Att Edinburgh the Tuentieth day of February Jaj vic nyntie four years
A1694/2/31
A1694/2/311
Act
Act In favoures of James Mylne and other merchants in Montross
Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councill Be James Mylne merchant in Montross for himself and in name of the rest of the merchants of Montross his pairtners and Alexander Pyper their factor Mentioning That wher the petitioners having formerly represented to the saids Lords of privy Councill That In the month of June Last They Having fraughted a shipp for London Loadned with Linnen cloath valued of about ane hundreth and tuenty thousand merks at pryme Coast The petitioners were so unfortunat that the said ship and Cargo were taken by a french privateer and was afteruards Declared prize at Dunkirk But they having Certaine Informatione from their factors and Correspondents at Holland That these who had Intrest in the prize Could not make soe good profite in France as the petitioners might make at London The petitioners therfore Craved that the saids Lords might allow them to Imploy Alexander Pyper who was then att Rotterdame to be their Factor And to send and Commissionat him to Dunkirk for rebuying of the ship and Cargoe The saids Lords were pleased to allow of this And to declare that his going thither for the end forsaid should be noe Contraventione of the Act of parliament made against persones going to France He having given bond subscrived be sufficient persones acted in the saids Lords their books and Records That he should not Act Consult or Contryve any thing to the prejudice of their Majesties government But seing the saids Lords their former Act and uarrand will be of noe use and Import to the petitioners unless they be alloued to transport the forsaid Loadning of Linnen Cloath from Dunkirk to some port aither in England or in this natione as the petitioners shall find to be most for their Advantadge And also seing that the ship that was taken Is altogither Insufficient for making of this voyage And that the petitioners Can Gett noe skipper to undertake the same But one James Butcher2 skipper in Montross who is at present at Rotterdame and who is uilling to undertake the same if uarranted by the saids Lords And who is also uilling to Enact himself and find Cautione In the termes the saids Lords have receaved bond and security from Alexander Pyper And therfore Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petitione bears The saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councill Having Considered this petitione given in to them Be the above James Mylne for himself and remanent merchants In Montross his pairtners and Alexander Pyper ther factor They heirby allow the above James Butcher skipper to goe with the above Alexander Pyper to Dunkirk and from thence to undertake and perfect a voyage with the above ship and Loadning seized and Carried in to Dunkirk to any port within the Kingdomes of Scotland or England And in caise the forsaid ship be not sufficient or faultish so that she Cannot ply the voyage without hazard The saids Lords Doe heirby allow the said James Butcher or Alexander Pyper or aither of them to buy a ship at Dunkirk and putt the Loadning of the seized ship therin And declares the Extract heirof to be a sufficient protectione and pass aither for the said ship seized if she shall be sufficient or for the ship to be bought In caise of the Insufficiency of the other and also for the Loadning In respect the said James Butcher before his going to France hes Given bond subscribed be sufficient persones acted in the books of privie Councill That he shall not Act Consult nor Contryve any thing in prejudice of the Government of their Majesties King William and Queen Mary nor Carry away message in uord or wryte aither in his going or Coming from France to that effect under the penaltie of fyve hundreth pounds sterline
1. NRS, PC1/49, 263-4.
2. Insertion, with one illegible word scored out.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 263-4.
2. Insertion, with one illegible word scored out.