Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Edinburgh The Twentie nynth day of December J^aj vj^c nyntie two years

D1692/12/35

D1692/12/35¹

Act

Act and Remitt John Stivensone

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be John Stivensone feltmaker in Innverkeithing Shewing That the petitioner albeit a maried man and liveing upon a lawfully Trade was prest to be a Souldier by […] Scot brother to the Laird of Spencerfeild and bound and caried away to the house of Spencerfeild the last week contrar to the saids Lords proclamatione and most unwarrantablie detained their, Albeit he neither took one nor ingadged himself with these men, And notwithstanding of a letter from the Countes of Marr who knew him he haveing resided sometyme at Alloway before And Therfore Humbly Suplicating to the effect aftermentiond The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the above petitione Given in to them be the above James Stivensone They heirby Give order to the baillie deputs of Dumferling or any one of them, To take tryall whither the petitioner tooke on willingly or not, And for that effect Grants warrand to cite Spencerfeild and his brother to appear before them, And if it cannot be proven that he took on willingly Authorizes the saids baillies presently to sett him at Libertie.