Act anent deficients of the levy, one thousand, six hundred and ninety five. Edinburgh, 5th January, 1697. Scotland. Privy Council. 1697 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B05294 Wing S1392 ESTC R182966 52528894 ocm 52528894 178914 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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THe Lords of His Majesties Privy Council considering , That several of the Shires within this Kingdom have not furnished their Proportions of the Levy appointed by the Act of Parliament one thousand six hundred and ninety five ; Have therefore appointed , and do hereby order and appoint the Sheriff of the Shires deficient as said is , and as they shall be advertised by Sir Patrick Hume His Majesties Solicitor , by transmitting to them an Extract of this Act , with the particular Number of their deficient Men thereto subjoyned , to conveen the Commissioners of Supplie within the same ; and signify to them , that it is their Lordships perremptory Command , that they take an effectual Course , for Furnishing and putting out their respective Numbers of Men wanting , with all Diligence : And that tho it may happen , that in some of these Shires , different Methods have been taken from these prescribed by the said Act of Parliament ; yet they must still make good their Number : And if in the method of the said Act. Lots have been drawn for persons out of the Kingdom , which ought not to have been done , these liable in the respective Shires where the same was done , must supplie them , if not returned : And the saids Commissioners are to deliver their Deficient Men to the Officers appointed , to receive them at the Head-Burgh of their Shire upon the respective days following , viz. For the Shires on this side of Tay , the twenty fifth of January instant , and for the Shires be north Tay , the tenth day of February thereafter . And farder , The said Sheriff and Commissioners are to certify such as are liable to put out the said deficient Men within their Bounds , that if they failzie to do the same , the Lords of Council will decern them to pay the Sum of two hundred Merks for each Man deficient to the saids Officers that should have received them ; and that Letters upon a simple Charge of six days , at the instance of His Majesties Solicitor , shall be direct against them for that effect . And the Sheriffs and Commissioners of Supply , in all Shires are hereby appointed to inquire diligently anent all Deserters , and whether any of the Men put forth by them be returned , and reset within their Bounds ; and for encouragement of such as shall apprehend these Deserters , to be brought up with the said Deficients , at the foresaid Day and Place ; The Sheriffs are to give advertisement , that the Officers will be careful to pay them Liberally . As likewise they are to certify on the other hand , that all guilty of Reset , shall be prosecute for the paying of the hundred pounds , and other pains contained in the Proclamation of Council against Resetters , of the date the fourth of April , one thousand six hundred ninety four with all Rigour . And the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council , do hereby Require and Command the foresaids Sheriffs to give an particular and exact Account of their Diligence in the Premisses to the Clerks of Council , betwixt and the twenty fifth day of February next to come , that further course may be taken therein , as their Lordships shall judge needful for His Majesties Service ; Certifying the saids Sheriffs , that if they failzie in the Premisses , either as to due Returns , or exact Diligence , they shall be Called and Conveened before the Privy Council , to be punished according to their Demerit . And ordains these presents to be Printed , and to be transmitted bhe Solicitor to the several shires . Extracted by me GILB . ELIOT Cls. Sti. Concilii . GOD save the KING . Edinburgh , Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most excellent Majesty , Anno DOM. 1697.