Att Edinburgh the Eighteenth day of June Jaj vjc nyntie six years
A1696/6/48
A1696/6/481
Act
Act Mr Thomas Wallace of Elderslie
Anent the petition Given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By Mr Thomas Wallace of Elderslie Sheuing That wher by their Lordships sentence The petitioner is to depart furth of his Majesties dominions betuixt and the fifteenth day of June Instant at furthest And Having Enacted himself in their Lordships books to depart furth of the same betuixt and the said day And also hath Given bond by himself and William Biggar of Wolmet as Cautioner For him for his peacable behaviour and appearance when called for betuixt and the forsaid day And albeit that with all due submission He does submitt himself to their Lordships sentence But by reasone of Contrary winds ther hath noe ships sailed from this place these severall weeks bypast And albeit he hath used all dilligence to Gett his affairs Cleared and setled In order to his departure yet he hath not been able to Gett the same done And seing he hath Lived peacably And does resolve att all tyme hereafter to Live peacably as ane obedient and deutifull subject to his sacred Majestie and his Government And is Content to Give bond and find Caution for the same And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships to declare him free from the forsaid banishment and to allow him to remaine in this Kingdome upon his Giving bond and finding Cautione for his peacable behaviour and appearance when called for under such penaltie as their Lordships shall think fitt to appoint which he is instantly uilling to doe as the said petition bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Having considered this petitione given in to them by the said Mr Thomas Wallace of Elderslie They heirby take off the sentence of banishment pronunced against the petitioner And Declares him free therof And alloues him to remaine uithin this Kingdome And Have Confyned and heirby Confyns the said petitioner to the Toune of Air and six mylls about the same And ordaines him to Give bond and find sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Councill That he shall remaine uithin and not goe uithout the bounds of his said Confynment And that he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present government of his majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing In prejudice therof nor Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell when soever he shall be Called for under the penaltie of five Hundreth pounds Sterline In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And Gives order and warrand to their Clerks to deliver up to the petitioner the forsaid bond and Enactment
1. NRS, PC1/50, 563-4.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 563-4.