Act, 5 May 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

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

A1696/5/111

Act

Liberation Captain Collinsone

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By Captain Robert Collinson in Aberdeen Sheuing That about a month agoe the petitioner was Incarcerat uithin the tolbooth of Edinburgh by vertue of ane verball order from the Magistrats of the said burgh upon false and Groundles representations made to them And the petitioner Having applyed to them to Inquyre into the reasone of his Imprisonment They positively denyed that he was their prisoner But remitted him to Major Generall Livingstoune to Consider the same who declynes to Inquyre theranent Unless I made application to the saids Lords of privie Councill And if any pretence may be made of his disaffection to the present Government The Contrair is very uell Knouen And that the petitioner being a man of sixtie years is readuced by this Imprisonment to Sicknes and unable to mantaine himself and Numerous family which is not unknouen to severall of their Lordships Number And therfore Humblie Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petitione bears Which petition being read in presence of the saids Lords They Recommended to a Committie of their oune Number to Call for and examine the petitioner And to report his caice to the Councell And the said Committie Having Called for and examined the petitioner They reported his examination to the Councell And the saids Lords of his majesties privie Councell Having this day againe Considered the forsaid petitione uith a report of the Committie Containing the petitioners examinatione therin They heirby Give order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth 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 the shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing 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 Councell when so ever he shall be Called for or requyred to that effect under he penaltie of ane Hundred pounds sterling in caise he shall transgress in anie part of the premisses

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

A1696/5/111

Act

Liberation Captain Collinsone

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By Captain Robert Collinson in Aberdeen Sheuing That about a month agoe the petitioner was Incarcerat uithin the tolbooth of Edinburgh by vertue of ane verball order from the Magistrats of the said burgh upon false and Groundles representations made to them And the petitioner Having applyed to them to Inquyre into the reasone of his Imprisonment They positively denyed that he was their prisoner But remitted him to Major Generall Livingstoune to Consider the same who declynes to Inquyre theranent Unless I made application to the saids Lords of privie Councill And if any pretence may be made of his disaffection to the present Government The Contrair is very uell Knouen And that the petitioner being a man of sixtie years is readuced by this Imprisonment to Sicknes and unable to mantaine himself and Numerous family which is not unknouen to severall of their Lordships Number And therfore Humblie Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petitione bears Which petition being read in presence of the saids Lords They Recommended to a Committie of their oune Number to Call for and examine the petitioner And to report his caice to the Councell And the said Committie Having Called for and examined the petitioner They reported his examination to the Councell And the saids Lords of his majesties privie Councell Having this day againe Considered the forsaid petitione uith a report of the Committie Containing the petitioners examinatione therin They heirby Give order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth 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 the shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing 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 Councell when so ever he shall be Called for or requyred to that effect under he penaltie of ane Hundred pounds sterling in caise he shall transgress in anie part of the premisses

1. NRS, PC1/50, 508-9.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 508-9.