Judicial Proceeding, 10 December 1700, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Sixth day of March One Thousand Seven hundred years

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Act

Act Margaret Nisbet and John Veitch her husband

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Margaret Nisbet Spouse to John Veitch wryter in Edinburgh and the said John Veitch for his interest Shewing That the petitioner haveing actione of exhibition depending before the Shirriffs of Edinburgh against Mrs Christian Hay Lawfull daughter to the deceast Collonell […] Hay for exhibiting and delyvering to the petitioner Sundrie wrytes evidents and parchments Conforme to ane Inventary, Which pertained to the deceast […] Nisbet of […] father to the said Margaret to whom they now belong, and are the instructiones and only documents of the petitionres fathers estate and her patrimony, And albeit it be most manifast that the said Mrs Christian hath these papers and has Showen the Same to Sundrie persones And to the petitioners themselves, yet she is so injurious and ill inclyned to the petitioners intrest That She refuses altogither to exhibit And towards outter disappointment of this action and intire ruining of the petitioners they are Certainly informed that She Speedily intends to guitt this kingdome and to returne into England wher her residence is takeing allong with her these papers and parchments which belong to the petitioners And wherin She hath no Shaddow of right unless the saids Lords prevent her designe which will goe near to ruin the petitioner and Cannto otherwayes be effectuated them by granting the order underwrittin And Therfore Humbly Supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them by the above Margaret Thisbet Spouse to John Veitch and the said John for his intrest, They hereby Give full power and warrand to any of their macers or messengers at armes to Seaze upon and Secure the persone of the abovenamed Mrs Christian Hay ay and whill She appear before the Shirriff principall of Edinburgh or his deputs and Find Sufficient Cautione to them, That she shall attend the severall dyets of the exhibition depending against her and to obtemper the decreet to be given therin or depone and exhibit in the said Shirriff principall or his deputs their hands the haill wrytes Lybelled, and mentioned in the petitione before she shall depairt from this kingdome to England or else wher, And appoints these wrytes when exhibited to remaine Sequestrat in the said Shirriff principall or his depute their hands to be made furthcomeing to all parties haveing intrest as accords of the Law, And in case she shall refuse Then to be Committ her to prison untill She obtemper the premisses.