Act, 15 July 1701, Edinburgh

Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Fifteinth day of July Jaj viic and one years

A1701/7/191

Act

Reprive John Weir

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be John Weir prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh under the Sentence of Death Shewing That wher the petitioner haveing upon the Consideration of the saids Lords Mercie and kyndnes extended to him formerly and in the expectation of the saids Lords renewing the Same to him in his great Streat discoverie and information against many persones guilty of thift and roberie and false Coyne both in this and nighbouring Kingdome Some of the which are all ready apprehended and aither convicted or have acknowledged the Same and the petitioner hoped others would doe if once they were in Custody and Likewise Severall other persones have gotten again their horses that were stollen from their and throw the information that the petitioner gave Also Seing it would be incouradging to others to make discoveries of persones that are guilty of Such Crimes if the saids Lords would be pleased in their goodness and mercie to the petitioner and his wife and Child to take off the Sentence of death pronunced against the petitioner be the Lords of his Majesties Justiciary and to dispose of the petitioner as the saids Lords should think fitt And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to take the premisses to their Lordships Serious Consideration and in mercie Compassion and pitie to the petitioner and his wife and Child to Change the Sentence of Death pronunced against the petitioner as said is, And to dispose of the petitioner otherwayes as their Lordships Should think fit so as his Life might be Spaired The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition be the above John Weir and another be Alexander Hall of Munbradge both Craveing a reprive for the said John Weir They hereby Reprive the said John Weir from the Sentence of death pronunced by the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Justiciary against him and that untill the second Thursday of November nixt to come inclusive, And Ordaines the Magistrats of Edinburgh to see the said sentence of death put to execution against the said John Weir upon the Second Frayday of the said moneth of November the said year

Att Edinburgh the Fifteinth day of July Jaj viic and one years

A1701/7/191

Act

Reprive John Weir

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be John Weir prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh under the Sentence of Death Shewing That wher the petitioner haveing upon the Consideration of the saids Lords Mercie and kyndnes extended to him formerly and in the expectation of the saids Lords renewing the Same to him in his great Streat discoverie and information against many persones guilty of thift and roberie and false Coyne both in this and nighbouring Kingdome Some of the which are all ready apprehended and aither convicted or have acknowledged the Same and the petitioner hoped others would doe if once they were in Custody and Likewise Severall other persones have gotten again their horses that were stollen from their and throw the information that the petitioner gave Also Seing it would be incouradging to others to make discoveries of persones that are guilty of Such Crimes if the saids Lords would be pleased in their goodness and mercie to the petitioner and his wife and Child to take off the Sentence of death pronunced against the petitioner be the Lords of his Majesties Justiciary and to dispose of the petitioner as the saids Lords should think fitt And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to take the premisses to their Lordships Serious Consideration and in mercie Compassion and pitie to the petitioner and his wife and Child to Change the Sentence of Death pronunced against the petitioner as said is, And to dispose of the petitioner otherwayes as their Lordships Should think fit so as his Life might be Spaired The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition be the above John Weir and another be Alexander Hall of Munbradge both Craveing a reprive for the said John Weir They hereby Reprive the said John Weir from the Sentence of death pronunced by the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Justiciary against him and that untill the second Thursday of November nixt to come inclusive, And Ordaines the Magistrats of Edinburgh to see the said sentence of death put to execution against the said John Weir upon the Second Frayday of the said moneth of November the said year

1. NRS, PC1/52, 253-4.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 253-4.