THE NEW Model of a part of the MILITIA OF THE KINGDOM OF SCOTLAND, Consisting of five Thousand Foot, and five Hundred Horse; with the Instructions to the Commissioners of the Militia. FOrasmuch, as the King's Majesty, taking to Consideration, that by Act of Parliament in the Year 1663. the Estates of Parliament did then hearty offer unto His Majesty, the Number of twenty Thousand Footmen, and two Thousand Horsemen, sufficiently Armed and furnished, with forty day's provision to be raised in the several Shires of the Kingdom, according to the proportions mentioned in that Act. And seeing by Act of Parliament in the Year 1669. the Country is to pay the Horsemen at eighteen shilling, and the Footmen at six shilling 〈◊〉 per diem, for every day that they appear at any Randezvouz or Muster; Yearly to the effect the Soldiers may be Exercised and may thereby understand the Discipline of War: And that if His Majesty shall call them together for His Service, the Country is obliged to furnish them with forty day's Provision or Pay. In prosecution whereof, The Lords of Privy Council for the time, to whom the Parliament by their Act did remit the particular ordering and setlement of this matter, did by their several Acts, put in Execution the said Act of Parliament, by reducing these Forces of Horse and Foot, to form Troops and Regiments; and by His Majesty's special warrant, did prescribe the way for naming and placing all the inferior Officers of Horse and Foot, the chief Officers being Commissionate by His Majesty, as their Acts made thereanent, and the instructions given to them for that purpose more fully bear. And whereas His Majesty by a Letter under His Royal Hand directed to His Council, of the date the 26. of October 1678. Thought fit for this Service, and the present Exigent of Affairs, to appoint five Thousand Foot, and five Hundred Horse, of the number of the twenty Thousand Foot, and two Thousand Horse abovementioned, to be drawn out of the several Shires and burgh's of this Kingdom, being a fourth part of the whole, not including the Militia Regiment of the good Town of Edinburgh as any part of this Number. And did appoint these Foot to be divided into five Regiments, and the Horse into five Troops, and each Regiment consisting of ten Companies to be commanded by a Major, and each Company to have a Lieutenant, Ensign, and two Sergeants: Each Troop of Horse to have a Lieutenant, and four Corporals; and to whom, for their encouragement, His Majesty hath appointed competent Yearly Salaries. And to the end, this His Majesty's Royal resolution might not be mistaken, Thought fit to declare, that thereby he did not intent to put the Country to any greater charge than what they stand already obliged by Acts of Parliament Yearly. And by this His intention does not resolve to lay aside the yearly Randezvouz of the rest of the Militia of this Kingdom, Horse and Foot, as formerly. In Obedience, and conform to which Letter, and His Majesties other Letters direct to His Privy Council since the said Letter relative thereto. The Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council Have ordained, and ordains five Thousand Foot, and five Hundred Horse, of the number of these twenty Thousand Foot, and two Thousand Horse of the Militia, established by Act of Parliament to be drawn out of the several Shires and burgh's of this Kingdom, being a fourth part of the whole, not including the Militia of the Town of Edinburgh, according to the rule of Proportion, and hath made a particular division thereof, and given Instructions to the Commissioners of the Militia in manner aftermentioned, all which is Ratified and approven by His Majesty, Follows, the division of the five Thousand Foot in the several Shires of this Kingdom, according to the proportion of the Militia appointed by the twenty fifth Act of the third Session of His Majesty's first Parliament, in anno 1663. Follows the division of the five Thousand Foot in the several Shires of this Kingdom according to the proportion of the Militia apppointed by the 25. Act of the 3. Session of His Majesties 1. Parl, Anno 1663. REGIMENT 1. The Shires of Roxburgh and Selkirk. Three Companies, consisting of one hundreth and eleven men each: which makes up in all — 0333 The Shire of Berwick. Two Companies, consisting of one hundreth each: which makes — 0200 The Shire of Peebles. One Company consisting of sixty six men which makes — 0066 The Shire of Dumfreis. Two