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Procedure, 17 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Anent Commissioners of militia of Edinburgh shires expenses

The Earle of Lauderdale represented that the Commissioners of the Militia for the shire of Edinburgh would be att Considerable expences in Meeting expeding Dispatches for Bringing out the present Militia which he proposed might be alloued out of the present Cess of the Shire To which the Councill gave noe ansuer The Militia having been out off before and this expence never heard of or Craved.

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Procedure

Anent Commissioners of militia of Edinburgh shires expenses

The Earle of Lauderdale represented that the Commissioners of the Militia for the shire of Edinburgh would be att Considerable expences in Meeting expeding Dispatches for Bringing out the present Militia which he proposed might be alloued out of the present Cess of the Shire To which the Councill gave noe ansuer The Militia having been out off before and this expence never heard of or Craved.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 73.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 73.

Procedure: remission, 17 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Procedure: remission

Proposalls Marjoribanks and Erskine Anent Victuall

Anent the proposalls given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By John Marjoribanks merchand in Edinburgh and Mr William Areskine Bearing whereas the great Importation of victuall from England and other places has taken a Great deall of the species of money out of the Kingdome The above persons does humbly offer to Import ten or tuelve Thousand bolls into the Kingdome that shall not take any species of their money But only the naturall product of the nation And they ask only for their Incouragement tuenty shilling Scotts per boll of profite for the Risque and advance of their money as the said proposall Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having heard the above proposall Anent the Importing of Victuall read in their presence They heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaurie to Consider the same And to doe therein as they shall find Convenient and Just.

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Procedure: remission

Proposalls Marjoribanks and Erskine Anent Victuall

Anent the proposalls given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By John Marjoribanks merchand in Edinburgh and Mr William Areskine Bearing whereas the great Importation of victuall from England and other places has taken a Great deall of the species of money out of the Kingdome The above persons does humbly offer to Import ten or tuelve Thousand bolls into the Kingdome that shall not take any species of their money But only the naturall product of the nation And they ask only for their Incouragement tuenty shilling Scotts per boll of profite for the Risque and advance of their money as the said proposall Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having heard the above proposall Anent the Importing of Victuall read in their presence They heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaurie to Consider the same And to doe therein as they shall find Convenient and Just.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 73.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 73.

Act, 17 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Act

Act Seatoun of Touch

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By James Seatoun of Touch Sheuing That wher it is nottourly knouen that the petitioner ever since the Revolution Demeaned himself so equally, That he humbly Conceaves ther is no Just ground of suspicion of his disaffection Intending to Live a peacable quyte Countrey Life And seing the petitioner is Knouen to be valitudinary And that his present Imprisonment may furder Impare his health which he finds already by the change from the Countrey air fast approaching And therfore humblie Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition bears The said Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered this petition given in to them By James Seatoun of Touch They have Confyned And hereby Confyne the petitioner to the toune of Edinburgh and suburbs thereof And Gives order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to sett the petitioner at Liberty furth thereof In respect the petitioner before extracting heirof hath Given bond and found sufficient Cautione Acted in the Bookes of privie Councill That he shall Keep his said Confynment and not goe without the Bounds of the same And that he shall Live peacably under and with all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice therof nor Converse or Correspond with any rebelles And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill whensoever he shall be Called for or required to that effect under the penaltie of Tuo Thousand merks Scotts money In caise he shall transgress in any part of the premisses.

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Act

Act Seatoun of Touch

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By James Seatoun of Touch Sheuing That wher it is nottourly knouen that the petitioner ever since the Revolution Demeaned himself so equally, That he humbly Conceaves ther is no Just ground of suspicion of his disaffection Intending to Live a peacable quyte Countrey Life And seing the petitioner is Knouen to be valitudinary And that his present Imprisonment may furder Impare his health which he finds already by the change from the Countrey air fast approaching And therfore humblie Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition bears The said Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered this petition given in to them By James Seatoun of Touch They have Confyned And hereby Confyne the petitioner to the toune of Edinburgh and suburbs thereof And Gives order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to sett the petitioner at Liberty furth thereof In respect the petitioner before extracting heirof hath Given bond and found sufficient Cautione Acted in the Bookes of privie Councill That he shall Keep his said Confynment and not goe without the Bounds of the same And that he shall Live peacably under and with all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice therof nor Converse or Correspond with any rebelles And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill whensoever he shall be Called for or required to that effect under the penaltie of Tuo Thousand merks Scotts money In caise he shall transgress in any part of the premisses.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 72-3.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 72-3.

Sederunt, 17 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord Yester; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Cessnock; Laird of Balhoussie

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord Yester; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Cessnock; Laird of Balhoussie

1. NRS, PC1/51, 72.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 72.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 72.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 72.

