Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The nynteenth day of January J^aj vj^c nyntie tuo years

A1692/1/47

A1692/1/47¹

Warrant

Warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh to seize sturdy beggers to be souldiers

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby authorize and Requyre the Magistrats of Edinburgh Cannongate Leith and haill suburbs of the samen To seize upon and Committ to prisone all sturdie Beggers idle vagabounds and vagrant persones who cannot give a rationall account of the places of their Constant residence and way and manner of their Living and how they are mantained and to transmitt their names to the Clarks of Councell from tyme to tyme as they shall apprehend the forsaids persones To be by the saids Clarks presented to the saids Lords of privie Councell That their Lordships may Give ordor for delivering such of the saids persones as they shall think fitt to such officers who are presently Levying souldiers for their Majesties service in Flanders as they shall appoynte To be by the saids officers transported to Flanders for their Majesties service