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A58676 Act for furnishing of baggage-horse to His Majesties host at Edinburgh, the seventeeth day of July, One Thousand Six Hundred and Eighty Nine Years. Scotland.; Scotland. Privy Council. 1689 (1689) Wing S1425; ESTC R6182 2,464 1

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ACT For Furnishing of Baggage-Horse to His Majesties Host AT EDINBVRGH The Seventeenth Day of July One thousand six hundred and eighty nine Years HIS Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of His Majesties Privy Council Considering that it is requisite and necessary a competent provision of Baggage be sent alongst with the Forces under the Command of Major-General Mackay who is now to march Northwards against the Viscount of Dundee and other Rebels that have joyned him in opposition to His Majesties Authority They do therefore Ordain the Leaders of the Militia-Horses within the Shires of Fife Kinross Edinburgh Linlithgow Striviling and Clackmannan to send out each of them two sufficient Baggage-Horses for each Militia-Horse they lead sufficiently furnished and graithed with Sodds an Sack an pair of Backets or Creils with a Man for each two Horse with ten days Provision to the said Servant half Meal half Money extending the said Baggage-Horse for the Shires of Fife and Kinross the Towns not included to the number of three hundred fifty two Horse For the Shire of Edinburgh to the number of an hundred fourty eight for the Shire of Linlithgow to the number of eighty four and for the Shires of Striviling and Clackmannan the number of an hundred seventy six Horse And appoints the Magistrats of the several Burghs under-written to send out the proportion of Horse and Men after-mentioned viz. The Magistrats of the Town of Edinburgh the number of an hundred Horses and fifty Men or such a number of Carts as Major-General Mackay shall appoint in lieu of the foresaids Horses or any number of the same the Magistrats of St. Andrews the number of twelve Horses and six Men the Magistrats of Dysert six Horses and three Men the Magistrats of Kirkaldie twelve Horses and six Men the Magistrats of Cowper six Horses and three Men the Magistrats of Burntisland six Horses and three Men the Magistrats of Innerkeithing three Horses and two Men the Magistrats of Kinghorn two Horses and one Man the Magistrats of Pittenweem three Horses and two Men the Magistrats of Dumfermling four Horses and two Men the Magistrats of Anstruther-Wester two Horses and a Man the Magistrats of Crail six Horses and three Men and Magistrats of Kilrinni one Horse and one Man and the Magistrats of Striviling five Horses and three Men all sufficiently furnished with Graith Furniture and Provision in manner above-mentioned And the saids Lords Ordains the number of an hundred and fourty eight Horse with a proportion of Men corresponding thereto as part of the number of the Horse and Men to be furnished and put out by the Shires of Fife and Kinross and Towns thereof to repair and go to the Town of Burnt-island on Saturday next the twenty day of July instant by eight a clock in the morning according as they shall receive direction from the Sheriff-deput of Fise for that Effect and appoints the remainder of the saids Horses and Men that are to be sent out by the saids Shires of Fife and Kinross and Towns thereof and by the other Shires and Burghs above-mentioned to repair to the places and upon the days particularly aftermentioned viz. The Remainder of these furnished by the saids Shires of Fife and Kinross and and Towns thereof to the Town of Perth upon Tuesday next the twenty third day of the said moneth before three a clock in the afternoon These sent out by the Shire of Striviling and Town thereof at Striveling upon Munday the twenty second day by eight a Clock in the Morning These by the Shire of Linlithgow and Town of Edinburgh on Tuesday next at the said Town of Striviling before eight a Clock in the morning and these of the Shire of Edinburgh at the said place on Wednesday the twenty fourth day at the hour foresaid And for the more ready and better Outreik of the Horses respectively abovementioned The Lords of His Majesties Privy Council give and grant full power and warrant to each of the saids Leaders to press Horse or Horses he is lyable to furnish within any part of his Localitie the Horse not exceeding the value of fourty eight pound Scots and appoints the saids Leaders to draw up an Accompt of the value of the saids Horse or Horses as they shall be prized by three honest Neighbours upon Oath with their Graith not exceeding fourty shilling Scots for the said Graith if they shall not return or if they do return of what they shall be prized worse and of ten days Provision for the Men which go-along with the said Horse and according to the Extent of the Accompt They ordain each Heretor within the Leaders Localitie to be answerable for the Leaders relief according to the preportion of his valued Rent and if they make not ready payment thereof the Comissioners of the Militia or any two of them upon application are to grant Warrants for poynding for the said proportion to be Apprysed according to the Poynds for Deficiency of the Militia and the Heretors are allowed to take their Relief for their proportions by Pole off the Tennents and Inhabitants within the Bounds the Cottars and Trades-men being reckoned to a Third And further the saids Lords Grants Warrant to every Leader to press a Man to go along with every two Horses out of any part of his Locality in case of refusal and appoints the Foot Militia to concur with the Leader to Guard the Men and Horses to the respective places appointed for their Meeting And Declares That every Leader who shall be Deficient shall be lyable on payment of the Sum of sixty Pounds Scots for each Deficient Horse to be applyed for the relief of any other Horse that shall be pressed through his default and further shall be lyable to be punished in his Person and Goods at the Councils pleasure as Disaffected to the Government and His Majesties Service And in like manner the saids Lords of Privy Council Allow and Impower the Magistrats of the Burghs respectively above-named to press the Horses and Men to be sent out by them within their own Jurisdiction and to Stent the Burgesses and Inhabitants for a proportional Relief thereof and of the Graith and Provisions to be sent along with them the value of each Horse not exceeding fourty eight Pounds Scots and the Graith four●y Shillings Money foresaid and the Estimat to be made either for the full price of the Horse and Graith if he shall not return or in so far as the Horse shall be Prysed worse than he was at his going out if he do return And Ordains these Presents to be Printed and Published by the Sheriffs their Deputs or Clerks at the Head-Burghs of their Shires at the receipt thereof and at the Paroch Churches within their respective Shires upon Sunday next after Divine Service in the Forenoon and by the Magistrats of the other Burghs above-mentioned at the Mercat-Crosses of their said Burghs upon their receiving the same Extracted by me GILB ELIOT Cls. Sti. Cencilii God Save King William and Queen Mary Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson By Order of His Majesties Privy Council Anno DOM. 1689.