Att Edinburgh The Tuentieth second day of May Jaj vic nyntie three years
A1693/5/27
A1693/5/271
Act
Liberatione The Lord Frazer
Anent the petitione Given In to their Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of privie Councell Be Charles Lord Frazer Sheuing That the petitioner Being by the Lords of Justiciary their sentence fyned and amerciat in the soume of tuo Hundred pounds Sterline and ordained to lye in prisone untill the same be payed and farder during his Majesties pleasure For drinking the health of the Late King James and being present at a proclamatione specified in the verdict of the Jury pronunced against him theranent In which sentence He doeth uith all submissione acquiesce But seeing He hath now been prisoner these ten months bypast and that the Conditione of his fortune is knouen to be such that he is not able Instantly to pay such a Considerable soume And that his wyfe Is att a Great distance In a dying Conditione past all hopes of recoverie And therfore Humblie Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petitione Bears Their Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of privie Councell Having Considered this petitione Given In to them Be the above Lord Frazer They Heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Captain of the castle of Edinburgh and In his absence the nixt Commanding officer in the said castle To sett at liberty the petitioner Furth therof In respect He hath given Bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Councell That he shall Live peacably under and uith all submissione to the Government of their Majesties King William and Queen Mary And that he shall not Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of privie Councell when Called for under the penaltie of tuo Hundreth pounds sterline Being the lyke soume In which he was fyned by the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary In caise He shall transgress In any part of the premisses And Recommends to the Lord secretary present at the board to transmitt the said Lord Frazers petitione formerly Given In to the Councell and Represent his caise favourablie to the Kings Majestie And lykewayes hath found Cautione That he shall make payment to the Receaver of their Majesties Croune rents of the said soume of tuo hundreth pounds sterline In which he is fyned by the saids Lords Commissioners whensoever he shall be charged for that effect And that by and attour the forsaid penaltie for his peacable behaviour and appearance when called for
1. NRS, PC1/49, 32-3.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 32-3.