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A58563 Act for putting the kingdome in a posture of defence, to joyne with the present standing forces, and new levy Edinburgh, 3 July, 1650. Scotland. 1650 (1650) Wing S1094; ESTC R34031 4,376 4

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ACT Act for putting the Kingdome in a Posture of Defence to joyn with the present standing Forces and new Levy EDINBURGH 3. July 1650. THe Estates of Parliament now presently conveened in this fift Session of this second Triennal Parliament Considering the great preparations made by the Sectaries in England to invade this Kingdom To destroy the Religion Lawes and Liberties thereof wherein every ones private condition is included And that sundry of their Ships are already taken and that an Army in an hostile manner is daily marching toward their Border And having severall Intelligences that they intend without keeping of the Order of the Treaty or giving any previous warning to fall in upon this Nation And withall Considering that the Kings Majesty hath given satisfaction to the Demands of the Parliament and hath sworn and subscribed the Nationall Covenant and the solemn League and Covenant And is safely arrived within this Kingdome and that they are obliged to defend his Royall person and authority in preservation of the true Religion and Liberties of the Kingdome And that according to the Law of God and Nations and the continued Acts and practises of the Nation All sensible ●ersons betwixt 60. and 16. are bound to rise in Arms to defend the King and Kingdome from Invasion Yet The Estates of Parliament being desirous to avoyd the confusion by the coming together of all sensible persons Have rather thought fit that a select number of Horse and Foot be in every Shire put in Companies Troops and Regiments That they withall the Noblemen Gentlemen Heritors Life-renters Fewars Wod-setters may upon the sight of the Be●cons or advertisement from the Parliament Committee of Estates or Generall Officers march to the Rendezvouz of the Shire and from thence to the place where the Army shall be or where they shall receive Orders to goe to for defence of the Kingdome Therefore the Estates of Parliament doth appoint and ordain that every Shyre shall have in readinesse in Companies Troops and Regiments the proportion of the Foot and Horse as after followes Viz. For the Horse Roxbrugh 180. Inde 2. Troopes Rests 30. which being joyned with Selkirk whose proportion is 47. makes 1. Troop rests 2. Dumfreis 146. Inde 2. Troops wants 4. Wigtown and Kirkcudbright 110. 1. Troop rests 55. which being joyned with Dumbartan whose proportion in 30. makes 1. Troop rests of Dumbartan 10. Air 173. and Renfrew 58. makes 3. Troops at 73. the Troop Lanerk 117. one Troop rests 42. which being joyned with Clakmanan 28. makes one Troop Haddington 133. makes 2 Troops at 67. the Troop Edinburgh 133. makes up 2. Troops at 97. the piece Peebles 49. with the rest of Dumbartan which is 10. and the rest of Selkirk which is 2. makes 1. Troop of 61. Lithgow 66. 1. Troop Stirling 90. and Bute 13. makes 2. Troops at 52. the piece Pearth 228. three compleat Troops rests of Pearth 3. Fyfe and Kinroshire 290. 4. compleat Troops Forfar 160. makes 2. Troops rests 10. Kincardin 44. which with 10. out of the rest of Forfar makes 1. Troop at 54. Aberdeen 186. makes 3. Troops at 62. Elgin 54. and Nairne 14. makes a Troop at 68. Bamff 56. one Troop Innernesse and Rosse 138. makes two Troops at 98. the Troop Sutherland 15. Caithnes 24. Cromartie 3. one Troop at 42. Orknay and Zetland 54. one Troop Argyle 80. one Troop For the Foot Mid Lothian 900. one Regiment Haddington 900. one Regiment Barwick 900. one Regiment Dumfreis 900. one Regiment Roxbrugh and Selkirk 1500. Peebles 300. Inde 1800. Inde two Regiments at 900. a piece Fyfe and Kinrosse 1800. two Regiments at 700. a piece Lithgow 374. Stirling and Clakmanan 750. Inde 1124. one Regiment Wigtown and Kirkcudbright 900. one Regiment Lanerk 900. one Regiment Air and Renfrew 1500. with Dumbartan joyned whose proportion is 240. makes in all two Regiments at 870. a piece Pearth 1840. two Regiments Forfar 1214. one Regiment Kincardin and Marshalls part of Aberdeen 900. one Regiment Rest of Aberdeen and Bamff 1200. one Regiment Elgin Nairn and that part of Inneresse on this side Ness 750. one Regiment