Act, 5 May 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Fifth day of May Jaj vjc nyntie six years

A1696/5/71

Act

Liberation Sir William Sharp

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councell by Sir William Sharp of Scottscraig Sheuing That the petitioner Being Committed closs prisoner to the tolbooth of Edinburgh and afteruards to the Castle And having Continoued under these Circumstances to this houre Being debarred from any Communicatione uith his wyfe or his other freinds these ten weeks past (except one or tuo dayes that he had the benefite of open prisone granted at that tyme to all his fellow prisoners) To the Great prejudice of his affairs and Impairing of his health His very Lauyers and phisitians being denyed access to him And now the term being at hand Against which tyme He hath considerable soumes of money to pay to his Creditors and transactions to make which is not possible to Get done uithout he be alloued Libertie to goe about his affairs And to Converss with such Creditors Lauyers and others with whom He hath necessarly to Doe And the petitioner being willing to find baile to Ansuer when Called He does presume to apply to their Lordships for their Liberty to the ends aforsaid And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underuryten as the said petition bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petition given in to them by the said Sir William Sharp They heirby Recomend to the Earle of Leven Governor of the Castle of Edinburgh, and in his absence Gives order and warrand to the next Commanding officer ther To sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof In respect before extracting heirof He hath Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of his Majesties privie Councell That he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present Government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive anythign in prejudice therof nor shall not Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie whensoever he shall be Called for or requyred to that effect under the penaltie of Tuo Hundreth pounds starling In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And ordaines the petitioners former bond to be Given up

Att Edinburgh the Fifth day of May Jaj vjc nyntie six years

A1696/5/71

Act

Liberation Sir William Sharp

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councell by Sir William Sharp of Scottscraig Sheuing That the petitioner Being Committed closs prisoner to the tolbooth of Edinburgh and afteruards to the Castle And having Continoued under these Circumstances to this houre Being debarred from any Communicatione uith his wyfe or his other freinds these ten weeks past (except one or tuo dayes that he had the benefite of open prisone granted at that tyme to all his fellow prisoners) To the Great prejudice of his affairs and Impairing of his health His very Lauyers and phisitians being denyed access to him And now the term being at hand Against which tyme He hath considerable soumes of money to pay to his Creditors and transactions to make which is not possible to Get done uithout he be alloued Libertie to goe about his affairs And to Converss with such Creditors Lauyers and others with whom He hath necessarly to Doe And the petitioner being willing to find baile to Ansuer when Called He does presume to apply to their Lordships for their Liberty to the ends aforsaid And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underuryten as the said petition bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petition given in to them by the said Sir William Sharp They heirby Recomend to the Earle of Leven Governor of the Castle of Edinburgh, and in his absence Gives order and warrand to the next Commanding officer ther To sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof In respect before extracting heirof He hath Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of his Majesties privie Councell That he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present Government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive anythign in prejudice therof nor shall not Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie whensoever he shall be Called for or requyred to that effect under the penaltie of Tuo Hundreth pounds starling In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And ordaines the petitioners former bond to be Given up

1. NRS, PC1/50, 505-6.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 505-6.