Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Hollyruidhouse Tuesday the 25th June 1695 Called extraordinary

D1695/6/13

D1695/6/13¹

Act

Act For sequestrating and sealling up the Earle of Lauderdales papers

Anent the petition given in to his majesties Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill be Sir John Lauder of Hatton Shewing That the Duke of Lauderdale the petitioners uncle, The Earle his father and the Earle his brother being all dead and the petitioner their apparent air, and not haveing yet time to Deliberat Whither or to whom the petitioner will enter air, And seing their wrytes and the wrytes of their estate may be Imbazled and that is Just they be preserved and that the petitioner have inspectione therof And Therfore humbly Craving The saids Lords would sequestrat the same in the Custody of some discreet persone to give the petitioner inspection therof ad deliberandum as the petition bears His Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Sir John Lauder of Hatton Doe heirby Authorize the Earle of Argyle to send a person from him with his Seall to the house of Thirlstaine castle wher the saids wrytes Lyes, and ² to put on the said Earle of Argyll and Lord Hatton their Sealls upon the trunks Chists or others within quhilk the saids papers doe Lye and being so sealled ordaines them to be transported to Sir James Ogilvie his Majesties solicitor his Lodgings and sequestrat in the hands of the said Sir James at whose sight and at whose hands allowes the said Lord Hattoune to have inspectione of them to the effect forsaid and if any wrytes be found among them belonging to the Countess Anne Dowager of Lauderdale allowes the samen to be delyvered up to her at sight of the said Sir James.