Act, 6 August 1695, Edinburgh

Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh tuesday The sexth day of August Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

A1695/8/41

Act

Act Mr Thomas Gordone

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by Mr Thomas Gordon late Regent at Glasgow Shewing That the petitioner being confyned by their Lordships first to his fathers House and therafter to the Toune of Aberdeen He hath continowed under that restraint now for the Space of two years and upwards By which as the said petitioner is incapatate to follow any imployment for his subsistance so any litle fortune he had being in the Hands of persons residing in the west and south, is either wholly exhausted2 or lyke to perish by reasone that the said petitioner is unable to manadge and oversee his owne affairs himself and seeing the said petitioner hath never given any disturbance to the government and still resolved to live peaceablie And therfore Humblie Craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said Master Thomas Gordone They Hereby take of the sentance of Confynement formerly pronounced against the said petitioner and Declairs him free thereof as if it had never been pronounced In respect he hes given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That He shall live peaceablie under and with submissione to the present government of his majestie King Willian and that he shall not act consult or Contryve any thing in prejudice thereof nor converse or correspond with any Rebells and that He shall appear before the said Lords of his majestis privy Councill when called for under the penalty of two thousand merks scots in case he shall transgress in any part of the premisses and upon finding this new Cautione ordaines the said bond granted by the petitioner to be given up

At Edinburgh tuesday The sexth day of August Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

A1695/8/41

Act

Act Mr Thomas Gordone

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by Mr Thomas Gordon late Regent at Glasgow Shewing That the petitioner being confyned by their Lordships first to his fathers House and therafter to the Toune of Aberdeen He hath continowed under that restraint now for the Space of two years and upwards By which as the said petitioner is incapatate to follow any imployment for his subsistance so any litle fortune he had being in the Hands of persons residing in the west and south, is either wholly exhausted2 or lyke to perish by reasone that the said petitioner is unable to manadge and oversee his owne affairs himself and seeing the said petitioner hath never given any disturbance to the government and still resolved to live peaceablie And therfore Humblie Craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said Master Thomas Gordone They Hereby take of the sentance of Confynement formerly pronounced against the said petitioner and Declairs him free thereof as if it had never been pronounced In respect he hes given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That He shall live peaceablie under and with submissione to the present government of his majestie King Willian and that he shall not act consult or Contryve any thing in prejudice thereof nor converse or correspond with any Rebells and that He shall appear before the said Lords of his majestis privy Councill when called for under the penalty of two thousand merks scots in case he shall transgress in any part of the premisses and upon finding this new Cautione ordaines the said bond granted by the petitioner to be given up

1. NRS, PC1/50, 233-4.

2. The letter ‘h’ is an insertion.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 233-4.

2. The letter ‘h’ is an insertion.