WILLIAM and MARY by the Grace of GOD, King and Queen of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defenders of the Faith; To Our Lyon King at Arms, and his Brethren Heraulds, Pursevants, Macers of Our Privy Council, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute Greeting: Forasmuch as by the thirty second Act, Parliament One thousand six hundred and eighty five, The ordinary Rendezvouze of Our Established Militia, was Discharged for the Ease of Our People, during Our Pleasure; And now We having thought fit for the good of Our Service, and for the better preserving the Peace and Security of this Our Antient Kingdom, and preventing the further progress of the Unnatural Rebellion, which has of late been maintained within the same; and Defending Our good Subjects and Government, from all unjust Attempts that may be made thereon by the Barbarous- Irish-Papists, or any other Our Enemies, That three parts of four of the Established Militia respective after-mentioned, should be in readiness for Our Service, conform to the Laws made thereanent, And for the better Ordering, and more timely sending out, and furnishing the said Militia, We, with Advice of Our Privy Council, Do hereby Nominat, and Appoint such Commissioners of the Assessment, Imposed by Our Act of Par­liament of the Date the seventh day of June last by-past, who have, or shall qualifie themselves for, and accept of the said Trust, by taking the Oath of Allegiance and Assurance, conform to the Acts of Parliament made there­anent, betwixt and the respective Dayes hereby appointed for their Meet­ing, inclusivè, with the Collonels, Lieutenant-Collonels, Majors, Cap­tains, and Lieutenants of the said Militia, to be Commissioners of Our said Militia; And hereby require and Command them to meet at the Head-Burghs of the respective Shires within this Kingdom, in manner, [Page 2]and upon the Dayes following, viz. The Shires of Elgine, Bamff, Nairn, Ross, Inverness, and all be north the same, upon the eleventh Day of June next, at ten a Clock in the forenoon; and the rest of the Shires within this Kingdom, upon the fourth Day of the said Moneth of June, and hour foresaid, There to Deliberat upon, and follow forth, such Me­thods as they shall judge most conduceable for timely Out-reik of the said Militia, sufficiently provided for Our Service, specified in the Acts of Parliament, made thereanent. And We, with Advice foresaid, No­minat and Appoint, the Persons following, to be Conveeners of the saids Commissioners, in the Shires respective after-mentioned, Declaring the plurality of these, who shall Conveen in each Shire, to be a Quorum, to wit, For the Shire of Haddingtoun, Sir Robert Sinclar of Stevinson, Sheriff thereof; For the Shire of Edinburgh, Sir John Maitland of Ravelrig, one of the Senators of the Colledge of Justice; For the Shire of Ber­wick, Sir John Hume of Blackader; For the Shire of Roxburgh, the Earl of Tarras; For the Shire of Selkirk, John Scot of Well; For the Shire of Peebles the Larid of Blackbarony elder, and in his absence Richard Murray of Spittlehaugh his Brother. For the Shire of Lanerk William Baillie of Lammingtoun; For the Shires of Nithisdale and Drumfreis, Sir Thomas Kilpatrick of Closeburn: For the Shire of Wigtoun, Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw: For the Shire of Air, the Earl of Cassils, and in his absence the Master of Cathcart; For the Shire of Dumbartoun, John Campbel Captain of Carrick: For the Shire of Argile, the Earl of Argile, and in his absence Sir Colin Campbel of Ardkinles; For the Shire of Bute [...] Boyd of Kelburn: For the Shire of Renfrew the Lord Blantire; For the Shire of Stirling, Sir Alexander Hope of Kerse, and in his absence William Cun­ninghame younger of Buquhan: For the Shire of Linlithgow [...] Dundass of that Ilk; For the Shire of Perth, Adam Drummond of Maginsch; For the Shire of Kincardin, the Viscount of Arbuthnet: For the Shire of Aberdene the Earl of Kintore, and in his absence Sir John Forbes of Cragi­var ▪ For the Shire of Inverness, Lodowick Grant of that Ilk, and in his ab­sence [...] Cuthbert of Castlehill, For the Shire of Nairn, Sir Hugh Campbel of Calder: For the Shire of Cromarty William Urquhart of Brae­langwell: For the Shire of Fife, Mr. James Melvil of