Att Edinburgh the seventeenth day of December Jaj vic nyntie six years
A1696/12/61
A1696/12/611
Act
Act Seatoun of Touch
Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By James Seatoun of Touch Sheuing That wher it is nottourly knouen that the petitioner ever since the Revolution Demeaned himself so equally, That he humbly Conceaves ther is no Just ground of suspicion of his disaffection Intending to Live a peacable quyte Countrey Life And seing the petitioner is Knouen to be valitudinary And that his present Imprisonment may furder Impare his health which he finds already by the change from the Countrey air fast approaching And therfore humblie Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition bears The said Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered this petition given in to them By James Seatoun of Touch They have Confyned And hereby Confyne the petitioner to the toune of Edinburgh and suburbs thereof And Gives order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to sett the petitioner at Liberty furth thereof In respect the petitioner before extracting heirof hath Given bond and found sufficient Cautione Acted in the Bookes of privie Councill That he shall Keep his said Confynment and not goe without the Bounds of the same And that he shall Live peacably under and with 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 Converse or Correspond with any rebelles And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill whensoever he shall be Called for or required to that effect under the penaltie of Tuo Thousand merks Scotts money In caise he shall transgress in any part of the premisses.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 72-3.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 72-3.