[1644/1/44]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
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The convention recommends to the committee of estates to take such course for modifying some allowance out of [George Hay], earl of Kinnoull's estate for maintenance of his lady and children and paying of his annualrents as prescribed by the general act of the convention.
[1644/1/46]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The convention ordains the troop of horse lying at Currie parish to go and assist George Foulis of Ravelston in taking up his men out of St Cuthberts parish and to put the orders of the committee to execution against the refusers.
[1644/1/47]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The convention ordains that whenever any of the regiments or any part thereof shall be brought together to be mustered, that the musters thereof be received upon the oath of the captains or other officers that shall command them for the time; and being thus mustered and sent to their quarters, recommend to [John Campbell, earl of Loudoun], lord chancellor, or any noblemen that is on the committee, to appoint some honest men in the parishes where they are to be quartered to take trial if they be quartered according to the said roll, and to report upon oath a particular account of the roll of their quarters and the time of their several entries thereto, that they may be paid accordingly; and this form to stand until the committee that goes with the army and general officers meet and think upon some solid course for mustering of the army.
[1644/1/48]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The convention of estates, considering the great necessity of the Scottish army in Ireland and how necessary it is that some means be presently found out for their subsistence and supplying the army now lifted in this kingdom, and that in respect of the present marching of the army and other inconvenient occasions they could not at this time determine upon the same but have appointed a more frequent meeting of the estates to be here for that purpose upon 25 January, do therefore recommend to their care and wisdom to resolve upon some just, equal and solid way in the time of such necessity for supply and maintaining these armies by way of excise or some such other certain way as they shall think fit, and recommend to the committee of estates to prepare the same until the next meeting of estates.
[1644/1/49]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
Forasmuch as [John Campbell, earl of Loudoun], lord chancellor, Sir Archibald Johnston of Wariston and Mr Robert Barclay are employed by a commission from the estates of this kingdom to the kingdom of England, and it being necessary that there be some complete allowance of expenses modified to them in this public service as have been formerly granted in cases of this kind, therefore the convention have modified and modifies £5 sterling of daily allowance to the lord chancellor, 40s sterling to Sir Archibald Johnston, and 2 merks sterling to Mr Robert Barclay; and for their extraordinary charges and expenses, modifies £300 sterling to the lord chancellor, 200 merks sterling to Sir Archibald Johnston and £90 sterling to Mr Robert Barclay, and ordain [Sir Adam Hepburn of] Humbie, general collector and his deputes, or John Johnston and Thomas Cunningham, to pay the sums above-written out of the first and readiest of any public monies they have or shall receive due to this kingdom.
[1644/1/50]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The convention of estates, considering the hard condition and straits the Scottish army in Ireland has been put to this whole year bygone through want of victual and clothes even to sustain their nature and save them from the violence of the weather, and how at last, after all the possible supplies sent to them from this kingdom, to the great burden thereof, and many desires and remonstrances made to the houses of parliament of England (who stand engaged for their pay and maintenance) it was agreed by the English commissioners in November last that they should forthwith provide and send to Ireland for the use of that army the sum of £10,000 sterling, and also that between now and 1 February now approaching there should be delivered to them the sum of £50,000 sterling in part payment of their bygone arrears, all which they had formerly promised to send to them. And the estates of this kingdom, fearing that troubles in England might somewhat retard the timely sending of this money, and knowing the extreme necessity of that army could admit no delay, they have been careful in providing clothes and also 10,000 bolls of meal which are now on their way there; and being willing according to their interest and duty to provide some means and monies in the interim for keeping so many Protestant subjects fighting for religion from starving and utter ruin, there occurred such unexpected rubs and interruptions that the intended supply could not at this time be effectuated. Yet least the said army (being disappointed of supply from both hands) should be necessitated after 1 February to take some unorderly way for their own subsistence, the convention have thought fit that ships, barks and vessels be provided for transporting them to this kingdom, and, for that effect, give full power and commission to General Major Munro and other officers of that army to deal and bargain with all ships, barks and boats they can find for transporting the said army, horse and foot, and declare that whatever shall be due to the owners, masters and skippers of the said ships, barks or boats for transporting them as said is shall be thankfully and completely paid by the estates of this kingdom, who do hereby become debtors for the same; and if any shall refuse to hire their boats or barks as said is, with power to the said general major and officers to force and compel them and to press their ships or boats upon the conditions aforesaid. And for the better effectuating hereof, the estates give full power and commission to [William Cunningham], earl of Glencairn, the lairds [Sir John Crawford of] Kilbirnie, [Sir John Shaw of] Greenock and [Sir James Arnott of] Fernie and magistrates of Ayr and Irvine, or such others whom the said officers shall from time to time require assistance, to concur and assist in providing and pressing of ships, barks and boats for the use and in manner above-written; and declare that whatever shall be the expenses of the officers or others in transporting of this army, the same shall be paid to them out of the first of any supplies that shall come from England or shall be provided in this kingdom for that army, and that the estates do become debtors thereof, and also will be careful that when that army shall be transported they shall be maintained in the same way as the army now lifted in this kingdom. Likewise the convention recommend to their committee of estates to be careful in providing for them accordingly.
[1644/1/51]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
Right honourable,
The convention of estates, taking into their consideration the extreme necessities of the Scottish army in Ireland through want of victual and clothes, and being truly aware of their sufferings, have been still pressing the English commissioners for performance of what they are obligated by the articles sent to you with our letter of 2 December last, and have been most careful in providing the clothes and victual promised, as your commissioners who have been most earnest solicitors for you and witness to our proceedings herein can fully inform you, and how seriously we have been going about the providing of some present supply of money if we had not rencountered with some unexpected rubs and interruptions. Yet least hereby and by the English parliament's non-performing what they are obliged you should think yourselves forgotten at all hands or us wanting in any thing that may witness our tender care of that army, we have given order for the present providing of ships and barks for your transport to this kingdom after 2 February next, if between now and that time you do not receive the money promised from the kingdom of England, and after your transport such course shall be taken for providing for you as shall be taken with the army now lifted in this kingdom.
[1644/1/52]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
The convention of estates appoint their next meeting to be upon 25 January next.