Act, 26 April 1705, Edinburgh

Act, 12 March 1705, Edinburgh

Att Holy-rude-house the Twentie Sixt day of Apryll Jaj vijc and fyve years

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Repryve To George Glen and others

His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, And the Lords of her Majesties Privie Councell haveing considered the petition given in to them by George Glen and others of the deceast Captain Green his Crew Craving a further repryve for prepareing themselves for death, His Grace and the Saids Lords Doe heirby Repryve the said George Glen, Alexander Tayleor, Samuell Wilocks and John Ballantine four of the said Crew from the Sentence of death appoynted to be executed against them wpon the fourth day of May nixt from the said day To the thretteinth day of June nixt to come, And discharges the said2 sentence to be putt in execution against them till the said day, And appoynts and ordains the sentence of death pronounced against the fornamed persons by the Judges of the high Court of Admirality and assessors appoynted to them to be putt to punctuall execution against them the said thretteinth day of June nixt; And give order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh To cause the said sentence be putt to punctuall execution against the foirnamed persons at the same place and in the same maner mentioned in the said sentence, and that betwixt the hours of eight in the morning and four in the afternoon of the said thretteinth day of June nixt Sic Subscribitur Argyll Commissioner3 Seafeild Cancellar. Tweedale P. Annandale S. Lothian. Roxburgh. Buchan. Hadingtoun. Loudoun. Leven. Belcaras. Forfar. Rosbery. George Ramsay.

At Holyroodhouse 26 April 1705

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Reprieve to George Glen and others

His grace [John Campbell, duke of Argyll] her majesty’s high commissioner and the lords of her majesty’s privy council having considered the petition given in to them by George Glen and others of the deceased Captain [Thomas] Green his crew, craving a further reprieve for preparing themselves for death, his Grace and the said lords do hereby reprieve the said George Glen, Alexander Taylor, Samuel Wilocks, and John Ballantine, four of the said crew, from the sentence of death appointed to be executed against them upon 4 May next from the said day to 13 June next to come, and discharge the said sentence to be put in execution against them until the said day. And appoint and ordain the sentence of death pronounced against the forenamed persons by the judges of the high court of admiralty and assessors appointed to them to be put to punctual execution against them the said 13 June next. And give order and warrant to the magistrates of Edinburgh to cause the said sentence [to] be put to punctual execution against the forenamed persons at the same place and in the same manner mentioned in the said sentence, and that between the hours of 8 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon of the said 13 June next Sic Subscribitur Argyll commissioner, Seafield chancellor, Tweeddale president, Annandale secretary, Lothian, Roxburghe, Buchan, Haddington, Loudoun, Leven, Balcarres, Forfar, Roseberry, George Ramsay.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 396-7.

2. Insertion.

3. The phrase ‘Argyll Commissioner’ is an insertion.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 396-7.