Act, 10 April 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Tenth day of Aprile Jaj vjc nyntie six years antemeridiem

A1696/4/421

Act

Liberation Captain Alexander Bruce

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councell by Captain Alexander Bruce prisoner in the tolbooth of Edinburgh sheuing That wher the tyme of the Late Revolution The petitioner with others was in the Hills and from thence Came voluntarly and took the benefite of his Majesties Indemnity which he gott at the Counsell table And according to order Gave bond for his quiet and peacable behaviour And which the petitioner hes alwayes since Inviolablie observed And the petitioner being heir at Edinburgh about his privat affairs He was that same day he uas going to the tyde for Fyffe apprehended and putt in prisone wher he hes been keeped closs prisoner about these five weeks uithout any cause knouen to the petitioner And not so much as alloued to speak or wryte to any of his relations or others to Lett them know his necessitous Condition till the third instant He gott open prisone And now his Circumstances are such that now his health is so much Impaired that he Cannot come over the door And if he gett not present Liberty his Life is in Iminent Dainger Besyds the petitioner is not able to bear the expenses of a prisoner as is very well knouen And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships to take the premisses to their serious Consideration And In their Justice and mercy to order the petitioners Liberation who desyres nothing more then to Live quetly and peacably under the Government as the said petition bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given in to them by the said Captaine Alexander Bruce They heirby Give order and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof In respect He hath Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Councell That he shall live peacably under and uith all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William And that He shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice therof nor Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the Lords of his majesties privie Councell when called for under the penaltie of Fiftie pounds Sterling In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premissses

Att Edinburgh the Tenth day of Aprile Jaj vjc nyntie six years antemeridiem

A1696/4/421

Act

Liberation Captain Alexander Bruce

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councell by Captain Alexander Bruce prisoner in the tolbooth of Edinburgh sheuing That wher the tyme of the Late Revolution The petitioner with others was in the Hills and from thence Came voluntarly and took the benefite of his Majesties Indemnity which he gott at the Counsell table And according to order Gave bond for his quiet and peacable behaviour And which the petitioner hes alwayes since Inviolablie observed And the petitioner being heir at Edinburgh about his privat affairs He was that same day he uas going to the tyde for Fyffe apprehended and putt in prisone wher he hes been keeped closs prisoner about these five weeks uithout any cause knouen to the petitioner And not so much as alloued to speak or wryte to any of his relations or others to Lett them know his necessitous Condition till the third instant He gott open prisone And now his Circumstances are such that now his health is so much Impaired that he Cannot come over the door And if he gett not present Liberty his Life is in Iminent Dainger Besyds the petitioner is not able to bear the expenses of a prisoner as is very well knouen And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships to take the premisses to their serious Consideration And In their Justice and mercy to order the petitioners Liberation who desyres nothing more then to Live quetly and peacably under the Government as the said petition bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given in to them by the said Captaine Alexander Bruce They heirby Give order and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof In respect He hath Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Councell That he shall live peacably under and uith all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William And that He shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice therof nor Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the Lords of his majesties privie Councell when called for under the penaltie of Fiftie pounds Sterling In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premissses

1. NRS, PC1/50, 466-7.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 466-7.