of Four hundreth and thriescore Eleven punds scots Item by the Master of Forbes his troop of horss the soume of thrie Hundreth and Fourtie punds six shillings two penies scots Item by the Viscount of Kenmuir his regiment of foott the soume of Thriescore six punds six shilling Eight penies scots Extending the saids Soumes to the soume of one Thousand seven hundreth and twenty one pund five shilling scots And the Committie Finds that the haill articles quherof this Last Soume Is made up were all furnished preceiding the first day of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years and that they are all in the nynth act fourth session of this Curent parliament Intitulled act for polemoney and the proclamationes of Councill relative therto And Therfore Its the Committies opinion That the said soume of one Thousand Seven hundreth twenty one punds five shilling scots Is to be payd out of the said polemoney and that the saids Lairds and ther tenents are to be recomended to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaurie for payment of the same accordingly as the said report bears The saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill doe hereby approve therof and Recomends to the Commissioners of parliament anent the polemoney To Cause make payment to the saids Francis Garden and his tenents William Davidson and his tenents and John Garden and his tenents of the said totall soume of one Thousand seven hundreth twentie one punds five shilling scots as resting be his majesties forces upon scots pay and that out of the said polemoney.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 317r-317v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 317r-317v.

Order, 25 July 1695 (pm), Edinburgh

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

D1695/7/631

Order

Recomendatione anent accompts In favors of Elizabeth Ferguson in Kirkaldie

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill having Considered the report of a Comittie of their oun number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing that the Committie having Considered the accompts given in to them as resting2 by Coll Richard Cuningham his regiment of foot which was upon scots pay to Elizabeth Fergusone in Kirkaldie They Find the haill articles of the said accompt suficiently verified and proven be tickets or recepts under the hand of the persones two whom the same was furnished and Finds that conforme to the said acomptts and instructiones Ther is resting be the said regiment to the said Elizabeth Fergusone the soume of one hundred and twentie punds scots and Finds that the haill articles quherof the said soume Is made up were all furnished preceiding the first day of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years and that they are all in the termes of the nynth act fourth session of this Current parliament and also of the proclamations of Councill relative therto, And Therfore Its the Committies oppinion that the said soume of ane hundreth and twenty punds scots Is to be payed out of the present polemoney and that the said Elizabeth Fergusone be Recomended to the Lords Comissioners of his majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly as the said report bears The saids Lords Doe heirby aprove of the said report And Recomends to the Commissioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney To Cause pay to her the soume of one hundreth twenty punds scots in the said report as resting by Coll Richard Cuninghame his regiment of foot which was upon scots pay to the said Elizabeth and that out of the said polemoney.

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

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Order

Recomendatione anent accompts In favors of Elizabeth Ferguson in Kirkaldie

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill having Considered the report of a Comittie of their oun number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing that the Committie having Considered the accompts given in to them as resting2 by Coll Richard Cuningham his regiment of foot which was upon scots pay to Elizabeth Fergusone in Kirkaldie They Find the haill articles of the said accompt suficiently verified and proven be tickets or recepts under the hand of the persones two whom the same was furnished and Finds that conforme to the said acomptts and instructiones Ther is resting be the said regiment to the said Elizabeth Fergusone the soume of one hundred and twentie punds scots and Finds that the haill articles quherof the said soume Is made up were all furnished preceiding the first day of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years and that they are all in the termes of the nynth act fourth session of this Current parliament and also of the proclamations of Councill relative therto, And Therfore Its the Committies oppinion that the said soume of ane hundreth and twenty punds scots Is to be payed out of the present polemoney and that the said Elizabeth Fergusone be Recomended to the Lords Comissioners of his majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly as the said report bears The saids Lords Doe heirby aprove of the said report And Recomends to the Commissioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney To Cause pay to her the soume of one hundreth twenty punds scots in the said report as resting by Coll Richard Cuninghame his regiment of foot which was upon scots pay to the said Elizabeth and that out of the said polemoney.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 316v-317r.

