Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Eighteenth day of June J^aj vj^c nyntie six years

A1696/6/47

A1696/6/47¹

Act

Act Alexander Tait to remaine in Scotland

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill by Alexander Tait skipper in Leith Sheuing That the petitioner being ordained by their Lordships sentence to depairt furth of the Kingdoms betuixt and the tenth instant He did uith all due submission submitt to the same and resolved to Give all deutifull obedience therto But by reason of Contrary winds Ther hath noe ships sailed from this place these severall weeks bypast And albeit the petitioner hath used all Imaginable Dilligence to gett his affairs cleared uith severall merchants and others with whose stocks and effects he uas formerly intrusted yet it hath not been possible for him since their Lordships sentence to Gett the same fullie Cleared And the petitioner Having acquainted the Lord Advocat thereuith and of his full intention and resolution aluayes hereafter to Live and behave himself as ane obedient and dutifull subject to his present sacred Majestie and his Government And Desyred his Lordship to allow him some further tyme for Clearing his affairs His Lordship declyned to Grant the same But alloued him to apply to the saids Lords for that effect And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships to Consider the premisses And aither to allow the petitioner to stay here in Scotland upon his finding Cautione to behave himself dutifullie and peacably as becomes a Loyall subject or otheruise to prorogat the dyet for his departing out of the kingdome for such a Competent tyme as their Lordships shall think fitt that he may Clear his bussiness and accompts uith these who formerly trusted him uith their effects as the said petitione Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell Having Considered this petitione given in to them by the above Alexander Taite They heirby take off the sentence of banishment pronunced by their Lordships against the petitioner And Declares him quyte therof and free therfrae And alloues him to remaine uithin this Kingdome In respect He hath Given bond and found sufficient Caution acted in the Books of his Majesties privie Councell 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 shall not Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell whensoever under the penaltie of Five Hundreth pounds sterling money in caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And Gives order and warrand to the Clerks of privie Councill to delyver up to the petitioner² the Enactment subscribed by him for departing furth of his Majesties dominions with the Bond subscribed by him and his Cautioner For his peacable behaviour and appearance when called for untill he should Depart furth of the same For which this shall be a sufficient warrand and any former Bonds Given by him