Act, 31 July 1701, Edinburgh

Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Threttie one day of July Jaj viic and one years

A1701/7/471

Act

Act The affrican Company

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be the Councill Generall of the Company of Scotland tradeing to Affrica and the Indies Shewing That they understanding that his Majestie is now at the head of a treaty wherin (as the petitioners humbly conceive) The Ministers of the Most Considerable tradeing Nationes in Europ Would in all probability be very Solicitous in minding the severall intrests of the respective Kingdomes and States Which they represent The petitioners thought it their dutie by ane humble adress to represent to his Majestie the great Losses and damnadges which their Company hade Sustained by the violent and repeited invasions of the Spaniard, to the end; That if any new treaties were made at this extraordinary conuncture2 of the affairs of Europe Care might be taken to vindicat their Companies right to Caledonia in the Isthmus of Darien as holding of the Crown of this kingdome and to make provision for procureing repairation of their Companies Losses and damnadges abovementioned as wes more particularly expressed in the said adress therwith given in; Which Adress the petitioner humbly pray’d might be by their Lordships care fully and Speedily transmitted to his Majestie with such recommendationes In favors of their Company’s intrest as the saids Lords in their profound wisdome Should Seem meett as the petition bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the above petition Given in to them by the above Councill Generall of the Company of Scotland tradeing to Affrica and the Indies with the adress to his Majestie from the said Councill generall; And it haveing gone to the vote, Whither the said adress should be transmitted to his Majestie or not; It was caried in the Negative Nimine Contradicente.

Att Edinburgh the Threttie one day of July Jaj viic and one years

A1701/7/471

Act

Act The affrican Company

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be the Councill Generall of the Company of Scotland tradeing to Affrica and the Indies Shewing That they understanding that his Majestie is now at the head of a treaty wherin (as the petitioners humbly conceive) The Ministers of the Most Considerable tradeing Nationes in Europ Would in all probability be very Solicitous in minding the severall intrests of the respective Kingdomes and States Which they represent The petitioners thought it their dutie by ane humble adress to represent to his Majestie the great Losses and damnadges which their Company hade Sustained by the violent and repeited invasions of the Spaniard, to the end; That if any new treaties were made at this extraordinary conuncture2 of the affairs of Europe Care might be taken to vindicat their Companies right to Caledonia in the Isthmus of Darien as holding of the Crown of this kingdome and to make provision for procureing repairation of their Companies Losses and damnadges abovementioned as wes more particularly expressed in the said adress therwith given in; Which Adress the petitioner humbly pray’d might be by their Lordships care fully and Speedily transmitted to his Majestie with such recommendationes In favors of their Company’s intrest as the saids Lords in their profound wisdome Should Seem meett as the petition bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the above petition Given in to them by the above Councill Generall of the Company of Scotland tradeing to Affrica and the Indies with the adress to his Majestie from the said Councill generall; And it haveing gone to the vote, Whither the said adress should be transmitted to his Majestie or not; It was caried in the Negative Nimine Contradicente.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 271.

2. The prefix ‘con’ is an insertion.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 271.

2. The prefix ‘con’ is an insertion.