Act, 21 March 1701, Edinburgh

Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the tuenty first day of March 1701

D1701/3/311

Act

Act anent Mistress Jean Wallace her Custodie and Education2

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of His Majesties privie Councill by Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie Craveing That their Lordships would ordains Mrs: Jean Wallace to whom the petitioner is nearest agnat being Uncle on the Fathers side To be Delivered to the petitioners custodie and keeping for her Education on the true protestant Religion Specially and so much the raither that it is very weell knowne how the petitioners brother was Influenced by the same Childs mother to continue in his seduction and therafter prevailled wpon by this Lady Pitfoddells to make a second papist marriage, How it his bein the Ladies constant andeavour to breed up this Child not onlie in her oune popish errors but in ane utter aversion and aborrence of all her fathers protestant Relations As the said petition at more length bears which petition being wpon the threttein day of March instant read in presence of the saids Lords and ansuers made therto for the Lady Pitfoddells They Appoynted a Committie of thier oune number to meet and speak with the said Sir William Wallace3 and the Lady Pitfoddells and to endeavour to setle and agree them anent the place wherin the above Mistres Jean Wallace is to be Educat and brought up and likewayes to speak to them anent the said Mrs Jean Wallace her Choosing of Her Curators with pouer to them to order where she shall be sequestrat in the mean tyme Which Committie haveing this day mett They conforme to the pouer given to them by the Lords of His Majesties privie. Councill Doe heirby give order and warrand to William Biggar of Wolmet or any other person in whose hand the said Mrs Jean Wallace may be To Deliver in to the hands and house of John Hamilton of Halcraig one of the senators of the Colledge of Justice The person of the said Mrs Jean Wallace Daughter to the said unquhill Sir William Wallace of Craigie to be Educat and brought upon the protestant Religion

Att Edinburgh the tuenty first day of March 1701

D1701/3/311

Act

Act anent Mistress Jean Wallace her Custodie and Education2

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of His Majesties privie Councill by Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie Craveing That their Lordships would ordains Mrs: Jean Wallace to whom the petitioner is nearest agnat being Uncle on the Fathers side To be Delivered to the petitioners custodie and keeping for her Education on the true protestant Religion Specially and so much the raither that it is very weell knowne how the petitioners brother was Influenced by the same Childs mother to continue in his seduction and therafter prevailled wpon by this Lady Pitfoddells to make a second papist marriage, How it his bein the Ladies constant andeavour to breed up this Child not onlie in her oune popish errors but in ane utter aversion and aborrence of all her fathers protestant Relations As the said petition at more length bears which petition being wpon the threttein day of March instant read in presence of the saids Lords and ansuers made therto for the Lady Pitfoddells They Appoynted a Committie of thier oune number to meet and speak with the said Sir William Wallace3 and the Lady Pitfoddells and to endeavour to setle and agree them anent the place wherin the above Mistres Jean Wallace is to be Educat and brought up and likewayes to speak to them anent the said Mrs Jean Wallace her Choosing of Her Curators with pouer to them to order where she shall be sequestrat in the mean tyme Which Committie haveing this day mett They conforme to the pouer given to them by the Lords of His Majesties privie. Councill Doe heirby give order and warrand to William Biggar of Wolmet or any other person in whose hand the said Mrs Jean Wallace may be To Deliver in to the hands and house of John Hamilton of Halcraig one of the senators of the Colledge of Justice The person of the said Mrs Jean Wallace Daughter to the said unquhill Sir William Wallace of Craigie to be Educat and brought upon the protestant Religion

1. NRS, PC2/28, 74v-75r.

2. Marginal note: ‘Nota this being ane act of a Comitie is dated the 22 of March but ordered to be booked with this sederunt’.

3. Sic. Error for Sir Thomas Wallace.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 74v-75r.

2. Marginal note: ‘Nota this being ane act of a Comitie is dated the 22 of March but ordered to be booked with this sederunt’.

3. Sic. Error for Sir Thomas Wallace.