Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh thursday 6th December 1694

A1694/12/13

A1694/12/13¹

Act

Act Lord John Hamilton

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill Haveing considered the petitione given in by the said Lord John Hamilton and the Earle of Leven Haveing represented That conforme to the reference made by their Lordships to Him he had spoak with the Lady Cardross and that her Ladyship humbly Craves That before she give up what is craved by the said petitione The workmen imployed about the publick work of the Mint and fabrick thereof may be payed of their accompts which is not above three Hundred pound scots seeing neither Her Lord nor she hes intrometted with the fond appoynted by act of parliament for the publick use of the mint and farder Haveing and farder having² represented That the Lady had³ the keys sealled in papers The said Lords appoynts the said keyes sealled as they now are in papers to be delyvered to the said petitioner and Discharges either the sealls which are upon the keys to be broak off or the boxes to be opened untill the Comittee of privy Councill appoynted this day anent matters relateing to the mint doe meet or the Lords Commissioners of there majesties Thesaurie be acquainted therewith and Recomends to the said Lords Commissioners To cause payment be made to the said workmen of what is resting to them as said is That the said Lady may be releived thereof and appoynts the Lady Cardross to  delyver up to the said petitioner all papers or things relating to the mint which she hath in her Custodie and declairs That the said petitioners recept thereof shall be a sufficient exoneratione to her Ladyship of the same