Proclamation, 16 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamation for Calling out the Levy of one thousand men for the year 1697

The proclamation aftermentioned Being read was votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues
William By the Grace of God King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councill messengers at arms our shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as by the tuenty third Act of the Last session of this Current parliament It is statut and ordained that for the service of this present and recruiting of our Regiments aither at home or abroad ther shall be furnished to us the Number of one thousand men yearly when we shall require them To be proportioned and Levyed Conform to the proportions Contained in the Act of parliament Jaj vic sixtie three Intituled ane humble tender to his sacred Majestie of the duety and Loyaltie of his ancient kingdome of Scotland As to the tuenty tuo thousand foot therin mentioned which thousand men by the forsaid Act are apointed to be furnished and Levied in this manner Viz That the Commissioners of Supplie for the respective bounds wher the said proportions shall fall or any five of them as the quorum appointed to that effect by the forsaid act or the shirreffs and their deputs or the Lords and baillies of regalities Steuarts and their deputs the magistrats of burghs first designe and Cause be Given the Idle Loose and vagabond persons Lyable by former acts of parliament to be seized by shirreffs to make up the forsaid number And the commander of the saids proportions are to be putt furth according to the former rules in use for subdivyding the same within each shire And by the forsaid Act of parliament heretors are Impoured to designe and make choice of such young fencible men Living within their respective bounds and not having wyfe or Children and who earn their Living by dayly wages or termly hyres as shall Satisfie for their part of the said Levy or otheruayes the tennents and fencible men shall have their option to offer and pay doun the soume of Tuenty four pounds Scotts so that the district shall aither delyver a Good man effectually or pay the said tuenty four pounds And farder the saids heretors (Conform to the forsaid act of parliament) are heirby Impoured to secure the persone or persons designed or chosen as saids And for the Encouragement of the foresaids persons so to be designed and made choice of It is further statut and ordained by the forsaid Act that each of them shall before delyvery have tuenty four pounds Scotts paid to him in ready money by the officer who receaves him at the Sight of one of the saids Commissioners As also that their being putt furth and Ingaged as saids shall not obleadge them longer to be and Continow souldiers then for the space of three years And the first of November nixt after the ish of the saids three years from the tyme of their Ingagement And we Considering that the present exigence of our service doeth require the forsaid number of one thousand men to be furnished and Levied for this present year with all dispatch and expedition Therfore we with advyce of the Lords of our privie Counsell Require and Command the Commissioners of supplie of the severall Shires steuartries and burghs uithin this Kingdome upon this syde of Tay To meet at the head burghs of their respective shires and steuartries upon the seventh day of January nixt to Come Jaj vic nyntie seven years And the Commissioners of supplie for all the rest of this Kingdome att the head burghs of their respective shires and steuartries upon the Fourteenth day of the said month with Certification to such of them not otherwayes Imployed in our publick Service who shall not meet they shall be Lyable each of them to the penalties Contained in the acts of parliament made anent the Militia And ther to proceed designe and have in readiness In manner and Conform to the tuenty third Act Last session of this Current parliament and method therin sett doun the particular number of men respective aftermentioned or tuenty four pounds Scotts for each man to be delyvered to the officers to be sent by order of our privie Counsell or of Colonell George Hamilton Colonell to our four regiments in Flanders at the respective head burghs upon payment of tuenty four pounds Scotts to every man who shall be delyvered of the said one thousand men In manner abovementioned upon the dayes after set doun Viz For the shires of Edinburgh Beruick Haddingtoun Roxburgh Selkirk Peebles Linlithgow Dumfreis Wigtoun and Steuartry of Kirkcudbright Air Renfreu Lanerk Stirling Clackmannan Fife Kinross And these of the shires of Argyll Bute and Dumbartoun with these for the toune of Edinburgh Leith and Cannongate all the respective head burghs therof upon the fifteenth day of the said month of January nixt And these for the Shires of Perth Forfar Kincarden and Marischells part of Aberdeen Banff and the rest of Aberdeen Shire with these for the shires of Elgin Nairn and this syde of Ness The Earle of Seaforth and the Lord Lovitts division of Inverness The Shires of Southerland Caithness and the rest of Inverness with the Steuartry of Orkney and Zetland upon the tuenty second day of the said month And we with advyce forsaid require the said Colonell George Hamilton tymeously to dispatch and send such officers or others as he shall think fitt sufficiently Impaired with ane order and warrand under his hand to the head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries before mentioned to receave therat the proportions of men whom the saids respective shires steuartries and burghs are Lyable And to make payment of the tuenty pounds Scotts to each persone who shall be delyvered to them as a souldier In manner forsaid or otherwayes to receave and Gett payment of the saids tuenty four pounds Scotts for Every undelyvered persone and