Foraſmuch, as by the 3d. Act, Parl. 3. Charl. 2d. It is Provided and Ordained, that in caſe it ſhall happen any Horſes to be imployed, and made uſe of by Officers and Souldiers, in Towns, or in the Countrey, for carrying Artilliary, Ammunition, or Proviſion, or any other uſe of the Army, there be payed for each day that they Travel, Three ſhillings Scots for each two Miles to the Man and Horſe, and each day that they do not Travel, Six ſhillings Scots to the Man, and as much for the Horſe; the Man being obliged to provide Himſelf and the Horſe, which by the ſaid Act is appointed to be payed by the Magiſtrats of the Burghs, if the Horſes be taken within a Town, or if in the Countrey, by the Collector of the Supply in the Shire, who are to be re-payed thereof, or to have the ſame allowed to them by the Receivers-General. And ſicklike, We, with Advice of Our Eſtates of Our Parliament, by Our Act of the Date, the Thirtieth day of May, One thouſand ſix hundred and ninety, did Impower the Lords of Our Privy Council, to proportion and Impoſe Baggage-horſes, for the tranſporting of Proviſions and Furniture neceſſary to Our Army, the Expences of the Horſes always being payed conform to the Act of Parliament above-mentioned. And to the effect the ſaids Baggage-Horſes may be orderly furniſhed, and with greater equality Outreiked and Provided, for the eaſe and conveniency of Our Subjects, and be in readineſs for Carrying and tranſporting any thing requiſite and neceſſary for the Accommodation of Our Forces, and Expedition of Our Service, in the ſeveral Shires and Burghs of this Kingdom, where Our Army ſhall have occaſion to March thorow, or be Quartered in the ſame. Therefore We, with Advice of Our Privy Council, Ordain every Heretor of this Our Ancient Kingdom, and the Tutors, Factors, or Chamberlains of ſuch of them as are Minors, or live not within the Shire where they have Lands lying, and the whole Magiſtrats of Our Burghs-Royal within this Kingdom, to deſign, have in readineſs, and ſet a-part for that uſe, betwixt and the Twenty two day of June inſtant, a ſufficient Baggage-horſe, well Furniſhed and Graithed, with Sodds, a Sack, and a pair of Baccats, or Creills, with a Man for each two Horſes, and that effeiring to every Twenty Pounds Scots of Aſſeſſment they pay Monthly of Supply to Us, by vertue of the 6th Act, 2d Seſs of Our Current Parliament; And where there are leſſer Sums payed by the ſaids Heretors or Magiſtrats, either under Twenty Pounds, or more than the round Sums of one or moe Twenty Pounds, the Heretor or Burgh which pays the greateſt Fraction, under Twenty Pounds, or over and above the one or moe Twenty Pounds payable by them Monthly, ſhall be lyable to Outreik and Furniſh a Baggage-Horſe, with a Man in the next place, and ſo from the greater to the leſſer Sums of Monthly Supply, thorow the whole Heretors of the Shires, and Magiſtrats of the Burghs of this Kingdom, untill all and every one of them have equally and proportionally contributed to Our ſaid Service, in the Outreik and Furniſhing of Baggage-Horſes, effeiring and conform to their ſeveral Intereſts and Monthly payments, ay and while ſuch a number of Baggage-Horſes be Furniſhed and Outreiked by the ſeveral Shires and Burghs within the ſame, as correſponds to the Monthly payments of Supply they are lyable to, by vertue of the Act of Parliament foreſaid; and that ſuch who have once furniſhed, in obedience to theſe preſents, ſhall not be lyable to furniſh again, untill all ſuch who pays the leſſer Sums of Monthly Supply have likewiſe furniſhed and ſet forth Baggage-Horſes, as do effeir and correſpond to the Monthly Supply, payable by the reſpective Shires and Burghs within the ſame: And which whole Baggage-Horſes above-expreſt, with the Servants attending the ſame, ſhall be punctually payed, conform to the Acts of Parliament above-mentioned, for the time they ſhall be imployed and made uſe of. And We, with Advice foreſaid, peremptorly Require and Command the Heretors, for their Baggage-Horſe, and their Servants to be ſent forth with them from Burgh and Landwart reſpectivè, to anſwer and obey what Directions and Commands ſhall be given to them by Sir Thomas Livingſton, Commander in Chief of Our Forces within this Kingdom, and punctually to meet from ſuch Shires and Burghs reſpectivè within the ſame; in ſuch numbers, and at ſuch times and places, as the ſaid Sir Thomas ſhall find neceſſary to enjoyn and appoint from time to time. And for the better preſerving of the ſaids Horſes, and ſafe returning thereof to the reſpective Heretors and Magiſtrats of Burghs, who ſend out the ſame, and that the Menſervants who attend them may be duely provided for, and entertained, We, with Advice foreſaid, Require and Command, that the Baggage-Horſes furniſhed by each Shire, and Burghs within the ſame, when met and gathered together, at the places to be appointed by the ſaid Sir Thomas Livingſton for their Rendezvouz, be preſented to the Commiſſary for the Army, whom We by theſe preſents Require and Command to grant Receipts therefore, and take care for the equal diſtribution of the ſame, amongſt the ſeveral Regiments, upon the Officers Receipts thereof, for the more commodious ſervice of Our