Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh tuesday the tenth day of December J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years

A1695/12/9

A1695/12/9¹

Act

Act changeing Christian Parks sentance etc

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by Christian Park prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh Shewing that where there being a sentance of death past against me before the Lords Commissioners of his majesties justiciary for murthering of her owne Child and howbeit the samine as the petitioner alleadgeth was truely brought furth dead yet the said sentence was past against him upon the Late act of parliament That the Child being brought furth in ane House the petitioner did not call for and make use of help in the birth and she being but a young Lass about nynteen years of age and ignorant of the Law and also supprysed by the suddenness of the birth And that noe deed of actuall murder was alledged or proven against the said petitioner and that nevertheless she acknowledgeth the said Lords righteous judgement and doe not at all reclaime against the justness of the sentance And therfore humblie Craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Haveing considered the said petitione given in to them by the said Christian Park They hereby alter the sentance of death to banishment and Discharges the magistrats of Edinburgh and others whatsomever to put the said sentance of death to executione against the said petitioner in tyme Comeing And Have banished and hereby Banisheth the said Christian Park furth of this Kingdome And of consent of the said petitioner ordain’s Her to be delyvered by the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their tolbooth to Master William Areskine Governour of Blackness to be by Him transported to his majesties plantationes in America² In respect the said petitioner hes enacted herself in the books of privie Councill That she is willing and shall depairt furth of his majesties Dominions and repair to his majesties plantations in America under the Conduct of the said Mr William Erskine or any other whom He shall appoynt and that she shall never returne within his Majesties Dominiones under the paine of haveing the sentance of death alreadie pronounced against her put to executione without mercie without the King or the Councills particular ordor for that effect sic subscribitur Tweeddale Cancel Southerland Forfar Yester Tarbatt Carmichaell Polwarth Archibald Murray Robert Sinclair Sinclair³ G Campbel of Cesnock