Act, 2 April 1701, Edinburgh

Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Second day of Aprile Jaj viic and one years

A1701/4/51

Act

Act Mr Roderick McKenzie

Anent the Petition given in to the Lords of His majestys privy Councill by Mr Roderick McKenzie, Shewing That their petitioner could not but be extreamly Surprized to find their Lordships entertain Such thoughts of him, as that he wold have any hand either in the deviseing or adviseing of Such a Copper plate as that which their Lordships hade before them last night, That their petitioner finding his Veracity Still doubted by their Lordships after he hade given as ingenous answers to all the questions put to him with relation to the said Copperplate and all the Steps concerning it as were consistant with his knowledge or memory, was induced (for a furder Conviction to their Lordships of his Innocence) to give a defiance to Mr John Thomson Charles Auchmouty and all mankind (2meaning therby and all others who hade any hand in it to charge him with having any more knowledge of it and Concern in it, then what he freely and frankly owned before their Lordships: as firmly believeing that he could never be quarrelled for the same. That their petitioner being immediatly therafter Informed that their Lordships were angry at those words, he is heartily Sorry for any thing that might have given the least offence to their Lordships the Intention of any Such offence being farr from his thoughts, And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwritten as the said petition bears. The Lords of His Majesties privy Councill having upon the Twenty fifth day of march last bypast considered the above petition given in to them by Mr Roderick McKenzie They gave full power and warrant to Sir James Stewart His Majesties Advocat to give liberty of open prison to the petitioner if his Lordship shall think fitt, after he hade Examined him in the matter anent the Copper plate in Such terms as his Lordship Should think propper, And The Saids Lords of His majestys privy Councill having considered this day the said petition given in to them by the above Mr Roderick McKenzie, and that his majestys Advocat hes declared he hes no Sufficient Evidence as yet against the petitioner, They heirby give order and Warrant to the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their tolbooth, To Sett the petitioner at Liberty furth therof, In Respect he hes given bond and found Sufficient Caution acted in the books of privy Councill That he Shall appear and answer any Lyble that Shall be offered against him before the Lords of privy Councill or Lords of Justiciary for the Cryme of being guilty of or having accession to the drawing or Ingraveing of the Seditious Copperplate or Casting Coppies of the same anent Scotland and severall members of parliament and that at any tyme within the Space of Six moneths after the day and date heirof, under the pain of one Thousand merks Scots in caice he shall transgress in any pairt of the premises.

Att Edinburgh The Second day of Aprile Jaj viic and one years

A1701/4/51

Act

Act Mr Roderick McKenzie

Anent the Petition given in to the Lords of His majestys privy Councill by Mr Roderick McKenzie, Shewing That their petitioner could not but be extreamly Surprized to find their Lordships entertain Such thoughts of him, as that he wold have any hand either in the deviseing or adviseing of Such a Copper plate as that which their Lordships hade before them last night, That their petitioner finding his Veracity Still doubted by their Lordships after he hade given as ingenous answers to all the questions put to him with relation to the said Copperplate and all the Steps concerning it as were consistant with his knowledge or memory, was induced (for a furder Conviction to their Lordships of his Innocence) to give a defiance to Mr John Thomson Charles Auchmouty and all mankind (2meaning therby and all others who hade any hand in it to charge him with having any more knowledge of it and Concern in it, then what he freely and frankly owned before their Lordships: as firmly believeing that he could never be quarrelled for the same. That their petitioner being immediatly therafter Informed that their Lordships were angry at those words, he is heartily Sorry for any thing that might have given the least offence to their Lordships the Intention of any Such offence being farr from his thoughts, And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwritten as the said petition bears. The Lords of His Majesties privy Councill having upon the Twenty fifth day of march last bypast considered the above petition given in to them by Mr Roderick McKenzie They gave full power and warrant to Sir James Stewart His Majesties Advocat to give liberty of open prison to the petitioner if his Lordship shall think fitt, after he hade Examined him in the matter anent the Copper plate in Such terms as his Lordship Should think propper, And The Saids Lords of His majestys privy Councill having considered this day the said petition given in to them by the above Mr Roderick McKenzie, and that his majestys Advocat hes declared he hes no Sufficient Evidence as yet against the petitioner, They heirby give order and Warrant to the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their tolbooth, To Sett the petitioner at Liberty furth therof, In Respect he hes given bond and found Sufficient Caution acted in the books of privy Councill That he Shall appear and answer any Lyble that Shall be offered against him before the Lords of privy Councill or Lords of Justiciary for the Cryme of being guilty of or having accession to the drawing or Ingraveing of the Seditious Copperplate or Casting Coppies of the same anent Scotland and severall members of parliament and that at any tyme within the Space of Six moneths after the day and date heirof, under the pain of one Thousand merks Scots in caice he shall transgress in any pairt of the premises.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 207-8.

2. Closing bracket missing.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 207-8.

2. Closing bracket missing.