2. The words ‘as resting’ are an insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 316v-317r.

2. The words ‘as resting’ are an insertion.

Order, 25 July 1695 (pm), Edinburgh

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

D1695/7/621

Order

Recomendatione anent accompts In favors of The Laird of Grants tennents in Old Milnes of Elgine

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill having Considered the report of a Committie of their oun number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Committie having Considered the accompt given in to them as resting be his majesties forces upon scots pay to the Laird of Grant his tennents of Old Milnes of Elgine with the instructions verifications therof They Find the haill articles of the said accompt suficiently verified and proven be the oathes and depositiones of the saids tenents taken before two of the Commissioners of supply within the shyre of Elgine and Forces Conforme to the report of the Commissioners subscribed be them upon the end of the said accompts and some of the saids articles both be depositiones and recepts under the hands of the souldiers to whom the same was furnished, Which accomptts both be depositiones and recepts under the hands of the souldiers to whom the same was furnished, Which acomptt Depositiones report and recepts were all produced to and Considered be the Committie And Finds that Conforme to the said accompt and instructions Ther is resting be the said Laird of Pollock his troop which was upon scots pay to the inhabitants within the toun of Alloway (Besides the articles rejected and refused as said is the soume of Two hundred and nyne punds sixtein shillings William Hop troop of horss fourtie two punds scots Be the Lord Rollo his troop of horss six punds Eight shilling scots Be the deceast Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons Twelue punds scots be the Laird of Edinglassie his troop of horss sixtein punds scots Extending the haill soumes forsaids to the soume of ane hundreth thriescore Eightein punds two shillings scots and Finds that the haill articles quherof this last soumes is made up were all furnished preceiding the first of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years and that they are all in the termes of the nynth act Fourth session of this Current parliament Intitulled act for pole money and proclamationes of Councill relative therto And Therfore It is ther opinion that the said soume of ane hundreth thrie score Eightein punds two shilling scots Is to be payed to the saids tenents of the Old Milnes of Elgine out of the said polemoney and that they are to be recomended to the Commissioners of parliament appoynted anent the polemoney for payment of the same accordingly as the said report bears The saids Lords doe heirby approve therof And Recomends to the Commissioners of parliament 2 anent the pole money To Cause pay to the said Laird of Grant his tenants the above soume of ane hundreth thriescore Eightein punds 3 Two shilling scots as resting be his majesties forces upon scots pay and that out of the said polemoney

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

D1695/7/621

Order

Recomendatione anent accompts In favors of The Laird of Grants tennents in Old Milnes of Elgine

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill having Considered the report of a Committie of their oun number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Committie having Considered the accompt given in to them as resting be his majesties forces upon scots pay to the Laird of Grant his tennents of Old Milnes of Elgine with the instructions verifications therof They Find the haill articles of the said accompt suficiently verified and proven be the oathes and depositiones of the saids tenents taken before two of the Commissioners of supply within the shyre of Elgine and Forces Conforme to the report of the Commissioners subscribed be them upon the end of the said accompts and some of the saids articles both be depositiones and recepts under the hands of the souldiers to whom the same was furnished, Which accomptts both be depositiones and recepts under the hands of the souldiers to whom the same was furnished, Which acomptt Depositiones report and recepts were all produced to and Considered be the Committie And Finds that Conforme to the said accompt and instructions Ther is resting be the said Laird of Pollock his troop which was upon scots pay to the inhabitants within the toun of Alloway (Besides the articles rejected and refused as said is the soume of Two hundred and nyne punds sixtein shillings William Hop troop of horss fourtie two punds scots Be the Lord Rollo his troop of horss six punds Eight shilling scots Be the deceast Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons Twelue punds scots be the Laird of Edinglassie his troop of horss sixtein punds scots Extending the haill soumes forsaids to the soume of ane hundreth thriescore Eightein punds two shillings scots and Finds that the haill articles quherof this last soumes is made up were all furnished preceiding the first of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years and that they are all in the termes of the nynth act Fourth session of this Current parliament Intitulled act for pole money and proclamationes of Councill relative therto And Therfore It is ther opinion that the said soume of ane hundreth thrie score Eightein punds two shilling scots Is to be payed to the saids tenents of the Old Milnes of Elgine out of the said polemoney and that they are to be recomended to the Commissioners of parliament appoynted anent the polemoney for payment of the same accordingly as the said report bears The saids Lords doe heirby approve therof And Recomends to the Commissioners of parliament 2 anent the pole money To Cause pay to the said Laird of Grant his tenants the above soume of ane hundreth thriescore Eightein punds 3 Two shilling scots as resting be his majesties forces upon scots pay and that out of the said polemoney

