Judicial Proceeding, 10 December 1700, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Eighteenth day of January J^aj vii^c years

A1700/1/22

A1700/1/22¹

Act

Act Liberating Doctor Pitcairne and Recommendation To the Lord Advocat To Intent a process against him

Anent The Petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By Doctor Pitcairne. Shewing That where Through the Influence of a small Excess He wrote in a privat Letter, now in their Lordships hands severall groundless news upon un Examined reports with Some affectationes of Fancy, Which he heartily condemnes, But does Seriously protest, It was without the least design Either directly or Indirectly against his Majestys Government, And That he does humbly crave their Lordships pardon for his said offence. And Therfore Humbly craving to the Effect underwritten as the said petition Bears. The Saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them by the above Doctor Pitcairne, They heirby Recomend To the Lord Advocate, To Intent a Process before the Councill against the Petitioner upon the Letter written by him to Doctor Gray In London and Expressiones in the Said Letter and To Insist therin betwixt and this day Eight days being the Twenty Fifth of January Instant, And in the mean tyme gives order and warrand To the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their Tolbooth, To Sett the Petitioner at Liberty Furth therof In Respect he hes given Bond and Found Sufficient caution acted in the books of privy Councill, That he shall Live peaceably under and with all Submission To the present Government of his Majesty King William, And That he shall not act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice thereof nor shall not Converse nor Correspond with any Rebells And That he shall appear before the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill, Whensoever he shall be called or Required therto under the penalty of Two Hundered Pounds Sterling, In caice he Shall Transgress or Faill in any pairt of the premises.