Act, 13 December 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Edinburgh The Threteinth day of December Jaj vjc nyntie Four years

D1694/12/111

Act

Act Maxwell of Tinwale

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Robert Maxwell of Tinwell Shewing That quher by ane act of privy Councill dated the Eight day of August Jaj vjc Eightie seven years The Then Lords of privy Councill Did nominat and appoint 2 eight3 persones to be interdictators to the petitioner wherof the deceast Sir John Dalzell of Glennal and the deceast Robert Caruthers of Ramerskaills were two and Granted to them the ordinary power of Interdictione and appointed five of them to be a quorum as the said act therwith produced bears In Complyance with which act the petitioner did subscryve ane interdictione in the termes therof and therupon Caused raise and execute letters of publicatione and registration the same as they likwayes therwith produced would testifie And seing that not only the said Sir John Dalzells and Robert Carruthers are dead, But also when they were allyve the petitioner hade great deficulty of time to gett a quorum to meet upon his affairs and therby matters of Considerable moment relateing to the petitioners estate and fortune were altogither Slighted and neglected, and it being absolutely necessar That two honest famous Gentlmen be named in place of the two who are dead and added to these who are yet alyve to be interdictors to the petitioner, and that thrie of the haill number be Declaired to be quourum That therby the petitioners bussines may not be neglected in time comeing And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would not only nominat and appoint, William Douglas of Dornock and John Carruthers of Butterwhat to be two of the petitioners interdicators in place of the two deceased, But also, To Declair thrie of the haill number to be a quorum, and who Cannot be in the least Suspect, They being all gentlmen of intire fame and reputatione as the petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Robert Maxwell with the act of privy Councill interdictione and letters of publicatione therof mentioned in and produced with the same They heirby Recommend the petitioner to be at free Liberty to interdict himself to such persones and such a quorum of these persones, as they shall think fitt to appoint, and that in the ordinary Course of Law, and upon granting of a new interdictione in maner forsaid and publication therof Declairs the above act of privy Councill interdictione following theron and letters of publication therof To be from thence furth void and null as to all deeds which may follow theron after that time.

Edinburgh The Threteinth day of December Jaj vjc nyntie Four years

D1694/12/111

Act

Act Maxwell of Tinwale

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Robert Maxwell of Tinwell Shewing That quher by ane act of privy Councill dated the Eight day of August Jaj vjc Eightie seven years The Then Lords of privy Councill Did nominat and appoint 2 eight3 persones to be interdictators to the petitioner wherof the deceast Sir John Dalzell of Glennal and the deceast Robert Caruthers of Ramerskaills were two and Granted to them the ordinary power of Interdictione and appointed five of them to be a quorum as the said act therwith produced bears In Complyance with which act the petitioner did subscryve ane interdictione in the termes therof and therupon Caused raise and execute letters of publicatione and registration the same as they likwayes therwith produced would testifie And seing that not only the said Sir John Dalzells and Robert Carruthers are dead, But also when they were allyve the petitioner hade great deficulty of time to gett a quorum to meet upon his affairs and therby matters of Considerable moment relateing to the petitioners estate and fortune were altogither Slighted and neglected, and it being absolutely necessar That two honest famous Gentlmen be named in place of the two who are dead and added to these who are yet alyve to be interdictors to the petitioner, and that thrie of the haill number be Declaired to be quourum That therby the petitioners bussines may not be neglected in time comeing And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would not only nominat and appoint, William Douglas of Dornock and John Carruthers of Butterwhat to be two of the petitioners interdicators in place of the two deceased, But also, To Declair thrie of the haill number to be a quorum, and who Cannot be in the least Suspect, They being all gentlmen of intire fame and reputatione as the petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Robert Maxwell with the act of privy Councill interdictione and letters of publicatione therof mentioned in and produced with the same They heirby Recommend the petitioner to be at free Liberty to interdict himself to such persones and such a quorum of these persones, as they shall think fitt to appoint, and that in the ordinary Course of Law, and upon granting of a new interdictione in maner forsaid and publication therof Declairs the above act of privy Councill interdictione following theron and letters of publication therof To be from thence furth void and null as to all deeds which may follow theron after that time.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 110r-110v.

2. The word ‘severall’ scored out here.

3. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 110r-110v.

2. The word ‘severall’ scored out here.

3. Insertion.