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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58658	A proclamation for calling together the militia on this side of Tay, and the fencible men in some shires Edinburgh, the thirtieth day of March, 1689.	Scotland. Parliament.; Gibson, Alexander, Sir, d. 1693.	1689 (1689)	Wing S1323A; ESTC R38222	8,693	10

Lathallan James Robertson of Newbigging James Crawford of Monwhannie For the Shire of Perth The Lord Cardross Mr. Francis Montgomery Sir Patrick Murray-Patrick Smith of Methven Patrick Stuart of Ballachan _____ Stuart of Stentoun _____ of Collonbellie _____ Home of Argattie Collin Campbel of Formage Thomas Hay of Balhousie Walter Stuart of Kincarachie _____ Blair of Inshyra _____ Grahame of Balgoun _____ Linton of Pandrich Colin Campbel of Monzie _____ Drummond of Meggins William Lindsay of Kilspindie John Drummond of Blair Collonel Meinzies Patrick Hay of Leys elder Mungo Campbel of Burnbank _____ Stuart of Annat Mr. William Erskine John Erskine of Balgoun Lawrence Craigie of Kilgristoun Mr. James Craigie younger of Dumbarnie _____ Fleming of Moness Sir Colin Campbel of Aberurquhall _____ of Rind _____ Naper of Balwhaple Together with one of the Magistrats for the time of each Royal Burgh and Burgh of Regality who contribute to the Out-reik of the Militia in each respective Shire And the Estates do Authorize and Impower the saids Commissioners to Nominat the Captains of Foot and the Lieutenents and Cornets of Horse with consent of the Collonels and Captains of Horse respectivè where they are not named by this Act or being named do not accept With power to the saids Commissioners to determine all differences and controversies which may arise in relation to the Militia and to do all other things requisite and necessary for ordering thereof which the former Commissioners had power to do by the Acts of Parliament and Acts of Privy Council And it is hereby Declared that two of the Commissioners with one of these Officers viZ. The Collonel Lieutenant-Collonel Major and Captain of Foot or the Captain Lieutenent or Cornet of Horse shall be a Quorum And if a greater number meet that the Major part be Commissioners And in respect of the present Exigence The Estates do Ordain all the Heretors and other Persons in each Shire and Jurisdiction within the same to come out with their best Horses and Arms to the foresaid places of Rendezvouz of the Horse the second day of the Rendezvouz under the pain of Confiscation of their Horses for the Publick use and where there are different places of Rendezvouzes appointed for Troops of Horse in one Shire that the Heretors repair to the respective places of Rendezvouz appointed for the several Divisions of the Shires wherein they Reside And in case the Commissioners of Militia with one of the Field-Officers of the Foot or the Captain Lieutenent or Cornet of Horse shall find any Militia Horse to be insufficient that they cause the Leader furnish another sufficient Horse and if neither he nor these of the Fraction who Contribute to him have one that they cause the Leader buy a Horse and that any of the rest of the Heretors or others having sufficient Horses at the Rate contained in the Act of Parliament or thereby shall be holden to Sell one to him at a reasonable Price to be appointed by the saids Commissioners or their Quorum aforesaid not exceeding the foresaid Rate or thereby And it is hereby Ordained that these Persons who are lyable in Fractions of Militia-Horses shall at this time Contribute their Proportions to the Leader for a new Out-reick of Horse and Furniture where the Leader has Served the full space of seven years since the last time that these of the Fraction did Contribute to him But where the Leader has not not Served fully the seven years that he shall continue to serve untill the expiring thereof without any new Contribution by these of the Fraction And the Officers and Commissioners of the Militia are hereby Impowered to call for the Standarts Colours Trumpets and Drums which belong to each Shire from these who had the trust thereof or their Representatives who are hereby required to deliver the same to the saids Officers And where they are not extant that new ones be provided at the Charge of the Shire And the Meeting of the Estates considering that there is no Militia Foot in the Shires of Lanerk Air Renfrew Wigton and Stuartry of Kirkeudburgh They grant Power and Warrand to the Commissioners of Militia in the saids Shires and Stuartrie to bring together all the fencible Men in these respective Shires and Stuartrie who are hereby required upon Intimation from the saids Commissioners to come out sufficiently Armed and provided according to their Qualities and Conditions with Power to the Commissioners with Advice of the rest of the Gentlemen when the Fensible Men are met to moddel them or so many of them as they shall think fit into Companies and to appoint Captains and other Officers to the said companies which captains shall Randezvouz them weekly within their respective Paroches to be in readiness thereafter to come out as they shall be advertised by their Officers And further the Estates commands and Requires the respective Sheriffs and their Deputs to cause prepare Beacons upon the most Eminent and conspicuous Places in the Shires of Wigton Air and Bute and to cause kindle these Beacons when they shall have Notice or appearance of an Invasion upon the West-coast of this Kingdom And in that case the Leidges who have their Horses or cattel near the said coast are Required to Remove them Ten miles from the coast that no Invaders from the Irish coast may have any Supply Assistance or Advantage thereby And Ordains the Fensible men in the said Shires and Stewartrie upon their having Notice of the firing of these Beacons to repair to the respective Places to be appointed for the Randezvouzes by their Officers And Ordains thir Presents to be Published by Heraulds Macers Pursevants Messengers at Arms or Sheriff Officers at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh and all the Mercat-Crosses of the Head Burghs of the whole Shires above exprest and other Royal Burghs and Burghs of Regality within the same Extracted out of the Records of the Meeting of Estates By me Al. Gibson Cls. Edinburgh Printed in the Year 1689.