Grant recept of the Samen And which thousand men or tuenty four pounds Scotts for each undelivered man are to be Delyvered to and receaved by the saids officers at the head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries within this Kingdome In manner and by the proportions aftermentioned Viz that ther be delyvered for the Shire of Roxburgh and Selkirk at the head burgh therof the Number of sixtie six men For the shire of Beruick at the head-burgh therof the number of fourtie men For the shire of Haddingtoun Fourtie men For the Shire of Peebles thretteen men For the Shire of Edinburgh Fourtie men For the Shire of Drumfreis Fourtie men For the Shire of Wigtoun fifteen men For the steuartry of Kirkcudbright tuenty five men For the Shires of Air and Renfrew Sixtie Six men For the Shire of Lanerk fiftie men For the Shire of Linlithgow seventeen men By the toune of Edinburgh Leith and Cannongate Fourtie men By the shires of Stirling and Clackmannan threttie four men By Fife and Kinross Eightie men By the shires of Argyll Dumbartoum and Bute Fourty men As also ther is to be delyvered in manner forsaid by the shire of Perth Eightie men By the shire of Forfar fiftie men By the shire of Kincairden and Marischells part of Aberdeen Fourtie men By the shire of Banff and rest of Aberdeen Shire Fiftie three men By the Shires of Nairn Elgin and this syde of Ness Fiftie men By the Earle of Seaforths and Lord Lovitts division of Inverness threttie four men By the shires of Southerland Caithness and the rest of Inverness Fiftie three men And by the steuartry of Orkney and Zetland threttie four men or tuenty four pounds Scotts respective for each undelyvered man In manner abovementioned And we with advyce forsaid authorize and appoint the severall persons afternamed to Judge and determine upon all differences and debates that may arise betwixt the Commissioners of the severall shires and burghs and the officers that shall be sent to them anent the sufficiency and Insufficiency of the men to be outreiked in that present Levy Viz Sir John Pringle of Stitchell the Laird of Grubet younger and the Shirreff deput of Roxburgh for the said Shire Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh one of the senators of the Colledge of Justice or his deput for the Shire of Selkirk Sir John Home of Blackader Sir John Suintoun of that ilk or ther Shireff deput of the Shire of Beruick with aither of them for the said shire The Earle of Lauderdale with aither of the Shireff deputs of Edinburgh with Sir William Anstruther of that ilk one of the senators of the Colledge of Justice For the toune of Edinburgh The Lairds of Prestongrainge and Beinstoun or aither of them with the shirreff depute of Haddingtoune for the said shire […] Lauson of Cairnmure with the Shireff deput of Peebles for the said shire Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick of Closeburn and […] Johnstoun of Elchesheill for the shire of Drumfreis Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnau and the Laird of Garthland for the shire of Wigtoune The Lairds of Rusco and Machrimore for the Steuartry of Kirkcudbright The Lairds of Roualland Kilburnie Camleton and John Mure provost of Air and the Shirreff deput of Air for the shire of Air The Lairds of Craigens Glanderstoun and Calduell and the shirref deput of Renfrew for the said Shire Sir Alexander Monroe of Bearcrofts and William Cunynghame of Boquhane for the shires of Stirling […] Rollo of Woodsyde for the Shire of Clackmanan […] Hamilton of Udstoun Shirref deput And Androw Hay of Craignethen for the overward of Lanerk shire […] Hamilton of Barncleuch and […] Hamilton of Aikenhead for the netherward thereof The Lairds of Livingstoun Duddingstoun and Purdivane for the Shirrefdome of Linlithgow Sir Charles Halkett of Pitfirren Sir James Mcgill of Rankeilor The Lairds of Randiford Auchtermarny Ready […] Hay younger of Naughtoun and the Shirreff deput of Fyf for the Shire of Fyf The Master of Burghlie for the Shire of Kinross The Lord Ruthven Sir Coline Campbell of Aberuchill one of the senators of the Colledge of Justice The Lairds of Meginsh Culforgie Dumbarnie younger and the shiref deput of Perth for the shire of Perth […] Fullertoun of Kinnaber […] Miln of Balwillo for the shire of Forfar […] Irving of Kincousie and the shirref deput of Kincairden for the said shire And Marschells part of Aberdeen The Laird of Craigivar Alexander Duff of Bracco The Laird of Monimusk younger The Laird of Birkenboog and Shiref deput of Banff For the rest of Aberdeenshire and Banff The Lairds of Brody Lethim and Culloden Dumbar of Grange and the Shiref deput of Inverness For Elgine Nairn and this syde of Ness Sir Alexander Mckenzie of Coull […] Mckenzie of Reidcastle The Laird of Culloden and […] Fraser of Rerick For the Earle of Seaforths and the Lord Lovitts division of Inverness The Laird of Balnagoon Sir Adam Gordon of Dalfollie and the shiref deput of Southerland and the Laird of Hemprigs […] Sinclar of Brimes younger for the rest of Inverness and Shires of Southerland and Caithnes The Laird of Ardkinglas Sir John Campbell of Carrick for the shire of Argyll and the shirref deput of the said shire Claud Hamilton of Barnes […] Colqwuhoun of Craigtoune for the Shire of Dumbartoune The Laird of Kelburn or his depute for the Shire of Bute James Beakie of Tankernes and the Laird of Gramshall for Orkney and Zetland And to the effect our pleasure in the premisses may be Knouen Our Will is heirfore And we Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the mercat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries within this Kingdome And ther In our name and authority by open proclamation make Intimation of the premisses That none pretend ignorance Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the sixteenth day of December and of our reigne the Eight year 1696 sic subscribitur.

