Act, 1 March 1692, Edinburgh

Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Edinburgh The first day of March Jaj vjc nyntie two years

D1692/3/61

Act

Act and Committie Barbarra Fowller

Anent a Petitione given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be Barbarra Fouller relict of the deceast Richard Prestone taylor in Edinburgh Shewing That quher in January Jaj vjc Eightie Eight John now master of Stair being then his majesties advocat haveing intented a proces against the deceast Philip Standfield for airt and part of the murder of Sir James his father, and their being two witnesses made use of in the said proces viz James Thomson and Agnes Mark whom the kings advocat thought fitt should be keeped secure, and they being also to witnes against their own parants as accessory to the said murder, They could not be intertained by them and therfore the kings advocat did agree with the petitioner to keep and intertaine the saids two persons in meat, Drink, bedding, and other necessaries at six pence a day for each of them Extending the said soume dureing the space they stayed with the petitioner to Fourscore thrie punds Eight shilling Conforme to ane accompt attested be Mr Hew Dalrymple in name of the Master of Stair his brother therwith produced And seing the petitioner was necessitate to borrow the said Soume at Lambes Jaj vjc Eightie Eight and has ever since payed annualrent for the same, And that in all equitie she ought to be payed of the said soume and annualrents therof sincsyne, And that the saids Lords had granted severall warrands for payment of the good man of the Tolbooths dues and intertainement of prisoners upon the Chamberland of Sir James Standfeilds estate, And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to grant warrand and Ordaine the present Chamberland of the estate To make payment to the petitioner of the said soume of Fourscore thrie punds Eight shilling depursed for aliementing of the saids two witnesses and of the annualrents therof since Lambes Jaj vjc Eightie Eight the petitioner being now Distressed for payment of the said soumes and in a very poor condition as the petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Barbara Fowller with the accompt attested be Mr Hew Dalrymple mentioned therin, And produced therwith, They approve of the said accompt and Decerne and Ordaine Alexander Campbell merchant in Edinburgh Chamberland to the estate of Newmylnes to make payment to the petitioner of the above soume of Eightie six punds Eight shilling scots money and of the annualrent therfore since the terme of Lambes Jaj vjc Eightie Eight and in tyme comeing dureing the not payment therof and ordaines the Creditors of the said estate to allow the said soume to the said factor out of the first end of his acompts and ordaines letter of horning to be direct at the petitioners instance against the Chamberland for that effect.

Edinburgh The first day of March Jaj vjc nyntie two years

D1692/3/61

Act

Act and Committie Barbarra Fowller

Anent a Petitione given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be Barbarra Fouller relict of the deceast Richard Prestone taylor in Edinburgh Shewing That quher in January Jaj vjc Eightie Eight John now master of Stair being then his majesties advocat haveing intented a proces against the deceast Philip Standfield for airt and part of the murder of Sir James his father, and their being two witnesses made use of in the said proces viz James Thomson and Agnes Mark whom the kings advocat thought fitt should be keeped secure, and they being also to witnes against their own parants as accessory to the said murder, They could not be intertained by them and therfore the kings advocat did agree with the petitioner to keep and intertaine the saids two persons in meat, Drink, bedding, and other necessaries at six pence a day for each of them Extending the said soume dureing the space they stayed with the petitioner to Fourscore thrie punds Eight shilling Conforme to ane accompt attested be Mr Hew Dalrymple in name of the Master of Stair his brother therwith produced And seing the petitioner was necessitate to borrow the said Soume at Lambes Jaj vjc Eightie Eight and has ever since payed annualrent for the same, And that in all equitie she ought to be payed of the said soume and annualrents therof sincsyne, And that the saids Lords had granted severall warrands for payment of the good man of the Tolbooths dues and intertainement of prisoners upon the Chamberland of Sir James Standfeilds estate, And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to grant warrand and Ordaine the present Chamberland of the estate To make payment to the petitioner of the said soume of Fourscore thrie punds Eight shilling depursed for aliementing of the saids two witnesses and of the annualrents therof since Lambes Jaj vjc Eightie Eight the petitioner being now Distressed for payment of the said soumes and in a very poor condition as the petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Barbara Fowller with the accompt attested be Mr Hew Dalrymple mentioned therin, And produced therwith, They approve of the said accompt and Decerne and Ordaine Alexander Campbell merchant in Edinburgh Chamberland to the estate of Newmylnes to make payment to the petitioner of the above soume of Eightie six punds Eight shilling scots money and of the annualrent therfore since the terme of Lambes Jaj vjc Eightie Eight and in tyme comeing dureing the not payment therof and ordaines the Creditors of the said estate to allow the said soume to the said factor out of the first end of his acompts and ordaines letter of horning to be direct at the petitioners instance against the Chamberland for that effect.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 35r-35v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 35r-35v.