Companies, consisting of one hundreth each: which makes — 0200 The Shire of Wigton, and Stewartry of Kirkendburgh. Two Companies, consisting of one hundreth each: which makes — 0200 All these makes up one Regiment consisting of nine hundreth ninty and nine men. — 0999 REG. 2. The Shire of Edinburgh. Two Companies, consisting of one hundreth men each: which makes — 0200 The Shire of Haddingtown. Two Companies, consisting of one hundreth each, which makes — 0200 The Shire of Linlithgow One Company, consisting of eighty three men, inde — 0083 The Shires of Stirling and Clackmannan Two Companies, consisting of eighty three men each: which makes — 0166 The Shire of Lanerk Two Companies, consisting of one hundreth and twenty five men each: which makes — 0250 Of the Locality from the Shire of Air and Renfrew One Company, consisting of one hundreth and ten: makes — 0110 All these make up one Regiment, consisting of one thousand and nine men. — 1009 REG. 3. The Shire of Fife and Kinrosse Four Companies, consisting of one hundreth each: which makes — 0400 The Shire of Perth Four Companies, consisting of one hundreth each: which makes — 0400 The Locality of Air and Renfrew. Two Companies, consisting of one hundreth and eleven each: makes — 0222 All these make up one Regiment, consisting of one thousand twenty and two men. — 1022 REG. 4. The Shire of Forfar. Three Companies, consisting of eighty three men each: which makes — 0249 The Shire of Kincardin and Marischals division of Aberdeen Two Companies, consisting of one hundreth men: which makes — 0200 The remnant part of Aberdeen and Bamff Three Companies, consisting of eighty eight men each: which makes — 0264 The Locality of Argyle, Dumbarton, and Bute Two Companies, consisting of one hundreth men each: which makes — 0200 All these make up one Regiment, consisting of nine hundreth and thirteen men. — 0913 REG. 5 The Shire of Elgin and Nairn. Three Companies, consisting of eighty three men each: This comprehends the Earl of Murray's division of Innernes to Nes, with Badzenoch, Ind — 0249 The Earl of Seaforth and Lord Lovats division of Innnerness. Two Companies, consisting of eighty three men each, inde — 0166 The rest of Ross. One Company, consisting of one hundreth, Ind — 0100 The Shires of Sutherland and Caithness Two Companies, consisting of one hundreth each: which makes — 0200 Orkney and Zetland. Two Companies, consisting of eighty three men each: which makes — 0166 All these make up one Regiment, consisting of eight hundreth and eighty one men, Ind — 0881 The whole five Regiments of Foot amount to four thousand eight hundreth twenty and four men.— 4824 A Division of five hundreth Horse, on the several Shires of this Kingdom, according to the proportion of the Militia appointed by the 25. Act of the 3. Sess. of His Majesties 1. Parliament, anno 1663. TROOP 1. The Shires of Roxburgh and Selkirk One Squad or Corporalship, consisting of thirty seven Horsemen, Ind — 0037 The Shires of Berwick and Peebles One Squad or Corporalship, consisting of twenty five men, whereof Berwick eighteen, and Peebles seven: in both — 0025 The Shire of Dumfreis. One Squad or Corporalship, consisting of twenty two Horsemen, Ind — 0022 The Shire of Wigton and Stewartry of Kirkcudburgh One Squad or Corporalship, consisting of twenty two Horsemen, Ind — 0022 All these make up one Troop, consisting of one hundreth and six Horsemen. — 0106 TROOP 2. The Shires of Edinburgh, Haddingtown, and Linlithgow Two Squads, or Corporalships, each consisting of twenty three Horsemen, whereof the Shire of Edinburgh eighteen, Haddingtown eighteen, and Linlithgow ten, inde, in all. — 0046 The Shires of Stirling and Clackmannan One Squad or Corporalship, consisting of twenty two Horsemen — 0022 The Shire of Lanerk One Squad or Corporalship, consisting of thirty seven Horsemen — 0037 All these make up one Troop, consisting of one hundreth and five Horsemen. — 0105 TROOP 3. The Shires of Fife and Kinross. Two Squads or Corporalships consisting of twenty two Horsemen each inde — 0044 The Shire of Perth Two Squads or Corporalships, consisting of twenty two Horsemen each: Ind — 0044 All these make up one Troop, consisting of eighty eight Horsemen. — 0088 TROOP 4. The Shire of Forfar One Squad or Corporalship, consisting of twenty five Horsemen, Ind— 0025 The Shire of Kincardin, and the Earl Marischals division of Aberdeen Shire. One Squad or Corporalship, consisting of eighteen, Ind— 0018 The rest of Aberdeen Shire