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Act, 3 May 1694, Edinburgh

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Act Coll Mckay anent deficient men.

Anent a Memoriall given in and presented to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Collonoll Mckay Representing That quheras he was ordered by the saids Lords proclamatione of the date the […] day of […] with his officers to goe to severall shires for receiveing their quota’s to Compleat his regiement a second time viz to Fife, Kinross, Pearth, Lanerk, Linlithgow and Peebles, In all which after the particular numbers of each shire is Calculated ther wants sixtie men to Compleat the quotta of seven hundred and seventie five nor would the Clerks of some of the saids shyres give his officers the list of the leaders names particularly the shiref Clerk of Lanerk against whom the officers appointed for that shire did protest for want of which lists the deficients are not as yet knowen, And also that a Considerable number of Insuficient men hade bein reseived And Therfore Craveing the saids Lords to call for ane accompt from the Clerks of the respective shyres abovementioned And Shew the saids Lords pleasure In Regaird to the insuficient men and appoint a new dyet for receiveing the saids Deficients at the Cannogate wher his regiment Lyes at present The Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this memoriall given in to them be the above Coll Mckay They Refuse to give any order anent the insuficient men seeing they were received by and Delivered to the Colls oun officers and as to the men which are deficient of the proportiones appointed by the act of parliament to be put out 2 By the severall shires The Councill have allready ordered them to be delivered as followes viz These on this side of Tay at Glassgow upon the twentie fourth day of Aprill Last And these on the other side of Tay upon the Eight day of may instant, To the Comanding officers for the time being within the saids soumes And have appointed the men to be transported and entertained till delivery upon the expences of such as have been deficient for which ther is ane Recomendation by the Councill to the Lord advocat to wryt letters to the shirreffs of the severall shyres within this kingdome, And as to any deficiancy that may be throw the wrong Calculating of the men in the act of parliament The saids Lords Remitts to Sir Thomas Livingstone Comander in Cheiff of their majesties forces within this kingdome to adjust any difference betwixt Coll Mckay and Coll Douglasses regiements as to the deficiency of these regiments upon their accompt forsaid so as the same may be equally proportioned for a Just half to each Regiment.

Edinburgh The Thrid day of May Jaj vjc nyntie four years

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Act Coll Mckay anent deficient men.

Anent a Memoriall given in and presented to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Collonoll Mckay Representing That quheras he was ordered by the saids Lords proclamatione of the date the […] day of […] with his officers to goe to severall shires for receiveing their quota’s to Compleat his regiement a second time viz to Fife, Kinross, Pearth, Lanerk, Linlithgow and Peebles, In all which after the particular numbers of each shire is Calculated ther wants sixtie men to Compleat the quotta of seven hundred and seventie five nor would the Clerks of some of the saids shyres give his officers the list of the leaders names particularly the shiref Clerk of Lanerk against whom the officers appointed for that shire did protest for want of which lists the deficients are not as yet knowen, And also that a Considerable number of Insuficient men hade bein reseived And Therfore Craveing the saids Lords to call for ane accompt from the Clerks of the respective shyres abovementioned And Shew the saids Lords pleasure In Regaird to the insuficient men and appoint a new dyet for receiveing the saids Deficients at the Cannogate wher his regiment Lyes at present The Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this memoriall given in to them be the above Coll Mckay They Refuse to give any order anent the insuficient men seeing they were received by and Delivered to the Colls oun officers and as to the men which are deficient of the proportiones appointed by the act of parliament to be put out 2 By the severall shires The Councill have allready ordered them to be delivered as followes viz These on this side of Tay at Glassgow upon the twentie fourth day of Aprill Last And these on the other side of Tay upon the Eight day of may instant, To the Comanding officers for the time being within the saids soumes And have appointed the men to be transported and entertained till delivery upon the expences of such as have been deficient for which ther is ane Recomendation by the Councill to the Lord advocat to wryt letters to the shirreffs of the severall shyres within this kingdome, And as to any deficiancy that may be throw the wrong Calculating of the men in the act of parliament The saids Lords Remitts to Sir Thomas Livingstone Comander in Cheiff of their majesties forces within this kingdome to adjust any difference betwixt Coll Mckay and Coll Douglasses regiements as to the deficiency of these regiments upon their accompt forsaid so as the same may be equally proportioned for a Just half to each Regiment.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 398v-399v.

2. The word ‘of’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 398v-399v.

2. The word ‘of’ scored out here.

Act, 3 May 1694, Edinburgh

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Act The heritors and parishioners of Eglishmachan.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be the heritors elders and parishioners of the parochin of Eglishmachan Shewing That quher the petitioners being about to call ane minister to the said parochin of Eglishmachan quhich is now vaccant, And Considering that the petitioner before he can subscryve any such It is previously requyred that they should take the Oath of alledgance and assurance, And seing that it is not Condescended Upon who should administer the said oathes to them or before whom the petitioners ought to take the samen And Therfore Humbly Craveing the Saids Lords To Recommend to any of their Lordships number or any other person their Lordship should think fitt to authorize to administrat the said oath to them at the said Kirk of Eglismachan one ther Sabath day come Eight dayes being the thretein instant at which time the presbytrie of Linlithgow has appointed ane meetting of the said parishine in order to the said Call as the petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill having Considered the above petition given in to them be the above heritors elders and other parishioners of the parish of Eiglishmachan They heirby Declair that the petitioners are to take the oath of alledgance and assurance before the magistrat of the bounds wher they live principall or depute Whither shirreff, Stewart, Baillie, or magistrats of Burgh And Ordaines the saids magistrates principall or depute to administrat the said oath of alledgance and assurance to the petitioners Conforme to the tenor of the act of parliament And the petitioner to report Certificats therof to be exhibited at the moderating of the Call.

