Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Fourteenth day of June J^aj vi^c nyntie four years

A1694/6/13

A1694/6/13¹

Act

Liberation Alexander Taite

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell By Alexander Taite prisoner in the tolbooth of Edinburgh Sheuing That wher the petitioner hath remained thir tuo months by past in the tolbooth of Edinburgh upon the account that he uent Lately abroad uith Alexander Tait skipper in Leith Albeit He uas both Ignorant of the Laues and also of the port wher the said Alexander and he was to arryve For by the aggreement betuixt him and the petitioner It was expressly Conditioned that the petitioner should goe to Ostend And now through the petitioners Long Imprisonment He hath Lost the means of his subsistance The ship wherof he was master being taken from him and ane other Imployed in his place for transporting the Late garrisone of the Bass to France wherby he is redacted to the highest extremity of penurie and hes not one farthing wherupon to mantaine himself nor Creddite to burrow any money which he had formerly while he Continoued master of the said ship And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petitione bears The saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered the above petitione They heirby allow the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To sett the petitioner at Libertie farth therof In respect he hath given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Councell that he shall appear before the saids Lords of Privie Councell when called for And in the mean tyme that he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present government of their Majesties King William and that he shall not Act Consult nor Contryve any thing in prejudice therof nor shall not Converse or Correspond uith any rebells under the penaltie of ane Thousand merks scotts In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses