The estaits of parliament presentlie conveinit, taking to thair consideratioun the heavie burding the cuntrie lyis undir throw the unordorlie quartering of forcis now on foot, sume pairtes of the countrie being altogidder frie of trouble and uthers being heavelie burdened, have (to the effect that the burding may be equall and proportionable throw the kingdome) appointit and ordainit and be thir presents ordanis the saids forces to be locallie quartered according to the present subscryvit muster rollis as followis, viz: they have ordainit and ordanis the haill new leavied troups to be quartered in these shyrs out of the which they wer leavied, except the laird of Ormeistoun's troup, quhilk is to be quartered as followis. The troupis belonging to colonell and Sir Charles Erskins, presentlie lying in Stirling shyr, to be quartered upon the shyrs of Stirling, Clakmanane and Dumbartane proportionallie according as they wer leavied out of the saids shyrs. And for the old troups, the lord chancellaris troup to quarter in the shyr of Eist Lothiane; Leiutenent Colonell Charles Arnot, his troupe to quarter upon the shyrs of Lanerk, Air and Ranfrew, a corporallship upon each of them, the toune and presbitrie of Glasgow being exeimed; the generall's troup to quarter in Anguse; Lundie's troup to quarter in the Mernis; the leiutenent generall and Colonell Robert Montgomrie's troups to quarter in Aberdeine and Bamff shyrs; Leiutenent Colonell Robert Halkheid's troup in Murray, Nairne and that pairt of Innernes betuix Spey and Nes which wes formerlie the erle of Murray's devisioun; Colonell Ker and Leiutenent Colonell Strachanes tuo troups in Ros, Cromertie and the rest of Innernes which is not befoir allocat to Leiutenent Colonell Halkheid's troup; Colonell Scot's troup in Nidsdaill; the laird of Ormistoun's troup to be quartered on the Mers and Tweddell, being devydit the tuo pairt in the Mers and the thrid in Tweddell. And in lykmaner hes ordainit and ordanis the foot regiments to be quartered according to thair subscryved muster rollis as followis, viz: Generall Majour Hopburn's regiment to be quartered in the towne of Stirling and upon the shyre and towne of Linlythgow, and to be payit be the generall commissar; the laird of Lawers' regiment in the eist pairt of Fyff as followis: the towns of St Andrews, Creill, Silverdickis, Anstruther Wester, Anstruther Eister, Pittinwyme [and] Levine; Mouswall's regiment to quarter in the toune of Dundie; Greinhead's regiment in Montros; Wedderburn's regiment in Aberbrothok; the merqueis [of] Argyll's regiment that are not put in garisouns to quarter in the toune and presbitrie of Glasgow, and exeims from the quarteringis that pairt of the parochine of Cathcart which is in the shyr of Ranfrew; Colonel Innes' regiment (at leist sua many of them as are not in garisouns allreadie) ordanis them to mairch to Colonell Ker and to be planted in such garesons as he shall think fitt; Colonell Pitscottie's regiment to quarter in Perth; Colonell Forbes' regiment to quarter upon the shyrs of Aberdeine and Bamff and toune of Bamff, and ordanis the toune and toune liberties of Aberdeine to be exeimed from all locall quarterings, and the locallie quarterings in† the saids shyrs to be proportionallie according to the maintinance. And the saidis estaits of parliament ordanis the committies of war in the severall shyrs afoirsaid and magistrats of burghs, with the advyce of the officers on the place, to settill or chang the particular quarterings. And withall hes recommendit and recommends to the severall committies of war in the respective shyrs abonespeit to eaise those places within thair saids shyrs from locall quartering which have bein overburdenit by passing quarterings.