Warrant, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The first day of August J^aj vi^c Nyntie Nyne years

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D1699/8/6¹

Act

Act Jean Jaffrey Merchant in Edinburgh

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Jean Jaffrey merchant in Edinburgh Shewing That wher the petitioner being a trading merchant and haveing frequently bought severall parcells of merchant wair from one Margaret Wardlaw Liveing in the kingdome of Ireland, And She haveing effects of the petitioners in her hand before December Last to the value of Fiftie four pounds Sterling or therby as shall be made appear to the saids Lords, The said Margaret Wardlaw without Commissione from the petitioner sends over of Late a parcell of goods ² to Glasgow albeit the petitioner hade ordered the same to come to come³ over in February Last and being informed that the saids Lords by publict act did of Late prohibit the Import of any Woollen Stuffs from Ireland to Scotland and that the forsaids goods haveing aryved betwixt the Commensment of the saids Lords act and before the Samen hade been knowen in Ireland, And that the goods came to Glasgow without any Commissione from the petitioner, She upon informatione therof went thither and made applicatione Not only to the taxsmen ther, Bot Likewayes to the Court of admirality who gave the petitioner warrand to areist the forsaid goods As belonging to Wardlaw and for payment of the debt due by the petitioner to her and the areistment being so made the waitters ther with the petitioners Consent made Seazure therof untill the petitioner made ther applicatione to the saids Lords, And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased in Consideratione of the premisses And that the goods forsaids were properly Consigned and Sent over for the petitioners payment albeit not by the petitioners Commissione And that the petitioner was willing in the termes of the saids Lords act to export the Same And to find sufficient Cautione for that effect to grant warrand for delyvering up to the petitioner the saids goods lying in the custome house of Glasgow to the end the petitioner might export the Same as was usuall to the saids Lords to doe in the Like cases as the said petitione at more Lenth bears. Which Petitione being this day read in presence of the saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill, They hereby allow and ordaine the said Jean Jaffrey petitioner to export the goods afterinsert in her oath and inventar furth of this kingdome, And that betwixt and the first day of October nixt and Discharges the taxsmen Collectors Surveyers, waitters or their Other Servants to make Seazure of the saids goods, And Ordaines them to delyver the Same to the petitioner, And that in respect the said petitioner before extracting hereof hath Compeared in presence of one of his Majesties privy Councill and made Inventar and given her oath that the saids goods were as followes Viz six peice Irish Stuff Item one peice more ditto Item peice Damask rolled in one bundle of Severall Coullers Item Four peice Drogatts rolled in ane bundle of severall Coullours And alse In respect the petitioner hath given bond and found Sufficient Cautione acted in maner foraid That she shall pursue a furthcomeing of the saids goods and put the decreet to be obtained theron to executione, and export the saids goods furth of this kingdome betwixt and the […] day of […] under the payne of the value of the saids goods.