Judicial Proceeding, 10 December 1700, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Sixth day of August one Thousand Seven hundred years

D1700/8/8

D1700/8/8¹

Act

Act In Favors of The Lady Naper for getting up a Trunk

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be Margaret Lady Naper Shewing That upon the petitioners brother the late Lord Napers death ther were two trunks of papers Consigned in the Councill office, And after the petitioner was served heir, the petitioner in the year J^aj vj^c Eightie Eight a Warrand for getting up the petitioners papers Bot throw mistake the petitioner gott up only one trunk and the other Lyes thir still, which by the saids Lords Order, The Lord Aberuchill has gone thorow and found therin no other papers Bot what are the petitioners Bot the Inventaring being a work of time, And the Clerks servants not haveing so much to spare as to do it with that exactnes as is requyred, And the petitioner being willing to give her recept of the Trunk and papers therin contained Consigned as a forsaid in amplar And Therfore humbly Supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned as the said bill bears His Majesties high Commissioner and the Lord’s of his Majesties privy Councill; Haveing Considered this petition given in to them by the above Lady Naper Craveing up a trunk with papers, Which are in the Clarks of Councills hand They hereby Grant the desyre therof, and Allowes the papers to be given up upon the Ladies oun recept or her factors.