Att Edinburgh the Fifteinth day of July Jaj viic and one years
A1701/7/20
A1701/7/201
Act
Act accquitting The Lord Blantyre
The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill being informed that the Lord Blantyre as baillie depute of the Regalitie of Glasgow hade Sustained a process at the procurator fiscalls instance of the said regality before his Lordship as baillie depute forsaid And that after Mutuall processes were raised before the privy Councill upon the matter in the said Lybell before the baillie depute being betwixt the town of Glasgow and Walkinshaw of Burrowfeild And the said Lord Blantyre being called to the Councill barr; And the Lord high Chancellor haveing examined him in the matter forsaid His Lordship acknowledged That the Magistrats of Glasgow did acquaint him that the said matter was tabled before the Councill And yet his Lordship throw meer mistake did proceed and give decreet in the said matter. For which he Craves their Lordships pardon And Declaires That if he hade knowen that it would have given offence to the honorable privy Councill He would have been very Loath to have admitted the Samen before any Court in which his Lordship hade intrest; And Therfore his Lordship acknowledges his fault which was a meer escape; And beggs their Lordships pardon and promises never to doe the lyke in time comeing; Wherupon the Councill did dismiss the said Lord Blantyre from the Councill barr.
1. NRS, PC1/52, 254-5.
1. NRS, PC1/52, 254-5.