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Proclamation

Proclamation for Calling out the Levy of one thousand men for the year 1697

The proclamation aftermentioned Being read was votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues
William By the Grace of God King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councill messengers at arms our shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as by the tuenty third Act of the Last session of this Current parliament It is statut and ordained that for the service of this present and recruiting of our Regiments aither at home or abroad ther shall be furnished to us the Number of one thousand men yearly when we shall require them To be proportioned and Levyed Conform to the proportions Contained in the Act of parliament Jaj vic sixtie three Intituled ane humble tender to his sacred Majestie of the duety and Loyaltie of his ancient kingdome of Scotland As to the tuenty tuo thousand foot therin mentioned which thousand men by the forsaid Act are apointed to be furnished and Levied in this manner Viz That the Commissioners of Supplie for the respective bounds wher the said proportions shall fall or any five of them as the quorum appointed to that effect by the forsaid act or the shirreffs and their deputs or the Lords and baillies of regalities Steuarts and their deputs the magistrats of burghs first designe and Cause be Given the Idle Loose and vagabond persons Lyable by former acts of parliament to be seized by shirreffs to make up the forsaid number And the commander of the saids proportions are to be putt furth according to the former rules in use for subdivyding the same within each shire And by the forsaid Act of parliament heretors are Impoured to designe and make choice of such young fencible men Living within their respective bounds and not having wyfe or Children and who earn their Living by dayly wages or termly hyres as shall Satisfie for their part of the said Levy or otheruayes the tennents and fencible men shall have their option to offer and pay doun the soume of Tuenty four pounds Scotts so that the district shall aither delyver a Good man effectually or pay the said tuenty four pounds And farder the saids heretors (Conform to the forsaid act of parliament) are heirby Impoured to secure the persone or persons designed or chosen as saids And for the Encouragement of the foresaids persons so to be designed and made choice of It is further statut and ordained by the forsaid Act that each of them shall before delyvery have tuenty four pounds Scotts paid to him in ready money by the officer who receaves him at the Sight of one of the saids Commissioners As also that their being putt furth and Ingaged as saids shall not obleadge them longer to be and Continow souldiers then for the space of three years And the first of November nixt after the ish of the saids three years from the tyme of their Ingagement And we Considering that the present exigence of our service doeth require the forsaid number of one thousand men to be furnished and Levied for this present year with all dispatch and expedition Therfore we with advyce of the Lords of our privie Counsell Require and Command the Commissioners of supplie of the severall Shires steuartries and burghs uithin this Kingdome upon this syde of Tay To meet at the head burghs of their respective shires and steuartries upon the seventh day of January nixt to Come Jaj vic nyntie seven years And the Commissioners of supplie for all the rest of this Kingdome att the head burghs of their respective shires and steuartries upon the Fourteenth day of the said month with Certification to such of them not otherwayes Imployed in our publick Service who shall not meet they shall be Lyable each of them to the penalties Contained in the acts of parliament made anent the Militia And ther to proceed designe and have in readiness In manner and Conform to the tuenty third Act Last session of this Current parliament and method therin sett doun the particular number of men respective aftermentioned or tuenty four pounds Scotts for each man to be delyvered to the officers to be sent by order of our privie Counsell or of Colonell George Hamilton Colonell to our four regiments in Flanders at the respective head burghs upon payment of tuenty four pounds Scotts to every man who shall be delyvered of the said one thousand men In manner abovementioned upon the dayes after set doun Viz For the shires of Edinburgh Beruick Haddingtoun Roxburgh Selkirk Peebles Linlithgow Dumfreis Wigtoun and Steuartry of Kirkcudbright Air Renfreu Lanerk Stirling Clackmannan Fife Kinross And these of the shires of Argyll Bute and Dumbartoun with these for the toune of Edinburgh Leith and Cannongate all the respective head burghs therof upon the fifteenth day of the said month of January nixt And these for the Shires of Perth Forfar Kincarden and Marischells part of Aberdeen Banff and the rest of Aberdeen Shire with these for the shires of Elgin Nairn and this syde of Ness The Earle of Seaforth and the Lord Lovitts division of Inverness The Shires of Southerland Caithness and the rest of Inverness with the Steuartry of Orkney and Zetland upon the tuenty second day of the said month And we with advyce forsaid require the said Colonell George Hamilton tymeously to dispatch and send such officers or others as he shall think fitt sufficiently Impaired with ane order and warrand under his hand to the head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries before mentioned to receave therat the proportions of men whom the saids respective shires steuartries and burghs are Lyable And to make payment of the tuenty pounds Scotts to each persone who shall be delyvered to them as a souldier In manner forsaid or otherwayes to receave and Gett payment of the saids tuenty four pounds Scotts for Every undelyvered persone and Grant recept of the Samen And which thousand men or