Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Eleventh october J^aj vj^c nyntie four years

D1694/10/12

D1694/10/12¹

Act

Act Meinzies of Raw

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be William Minzies of Raw writter to the signet Shewing That wher William Meinzies of Castlehill and who was also propriator of the lands of Torrartoune haveing dyed on munday last and the saids lands of Forrartoune being provyded to the airs male and the petitioner being his appearand air male The petitioner has therby ane unquestionable right to his Chartor Chist and wrytes and evidents secured and the petitioner being informed that they are at present in the hands of Edward Meinzies writter in Lanerk, Robert Kennedy of Auctifardell or some other persones in that Countrey the petitioner was necessitate to make this applicatione to the saids Lords that the forsaid Chartor Chist and other wrytes and ² evidents which did belong to the defunct may be ordered to be transmitted to and put in the hands of Mr John Mckenzie or Sir James Justice Clerks to the Sessione and in order therto It is absolutely necessar that the saids wrytes should be Inventared and which may be done by William Lowrie of Blaikwood, John Simervell of Spitell shireff depute of Lanerk and the said Edward Meinzies or any two of them, And seing the petitioners right and intrest to the forsaids Lands does depend upon the security of the forsaid wrytes, and that their Lordships are allwayes in use in paralell caises To Grant warrand for secureing of Chartor Chists which belongs to ³ defuncts and are in the hands and Custody of Strangers or others And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would take the premisses to their Consideratione and Grant their Commissione to the said William Lowrie of Blaikwood John Simervell of Spitle and the said Edward Meinzies or any two of them to Inventar the saids wrytes as alsoe to Grant ane warrand to Auchtifardell Edward Meinzies or others havers of the saids wrytes and evidents to produce the same to be inventared and therafter sequestrat in the hands of either of the saids Clerks of the sessione and for that effect that they transmitt the same upon the petitioners Chargas after they shall be Charged therto with Certificatione as the petition bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be William Meinzies of Raw They heirby allow the Laird of Auchtifardell and others havers of the above writtes to see and answer the same against the sixt day of november nixt, and in the mean time Recommands to the Lord Carmicheall to secure the above Chartor Chists and wrytes and evidents and to Cause Lock up the same and put his Lordships seall upon the Locks.