1. NRS, PC2/25, 316r-316v.

2. Illegible word scored out here.

3. Illegible word scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 316r-316v.

2. Illegible word scored out here.

3. Illegible word scored out here.

Order, 25 July 1695 (pm), Edinburgh

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

D1695/7/611

Order

Recomendation anent accomptts In favors of the Toune of Alloway

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill having Considered the report of The Committie of ther oun number appointed for revising the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing that the Committie Having Considered the accompt given in to them as resting be the Laird of Pollock his troop which was upon scots pay to the inhabitants of the toune of Alloway with the instructiones and verificationes therof They Find that ther are some of the articles of the said accompt which are not in the termes of the said act of parliament anent polemoney and proclamation of Councill relative therto, And Therfore they have Refused and rejected these articles, And Finds the haill articles of the said accompt suficiently verified and proven be the oathes and depositions of the Inhabitants of the said toune of Alloway taken before two of the Commissioners of Supply within the shyre of Clackmanan within quhich shyre the toune of Alloway Lyes Conforme to the report of the Commissioners signed be them Which accompt and report was produced to and Considered by the said Committie And Finds that Conform to the said accomptt and instructions Ther is resting be the said Laird of Pollock his troop which Ther is resting be the said Laird of Pollock his troop which was upon scots pay to the inhabitants within the toun of Alloway (Besides the articles rejected and refused and of the soume of Two hundred and nyne punds sixtein shillings four penies scots money And Finds that the haill articles therof this soume Is made up are all in the termes of the nynth act fourth session of this Current parliament Intitulled act for polemoney and proclamationes of Councill relative therto Except that the Commissioners report does not bear the articles to have been furnished before the first of February Jaj vjc nyntie one But bears that the accomptts was taken up by the Commissioners upon the sixtein day of the said moneth and year so that the same most necessarly have been furnished before that time and probably before the first day of that moneth And Therfore It is the Committies opinion of the Councill think fitt that the said soume of Two hundreth and nyne punds sixtein shilling four penies scots Is to be payed out of the polemoney And that the inhabitants forsaids are to be recomended to the Commissioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney for payment of the same accordingly as the said report bears The saids Lords Doe hereby approve of the said report And Recomends to the Commissioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney To Cause pay to Cause pay2 to the saids inhabitants of Alloway the above soume of Two hundreth and nyne punds sixtein shilling four penies scots mentioned in the said report as resting by the Laird of Pollock his troop of horss which was upon scots pay and that out of the said polemoney.

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

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Order

Recomendation anent accomptts In favors of the Toune of Alloway

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill having Considered the report of The Committie of ther oun number appointed for revising the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing that the Committie Having Considered the accompt given in to them as resting be the Laird of Pollock his troop which was upon scots pay to the inhabitants of the toune of Alloway with the instructiones and verificationes therof They Find that ther are some of the articles of the said accompt which are not in the termes of the said act of parliament anent polemoney and proclamation of Councill relative therto, And Therfore they have Refused and rejected these articles, And Finds the haill articles of the said accompt suficiently verified and proven be the oathes and depositions of the Inhabitants of the said toune of Alloway taken before two of the Commissioners of Supply within the shyre of Clackmanan within quhich shyre the toune of Alloway Lyes Conforme to the report of the Commissioners signed be them Which accompt and report was produced to and Considered by the said Committie And Finds that Conform to the said accomptt and instructions Ther is resting be the said Laird of Pollock his troop which Ther is resting be the said Laird of Pollock his troop which was upon scots pay to the inhabitants within the toun of Alloway (Besides the articles rejected and refused and of the soume of Two hundred and nyne punds sixtein shillings four penies scots money And Finds that the haill articles therof this soume Is made up are all in the termes of the nynth act fourth session of this Current parliament Intitulled act for polemoney and proclamationes of Councill relative therto Except that the Commissioners report does not bear the articles to have been furnished before the first of February Jaj vjc nyntie one But bears that the accomptts was taken up by the Commissioners upon the sixtein day of the said moneth and year so that the same most necessarly have been furnished before that time and probably before the first day of that moneth And Therfore It is the Committies opinion of the Councill think fitt that the said soume of Two hundreth and nyne punds sixtein shilling four penies scots Is to be payed out of the polemoney And that the inhabitants forsaids are to be recomended to the Commissioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney for payment of the same accordingly as the said report bears The saids Lords Doe hereby approve of the said report And Recomends to the Commissioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney To Cause pay to Cause pay2 to the saids inhabitants of Alloway the above soume of Two hundreth and nyne punds sixtein shilling four penies scots mentioned in the said report as resting by the Laird of Pollock his troop of horss which was upon scots pay and that out of the said polemoney.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 315v-316r.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 315v-316r.

