Act, 2 February 1692, Edinburgh

Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Second day of Februarij Jaj vjc and Nyntie Tuo years

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Protection for Thomas Wilson

Anent the petition Given in to the Lords of there Majesties privie Counsell be Mr Thomas Wilson Shewing That where the petitioners haveing ane process Againest Mr John Lyon shirreff Clerk of Forfar befor there Lordships for severall acts of oppression which moved the said Mr John to hound out some of the petitioners Creditors to raise horning and Caption againest him Thereby to divert the persuit againest him And the petitioner haveing obtained a protection till the tuentie fyfth instant now elapsed yet the Report of the Comittee ordained by your Lordships to Examine the effair not being given nor the witnesses depositiones Considered And therefor Craveing to the effect underwreitten As the said petition bears The saids Lords of there Majesties privie Counsell haveing Considered this petition Given in to them be the above Mr Thomas Wilson They hereby discharge all messengers at armes officers within burgh or others To put to execution any Letters of Caption or acts of warding againest the petitioner untill the sixteint day of Februarij instant Inclusive Excepting alwayes ther Majestyes debts or publict dues Sic Subscributur Tweeddale cancel: Douglas2 Crafurd Mortoun Polwarth C:Campbell T:Burnet J:Brodie T:Livingston

At Edinburgh 2 February 1692

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Protection for Thomas Wilson

Concerning the petition given in to the lords of their majesties’ privy council by Mr Thomas Wilson, showing that where the petitioner having a process against Mr John Lyon, sheriff clerk of Forfar before their lordships for several acts of oppression which moved the said Mr John to hound out some of the petitioner’s creditors to raise horning and caption against him, thereby to divert the pursuit against him, and the petitioner having obtained a protection till the twenty-fifth instant now elapsed, yet the report of the committee ordained by your lordships to examine the affair not being given, nor the witnesses’ depositions considered, and therefore craving to the effect underwritten as the said petition bears. The said lords of their majesties’ privy council having considered this petition given in to them by the above Mr Thomas Wilson, they hereby discharge all messengers at arms, officers within burgh, or others to put to execution any letters of caption or acts of warding against the petitioner until the sixteenth day of February instant inclusive, excepting always their majesties’ debts or public dues. Sic Subscributur [John Hay, earl of] Tweeddale chancellor, [James Douglas, marquis of] Douglas, [William Lindsay, earl of] Crawford, [James Douglas, earl of] Morton, [Sir Patrick Hume, Lord] Polwarth, C[olin]Campbell, T[homas] Burnet, J[ames] Brodie, T[homas] Livingston.

1. PC1/48, 7.

2. The word ‘Mortoun’ is scored out here.

1. PC1/48, 7.