Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Thrid day of January J^aj vj^c nyntie five years

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Act

Act and Remitt Wilson and the Laird of Carseburn

Anent a Petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Mr Robert Wilsone merchant in Ranfrew Shewing that the petitioner and Hew Crafurd merchant in Glasgow being in Jully Last ² Taken and Caried in to Dunkirk prisoners by the French privateers and after they had payed their Ransome and procured ther Libertie Finding ane small vessell with twentie nyne Tuns of French wyne ther exposed to sale They did upon their oun credit bargane for the same and drew bills upon their freinds in Glasgow for the agreed pryce therof and your petitioner haveing therafter come sage with his vessell and loadening to the port of Montross, He did wryte to Thomas Crafurd of Carsburne who was his partiners father for his advyce anent the disposall of the said Loadening and being advised by him not to dispose ³ of any part of the saids wynes at Montross But to bring the samen to the Firth, The petitioner did therupon bring the ship to Cockeny, But Thomas Crafurd Resolved to take some unjust advantage of the petitioner, And Finding that the persones upon whom the petitioner had drawen his bills for the equall half of the pryce of the ship and Loadening were deceased, He did without any warrand or Commission from the petitioner accept and pay the saids bills and therafter came to Cockeny And took away the keyes of the petitioners seller ⁴ wher the wynes were Lying and threatned outterly to ruine the petitioner with execrible oathes unles the petitioner would dispon all to him without so much as ane backbond, and the petitioner haveing absolutely refused to Comply with his So unjust ane desyre he prevailled with one Peetter Blair to insinuat himself in the petitioners acquantance and to perswade the petitioner to Dispone all to him upon ane backbond, which is herewith produced The said Peeter Blair being Carsburnes oune Cousine and ordinarie agent albeit his being so was absolutely then concealled for the petitioner and after he hade granted the said disposition Carseburne And the said Peetter Blair did make ane Singular roop of the said wynes by which they were sold and rouped to Carseburne himself at the rate of Threttie one punds sterling per Tun albeit the Current rate was fiftie or fiftie six punds sterling at least and that Carsburne himself received no Less for the Tun therof By which means the petitioner is abused and oppressed out of his said wynes and therby outterly ruined both in the petitioners Trade and Credit And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would Consider the premisses and to Recomend to some of their oun number to Call Carsburne and the said Petter Blair befor ther Lordships and to take tryall anent the haill affair and to do such Justice therin as their Lordships should think fitt as the petition bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Mr Robert Wilsone and answers therto be the said Thomas Crafurd of Carsburne They heirby Remitt the subject matter of the petition and answers to be insisted in and discussed befor the Lords of session or other Judge ordinary and Competent as accords in Law.