Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The First day of January One Thousand seven Hundred and one years

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Act

Act The Earle of Argyll

Anent a Petition given in to his Majesties Commissioner and the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Archibald Earle of Argyll Shewing That upon a petitione presented to the Estates of parliament by the Duke of Gordon Craveing That Sir James Stewart his Majesties advocat and the other advocats therinnamed might be Ordained to appear for the officers of state and Kings donator, In the proces of Reduction raised against them by the petitioner and Creditors of the Marques of Argyle his Grandfather, It was left to his Grace his Majesties high Commissioner to determine whither or not the kings advocat should appear in the said proces for any of the said parties or for which of them It was humbly Represented that his Majesties advocat should be allowed to appear for the petitioner in the forsaid proces In regaird he has been Imployed for the petitioner in all his other concernes and what of his father or grandfathers affairs he hade occasion to take advise in Both before and since he hade the Character of his Majesties Advocat, and furder the Duke of Gordones intrest as donator is ren suam and is so far from being his Majesties particular concerne That it is both his Majesties and the Nationes intrest That Justice is done to the petitioner in the foresaid proces of judiciary by demonstrating to the world how groundless and Illegall the proceedings against the petitioners Grandfather were in the forsaid pretended process of Forfaulture And Therfore Humbly Craveing the said Lords would be pleased to allow and appoint his Majesties advocat to appear and plead for the petitioner in the forsaid proces of Reductione depending at his instance against the Duke of Gordon Seing he hath been all along advised and Consulted with this Aime as the said petitione bears His Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above petitione given in to them by the above Earle of Argyll They have allowed and hereby Allowes his Majesties advocat and Leaves him to his Libertie to appear and plead for aither of the saids parties abovenamed or for neither of them as his Lordship shall think convenient