Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Twenty Third day of September J^aj vi^c nyntie six years

A1696/9/27

A1696/9/27¹

Act

Act allowing Messengers to take bond from the Collectors of the polemoney against whom they have Captions

His Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby allow the Messengers who shall be Imployed to execute the Captions at Sir Patrick Home his Majesties Sollicitors instance Against the Collectors of the polemoney To Take from the respective Collectors of the said polemoney Bonds with sufficient Cautione acted in the books of his Majesties privie Councill That they shall appear before the said Councill and ansuer to what shall be said to their charge anent the said penaltie of five hundreth merks each persone And appoints the saids bonds Immediately upon except thereof to be delyvered in to his Majesties sollicitor or the Clerks of the privie Councill And in case the saids bonds are not Granted Ordaines the Captions to be execute as formerly appointed.