Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Edinburgh The Sixteinth day of September J^aj vj^c nyntie two years ante meridiem

D1692/9/14

D1692/9/14¹

Act

Act The Principall and Regents of St Leonards Collodge in St Androwes

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be the principall and Regents of St Leonards Collodge in St Androwes shewing That the Comissioner of the late visitatione for the University of St Androwes, Haveing Sequestred the haill writtes pertaineing to the said university and put them in the hands of the magistrats of St Androwes In Respect of the totall vaccation of the masters of the said university, Wherby, the petitioners are deprived of the benefite and use of the wrytes pertaining to their Colladge of St Leonards And so are not in a suficient Capacitie to manadge the affairs and rents pertaineing to the said Collodge, Unless they ware allowed libertie and use of the wryts pertaineing to the same, To the great detriment of the said Society, The magistrats of St Androwes being willing to deliver up the saids writtes upon and suficient warrand and exoneration to them And In Respect that the Comission of the visitation of the said university have fixed no Dyet for their Sitting, and their meetting againe being uncertaine And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would grant warrand to the magistrats of St Androwes To deliver up the haill writtes pertaineing to the said Collodge of St Leonards To the principall of the said Collodge of St Leonards To the principall of the said Collodge And Lykewayes to Grant warrand to Mr Alexander Pitcairne Provest of the old Collodge of St Androwes who hath the Custody of the keyes of the Chists or boxes quherin the saids writtes are, To deliver up the saids keyes to the principall of the said Collodge of St Leonards, To the effect the masters of the said Collodge might have the custodie of their oun writtes for prosecuteing the affairs of the said Collodge As the petition bears. The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the principall and Regents of St Leonards Collodge, They heirby Ordaine the Magistrates of St Androwes in whose hands the above writtes wer Sequestrat To deliver up these writtes with the Sealls which were put theron the tyme of the Sequestration unbroken or opened with the Chists and boxes quherin these writtes are to Mr William Tillidaff principall of the said Collodge and in caice the severalls be brocken or opned Ordaines the magistrates to deliver up the writtes to the principall upon oath and inventar In presence of Mr John Lindsay of Wolmerstoune Comissionar of St Andrewes, And Ordaines the above Mr Alexander Pitcairne To deliver the keyes of the Chists or boxes wherin the writtes are, to the above principall of St Leonards Collodge And Ordaines letters of horning to be direct heiron against the magistrats havers of the saids writtes whose names are to be particularly Condescended upon in the horning of exhibition and deliverie therof as said is And Lykewayes against Mr Alexander Pitcairne for deliverie of the keyes upon a charge of fiftein dayes.