and Bamff Shire. Two Squads or Corporalships, consisting of twenty two Horsemen each — 0044 All these make up one Troop, consisting of eighty seven Horsemen. — 0087 TROOP 5. The Shires of Elgin, Nairn, Innerness, Ross, Sutherland, and Caithnes. Two Squads or Corporalships, consisting of sixty six Horsemen, being thirty three in each Squade, whereof Elgin and Nairn, to the Water of Ness, twenty two, the Earl of Seafort and Lord Lovat's divivision of Innerness, twenty two, the rest of Rosse, the Shires of Sutherland and Caithness; making up in all sixty six Horsemen, Elgin, Nairn, the Earl of Murray and Lovat's division of innerness to make one Squad or Corporalship: And the Earl of Seaforts' division; the rest of Rosse, Sutherland, and Caithness to make up another Squad of twenty two, Ind — 0066 The Shires of Air and Renfrew Two Squades or Corporalships, consisting of twenty two Horsemen each — 0044 All these make up one Troop, consisting of one hundreth and ten Horsemen. — 0110 The whole five Troops amount to four hundreth and ninety six Horsemen.— 0496 Follows the Instructions given by His Majesty's Privy Council, to the Commissioners of the Militia, in the several Shires of the Kingdom. I. YOu are ordered to Stint the number of Horsemen and Footmen upon the parochs, Heretors, and Liferenters in your Shire, in the usual manner, having always a care to pitch upon such as may constantly attend upon the Service. II. You are to cause List the Names of the Soldiers, both Horse and Foot, and set down the names of their Parents, Designations, and Dwelling-places, and to Rank them in their respective Companies, and to deliver these Lists to the respective Leiutenants. III. You are to change no Soldier, Horse or Foot, for another, without express comment of the Lieutenant, who is to be answerable to his Major for what he does thereanent; and both the Major and Leiutenant are to obey the Leiutenant-General, or Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces, as they will be answerable. iv You are to order, that no Horse once received and listed, be changed, without consent of the Lieutenant, and the allowance of his superior Officer. V You are to choice and list new Soldiers, in place of these who shall be removed by Death, or Infirmity, or shall remove off the Ground, and send their Names to their Leiutenants; and that these new listed Soldiers be sufficient Men for the Service, conform to the first Act of the second Session Parliament 2. Charles 2. VI You are to appoint all these listed within your Shire, to Rendezvous once in two Months, and to keep together eight days, at such Times and Places within the Shire, as the Major of Foot or Lieutenant of Horse shall appoint; and if the Rendezvous be without the Shire at such Times and Places as the Leiutenant-General, or Commander in Chief shall appoint; and the keeping of the Rendezvous once in two Months eight days together shall continue, until the Commander in Chief shall order it otherwise. VII. You are to order the Heretors to give allowance to the Horsemen and Foot Soldiers, for keeping the said's days of Rendezvous of eight days, once every two Months, and that for ten Months (His Majesty being to pay them for the last two Months) at the rate of six shillings Scots a day for ilk Footman, and eighteen shilling Scots for each Horsman, conform to the Act of Parliament: And ready obedience is expected hereto, seeing they are at no more expense by paying forty days to this number, than they were at formerly, by paying ten days to the whole, which they either did, or should have done. VIII. You are to take care that both Horsemen and Footmen be sufficiently clothed, fitted with all kind of Furniture for the Service; and that the Arms for the Foot, be two parts Muskets, and one part Pikes; and the Horsemen to be armed with a sufficient Sword and Hulster-Pistols. IX. Each Leader of Horse is to furnish and uphold a sufficient Horse with his Furniture, for the space of seven Years from their first Muster; and at the expiring of the seven Years, He, and these of the Fraction with him are to contribute for another Horse, not under the value of ten pounds Sterling, and fifty eight Inches high, and that a Horse be provided accordingly, and so forth at the expiring of each seven Years successive. X. You are to be careful that the Persons to be listed for the Militia, Horse or Foot, shall be able bodies of Men, fit for the Service, and that they be such as