tuenty four pounds Scotts for each undelivered man are to be Delyvered to and receaved by the saids officers at the head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries within this Kingdome In manner and by the proportions aftermentioned Viz that ther be delyvered for the Shire of Roxburgh and Selkirk at the head burgh therof the Number of sixtie six men For the shire of Beruick at the head-burgh therof the number of fourtie men For the shire of Haddingtoun Fourtie men For the Shire of Peebles thretteen men For the Shire of Edinburgh Fourtie men For the Shire of Drumfreis Fourtie men For the Shire of Wigtoun fifteen men For the steuartry of Kirkcudbright tuenty five men For the Shires of Air and Renfrew Sixtie Six men For the Shire of Lanerk fiftie men For the Shire of Linlithgow seventeen men By the toune of Edinburgh Leith and Cannongate Fourtie men By the shires of Stirling and Clackmannan threttie four men By Fife and Kinross Eightie men By the shires of Argyll Dumbartoum and Bute Fourty men As also ther is to be delyvered in manner forsaid by the shire of Perth Eightie men By the shire of Forfar fiftie men By the shire of Kincairden and Marischells part of Aberdeen Fourtie men By the shire of Banff and rest of Aberdeen Shire Fiftie three men By the Shires of Nairn Elgin and this syde of Ness Fiftie men By the Earle of Seaforths and Lord Lovitts division of Inverness threttie four men By the shires of Southerland Caithness and the rest of Inverness Fiftie three men And by the steuartry of Orkney and Zetland threttie four men or tuenty four pounds Scotts respective for each undelyvered man In manner abovementioned And we with advyce forsaid authorize and appoint the severall persons afternamed to Judge and determine upon all differences and debates that may arise betwixt the Commissioners of the severall shires and burghs and the officers that shall be sent to them anent the sufficiency and Insufficiency of the men to be outreiked in that present Levy Viz Sir John Pringle of Stitchell the Laird of Grubet younger and the Shirreff deput of Roxburgh for the said Shire Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh one of the senators of the Colledge of Justice or his deput for the Shire of Selkirk Sir John Home of Blackader Sir John Suintoun of that ilk or ther Shireff deput of the Shire of Beruick with aither of them for the said shire The Earle of Lauderdale with aither of the Shireff deputs of Edinburgh with Sir William Anstruther of that ilk one of the senators of the Colledge of Justice For the toune of Edinburgh The Lairds of Prestongrainge and Beinstoun or aither of them with the shirreff depute of Haddingtoune for the said shire […] Lauson of Cairnmure with the Shireff deput of Peebles for the said shire Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick of Closeburn and […] Johnstoun of Elchesheill for the shire of Drumfreis Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnau and the Laird of Garthland for the shire of Wigtoune The Lairds of Rusco and Machrimore for the Steuartry of Kirkcudbright The Lairds of Roualland Kilburnie Camleton and John Mure provost of Air and the Shirreff deput of Air for the shire of Air The Lairds of Craigens Glanderstoun and Calduell and the shirref deput of Renfrew for the said Shire Sir Alexander Monroe of Bearcrofts and William Cunynghame of Boquhane for the shires of Stirling […] Rollo of Woodsyde for the Shire of Clackmanan […] Hamilton of Udstoun Shirref deput And Androw Hay of Craignethen for the overward of Lanerk shire […] Hamilton of Barncleuch and […] Hamilton of Aikenhead for the netherward thereof The Lairds of Livingstoun Duddingstoun and Purdivane for the Shirrefdome of Linlithgow Sir Charles Halkett of Pitfirren Sir James Mcgill of Rankeilor The Lairds of Randiford Auchtermarny Ready […] Hay younger of Naughtoun and the Shirreff deput of Fyf for the Shire of Fyf The Master of Burghlie for the Shire of Kinross The Lord Ruthven Sir Coline Campbell of Aberuchill one of the senators of the Colledge of Justice The Lairds of Meginsh Culforgie Dumbarnie younger and the shiref deput of Perth for the shire of Perth […] Fullertoun of Kinnaber […] Miln of Balwillo for the shire of Forfar […] Irving of Kincousie and the shirref deput of Kincairden for the said shire And Marschells part of Aberdeen The Laird of Craigivar Alexander Duff of Bracco The Laird of Monimusk younger The Laird of Birkenboog and Shiref deput of Banff For the rest of Aberdeenshire and Banff The Lairds of Brody Lethim and Culloden Dumbar of Grange and the Shiref deput of Inverness For Elgine Nairn and this syde of Ness Sir Alexander Mckenzie of Coull […] Mckenzie of Reidcastle The Laird of Culloden and […] Fraser of Rerick For the Earle of Seaforths and the Lord Lovitts division of Inverness The Laird of Balnagoon Sir Adam Gordon of Dalfollie and the shiref deput of Southerland and the Laird of Hemprigs […] Sinclar of Brimes younger for the rest of Inverness and Shires of Southerland and Caithnes The Laird of Ardkinglas Sir John Campbell of Carrick for the shire of Argyll and the shirref deput of the said shire Claud Hamilton of Barnes […] Colqwuhoun of Craigtoune for the Shire of Dumbartoune The Laird of Kelburn or his depute for the Shire of Bute James Beakie of Tankernes and the Laird of Gramshall for Orkney and Zetland And to the effect our pleasure in the premisses may be Knouen Our Will is heirfore And we Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the mercat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries within this Kingdome And ther In our name and authority by open proclamation make Intimation of the premisses That none pretend ignorance Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the sixteenth day of December and of our reigne the Eight year 1696 sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 67-72.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 67-72.

