Act, 15 April 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

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

A1696/4/801

Act

Act Livingstoun of Kilsyth

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell by Mr William Livingstoun of Kilsyth Sheuing That wheras the petitioner by their Lordships act of the date the sixth day of february Last In obedience to his Majesties Letter of the date the sixteenth of december Last bypast was declared to be at full and free Liberty to Goe about his Laufull affairs as any others of his Majesties Leidges upon his Giving bond and finding sufficient Cautione to Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present government and to appear before their Lordships when called for And accordingly being Cited upon the seventeenth day of March Last was Confyned to his Lodging uithin the toune of Edinburgh under the penaltie of one Thousand pounds starling if he should goe out therof To the Great prejudice both of his health and affairs And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered the above petitione they heirby take off the sentence of Confynment pronunced against the petitioner And declares him quyte therof and free therfrae as if the samen had never been given nor pronunced In respect the petitioner hath given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councell That he shall Live peacably under and uith 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 Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords when called for under the penaltie of one thousand pounds sterling in caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And ordaines the petitioners former bond to be Given up

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

A1696/4/801

Act

Act Livingstoun of Kilsyth

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell by Mr William Livingstoun of Kilsyth Sheuing That wheras the petitioner by their Lordships act of the date the sixth day of february Last In obedience to his Majesties Letter of the date the sixteenth of december Last bypast was declared to be at full and free Liberty to Goe about his Laufull affairs as any others of his Majesties Leidges upon his Giving bond and finding sufficient Cautione to Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present government and to appear before their Lordships when called for And accordingly being Cited upon the seventeenth day of March Last was Confyned to his Lodging uithin the toune of Edinburgh under the penaltie of one Thousand pounds starling if he should goe out therof To the Great prejudice both of his health and affairs And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered the above petitione they heirby take off the sentence of Confynment pronunced against the petitioner And declares him quyte therof and free therfrae as if the samen had never been given nor pronunced In respect the petitioner hath given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councell That he shall Live peacably under and uith 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 Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords when called for under the penaltie of one thousand pounds sterling in caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And ordaines the petitioners former bond to be Given up

1. NRS, PC1/50, 489-90.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 489-90.