the Muster-master shall approve of, and who shall take the Military Oaths appointed by Act of Council, each Rendezvous day, and such Oaths as are contained in the Articles of War. XI. The Heretors of your Shire are to pay their proportion of forty eight pound Scots to the Trumpeter, with the other Shires who are joined with them in constituting the Troop: As also, Your Shire is to pay twelve pound Scots to every Drummer who serves in the Companies within your Shire, conform to the Act of Parliament. XII. And since His Majesty has under His Royal Hand, given Commissions to Majors, Leiutenants, and Ensigns of Foot, and to the Leiutenants of Horse; and has declared it His Pleasure, that the Leiutenants of Horse and Foot shall choose their own Corporals and Sergeants: Therefore you are to give your concurrence to them in their respective stations. XIII. You are to appoint two of your number per vices, to attend the first day of each Rendezvous within your Shire, and one of your number to attend the general Rendezvous of your Regiment or Troop when they come together, it being , that there be one Commissioner present for every Shire out of which the Regiment or Troop is taken, to the effect they may give order for fining and punishing the Absents, and for proceeding against all Deficients, and for performance of every thing else incumbent to them, conform to the Acts of Parliament and Council made thereanent, as well in every Company of Foot and Squad of Horse, as when the whole Regiment and Troop are together. XIV. These two Commissioners, with the concurrence of the Commanding-officer present for the time of the Foot-Company, or Squadron of Horse, or Corporalship, and of the Major of Foot and Lieutenant of Horse, or other Commanding-officer present, when the Regiment of Foot, or Troop of Horse is together; are carefully to ca●●e poynd every Deficient and other Transgressors, conform to the Acts of Parliament and Council anent the Militia: Hereby requiring the said's Commissioners to do exact diligence herein, as they will be answerable at their outmost peril. And certifying, these Commissioners who shall be absent, or being present, shall neglect their duty, hereby, and by Act of Parliament entrusted to them, shall be proceeded against as Contemners of His Majesty's Authority and Service, and neglecters of the public Peace of the Kingdom. XV. The Commissioners of the Militia on the south side of the North Water of Esk, in the several Shires of the Kingdom, are appointed to have their first meeting at the head Burgh of the Shire, upon the fifteen day of July next, and the Militia thereof, to have their first Rendezvouz upon the thirteenth of August thereafter. And the Commissioners benorth the said Water, are to have their first meeting upon the tenth of August, and the Militia thereof to have their first Randezvouz upon the 24. of Aug. And the Commissioners on the south side of the said Water, are to give an account what they do at their first Meeting to the Council, upon the first Council day of August, and to give the second account of the condition of their first Rendezvous, against the first Council day in September. And these benorth the said Water, are to give an account what they do at their first Meeting, the first Council day in September; and the second account of the condition of the first Rendezvous, the first Council day in October next. XVI. The Commissioners of the Militia of the several Shires at their first Meeting, are to appoint the Place of the first Rendezvous in every Shire, and to acquaint the Person of Quality afternamed, who is appointed to be present thereat. XVII. The Persons of Quality afternamed, are appointed to conveen the Commissioners of the Militia to their first Meeting, and to be present thereat, and to go to the several Shires, and see the first Rendezvous keeped, and give an account thereof to the Council. For the Shire of Roxburgh, the Earl of Roxburgh For the Shire of Selkirk, the Laird of Hayning For the Shire of Berwick, the Earl of Home For the Shire of Peebles, the Lord Livingston For the Shire of Dumfreis, the Earl of Queensberry For the Shire of Wigton, the Laird of Burghton For the Stewartry of Kircudbright, the Earl of Nithisdale For the Shire of Edinburgh, Lord Hatton Theasaurer Depute For the Shire of Haddington, the Earl of Winton For the Shire of Linlithgow, the Earl of Linlithgow For the Shire of Stirling, the Lord Elphingston For the Shire of