Cassingray; For the Shire of Kinross. Robert Douglas of Kirkness; For the Shire of Forfar [...] Erskin of Dunn; For the Shire of Bamff, Sir James Baird of Achmedden: For the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, the Viscount of Kenmure; For the Shire of Southerland [...] Gordon younger of Embor; For the Shire of Caith­ness, Sir James Sinclar of May; For the Shire of Elgine [...] Dumbar Sheriff of Murray; For the Shire of Clackmannan, John Keiry of Gogar; and for the Shire of Ross, the Laird of Balnagoun: Requiring and Com­manding the saids respective Conveeners, to cause the Clerks to the Com­missioners of Supply, who are hereby also Appointed Clerks to the Com­missioners of Militia, to cause due and punctual Intimation to be made of thir Presents at the Doors of the several Kirks and Meeting-Houses with­in the respective Shires, before the Dayes of Rendezvouze afternamed, upon a Sunday in the Forenoon, after Divine Service, and that the saids Commissioners Do and Perform every other thing requisit and necessary, for the speedy and effectual sending out of the saids three fourth parts of the said Militia, conform to the Laws and Acts of Parliament made thereanent; and that all persons lyable in the Out-reik of the Horse Mi­litia within the Shires afternamed, Do peremptorly send out their respe­ctive [Page 3]proportions of the said three fourth Parts of their Militia Horse, with their best Arms and Furniture to be Rendezvouzed, upon the Dayes, at the places, and under the Command of the Persons after expressed, To wit, The Shire of Edinburgh, their proportion of Horse, to be Rendezvouzed at the Links of Leith, the sixteenth day of June next to come, at ten hours in the forenoon, under the Command of [...] Earl of Lothian as Captain, Sir John Clerk of Pennicook as Lieutenant, with power to the said Earl to make choice of one to serve as Coronet, and report his Name to the Council: The Shire of Roxburgh, their proportion of Horse to be Rendezvouzed at Ancrum-Bridge, the sixteenth day of June next to come, at ten hours in in the forenoon, under the Command of Walter Earl of Tarras, as Cap­tain [...] Ker of Cherritrees as Lieutenant, with power to the said Earl to make choice of one to serve as Coronet, and report his Name to the Council, to be approven of by them; The Shires of Peebles and Sel­kirk their proportion of Horse, to be Rendezvouzed at Selkir the said sixteenth day, and hour foresaid, under the Command of Sir Archibald Murray of Blackbarrony as Captain, and James Pringl [...] of Torwoodlee as Lieu­tenant; The Shire of Berwick, their Horse at Fogo-muir the said day and hour, under t [...]e Command of Patrick Lord Polwart Captain, Sir John Hume of Blackader Lieutenant; The Shire of Haddingtoun, their Horse at Been­stoun-muir, the said day and hour, under the Command of the Lord Bel­haven Captain, John Sinclar [...]ounger of Stevinson Lieutenant, and Wil­liam Hepburn of Beinstoun Coronet; The Shires of Stirling and Clack­mannan, their Horse at Stirling, the said day and hour, under the Com­mand of Sir Alexander Hope of Kerse Captain, and William Cunninghame younger of Boquhan Lieutenant; The Shire of Perth, their proportion of Horse at Perth, the said day and hour, the one Troop thereof to be Commanded by the Lord Rollo as Captain, and Alexander Spittal of Leu­chat as Lieutenant, and the other of the saids Troops to be Commanded by Mr. Francis Montgomery of Giffin as Captain: The Shire of Forfar their Horse, at Dundee the said day and hour, under the Command of [...] Erskin of Dunn as Captain, and Alexander Duncan of Lundie as Lieutenant; The Shires of Kincardin, Aberdene and Bamff, their Horse at Aberdene the said day and hour, one Troop thereof under the Com­mand of the Earl of Kintore, another under Sir Thomas Burnet of Leyes, and a third under the Command of Sir James Gordon of Lesmore as Cap­tains, and John Hume of Ninewells as Lieutenant to the Troop from the Shire of Kincardine; The Shires of Elgin, Nairn, Ross, Crommarty, and both divisions of the Shire of Inverness their Horse, at Inverness the twenty fourth day of the said Moneth of June next, and hour foresaid, one Troop thereof under the Command of David Ross of Balnagoun as Cap­tain, and Sir Alexander Mckenzie of Coul as Lieutenant, and