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The estates of parliament do hereby ordain and command Colonel William Stewart and the commanders and officers of his regiment to disband the said regiment, officers and soldiers thereof in the several shires, bailiaries and burghs respectively where they are upon Tuesday next, 9 February instant, under all highest pain and as they will be answerable to the parliament upon their peril. And the estates discharge the committees of war of the shire or shires where the said regiment is quartered of all giving or allowing quarters to the said regiment, officers or soldiers thereof after the said 9 February instant, the said colonel only keeping up out of the said regiment 80 well-armed men. And the estates ordain the said Colonel William Stewart and other officers of his regiment to cause deliver the arms of the disbanded soldiers to such of the committees of war of the shire or shires or burghs respectively where they are quartered shall appoint, upon ticket of receipt to be granted thereof to the officers to be forthcoming to the public, shires or burghs out of which the same was levied. And in respect it is ordered that the new modelled forces shall have no free quarters but shall pay for all their maintenance the first month after their modelling, which is to be repaid by the public at the end of the month, therefore ordain the said colonel and officers to cause their new modelled company pay ready money for the said company for the said month in each place where they receive maintenance. And in case any disorders or insolencies shall be committed by any of the disbanded companies, the estates of parliament give warrant to the committee of the shire, with consent of the new modelled forces, to take and apprehend the delinquent and exhibit him to any judge having power, to be punished according to his demerit; and for that effect ordain the said colonel and other officers to concur with the said committee of war for apprehending the said delinquents as said is. And the estates declare that they will only allow to the said lieutenant colonel and major to be paid according to the old establishment and not according to the last act made in this session of parliament, and will allow no pay to any officers of foot regiments and companies for any horse; neither yet will they allow pay to a minister and surgeon to the said regiment. And ordain the commissioners of the shires to make intimation hereof to the committees of war of the particular shires respectively where the said regiment is quartered.
The estates ordain the same act for disbanding the whole other foot regiment within the kingdom that are not to be kept up by the new model.
Item, the estates ordain the same act for disbanding of [Robert Gordon], viscount of Kenmure's regiment upon 9 February instant, keeping up 53 well-armed men thereof for the new modelled forces.
Item, the same act for disbanding Lieutenant General Baillie's regiment upon 9 February instant, keeping up one company of well-armed men thereof to the effect aforesaid.
Item, the same act for disbanding [John Kennedy], earl of Cassilis' regiment upon 9 February instant, keeping up 50 well-armed men thereof.
Item, the same act for disbanding [James Elphinstone], lord Coupar's regiment upon 9 February instant, keeping up 80 three well-armed men thereof.
Item, the same act for disbanding [Colonel Alexander Hamilton], general of artillery's regiment the said day, keeping up one company thereof of well-armed men.
Item, the same act for disbanding [James Stewart], earl of Moray's regiment and regiment in Dundee the said day, keeping up one company of well-armed men thereof.
Item, the same act for disbanding the regiment of [John Campbell], earl of Loudoun, lord chancellor, the said day, keeping up one company of well-armed men thereof.
And an act ordaining and commanding Lieutenant Colonel William Livingstone of Westquarter and Major Hamilton of Parkley to disband their two companies of [James Livingstone], earl of Callander's regiment that are quartered in the shire of Clackmannan upon Tuesday next, 9 February instant.
Item, the same act for disbanding Colonel Rough's regiment the said 9 February instant.