2. Sic.

Order, 25 July 1695 (pm), Edinburgh

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

D1695/7/601

Order

Recomendation anent accompts In favors of The Inhabitants of Kilsyth

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered the report of a Comittie of ther oun number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Committie having Considered the accompts given in to them as resting by his majesties forces to the persones therin named within the lands and barony of Kilsyth and toune therof with the instructions and verificationes of the same They Find that ther are a great part of the saids accompts resting be the forces which are not upon scots pay as to quhich the ingivers doe not insist for payment at this time In Respect the same will not be allowed out of the polemoney And Therfore the Committie have not medled with any of these articles And Finds that ther is one of the articles of the saids accompts resting by the forces upon scots pay which is not in the termes of the act of parliament for polemoney and proclamationes of Councill relative therto, And Therfore they have refused and rejected the said article And Finds that the haill other articles of the saids accompts resting by the forces upon scots pay are suficiently verified and proven be the Oathes and depositiones of the persones furnishers therof taken before the Commissioners of supply within the shyre of Stirling Conforme to the Commissioners reports Which with the accompts was produced to and Considered be the said Comittie and Finds that Conforme to the saids accompts and instructiones therof Ther is resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay to the saids persones within the lands and barrony of Kilsyth and toune therof the soumes following Viz be the Earle of Argyll his regiment of foot the soume of ane hundreth thrie score thrie punds two shillings sots Item by the Lord Blantyre his regiment of foot the sum of fiftie two penies thrie shilling Eight penies scots Item by the Earle of Glencairne his regiment of foot the Soume of thrie score punds nyne shillings too penies scots Item by the Viscount of Kenmuir his regiment of foot ten punds Scots Item by the deceast Earle of Mar his regiment of foot thrie punds six shilling scots Item by the Eglingtone his troop of horss the soume of thretie one punds seventein shilling scots Item be the Lord Beilhaven his troop of horss thrie pund seventein shilling scots Item by the Lord Ross his troop of horss two punds Eight shilling scots Item by the deceast Lord Angus his regiment of foot the soume of six punds scots Extending the haill soumes forsaids to the soume of Thrie hundreth thretie one punds too shilling ten pences scots And Finds that the haill articles quherof this last soume is made up were all furnished preceiding the first day of February Jaj vjc nyntie one and that they are all in the termes the nynth act fourth session of this Current parliament Intitulled act for polemoney and of the proclamations of Councill relative therto And Therfore It is the Commitees opinion That the said soume of thrie hundreth thretien punds two shilling ten penies scots Is to be payed out of the said polemoney And that the persones forsaids named in the saids accompts within the lands and barony of Kilsyth and toune therof are to be recomended to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly as the said report bears The Lords of the majesties privy Councill Doe heirby approve therof the said report and Recomends to the Commissioners of parliament anent the polemoney To Cause pay to the saids persones the sum of Thrie hundred thretie one punds too shillings ten penies scots in the said report as resting be his majesties forces upon scots pay to them and that out of the said polemoney.

