Act, 17 June 1697, Edinburgh

Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Seventyne day of Jwny Jaj vic nyntie Seven yeirs

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Act

Act Mr Alexander Pittcardins wittnesses

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Hewgh and Malcolme Groats William and Thomas Cromarties Robert Kincaid and John Mowat all merchants and tennents in Orkney wittnesses cited by Mr Alexander Pittcardine Late minister ther Shewing That the said Mr Alexander hath brought them from Orkney with ther horses in tyme of ther Laboureing And that they were necessitat to come by Land which will be more then two Hundereth mylls for fear of French privateers and to keep the Counsells dyet to which he had cited them to ther great Loss And therfore craveing ther Lordships to modifie ther expenses As the petitione at lenth bears The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing this day considered the foirsaid petitione with ane other petitione given in be the said Mr Alexander Pittcardine and a third be David Flett for himself and John Flett his brother wherby he disclames any order or warrand be them to raise a Lybell at ther instance The Saids Lords doe heirby decerne and ordaine the said Mr Alexander Pitcardine and John and David Fleets merchands in South Ronaldsey persewers in the lyble raised befoir the Counsell against the said Sir Archibald Stewart Conjunctllie and Severallie to make payment and Satisfactione to the Saids Six wittnesses Viz the said Hewgh and Malcolme Groits William and Thomas Cromarties Robert Kincaid and John Mowat cited in the said lybell raised att ther instances of the Sowme of Sixtein Shilling Scotts per diem a peice to each of them being all horsemen frae the twentie sixth day of May Last to the Second day of Jwly next to come inclosive And decernes each of the Saids persewars to releave others of ther eqwall Shares of the expensses foirsaids modified to the wittnesses and ordains Letters of horneing on six dayes and others neidfull wnder the Signet of privie Cownsell to be direct heiron in forme as effeirs

Att Edinburgh the Seventyne day of Jwny Jaj vic nyntie Seven yeirs

D1697/6/121

Act

Act Mr Alexander Pittcardins wittnesses

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Hewgh and Malcolme Groats William and Thomas Cromarties Robert Kincaid and John Mowat all merchants and tennents in Orkney wittnesses cited by Mr Alexander Pittcardine Late minister ther Shewing That the said Mr Alexander hath brought them from Orkney with ther horses in tyme of ther Laboureing And that they were necessitat to come by Land which will be more then two Hundereth mylls for fear of French privateers and to keep the Counsells dyet to which he had cited them to ther great Loss And therfore craveing ther Lordships to modifie ther expenses As the petitione at lenth bears The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing this day considered the foirsaid petitione with ane other petitione given in be the said Mr Alexander Pittcardine and a third be David Flett for himself and John Flett his brother wherby he disclames any order or warrand be them to raise a Lybell at ther instance The Saids Lords doe heirby decerne and ordaine the said Mr Alexander Pitcardine and John and David Fleets merchands in South Ronaldsey persewers in the lyble raised befoir the Counsell against the said Sir Archibald Stewart Conjunctllie and Severallie to make payment and Satisfactione to the Saids Six wittnesses Viz the said Hewgh and Malcolme Groits William and Thomas Cromarties Robert Kincaid and John Mowat cited in the said lybell raised att ther instances of the Sowme of Sixtein Shilling Scotts per diem a peice to each of them being all horsemen frae the twentie sixth day of May Last to the Second day of Jwly next to come inclosive And decernes each of the Saids persewars to releave others of ther eqwall Shares of the expensses foirsaids modified to the wittnesses and ordains Letters of horneing on six dayes and others neidfull wnder the Signet of privie Cownsell to be direct heiron in forme as effeirs

1. NRS, PC2/26, 361v-362r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 361v-362r.