Seaforth and Lovats division of Innernesse 750. one Regiment Rest of Innernesse Sutherland Rosse and Caithnesse 1200. one Regiment Orknay and Zetland 750. and Bute one Regiment Argyles division of Innernesse 800. one Regiment And that by and attour these of the late Leavie of the date the twenty fift of June last by-past who are no wayes to be retarded by this Act which is in place of the Act of Posture of all the sensible men and which is appointed for the strengthning of the new Leavie and of the old Forces And this is also by and attour the outcoming of all Noblemen Gentlemen Heretors Life-renters Fewars and Wed-setters excepting as is after excepted Likeas the saids Estates nominates these who are herewith sent to be Colonels for the Regiments of Foot above specified viz. For the Sheriffdome of Edinburgh The Lord Balmerinoch to be Colonell For the Shyre of Haddington The Lord Angus For Berwick The Laird of Iddington For Dumfreis Archbald Douglas of Dornoch and Crawfurdtown his Lieutenant Colonell Roxbrugh Selkirk and Peebles The Earles of Lothian and Buckoleuch Fyfe and Kinroshire The Lord Burgly or the Laird of Waghton and Sir William Douglas Lithgow Stirling and Clakmanan Shyres The Laird of Buchanan and Sir Joseph Donglas Lieutenant Colonell Wigtoun and Stewartrie of Kirkcudbright The Lord Kirkcudbright Lanerk Sir William Carmichael Air Renfrew and Dumbartan The Lord Chancellour or the Lord Mauchlein his son and the Earle of Cassils Colonels For Pearth Shyre the Lord Couper and the Laird of Gleneagies Elder Forfar The Laird of Edȝell Kincarden and Marshals part of Aberdeen The Viscount of Arbuthnot Rest of Aberdeen and Bamff The Laird of Leslye younger Elgin Nairn and the Earle of Murrayes division of Innernesse Sir Alexander Sutherland of Duffus Seafort and Lord Lovats division of Innernesse Alexander Frazer Tutor of Lovat Marquesse of Argyles division of Innernesse The said Lord Marquesse of Argyle or any he pleases name The rest of Innernesse Rosse Sutherland and Caithnes The Earl of Sutherland or any he pleases nominate and appoint Major Ross Sir John Sincler of Dumbeath Orkney and Zeatland And anent the foot appointed to be put forth by the Shyres of Air Renfrew and Dumbartan if the Earl of Loudoun Lord Chaucellour or L. Machlein his Son and the Earl of Cassils Colonels aforesaid or any one of them crave that such a number of the said foot be converted unto horse as with the proportion of horse above mentioned to be put forth by the saids Shyres will make up a Regiment of horse In that case the saids Estates of Parliament do give Power Liberty and Freedom to the Committees of War of the saids Shyres in their option to convert so many of the saids foot into horse at the rate of one horseman for three footmen as shall be desired by the saids Colonels or any
of them And the saids Estates Ordains the Committees of War with the advice of the Colonels in the severall Shyres and divisions they being present to meet all in their own severall Committees immediately after the receipt of this Act And that they sit continually from day to day untill they determine proportion and settle the saids numbers of horse and foot in severall Troops Companies and Regiments and choose and appoint more Colonels Rootmasters and all Officers necessary they being persons so qualified as is required in the late printed Act of Leavie for leading and commanding the saids forces and that they send in the names of these whom they appoint unto the Committee of the Parliament which is appointed for purging of the Army And the saids Estates Ordains the footmen to be sufficiently armed with Muskets Pikes and Swords and any other their best armes and the horsemen to be armed with Pistols and Lances broad Swords and steel Caps And if any of the Heritors or other persons aforesaids be aged or known to be infirme or be persons excepted as after followes That they send out able men with their best horse and armes and that the Magistrates within Burghs Heritors others designed as aforesaid or in their absence the Baillies and Factors to Landward shal be answerable for bringing the persons within their bounds according to their proportion armed as said is and where they have no arms that they bring mony to buy them with that under the like pains as is contained in the late Act of Levie And the saids Estates Ordains