Sederunt, 16 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Mortoun; Lord Yester; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Justice Clerk; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevenson; Laird of Balhoussie

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Mortoun; Lord Yester; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Justice Clerk; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevenson; Laird of Balhoussie

1. NRS, PC1/51, 67.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 67.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 67.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 67.

Warrant, 15 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrand to Flanders officers to beat Drums

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Considering that his Majestie by his Letter of the tuenty of November Jaj vic nyntie six years has signified his royall pleasure that the Scottish regiments in Flanders Be speedily and effectuallie recruited And his Majestie being sensible that abuses are ordinarily Committed upon such occasions has recommended to the saids Lords of privie Councill a due Care and temper in this matter By Giving the officers all necessary Countenance and assistance and yet Keeping them uithin the bounds that the Law prescribes And has declared his royall will and pleasure that the saids Lords allow the saids officers to beat Drums and to take all other methods Consistent with Law for Levying the men they want Therfore the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill In obedience to and prosecution of his Majesties Commands Contained in the above Letters Doe heirby Give warrand to and authorize […] officers sent from Flanders for recruits to Levy men For the making up of their saids recruites And for that effect to take in such persons as are willing to Ingage in the service In the terms of his Majesties said Letter And to beat drums within the burgh of Edinburgh and other places needfull for that end And ordaines all the Magistrats of burghs and other magistrats and ministers of the Law within this realme to Give Concurrence to the saids officers for making up of their recruites and securing such persons as shall willingly Ingage with them in the service And to allow to the officers the benefite of their prisons for such as shall Ingage therin The officers aluayes maintaining such persons as shall be Committed by them to the forsaids prisons And finding Caution for that effect And appointes the prisoners to be furnished free of house, Jaylor, Fee or other dues whatsoever.

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Warrant

Warrand to Flanders officers to beat Drums

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Considering that his Majestie by his Letter of the tuenty of November Jaj vic nyntie six years has signified his royall pleasure that the Scottish regiments in Flanders Be speedily and effectuallie recruited And his Majestie being sensible that abuses are ordinarily Committed upon such occasions has recommended to the saids Lords of privie Councill a due Care and temper in this matter By Giving the officers all necessary Countenance and assistance and yet Keeping them uithin the bounds that the Law prescribes And has declared his royall will and pleasure that the saids Lords allow the saids officers to beat Drums and to take all other methods Consistent with Law for Levying the men they want Therfore the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill In obedience to and prosecution of his Majesties Commands Contained in the above Letters Doe heirby Give warrand to and authorize […] officers sent from Flanders for recruits to Levy men For the making up of their saids recruites And for that effect to take in such persons as are willing to Ingage in the service In the terms of his Majesties said Letter And to beat drums within the burgh of Edinburgh and other places needfull for that end And ordaines all the Magistrats of burghs and other magistrats and ministers of the Law within this realme to Give Concurrence to the saids officers for making up of their recruites and securing such persons as shall willingly Ingage with them in the service And to allow to the officers the benefite of their prisons for such as shall Ingage therin The officers aluayes maintaining such persons as shall be Committed by them to the forsaids prisons And finding Caution for that effect And appointes the prisoners to be furnished free of house, Jaylor, Fee or other dues whatsoever.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 66-7.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 66-7.

Sederunt, 15 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevenson; Laird of Balhoussie; Provost of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevenson; Laird of Balhoussie; Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/51, 66.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 66.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 66.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 66.

