Act, 23 January 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Tuentie third day of January Jaj vic nyntie four years

A1694/1/351

Act

Liberatione Sir William Bruce

Anent The petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Be Sir William Bruce of Kinross Sheuing That the petitioner at his attendance upon the saids Lords near Eight months agoe was made prisoner in the Castle of Stirline wher he had for soe many months Continoued under Infirmities of old age and of many other evills which he uould not Give their Lordships the trowble to know Besyds the great prejudice of his particular affairs which the petitioner desyred might be rather taken Into their favourable consideratione then particularly urged be him And the petitioner having alwayes Lived peacably for which he was Content not only to find Cautione to Continow still to doe but lykewayes to Compear before the saids Lords when called for And therfore supplicating to the effect underwryten as the said petitione Bears The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered the forsaid petitione given in to them be the above Sir William Bruce They heirby Give ordor and warrand to Leivt Coll John Areskine Leivt Governour of the Castle of Stirline and in his absence to the nixt Commanding officer ther To sett the petitioner at Liberty furth of the said Castle And Confynes him to his oune house of Kinross and a Myll about the same In respect he hes Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councell That he shall straight way repaire from the said Castle of Stirline to his said house of Kinross And that he shall remaine Confyned therat and uithin a myll about the same and not Goe uithout the bounds of his said Confynment And that he shall re-enter himself prisoner uithin the said Castle of Stirline betuixt and the first teusday of march nixt And in the mean tyme that he shall Live peacably under and uith all submissione to the present government of their Majesties King William and Queen Mary And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contryve any thing in prejudice therof Nor Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And shall appear before the saids Lords of privie Councell if called for before the said day under the penaltie of fyve hundreth pounds sterline In caise he shall transgress in any part of the premisses

Att Edinburgh the Tuentie third day of January Jaj vic nyntie four years

A1694/1/351

Act

Liberatione Sir William Bruce

Anent The petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Be Sir William Bruce of Kinross Sheuing That the petitioner at his attendance upon the saids Lords near Eight months agoe was made prisoner in the Castle of Stirline wher he had for soe many months Continoued under Infirmities of old age and of many other evills which he uould not Give their Lordships the trowble to know Besyds the great prejudice of his particular affairs which the petitioner desyred might be rather taken Into their favourable consideratione then particularly urged be him And the petitioner having alwayes Lived peacably for which he was Content not only to find Cautione to Continow still to doe but lykewayes to Compear before the saids Lords when called for And therfore supplicating to the effect underwryten as the said petitione Bears The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered the forsaid petitione given in to them be the above Sir William Bruce They heirby Give ordor and warrand to Leivt Coll John Areskine Leivt Governour of the Castle of Stirline and in his absence to the nixt Commanding officer ther To sett the petitioner at Liberty furth of the said Castle And Confynes him to his oune house of Kinross and a Myll about the same In respect he hes Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councell That he shall straight way repaire from the said Castle of Stirline to his said house of Kinross And that he shall remaine Confyned therat and uithin a myll about the same and not Goe uithout the bounds of his said Confynment And that he shall re-enter himself prisoner uithin the said Castle of Stirline betuixt and the first teusday of march nixt And in the mean tyme that he shall Live peacably under and uith all submissione to the present government of their Majesties King William and Queen Mary And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contryve any thing in prejudice therof Nor Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And shall appear before the saids Lords of privie Councell if called for before the said day under the penaltie of fyve hundreth pounds sterline In caise he shall transgress in any part of the premisses

1. NRS, PC1/49, 231.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 231.