Act, 17 April 1695, Edinburgh

Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh weddensday the seventeenth day of Apryll Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

A1695/4/221

Act

Act Earle of Buchane

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill by William Earle of Buchane Shewing that where the petitioner is for present and hes been these severall weeks bygone extreamlie sick and indisposed of bodie and by all appearance in a dyeing conditione unless by the blessing of God upon the use of lawfull means the same be prevented of which means the said petitioner is altogether denuded being confyned by their Lordships to that place where there is neither Phisitiane nor necessare medicaments and therfore Humblie Craveing the said Lords to take the premisses to Consideratione and to allow the said petitioner to repair to Edinburgh where he may have the benefit of Phisitians and medicaments for recovering of his health and the petitioner is content immediatlie after attaining to any measure of health to returne to the said place of his confynment as the said petitione bears
The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said Earle of Buchane with a letter from the Leutt Governour of the Castle of Stirling to the Earle of Annandale president of Councill anent the said petitioners weakness and indispositione of bodie The said Lords of privy Councill doe hereby give ordor and warrand to the said Leutt Governour and in his absence the next commanding officer for the tyme being in the said Castle to set the said petitioner at libertie furth therof He first giving bond and finding sufficient Caution acted in the books of privy Councill that He shall reenter prisoner within the said Castle betwixt and the seventh day of May next to come and in the mean tyme that he shall live peaceablie under and with all submissione to the present Goverment of his majestie King William and that he shall not act consult nor contryve anything in prejudice thereof nor converse or correspond with any Rebells under the penalty of fyve Hundred pound sterline in case he shall transgress in any part of the premisses.

At Edinburgh weddensday the seventeenth day of Apryll Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

A1695/4/221

Act

Act Earle of Buchane

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill by William Earle of Buchane Shewing that where the petitioner is for present and hes been these severall weeks bygone extreamlie sick and indisposed of bodie and by all appearance in a dyeing conditione unless by the blessing of God upon the use of lawfull means the same be prevented of which means the said petitioner is altogether denuded being confyned by their Lordships to that place where there is neither Phisitiane nor necessare medicaments and therfore Humblie Craveing the said Lords to take the premisses to Consideratione and to allow the said petitioner to repair to Edinburgh where he may have the benefit of Phisitians and medicaments for recovering of his health and the petitioner is content immediatlie after attaining to any measure of health to returne to the said place of his confynment as the said petitione bears
The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said Earle of Buchane with a letter from the Leutt Governour of the Castle of Stirling to the Earle of Annandale president of Councill anent the said petitioners weakness and indispositione of bodie The said Lords of privy Councill doe hereby give ordor and warrand to the said Leutt Governour and in his absence the next commanding officer for the tyme being in the said Castle to set the said petitioner at libertie furth therof He first giving bond and finding sufficient Caution acted in the books of privy Councill that He shall reenter prisoner within the said Castle betwixt and the seventh day of May next to come and in the mean tyme that he shall live peaceablie under and with all submissione to the present Goverment of his majestie King William and that he shall not act consult nor contryve anything in prejudice thereof nor converse or correspond with any Rebells under the penalty of fyve Hundred pound sterline in case he shall transgress in any part of the premisses.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 173-4.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 173-4.