Att Edinburgh the Sevinteinth day of Apryll one thousand sevine hundreth and fyve years
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A1705/4/201
Act
Repryve to James Burne and others of Captain Greens Crew
The Lords of her Majesties privie Councill have Repryved, and heirby Repryve the persons of James Burne, Alexander Tayleor, Samuell Wilcocks and John Ballantine from the Sentence of death appoynted to be execute against them upon the twentie day of this moneth of Apryll instant from the said day Untill the fourth day of May nixt And have delayed and Superceeded, and heirby delayes and Superceeds the execution of the said sentence Untill the said day, And appoynts and ordains2 the Magistrats of Edinburgh to cause the sentence pronounced against the foirnamed persons by the Judges of Admiralitie; and assessors appoynted to them, be putt to punctuall execution against them upon the said fourth day of May nixt, betwixt the hours of eight in the morning and four in the afternoon att the same place, and in the same manner as was appoynted by the saids Judges in the Sentence pronounced against them; And which repryve the saids Lords of privie Councell are pleased to grant to the effect the abovenamed persons may be the better prepared for the death to which they stand condemned as said is. Sic Subscribitur Seafeild Cancellar. Tweeddale P. Rothes C.P.S. Lothian. Roxburgh S. Loudoun. Dunmore. Roseberrie. James Steuart. Adam Cockburne. George Baillie, F Montgomrie.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 388-9.
2. The phrase ‘and ordains’ is an insertion.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 388-9.