Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh tuesday the threttie first day of December J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years

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Act

Act Sir William Bruce

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by Sir William Bruce of Kinross Shewing that the petitioner haveing privat Business of great Consequence to transact and manadge in severall places of the Countrey and processes of importance depending before the Lords of Sessione And Lykewayes oblidged to meet with the Tutors and Curators of the Marqueis of Montrose for cleareing severall of his weightie affaires in all which the said petitioners presence is necessarlie requyred yet he can noewayes attend the same unless his confynement to his owne house and two myles about the same be taken off so as He may attend these affares at Edinburgh or elsewhere within this kingdome and the said petitioner was content to find Cautione to live peaceablie in the meantyme and appear before the said Lords when called for And therfore Humblie Craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the fore said petitione given in to them by the said Sir William Bruce of Kinross They Hereby take of the said petitioners confynement and allows Him Liberty and enlargement for attending his necessar affairs at Edinburgh or elsewhere within this Kingdome He first giving bond and finding sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That He shall Live peaceablie under and with all submissione to the present Government of his majestie King William and that He shall not act Consult or Contryve any thing in prejudice thereof nor converss or correspond with Rebells and that he shall appear before the said Lords of his majesties privy Councill when called for under the penalty of fyve Hundred pound Sterline in case He shall transgress in any part of the premisses