Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Fourteenth day of May J^aj vj^c nyntie six years

A1696/5/41

A1696/5/41¹

Warrant

Warrand for some shires to make up their Levys against 10 of June nixt

The Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell Being Informed by Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat That the shires of Lanerk Air Renfrew Drumfreis Wigtoune and the steuartry of Kirkcudbright their full proportion of the Levy of one thousand men appointed to his Majestie by Act of Parliament are not yet delyvered They heirby appoint the Commissioners of supplie for the saids shires and steuartry To make up their full and Compleat proportions of the said Levy and delyver the same to the officers appointed or who shall be appointed to receave the same and that at the toune and burgh of Glasgow upon the tenth day of June next under the penaltie of Tuo hundreth merks scotts for each man who shall not be delyvered To be payed by the persons by whom the men who shall not be Delyvered ought to have been putt out and furnished and that by and attour the furnishing of the saids men