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

D1695/7/601

Order

Recomendation anent accompts In favors of The Inhabitants of Kilsyth

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered the report of a Comittie of ther oun number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Committie having Considered the accompts given in to them as resting by his majesties forces to the persones therin named within the lands and barony of Kilsyth and toune therof with the instructions and verificationes of the same They Find that ther are a great part of the saids accompts resting be the forces which are not upon scots pay as to quhich the ingivers doe not insist for payment at this time In Respect the same will not be allowed out of the polemoney And Therfore the Committie have not medled with any of these articles And Finds that ther is one of the articles of the saids accompts resting by the forces upon scots pay which is not in the termes of the act of parliament for polemoney and proclamationes of Councill relative therto, And Therfore they have refused and rejected the said article And Finds that the haill other articles of the saids accompts resting by the forces upon scots pay are suficiently verified and proven be the Oathes and depositiones of the persones furnishers therof taken before the Commissioners of supply within the shyre of Stirling Conforme to the Commissioners reports Which with the accompts was produced to and Considered be the said Comittie and Finds that Conforme to the saids accompts and instructiones therof Ther is resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay to the saids persones within the lands and barrony of Kilsyth and toune therof the soumes following Viz be the Earle of Argyll his regiment of foot the soume of ane hundreth thrie score thrie punds two shillings sots Item by the Lord Blantyre his regiment of foot the sum of fiftie two penies thrie shilling Eight penies scots Item by the Earle of Glencairne his regiment of foot the Soume of thrie score punds nyne shillings too penies scots Item by the Viscount of Kenmuir his regiment of foot ten punds Scots Item by the deceast Earle of Mar his regiment of foot thrie punds six shilling scots Item by the Eglingtone his troop of horss the soume of thretie one punds seventein shilling scots Item be the Lord Beilhaven his troop of horss thrie pund seventein shilling scots Item by the Lord Ross his troop of horss two punds Eight shilling scots Item by the deceast Lord Angus his regiment of foot the soume of six punds scots Extending the haill soumes forsaids to the soume of Thrie hundreth thretie one punds too shilling ten pences scots And Finds that the haill articles quherof this last soume is made up were all furnished preceiding the first day of February Jaj vjc nyntie one and that they are all in the termes the nynth act fourth session of this Current parliament Intitulled act for polemoney and of the proclamations of Councill relative therto And Therfore It is the Commitees opinion That the said soume of thrie hundreth thretien punds two shilling ten penies scots Is to be payed out of the said polemoney And that the persones forsaids named in the saids accompts within the lands and barony of Kilsyth and toune therof are to be recomended to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly as the said report bears The Lords of the majesties privy Councill Doe heirby approve therof the said report and Recomends to the Commissioners of parliament anent the polemoney To Cause pay to the saids persones the sum of Thrie hundred thretie one punds too shillings ten penies scots in the said report as resting be his majesties forces upon scots pay to them and that out of the said polemoney.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 315r-315v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 315r-315v.

Order, 25 July 1695 (pm), Edinburgh

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

D1695/7/591

Order

Recomendation anent accomptts In favors of The Toun and parish of Cumnock

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered the report of a Committie of ther oun number apointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Committie having Considered the accompts given in to them as resting be the Laird of Pollock his troop to the brewers and inhabitants of the toune and parish of Cumnock with the instructiones and verificationes therof They Find the haill articles of the saids accomptt suficiently verified and proven be the oathes and depositiones of the saids brewers and inhabitants taken before the Commissioners of Supply within the shyre of Air, And Finds that a great part of these articles are provven be recepts under the hands of the troopers to whom the same were furnished albeit they hade not been2 deponed upon as said is, Which accompts and recepts with the reports of the saids Commissioners Clearing that the brewers and inhabitants forsaids did before them depone upon the verity of the said accompt, and that they have received no money therfore And that the same was all furnished preceiding the first day of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years were produced and Considered by the Comittie, And Finds that Conforme to the said accompt and instructions therof forsaid ther is resting be the said accompt and instructions therof forsaids Ther is resting be the said Laird of Pollock his troop to the saids brewars and Inhabitants to the said toune and paroch of Cumnock the soume of thrie hundreth and four punds Twelue shilling six penies scots, And Finds that the haill articles quherof this soume Is made up are all in the termes of the fifth act thrid session of this Current parliament and proclamationes of Councill relative therto and therfore It is the Committies opinion That the said soume of Thrie hundreth and four penies twelue shilling six penies scots Is to be payed to the saids brewars and inhabitants out of the present polemoney and that they are to be recomended to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly as the said reports bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Doe heirby approve therof And Recomends to the Commissioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney To Cause pay to the saids brewers and inhabitants the soume of Thrie hundreth and four punds twelue shilling six penies scots as resting be the Laird of Pollock his troop quhich was upon scots pay and that out of the polemoney

