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, [Page 2]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. [Page 3]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, shalbe 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 [Page 4]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.