ACT For the Levy.  
Edinburgh, the twenty third day of May 1693.  
THE ESTATES OF PARLIAMENT Considering the present Dangers, and that Their Majesties may think it expedient, to Order the Levying of more Forces, for obviating the said Dangers: And being withal most sensible, of the Duty they own to Their Majesties, for these great and manifold Blessings they enjoy by, and under Their Happy Government; Do for themselves, and in Name and Behalf of Their Majesty's good Subjects within this Kingdom, by these Presents, Renew the Humble and Hearty Tender of their Lives and Fortunes, for the promoting of Their Majesty's Service: And further, in Pursuance of their Duties expressed in the Act of Parliament 1663., entitled an Humble Tender to his Sacred Majesty, of the Duty and Loyalty of his ancient Kingdom of Scotland, they do Cheerfully Offer to Their Majesties, a present Levy of two thousand nine hundred and seventy nine Foot, to be Levied off the several Shires and burgh's of this Kingdom, effeiring to proportions and numbers set down in the foresaid Act. And to the end, the foresaid Levy may be made effectual, Their Majesties with Advice and Consent of the said Estates of Parliament, do Order and Appoint the Shires, Stewartries, and burgh's within this Kingdom, to put out and deliver, when they shall be thereto Required, and to such Officers, as shall be Commissionat by Their Majesties for that effect, the foresaid proportions and numbers which are hereby appointed to be Levied, according to the numbers formerly observed in the Militia, and are as follows, viz. the Shires of Roxburgh and Selkirk, one hundred ninety eight, Berwick one hundred and nineteen, the Shire of Edinburgh, one hundred and nineteen, Haddingtoun one hundred and nineteen, Peebles forty, Linlithgow fifty, the Town of Edinburgh, Leith, and Cannongate, one hundred and nineteen, Dumfreis one hundred and nineteen, the Shire of Wigtoun forty five, the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright seventy five, Air and Renfrew, one hundred ninety eight, Lanerk one hundred forty nine, Stirling and Clackmannan one hundred, Fife and Kinross two hundred thirty eight, Perth two hundred thirty eight, Forfar one hundred forty nine, Kincardine and Marischals part of Aberdeen, one hundred and nineteen, the rest of Aberdeen Shire and Bamff, one hundred fifty nine, Elgin, Nairn, and this side of Ross, one hundred forty nine, the Earl of Seaforth and Lord Lovat their Division of Inverness, one hundred, Sutherland, Caithness, and the rest of Inverness, one hundred fifty nine, Argyle, Dumbartoun, and Bute, one hundred and nineteen, Orkney and Zetland, one hundred, to be divided and modelled into Regiments, as Their Majesties shall think fit, and to be thereafter paid and maintained from the said's Fonds Imposed, or to be Imposed by this Parliament for that effect, and that by such Rules of Establishment as Their Majesties shall appoint, which Levies and Proportions, the Commissioners of Supply, which now are, or shall be hereafter in the said Shires and Stewartries, with one or two Magistrates for each Royal Burgh, are hereby fully Impowered to make effectual. And it is hereby Provided, that where the Master and Tenants shall appoint a man one or more to be put out in the said Levies, the said Person or Persons may be seized and secured by the Sheriff of the Shire, or any two or more of the Commissioners of Supply, or one or two of the Magistrates of the respective burgh's for their Burgh, when ever the said Officer who is to have the said Person or Persons comes to require them within the Shire. Likeas, the said Commissioners of Supply with the foresaid Officer, are to cognosce and determine upon the sufficiency or insufficiency of the men: And in regard, there have been alterations made by the Acts of Parliament, as to the Extent and Bounds of some Shires, since the Act of Parliament one thousand six hundred and sixty three, Their Majesties with Consent foresaid, do Authorise and Empower the Lords of Privy Council, to adjust the proportions of the said Shires, notwithstanding of these alterations, who are likewise hereby warranted, to give such other Orders in this matter, as they shall find . And lastly, Their Majesties do hereby graciously declare, that for a year and a half after the date hereof, the Militia of the Country, or any part thereof, is not to be called out, or made use of, except in the case of an actual Invasion.  
Extracted forth of the Records of Parliament, by TARBAT, Cls. Regist. 
 GOD Save King William and Queen Mary.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to their most Excellent Majesties, Anno Dom. 1693.