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B05160 Act anent the leavies of horse and foot, to be put out by the shires and burghs. And the list of the colonells, with their several numbers of horse and foot. Scotland. Convention of Estates. 1648 (1648) Wing S1047A; ESTC R183859 6,742 22

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ACT ANENT THE LEAVIES OF HORSE and FOOT To be put out by the SHIRES and BURGHS AND The List of the Colonells with their several numbers of Horse and Foot EDINBURGH Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie 1648. Edinburgh Quarto Maii. 1648. FOrsamikle as the Estates of Parliament considering the great and imminent dangers to Religion the Covenant His Majesties Person and authority and peace of thir Kingdoms have thought fit and accordingly given order That this Kingdom be put in a posture of warre and that the Colonels and Commitees of warre in the several shires be carefull in listing and exercising the hail sencible persons within their bounds providing them with Armes that they may be in readiness to send forth such number of horse and foot as the Parliament or their Committees shall call for And now finding that the toune of Berwick is seased on and that the dangers are nearer to us then formerly whether from Sectaries or Malignants and that it is our dutie to make use of the power and strength of the Kingdom for its preservation and safety And for preventing those evils wherewith wee are threatned have thought it therefore fitting to require the several Collonels and Committees of warre of the Shires on this side Tay to meet upon the ninth of this instant and these on this side of Spey upon the twelfe and those upon the North side thereof upon the sixteenth day of the same moneth and at their said meetings to take present course for listing and intolling the particular numbers of men horse foot according to the list hereunto subjoyned And that they appoint nominate under officers to the foot viz. Lievtenant-Collonels Major and Captain and that they cause the heritors proper wodsetters liferenters and others subject in outputting of horse and foot conform to the Acts of Parliament put out their proportion of horse and foot well armed the foot two part with musquets and third part pikes and all with swords with two Dollors of Levie monie and twenty dayes provision to each souldier and to all officers under a Captain conform to the Scotts establishment at two part pay horse and foot And that for carrying of the necessary provision of thir forces They provide a sufficient baggage-horse for every Twelve men And that ane strong and able man with sword and halfe pike be appointed to attend each two baggage-horse who is to have a souldiers pay And that the heretors liferenters and others aforesaid of the severall Shires who are lyable to the putting out of men be ordained to bring their severall proportions of horse and foot Armed and provided as aforesaid to the place of Randevouz in each Shire under the pains following viz. Under the paine of 400. marks for each deficient horsman And under the paine of 100 li. for each deficient footman not brought to the foresaid Randevouz which are hereby ordained to be keeped at the dyets following viz. All the Shires on this side Tay upon the 24. of this month and these upon the Southside of Spey upon the 27. and those upon the Northside of Spey upon the last of this moneth and Ordains the saids Colonells and Committees in the severall Shires to have their proportions of Horse and Foot Armed and provided as aforesaid in readinesse at the place of Rendesvouze and at the diets respective before mentionat to march according to such orders as shall then be sent to them under the penalties aforesaid And for the more speedie and effectuall raising of the said Foot and Horse the Estates of Parliament gives power and command to the Colonells with assistance of such of the Committee of the Shire as will joyn with them and are hereby commanded to be assisting to them to poynd and distrenzie the goods of any heretories and others aforesaid who are deficient in outputing either of their Horse or Foot viz. For every horsman wanting at the day of Rendesvouze the sum of 400. Marks from every Heretor and others aforesaid who are lyable to put him out And for every Footman wanting the sum of 100. l. And further the saids Estates declares that the Heretors and others aforesaid failing in puting out of their proportions shall be esteemed as enemies to and hinderers of the publick service of the Kingdom in persuance of the ends of the Covenant and notwithstanding some persons may be hereby overburdened in respect of the meanes of their rents and multitude of Tennants living upon their lands Yet the Estates Ordains the foresaid Number of men providit as aforesaid to be put out by them and incase any of them finde themselves thereby prejudged and make their complaint known to the Committee of the Shire in that case the saids Estates Odains the Committee of the Shire to cast up the accompt what the price of the aforsaid Armes Levi-mony and price of baggage-horse will amount to and so to provide for their relief that the burthen may be equally upon the whole Heretories and others aforesaid according to their rent as in the maintenance And because the saids Estates having after calculation found that the number of horse according to the proportion of the Levie in Anno 1644. are to be raised will not exceed 2700. And seeing the present service will necessarily require a greater number of Horse and that the Shires of this Kingdom will hardly be able to outreik the same Therefore the saids Estates have ordained that each Regiment of horse shall consist of 180. Troopers to be framed in three Troops and commanded by a Colonel Major and Rutemaster and the Colonell to have the nomination of all his under Officers Providing the Lieutenant or Cornet be appointed with advise of the Committee of the Shire out of the which the Troop is to be levied And ordains the Regiments to be made up in manner following viz. The present Rutemaster to have assigned to them locallie out of some Shire or Shires the number of 80. Troops according as is set down in the List hereunto subjoyned which Troopers the saids Rute-masters are to receive at the day and place of Rendezvous of the foresaid Shire or Shires beforewritten and shall give sufficient security to leavy upon their own charges as many Troopers well mounted and Armed as with the Troops they presently have shal make 160. in the whole and that they shall have the saids Troopers so to be listed upon their own charges at the foresaid day and place of Rendezvous under the pain of 400. Marks for each deficient Trooper And for such Noblemen and Gentlemen designed Colonels who have no Troops presently the Estates Ordains them to receive the number of 80. Troopers from the Shire assigned to them for that purpose as is contained in the foresaid subjoyned List and to finde sufficient surety for leavying the number of 100. Troopers upon their own charges and to bring them to a Rendezvous at _____ upon the tenth day of June