Act, 30 March 1699, Edinburgh

Warrant, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

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Act

Act Dame Lillias Setton relict of Sir James Ramsay

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be Dame Lillias Setton relict of the deceast Sir James Ramsay Shewing That wher the honorable Estates of Parliament in Consideration of the Crying necessitie of the petitioner and her deceast husband ther being redacted to2 for want of a Just and great debt due to the petitioners by the Earles of Seaforth did by their act and Decreet the twentie seventh of June Jaj vic Nyntie fyve years Grant ane aliement to the petitioner of ane thousand pound Scots yearly dureing her liftime out of the Lands possest by the Earle of Seaforth and the Countes his mother, Bot Seing the petitioners Condition was so indigent as rendered her utturly incapable to evict the Same from such eminent persones in Consideration therof the saids Lords upon application made by the petitioner were graciously pleased to recommend the petitioner to the Lords of Thesaury in order to her being payed of the forsaid aliement and the saids Lords Haveing ordered the petitioners payment of the Samen for some time, and accordingly the petitioner haveing gott payment therof till within these their years or therby, That the saids Lords were pleased to refuse the petitioners payment thereof any more bot ordained the petitioner to use dilligence against the Earle of Seaforth for payment of the Samen, And the petitioner haveing used all maner of dilligence against him for getting payment therof Bot could not effectuat the same which by the want of the forsaid aliement for so long a time and haveing no other mean of Livelyhood Bot only that forr Supplieing the petitioner in her present necessitie and being deprived therof these thrie years bypast hath rendered the petitioner in such a Starving Conditione that the petitioner hath not wherupon to Live unles the saids Lords would grant remeid for that effect And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would take the petitioners poor Starrving Condition to the saids Lords Consideratione and to ordaine him to Continue prisoner in the Castle of Edinburgh or else wher untill he make payment to the petitioner of the lygons of the said annuity and secure the petitioner for the Same in time comeing as the saids Lords did in the case of Pitliver and to grant the petitioners warrand to arreist him for that effect, or at least to Recommend to the Comander in Cheif to give warrand to a partie to assist the petitioners poynding or other legall dilligence against him and the Countes and their tennents or else to Recommend the petitioner effectually to the Lords of Thesaury to pay the petitioners Small debt and to take the petitioner right therto for their repayment as formerly and by which she hoped their Lordships neither were nor should be Lossers as the petitione bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing Considered a petition given in to them by Dame Lillias Seatton relict of Sir James Ramsay of Logie They doe hereby Recommend to the Commander in Cheiff of his Majesties forces within this kingdome And in his absence gives order and warrand to the persone who shall be Comander in in3 Cheif for the time or Comandant at Invernes to furnish to the petitioner a Competent number of his majesties foot forces to be assistant to her in doeing dilligence by poynding Craption Or otherwayes against the Earle or Countes of Seaforth for payment of the debt due to the petitioner, And Recommends to the Lords Commissioners of her majesties Thesaury To Cause the same dilligence be done for payment of the petitioners debt, Which they shall Cause be done for payment of the few duties for the Isles and other debts resting to the Earle of Seaforth to his Majestie And in the mean time Recommends to the saids Lords of his Majesties Thesaury To Supply the petitioners urgent necessity, and to allow her something for her mantinance and Subsistance and to preserve her alyve her alyve till She shall gett payment of the Earle of Seaforths debt She assigneing for his majesties use pro rata.

Att Edinburgh The Threttie day of March Jaj vic Nyntie Nyne years

D1699/3/201

Act

Act Dame Lillias Setton relict of Sir James Ramsay

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be Dame Lillias Setton relict of the deceast Sir James Ramsay Shewing That wher the honorable Estates of Parliament in Consideration of the Crying necessitie of the petitioner and her deceast husband ther being redacted to2 for want of a Just and great debt due to the petitioners by the Earles of Seaforth did by their act and Decreet the twentie seventh of June Jaj vic Nyntie fyve years Grant ane aliement to the petitioner of ane thousand pound Scots yearly dureing her liftime out of the Lands possest by the Earle of Seaforth and the Countes his mother, Bot Seing the petitioners Condition was so indigent as rendered her utturly incapable to evict the Same from such eminent persones in Consideration therof the saids Lords upon application made by the petitioner were graciously pleased to recommend the petitioner to the Lords of Thesaury in order to her being payed of the forsaid aliement and the saids Lords Haveing ordered the petitioners payment of the Samen for some time, and accordingly the petitioner haveing gott payment therof till within these their years or therby, That the saids Lords were pleased to refuse the petitioners payment thereof any more bot ordained the petitioner to use dilligence against the Earle of Seaforth for payment of the Samen, And the petitioner haveing used all maner of dilligence against him for getting payment therof Bot could not effectuat the same which by the want of the forsaid aliement for so long a time and haveing no other mean of Livelyhood Bot only that forr Supplieing the petitioner in her present necessitie and being deprived therof these thrie years bypast hath rendered the petitioner in such a Starving Conditione that the petitioner hath not wherupon to Live unles the saids Lords would grant remeid for that effect And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would take the petitioners poor Starrving Condition to the saids Lords Consideratione and to ordaine him to Continue prisoner in the Castle of Edinburgh or else wher untill he make payment to the petitioner of the lygons of the said annuity and secure the petitioner for the Same in time comeing as the saids Lords did in the case of Pitliver and to grant the petitioners warrand to arreist him for that effect, or at least to Recommend to the Comander in Cheif to give warrand to a partie to assist the petitioners poynding or other legall dilligence against him and the Countes and their tennents or else to Recommend the petitioner effectually to the Lords of Thesaury to pay the petitioners Small debt and to take the petitioner right therto for their repayment as formerly and by which she hoped their Lordships neither were nor should be Lossers as the petitione bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing Considered a petition given in to them by Dame Lillias Seatton relict of Sir James Ramsay of Logie They doe hereby Recommend to the Commander in Cheiff of his Majesties forces within this kingdome And in his absence gives order and warrand to the persone who shall be Comander in in3 Cheif for the time or Comandant at Invernes to furnish to the petitioner a Competent number of his majesties foot forces to be assistant to her in doeing dilligence by poynding Craption Or otherwayes against the Earle or Countes of Seaforth for payment of the debt due to the petitioner, And Recommends to the Lords Commissioners of her majesties Thesaury To Cause the same dilligence be done for payment of the petitioners debt, Which they shall Cause be done for payment of the few duties for the Isles and other debts resting to the Earle of Seaforth to his Majestie And in the mean time Recommends to the saids Lords of his Majesties Thesaury To Supply the petitioners urgent necessity, and to allow her something for her mantinance and Subsistance and to preserve her alyve her alyve till She shall gett payment of the Earle of Seaforths debt She assigneing for his majesties use pro rata.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 204v-205v.

2. Insertion.

3. Sic.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 204v-205v.

2. Insertion.

3. Sic.