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

D1695/7/591

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Recomendation anent accomptts In favors of The Toun and parish of Cumnock

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered the report of a Committie of ther oun number apointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Committie having Considered the accompts given in to them as resting be the Laird of Pollock his troop to the brewers and inhabitants of the toune and parish of Cumnock with the instructiones and verificationes therof They Find the haill articles of the saids accomptt suficiently verified and proven be the oathes and depositiones of the saids brewers and inhabitants taken before the Commissioners of Supply within the shyre of Air, And Finds that a great part of these articles are provven be recepts under the hands of the troopers to whom the same were furnished albeit they hade not been2 deponed upon as said is, Which accompts and recepts with the reports of the saids Commissioners Clearing that the brewers and inhabitants forsaids did before them depone upon the verity of the said accompt, and that they have received no money therfore And that the same was all furnished preceiding the first day of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years were produced and Considered by the Comittie, And Finds that Conforme to the said accompt and instructions therof forsaid ther is resting be the said accompt and instructions therof forsaids Ther is resting be the said Laird of Pollock his troop to the saids brewars and Inhabitants to the said toune and paroch of Cumnock the soume of thrie hundreth and four punds Twelue shilling six penies scots, And Finds that the haill articles quherof this soume Is made up are all in the termes of the fifth act thrid session of this Current parliament and proclamationes of Councill relative therto and therfore It is the Committies opinion That the said soume of Thrie hundreth and four penies twelue shilling six penies scots Is to be payed to the saids brewars and inhabitants out of the present polemoney and that they are to be recomended to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly as the said reports bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Doe heirby approve therof And Recomends to the Commissioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney To Cause pay to the saids brewers and inhabitants the soume of Thrie hundreth and four punds twelue shilling six penies scots as resting be the Laird of Pollock his troop quhich was upon scots pay and that out of the polemoney

1. NRS, PC2/25, 314r-314v.

2. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 314r-314v.

2. Insertion.

Order, 25 July 1695 (pm), Edinburgh

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

D1695/7/581

Order

Recomendatione anent accomptts In favors of The toune of Glasgow additionall

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered the report of a Committie of their oun number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Comittie having Considered two severall bonds given in to them as resting be John Lord Beilhaven to the provest baillies dean of Gild Thesaurer and toune Councill of Glasgow the one Containing the Soume of seventie seven punds sterling dated the tenth of February Jaj vjc nyntie years the other Containeing the soume of fourtie five punds sterling dated the second day of June the said year both bearing expressly for the use and behoove of the troop of horss Comanded by the Lord Beilhaven and Containeing annualrent and expenses They Find that neither of the saids soumes are Contained in the accompts formerly given in and revised as resting be his majesties forces are Contained in the accompts formerly given in and revised as resting be his majesties forces to the toune of Glasgow and approven by the privy Councill Conforme to the act dated the day of […] Jaj vjc nyntie […] years and Finds that the soumes in the bonds are furnished preceiding the first of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years and that they are in the termes of the nynth act fourth session of this Current parliament Intitulled act for polemoney and proclamationes of Councill relative therto, And Therfore It is ther oppinion That albeit the be no annualrent or expences to be allowed for the saids principall soumes seing the kings majesties is not Lyable in such to his forces for ther pay arreirs yet that the principall soumes in these two bonds Extending both togither to the soume of ane thousand four hundreth thriescore four punds scots money Is to be payed to the saids provest baillis Dean of Gild, Thesaurer and toun Councill of Glassgow out of the present polemoney and that they are to be recomended to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties theasaury for payment of the same accordingly as the said report bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby approve of the above report And Recomends to the Commissioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney To Cause make payment to the saids magistrats of Glasgow the above soume of ane Thousand four hundreth thriescore four punds resting be the said Lord Beilhaven to them and that out of the said polemoney.