Army; And how ſoon the ſaids Baggage-Horſes furniſhed by any Shire, ſhall have Marched to a Neighbouring Shire, then ſuch a number of the ſaids Baggage-Horſes, which have come from the remoteſt places, ſhall be diſmiſs'd and ſent back, effeiring to the number of Horſes furniſhed by the Shire they arrive at, which ſhall Conveen, to take their Baggage off their hands: And in caſe no Receipts be given for the ſaids Baggage-Horſes by the ſaid Commiſſary, to whom they are preſented, it ſhall be a ſufficient Inſtruction againſt him, that he hath received the ſaids Horſes, if Inſtruments be taken and produced againſt him at the delivery thereof, or a Declaration Subſcribed by two Credible Perſons, in abſence of a Nottar • : And We hereby Ordain the ſaid Commiſſary, to make the ſaids Horſes and Graith forth-coming, and reſtore the ſame to the true Owners and Outreikers thereof: And ſicklike we hereby Require and Command, the Commiſſaries of Our Army, to furniſh and afford Victuals and Suſtainance to the Baggage-men, who attend the ſaids Horſes, out of the Proviſions and Stores of Our Army, from time to time, keeping accompt thereof, that the ſame may be deduced out of the Wages allowed to them by Act of Parliament; And for the more commodious and ſpeedy Outreik of the ſaids Baggage-Horſes from Burgh and Landwart reſpective foreſaid: We with Advice of Our Privy Council, Give and Grant full Power and Warrand to each Heretor, to preſs the Horſe or Horſes he is lyable to furniſh, with the Servants neceſſary to attend the ſame, within any part of his own Ground, the Horſe not exceeding four pounds Sterling value; And Appoints the ſaids Heretors, to draw up an Accompt of the ſaids Horſe or Horſes, as they ſhall be Prized by three honeſt Neighbours upon Oath, Subſcribed with their Hands, with their Graith, not exceeding fourty ſhilling Scots for the ſaid Graith; and according to the extent of that Accompt, if the Horſe ſhall not return, the Heretor Out-reiker of the ſame, ſhall be allowed the Apprized value thereof, not exceeding the price foreſaid, out of the Ceſs payable by the ſaid Heretor, to be applyed by him to the uſe of the Out-reiker of the Horſe, or from whom he was preſſed. And the ſeveral Collectors are hereby required to give allowance thereof upon production to them of the Apprized value of the ſaid Horſe, with the ſaid Commiſſary his Receipt, that the Horſe was Outreiked, or Inſtruments taken, or Declarations foreſaid produced, upon the delivery of the ſaid Horſe, againſt him: And which Apprized value of the ſaid Horſes, is to be deduced out of the Pay of that Regiment, to which the ſaid Commiſſary ſhall inſtruct he delivered him; or otherways he is to be lyable therefore himſelf. And further, We with Advice foreſaid, Grant Warrand to, and Impower the Magiſtrats of Our Burghs within their own Juriſdiction, to preſs the Horſes and Men to be ſent along with them, the Horſe and Graith to be eſtimat and prized, inſtructed to be delivered, and payed in manner above ſet down. And to the end the ſaid Sir Thomas Livingston may have particular knowledge of the number of Baggage-Horſe, to be furniſhed out of every Shire and Burgh, by the Rule above-mentioned, and of the perſons lyable to Out-reik the ſame; We with Advice foreſaid, Require and Command all the Collectors of Supply within the ſeveral Shires and Burghs of this Kingdom, whenever they ſhall be required by the ſaid Commander in Chief, to ſend in to him with all expedition, and particularly at preſent, the Collectors of Supply, for the Shires and Burghs reſpectivè following; viz. The Shires of Edinburgh, Strivling, Perth, Fife, Kinroſe, Linlithgow, Dumbartoun, and Clackmannan, and Burghs reſpective within the ſame, ſubſcribed with their hands, exact Liſts and Doubles of the whole Heretors within their Shires, and the proportions of Supply Monthly payable by them, conform to the ſaid 6th Act of Our current Parliament; Certifying ſuch of the Collectors who ſhall be deficient in ſending in the ſaids Liſts, that they ſhall be purſued as obſtructers of Our Service, and diſaffected to Our Government. And further, We hereby Require and Command the ſaid Commiſſary, to Report and Tranſmit to Our Privy Council, true and exact Liſts of ſuch as ſhall be Deficient in Out-reiking and ſending forth their Baggage-Horſes, and Men to attend the ſame, conform to the rule and proportion of Monthly Supply above-mentioned, when they are required ſo to do, by the ſaid Sir Thomas, that the ſame may be proceeded againſt therefore with all rigor. And to the Effect Our Pleaſure in the Premiſſes may be known, OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, and We Charge you ſtrictly and Command, that incontinent, theſe Preſents ſeen, ye paſs to the Mercat-Croſs of Edinburgh, and remanent Mercat-Croſſes of the Head-Burghs of this Kingdom, and other places needful, and there, by open Proclamation, make Publication of the Premiſſes, that all perſons concerned may have notice thereof, and none pretend ignorance, as ye will anſwer to Us thereupon; the which to do, We commit to you, conjunctly and ſeverally, Our full Power, by theſe Our Letters, delivering them by you, duly execute, and indorſed again to the Bearer.