Act, 3 January 1706, Edinburgh

Procedure: committee formed, 28 December 1706, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the third day of January Jaj vijc and Six years

A1706/1/41

Act

Passport to Julian Godet and other 7 French prisoners

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of her Majesties privie Counsell by Julian Godet, and Pieter Beahomme for themselves and other Six French prisoners Shewing that wheras the saids Lords wer pleased Sometyme agoe to allow our Captain Mr Michell Godet Master of the French pryze taken by Captain Campbell to goe into France, for releiving of severall Scots men then prisoners at Dinant, and Seeing the Said Captain Godet hes according to promise and word of honour to the saids Lords, releived the saids Scotsmen, As appears by a Certificate heirwith produced, Therfore craveing it might please the saids Lords to order the petitioners releasment who wer left as hostages, with some small allowance for ther geting home to ther own Countrey As the said petition bears, The Lords of her Majesties most honourablle2 privie Councell of the Kingdome of Scotland haveing considered the within petition given in to them by Julian Godet, and Pieter Bonhomme for themselves and other Six French prisoners keept in Scotland as hostages for the persons aftermentioned, And the samen with a certificat wnder the Signe and Subscription of John Baptista Lemperewr One of the French Kings Councellors, Commissioner of the Marine affairs and Governour in the Jurisdiction of St Mallo Bearing that John Adams, Patrick Moodie, John Kerr, John Mckenzie, James Sherar, William Ritchie, Robert Cowan, Archbald Millar, William Rodgers and Matthew Scott all Scotsmen, wer sent back out of the prisons of Dinant and released, Being all read in ther presence, And the saids Lords of her Majesties Privie Councell haveing considered the Same, They heirby appoynt and Ordaine the Magistrats of Cannongat and Leith to Sett the petitioners at libertie furth of ther Tollbooths without payment of any house dewes, And doe heirby permitt and allow the petitioners to returne to the kingdome of France without trouble or molestation, And discharges all persons whatsomever to trouble or molest them in ther voyage thither, And the saids Lords have Recommended and heirby Recommends the petitioners to all Judges, Magistrats and Ministers of the law within this kingdom Governours of Castells and forts, and Garisons, Captains, Commanders and Masters of Ships, Barks and Boats wher the petitioners may have occasion to be, To give them and3 each4 of them all due assistance In ther said transport to the kingdome of France, And to use them civilly and discreetly, And not to hinder or obstruct them in ther voyage thither, And appoynts and ordains the Cashet of Privie Councell of Scotland to be appended, and ther Clerks to give out extracts heirof accordingly.

Att Edinburgh the third day of January Jaj vijc and Six years

A1706/1/41

Act

Passport to Julian Godet and other 7 French prisoners

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of her Majesties privie Counsell by Julian Godet, and Pieter Beahomme for themselves and other Six French prisoners Shewing that wheras the saids Lords wer pleased Sometyme agoe to allow our Captain Mr Michell Godet Master of the French pryze taken by Captain Campbell to goe into France, for releiving of severall Scots men then prisoners at Dinant, and Seeing the Said Captain Godet hes according to promise and word of honour to the saids Lords, releived the saids Scotsmen, As appears by a Certificate heirwith produced, Therfore craveing it might please the saids Lords to order the petitioners releasment who wer left as hostages, with some small allowance for ther geting home to ther own Countrey As the said petition bears, The Lords of her Majesties most honourablle2 privie Councell of the Kingdome of Scotland haveing considered the within petition given in to them by Julian Godet, and Pieter Bonhomme for themselves and other Six French prisoners keept in Scotland as hostages for the persons aftermentioned, And the samen with a certificat wnder the Signe and Subscription of John Baptista Lemperewr One of the French Kings Councellors, Commissioner of the Marine affairs and Governour in the Jurisdiction of St Mallo Bearing that John Adams, Patrick Moodie, John Kerr, John Mckenzie, James Sherar, William Ritchie, Robert Cowan, Archbald Millar, William Rodgers and Matthew Scott all Scotsmen, wer sent back out of the prisons of Dinant and released, Being all read in ther presence, And the saids Lords of her Majesties Privie Councell haveing considered the Same, They heirby appoynt and Ordaine the Magistrats of Cannongat and Leith to Sett the petitioners at libertie furth of ther Tollbooths without payment of any house dewes, And doe heirby permitt and allow the petitioners to returne to the kingdome of France without trouble or molestation, And discharges all persons whatsomever to trouble or molest them in ther voyage thither, And the saids Lords have Recommended and heirby Recommends the petitioners to all Judges, Magistrats and Ministers of the law within this kingdom Governours of Castells and forts, and Garisons, Captains, Commanders and Masters of Ships, Barks and Boats wher the petitioners may have occasion to be, To give them and3 each4 of them all due assistance In ther said transport to the kingdome of France, And to use them civilly and discreetly, And not to hinder or obstruct them in ther voyage thither, And appoynts and ordains the Cashet of Privie Councell of Scotland to be appended, and ther Clerks to give out extracts heirof accordingly.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 435.

2. Insertion.

3. The word ‘all’ scored out here.

4. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 435.

2. Insertion.

3. The word ‘all’ scored out here.

4. Insertion.