Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the sixteenth day of Apryle J^aj vj^c nyntie six years

A1696/4/91

A1696/4/91¹

Act

Act Alexander Taite

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By Alexander Taite Skipper in Leith Sheuing That wher the petitioner hath been detained closs prisoner uithin the tolbooth of Edinburgh since the first day of March Last till within these very few dayes By which Long and closs restraint not only he is prejudged as to his affairs and bussiness But he hath also therby Contracted bodily distempers which dayly Increasses And by a Continowed Imprisonment may prove mortall And seing the petitioner Hath found Caution beyond exceptione to Live peacably under the Government as he alwayes Did and does Inclyne to doe And is Content to renue the samen And therfore Humbly Craving their Lordships would be pleased to ordaine the petitioner to be sett at Libertie or otherwayes that their Lordships would be pleased to Grant him ane Act of Banishment And to allow some Competent tyme For ordering his affairs which are in very great Confusione and in the mean tyme during his abode in this kingdome He shall find sufficient Caution to Live peacably and to goe abroad at such tyme as their Lordships shall think fitt as the said petitione bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councell Having Considered this petitione given in to them by the said Alexander Taite They heirby Give order and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof He first appearing before Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat and Enacting himself in the books of his Majesties privy Councell In such tearms and under such penaltie as his Lordship finds he hes allowance for from his Majestie That he shall depart furth of his Majesties dominions and that within such a tyme as the Lord Advocat shall appoint And also first Giving bond and finding sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie 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 anything in prejudice therof nor shall not Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell whensoever he shall be Called for or requyred therto In caise he shall be Called for before he Depairt the dominions And that under the penaltie of tuo Hundred pounds sterling In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And upon Giving new bond appoints the Last bond to be Given up Before Extracting of this Act Compeared the said Alexander Taite In presence of his Majesties Advocat Conform to his Lordships report after insert wherof the tenor Followes Att Edinburgh the Eighteenth day of Apryll J^aj vj^c nyntie six years Compeared before Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat Alexander Taite skipper in Leith And ther conform to ane ordinance of the Lords of his majesties privy Councill of the date the sixteenth day of Aprile instant Band obleidged and Enacted himself in the Books of privy Councell That he shall depart Furth of this Kingdome and of his majesties haill other dominions betuixt and the Tenth day of June nixt to Come or sooner at any tyme after the fifth day of may nixt In caise the Lords of his majesties privy Councill shall think fitt That he depart before the said tenth day of June nixt As Lykeuayes that being furth of this Kingdome and his majesties other dominions He shall not goe to any of the dominions of the french King uith whom his Majestie is in present open warr But shall abyde furth of this Kingdome and his majesties other Dominions and not goe to the dominions of the French King uithout his Majesties express warrand As Lykewayes that during his forsaid abode abroad as said is He shall not Contrive or Act against his Majestie his government forces or allayes directly or Indirectly in any sort and that under the pains Contained in the act of parliament J^aj vj^c nyntie three against Corresponding uith France And Farder the said Alexander Tait as principall and […] as Cautioner with and for him bind and obleidge them Conjunctly and severally and as Enacted in the forsaids books of Councell That he the said Alexander Tait shall in the mean tyme Live peacably uith all submission to the present Government of his Majestie King William and shall not Act Consult nor Contrive anything in prejudice therof nor Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And farder that the said Alexander Tait shall appear before the Lords of his majesties privy Councill when Called for or requyred therto at any tyme before his said departure And that under the penaltie of Tuo Hundreth pounds sterling To be payed by the principall or Cautioner In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses