Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the fourt day of March 1701

D1701/3/4

D1701/3/4¹

Act

Repryve Peter and Donald Brouns

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of His Majesties privie Councill By Peter and Donald Brouns prisoners in the Tolbooth of Banff Shewing That where wpon a verdict of Assyse already represented and considered by the saids Lords and wherin nothing was proven against the petitioners saveing their being held and repute vagabound Egyptians They are now by the sherriff deput of Bamph wpon the act of parliament J^aj vj^c and nyn Intituled act anent the Egyptians Condemned to be execute to death the second of Apryll nixt Which their Lordships knew to be a great hardship and serveritie In respect that both by the tenor of that act of parliament and practique of the Court of Justiciary theron some farder cryme of robbing and stealling hath comonly bein found requisit togither with the said held and repute to Inferr the said pain of Death and seing the forsaid day is short and no doubt perremptorie and that a longer tyme may be requisite aither for their releiff or due preparation Therfore Craveing to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition Bears The Lords of His Majesties privie Councill Haveing considered the above petition given in to them by the saids Peter and Donald Broun prisoners in the Tolbooth of Bamff They heirby Repryve the saids petitioners from the sentence of Death pronounced against them by the sherriff deput of Banff untill the second wednesday of June nixt to come and ordains the said sentence of Death to be put to execution against them wpon the said second wedensday of June nixt to come unles His Majestie or the Councill gives order to the contrary sic subscribitur Marchmont Cancellar Argyll Mar Leven James Stewart CCampbell JHope FMontgomrie Ludovick Grant Pattrick Johnstoun