Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the tuenty Eight day of Jannuary J^aj vi^c nyntie seven years

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A1697/1/35¹

Act

Liberation The Duke of Gordon

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By George Duke of Gordon Sheuing That wheras the petitioner was Imprisoned uithin the Castle of Edinburgh uith others To whom ther Lordships has been pleased to Grant Libertie And the petitioner having been very sickly of a Long tyme occasioned particularly by his Long Confynments and frequent Imprisonments And that his affairs alse uell as his health requires the petitioners Libertie And therfore humbly Craving to the effect to the underwryten as the said petition Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered this petitione given in to them by the said George Duke of Gordon They heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Constable and Governour of the Castle of Edinburgh And In his absence Gives order and warrand to the nixt Commanding officer ther to sett the said petitioner at Libertie furth therof In respect before extracting heirof he hath given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of his Majesties privie Counsell That he shall not goe further north then this syde of the uater of Tay And the he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present Government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult or Contryve anything in prejudice therof nor Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councell whensoever he shall be Called for or required to that effect under the penaltie of tuo thousand pounds Sterling In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And the saids Lords appointes the petitioners former bond to be given up to him.