Att Edinburgh The Eighteenth day of January Jaj viic years
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A1700/1/241
Act
Act Liberating Silvester Lesly and others
Anent The Petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By John Lamb and William Roy, Talzeors Silvester Lesly weaver, […] Murray workman in Edinburgh and […] Wallace work man in Edinburgh. Shewing That severall Weeks agoe, Their Lordships poor petitioners Being called as Witnesses in the Complaint made against the Duke of Gordon were by their Lordships order committed to the Tolbooth of Edinburgh, Where Ever Since They have Remained in a most sad and Starving condition, Having now nothing wherupon to Subsist. And Therfore Humbly Craveing 2 Their Lordships In their Tender Compassion, Either To appoint their Petitioners To be sett att Liberty free of payment of Jaylor fies or other dues Seing they have nothing to pay it; or Else To appoint them some charitable allowance for their Subsistance in prison without which they must be Exposed To in Evitable Starving as the said petition Bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having considered this Petition given in to them by the above, John Lamb, William Roy, Silvester Lesly […] Murray and […] Wallace, They heirby give order and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their Tolbooth, To sett the Petitioners at Liberty Furth therof, For which this shall be to all Concerned ane Sufficient Exoneration.
1. NRS, PC1/52, 64.
2. The phrase ‘To the Effect Underwritten as the said Petition bears’ scored out here.
1. NRS, PC1/52, 64.
2. The phrase ‘To the Effect Underwritten as the said Petition bears’ scored out here.