the other of the said Troops by [...] Dumbar Sheriff of Murray as Captain. And We with Advice foresaid, Do hereby Authorize and Impower the Offi­cers of Horse above-named, to elect and make choice of such Persons as they think meetest to supply and serve as Officers of Horse under them, where they are not named, they always sending in Lists thereof to Our Privy Council, to be approven of by them. And sicklike, We with Advice foresaid, hereby strictly Require and Command, That all persons lyable in the Outreik of Militia, in the Shires after-named, do peremptor­ly send out their respective proportions of the three fourth parts of their Foot Militia, with their best Arms, to be Rendezvouzed upon the [Page 4]dayes, at the places, and under the Command of the persons after-menti­oned, viz. The Town of Edinburgh, Suburbs and Liberties thereof, and Shire of Linlithgow, their Foot, to be Rendezvouzed upon the Links of Leith, the sixteenth day of June next, at ten in the forenoon, under the Command of Henry Lord Cardross, as Collonel of that Regiment, and such a Lieutenant-Collonel as shall be named by the Magistrats of Edin­burgh; The Shire of Wigtoun and Stewartry of Kirkcudbright their pro­portion of the said Foot at Wigtoun the sixteenth day of June next, and hour foresaid, under the Command of the Viscount of Kenmuir as Collo­nel, William Gordon of Craig as Lieutenant Collonel, James Dumbar of Mochrum as Major; The Shire of Nithisdale and Drumfreis, their pro­portion of Foot, the said day and Hour at Drumfreis, under the Com­mand of Sir Thomas Kilpatrick of Closeburn, as Lieutenant Collonel, and [...] of Eccle as Major; The Shires of Air and Renfrew, their pro­portion of Foot, at Air the said day and hour, under the Command of the Earl of Cassils as Collonel, the Master of Cathcart Lieutenant [...]ollonel, and Major Hugh Buntine as Major; The Shires of Argile, Bute and Dum­bartoun their proportion of Foot at Dumbartoun, the said day and hour: For the Shires of Dumbartoun, and Bute, and for Argile-Shire at Inverary the said day and hour, under the Command of Sir Colin Campbel of Ard­kindles as Collonel, John Campbel Captain of Carrick Lieutenant Collonel; The Shires of Fife and Kinross, their proportion of the said Foot at Edins­muir, the said day and hour, the West Regiment thereof to be Command­ed by James Earl of Mortoun as Collonel, [...] Douglas of Strathen­drie Lieutenant Collonel, and [...] Young of Kirktoun as Major, and the other Regiment to be Commanded by Robert Master of Burligh as Col­lonel, Sir David Arnot of [...] as Lieutenant Collonel, and Robert Douglas of Kirkness Major; The Shire of Lanerk, their proportion of the said Foot at Hamiltoun, the said day and hour under the Command of the Duke of Hamiltoun as Collonel, John Lord Carmichael as Lieutenant Collonel, and [...] as Major; The Shires of Southerland and Caithness, their proportions of the said Foot at Dornoch, the twenty fourth day of June next, and hour foresaid, under the Com­mand of the Lord Strathnaver as Collonel, John Gordon younger of Embo Lieutenant Collonel, and Adam Gordon of Dalfollie Major; The Foot within the Shires of Orknay and Zetland upon such dayes, and at such places as Robert Elphingstoun of Lapness, Our Stewart of Orknay (whom We with Advice foresaid Appoint to Command the same as Collonel) shall make Publick Intimation of, at the several Church-Doors for that effect, that they may be in readiness when required, or called forth to Our Service. And We, with Advice foresaid, Do hereby Authorize and Impower, the Officers of Foot above-named, to elect and make choice of such per­sons as they think meetest to supply and serve as Officers of Foot under them, where they are not named, they always sending in Lists thereof to Our Privy Council, to be Approven of by them. Hereby strictly Charg­ing and Commanding, all Heretors, Liferenters, and others, any man­ner of way lyable in Outreik of the saids Horses and Foot, to give punctual obedience to this Our Royal Will and Pleasure, under the pains contained in the Acts of Parliament anent Our Militia: Hereby likewise Requiring and Commanding, all Persons, whether Offi­cers or Souldiers of the saids Horse and Foot, to give cheerful and ready [Page 5]Obedience to those intrusted by Us