Act, 11 June 1695, Edinburgh

Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Holyroodhouse the eleventh day of June Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

A1695/6/51

Act

Act Byres of Coats

Anent the petitione given in to his Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of his majesties privy Councill by John Byres of Coats Shewing that where the petitioner being apprehended in England in the moneth of July Last bypast and shortly therafter sent doune prisoner by sea to Scotland upon suspitione of haveing been in France and He hath ever since been keept prisoner in the tolbooth of Edinburgh to the very great prejudice of his private fortune and of his owne Health and the said petitioner is justly apprehensive That the inconveniencies which he is inevitably lyable to from his said Confynement may in all probability in a very short tyme indanger his lyfe for the want of the benefitt of the free aire And seeing the said petitioner was alwayes willing and readie to have cleared himself as to anything that could have been laid to his Charge in case he had been indycted and putt to a legall tryall before this tyme and therfore humblie Craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears
His majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of privy Councill haveing considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said John Byres of Coats They Hereby give ordor and warrand to the2 magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their Tolbooth to set the said petitioner at libertie furth thereof In respect he hes given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That He shall live peaceablie under and with all submissione to the present Government of his majestie King William and that he shall not act consult nor contryve any thing in prejudice thereof nor converse nor correspond with any Rebells and that He shall appear before the said Lords of privie Councill when called for under the penalty of three Hundred pound sterling incase he shall transgress in any part of the premisses

At Holyroodhouse the eleventh day of June Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

A1695/6/51

Act

Act Byres of Coats

Anent the petitione given in to his Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of his majesties privy Councill by John Byres of Coats Shewing that where the petitioner being apprehended in England in the moneth of July Last bypast and shortly therafter sent doune prisoner by sea to Scotland upon suspitione of haveing been in France and He hath ever since been keept prisoner in the tolbooth of Edinburgh to the very great prejudice of his private fortune and of his owne Health and the said petitioner is justly apprehensive That the inconveniencies which he is inevitably lyable to from his said Confynement may in all probability in a very short tyme indanger his lyfe for the want of the benefitt of the free aire And seeing the said petitioner was alwayes willing and readie to have cleared himself as to anything that could have been laid to his Charge in case he had been indycted and putt to a legall tryall before this tyme and therfore humblie Craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears
His majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of privy Councill haveing considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said John Byres of Coats They Hereby give ordor and warrand to the2 magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their Tolbooth to set the said petitioner at libertie furth thereof In respect he hes given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That He shall live peaceablie under and with all submissione to the present Government of his majestie King William and that he shall not act consult nor contryve any thing in prejudice thereof nor converse nor correspond with any Rebells and that He shall appear before the said Lords of privie Councill when called for under the penalty of three Hundred pound sterling incase he shall transgress in any part of the premisses

1. NRS, PC1/50, 205.

2. One illegible word scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 205.

2. One illegible word scored out here.