Clackmannan, the Earl of Mar For the Shire of Lanerk, the Marquis of Dowglas, and the Lord Ross For the Shires of Fife and Kinross, the Lord Chancellor, or whom he shall appoint For the Shire of Perth, the Marquis of Athol For the Shire of Air, the Earl of Glencairn, For the Shire of Renfrew, the Lord Ross For the Shire of Forfar, the Earl of Southesk For Kincardin and Marischals part of Aberdeen, the Earl Marischal For Bamff and rest of Aberdeen, the Laird of Auchmedden younger For Argile, the Earl of Argile For Bute, the Laird of Kelburn For Dumbarton, the Lord Lorn For Elgin, the Lord Duffus For Nairn, and Earl of Murrays division of Innerness, and Badzenoch, the Earl of Murray, and in his absence the Laird of Caddel For the Earl of Seaforth, and Lord Lovats division of Innerness, the Earl of Seaforth The rest of Ross, Sir George Mackenzie of Tarbet, or Sir George Munro For the Shire of Caithness, the Earl of Caithness For the Shire of Sutherland, the Earl of Sutherland, or Sir Robert Gordon of Embo For Orkney and Zetland, the Stewart or his Depute. XVIII. His Majesty's Privy Council have appointed, and appoints, that in the Shires of Ross, Sutherland, Caithness, and Orkney, which had not formerly a Militia settled therein, the Justices of Peace, and Commissioners of Excise, be Commissioners of the Militia. Extracted by me WILL. PATERSON, Cl. Sti. Concilij. FINIS. Additional Instructions for the Militia: Edinburgh, the eight day of July, 1680. I. THE Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council considering, that by the first Article of the late Instructions; the Heretors and Liferenters are ordered to Stint the number of Horse and Foot in the usual way: Do declare, that albeit according to the Act of Parliament, the Heretors and Liferenters be liable thereto, yet they are to have their relief from the Tenants, whose proper Burden it is to furnish the Bodies of the Footmen and their Arms, and Pay, during the days of the Rendezvous; and the Heretors may accordingly force any of their Tenants or Servants who are fittest: the rest of the Tenants contributing for their several Proportions, in the way formerly accustomed, either by parochs, or otherwise, according as has been used in the respective Shires. II. As to the third and fourth Articles of the said's Instructions, whereby it is appointed, that no Soldier, Horse or Foot, be changed for another, and that no Horse once received and listed, be changed without consent of the Lieutenant; It is ordered that no such change be made without express consent of the Lieutenant, and two Commissioners of the Militia. III. As to the sixth Article of the Instructions, where it is appointed, that Rendezvous be kept eight days every two Months, for the space of ten Months: It is ordained, that the first Rendezvouz shall meet for this year, as is formerly appointed, viz upon the 13, and 24. of August respective, and to continue together for eight days, and the next Rendezvouz to begin the first Wednesday of October, and to continue together sixteen days; And for the subsequent Years, it is appointed that the first Rendezvouz shall begin the first Wednesday of June, and to continue for sixteen days, and the next Rendezvouz to be upon the first Wednesday of October, and to continue then likewise for sixteen days, and so forth to continue yearly thereafter; which two Rendezvouzes completes the 32. days, payable by the Country. iv As to the ninth Article, It is appointed, that the Militia Horse be worth ten Pound Sterling, conform to the Act of Parliament, and be fifty eight Inches high, At least, that the Horse be of sufficient size, fit for Service. V It is hereby declared, that these that are liable in the Fraction, shall pay to the Leaders of Horse, and Outreikers of Foot, their proportional parts of what is due for the Pay both of Horse and Foot, during the whole time they stay at the Rendezvouses. VI Whereas, since the Act of Parliament in the Year 1663., Establishing the Militia, by which there are 800. Foot, and 88 Horse, appointed for the Shire of Dumfreis; There is an late Act of Parliament disjoining the Militia of the five Kirks of Eskdale from the said Shire, and uniting the same to the Militia of Roxburgh, whose proportion of the great Militia is one hundreth Foot and ten Horse: The Lords of Council ordains the Proportion of the new Modelled Militia of these two Shires to be regulat accordingly. Extracted by me WILL. PATERSON, Cl. Sti. Concilij.