Act, 15 April 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Fifteenth day of Aprile Jaj vjc nyntie six years

A1696/4/781

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Liberation Mr Thomas Gordoun

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell by Mr Thomas Gordon Late regent at Glasgow Sheuing That the petitioner having upon the first citation come over from Aberdeen to present himself to the Councell and to renue his baile for appearance Is now by their Lordships ordained to goe to prisone and ther to Ly till farder order And seing the petitioner hes Lived peacably under the Government and given noe occasione of offence therto And that he is uilling to renue his former baile And find sufficient Caution to Live peacably in tyme Coming And to ansuer when Called And that it will very much Endainger the petitioners health and Certainly ruine his small fortune if he should Continow any tyme in prisone And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them by the above Mr Thomas Gordon They heirby Give order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To sett the petitioner att Libertie furth therof In respect he hath given bond and found sufficient Caution acted in the books of privy Councell That he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present government of his Majesties King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice therof nor Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell when Called for under the penaltie of Tuo Thousand merks scotts Contained in his former bond In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And ordaines his former bond to be Given up

Att Edinburgh the Fifteenth day of Aprile Jaj vjc nyntie six years

A1696/4/781

Act

Liberation Mr Thomas Gordoun

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell by Mr Thomas Gordon Late regent at Glasgow Sheuing That the petitioner having upon the first citation come over from Aberdeen to present himself to the Councell and to renue his baile for appearance Is now by their Lordships ordained to goe to prisone and ther to Ly till farder order And seing the petitioner hes Lived peacably under the Government and given noe occasione of offence therto And that he is uilling to renue his former baile And find sufficient Caution to Live peacably in tyme Coming And to ansuer when Called And that it will very much Endainger the petitioners health and Certainly ruine his small fortune if he should Continow any tyme in prisone And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them by the above Mr Thomas Gordon They heirby Give order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To sett the petitioner att Libertie furth therof In respect he hath given bond and found sufficient Caution acted in the books of privy Councell That he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present government of his Majesties King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice therof nor Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell when Called for under the penaltie of Tuo Thousand merks scotts Contained in his former bond In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And ordaines his former bond to be Given up

1. NRS, PC1/50, 488-9.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 488-9.