Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the threttein day of Augwst J^aj vi^c nyntie six antemeridiem

D1696/8/9

D1696/8/9¹

Act

Act Home of Nynwalls

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Joseph Home of Nynwalls and Sir John Home of Blackalder and George Home of Kinnergehame his curators for ther interests Shewing that John Home late of Nynwalls the petitioners father haveing maried Dam Mary Norvell relict of the deceast Sir David Fallconer of Newtowne did reside Some yeirs befor his decease in the house of Inglismade pertaineing to David Fallconer of Newtowne the said John Home had in a cabinet ther many of his wrytes and evidents And particularly the accompts of his intromissiones with the said David Fallconers estate to whom he was for some yeirs tutor The Said Cabinet and papers therin was by warrand from John Marqwes of Tweedale then Lord High Chancellor upon applicatione made to him sealled and transported to Edinburgh and consigned in the clerk of the Cownsells hands wher it presentlie is But besydes this Cabinet which is consigned (as said is) in the clerk of the Counsells hands the petitioner is certainly informed that ther is certainly ane other cabinet in the said house of Inglis made wher in ther are also Severall uther writes and evidents and particularly the instrwctiones of the saids accompts of his intromissiones with the said estate And the petitioner being now to cleare his fathers intromissiones with the said David Fallconers estate which he cannot Doe without his papers And therfor humbly craveing ther Lordships to grant warrand for opening the said cabinet which is consigned here in the clerk of the Counsells hands at the Sight of the said David Fallconer and any of his freinds whom he Shall please name And to deliver to the petitioner the writts and evidents belonging to him And particularly the saids accompts and instructiones therof And furder to ordaine the Shirreff of the Nairnes² and his deputs to inspect the Cabinet in the house of Inglismadie and to call for the keyes of the said Cabinet and rowme wher the Samen is from the Laird of Johnstowne and Mr John Bowis minister at Bonmalidy or any others havers therof And to ordaine all papers and writes therin beloning to the petitioner And particularly any of the saids accompts and instructions therof that Shall be fownd ther to be Delivered to the petitioner and his curators or any they Shall appoint As the said petitione bears The Saids Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell haveing considered the above petitione and ansuers made thertofor David Fallconer of Newtowne They heirby allow the Cabinet which is presently in the hands of the clerks of privie Counsell to be opened up at sight of the Lords Fountainhall and Anstruther or aither of them upon intimatione to be made to Michaell Norvell of Bowghall or any other persone who Shall be named be the Laird of Newtowne or his freinds to be present for Newtownes behove And allowes the papers to be inspected at the Sight foirsaid And Such as Shall be fownd to belong to Nynwalls to be delivered to his curators upon inventar and recept therof