Act, 18 January 1698, Edinburgh

Decreet, 29 December 1698, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Eigteenth Day of January Jaj vjc nyntie Eight years

A1698/1/181

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Act allowing Mr George Brown To Return to Edinburgh

Anent The Petition Given in To the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By Mr George Brown minister of the Gospell Shewing That Whereas upon the seventh of May 1692 Ther Lordships Petitioner (with severall others Episcopall ministers) was by ane act of privie Councill Banished The Town and Suburbs of Edinburgh, The Petitioner adventured upon the Clemency of the Privy Councill To Return after a years Banishment as others did, without a Licence Wherupon he was putt in prison By provost Chaisly his order And There Detained till he Gave Bond and Caution not to return to the Town and Suburbs without their Lordships Licence obtained to that Effect And now ther Petitioners Wife being very valitudinary and standing greatly in need to be near her friends and Phisicians And Therfore humbly craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said Petition Bears. The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered the above petition Given in to them be the within Mr George Brown They doe heirby Recall ther former sentence of Banishment pronunced against the said Petitioner and Declares him quite therof and free therfrae as it hade been never Given nor pronunced and allowes the petitioner to return to Edinburgh or any other where as others of his Majesties subjects He first before Extracting heirof Giving Bond and finding sufficient Caution acted in the Books of his Majesties privy Councill That he shall not preach Baptize Marrie or Exercise any part of his ministeriall functione within the Burgh of Edinburgh nor within the priviledges Suburbs pairts and pertinents thereof or any other where within this Kingdom untill he be Qualified by Law under the penalty of Two Thousand merks Scots toties Quoties in caice he shall transgress any pairt of the premiss And ordains The Magistrats of Edinburgh To deliver the Bond taken be them from him.

Att Edinburgh The Eigteenth Day of January Jaj vjc nyntie Eight years

A1698/1/181

Act

Act allowing Mr George Brown To Return to Edinburgh

Anent The Petition Given in To the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By Mr George Brown minister of the Gospell Shewing That Whereas upon the seventh of May 1692 Ther Lordships Petitioner (with severall others Episcopall ministers) was by ane act of privie Councill Banished The Town and Suburbs of Edinburgh, The Petitioner adventured upon the Clemency of the Privy Councill To Return after a years Banishment as others did, without a Licence Wherupon he was putt in prison By provost Chaisly his order And There Detained till he Gave Bond and Caution not to return to the Town and Suburbs without their Lordships Licence obtained to that Effect And now ther Petitioners Wife being very valitudinary and standing greatly in need to be near her friends and Phisicians And Therfore humbly craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said Petition Bears. The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered the above petition Given in to them be the within Mr George Brown They doe heirby Recall ther former sentence of Banishment pronunced against the said Petitioner and Declares him quite therof and free therfrae as it hade been never Given nor pronunced and allowes the petitioner to return to Edinburgh or any other where as others of his Majesties subjects He first before Extracting heirof Giving Bond and finding sufficient Caution acted in the Books of his Majesties privy Councill That he shall not preach Baptize Marrie or Exercise any part of his ministeriall functione within the Burgh of Edinburgh nor within the priviledges Suburbs pairts and pertinents thereof or any other where within this Kingdom untill he be Qualified by Law under the penalty of Two Thousand merks Scots toties Quoties in caice he shall transgress any pairt of the premiss And ordains The Magistrats of Edinburgh To deliver the Bond taken be them from him.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 334.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 334.