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The estates of parliament, having taken into their consideration the list given in to them by Major General Middleton, with his opinion how the troops and foot regiments in Scotland should be made up out of the forces within that kingdom, they ordain the same to be made up as follows:
Namely, for the horse:
1. That there be 100 taken out of Colonel Robert Montgomery's regiment, whereof 80 for his own troop and 20 for Colonel Mercer's troop.
2. Item, that there be 100 taken out of Colonel Lockhart's regiment, whereof 80 for his own troop and 20 for Colonel Barclay's troop.
3. Item, that there be 100 taken out of [Hugh Montgomery], lord Montgomery's regiment, whereof 80 for Major Barclay's troop and 20 for Colonel Barclay's troop.
4. Item, that there be 40 taken out of Colonel Barclay's regiment, which, with those that he gets from Colonel Lockhart and the Lord Montgomery's regiments, does complete his troop.
5. Item, that there be 20 taken out of [Thomas MacLellan], lord Kirkcudbright's regiment and allowed for Colonel Mercer, which, with his own 40 horse taken out of his own regiment and those he gets from Colonel Robert Montgomery's regiment, does complete his troop.
6. Item, that Lieutenant Colonel Murray have his whole troop out of [William Ramsay, earl of] Dalhousie's regiment.
7. And all these to be without respect to the commanded party in the north, out of which, with [Archibald Campbell, marquis of] Argyll and [John Lindsay, earl of] Crawford [Lindsay]'s troops and [James Crichton, viscount of] Frendraught's regiment, the estates ordain Colonel Keith to have his troop.
And for the foot:
1. The estates ordain one company to be taken out of Colonel Stewart and [Robert Gordon], viscount of Kenmure's regiments as follows, namely: 80 out of Colonel Stewart's regiment and 53 out of the viscount of Kenmure's regiment.
2. Item, one company to be taken out of Lieutenant General Baillie's regiment.
3. Item, one company out of [John Kennedy], earl of Cassilis' and [James Elphinstone], lord Coupar's regiments, namely: 50 out of Cassilis' regiment and 83 out of Coupar's regiment.
4. Item, one company out of [Colonel Alexander Hamilton], general of artillery's regiment
5. Item, one company out of [James Stewart], earl of Moray's regiment and the regiment in Dundee, and where these are wanting, that they be supplied out of the general of artillery's regiment.
6. And one company out of the regiment of [John Campbell], earl of Loudoun, lord chancellor.
Which companies above-mentioned the estates ordain to be of the general of artillery's new modelled regiment and to be taken out of the particular regiments above-mentioned of the best and well-armed men thereof at the time of the disbanding of the said regiments, which is appointed to be upon Tuesday next, 9 February instant. And ordain the general of artillery to send some of his officers for receiving the aforesaid companies that day.
The estates appoint that their shall be no pay allowed for any horse, for foot regiments, nor minister nor surgeon where there was none.