Att Edinburgh The Tuentieth sixth day of September Jaj vic nyntie thrie years
A1693/9/31
A1693/9/311
Act
Liberatione The Earle of Home
Anent the petitione given In to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Be Charles Earle of Home Sheuing That the petitioner being formerly under Bale to appear before their Lordships when called for Accordingly He was charged in the Month of May last to appear before their Lordships And upon his appearance was Committed prisoner to the Castle of Edinburgh wher he hath remained ever since To the Great prejudice of his health and ruine and loss of his privat affairs And seing the petitioner hes alwayes Lived quietly and peacably And is content upon his being sett at Liberty to find sufficient Cautione to Live peacably in tyme Coming But also to appear before their Lordships when called for And the petitioners health doeth most necessarly Requyre his liberty as Sir Archibald Stevenson Doctor of Medicine uill declare if called and who attends their Lordships for that effect And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships to take the petitioners case to their Consideratione And to ordaine him to be sett at Libertie upon his finding sufficient Cautione in the termes forsaids as the said petitione Bears The saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given In to them Be the above Earle of Home and Doctor Stevensone being Called for And having declared the Earls Indispositione They Heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Governour of the castle of Edinburgh And in his absence Gives ordor and uarrand to the deputy Governour or other Commanding officer To sett at Liberty the said Earle furth of the said castle He first Giving his parroll of honour in wryte that he shall appear before the Lords of privie Councell upon the first ordinary Councell day in october nixt And in the mean tyme that he shall Live peacably under and uith all submissione to the present Government of thar Majesties King William and Queen Mary And that he shall not Consult nor Contryve any thing in prejudice therof nor Converss uith any rebells and that he shall not depart furth of the toune of Edinburgh
1. NRS, PC1/49, 141-2.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 141-2.