Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Tuesday The 23d Jully 1695 ante meridiem

D1695/7/11

D1695/7/11¹

Act

Act Crafurd of Drumsuy

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be David Crafurd of Drumsuy Shewing That quher ther Lordships by ther Commisione dated the twelth day of march Last by past Did nominate and Impower the petitioner and his deputs to search for seize and apprehend all Irish victuall and Catell Imported from Ireland into the kingdome after the said day and took Cautions from the petitioner acted in ther Lordships books That for every boat of Irish victuall Imported contrare to the Lawes dureing the petitioners said Commissione that should not be seized by the petitioner and his forsaids the petitioner should be Lyable in ane hundred punds sterling Unless that the petitioner or they seize upon the men victuall or resetters therof within twentie dayes after the boats escape and give account therof to any of the privy Councill Which shall exoner pro tanto And seing ther are arryved from Ireland at Glenmap in Carrick within these ten or twelue dayes a small Irish boat with victuall about as the petitioner is informed twentie four bolls of meall which comeing in to a Creik in the evening was gone before the morning so that no dilligence could attatch her, And that all that the petitioner can doe in the case Is to make knowen this to the saids Lords and Crave their power and Warrand to pursue the resetters therin the petitioners Comissione Is defective, And Therfore Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to accept of this his intimatione for the petitioners exoneratione as to the said boat and also to Impower him and his said deputs to pursue the resetters of the forsaid victuall and all other resetters of Irish victuall and to bring them to such sentance and punishment as their Lordships shall think fitt to Inflict as the said petitione bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above David Crafurd of Drumsuy They Doe heirby accept of this the petitioners intimation for his exoneratione as to the Boatmen mentioned in the petition and also Impowers the petitioner and his deputes to pursue the resetters of the victuall in the petitione and all other resetters of Irish victuall and to bring them to such Condigne sentance and execution as² by the Lawes and acts of parliament Is provyded.