Act, 20 February 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the tuentie day of February Jaj vjc nyntie four years

D1694/2/241

Act

Act Mr Thomas Blaikwall

Anent a Petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Mr Thomas Blackwell student of Divinity Humbly Shewing That quher upon a lybell raised by the Lady Cramond against the petitioner before the saids Lords for his makeing scurillous Lynes upon her by their sentance did banish the petitioner, and ordained him to find Caution to leave the kingdome against the second day of February instant, Though the petitioners Cannot reclame against the Justice of the saids Lords sentence he being sufficiently Convinced of the highneouse of his offence, yet he haveing made sincere and humble acknowledgment of his fault by himself and others to the Lady and her frends since the said sentance, She is now convinced that the petitioners offence proceided rather from polutancy and inadvertance then out of a malicious designe against her reputatione and is so generous and Charitable as to forgive the petitioner the said offence as would appear by ane adress given in by the Lady to the saids Lords therewith. And seing the petitioner was a very young man when he Committed the offence, And that the party injured has been pleased to forgive him upon his sincere and serious acknowledgment of the deep sense he has of the sinfulnes of that actione, And that the petitioner is very poor and that banishment will be very grivious to him he haveing no way of Livelyhood out of his native Country, And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to Compassionat the petitioners miserable case and to pity his conditione and to take such wayes and methods as the Lords should think Just for takeing of the said sentence As the petition bears. The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above Mr Thomas Blackwall and another petitione be the Lady Cramond Consenting that the sentence be taken off. They heirby take of the forsaid sentance of Banishment pronunced be their Lordships against the said Mr Thomas Blackwell And Decloures him to be alse free therof any other of their majesties Leidges notwithstanding of the said sentance of Banishment and as if the samen had never been given nor pronunced against him, And allowes the Clerk of Councill to give up any bond or oblisment given by the said Mr Thomas or his Cautioner for fullfilling or observing the termes of the said sentance.

Edinburgh the tuentie day of February Jaj vjc nyntie four years

D1694/2/241

Act

Act Mr Thomas Blaikwall

Anent a Petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Mr Thomas Blackwell student of Divinity Humbly Shewing That quher upon a lybell raised by the Lady Cramond against the petitioner before the saids Lords for his makeing scurillous Lynes upon her by their sentance did banish the petitioner, and ordained him to find Caution to leave the kingdome against the second day of February instant, Though the petitioners Cannot reclame against the Justice of the saids Lords sentence he being sufficiently Convinced of the highneouse of his offence, yet he haveing made sincere and humble acknowledgment of his fault by himself and others to the Lady and her frends since the said sentance, She is now convinced that the petitioners offence proceided rather from polutancy and inadvertance then out of a malicious designe against her reputatione and is so generous and Charitable as to forgive the petitioner the said offence as would appear by ane adress given in by the Lady to the saids Lords therewith. And seing the petitioner was a very young man when he Committed the offence, And that the party injured has been pleased to forgive him upon his sincere and serious acknowledgment of the deep sense he has of the sinfulnes of that actione, And that the petitioner is very poor and that banishment will be very grivious to him he haveing no way of Livelyhood out of his native Country, And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to Compassionat the petitioners miserable case and to pity his conditione and to take such wayes and methods as the Lords should think Just for takeing of the said sentence As the petition bears. The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above Mr Thomas Blackwall and another petitione be the Lady Cramond Consenting that the sentence be taken off. They heirby take of the forsaid sentance of Banishment pronunced be their Lordships against the said Mr Thomas Blackwell And Decloures him to be alse free therof any other of their majesties Leidges notwithstanding of the said sentance of Banishment and as if the samen had never been given nor pronunced against him, And allowes the Clerk of Councill to give up any bond or oblisment given by the said Mr Thomas or his Cautioner for fullfilling or observing the termes of the said sentance.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 339v-340r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 339v-340r.