Act, 12 March 1705, Edinburgh

Edinburgh 16th January 1705

D1705/1/7

D1705/1/7¹

Act

Act in favours of the Lady Bredisholme younger

Annent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of her Majesties privie Councill, by the Lady Bredisholme younger, Relict of the Deceast James Muirhead of Bredisholme Shewing That upon a Representation made to their Lordships of the hard circumstances to which her Said Husband, and She were reduced by the unkynd useage of Bredisholme elder her Father in Law, Their Lordships were pleased for Supplying their present necessities to ordaine the said Braidisholme elder to pay Fyftie pound Sterling for their immediat relieffe and for helping them to insist in their Claime for ane aliment out of the estate, It has pleased God to my great misfortune and affliction, to remove her said Husband befor the said Fiftie pound Sterling fell due, By which She was involved in greater difficulties then ever, having both his and her own troubles to Struggle with, and haveing upon the faith of their Lordships act, to poynd her watch, wearing cloaths, and jewells, for maintenance of their Family (For which that soume was designed) and haveing also a generall assignation from her Husband to all he had, She hoped his death will not divert their Lordships justice and compassion, or render their favour and bounty ineffectuall, and that small soume being more then exhausted by the necessary debts Contracted in her Husbands tyme and the additionall Charges of Mournings and Lodgings having Since come upon her, unless their Lordships inlarge their former allowance, She Shall not able to prosecute her own and Childs just claime againest her unkind father in Law, and his Grandfather, And therfor humbly beseeching their Lordships to take her deplorable condition to their Compassion and Consideration, and for releife therof not only to ordaine the said Fyftie pound Sterling already Decerned to be payed to their petitioner according to their Lordships designe and her Husbands destination, and all necessary dilligence following therupon, But also to add what further supply their goodness and wisdom Shall think fitt for preventing her utter ruine who was a Stranger farr from her Friends and Relations, destitute of all the comforts of humane lyfe and have nothing but the providence of God allmightie, and their Lordships justice and Compassion to depend on, and there petitioner shall ever pray, as the said petition bears, The Lords of her Majesties Privie Councill having Considered the above petition given in to them by the Lady Bredisholme younger, And the samen being read in their presence, The Saids Lords Doe heirby appoynt and Ordaine the Soume of Fiftie pound Sterling money to be payed to the petitioner for her present Support and exigencies, and Appoynts and Ordaines the Said James Muir of Bredisholme elder to pay the samen accordingly to the said […] Lady Bredisholme younger betwixt and the second day of February next to come, And in regaird the petitioner hath a generall Assignation from her Husband, Therfore the Saids Lords Declaire the petitioners Discharge for the said Fyftie pound sterling Shall be ane sufficient exoneration, and Discharge to the said James Muirhead of Bredisholme elder, not only of the Decreit in favours of the petitioners husband, and the Fyftie pound Sterling therin contained, but also of this presents, and the soumes therinmentioned, as being in full Satisfaction therof when payed, and appoynts letters of horning under the signett of Councill, upon Six dayes to be direct heirupon.