Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the seventeenth day of September J^aj vi^c nyntie six years

A1696/9/23

A1696/9/23¹

Act

Act The Laird of Hoptoun

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell By Charles Hope of Hoptoune heretabell shireff of the shirefdome of Linlithgow Shewing That whereas It is appointed by Act of parliament that Masters of Game be appointed within the severall shirrefdomes of his Kingdome For putting in executione the Laus and Acts made anent Game and sport And seing that the office of Master of Game is now fallen vacant in the shirrefdome of Linlithgow by the decease of the Late Earle of Linlithgow And therfore humblie Craving to the effect under wryten as the said petitione Bears His Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered this petitione given in to them by the above Charles Hope They heirby Nominat and appoint the said Charles Hope of Hopetoune to be Master of the Game within the bounds of the said Shirrefdome of Linlithgow With power to him to exercise the said office And to Enjoy the prviledges and Emoliments theirby arrysing also fullie in all respects as by the Law of this Kingdome Any master of Game may exercise and Enjoy the same.