Act, 13 November 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

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Act

Act Archibald Johnstone

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be James Peddie late provest of Glasgow John Corss Dean of Gild and John Bowman merchant ther tutors and overseers to Archibald Johnstone sone to Archibald Jonston merchant in Barbadowes and the said Archibald for himself Shewing That wher the said Archibald Johnstone being Recommended by his father to the petitioners tutary 2 and oversight as to his Christian educatione And to that end sent him from the forsaid place about thrie years agoe, he not being then above twelue years of age That they might see to the instructing of him at schoolls and otherwayes, And in Complyance of the said Archibald Johnstone his desire have accordingly seen to the educatione of his said sone by keeping him at schoolls in Glasgow wher he made very good proficiency in his study of Latine haveing past his Course, and being ready for the Colledge But the said youth being Some way misfortunat and falling accidentally in the Company of some souldiers who made him drink and therupon advised him to ingadge in the Company of one Captaine Grahame in Collonell Douglas his regiement he not being as yet above fiftein years of age, off which rashnes and fully The said youth doeth now sorely repent and is most sensible of his folly and would willingly desert his present post haveing a good and strong inclynatione to follo his studies and to goe for the Colledge, yet the said Captaine doeth positively refuse to allow him his pass unles he provyde two men in his place, which is most unreasonable, The petitioners being wiling to give him one man And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to Consider the premisses and to ordaine the said Sir William Douglas and Captaine Grahame to Grant ane valide and suficient pass to the said Archibald Johnstone presently upon the petitioners provydeing one suficient man in his place The regiement being to march to the north upon Thursday nixt, which is most agreeable to the saids Lords ther Justice as the said petition bears The saids Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the tutors of Archibald Johnstone and himself for his intrest They Ordaine Collonell Sir William Douglas and Captaine […] Grahame in his regiement to Grant a valide and suficient pass presently to the said Archibald Johnstone In Respect he is not yet above fiftein years of age, The said Archibald allwayes at the recept of his pass provyding a suficient man to serve as a souldier in the said regiement in his place and delivering him to the said Collonoll or Captaine.

Edinburgh the Threttein day of november Jaj vjc nyntie four years

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Act

Act Archibald Johnstone

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be James Peddie late provest of Glasgow John Corss Dean of Gild and John Bowman merchant ther tutors and overseers to Archibald Johnstone sone to Archibald Jonston merchant in Barbadowes and the said Archibald for himself Shewing That wher the said Archibald Johnstone being Recommended by his father to the petitioners tutary 2 and oversight as to his Christian educatione And to that end sent him from the forsaid place about thrie years agoe, he not being then above twelue years of age That they might see to the instructing of him at schoolls and otherwayes, And in Complyance of the said Archibald Johnstone his desire have accordingly seen to the educatione of his said sone by keeping him at schoolls in Glasgow wher he made very good proficiency in his study of Latine haveing past his Course, and being ready for the Colledge But the said youth being Some way misfortunat and falling accidentally in the Company of some souldiers who made him drink and therupon advised him to ingadge in the Company of one Captaine Grahame in Collonell Douglas his regiement he not being as yet above fiftein years of age, off which rashnes and fully The said youth doeth now sorely repent and is most sensible of his folly and would willingly desert his present post haveing a good and strong inclynatione to follo his studies and to goe for the Colledge, yet the said Captaine doeth positively refuse to allow him his pass unles he provyde two men in his place, which is most unreasonable, The petitioners being wiling to give him one man And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to Consider the premisses and to ordaine the said Sir William Douglas and Captaine Grahame to Grant ane valide and suficient pass to the said Archibald Johnstone presently upon the petitioners provydeing one suficient man in his place The regiement being to march to the north upon Thursday nixt, which is most agreeable to the saids Lords ther Justice as the said petition bears The saids Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the tutors of Archibald Johnstone and himself for his intrest They Ordaine Collonell Sir William Douglas and Captaine […] Grahame in his regiement to Grant a valide and suficient pass presently to the said Archibald Johnstone In Respect he is not yet above fiftein years of age, The said Archibald allwayes at the recept of his pass provyding a suficient man to serve as a souldier in the said regiement in his place and delivering him to the said Collonoll or Captaine.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 79r-80r.

2. The words ‘as to’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 79r-80r.

2. The words ‘as to’ scored out here.