Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the 21 November 1695

D1695/11/22

D1695/11/22¹

Act

Act Recalling the interloquitor upon the baxter of Glasgowes petition

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Walter Buchanan and James Murehead for themselves and in name and behalf of the remanent baxters of the toune of Glasgow Shewing That wher be vertue of ane order given by the saids Lords Committie appointed for Irish victuall to Drumsune he hath Liad a sequestratione upon all wheat belonging to the petitioner, And procured all their girnells lofts and sellers to be Lock’d up and sealled so that they Cannot make or sell and loaf of bread Which is ane great prejudice to and like to occasion disorder amongst both the inhabitants and Souldiers And that upon pretence that they are accessory to the Importing of victuall from Ireland, And untill this matter be tryed before the saids Lords as to which he humbly represents that this sequestration is a great hardship upon the petitioners Since they are ready to purge them selves And have actually allready burged themselves by oath at Drumsues instance of all the accession to the said unlawfull Importation Secondly they therwith exhibited to the saids Lords a list wherby It appears that Since march last they have bought Lawfullie within the Countrey more then two Thousand four hundred bolls of Wheat Which they are Content be tryed upon ther highest perill, And thrid by the petitioners Declyne no tryall in the said matter but are ready to answer for the Same either before the saids Lords or whom he shall appoint But only they are hopefull that the saids Lords would not obleidge the wholl incorporatione to appear here at Edinburgh in a matter that may alse weell be tryed else wher nor Continue Such a prejudiciall Sequestration when they are Content to find suficient Cautione in ther oun burgh for whatever can be Charged upon them And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords In Consideratione of the premisses to ordaine the said sequestration to be taken off They Finding suficient Caution to the effect forsaid before the magistrats of Glasgow at Drumsuie Sight Since they have litle or no acquaintance here and nixt to appoint the forsaid matter to be tryed at Glasgow in what maner and before whom the saids Lords should think fitt as the petition bears, The Lords of his majesties privy Councill doe hereby Recall the interloquitor pronunced the last Councill day upon the baxters of Glasgowes petition and the same being unsubscribed Discharges the same to be Subscribed or extracted.