Act, 10 June 1697, Edinburgh

Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Tenth of Jwne Jaj vic nyntie Seven yeirs

D1697/6/61

Act

Act The Lady Banhourie and others

Anent the bill of Suspensione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell Be Margaret Mhur liferenter of the Lands of Barnehourie James Lindasy John Mcqween James Aflect Bessie Mulliken John Cafren Andrew Killgourie Thomas Dowglas and James Lees her tennents and coatters of the saids Lands That wher they are qwartered upon poinded and distressed By Serjeant Rutherfurd and Serjeant Willsone and ane pawcitie of Souldiers wnder ther Comand by vertue of ane pretend warrand or order from the Commissioners of Supplie of the Stewartrie of Kirkcudbright dated the first of Jwne instant Most wrongously and wnjustlie Considering it is of veritie That they are not debitors in a sixpense of the Supplie neither is it alleadged or pretended against them that they are debitors But the foirsaid order being to qwarter upon Clerk McKnaught collector of Supplie of the said stewartrie and his Cautioners And wher the saids collector and Cautioners are not poundable ther is warrant therby granted to pound the tennents and coatters of the qwartering money As ane extract of the said warrand therwith Showen hes testified And Charles Murray of Bamhoury the petitioners son being fiar of the foirsaids Lands Liferenters be her the said pairtie upon that pretended most injustlie and wnwarrantable qwarter upon the petitioner and her saids tennents which is a gross and pallpable ryot and oppressione and Severelie pwnishable And for which the petitioners have raised Letters for convening the foirnamed persones befor the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell In respect wherof the foirsaid order for qwartering 2 ought to be Suspended and the partie removed and the said pairtie discharged of furder troubleing or qwartering upon the petitioner or her Saids tennents or cotters And that without Cautione or consignatione In respect they are nowayes debitors nor concerned as said is Whilk bill of Suspensione being this day read in presence of the Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell They heirby refwise to pass the bill of Suspensione But allowed the Suspenders to raise a complaint befor ther Lordships And in the mein tyme ordaines the pairtie qwartered upon the Suspenders to be removed without payment of qwartering money The Suspenders first finding Cawtione acted in the books of privie Counsell that they Shall make payment of the Cess or Supply and qwartering money for which the pairtie is qwartered upon them in caice it shall be fownd by The Lords of privie Counsell or any other Judge Competent that they owght soe to doe

Att Edinburgh the Tenth of Jwne Jaj vic nyntie Seven yeirs

D1697/6/61

Act

Act The Lady Banhourie and others

Anent the bill of Suspensione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell Be Margaret Mhur liferenter of the Lands of Barnehourie James Lindasy John Mcqween James Aflect Bessie Mulliken John Cafren Andrew Killgourie Thomas Dowglas and James Lees her tennents and coatters of the saids Lands That wher they are qwartered upon poinded and distressed By Serjeant Rutherfurd and Serjeant Willsone and ane pawcitie of Souldiers wnder ther Comand by vertue of ane pretend warrand or order from the Commissioners of Supplie of the Stewartrie of Kirkcudbright dated the first of Jwne instant Most wrongously and wnjustlie Considering it is of veritie That they are not debitors in a sixpense of the Supplie neither is it alleadged or pretended against them that they are debitors But the foirsaid order being to qwarter upon Clerk McKnaught collector of Supplie of the said stewartrie and his Cautioners And wher the saids collector and Cautioners are not poundable ther is warrant therby granted to pound the tennents and coatters of the qwartering money As ane extract of the said warrand therwith Showen hes testified And Charles Murray of Bamhoury the petitioners son being fiar of the foirsaids Lands Liferenters be her the said pairtie upon that pretended most injustlie and wnwarrantable qwarter upon the petitioner and her saids tennents which is a gross and pallpable ryot and oppressione and Severelie pwnishable And for which the petitioners have raised Letters for convening the foirnamed persones befor the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell In respect wherof the foirsaid order for qwartering 2 ought to be Suspended and the partie removed and the said pairtie discharged of furder troubleing or qwartering upon the petitioner or her Saids tennents or cotters And that without Cautione or consignatione In respect they are nowayes debitors nor concerned as said is Whilk bill of Suspensione being this day read in presence of the Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell They heirby refwise to pass the bill of Suspensione But allowed the Suspenders to raise a complaint befor ther Lordships And in the mein tyme ordaines the pairtie qwartered upon the Suspenders to be removed without payment of qwartering money The Suspenders first finding Cawtione acted in the books of privie Counsell that they Shall make payment of the Cess or Supply and qwartering money for which the pairtie is qwartered upon them in caice it shall be fownd by The Lords of privie Counsell or any other Judge Competent that they owght soe to doe

1. NRS, PC2/26, 355v-356r.

2. The word ‘upon’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 355v-356r.

2. The word ‘upon’ scored out here.