Act, 27 December 1698, Edinburgh

Decreet, 29 December 1698, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Twenty Seventh of December Jaj vjc nynty Eight years

A1698/12/281

Act

Act of Banishment Alexander Snail and Marry Bailie

Anent The Petition given in To the Lords of his majesties privy Councill, By Alexander Snail and Marry Bailie prisoners in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh and both sentenced to dy. Shewing That Where he The said Alexander Snail is Sentenced to death for using of False Keyes and stealing allenarly upon his own Confession. Viz: That on the Lords-day The tyme of sermon, He went to the house of Mrs Douglas in Edinburgh To find a servant of hers, That was of his acquaintance and was in use to give him to Eat, But finding the doors shut, did make use of a Key That he hade of his Masters a Smith to his Imployment, and therwith opened the said Door, and that being Entered, he shut the door behind him and took a Litle Butter which he put in his Napkin, But took no thing Else, only was found in the house hideing after sermon with some Cleiks and other litle Instruments upon him, ane of which Cleicks, he Confessed to have made at the desire of a freind To open the Barrs of Barn-doors, as is in use to be done in Perth shire. In all which he with deep sorrow, Confess his Guilt and Simplicity. Likeas She The said Mary Bailie is not above Eighteen years of age, and Being Bred with her parents Repute Egyptians and Condemned as such, and for stealing was only found guilty of airt and pairt in their small pickeries, For which also she does Crave God and and2 their Lordships pardon. And Seeing their caice is also favourable as they hoped the Lords of Justiciary would not Contradict. And Therfore Humbly craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said petition Bears. The saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill Having Considered this Petition given in to them by the above Alexander Snaill and Mary Bailie The heirby change the above sentence of Death pronunced against the saids Two persons To Banishment. And ordains the said Alexander Snail and Mary Bailie to be transported from this Kingdom, To his Majesties plantations in America. In Respect The saids Two persons hes Enacted themselves in the Books of privy Councill, That they shall Repair to the saids plantations in the first ships going thither, And That they shall never Return within his Majesties Dominions under the pain of having the forsaid sentence of death pronunced against them, put to Execution upon them without mercy. And Gives order and warrant to the magistrats of Edinburgh To take care that the saids Two persons be safely transmited from their prison to the first ships going to the forsaids plantations and to put them aboard the same. Sic subscribitur Marchmont Cancellar. Queensberrie, Argyll, Crafurd, Mar. Morton, Lauderdale Loudoun, Annandale, Northesk.

Att Edinburgh The Twenty Seventh of December Jaj vjc nynty Eight years

A1698/12/281

Act

Act of Banishment Alexander Snail and Marry Bailie

Anent The Petition given in To the Lords of his majesties privy Councill, By Alexander Snail and Marry Bailie prisoners in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh and both sentenced to dy. Shewing That Where he The said Alexander Snail is Sentenced to death for using of False Keyes and stealing allenarly upon his own Confession. Viz: That on the Lords-day The tyme of sermon, He went to the house of Mrs Douglas in Edinburgh To find a servant of hers, That was of his acquaintance and was in use to give him to Eat, But finding the doors shut, did make use of a Key That he hade of his Masters a Smith to his Imployment, and therwith opened the said Door, and that being Entered, he shut the door behind him and took a Litle Butter which he put in his Napkin, But took no thing Else, only was found in the house hideing after sermon with some Cleiks and other litle Instruments upon him, ane of which Cleicks, he Confessed to have made at the desire of a freind To open the Barrs of Barn-doors, as is in use to be done in Perth shire. In all which he with deep sorrow, Confess his Guilt and Simplicity. Likeas She The said Mary Bailie is not above Eighteen years of age, and Being Bred with her parents Repute Egyptians and Condemned as such, and for stealing was only found guilty of airt and pairt in their small pickeries, For which also she does Crave God and and2 their Lordships pardon. And Seeing their caice is also favourable as they hoped the Lords of Justiciary would not Contradict. And Therfore Humbly craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said petition Bears. The saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill Having Considered this Petition given in to them by the above Alexander Snaill and Mary Bailie The heirby change the above sentence of Death pronunced against the saids Two persons To Banishment. And ordains the said Alexander Snail and Mary Bailie to be transported from this Kingdom, To his Majesties plantations in America. In Respect The saids Two persons hes Enacted themselves in the Books of privy Councill, That they shall Repair to the saids plantations in the first ships going thither, And That they shall never Return within his Majesties Dominions under the pain of having the forsaid sentence of death pronunced against them, put to Execution upon them without mercy. And Gives order and warrant to the magistrats of Edinburgh To take care that the saids Two persons be safely transmited from their prison to the first ships going to the forsaids plantations and to put them aboard the same. Sic subscribitur Marchmont Cancellar. Queensberrie, Argyll, Crafurd, Mar. Morton, Lauderdale Loudoun, Annandale, Northesk.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 512.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 512.

2. Sic.