in this Command, as they will be An­swerable at their highest Peril. And to the effect the saids Militia Troops of Horse and Foot may be furnished with a due Subsistance so long as We think fit to keep them together; We with Advice foresaid, Do hereby Declare, that We will take care the Officers of the saids Troops and Regi­ments be duly payed by Us, sicklike and in the same manner as they were in use to be payed by Our Royal Predecessors when Imployed and made use of by Them. And We hereby Require and Command, under the Pains above-mentioned, all Persons lyable in Outreik of the ordinary Troopers and Foot-Soldiers of the said Militia now to be sent forth by them, to Advance and put in the Hands of the several Collectors of the respective Shires Fourty Days Payment, at the rate specified in the Act of Parlia­ment for the number of Horse or Foot, according as they are now to be sent out by the saids Shires, which the said Collector is to pay forth to the saids Troops of Horse or Foot from time to time, during their continuance together in Our Service, and how far the said Fourty Days Pay shall not be expended by the Collectors, they shall be bound and ob­liged to give allowance thereof in the fore-end of the Cess due and pay­able by the Heretors and others lyable in Outreik of the said Militia; and that the saids Troops of Horse and Regiments of Militia Foot may be ac­commodat, and suitably furnished with Trumpets, Standards, Drums & Col­lours formerly provided by the Shires, We hereby Require and Command, all and sundry Heretors, Officers and others, in whose Possession, Custody or Keeping, any of the saids Trumpets, Standards, Drums or Collours are, to deliver up the same to any of the respective Officers above-named, upon their Receipt therefore, to be made use of by them in their several Troops or Regiments for Our Service, and made furth-coming upon the like Oc­casions in time coming; with Certification to such as shall refuse or delay the delivering up thereof, they shall be looked upon as disaffected Persons to Us and Our Government, and Obstructers of Our Service, and pursued and punished therefore accordingly. And We with Advice foresaid, Or­dain the whole Officers of Foot and Horse above-named, and others to be chosen by them, to attend their Charges at the saids Dyets of Rendezvouze, and the Heretors and other Outreikers of the Soldiers, to have their Men present, Furnished and Habile according to Law, and advance the said Fourty Days Pay in the hands of the Collector of the Shire; with Certifi­cation to the saids Officers, Heretors and others, if they neglect their Duty herein, they shall be proceeded against by Fining, Poynding & Quartering, and other Pains, conform to the Laws and Instructions made thereanent, and Ordains the Commissioners of Militia to order Parties for Poynding and Quartering immediatly after the saids days of Rendezvouze, upon such as shal be deficient therein. And We with Advice foresaid, Appoint the Muster-master-General by himself or his Deputs, to be present at the several Ren­dezvouze, and to return an account to Our Council of the Absents and De­ficients, that they may be proceeded against accordingly. OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, and We Charge you strictly and Command, that incon­tinent these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and several Mercat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of this Kingdom, and Burghs of Regality and Stewartrie, and several Paroch-Churches within the same, upon a Sunday in the Forenoon after Divine Service, and other places [Page 6]needful, and there in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make publication of the Premisses, that none pretend Ignorance. And We Ordain Our Solicitor to transmit Copies hereof to the Clerks of the Commissioners of Assessment of the several Shires above-mentioned, to be by the saids Clerks communicate to the Conveeners respectivè, and Intimat at the several Church and Meeting-houses Doors in manner above mentio­ned, as ye will Answer to Us thereupon. The which to do, We Com­mit to you conjunctly and severally Our full Power by these Our Letters, delivering them by you duly Execute and Indorsed again to the Bearer.

GOD save King William and Queen Mary.