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Act The heritors and parishioners of Eglishmachan.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be the heritors elders and parishioners of the parochin of Eglishmachan Shewing That quher the petitioners being about to call ane minister to the said parochin of Eglishmachan quhich is now vaccant, And Considering that the petitioner before he can subscryve any such It is previously requyred that they should take the Oath of alledgance and assurance, And seing that it is not Condescended Upon who should administer the said oathes to them or before whom the petitioners ought to take the samen And Therfore Humbly Craveing the Saids Lords To Recommend to any of their Lordships number or any other person their Lordship should think fitt to authorize to administrat the said oath to them at the said Kirk of Eglismachan one ther Sabath day come Eight dayes being the thretein instant at which time the presbytrie of Linlithgow has appointed ane meetting of the said parishine in order to the said Call as the petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill having Considered the above petition given in to them be the above heritors elders and other parishioners of the parish of Eiglishmachan They heirby Declair that the petitioners are to take the oath of alledgance and assurance before the magistrat of the bounds wher they live principall or depute Whither shirreff, Stewart, Baillie, or magistrats of Burgh And Ordaines the saids magistrates principall or depute to administrat the said oath of alledgance and assurance to the petitioners Conforme to the tenor of the act of parliament And the petitioner to report Certificats therof to be exhibited at the moderating of the Call.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 398r-398v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 398r-398v.

Sederunt, 3 May 1694, Edinburgh

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Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill P:S:; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Yester; Lord Raith T:d:; Lord Ross; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Grant; Sir John Hall

Edinburgh The Thrid day of May Jaj vjc nyntie four years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill P:S:; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Yester; Lord Raith T:d:; Lord Ross; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Grant; Sir John Hall

1. NRS, PC2/24, 398r.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 398r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 398r.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 398r.

Act, 3 May 1694, Edinburgh

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Act Anent some deficient men of Buckcleughs Lands In Drumfries or Roxburghshire

Anent the memoriall given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councell By Sir William Douglass Sheuing That wheras the Commissioners of Cess and supplie for the shire of Drumfreis and Nithsdale Did appoint the Dutches of Buckcleugh Lands in these shires to furnish the number of tuentie four men as their proportione of the new Levys which they refuised to doe In regaird they sayd They behooved to furnish the said proportione for the shire of Roxburgh The Dutches estate being disjoyned from the shire of Nithsdale And therfore Humbly Craving their Lordships to take the premisses into their Consideration and to appointe one of these tuo shires to furnish the said number of four and tuenty men which they are now deficient of to be delyvered to the said Collonell Douglas uith the rest of their deficiency or to order some other way for the getting of them as their Lordships shall think fitt as the said memoriall bears The Saids Lords of their majesties privy Councell Having Considered the above memoriall They heirby appoint Sir Gilbert Eliot their Clerk to wryte to the Clerk of the Commissioners of supplie in both shires of Drumfreis and Roxburgh That they send in some of their number to attend the Councell in the begining of Juny nixt for adjusting any differences betuixt these tuo shires anent the Levy to be putt out of the Dutchess of Buckcleughs Lands. This was not signed

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Act Anent some deficient men of Buckcleughs Lands In Drumfries or Roxburghshire

Anent the memoriall given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councell By Sir William Douglass Sheuing That wheras the Commissioners of Cess and supplie for the shire of Drumfreis and Nithsdale Did appoint the Dutches of Buckcleugh Lands in these shires to furnish the number of tuentie four men as their proportione of the new Levys which they refuised to doe In regaird they sayd They behooved to furnish the said proportione for the shire of Roxburgh The Dutches estate being disjoyned from the shire of Nithsdale And therfore Humbly Craving their Lordships to take the premisses into their Consideration and to appointe one of these tuo shires to furnish the said number of four and tuenty men which they are now deficient of to be delyvered to the said Collonell Douglas uith the rest of their deficiency or to order some other way for the getting of them as their Lordships shall think fitt as the said memoriall bears The Saids Lords of their majesties privy Councell Having Considered the above memoriall They heirby appoint Sir Gilbert Eliot their Clerk to wryte to the Clerk of the Commissioners of supplie in both shires of Drumfreis and Roxburgh That they send in some of their number to attend the Councell in the begining of Juny nixt for adjusting any differences betuixt these tuo shires anent the Levy to be putt out of the Dutchess of Buckcleughs Lands. This was not signed

1. NRS, PC1/49, 375.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 375.

Sederunt, 3 May 1694, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Yester; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Grant; Sir John Hall

Att Edinburgh the third day of May Jaj vic nyntie four years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Yester; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Grant; Sir John Hall

1. NRS, PC1/49, 375.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 375.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 375.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 375.