Act, 21 July 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the tuenty First day of Jullie Jaj vjc nyntie six years

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Liberation Serjant William Kerr

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By William Kerr sometyme serjant in Captain Lockhart his troop of Dragoon, now prisoner in the Cannongate tolbooth Sheuing That wher the petitioner having Lyen in prisone since the Later end of March Last for ane accidentall Reincounter betuixt the said Captaine and the petitioner wher the petitioner receaved severall uounds And he having applied himself to their Lordships upon the tuenty fourth of June Last The saids Lords remitted the same to a Committie of their oune number And the said Committie Having Called the petitioner before them and having examined him They uere of opinione that Captain Lockhart should be ordained to ansuer the said petitione and insist against the petitioner otheruayes he should be Liberat And the said Committie Having made report to their Lordships upon the threttieth of June Last in presentia The saids Lords did approve of the said report And ordained the said Captaine Lockhart to Insist against the petitioner before the saids Lords betuixt and the fourteenth of July instant otheruayes they declared they would sett the petitioner at liberty when the said day should come And seing that the said Fourteenth of Jullie is now Come and that the said Captain Lockhart hes not insisted against him and that he is not able to mantaine himself in prisone And that he hath been at Great expences to Chirurgeons for Curing of his uounds which he receaved at the said accidentall reincounter and for defraying of his Charges and expences the tyme of his Imprisonment and paying of his house dues which will amount to upuards of threttie pounds sterling And therfore Humbly Craving their Lordships to take the premisses to their sereous Consideration And not only to ordaine him to be sett att Liberty In respect the said Captain Lockhart hes not Insisted against the petitioner Conforme to their Lordships Interloquitor but also ordaine him to pay to the petitioner what expenses he hath been att to the Chirurgeons and for the house dues which will amount upuards to Threttie pounds sterling as said is or at leist such ane soune as their Lordships shall please to modifie as the said petition Bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Having Considered this petitione given in to them by the said Serjant William Kerr They heirby Give order and warrand to the Baillies of the Cannongate and Keeper of their tolbooth To sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof For which this shall be a sufficient warrand

Att Edinburgh the tuenty First day of Jullie Jaj vjc nyntie six years

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Act

Liberation Serjant William Kerr

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By William Kerr sometyme serjant in Captain Lockhart his troop of Dragoon, now prisoner in the Cannongate tolbooth Sheuing That wher the petitioner having Lyen in prisone since the Later end of March Last for ane accidentall Reincounter betuixt the said Captaine and the petitioner wher the petitioner receaved severall uounds And he having applied himself to their Lordships upon the tuenty fourth of June Last The saids Lords remitted the same to a Committie of their oune number And the said Committie Having Called the petitioner before them and having examined him They uere of opinione that Captain Lockhart should be ordained to ansuer the said petitione and insist against the petitioner otheruayes he should be Liberat And the said Committie Having made report to their Lordships upon the threttieth of June Last in presentia The saids Lords did approve of the said report And ordained the said Captaine Lockhart to Insist against the petitioner before the saids Lords betuixt and the fourteenth of July instant otheruayes they declared they would sett the petitioner at liberty when the said day should come And seing that the said Fourteenth of Jullie is now Come and that the said Captain Lockhart hes not insisted against him and that he is not able to mantaine himself in prisone And that he hath been at Great expences to Chirurgeons for Curing of his uounds which he receaved at the said accidentall reincounter and for defraying of his Charges and expences the tyme of his Imprisonment and paying of his house dues which will amount to upuards of threttie pounds sterling And therfore Humbly Craving their Lordships to take the premisses to their sereous Consideration And not only to ordaine him to be sett att Liberty In respect the said Captain Lockhart hes not Insisted against the petitioner Conforme to their Lordships Interloquitor but also ordaine him to pay to the petitioner what expenses he hath been att to the Chirurgeons and for the house dues which will amount upuards to Threttie pounds sterling as said is or at leist such ane soune as their Lordships shall please to modifie as the said petition Bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Having Considered this petitione given in to them by the said Serjant William Kerr They heirby Give order and warrand to the Baillies of the Cannongate and Keeper of their tolbooth To sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof For which this shall be a sufficient warrand

1. NRS, PC1/50, 600-1.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 600-1.