Act, 20 February 1705, Edinburgh

Act, 12 March 1705, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Twentieth day of February Jaj vijc and fyve years

A1705/2/231

Act

Act Appoynting Captain Greens papers to be delivered to the Clerk of the Admiralitie

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of her Majesties Privie Counsell By Captain Thomas Green Commander of the Shipe Worchester, Captain John Madder, and remanent officers aboard the said shipe, Shewing That they might be the better enabled to exculpat and defend themselves In the Criminall proces Indyted against them befor the Judges of the high Court of Admiralitie, Craveing the saids Lords to grant warrand to the Clerks of Councill, to transmitt into the office of the high Court of Admiralitie, The Seall with a lignum vitae handle, which is pretended to be that of the Scots Affrican and Indian Company; And lykwayes to grant warrand for delyvering to them their Journalls, Commissions, orders, and other wrytts which wer by a Committie of the Saids Lords brought from their Shipe the Worchester, And are in the keeping either2 of the Committie, or the saids Lords ther Clerks, which wrytts the petitioners wer told by their Lauyers, wer absolutely necessary for ther defence, As also that the Saids Lords might be pleased to order that two of ther Company prisoners att Leith, And the four which wer in the Cannongat might be transmitted to the Tollbooth of Edinburgh, that ther Lawyers might have easie access, and Speak with the wholl Company together, as the said petition bears; The Lords of her Majesties Privie Counsell haveing considered the within Petition given in to them by Captain Thomas Green Comander of the Shipe the Worchester, Captain John Madder chiefe Mate, and remanent officers of the said Shipe and the Samen being read in ther presence, The Saids Lords Doe heirby Recommend to the Earle of Levine to delyver the haill wrytts and papers in his Custody belonging to the petitioners, with the Seall that hes ane lignum vites handle, Into the Clerks of Councill to be by them putt in the hands of the Clerk of the high Court of Admiralitie, And to Sir James Steuart her Majesties Advocat also to putt Such of the wrytts and papers as are in his Custodie in the hands of the said Clerk of the high Court of Admirality And appoynts and Ordains Roderick Mckenzie Clerk to the Affrican Company to delyver what books, papers, wrytts and others he hes in his custody belonging to the petitioners To the Said Clerk of the high Court of Admirality, to the effect the petitioners may have the inspection and use therof in ther tryall for pyrracie and other crymes befor the high Court of Admirality.

Att Edinburgh the Twentieth day of February Jaj vijc and fyve years

A1705/2/231

Act

Act Appoynting Captain Greens papers to be delivered to the Clerk of the Admiralitie

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of her Majesties Privie Counsell By Captain Thomas Green Commander of the Shipe Worchester, Captain John Madder, and remanent officers aboard the said shipe, Shewing That they might be the better enabled to exculpat and defend themselves In the Criminall proces Indyted against them befor the Judges of the high Court of Admiralitie, Craveing the saids Lords to grant warrand to the Clerks of Councill, to transmitt into the office of the high Court of Admiralitie, The Seall with a lignum vitae handle, which is pretended to be that of the Scots Affrican and Indian Company; And lykwayes to grant warrand for delyvering to them their Journalls, Commissions, orders, and other wrytts which wer by a Committie of the Saids Lords brought from their Shipe the Worchester, And are in the keeping either2 of the Committie, or the saids Lords ther Clerks, which wrytts the petitioners wer told by their Lauyers, wer absolutely necessary for ther defence, As also that the Saids Lords might be pleased to order that two of ther Company prisoners att Leith, And the four which wer in the Cannongat might be transmitted to the Tollbooth of Edinburgh, that ther Lawyers might have easie access, and Speak with the wholl Company together, as the said petition bears; The Lords of her Majesties Privie Counsell haveing considered the within Petition given in to them by Captain Thomas Green Comander of the Shipe the Worchester, Captain John Madder chiefe Mate, and remanent officers of the said Shipe and the Samen being read in ther presence, The Saids Lords Doe heirby Recommend to the Earle of Levine to delyver the haill wrytts and papers in his Custody belonging to the petitioners, with the Seall that hes ane lignum vites handle, Into the Clerks of Councill to be by them putt in the hands of the Clerk of the high Court of Admiralitie, And to Sir James Steuart her Majesties Advocat also to putt Such of the wrytts and papers as are in his Custodie in the hands of the said Clerk of the high Court of Admirality And appoynts and Ordains Roderick Mckenzie Clerk to the Affrican Company to delyver what books, papers, wrytts and others he hes in his custody belonging to the petitioners To the Said Clerk of the high Court of Admirality, to the effect the petitioners may have the inspection and use therof in ther tryall for pyrracie and other crymes befor the high Court of Admirality.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 361-2.

2. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 361-2.

2. Insertion.