Act, 12 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Act

Act anent persons Landing in Orkney

The Act anent persons Landing in Orkney in armes past yesterday read over againe this day And being amended was votted approven and being transcribed was signed And the Act signed yesterday was cancelled or the subscriptions therof scored out Folloues the Act
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill being Informed that some of other nations doe now in this tyme of warr presume to Land in Companies in armes upon the Isles of Orkney and Zetland and the adjacent Islands which my be of pernicious consequence to the peace and quiet of these pairts and to his Majesties government have therfore thought fitt to Impoure Command and Charge Lykeas they heirby Command and charge the steuart and steuart Deput of the said Isles As also the Commissioners of supplie and all other magistrats and officers within the bounds therof That in case any Number of men whither of this nation not duely authorized by the government or of any other nation shall presume to Land upon the saids Isles or any part thereof in arms That they Instantly require them to Give up their armes and give sufficient security for their good and peacable behaviour or otherwayes that they seize and secure their persons or Compell them to retire and be gone furth of the saids Islands And that if need beis they raise the Countrey upon them for that effect And farder we heirby ordaine and Command the forsaid steuart and Steuart deput and Commissioners of Supplie and all other magistrats and officers aforementioned That they be Carefull to protect all Scotts shipps barks and vessells whatsoever coming within their roads harbours or Creiks or within Scotts waters from all Insults and attacques or other Injury whatsoever from the forsaids persons And that they use their outmost Endeavours and raise the Countrey if need beis for that effect As also that they seize and secure all Boatts that shall be offered to be made use of by the forsaids persons for that effect forsaid And that on the Contrary they make use of the saids boats for the protection heirby recommended And farder we heirby require and Command all his Majesties good Subjects in the bounds forsaid to Give ther assistance in the premisses in armes or otheruayes as they shall be required and that these presents be duely execut by the persons Concerned as they will be ansuerable And that they be published uithin the bounds forsaids as use is in the Lyke cases Sic Subscribitur Poluarth Cancelar Melvill P Queensberrie Argyll Morton Lauderdale Leven Forfar John Hamilton Beilhaven Ruthven James Steuart James Murray John Lauder William Anstruther John Hamilton Hope John Maxwell Alexander Murray Robert Sinclair Thomas Hay C Campbell Archibald Mure.

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Act

Act anent persons Landing in Orkney

The Act anent persons Landing in Orkney in armes past yesterday read over againe this day And being amended was votted approven and being transcribed was signed And the Act signed yesterday was cancelled or the subscriptions therof scored out Folloues the Act
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill being Informed that some of other nations doe now in this tyme of warr presume to Land in Companies in armes upon the Isles of Orkney and Zetland and the adjacent Islands which my be of pernicious consequence to the peace and quiet of these pairts and to his Majesties government have therfore thought fitt to Impoure Command and Charge Lykeas they heirby Command and charge the steuart and steuart Deput of the said Isles As also the Commissioners of supplie and all other magistrats and officers within the bounds therof That in case any Number of men whither of this nation not duely authorized by the government or of any other nation shall presume to Land upon the saids Isles or any part thereof in arms That they Instantly require them to Give up their armes and give sufficient security for their good and peacable behaviour or otherwayes that they seize and secure their persons or Compell them to retire and be gone furth of the saids Islands And that if need beis they raise the Countrey upon them for that effect And farder we heirby ordaine and Command the forsaid steuart and Steuart deput and Commissioners of Supplie and all other magistrats and officers aforementioned That they be Carefull to protect all Scotts shipps barks and vessells whatsoever coming within their roads harbours or Creiks or within Scotts waters from all Insults and attacques or other Injury whatsoever from the forsaids persons And that they use their outmost Endeavours and raise the Countrey if need beis for that effect As also that they seize and secure all Boatts that shall be offered to be made use of by the forsaids persons for that effect forsaid And that on the Contrary they make use of the saids boats for the protection heirby recommended And farder we heirby require and Command all his Majesties good Subjects in the bounds forsaid to Give ther assistance in the premisses in armes or otheruayes as they shall be required and that these presents be duely execut by the persons Concerned as they will be ansuerable And that they be published uithin the bounds forsaids as use is in the Lyke cases Sic Subscribitur Poluarth Cancelar Melvill P Queensberrie Argyll Morton Lauderdale Leven Forfar John Hamilton Beilhaven Ruthven James Steuart James Murray John Lauder William Anstruther John Hamilton Hope John Maxwell Alexander Murray Robert Sinclair Thomas Hay C Campbell Archibald Mure.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 65-6.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 65-6.

