Act, 6 December 1698, Edinburgh

Decreet, 29 December 1698, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Sixth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and Eight years

A1698/12/71

Act

Act of Banishment Talzeour and More

Anent The Petition given in To the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Be Thomas Talzeour and John More prisoners in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh. Shewing That where they being apprehended for having Broken up a watch house, and opened sellers and taken out goods in the Cannongate, did not only Ingenously confess the same But in the deep sense of the ill Life that they had Led, did freely confess severall other crimes of Thifts and Robberies To which they hade been accessory tho not at all accused thereof. Likeas when Conveened upon the Fifth Instant Before the Lords of Justiciary after Reading of their Indytement, They in face of Judgement and Before their Lordships, freely owned and acknowledged the same to be True, Tho their was no other probation against them. And seeing It pleased The saids Lords upon their own said free Confession and Ingenuous offer to undergo and submitt to any sentence of Banishment or transportation, To delay their Triall untill Munday next. And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said petition Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having considered This Petition given in to them Be Thomas Talzeour and John More prisoners in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh which is subscribed by the petitioners They In Respect of their consent Doe heirby Banish both the saids prisoners unto his Majesties plantationes in America, In Respect They have Exacted themselves In the Books of privy Councill That they shall depart furth of his Majesties Dominions To his Majesties plantations in America, And That they shall never Return with in his Majesties Dominions under the pain of Death And Appoints both the saids petitioners, To Remain prisoners in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh where they now are untill they be Transported And gives order and Warrant to the Magistrats of Edinburgh To Transport the saids Two petitioners To the saids plantations in the First ships going from Leith or Glasgow to the same. Sic subscribitur Marchmont Cancellar, Argyle, Loudoun, Annandale, Northesk, Strathnaver, Carmichaell, Heu Dalrymple, John Maxwell.

Att Edinburgh The Sixth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and Eight years

A1698/12/71

Act

Act of Banishment Talzeour and More

Anent The Petition given in To the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Be Thomas Talzeour and John More prisoners in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh. Shewing That where they being apprehended for having Broken up a watch house, and opened sellers and taken out goods in the Cannongate, did not only Ingenously confess the same But in the deep sense of the ill Life that they had Led, did freely confess severall other crimes of Thifts and Robberies To which they hade been accessory tho not at all accused thereof. Likeas when Conveened upon the Fifth Instant Before the Lords of Justiciary after Reading of their Indytement, They in face of Judgement and Before their Lordships, freely owned and acknowledged the same to be True, Tho their was no other probation against them. And seeing It pleased The saids Lords upon their own said free Confession and Ingenuous offer to undergo and submitt to any sentence of Banishment or transportation, To delay their Triall untill Munday next. And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said petition Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having considered This Petition given in to them Be Thomas Talzeour and John More prisoners in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh which is subscribed by the petitioners They In Respect of their consent Doe heirby Banish both the saids prisoners unto his Majesties plantationes in America, In Respect They have Exacted themselves In the Books of privy Councill That they shall depart furth of his Majesties Dominions To his Majesties plantations in America, And That they shall never Return with in his Majesties Dominions under the pain of Death And Appoints both the saids petitioners, To Remain prisoners in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh where they now are untill they be Transported And gives order and Warrant to the Magistrats of Edinburgh To Transport the saids Two petitioners To the saids plantations in the First ships going from Leith or Glasgow to the same. Sic subscribitur Marchmont Cancellar, Argyle, Loudoun, Annandale, Northesk, Strathnaver, Carmichaell, Heu Dalrymple, John Maxwell.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 498-9.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 498-9.