Warrant, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The sixth day of July One thousand six hundred Nyntie Nyne years

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Act

Act Dame Lillias Seatton

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Dame Lillias Setton relict of Sir James Ramsay of Logie Shewing That wher in Anno J^aj vi^c nynty five ther was ane act of parliament made in favors of the petitioners said deceast husband and the petitioner appointing the Earle of Seaforth and his mother To make payment to the petitioner said husband and her, and the Longest Liver of them two all the days of their Lifetime The soume of ane Thousand pounds Scots yearly and that for reasons mentioned in the said act, And accordingly the petitioner haveing gott payment of the said annuity till within these thrie years bygone That the saids Lords were pleased to refuse the petitioners payment any Longer Bot ordained the petitioner to seek it off My Lord Seaforth which accordingly the petitioner did by using all maner of Dilligence against him for payment therof Bot could not effectuat the Samen Therfore in such ane extraordinar case, His Majesties privy Councill was allwayes in use to provid a remeedy rather to Suffer the life of the poor Subject to be taken away by a Strong and violenting hand that was against it, Wherupon haveing addressed the saids Lords again The Saids Lords were graciously pleased to Commiserat the petitioners deploreable Condition, and to recommend the petitioner by their act given the petitioner on March threty day Last by past to the Thesaury for releiff therof, and haveing used all maner of Supplication with their Lordships yet ther was no releiff for the Crying Necessity of the petitioner, And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to call for their Lordships last act therwith given in to their Clerk, and be pleased to reexamine particularly the heads their Lordships act was grounded upon and grant warrand to areist the Earles person in the Castle of Edinburgh wher he was for the present as the saids Lords did to Sir John Dempster of Pitliver in the Like case as the petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Dame Lillias Setton, They hereby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury to cause make payment to the petitioner of the Soume of ane Thousand pounds Scots as ane years above aliement or aboverent The petitioner all wayes first assigning to the saids Lords Commissioners of his Majesties thesaury the forsaid years aliement or aboverent, And Recommends to the saids Lords Commissioners to cause doe the same dilligence for re Imburseing themselves as shall be done for his Majesties revenue due by the Earle of Seaforth.
Edinburgh the Eightein day of July J^aj vi^c Nyntie Nyne years²