Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Eighteen Day of Jwny J^aj vi^c nyntie six yeirs

D1696/6/15

D1696/6/15¹

Act

Act Scott Lady Rowiestoune

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Be Margaret Scott Spouse to Francis Pringle of Rowiestowne Shewing That wher the petitioner was maried to the said Francis Pringle of Rowiestowne and brought with her the right and benefite of two Jointures She had by her former husbands viz of a Jointure of Eleven Hundered punds Scotts of annwitie that She had by James Corbatt of Towcross And of another Jointure of Six Hundereth merks Scotts of annwitie by William Eliot of Dwnlybyres which second Jointure the petitioner consented to the sale of at the desyre and for the ease and benefite of the said Rowiestoune her present husband Yet nevertheles it hath so happened that the said Rowiestoune hath now for the Space of nyn moneths that he went to London absented and in a maner Deserted the petitioner without any appointment or provisione for her necessarie Subsistance And Seing it is most reasoneable that the petitioner being his wife and haveing brought with her so great a benefite to him without any contract of mariadge with him Should at Least be Subsisted and alimented out of her own And for that effect to be declaired to have right and power to uplift and enjoy her foirsaid first Jointure And that by reasone of her husbands being owt of the Countrie She cannot Sumond him on Shorter time then sixtie dayes And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petition bears Which being this day read and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell They heirby modifie the Soume of Five Hundereth and fiftie punds Scotts of yeirly aliment to the petitioner being the equall half of the Jointure provided to her be The Laird of Towcross her first husband and Decernes and ordaines the tenents and possessors of the Lands of Towcross and wthers lyable in payment of the said Jointure to make payment and Satisfactione of the said aliment of five Hundereth and fiftie punds yeirly at two termes in the yeir be equall portiones to the petitioner and that notwithstanding of the pretentions and dilligence of any of her present husbands creditors who may have affected or offer to affect the Same Begining the first termes payment of the said aliment at the Day and Date heirof for the terme of whittsonday Last bypast and yeirly and termly therefter at Mertimes and whittsonday be equall portiones The termes of payment being first come and bypast And ordaines Letters of Horning on fiftein dayes under the Signet of Counsell to be direct heiron against the intrometters tenents and possessors of the said Jointure and others needfull in forme as effeirs