67 dies parliamenti
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Prayeris said, rolls called.
The estates of parliament, upon consideration of the report of the grand committie concerneing the particulars eftirmentioned, ordanis suche of the new modelled trowpes as ar takine out of the regimentis within this kingdome furthwith to march northward toward Monrose, Abirdene or else where the generall officers sall think fitt for the good of the service, and for the rest of the trowpes of the new modell the estates ordanis them to keip randevous at Monrose upon the tent of March nixt (unless with advice had with the generall officers it salbe thocht fitt that some stay in the southe); and in the meantyme suche of them as the generall officers sall think fitt may have forloffs for visiting ther freindis, they keiping the randevous aforesaid and all of them payeing for what they get; and alse the estates doe heirby ordane and command the generall of attilliaries regiment presentlie to march northward, and ordanis and appointis these regimentis of foote made up out of the armie in England to keip randevous at Monrose the said tent of March nixt, and that suche therof as the generall officers sall think fitt may in the meantyme have forloffs for visiting ther freindis, they giving ther oathes before the receaving of ther forloffs and keiping the day of randevous aforesaid; and the estates ordanis cullors to be made and provyded for the saids regimentis agane the day of randevous aforesaid. As also the estates ordanis that suche regimentis and trowpes as ar not ordaned presentlie to marche be quartered untill ther marche to the randevous aforesaid in the shyres of Linlithgow, Stirling, Clakmannan, Fyiff and Pearth, and recommendis to the generall officers to be carefull that no lyeing quarter be in Perth shyre or Stirling shyre so farre as possiblie they can. And siclyck the estates, taking to ther consideration that article of the report of the grand committie beirand that Colonell Stuart, being hard anent his acceptance of the charge layed on him be the parliament, did expresse a great daill of willingnes to serve the cuntrie, but inregaird of his infirmitie and weaknes of bodie for this service he doeth declyne to accept, the saidis estates doe therfore nominat, elect and choose Lodovick Leslie to be colonell in place of Colonell William Stuart to that regiment quherunto the said Colonell William Stuart was formerlie appointed be the act of parliament anent the new modelled forces, and ordanis the said Colonell Lodovick Leslie to be in that same place and condition for all fies, casualities, priviledges and dignities belonging to that charge as if he had bene first nominat and appointed therto.
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The estates of parliament, haveing tane to ther consideration the report of the grand committie concerneing the great obstruction fund be them in ther procedor and taking course for provyding of magasens of victuall by the want of a commissarie generall, and finding the Lord Humbie altogidder unwilling to accept that charge, and heirwith also considering and haveing reall proofe and experience of the affection and fidelitie of Sir Johne Wiemys of Bogie and of his abilities to exerce and discharge the office and place of thesaurer of the armie and generall commissar of the kingdome, the saidis estates of parliament did therfore unanimouslie, eftir voyceing, nominat, elect and choose the said Sir Johne Wemys of Bogie, knyght, to the foresaid place and office to be thesaurer of the armie and to be generall commissar of the haill kingdome and of all the forces, armies, regiments and companies leveyed or to be leveyed and imployed within the same, with all priviledges, honors, fies and casualities belonging therto, with power to him to nominat and constitut deputs, ane or mae, to serve in the said place. And ordanis the clerk of registere to draw up ane commission in favors of the said Sir John Wemys to the foresaid place and office.