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

D1695/7/581

Order

Recomendatione anent accomptts In favors of The toune of Glasgow additionall

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered the report of a Committie of their oun number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Comittie having Considered two severall bonds given in to them as resting be John Lord Beilhaven to the provest baillies dean of Gild Thesaurer and toune Councill of Glasgow the one Containing the Soume of seventie seven punds sterling dated the tenth of February Jaj vjc nyntie years the other Containeing the soume of fourtie five punds sterling dated the second day of June the said year both bearing expressly for the use and behoove of the troop of horss Comanded by the Lord Beilhaven and Containeing annualrent and expenses They Find that neither of the saids soumes are Contained in the accompts formerly given in and revised as resting be his majesties forces are Contained in the accompts formerly given in and revised as resting be his majesties forces to the toune of Glasgow and approven by the privy Councill Conforme to the act dated the day of […] Jaj vjc nyntie […] years and Finds that the soumes in the bonds are furnished preceiding the first of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years and that they are in the termes of the nynth act fourth session of this Current parliament Intitulled act for polemoney and proclamationes of Councill relative therto, And Therfore It is ther oppinion That albeit the be no annualrent or expences to be allowed for the saids principall soumes seing the kings majesties is not Lyable in such to his forces for ther pay arreirs yet that the principall soumes in these two bonds Extending both togither to the soume of ane thousand four hundreth thriescore four punds scots money Is to be payed to the saids provest baillis Dean of Gild, Thesaurer and toun Councill of Glassgow out of the present polemoney and that they are to be recomended to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties theasaury for payment of the same accordingly as the said report bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby approve of the above report And Recomends to the Commissioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney To Cause make payment to the saids magistrats of Glasgow the above soume of ane Thousand four hundreth thriescore four punds resting be the said Lord Beilhaven to them and that out of the said polemoney.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 313v-314r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 313v-314r.

Order, 25 July 1695 (pm), Edinburgh

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

D1695/7/571

Order

Recomendation anent accomptts In favors of Irvin of Murthill

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the report of a Committie of ther oun number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his Majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Committie haveing Considered the accompts given in to them as resting be his majesties forces upon scots pay to Alexander Irvine of Murthill within the shyre of Aberdein with the instructiones and verificationes of the saids accompts They Find that this accompt Is by and attour and no part of the accompts given in as resting to the inhabitants of the said shyre of Aberdeen in generall And the Committie Finds the haill articles of the said accompt given in be the said Alexander Irvine suficiently verified and proven be the oathes and Depositiones both of the partie and also of famous witnesses taken before the Commissioners of supply within the said shyre of Aberdeen Conforme to the Commissioners report produced to and Considered be the said Committie and the Committie do represent to the Lords of privy Councill That albeit the Corne in the Compts be stated as furnished severall troops therinmentioned yet it is their oppinion the same has been partly eatten and partly destroyed by the troops whill they were feeding amongst it And Therfore that the wholl pryce of the Corne Is not to be allowed But that ther is to be allowed five shillings scots per night for each horss so long as they wer amongst the saids Cornes And the Committie Finds that reckoning Fiftie horss in each troop for officers troopers servants and followers and each horss at five shillings as said is Ther is resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay afternamed to the said Alexander Irvine of Murthill the soumes following viz be the deceast Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons the soume of five hundreth and thriescore ten punds Item by the Master of Forbes his troop of horss the soume of Thriescore fiftein punds scots Item by the Laird of Edinglassie his troop of horss the soume of thriescore fiftein punds scots Item by Captain Burnet his troop of horss twelue pund ten shilling scots Item be the Laird of Pollock his troop of horss the soume of thriescore two punds ten shilling scots Item be the Master of Polwarth his troop of horss the soume of Thriescore two punds ten shilling scots Extending the saids haill soumes to the soume of Eight hundreth and fiftie seven punds ten shilling scots And the Committie finds that the haill articles quherof this Last Soumes is made up were all furnished preceiding the first day of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years And that they are all in the termes of the nynth act fourth session of this Current parliament Intituled act for polemoney and alse of the proclamatione of Councill relative therto And Therfore Its the Committies oppinion that the said soume of Eight hundreth fiftie seven punds ten shilling scots Is to be payed out of the said polemoney And that the saids Alexander Irvine of Murthill Is to be Recomended to the Lords Comissioners of his majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly and the Committie Finds that ther are severall baggage horsses stated in the accomptts But it is ther oppinion that what was furnished to them is not to come and of the polemoney And Therfore they have rejected that part of the accompt Which relates to the saids baggage horsses and have stated nothing for them as the said report bears The saids Lords Doe heirby approve therof And Recomends to the Commissioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney to Cause pay to the said Alexander Irvine the above soume of Eight hundreth and fiftie seven punds ten shilling scots as resting be his majesties forces upon scots pay and that out of the said polemoney.

