Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Threttein day of Jwlly J^aj vi^c nyntie seven yeirs

D1697/7/7

D1697/7/7¹

Act

Act James Hamiltowne

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Counsell be James Hamiltowne keeper of the tollbwith of the Cannogaite Shewing That wher The petitioner according to his boundin duety this Long while bygone hes kept and intertained a great many persones provided for recrwiting the army in Flanders wherin the petitioner hes being at a great daill of paines and charges and wher he hes demand himself with all the integritie dwetie and obsequeiowsenes to ther Lordships comand ther that lay in his power as became him And notwithstanding the prisoners this Spring became Soe twmultwous and rebelliows that they combyned togither and assasinat the petitioners servants and wownded them and took the keyes from them and distroyed the bread ale and brandie that was in the cellar to the valwe of Eight pwnd Sterleing and upwards And Seing the petitioners dwe as formerlie is two Shilling Scotts per night for himself and twelve pennies Scotts for the Servants for each persone In consideratione wherof Ther Lordships petitioner is lyable for ane aliment of aliment of² twentie merks monethly to the poor besyde the expensses of a greate many servants and which allowance was ordered to be payed the petitione as followes viz by the officers of the Standing forces within the kingdome for Swch prisoners as are Counted by them and by the Lords of Thesaurie and exchecquer for such as the severall officers belonging to the forces in Flanders Committ to be kept till they be transported And that everie officer Should pay for the intertaineing of ther own Souldiers as is appointed by Severall acts and orders emitted by ther Lordships therwith produced And which hardly will be made effectwall except ther Lordships be favoureably pleased to lay downe Some Solid and effectwall course for that effect And therfor humbly craveing ther Lordships to take the premisses to ther Sereows consideratione And therupon to recomend to Some of ther Lordships number to perwse the petitioners clerks books and take a minwte of Such prisoners as have bein Committed by the officers of standing forces within the Kingdome and of the prisoners Committed by the severall officers of the forces in Flanders and to recomend the petitioner to the Lords of Thesaurie and exchecquer As alsoe to Lay Downe Some course for the petitioners reparatione of the damnadges he Sustained by the foirsaid mwtonie and owtrage Comitted by the prisoners as said is And of Such rests as are dwe by the severall souldiers for meat and drink fwrnished to them by ther petitioner As ther Lordships in ther great goodnes Should think fitt As the said petitione at more Length beares Which petitione being read in presence of the Lords of his majesties privy Cownsell upon the Seventine day of Jwne Last bypast They by ther deliverance theron of the said day appointed a Comitie of ther own number to consider the Same and Severall points therin and to report ther opinione in the whole mater to the Counsell And the said Comitie haveing accordingly mett and haveing made ther report to the Counsell which report being at Lenth considered by the saids Lords They heirby approve therof And recomends to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie to cause make payment to the petitioner of the said Soume of Eight hundereth and threttie seven punds Seventine Shilling Scotts for the house dwes of the recrwites mentioned in the report dureing the space therinspecified being two Shilling for himself and one Shilling Scots for his servants per diem And recomends to the Saids Lords to cause make payment to the Said petitioner of the above Sowme of Ane Hundereth and seven pwnds eighte Shilling of damnadges done by the mwttony men mentioned in the report And that in respect the servant who had the charge of the cellar hes given his oath as in the report befor extracting heirof