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B05334 Act of Privy Council, anent the militia and detachments thereof, and deserters and run-aways from the same; and providing of horses, &c. in his Majesties service. Scotland. Privy Council. 1688 (1688) Wing S1457; ESTC R183021 1,533 1

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J R ACT OF PRIVY COUNCIL Anent the Militia and Detatchments thereof and Deserters and Run-aways from the same and providing of Horses c. in His Majesties Service Edinburgh the ninth day of October 1688. THE Lords of His Majesties Privy Council do Ordain That when His Majesties Service requires any Detatchments to be made in the Militia for the future that the respective Commanders of the Militia Regiments make the said Detatchments proportionally from the persons lyable to Outreik the Militia As likewise They do Ordain that when any mans Arms is taken and given to another whom the Officers thinks fitter for the said Service they are to give to the owner of the saids Arms a Note obliging them to return the same And that the said Militia and all the Detatchments thereof may prove effectual for His Majesties Service The saids Lords do hereby Decern and Ordain any Run-aways or Deserters of His Majesties Militia or Detatchments thereof to be lyable to Corporal Punishment according to Law and that the Master or any other who shall Reset the said Deserter or Run-away shall be punished with all rigor as the saids Lords of the Privy Council shall think fit And that the Outre●kers of the said Deserter or Deserters upon Intimation by the Officer shall be forthwith obliged to furnish others in their place With Certification that the saids Outreikers shall be lyable to the Pains and Penalties contained in the Acts of Parliament anent the Deficients of the Militia And to the end that the saids Deserters or Run-aways may be known the respective Collonels and other Commanders are hereby Ordered to cause P●oclaim the Names of such Run-aways and Deserters at all the Church-Doors of the Shire that none may pretend Ignorance in ●e●etting of them And for the encouragement of all concerned in the said Mili●ia Ordains the Pay due to the Souldiers to be given in to the Officers and by them to be payed to the Souldiers dayly according to their Service and attendance as they will be answerable As likewise The saids Lords for preventing any abuses for the future by pressing of Horses for the use of His Majesties Forces or Artillerie Do Require and Command That in all time coming when Horses are needful for His Majesties Service in and about Edinburgh That the Commanding Officer give in a Note to His Majesties Privy Council of the number of Horses and Furniture needful for the time and that the saids Horses be proportionally furnished viz. The one half by the Town of Edinburgh and the other by the Shire of Mid-Lothian And for that effect that an Order be direct to the Provost of Edinburgh and another to the Clerk for the Supply of the Shire who is hereby Ordered to cast the Quota conform to the valuation and send the several proportions of the respective Paroches to one of the Justices of the Peace of the said Paroch who is hereby forthwith Ordered to send the saids Horses and Furniture to the place appointed by the Council And for that effect the saids Justices are hereby Impowered and Authorized to seize Horses and Fine or Imprison the Deficients And further to prevent abuses in the furnishing of Horses the Magistrats of Edinburgh are hereby peremptorly Discharged to take or press any Horses from any persons except from their own Inhabitants and these living in their Town and Suburbs and under their Jurisdiction And the Lords of Council do hereby expresly and peremptorly Prohibite and Discharge any Officers or Souldiers whether of His Majesties Standing-Forces or Militia to press or seize any Horses upon pretence of His Majesties Service without express Warrand from the Lord High Chancellor or a Privy Councellour at least as they will be answerable at their highest peril And the saids Lords Declare notwithstanding of the Speciality foresaid that this Act is to be extended as to the whole Shires of the Kingdom and Ordain the same to be put in Execution accordingly every manner of way as is above-expressed And to the end these Presents may be made known Ordain the same to be Published at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh by the Macers of Council and by Messengers at Arms at the whole other Mercat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of the Shires of this Kingdom that none may pretend ignorance Extracted by me COL McKENȜIE Cls. Sti. Concilii GOD Save the KING Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most Sacred Majesty Anno Dom. 1688.