Act, 14 February 1704, Edinburgh

Procedure, 19 December 1704, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Fourthteenth day of February One Thousand seven hundereth and four years

A1704/2/411

Act

Act anent Duke of Hamiltouns petitione

Annent The petition given in and presented to the Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill By James Duke of Hamilton Shewing That where as at the desire of a Committee of your Lordships The petitioner hes delyvered up to the Clerks of Councill a Letter of great Importance wrytten to the petitioner By David Baillie now prisoner in the Tolbuith of Edinburgh And Therfore humbly Creaving Their Lordships for the petitioners Exoneratione To Exhibite the said Letter to the said prisoner and Interrogatt him whitther It be his hand wrytting and signed by him and that previous to any other proceedings in that affair lest the petitioner ly under the Imputation of given in a fals paper as the said petition Bears The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Haveing considered the above petition given into them by his Grace James Duke of Hamiltoune and the samen being read in their presence The saids Lords In respect That the Lord Advocat Declaired He was to raise a lyble and Insist against David Baillie befoir their Lordships Refused the desire of the Bill.

Edinburgh the Fourthteenth day of February One Thousand seven hundereth and four years

A1704/2/411

Act

Act anent Duke of Hamiltouns petitione

Annent The petition given in and presented to the Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill By James Duke of Hamilton Shewing That where as at the desire of a Committee of your Lordships The petitioner hes delyvered up to the Clerks of Councill a Letter of great Importance wrytten to the petitioner By David Baillie now prisoner in the Tolbuith of Edinburgh And Therfore humbly Creaving Their Lordships for the petitioners Exoneratione To Exhibite the said Letter to the said prisoner and Interrogatt him whitther It be his hand wrytting and signed by him and that previous to any other proceedings in that affair lest the petitioner ly under the Imputation of given in a fals paper as the said petition Bears The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Haveing considered the above petition given into them by his Grace James Duke of Hamiltoune and the samen being read in their presence The saids Lords In respect That the Lord Advocat Declaired He was to raise a lyble and Insist against David Baillie befoir their Lordships Refused the desire of the Bill.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 154.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 154.