Warrant, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Twenty Nynth day of June J^aj vi^c nyntie nyne years

D1699/6/8

D1699/6/8¹

Act

Act The Magistrats of Aberdeen Against Jean Skeen

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be the Magistrats of the toune of Aberdein, Shewing That wher the petitioners applyed to the saids Lords the other day Representing how wrongeously the petitioners were Molested by one Jean Skeen who without any Cause Sumoned the petitioners to appear before the saids Lords as if guilty of deeds of oppression against her, Wheras in the exercise of their Jurisdiction, did really treat her with much more moderation then the case deserved, And Therfore Craved that the petitioner might be Liberat from Such a Calumnious and injurious persuit, The saids Lords were indeed pleased upon production of the Copies that the petitioner had gott to admitt protestatione for not insisting, Which is ordinary in such cases Bot Seing the authority of their Magistracy in the place doeth necessarly requyre requyre² That Such Caluminous and Malicious persuits Should be farder Noticed, and that the raisers therof, and not insisters therin as it is Certaine this Jean Skeen would never have insisted at least be Sentanced in Large expences to the example and terror of others specially when need bees the petitioners can prove that She never intended more by the Citatione Bot to Conques and gett a Litle money from Such as She thought would redeem themselfe from the trouble And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords for the honor and authority of the magistracy and for repressing such pernicious examples and keeping good order in the petitioners burgh to Decerne the said Jean Skeen in Large expensses Since the petitioners could truely affirme to the saids Lords that she hath put their burgh and the persones cited to more then threttie pound Sterling of expence, as the petitione bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the Magistrats of Aberdeen They Doe hereby Decerne and Ordaine the above Jean Skeen to make payment and Satisfactione to the saids Magistrats of the toune of Aberdeen of the Soume of ane hundred pounds Scots as expences presently modified by their Lordships for the unnecessary trouble given to them, and for their attendance in obtaineing the protestatione for not insisting at the tounes instance against her, Which is dated the twenty Seventh of June instant, And that attour the usuall protestatione money, And Ordaines Letters of horning on fiftein dayes under the Signet of Councill and others Needfull to be direct hereon in forme as effeirs.