Att Edinburgh the Thretteenth day of October Jaj vic nyntie six years
A1696/10/6
A1696/10/61
Act
Liberation The Laird of Coatts
Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By John Byres of Coatts Sheuing That the petitioner having had some small tyme alloued him for ordering his privat affairs Before he should depart out of the Kingdome In obedience to their Lordships Sentence he Lost all the benefite of their Lordships favour Indulged to him by his misfortune of being occasionallie with the Lord Drummond in the Castle of Edinburgh when it was thought Convenient he should be examined and his papers searched anent some Informatione The Governour had receaved about him which tho found altogether groundless yet had that unhappie effect as to make him to be detained prisoner in the Castle to this houre wherby the petitioner hath utterly lost the benefite of setling with his Creditors and ordering his privat business so as was necessary before he should Leave the Countrey And will be now more straitned than ever by reasone of the approaching term of Mertimes If their Lordships Shall not have the goodness and Compassion to allow him some Competent tyme and Libertie upon such terms as their Lordships shall think fitt for his relieff And therfore humblie Craves to the effect underwryten as the said petition Bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered this petition given in to them by the said John Byres of Coatts They heirby Recommend to and Require David Earle of Leven Constable and Governor of the Castle of Edinburgh and in his absence Gives order and warrand to the next Commanding officer ther To sett the petitioner at Libertie furth of the said Castle And have prorogat and heirby prorogats the dyet formerly appointed to the prisoner for departing furth of his Majesties Dominions until the sailing of the first fleet which shall saile from Leith after the first day of January next In respect the petitioner before extracting heirof hath Given Bond and found sufficient Cautione cited in the Books of the privie Councill That he shall depairt furth of his Majesties dominions with the said first fleet of Ships that shall saile from Leith after the said first day of January next And that he shall not go to any of the dominions of the French King with whom his Majestie is in present open warr And that he shall not return within his Majesties Dominions without his Majesties or the Councills Licence for that effect And that in the mean tyme while he be transported he shall Live peaceably under and with all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice therof nor shall not Converse or Correspond with any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill when soever he shall be Called, or required to that effect under the penaltie of Three hundreth pounds sterling In case he shall transgress in any pairt of the premises And appoints the petitioners former bond to be Given up.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 20-1.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 20-1.