The estates of parliament presently convened, taking into their consideration the heavy burden the country lies under through the unorderly quartering of forces now on foot, some parts of the country being altogether free of trouble and others being heavily burdened, have (to the effect that the burden may be equal and proportional through the kingdom) appointed and ordained and by this act ordain the said forces to be locally quartered according to the present subscribed muster rolls as follows, namely: they have ordained and ordain the whole new levied troops to be quartered in the shires out of which they were levied, except [John Cockburn], laird of Ormiston's troop, which is to be quartered as follows. The troops belonging to Colonel Sir Charles Erskine [of Alva, Bandeath and Cambuskenneth], presently lying in Stirlingshire, to be quartered upon the shires of Stirling, Clackmannan and Dunbarton proportionally according as they were levied out of the said shires. And for the old troops, [John Campbell, earl of Loudoun], lord chancellor's troop to quarter in the shire of East Lothian; Lieutenant Colonel Charles Arnott's troop to quarter upon the shires of Lanark, Ayr and Renfrew, a corporalship upon each of them, the town and presbytery of Glasgow being liberated of quartering; the general's troop to quarter in Angus; Lundie's troop to quarter in Kincardine; the lieutenant general and Colonel Robert Montgomery's troops to quarter in the shires of Aberdeen and Banff; Lieutenant Colonel Robert Halkhead's troop in Moray, Nairn and that part of Inverness between the River Spey and the River Ness which was formerly [James Stewart], earl of Moray's division; Colonel Kerr and Lieutenant Colonel Strachan's two troops in Ross, Cromarty and the rest of Inverness which is not before allocated to Lieutenant Colonel Halkhead's troop; Colonel Scott's troop in Nithsdale; the laird of Ormiston's troop to be quartered on the Merse and Tweeddale, being divided as to two parts in the Merse and the third in Tweeddale. And in the same manner have ordained and ordain the foot regiments to be quartered according to their subscribed muster rolls as follows, namely: General Major Holburne's regiment to be quartered in the town of Stirling and upon the shire and town of Linlithgow, and to be paid by [Sir James Stewart of Kirkfield and Coltness], commissary-general; [Colonel James Campbell], laird of Lawers' regiment in the east part of Fife as follows: the towns of St Andrews, Crail, Silverdicks†, Anstruther Wester, Anstruther Easter, Pittenweem and Leven; [Sir James Douglas of] Mouswald's regiment to quarter in the town of Dundee; [Sir Andrew Kerr of] Greenhead's regiment in Montrose; [Sir David Home of] Wedderburn's regiment in Arbroath; [Archibald Campbell], marquis of Argyll's regiment that are not put in garrisons to quarter in the town and presbytery of Glasgow, and liberate from the quarterings that part of the parish of Cathcart which is in the shire of Renfrew; Colonel Innes' regiment (at least so many of them as are not in garrisons already) ordain them to march to Colonel Kerr and to be planted in such garrisons as he shall think fit; Colonel Pitscottie's regiment to quarter in Perth; Colonel Forbes' regiment to quarter upon the shires of Aberdeen and Banff and town of Banff, and ordain the town and town liberties of Aberdeen to be liberated from all local quarterings, and the local quarterings in the said shires to be proportionally according to the maintenance. And the said estates of parliament ordain the committees of war in the several shires aforesaid and magistrates of burghs, with the advice of the officers on the place, to settle or change the particular quarterings. And withal have recommended and recommend to the several committees of war in the respective shires above-specified to ease those places within their said shires from local quartering which have been overburdened by passing quarterings.
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The estates of parliament, having taken into their consideration a supplication given to them by the heritors of the parish of Culross against Sir John Brown of Fordell, knight, and Lieutenant Colonel William Bruce, for redelivery back again to the said supplicants of the sum of 1,590 merks, together with the money exacted by the troopers for themselves and for their quarters, as unjustly exacted from them, as at more length is contained in the said supplication. Which being taken into consideration by the said estates of parliament, they have remitted and remit the supplication to the committee of bills, to be taken into consideration by them. And in the meantime have ordained and ordain and give warrant to messengers of arms to summon, warn and charge the said Sir John Brown and Lieutenant Colonel Bruce and also the presidents of the committees of war of the presbyteries of Perth, Dunkeld, Meigle and clerks of the said committee to compear personally before the said estates of parliament, their committee of bills or before the committee of estates the [...] day of [...], with continuation of days, and to bring, exhibit and produce with them the authentic rolls of the valuations of the rent of the lands and others within the shire of Perth whereupon the loan and tax was founded, subscribed by the committee appointed for the said valuation or quorum thereof, to the effect the committee at Dunblane and Auchterarder may have inspection of the said rolls and know their just proportion of the present levy of horse according thereto; and with certification to the said committees of Perth, Dunkeld and Meigle in case they fail in the production thereof, the said present levy of horse shall be regulated according to the rule observed in the said shire in the years of God 1643 and 1644.
