Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Tuenty first day of December J^aj vi^c nyntie seven years

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Act

Protection The Earle of Seaforth

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By The Lords of Broddie and Culloden and other Cautioners for Kenneth Earle of Seaforth Sheuing That wher The petitioners are charged to present the said Earle before their Lordships upon the first of January nixt under a Great penalty And the petitionres Having applied to their Lordships for a prorogation of the day Because of the said Earls sicknes which their Lordships hes refused Notuithstanding of a testificat upon soull and Conscience subscribed by a Doctor of medicine and tuo Ministers And seing The said Earle is most uilling to use his Indeavours albeit with the hazard of his Life to appear Conform to the Charge Given to the petitioners for presenting of him And that the petitioners are Informed that ther are severall Captions against the said Earle for Civill debts and that some of these at whose Instance the Captions are Designe to cause apprehend him in his uay to Edinburgh which will altogither make it Imprestable for him to appear or the petitioners to present him And Therfore humbly Craving to the effect underuryten viz That their Lordships In Consideration of the premisses would discharge all messengers att armes and others from troubling the said Earle upon the account of any Civill debt untill the petitioner present him Conforme to the charge given them or otheruayes Declare the petitioners free In case of his being apprehended And It is Earnestly Intreated that their Lordships will yet be pleased to prorogat the dyet for some few dayes both in respect of the said Earls knouen Indispositione and the extraordinary ilness of the weather and uay so as the petitioners may not be run to the hazard of Incurring so Great a penaltie for a very few dayes delay as the said petitione in itself bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered the said petitione They heirby Grant personall protection to the said Earle of Seaforth from the day and date heirof untill the Eighteenth day of January J^aj vi^c nyntie Eight years Inclusive And discharges all macers messengers at armes or other officers within burgh or Landuard To putt any Letters of Caption acts of uarding or other personall dilligence to executione against the said Earle of Seaforth from the day and date of thir presents untill the said Eighteenth day of January nixt Inclusive His Majesties rents and publick dues being aluayes excepted sic subscribitur Marchmont Cancelar Southerland Mar Morton Loudoun Annandale Ruglen Tarbat Raith Forbes Carmichaell James Steuart Ludovick Grant.