Act, 17 July 1701, Edinburgh

Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Seventeinth day of July Jaj viic and one years

A1701/7/241

Act

Act for ane aliement to John Weir

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be John Weir prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh under the Sentence of Death Shewing That wheras the saids Lords out of their great goodnes and mercie Reprived the petitioner for a Considerable time And Seing the petitioner hade been prisoner these eleven Moneths and have hade no aliement to Live upon, But in great adversity, The petitioner Sold his cloathes and his wife also to mantaine the petitioner in prison Otherwayes the petitioner hade Sterved for want of bread And now Seing that the petitioner hade no more to sell and was at the point of Sterving the petitioners wife and Child Also for they are Miserable with mantaineing the petitioner and if the saids Lords would not be pleased to bestow on him ane aliement out of pittie towards him and his poor wife and Child That hade spent all that she hade and now would Supplie the petitioner no more; He would undoubtedly Sterve2 in this place of prison and in best owing on the petitioner ane aliement, He hoped it would disappoint the Temptationes of Sathan, For the petitioner was Severall times he did not know what to doe for bread for hunger wer a sharp and precess rodd to be in prison and Detained therin And Therfore Humbly Supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above petition given in to them be the above John Weir They hereby Recommend to Sir James Stewart his Majesties advocat to give warrant to the good man of the Tolbooth of Edinburgh to mantaine the said John Weir at the rate of Four Shilling Scots per diem Compting from the day and date hereof.

Att Edinburgh the Seventeinth day of July Jaj viic and one years

A1701/7/241

Act

Act for ane aliement to John Weir

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be John Weir prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh under the Sentence of Death Shewing That wheras the saids Lords out of their great goodnes and mercie Reprived the petitioner for a Considerable time And Seing the petitioner hade been prisoner these eleven Moneths and have hade no aliement to Live upon, But in great adversity, The petitioner Sold his cloathes and his wife also to mantaine the petitioner in prison Otherwayes the petitioner hade Sterved for want of bread And now Seing that the petitioner hade no more to sell and was at the point of Sterving the petitioners wife and Child Also for they are Miserable with mantaineing the petitioner and if the saids Lords would not be pleased to bestow on him ane aliement out of pittie towards him and his poor wife and Child That hade spent all that she hade and now would Supplie the petitioner no more; He would undoubtedly Sterve2 in this place of prison and in best owing on the petitioner ane aliement, He hoped it would disappoint the Temptationes of Sathan, For the petitioner was Severall times he did not know what to doe for bread for hunger wer a sharp and precess rodd to be in prison and Detained therin And Therfore Humbly Supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above petition given in to them be the above John Weir They hereby Recommend to Sir James Stewart his Majesties advocat to give warrant to the good man of the Tolbooth of Edinburgh to mantaine the said John Weir at the rate of Four Shilling Scots per diem Compting from the day and date hereof.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 256-7.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 256-7.

2. Sic.