Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh tuesday The sexth day of August J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years

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Act

Act Captain James Maitland

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by Captaine James Maitland Shewing That where the petitioner being amongs severall others Committed prisoner to the Castle of Blackness upon such grounds as seemd propper to their Lordships after the petitioner had remained prisoner therein a very confident considerable space The said Lords were at lenth pleased to grant warrand for his liberatione He considering on the place of his Residence and finding Cautione That He shall not depart beyond two myles therfrom upon any pretext without licence and accordingly haveing found Cautione He hath most strictly observed his confynment these tuo years bypast And seing the petitioners being under restraint is greatly prejudiciall to Him and obstructs the prosecutione of his lawfull affaires to the great detriment of his numerous and necessitous familey And therfore Humbly Craveing to the effect underwryten as the said petitione bears The saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the said petitione They Hereby take of the sentance of Confynement formerly pronounced against the said petitioner and Declar’s him free thereof as if it had never been pronounced In respect He² hath given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That He shall live peaceablie under and with all submissione to the present Government of his majestie King William and that He shall not act consult or Contryve any thing in prejudice therof nor converse or Correspond with any Rebells and that He shall appear before the said Lords of privy Councill when Called for under the penalty of fyve thousand merks scots in case He shall transgress in any part of the premisses