Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the sixth day of Aprile J^aj vi^c nyntie seven years

A1697/4/11

A1697/4/11¹

Act

Liberation Baillie Brand

Anent the petition Given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By Alexander Brand merchant in Edinburgh Sheuing that the petitioner being by their Lordships sentence fyned in Fyve hundred pounds sterling and Committed to prison ther to remaine during their Lordships pleasure And the petitioner Having sustained severall Considerable Losses since his Imprisonment by ship wrack and bad debitors which is knouen to severalls of their Lordships number And being Much the petitioners Interest to be att Libertie to Looke after his affairs and to Enable him to satisfie their Lordships sentence And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships to order the petitioners Liberatione and to take his Case unto their Consideration by modifying his fyne And the petitioner is Content to find sufficient Cautione for what their Lordships shall determine him to pay therof Hoping their Lordships will Give him a Competent tyme for doing the same as the said petitione Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Having Considered this petitione given in to them by the said Baillie Brand They hereby Give order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of there tolbooth to sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof In respect the petitioner Hath first Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the bookes of privie Councill to make payment to his Majesties Generall Receaver of the soume of Fyve hundreth pounds sterling of fyne decerned against him by decreit of privy Councill dated the sixteenth day of March J^aj vi^c nyntie seven And that betuixt the feast and terme of Whitsunday nixt to Come with ane Hundreth pounds sterling of penaltie and annual rent since the first of Aprile instant.