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The estates of parliament, now presently convened in this third session of this second triennial parliament, give full power to the commissioners for the treasury to take the organs out of the chapel royal and dispose upon the same, for the which this act shall be their warrant.
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The estates of parliament, now presently convened in this third session of the second triennial parliament, taking into their consideration that some shires within this kingdom are valued far within the worth and other shires are valued to the full worth and extremity, which occasions the public dues payable out of the said truly valued shires to lie heavier upon them than upon the other shires which are undervalued, therefore they have given and granted and by this act give and grant full power and commission to [Archibald Campbell], lord marquis of Argyll, [John Gordon], earl of Sutherland, [William Kerr], earl of Lothian and [Robert Balfour], lord [Balfour of] Burleigh for noblemen; [Sir Hugh Campbell], laird of Cessnock, [Sir Robert Adair of] Kinhilt, Sir John Chiesley [of Kersewell] and [John Dickson of] Hartree for barons; John Jaffray, Thomas Bruce [of Weltoun], Mr John Hay and George Gairns for the burghs (or to any seven of them as their quorum) to meet and consider of a way for rectifying the valuations of the whole shires of the kingdom, and to think upon and set down such overtures as may be most fitting for performing thereof, and to report their proceedings to the said estates of parliament.
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The estates of parliament, now presently convened in this third session of the second triennial parliament, being informed that there is a ship lately come from the Low Countries, whereof William Barton is skipper, and that by warrant from the committee of estates the magistrates of the burgh of Aberdeen have incarcerated the said William Barton until he be tried and examined; therefore the said estates of parliament have given and granted and by this act give and grant full power and commission to Mr Thomas Gray, provost, Mr William Moore, George Cullen and Robert Cruickshanks, bailies there, to call before them the said William Barton and also the whole merchants, mariners and their servants who came from the Low Countries in May last to Aberdeen in the said William Barton's bark, and to try and examine what gentlemen or any others whatsoever came from the Low Countries in the said bark to the said kingdom of Scotland; and in particular if [...] Drummond of Balloch, [...] Sibbat, Patrick Gordon (called Steel Hand) or any others whatsoever came from the Low Countries in the said bark by the merchants, mariners and their servants, and if any were brought, where they were landed. And further to try and examine what discourse any of the persons aforesaid heard of any of those who came home in the ship concerning the affairs and troubles of this kingdom or any design had at home or abroad against the peace of this kingdom; and also to try if William Barton be engaged to bring home or has brought any arms and ammunition to the north of Scotland, or if he was desired by [George MacKenzie], earl of Seaforth to do the same; and also to try what they know anent any other bargaining or bringing home of forces, arms or ammunition to any in this kingdom, and especially to whom. And these particulars above-written to be tried upon the aforesaid persons' oaths, or, if need be, with power to the said magistrates to use any other form of probation which shall be found expedient for bringing the particulars aforesaid to light. And if the said William Barton shall be found guilty in bringing home any of the said persons or any other persons whatsoever to Scotland, except the said merchants or mariners and their servants, the said estates of parliament ordain the said magistrates to deliver the said William Barton to the sheriff principal of Aberdeen or his deputes, to be transported by them to Edinburgh. And declare this act to be a sufficient warrant to the said magistrates to deliver the said William to the said sheriff and to the said sheriff to transport the said William to the said burgh of Edinburgh, that thereafter such further course may be taken with the said William as the estates of parliament shall think fit. And if the said William shall be found free after trial, the said estates of parliament ordain the said magistrates to put the said William to liberty, he always finding caution for his good carriage and behaviour in time coming, that he shall neither transport nor bring in any of the enemies of the kingdom and peace thereof, nor arms nor ammunition.