Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the threttie day of Jwny J^aj vi^c nyntie Six yeirs

D1696/6/27

D1696/6/27¹

Act

Act Home of Nynwalls

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell Be Joseph Home of Nynwalls Sir John Home of Blackader and George Home of Kinmorgein his curators Shewing That the deceast John Home of Nynwalls the petitioners father haveing by his Latter will and testament nominat Dam Mary Norbell his Last wife servetrix to Michael and Mary Homes childrein procreat betuixt him and her And She deceaseing soon efter his said father the saids Michael and Mary Homes are destitut of tutors And have no bodie to Looke efter them except the petitioners curators And Seing they are provided to Twentie Thowsand merks betuixt them And the petitioner hes hitherto alimented them and is satisfied to continue to aliment them Still upon a reasoneable allowance And therfor humbly craveing the saids Lords to appoint Swch and allowance to the petitioners for alimenting his brother and sister As ther Lordships thinks fitt and reasoneable As the said petitione at more lenth bears Which petitione being upon the twentie fifth day of Jwny instant read in presence of the saids Lords they appointed a Comittie of ther own number to consider the estate and conditione of the above Michael and Mary Homes and what aliment would be competent to be modified for ther mentainance And the said Committie haveing accordingly mett Returned ther report to the Counsell That they being informed that ther is twentie Thowsand merks money to the childrein of the mariadge Betwixt Nynwalls and Dam Mary Norwell And that Michael and Mary Homes are the only childrein of that mariadge And haveing considered the Laird of Nynwals his conditione It is the Comitties opinion that the annualrent of the Twentie Thowsand merks is to be modified to Nynwalls for mentainance of the saids childrein and a servant to each of them yeirlie And that the childrein are to be alimented by Nynwalls in Bed board cloaths weshing Schools and wther necessars as becomes ther rank and qwalitie And that this aliment is to continwe dureing the childreins pupillaritie And that Nynwalls is to affect and retein the said annualrent Begining the first termes payment of the aliment at Mertimes next for the whittsonday preceeding And so furth yeirlie and termelie The saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above report Doe heirby modifie the annualrent of the said Soume of twentie Thowsand merks to the said Joseph Home of Nynwalls for mentainance of the saids Michael and Mary Homes yeirly and a Servant to each of them And appoints the said Laird of Nynwalls to aliment the Saids two childrein in bed board cloaths weshings schools and wther necessars as becomes ther rank and qwality And declairs that this aliment is to continue Dureing the said childrein ther pupillaritie and that the said Laird of Nynwalls is to affect and detaine the foirsaid annualrents Begining the first termes payment of the said aliment at the terme of Mertimes next to come for the whitsonday preceeding And so furth yeirly and termly in tyme comeing the termes of payment of the Samen being allwayes first come and bypast And ordains Letters of horning on fiftein dayes and other executorialls necessar wnder the Signet of Counsell to be direct hereon in forme as effeirs