Proclamation, 12 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamation for a solemn nationall fast and humiliation

The proclamation afterinsert Being read was votted approven and signed whereof the tenor folloues
William By the Grace of God King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland Defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councill messengers at arms our shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as the displeasure and wrath of almighty God is very visible against the Land In the Judgements of Great sicknes and mortality in most parts of the kingdome As also of Grouing dearth and famine threatned with the Imminent hazard of ane Invasion from our Cruell and bloody enemyes abroad all the Just deservings and effects of our Continouing and abounding sins And of our Great Security and Impenitency under them And which Certainly doe Call for our deep humiliation under the mighty hand of god and our most earnest and solemn application and prayers for his gracious pardon and the removing and averting of the forsaid Judgements Upon which Consideration The Commission of the Generall Assembly hath Lykewaise addressed the Lords of our privy Councill that a day of humiliation may be appointed and Keeped for these Causes throughout the Kingdome Therfore we with advyce of the Lords of our privie Councill Command and appoint a day of humiliation and prayer to be observed throughout the whole Kingdome upon the tuenty first day of January nixt to Come upon which we are to be deeply humbled before god for our manifold sins and provocations that so openly abound And in which men still Continow secure and hardened notwithstanding of Gods Great mercy and delyverance wrought for us And of our frequent Confessions and former Fastings which yet have produced noe amendment or reformation And therfore to deprecat his deserved wrath And to Implore his mercy and Grace that we may be delyvered from the forsaids Judgements already Incumbent and Lykewise from the Invasion and other Evills wheruith we are so Iminently threatened which day of solemn humiliation and prayer above appointed We with advyce forsaid require and Command to be most religiously and seriously observed by all our people by publick prayer preaching and all other Acts of deep humiliation and devotion suitable to the forsaids Causes and occasions Our Will is Heirfore And we Charge yow Strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the remanent mercat Crosses of the head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries within this Kingdom And in our name and authority make publication heirof That none pretend ignorance And we ordaine our sollicitor to dispatch Coppies heirof to the shirreffs of the severall Shires and Steuarts of Steuartries and their deputs or Clerks To be by them published at the mercat Crosses of the head burghs upon recept therof And Immediately sent to the severall Ministers To the effect that the same may be Intimat and read in their severall paroch churches upon the Lords day Immediately preceeding the day above appointed And ordaines these presents to be printed And alloues the Causes of this fast given in to the Lords of our privie Councill by the Commission of the Generall Assembly of this nationall Church to be printed heirwith Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the tuelfth day of December and of our reigne the Eight year 1696 sic subscribitur.

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Proclamation

Proclamation for a solemn nationall fast and humiliation

The proclamation afterinsert Being read was votted approven and signed whereof the tenor folloues
William By the Grace of God King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland Defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councill messengers at arms our shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as the displeasure and wrath of almighty God is very visible against the Land In the Judgements of Great sicknes and mortality in most parts of the kingdome As also of Grouing dearth and famine threatned with the Imminent hazard of ane Invasion from our Cruell and bloody enemyes abroad all the Just deservings and effects of our Continouing and abounding sins And of our Great Security and Impenitency under them And which Certainly doe Call for our deep humiliation under the mighty hand of god and our most earnest and solemn application and prayers for his gracious pardon and the removing and averting of the forsaid Judgements Upon which Consideration The Commission of the Generall Assembly hath Lykewaise addressed the Lords of our privy Councill that a day of humiliation may be appointed and Keeped for these Causes throughout the Kingdome Therfore we with advyce of the Lords of our privie Councill Command and appoint a day of humiliation and prayer to be observed throughout the whole Kingdome upon the tuenty first day of January nixt to Come upon which we are to be deeply humbled before god for our manifold sins and provocations that so openly abound And in which men still Continow secure and hardened notwithstanding of Gods Great mercy and delyverance wrought for us And of our frequent Confessions and former Fastings which yet have produced noe amendment or reformation And therfore to deprecat his deserved wrath And to Implore his mercy and Grace that we may be delyvered from the forsaids Judgements already Incumbent and Lykewise from the Invasion and other Evills wheruith we are so Iminently threatened which day of solemn humiliation and prayer above appointed We with advyce forsaid require and Command to be most religiously and seriously observed by all our people by publick prayer preaching and all other Acts of deep humiliation and devotion suitable to the forsaids Causes and occasions Our Will is Heirfore And we Charge yow Strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the remanent mercat Crosses of the head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries within this Kingdom And in our name and authority make publication heirof That none pretend ignorance And we ordaine our sollicitor to dispatch Coppies heirof to the shirreffs of the severall Shires and Steuarts of Steuartries and their deputs or Clerks To be by them published at the mercat Crosses of the head burghs upon recept therof And Immediately sent to the severall Ministers To the effect that the same may be Intimat and read in their severall paroch churches upon the Lords day Immediately preceeding the day above appointed And ordaines these presents to be printed And alloues the Causes of this fast given in to the Lords of our privie Councill by the Commission of the Generall Assembly of this nationall Church to be printed heirwith Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the tuelfth day of December and of our reigne the Eight year 1696 sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 64-5.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 64-5.