Act, 21 April 1692, Edinburgh

Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

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Act Irving of Bonshaw2

The Lords of there Majesties privie Councill haveing Considered a petitione Given in to them be Edward Irving of Bonshaw Craveing that the saids Lords would remitt the consideratione of his Closs Imprisonement and his sadd Circumstances to a Comittee of there oune Number who may be Impowered to set him at Liberty or not after the Councill of warr shall be held upon James Chisholme quarter maister to the Earle of Arguyll as they should find cause And in the mean tyme and after so Long Closs Imprisonment that they would allow him open prisone They hereby give order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of the tolbooth thereof to allow the petitioner the benefite of open prisone they alwayes being ansuerable for his safe Custodie

At Edinburgh 21 April 1692

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Act for Irving of Bonshaw

The lords of their majesties’ privy council having considered a petition given in to them by Edward Irving of Bonshaw craving that the said lords would remit the consideration of his close imprisonment and his sad circumstances to a committee of their own number who may be empowered to set him at liberty or not after the council of war shall be held upon James Chisholm, quarter master to the Earl of Argyll as they should find cause, and in the meantime and after so long close imprisonment that they would allow him open prison; they hereby give order and warrant to the magistrates of Edinburgh and keeper of the tolbooth thereof to allow the petitioner the benefit of open prison they always being answerable for his safe custody

1. PC1/48, 143.

2. An ‘X’ appears in the left-hand margin here, probably an early twentieth-century editorial mark.

1. PC1/48, 143.