Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh the thretteinth day of Aprile J^aj vj^c nyntie six years

A1696/4/66

A1696/4/66¹

Act

Act Major James Buchan

Mr. John Buchan Advocat Cautioner for Major James Buchan who hes been in France since the Late Act of parliament being Cited and Major James Buchan Having appeared personallie The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Continow the baile already found by the Major And declares him to be at Libertie to goe about his affairs as any others of his Majesties free Leidges for a day or tuo that he Consider if he will qualifie himself or not He renuing his former bale And Giving former bale and giving Bond and finding sufficient Caution acted in the books of privie Counsell That he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present government of his Majestie King Willian And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice therof nor Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of privie Councell when called for under the penaltie of one thousand merks scotts money