Act, 12 March 1705, Edinburgh

Att her Majesties palace of Holyrudehouse the Twentie fourth day of July J^aj vij^c and fyve yeirs

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Repryve to Captain Greens Crew

Anent the petition given in and presented to his Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, and Lords of her Majesties privie Councell by James Bruce, George Kitching, Andrew Robertsone, George Glen, Henry Keigle, Samuell Willcocks, Alexander Taylor, and John Ballanden the Surviving Crew of the deceast Captain Green, none under Sentence of death, Shewing That wheras the petitioners being under the Sentence of death, yet by your Grace’s and Lordships clemencie have obtained repryves untill the first and eight of August nixt insueing, and now wee humbly beg leave to lay befor yor Grace and lordships our poor condition, And that as yet wee doe not find ourselves Sufficiently prepared for death, Repentence being a work which requyres a mans wholl lyfetyme, wherof they had spent a great pairt, and therfor most humbly begging his Grace and their lordships would be pleased to commiserat the deplorable and miserable condition of their Soulls and bodyes, and to be pleased out their generous goodness, If so his Grace and their lordships Should think fitt, To interceed with her Majestie for their pardon; And in the mean tyme to grant the petitioners a repryve for such a tyme as his Grace and their lordships should think fitt to allow, as the said petition bears, His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of her Majesties privie Councell haveing considered the petition given in to them by Henry Keigle and others of Greens crew aftermentioned, and the Samen being read in their presence, His Grace and the saids Lords Doe heirby Repryve the said Henry Keigle, James Burne; George Kitching and Andrew Rotson four of the deceast Captain Greens Crew from the Sentence of death appoynted to have been execute wpon them upon the first day of August nixt to come from the said day untill the fyfth day of october nixt to come; and Repryves George Glen, Samuell Willcocks, Alexander Taylor and John Ballandan other four of the said Crew from the Sentence of death appoynted to have been execute against them upon the eight day of the said moneth of August untill the twelfth day of october nixt, and repryves John Brucklie to the nynteinth day of October nixt, And appoynts the Magistrats of Edinburgh to see and cause the Sentence of death to be putt in execution against them upon the respective dayes abovementioned at the Same place, and in the Same maner as was appoynted by the Judges of Admiralitie and assessors against them Sic Subscribitur Argyll Commissioner Seafeild Cancellar Queensberrie C.P.S. Annandale S. Loudoun S. Lothian. Marr. Levine Bellcarras, Dunmore. Stair. Roseberrie.