Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

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

A1696/6/11

A1696/6/11¹

Act

Act Confyning Langtoun to the toune of Edinburgh

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered a Letter Direct from the Kings Majestie to their Lordships authorizing and requyring them upon Archbald Cockburn younger of Langtoune his appearing before the saids Lords To Confyne him and to take sufficient baile and securitie from him in the tearms underwryten They heirby ordaine the said Letter to be recorded And the said Archbald Cockburn younger of Langtoune being Called for and Having appeared The saids Lords In obedience to his Majesties Letter Doe heirby Confyne the said Archbald Cockburn to the City of Edinburgh and seven mylls round it In respect he hath Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Councell That he shall remaine uithin his said Confynment and not Goe uithout the bounds of the same and that he shall Live peacably under and with all submission to the present Government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice thereof nor shall not Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords when Called for under the penaltie of five Hundreth pounds sterling In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And Declares the bond formerly Granted by the said Laird of Langtoune to the Lords secretaries of state at London to be Null and he to be free therof And that the same is to be Given up