Act, 15 October 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Fifteenth day of October Jaj vic nyntie six years

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Act

Act Seatoune of Gairletoun

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By Sir George Seatoune of Gairletoun sheuing That whereas the petitioner being Confyned to his house of Gairletoune and tuo Milles about it And he having severall affairs to doe at the session which necessarly requires his presence And seing the petitioner hath already found Caution to appear when called And therfore humbly Craving their Lordships may be pleased to take off his Confynement That he may be at freedome to Come to Edinburgh to attend his Law affairs and Goe about his other bussiness in the Countrey his former bond and Caution aluayes standing Intire to appear when called as the said petition Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell having Considered this petition given in to them by the said Sir George Seatoune of Gairletoune They heirby take off the Confynment formerly putt upon him And declares the petitioner quite therof and free therfrom And notwithstanding therof Declares the petitioner free and at Libertie to Goe about his affairs at any place within this Kingdome as any others of his Majesties Leidges In respect the petitioner hath given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Counsell That he shall Live peacably under and with all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive anything in prejudice therof nor shall not Converse or Correspond with any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of privie Counsell whensoever he shall be Called or required to that effect under the penaltie of ane thousand pounds sterling In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premises And in respect the petitioner hath Given this bond Ordaines his former bond to be Given up.

Att Edinburgh the Fifteenth day of October Jaj vic nyntie six years

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Act

Act Seatoune of Gairletoun

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By Sir George Seatoune of Gairletoun sheuing That whereas the petitioner being Confyned to his house of Gairletoune and tuo Milles about it And he having severall affairs to doe at the session which necessarly requires his presence And seing the petitioner hath already found Caution to appear when called And therfore humbly Craving their Lordships may be pleased to take off his Confynement That he may be at freedome to Come to Edinburgh to attend his Law affairs and Goe about his other bussiness in the Countrey his former bond and Caution aluayes standing Intire to appear when called as the said petition Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell having Considered this petition given in to them by the said Sir George Seatoune of Gairletoune They heirby take off the Confynment formerly putt upon him And declares the petitioner quite therof and free therfrom And notwithstanding therof Declares the petitioner free and at Libertie to Goe about his affairs at any place within this Kingdome as any others of his Majesties Leidges In respect the petitioner hath given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Counsell That he shall Live peacably under and with all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive anything in prejudice therof nor shall not Converse or Correspond with any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of privie Counsell whensoever he shall be Called or required to that effect under the penaltie of ane thousand pounds sterling In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premises And in respect the petitioner hath Given this bond Ordaines his former bond to be Given up.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 27-8.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 27-8.