Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Twentie fifth day of January J^aj vj^c nyntie four years

D1694/1/18

D1694/1/18¹

Act

Act For receiveing James Currie Cautioner of Bruce of Newtoune

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be William Bruce of Newton Shewing That quher the petitioner being Charged at the instance of John Johnstone of Poltoune and Edward Wright sone to the deceast Mr Edward Wright advocat and severall others be vertue of Letters of Laborrowes raised by warrand of the saids Lords Ther is ane Caption taken out at their instance be vertue quherof for not finding Cautione the petitioner is incarcerat within the ² Tolbooth of Edinburgh Which is done most maliciously they being this severall years in possession of his wholl estate wherby the petitioner was altogither incapacitate from finding of sovertie and upon which Charge they never insisted untill the petitioner did insist in ane process of Compt and reckoning against the said John Johnstone Wherby to make appear that his debts are wholly satisfied off purpose to incapacitat the petitioners from prosecutione therof And Seing the will of the letters is only to the effect the petitioner may find Cautione and that it is very weell knowen the petitioner never did offer any injurie to any of the pursuers and that the petitioner has offered James Currie late provest of Edinburgh as Cautioner for the petitioner whom the Clerk does refuse to accept of without the saids Lords Speciall warrand, And Regaird he is sufficient and that the petitioner is not able to gett any other in his present Circumstances And Therfore Humbly Suplicating to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione, They heirby Give order and Warrand to the Clerks of privy Councill To receive the above James Currie as Cautioner for the petitioner in the above suspension of Labborrowes and therupon to exped the suspensione relaxatione and Charge to put at Libbertie.