ACT For Furnishing of Baggage-Horse to His Majesty's Host.  
AT EDINBURGH, The Seventeenth Day of July, One thousand six hundred and eighty nine Years.  
HIS Majesty's High Commissioner, and Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, Considering that it is requisite and necessary a competent provision of Baggage be sent alongst with the Forces, under the Command of Major-General Mackay, who is now to march Northwards against the Viscount of Dundee, and other Rebels that have joined him in opposition to His Majesty's Authority, They do therefore Ordain the Leaders of the Militia-Horses within the Shires of Fife, Kinross, Edinburgh, Linlithgow, Striviling and Clackmannan, to send out each of them two sufficient Baggage-Horses for each Militia-Horse they lead, sufficiently furnished and graithed with Sodds, an Sack, an pair of Buckets or Creils, with a Man for each two Horse, with ten days Provision to the said Servant, half Meal, half Money, extending the said Baggage-Horse for the Shires of Fife and Kinross, the Towns not included, to the number of three hundred fifty two Horse: For the Shire of Edinburgh, to the number of an hundred forty eight; for the Shire of Linlithgow, to the number of eighty four; and for the Shires of Striviling and Clackmannan, the number of an hundred seventy six Horse: And appoints the Magistrates of the several burgh's under-written to send out the proportion of Horse and Men , viz. The Magistrates of the Town of Edinburgh, the number of an hundred Horses, and fifty Men, or such a number of Carts as Major-General Mackay shall appoint, in lieu of the foresaids Horses, or any number of the same; the Magistrates of St. Andrews, the number of twelve Horses, and six Men; the Magistrates of Dysert, six Horses, and three Men; the Magistrates of Kirkaldie, twelve Horses, and six Men; the Magistrates of Cowper, six Horses, and three Men; the Magistrates of Burntisland, six Horses, and three Men; the Magistrates of Innerkeithing, three Horses, and two Men, the Magistrates of Kinghorn, two Horses, and one Man; the Magistrates of Pittenweem, three Horses, and two Men; the Magistrates of Dumfermling, four Horses, and two Men; the Magistrates of Anstruther-Wester, two Horses, and a Man; the Magistrates of Crail, six Horses, and three Men; and Magistrates of Kilrinni, one Horse and one Man; and the Magistrates of Striviling, five Horses, and three Men, all sufficiently furnished with Graith, Furniture and Provision, in manner . And the said's Lords Ordains the number of an hundred and forty eight Horse, with a proportion of Men corresponding thereto, as part of the number of the Horse and Men to be furnished and put out by the Shires of Fife and Kinross and Towns thereof, to repair and go to the Town of Burnt-island on Saturday next, the twenty day of July instant, by eight a clock in the morning, according as they shall receive direction from the Sheriff-deput of Fise, for that Effect, and appoints the remainder of the said's Horses, and Men that are to be sent out by the saids Shires of Fife, and Kinross, and Towns thereof, and by the other Shires and burgh's , to repair to the places, and upon the days particularly aftermentioned, viz. The Remainder of these furnished by the saids Shires of Fife, and Kinross, and and Towns thereof, to the Town of Perth, upon Tuesday next the twenty third day of the said month, before three a clock in the afternoon; These sent out by the Shire of Striviling, and Town thereof, at Striveling upon Monday the twenty second day, by eight a Clock in the Morning; These by the Shire of Linlithgow and Town of Edinburgh, on Tuesday next, at the said Town of Striviling, before eight a Clock in the morning; and these of the Shire of Edinburgh at the said place on Wednesday the twenty fourth day at the hour foresaid. And for the more ready and better Outreik of the Horses respectively abovementioned, The Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, give and grant full power and warrant to each of the said's Leaders, to press Horse or Horses he is liable to furnish within any part of his Locality, the Horse not exceeding the value of forty eight pound Scots; and appoints the saids Leaders, to draw up an Account of the value of the saids Horse or Horses, as they shall be prized by three honest Neighbours upon Oath, with their Graith, not exceeding forty shilling Scots for the said Graith if they shall not return, or if they do return of what they shall be prized worse, and of ten days Provision for the Men which go-along with the said Horse, and according to the Extent of the Account; They ordain each Heretor within the Leaders Locality, to be answerable for the Leaders relief, according to the proportion of his valued Rent; and if they make not ready payment thereof, the Commissioners of the Militia or any two of them upon application, are to grant Warrants for poinding for the said proportion to be apprised according to the Poynds for Deficiency of the Militia, and the Heretors are allowed to take their Relief for their proportions by Pole off the Tenants and Inhabitants within the Bounds, the Cottars and Tradesmen being reckoned to a Third. And further, the said's Lords Grants Warrant to every Leader to press a Man to go along with every two Horses, out of any part of his Locality, in case of refusal, and appoints the Foot Militia to concur with the Leader to Guard the Men and Horses to the respective places appointed for their Meeting; And Declares, That every Leader who shall be Deficient, shall be liable on payment of the Sum of sixty pounds' Scots for each Deficient Horse, to be applied for the relief of any other Horse that shall be pressed through his default; and further, shall be liable to be punished in his Person and Goods at the Councils pleasure, as Disaffected to the Government, and His Majesty's Service: And in like manner the said's Lords of Privy Council Allow, and Empower the Magistrates of the burgh's respectively , to press the Horses and Men to be sent out by them within their own Jurisdiction, and to Stint the Burgesses and Inhabitants for a proportional Relief thereof, and of the Graith and Provisions to be sent along with them, the value of each Horse not exceeding forty eight pounds' Scots, and the Graith four●y Shillings Money foresaid, and the Estimat to be made, either for the full price of the Horse and Graith, if he shall not return, or in so far as the Horse shall be prised worse, than he was at his going out, if he do return. And Ordains these Presents to be Printed, and Published by the Sheriffs, their Deputs or Clerks, at the Head-Burghs of their Shires, at the receipt thereof, and at the Paroch Churches within their respective Shires, upon Sunday next after Divine Service in the Forenoon; and by the Magistrates of the other burgh's , at the Mercat-Crosses of their said burgh's, upon their receiving the same. Extracted by me,  
GILB. ELIOT, Cls. Sti. Cencilii. 
 God Save King William and Queen Mary.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, By Order of His Majesty's Privy Council, Anno DOM. 1689.