Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

cclxxxiv WILLIAM, FIRST MARQUIS OF ANNANUALE, 1072-1721.
of superscribing his namu in full, buL also very commonly Avitli the addition
of writing his initials of " AY. IJ." at the foot of the warrant. The Earl of
JMelvill, the first secretary of state for Scotland under William, received many
warrants and instructions under the hand of the king, bearing his full name
•'William K." super.scribed at the top and his initials " W. If." at the foot.
Occasionally when the king superscribed in full, and did not adil his initials
at the foot of the warrant, the secretary of state subscribed his name in
place of the royal initials. ]\Iauy examples of warrants so superscribed and
initialed by the king to JIajor-C4encral Hugh ilackay, liis commander-in-chief
in Scotland, and others have been recently printed for the first time, and
bear out what has now been stated.^ King William, on ISth Decenrber
1CS9, granted a vrairant to the Earl of Leven and Major-General Mackay for
raising new regiments. That warrant is superscribed by King William and
countersigned by Lord Melville.^ The king, on the same date, issued
separate instructions to Leven and Mackay containing sixteen heads about
these regiments. The instructions are superscribed " William E. " and sub-
initialed "W. I?."' Additional instructions in regard to the forces vrere
issued by the king on 4th January ICOO.* These are superscribed
"William .Pi." and countersigned "Melvill." Two papers, one containing
remarks by King William as to church-govt-rnmLiit in Scotland, and the
other sending these to the Earl of ifelville, both dated 22d ]May 1690,
are respectively superscribed " William 11." and sub-initialed " "W. It." ^
In the montli of Eebruary 1090 a warrant was granted by the king to
Mackay as commander-in-chief to ap]irehcnd certain persons suspected
of treasoriable practices. That warrant is superscribed " William 1!." and
sub-initialed " W. E."" The following is a copy of the document, including
the facsimilos of the king's superscription and sub-initials:
' Tlie Mclvilli^'S, KaiU of Melville, IS^IO, vol. ii. yi: 37-18, cl .'^q.
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