Act, 13 November 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Threttein day of november Jaj vjc nyntie four years

D1694/11/141

Act

Act William Fairly glover.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be William Fairly Glover in Dunse Shewing That quher ther being nine men to be put out by the toune of Dunse in the late Levies, The toune did put out the said number and Captaine Turnbull did give his Discharge and recept of them as also the list of them by name and sirname was given in to the Clerk of the shire, notwithstanding quherof John Cockburne barron baillie of the said burgh haveing throw favor as it seems slipt one of the number and therupon Conveened the inhabitants to furnish another, They gave in their Complaint to the Commissioner of the shire and upon the fourth of Aprill Last got ane act under the hand of their Clerk finding the said nyne men to be put out and Discharged as above, But the said John Cockburne not being therwith satisfied, hath at his oun hand seized upon the petitioner albeit that the burgh be Discharged as said is, and that the petitioner, Did Contribut his part for Outreiking of the burghs proportione And seing that this procedure in a barron baillie is most arbitrary and oppressive in not only seizeing the petitioner as said is, But detaineing him a prisoner at the Ironhouse in great hardship and extreamity And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords to Consider the premisses suficiently instructed by the said act of the Commissioners theirwith produced and not only to order the petitioner to be sett at libertie, But to ordaine the said barron baillie to repay the petitioner his damnages and if ther be non to answer for him to Grant warrand that he may be sumarly cited to answer for his forsaid misdemanor as the petitione bears The saids Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition with the act of the Commissioners of Supply mentioned therin and produced therwith They ordaine John Cockburne barron baillie of Dunse to be Cited before the Councill and Grants warrand for letters for citeing him to answer to the bill against the second Teusday of December nixt and likewayes for Citeing witnesses And in the mean time gives order and warrand to the said barron baillie and the keeper of the Tolbooth of Dunse To sett the said petitione at Libertie furth therof he first before his liberatione giveing bond and finding Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That he shall appear before their Lordships upon the said second Teusday of December nixt, and shall insist untill the petitione be discussed and shall attend all the petitione be discussed and shall attend all the Dyetts that shall be appointed by the Councill or their Committie in this matter and shall obtemper the sentance of Councill so farr as shall be Decerned against him under the penalty of thrie hundred merk incaice he shall transgress in any part of the premisses.

Edinburgh the Threttein day of november Jaj vjc nyntie four years

D1694/11/141

Act

Act William Fairly glover.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be William Fairly Glover in Dunse Shewing That quher ther being nine men to be put out by the toune of Dunse in the late Levies, The toune did put out the said number and Captaine Turnbull did give his Discharge and recept of them as also the list of them by name and sirname was given in to the Clerk of the shire, notwithstanding quherof John Cockburne barron baillie of the said burgh haveing throw favor as it seems slipt one of the number and therupon Conveened the inhabitants to furnish another, They gave in their Complaint to the Commissioner of the shire and upon the fourth of Aprill Last got ane act under the hand of their Clerk finding the said nyne men to be put out and Discharged as above, But the said John Cockburne not being therwith satisfied, hath at his oun hand seized upon the petitioner albeit that the burgh be Discharged as said is, and that the petitioner, Did Contribut his part for Outreiking of the burghs proportione And seing that this procedure in a barron baillie is most arbitrary and oppressive in not only seizeing the petitioner as said is, But detaineing him a prisoner at the Ironhouse in great hardship and extreamity And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords to Consider the premisses suficiently instructed by the said act of the Commissioners theirwith produced and not only to order the petitioner to be sett at libertie, But to ordaine the said barron baillie to repay the petitioner his damnages and if ther be non to answer for him to Grant warrand that he may be sumarly cited to answer for his forsaid misdemanor as the petitione bears The saids Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition with the act of the Commissioners of Supply mentioned therin and produced therwith They ordaine John Cockburne barron baillie of Dunse to be Cited before the Councill and Grants warrand for letters for citeing him to answer to the bill against the second Teusday of December nixt and likewayes for Citeing witnesses And in the mean time gives order and warrand to the said barron baillie and the keeper of the Tolbooth of Dunse To sett the said petitione at Libertie furth therof he first before his liberatione giveing bond and finding Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That he shall appear before their Lordships upon the said second Teusday of December nixt, and shall insist untill the petitione be discussed and shall attend all the petitione be discussed and shall attend all the Dyetts that shall be appointed by the Councill or their Committie in this matter and shall obtemper the sentance of Councill so farr as shall be Decerned against him under the penalty of thrie hundred merk incaice he shall transgress in any part of the premisses.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 80r-81r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 80r-81r.