Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Sixtein day of January J^aj vj^c nyntie four

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Act

Act and Remitt The Master and ouners of the ship called the Peace.

Anent a Petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Arron Geotie master and Skiper of the ship called the peas of Amsterdam and Jean Dupeiran merchant and Citizien of Amsterdam Fraughter of the said ship and owner of the Cargo aboard therof Shewing That quher the petitioners haveing in the moneth of Jully last sett saill from Amsterdame in Holland with the forsaid ship fully loadned in prosecutione of a designed voyadge from that port to St Tubbs or Lisbone in Portugall Did (in hopes to be more free of French Cappers) take their Course north about by Orkney Bot the ship haveing fallen leck at sea The petitioners were necessitate to goe into the Island of […] in Orkney for refitting her But upon some misinformatione or some other ground unknowen to the petitioners The Laird of Lapnes pretending to be admirall of the Islands of Orkney Caused Seaze upon the petitioners ship and goods and at last condemned the samen as prize upon pretence that the petitioners were goeing to France, And the petitioners being altogither Strangers haveing not the least acquantance ther nor non to Compeir before them nor to whom they could make their applicatione and being altogither Ignorant of their languadge the petitioners are informed ther ship and goods are Declared priz By reasone therof the petitioners were not only necessitate in this storme Cold winter weather to travell from Orkney to this upon ther foot and almost in a sterving Conditione But now being come to this place wher they have some more advantage for expressing the petitioners minds and being now sincible of the great injuries done to them by Lapnes The petitioner has raised Riductione of any Decreet of adjudicatione against ther ship and Cargo Bot seing that as said is, the petitioners are reduced to the outmost extreamity so that it will not be possible for them to wait the event of the said actione of reductione incase the ordinar solemnities informe of process be observed at least the expence of the petitioners attendance would allmost equall the value of their Ship and Cargo incaise they should be oblidge to attend to the event And that it may be evident by the instructiones and Documents therwith produced how unjustly their ship has been Adjudged prize And yet if need bees they are willing to Depone upon such interrogators as shall be thought pertinent And Therfore Humbly Craveing The saids Lords would be pleased to take the premises to their Consideratione and would Recomend to the Lords of Sessione sumarly to Discuss the sentence of reductione as also to allow the samen to be execute upon alse few dayes as Law will permitt and the saids Lords shall think fitt and sicklike would ordaine the petitioners Oathes to be taken upon such interrogators as shall be thought pertinent and a prerecognition in the said affair to be taken as the said petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition Given in to them be the above Aaron Geotie and Jean Deuperen They heirby Remitt to the Lords of Councill and Sessione to Consider the said petitione and Discuss the above sumonds of Reductione sumarly without abideing the Course of the Roll, And to doe in the other points of the petition as they shall Find Just a due regaird being allwayes hade to the petitioners Dispatch who are poor Strangers.