Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh Friday the sexth day of March J^aj vj^c nynty and sex years Eodem Die post meridiem

A1696/3/41

A1696/3/41¹

Warrant

Warrant anent Captain James Lindsay

The Lords of his majesties privie Councill doe hereby nominat and appoynt Captaine James Lindsay one of the Captaines of the Earle of Orknay his Regiment To be major to the foot militia presently called out for the Toune of Edinburgh Cannongate, Leith and Suburbs and Declairs That this is the Captaine Lindsay in the proclamatione emitted yeasterday albeit there He be designed in the Lord Lindsayes Regiment