Att Edinburgh the sixteenth day of Jullie Jaj vjc nyntye six years
A1696/7/29
A1696/7/291
Act
Act Lord Drummond
Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill by James Lord Drummond Sheuing That the petitioner being ordered by their Lordships to Compear Did Come accordingly and render himselfe prisoner And uas Imprisoned in the Castle of Edinburgh wher he hes now been thir severall weeks bygone which Confynment hes Greatly prejudged his health as by ane testificat subscrived by Doctor Burnet phisician in ordinary to his Majestie and Doctor Trotter produced uith the said petition And therfore Humblie Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell Having Considered this petitione given In to them by the above Lord Drummond with the testificat mentioned therin and produced theruith They heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Constable and Governour of the Castle of Edinburgh And in his absence Gives order and warrand to the next Commanding officer ther, to sett the petitioner furth of the said Castle And Have Confyned and heirby Confynes the said Lord Drummond to the toune of Edinburgh and three miles about the same In respect the said Lord Drummond hath Given Bond and Found sufficient Cautione acted in the Books of his Majesties privie Counsell That He shall remaine Confyned uithin the said toune of Edinburgh and three miles about the same and shall not Goe uithout the bounds of his said Confynment And that he shall reenter his persone prisoner uithin the said Castle betuixt or upon the sixth day of Agust next to Come or sooner in case he shall be Called or required therto And in the mean tyme 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 any thing in prejudice therof nor shall not Converss or Correspond uith any rebells under the penaltie of one Thousand pounds sterline In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And ordains the said Lord Drumonds former bond to be Given up
1. NRS, PC1/50, 599-600.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 599-600.