the Noblemen Gentlemen Heritors Fewers and Woodsetters to provide themselves and the proportions whom they hereby are to put forth with 30. daies provision for these on this side of Aberdeen with 40. daies provision for these by North Aberdeen And farther the saids Estates appoints the Committees of War to provide as many Arms and Ammunition as will arm the numbers aforesaid craved from the Shire and that either by giving present mony for them or Bands for payment thereof at a certain 〈…〉 … ey to have letters of releif against the Heritors for repaiment of the same with power to the said Committees to distribute armes to these who wants and with direction to the Colonel to cause dreill and train the said men put them in Companies Troops and Regiments And the said Estates appoints the Committees of War and Colonels to agree and resolve upon such place places whereunto they will appoint the foresaid horse foot of the Shyre to have the Rendezvouz within the Shyre upon the seeing of the Beacons burning or upon other advertisement from their neighbour Shyres of the country or from the generall Officers for to rise that from thence they may march and joyn with the army where they shal be or according as they shal receive Order from the Parliament Committee of Estates or generall Officers to the effect foresaid The saids Estates appoints the Comittees of War in every Shyre without failȝie or delay at the first meeting to cause erect Beacons and have all other things necessary ready upon the tops of the highest places within the Shyre where Beacons used before to be put that by the firing of the same the people of their own Shyre may be warned to draw presently to the Rendezvouz and the other Shires also may be warned to draw to their Rendezvouz that so they may all the sooner joyn with the Army for defence of the Kingdome Likeas they appoint the Committees of War of the Shyres or any of them or any of their Officers to give present advertisement thereof to these of their neighbouring Shyres and so from Shyre to Shyre with all possible speed and also to the Committees of Estates and generall Officers And further The Estates of Parliament Ordains all Noblemen Gentlemen Heretors Life-renters Fewars and Woodsetters to come forth themselves under the pains following except the Burgh of Edinburgh Sterling Pearth and Dundee who are ordained hereby to put all their sensible persons within their townes in Arms and Posture of Defence for safety of these places and except these persons who are debarred from publick trust by the first and second Classe of the Act at Saint Androos 1646. and at Edinburgh 1640. who are hereby appointed to put out all their proportions within their bounds with their best horse armes at the sight of the Committee of War under the command of these who are appoynted by the Parliament or Committee of War of the Shyre as aforesaid but are hereby discharged under the pains contained the Band for keeping the peace either to associate themselves in parties in armes or to joyn with our army viz. Ilk Nobleman Gentleman Heritor Life-renter and Woodsetter under the pain of being esteemed infringers of their Covenant neglecters of the defence of Religion the King and the Kingdome and of being punished by death infamy losse of all their moveables and forfeiture of a third part of their Estates And further The saids Estates doth ordain and appoint That by and attour the numbers aforesaid in the bordering Shyres and the other Shyres where the actuall Invasion shall be That upon the said Invasion or upon the sight of the Beacons The whole persons sensible rise in armes and draw together to the place where the standing forces of the Kingdom are at a Rendezvouz or whereto they shall receive orders to march and to the end none may pretend Ignorance Ordains the Act to be published at the Mercat Crosse of Edinburgh and withall Ordains it to be printed and sent to the Committees of War of the severall Shyres who are hereby required to put the same with all possible diligence in execution as they would not be esteemed and punished as infringers of the Covenant and neglecters of the defence of the Religion King and Kingdome And withall declares that the publishing hereof at the Mercat Crosse of Edinburgh and Printing of the same shall be a sufficient intimation against the contraviners thereof FINIS