Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh. Thursday the 11th October 1694

A1694/10/18

A1694/10/18¹

Act

Act Alexander Strachane

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill by Alexander Strachane wryter in Edinburgh Shewing that where the said petitioner being imprisoned within the tolbooth of Edinburgh upon suspisione of haveing accessione to the escape of Master Alexander Irvine the petitioners brother in Law who stayed at his house and the Centenells who were sett over the said Mr Alexander and the petitioner haveing been examined by the magistrats of Edinburgh and ane Committee of the said Lords haveing reexamined the petitioner and considered the Centenells declarationes It is found that he had noe accessione to the said Master Alexander his escape and therfore it was the Commitees oppinione that the petitioner should be sett at Libertie upon his finding of Cautione for his appearance before the said Lords when called for etc and transmitting the bond of Cautionrie given for his wyfe from the Baillies of Edinburgh to the said Lords their Clerk and therfore humblie Craveing to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing considered the abovewryten petitione given in to them by the within named Alexander Strachane with a report of a Committee of their owne number appoynted in this matter Gives ordor and warrant to the Baillies of Edinburgh and their Clerk To transmitt to the Hands of the Clerks of privy councill the bond of Cautionrie taken by the said Baillie for […] spouse to the said petitioner And in respect the said bond is transmitted and the petitioner hes given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That he shall appear before the said Lords when called for and in the mean tyme That He shall live peaceablie under the present Government of their majesties King William and Queen Mary and that He shall not act consult nor contryve any thing in prejudice thereof, nor converse nor correspond with Rebells under the penaltie of two Hundred pound Sterling money The said Lords gave ordor and warrant to the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their Tolbooth to set the petitioner at libertie furth thereof for which this shall be To all concerned a sufficient warrand