Act, 12 January 1699, Edinburgh

Warrant, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Twelfth day of January Jaj vjc nynty and nyne years

A1699/1/81

Act

Act of Liberation Dingwal and Ross

Anent The Petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill By Rorie Dingwall and Alexander Ross prisoners within the Tolbooth of Edinburgh Shewing That being cited to, and Examined as witnesses, In the action pursued at the Laird of Balnagouns Instance against the Earle of Tullibardine before their Lordships. They by Reason of the prevaricatione of their depositiones were by their Lordships order Incarcerat. It is Therfore Humbly Represented That they being but Two rurall illiterat young men and never being before any Court whatsomever in their life, And far Less before their Lordships, The next greatest Court of the nation, And that the Earle of Tullibardines Lawyers so damped them with Renewed Interrogators not to them Intelligible, They humbly acknowledge now when it is made understood to them, That they did prevaricat in some Circumstances, But as they still solemnly adhere to the substance of their depositiones, so they plead for Gods sake, That their Lordships would shew them pity having nothing to Leave upon for this moneth by past. 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 Rory Dingwall and Alexander Ross, And they considering also That by their order of the Twenty Seventh of December Last, found no need to give order to his Majesties Advocate for pursueing the saids petitioners Criminally, The saids Lords In Respect That the Earle of Tullibardine nor any other person concerned hes not Insisted against them, since that time doe heirby give order and warrant to the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their Tolbooth to set the petitioners at Liberty furth thereof for which this shall be to all concerned a sufficient warrand.

Att Edinburgh The Twelfth day of January Jaj vjc nynty and nyne years

A1699/1/81

Act

Act of Liberation Dingwal and Ross

Anent The Petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill By Rorie Dingwall and Alexander Ross prisoners within the Tolbooth of Edinburgh Shewing That being cited to, and Examined as witnesses, In the action pursued at the Laird of Balnagouns Instance against the Earle of Tullibardine before their Lordships. They by Reason of the prevaricatione of their depositiones were by their Lordships order Incarcerat. It is Therfore Humbly Represented That they being but Two rurall illiterat young men and never being before any Court whatsomever in their life, And far Less before their Lordships, The next greatest Court of the nation, And that the Earle of Tullibardines Lawyers so damped them with Renewed Interrogators not to them Intelligible, They humbly acknowledge now when it is made understood to them, That they did prevaricat in some Circumstances, But as they still solemnly adhere to the substance of their depositiones, so they plead for Gods sake, That their Lordships would shew them pity having nothing to Leave upon for this moneth by past. 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 Rory Dingwall and Alexander Ross, And they considering also That by their order of the Twenty Seventh of December Last, found no need to give order to his Majesties Advocate for pursueing the saids petitioners Criminally, The saids Lords In Respect That the Earle of Tullibardine nor any other person concerned hes not Insisted against them, since that time doe heirby give order and warrant to the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their Tolbooth to set the petitioners at Liberty furth thereof for which this shall be to all concerned a sufficient warrand.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 519.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 519.