Act, 18 January 1700, Edinburgh

Judicial Proceeding, 10 December 1700, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Eighteen day of January one thousand seven hundred years

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Act Newton and Nynwells to gett up their papers from the Clerks

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be David Falconar of Newtoune and Joseph Home of Nynwalls and their Curators Shewing That wher the deceast John Home of Nynwalls haveing been tutor dative to him the said David for severall years dureing which time he recided and Lived in the petitioners house of Inglish made and made use of a Cabinet for keeping his wrytes and particularly the instructiones and accompts of his intromissiones with his estate and the said Cabinet being by warrant of the Lord Chancelor brought up to Edinburgh and Consigned in the saids Lords Clerks hands, The saids Lords did by their act the Thretein of January Jaj vic nyntie six Ordaine the said Cabinet to be opned at the sight of the Lord Fountonhall and the papers to be inventared And to be given up to such of the petitioners as they should be found to belong to, upon theirs and their Curators recepts, And accordingly My Lord Fountonhall to whom it was Remitted and conforme to the said act Caused open the said Cabinet and Inventar the papers at the Sight of the petitioners freinds and ther being severall of the saids wrytes and papers which very much Contribute to Clear the Compt and reckoning betwixt the petitioners depending before the session and that ther are principall papers therin belonging to the said David Falconar Which Nynewalls was willing she should be given up to the petitioners Curators upon his recept, had Likewayes ane old Watch which the petitioners Curator was willing to oblidge himself to make furthcomeing to any who should be found to have right therto And Therfore Humbly Supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above petition given in to them by the above David Falconar of Newtoune and Joseph Home of Nynwalls They hereby Give Order and Warrand to their Clerks in whose Custody the above Cabinet and papers are Consigned to Delyver up to Nynholls and his Curators such of the above papers as doe belong to him, And particularly the accompts and instructiones therof abovewryten upon the Inventar and recept And Likewayes allowes the above Cabinet And such papers as belong to Newtoune to be delyvered up to his Curator to be keepd by him for Newtoune the petitioners use, And the said Gold Watch to be delyvered to the said Newtouns Curator upon his recept and oblidgment to make the Same furthcomeing to any who Shall be found to have right therto And appoints the above interloquitor to be Obeyed and fullfilled at sight of the Lord Aberurchill.

Att Edinburgh the Eighteen day of January one thousand seven hundred years

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Act Newton and Nynwells to gett up their papers from the Clerks

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be David Falconar of Newtoune and Joseph Home of Nynwalls and their Curators Shewing That wher the deceast John Home of Nynwalls haveing been tutor dative to him the said David for severall years dureing which time he recided and Lived in the petitioners house of Inglish made and made use of a Cabinet for keeping his wrytes and particularly the instructiones and accompts of his intromissiones with his estate and the said Cabinet being by warrant of the Lord Chancelor brought up to Edinburgh and Consigned in the saids Lords Clerks hands, The saids Lords did by their act the Thretein of January Jaj vic nyntie six Ordaine the said Cabinet to be opned at the sight of the Lord Fountonhall and the papers to be inventared And to be given up to such of the petitioners as they should be found to belong to, upon theirs and their Curators recepts, And accordingly My Lord Fountonhall to whom it was Remitted and conforme to the said act Caused open the said Cabinet and Inventar the papers at the Sight of the petitioners freinds and ther being severall of the saids wrytes and papers which very much Contribute to Clear the Compt and reckoning betwixt the petitioners depending before the session and that ther are principall papers therin belonging to the said David Falconar Which Nynewalls was willing she should be given up to the petitioners Curators upon his recept, had Likewayes ane old Watch which the petitioners Curator was willing to oblidge himself to make furthcomeing to any who should be found to have right therto And Therfore Humbly Supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above petition given in to them by the above David Falconar of Newtoune and Joseph Home of Nynwalls They hereby Give Order and Warrand to their Clerks in whose Custody the above Cabinet and papers are Consigned to Delyver up to Nynholls and his Curators such of the above papers as doe belong to him, And particularly the accompts and instructiones therof abovewryten upon the Inventar and recept And Likewayes allowes the above Cabinet And such papers as belong to Newtoune to be delyvered up to his Curator to be keepd by him for Newtoune the petitioners use, And the said Gold Watch to be delyvered to the said Newtouns Curator upon his recept and oblidgment to make the Same furthcomeing to any who Shall be found to have right therto And appoints the above interloquitor to be Obeyed and fullfilled at sight of the Lord Aberurchill.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 301r-302r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 301r-302r.