[25 July 1695] Eodem Die Post Meridiem

D1695/7/571

Order

Recomendation anent accomptts In favors of Irvin of Murthill

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the report of a Committie of ther oun number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his Majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Committie haveing Considered the accompts given in to them as resting be his majesties forces upon scots pay to Alexander Irvine of Murthill within the shyre of Aberdein with the instructiones and verificationes of the saids accompts They Find that this accompt Is by and attour and no part of the accompts given in as resting to the inhabitants of the said shyre of Aberdeen in generall And the Committie Finds the haill articles of the said accompt given in be the said Alexander Irvine suficiently verified and proven be the oathes and Depositiones both of the partie and also of famous witnesses taken before the Commissioners of supply within the said shyre of Aberdeen Conforme to the Commissioners report produced to and Considered be the said Committie and the Committie do represent to the Lords of privy Councill That albeit the Corne in the Compts be stated as furnished severall troops therinmentioned yet it is their oppinion the same has been partly eatten and partly destroyed by the troops whill they were feeding amongst it And Therfore that the wholl pryce of the Corne Is not to be allowed But that ther is to be allowed five shillings scots per night for each horss so long as they wer amongst the saids Cornes And the Committie Finds that reckoning Fiftie horss in each troop for officers troopers servants and followers and each horss at five shillings as said is Ther is resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay afternamed to the said Alexander Irvine of Murthill the soumes following viz be the deceast Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons the soume of five hundreth and thriescore ten punds Item by the Master of Forbes his troop of horss the soume of Thriescore fiftein punds scots Item by the Laird of Edinglassie his troop of horss the soume of thriescore fiftein punds scots Item by Captain Burnet his troop of horss twelue pund ten shilling scots Item be the Laird of Pollock his troop of horss the soume of thriescore two punds ten shilling scots Item be the Master of Polwarth his troop of horss the soume of Thriescore two punds ten shilling scots Extending the saids haill soumes to the soume of Eight hundreth and fiftie seven punds ten shilling scots And the Committie finds that the haill articles quherof this Last Soumes is made up were all furnished preceiding the first day of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years And that they are all in the termes of the nynth act fourth session of this Current parliament Intituled act for polemoney and alse of the proclamatione of Councill relative therto And Therfore Its the Committies oppinion that the said soume of Eight hundreth fiftie seven punds ten shilling scots Is to be payed out of the said polemoney And that the saids Alexander Irvine of Murthill Is to be Recomended to the Lords Comissioners of his majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly and the Committie Finds that ther are severall baggage horsses stated in the accomptts But it is ther oppinion that what was furnished to them is not to come and of the polemoney And Therfore they have rejected that part of the accompt Which relates to the saids baggage horsses and have stated nothing for them as the said report bears The saids Lords Doe heirby approve therof And Recomends to the Commissioners of parliament appointed anent the polemoney to Cause pay to the said Alexander Irvine the above soume of Eight hundreth and fiftie seven punds ten shilling scots as resting be his majesties forces upon scots pay and that out of the said polemoney.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 313r-313v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 313r-313v.