Decreet, 29 December 1698, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Tenth Day of May J^aj vj^c nyntie Eight years

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Act

Act Changing Cameron his sentence of death To Banishment

Anent The Petition given in To the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by John Cameron prisoner Shewing Ther Lordships That their poor petitioner is very sensible and sorry for his offence both against God Almighty and the Laws of the nation But his Ignorance and Temptation of the Devill drew him to it and now he First crave God pardon and then their Lordships and Beggs Banishment for Gods sake And Therfore Humbly craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said Petition Bears The saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them by the above John Cameron They doe heirby change the sentence of Death pronunced by the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Justiciarie against the petitioner upon the […] day of […] To Banishment, And have Banished and heirby Banishes the said John Cameron petitioner To his majesties plantations in America And ordains the magistrats of Edinburgh To ship the said John Cameron Into The First ships going from Leith to his majesties said Plantation and discharges him to Return within his majesties Dominions at any tyme hereafter, under the pain of having the forsaid sentence of death putt to Execution against him without mercy The said John First Enacting himself in the Books of his majesties privy Councill That he shall depart to his majesties said plantations In America with the First ships going thither from Leith And That he shall never Return to his majesties Dominions without his majesties or the Councills warrant for that Effect under the pain of Having the forsaid sentence of death pronunced against him to be putt to Execution without mercy as said is sic subscribitur Melvill P. Southerland Leven, Forfar, Ruglen Yester Tarbat James Stewart, Archibald Murray, Archibald Muire.