Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the sixth December J^aj vj^c nyntie four years

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Act

Act James Irvine

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be James Irving sone to John Irving of Kingausie Shewing that quher the petitioner haveing been cited with severall others befor the saids Lords for the alledged accessione to the disturbance of Divyne Worship in the Church of Old Aberdein And for not personall Compeirance before the saids Lords at the dyet prefixed in the letters of Captione out against him as to which the petitioner humbly beggs leave to represent That he being but a young boy at the schoolls And so not knowing the hazard of not Compeiring Conforme to the Citatione did conceall the same for fear of his father and other relationes displeasure till the time was past Secundo the petitioner never so much as went to that Church since the time of the forsaid disturbance And Therfore seing those who Compeired at the dyet in the Citationes were assoylzied upon ther promise of Good behavior in time comeing And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would Likwayes assoylzie him from the Certificatione and sentance pronunced against him and the petitioner doeth faithfully ingadge and promise a dutiefull behavior in tyme comeing as the petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be James Irving They heirby suspend and take of the Certificatione pronunced in the proces pursued before their Lordships at the proces pursued before their Lordships at the instance of their Majesties advocat against him And Declaires the petitioner free therof and quyte therfrae The petitioner first Giving bond that he shall keep the publict peace and shall not disturb the Divyne worship in any Churches of this kingdome at any time hereafter Under the penalty of five hundred merks scots