Act, 12 March 1705, Edinburgh

Att Holyrudehouse the threttieth day of May J^aj vij^c and fyve yeirs

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Act

Prorogation of Captain Livingstons banishment

Anent the petition given in and presented to his Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, and Lords of her Majesties Privie Councell By Captain John Livingstoun late of her Majesties Royall redgment of foot, Shewing that the petitioner being wnder Sentance of banishment Since September Last, had on severall occasions obtained a prorogation of his removeall from this kingdome to the first of June nixt, He humbly beged ther lordships to consider /1o/ That the dangerous State of his health was one of the motives that induced him by the advyce of Phisitians abroad to come to this kingdome to try his native air, when ther medicins failled of Success. /2do/ That he continues allmost in the Same dangerous habite of body, being under a felt gravell, and visible decay, and thought to have ane Ulcer in the Kidneyes, in wherby it is impossible to him to travell, without eminent hazard of lyfe, which is evident, as of itselfe, So by the attestation of a phisitian and Surgeon heirwith produced, 3o/ That Since his arryvall he hes given offence to non, but behaved himselfe with all due honor to the saids Lords ther orders, (4o/ That his health not allowing him to follow any Imployment (as in all probability it never can) he is desyerous for reasons obvious enough to continue with his freinds heir /5o/ That the petitioners removeall from this kingdome might be of dangerous consequence to his profession being a protestant, which he hopes in God to preserve to the end of his lyfe as he hes hitherto done inviolably, The Roman Catholicks (as is very weell knowen to your lordships) seldome or never never failling by all the arts and inducements imaginable to indeavour to proselite men in farr better circumstances then the petitioner was, And therfor Craveing it might please ther lordships graciously to take off the Sentence of his banishment, As the said petition bears, His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, And Lords of her Majesties Privie Counsell having considered the within petition given in to them by Captain John Livingston late in the redgment of foot Commanded by the late Earle of Dumbarton, And the Samen with ane attestation upon Soull and conscience wnder the hand of a Phisitian and Surgeon being read in their presence, His Grace, and the Saids Lords Doe heirby continue the deportatione of the petitioner furth of this kingdome till the Ellevinth day of November nixt to come, And in the mean tyme appoynts him to renew his Caution in the termes of his former bond.