Act, 11 January 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the eleventh day of January Jaj vic and nyntie four years

A1694/1/231

Act

Act The Earl of Southesque

Anent the Petitione Given In to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Be Charles Earle of Southesque Sheuing That wher their Lordships upon applicatione made be Mr Alexander Heggins Advocat hes alloued him to Correspond uith the Countess of Southesque the petitioners mother and to advance herr money And he therupon designed as he had openly declared to Charge the petitioner uith horning for payment of the Annuitie due to her And therby to make a breatch betuixt the petitioner and his mother as if he refuised to pay her Anuity wheras ther was nothing due to her till Candlemes nixt And that he was alwayes willing to pay her upon the saids Lords their Giving him allowance to wryte and Correspond uith her for that effect Seing the Granting to Mr Heggins to doe the same (who had noe money to advance her uithout the petitioner) Cannot secure him from the hazard of the Act of parliament discharging Correspondence And therfore Humbly Supplicating to the effect underwryten as the said petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered the forsaid petitione given in to them Be the above Earle of Southesk They Heirby allow the said Earle to Correspond uith his mother by Letters In ordor to her returne from France And for that effect to advance her money by bills or to ansuer her bills when drawen on him for bringing her home The Letters to be wryten by the Earle being alwayes first revised and marked by Sir James Steuart their Majesties Advocat And the Letters Coming from the Countess to the Earle shouen to the Lord Advocat And the saids Lords doe Heirby recall the former warrand granted to Mr Alexander Heggins for wryting and transmitting money to the said Countess and declares the same void and null And discharges the use making therof after the date of thir presents

Att Edinburgh the eleventh day of January Jaj vic and nyntie four years

A1694/1/231

Act

Act The Earl of Southesque

Anent the Petitione Given In to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Be Charles Earle of Southesque Sheuing That wher their Lordships upon applicatione made be Mr Alexander Heggins Advocat hes alloued him to Correspond uith the Countess of Southesque the petitioners mother and to advance herr money And he therupon designed as he had openly declared to Charge the petitioner uith horning for payment of the Annuitie due to her And therby to make a breatch betuixt the petitioner and his mother as if he refuised to pay her Anuity wheras ther was nothing due to her till Candlemes nixt And that he was alwayes willing to pay her upon the saids Lords their Giving him allowance to wryte and Correspond uith her for that effect Seing the Granting to Mr Heggins to doe the same (who had noe money to advance her uithout the petitioner) Cannot secure him from the hazard of the Act of parliament discharging Correspondence And therfore Humbly Supplicating to the effect underwryten as the said petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered the forsaid petitione given in to them Be the above Earle of Southesk They Heirby allow the said Earle to Correspond uith his mother by Letters In ordor to her returne from France And for that effect to advance her money by bills or to ansuer her bills when drawen on him for bringing her home The Letters to be wryten by the Earle being alwayes first revised and marked by Sir James Steuart their Majesties Advocat And the Letters Coming from the Countess to the Earle shouen to the Lord Advocat And the saids Lords doe Heirby recall the former warrand granted to Mr Alexander Heggins for wryting and transmitting money to the said Countess and declares the same void and null And discharges the use making therof after the date of thir presents

1. NRS, PC1/49, 225-6.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 225-6.