Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh tuesday 29th January 1695

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Act

Act Earle of Aboyn anent Mr Fordyce

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by Charles Earle of Aboyne Shewing That it is not unknown to the said Lords how he was sent abroad now fyfteen years agoe when the petitioner was but about eight years of age and how he is lately returned and presented himself to the said Lords whereupon they thought fitt to confyne him to the Earle of Strathmors house of Glams and sex myles about it, which now for more then two moneths he hes punctuallie observed But seeing That Master Robert Fordyce who in the petitioners absence had the Charge of his affairs and to whose Custodie severall of the petitioners valueable moveables with a great part of his wryts were committed; is by the said Lords ther sentance shortly to goe of the Countrey And that the said moveables and wryts are pairtlie at the house of Aboyne and pairtly at Aberdeen as also that the said Lords could not but be satisfied that the petitioners affairs after so long ane absence doe requyre his owne presence were it but to ordor their manadgement for the future And therfore Craveing the said Lords in consideratione of the premisses to allow the petitioner to goe north to his owne Estate with the said Master Robert Fordyce To take account of the petitioners affairs and other things committed to him and to ordor the same for the future, and that for such space and upon such baill as the said Lords should think fitt Seing in effect the ordering of the said petitioner his Concerns doth most necessarlie requyre it and that the petitioner craved nothing but what absolute necessity constrains him to And if the said Lords did not incline To suffer the said Master Robert Fordyce to be with the petitioner in the north That at least the said Lords would allow them to goe seperatlie after they have mett and conferred together upon affairs at Glams To the end the said Master Robert may discharge himself of his said trust and that the petitioner might sustaine noe prejudice by his goeing of the Countrey as the said petitione bears
The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said Charles Earle of Aboyn They Hereby only allow the said Master Fordyce a Preist to goe to the north to the said Earle his owne Estate about the said Earls privat affairs He being alwayes under a sufficient guard from his Departing from the Toune of Edinburgh untill he returne back to the house of Glams or Castle Lyone to which the said Earle is confyned and Recomends to the Lord Jedburgh Commander in Cheiff for the tyme of his Majesties forces within this Kingdome To appoynt a sufficient guard of Horse or dragoons to attend the said Master Robert Fordyce and appoynts him to returne to the said house of Glames or Castle Lyon betwixt and the […] day of […] And Declairs the bond granted by the said Master Fordyce to continue in full force after his returne notwithstanding of the Libertie hereby granted