Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Sixth day of October J^aj vi^c nyntie Seven yeirs

D1697/10/2

D1697/10/2¹

Act

Act Mitchell and others in Aberdeen Anent records

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Thomas Mitchell and John Allardyce Late baillies of Aberdeen Alexander Drem late Dean of gild ther Thomas Forrest and George Logie merchands ther for themselvs and in name and behalf of the Commwnitie of the said bwrgh Shewing That wher The petitioners being constrained to raise a Lybell befor ther Lordships against Robert Crookshank of Banchrie Mr John Johnstowne his son in Law and Some others who indeavoure to ingere themselvs in the government of the said bwrgh of Aberdeen by methods and practises contrairie to the Lawes of the kingdome and the constitution and custome of the said burgh In prosecuting of which Lybell it will be absolwtelie necessar that the records of the burgh Containing the act and constitutione anent ther electione with severall decisiones and minwts for cleareing the formes of ther procedoure be transmitted to ther Lordships clerks office and which are cheifflie to be found in the books of the records of the J^aj vi^c nyntie two J^aj vi^c nyntie thrie and J^aj vi^c nyntie four with the records from the J^aj vi^c and threttie five to the J^aj vi^c threttie nyn inclwsive togither also with the minwts and records of this Last electione at Michaelmiss J^aj vi^c nyntie seven which is the Subject in qwestione As also the saids Robert Crwkshanks Mr John Johnstowne and ther adherents haveing made up a pretended Shape of government for the toune and chosen the persones whose names are heirto subjoined to be magistrats of Counsellors for this yeir Albeit they neither had authoritie to choise them nor can these persones Safelie accept yet they doe threatten to fyne them and wse other dilligence against them for ther not acceptance and not attendance notwithstanding of the present dependance In which some of this wnder written List Are persewers And Seing the present caise is not onlie important of itself But in the conseqwence touches the whole royall burrowes in the natione And therfor most humblie beseeching ther Lordships to ordaine Mr Alexander Thomsone toune clerk of the said burgh and his deputs to transmit the foirsaids records and minwts in ther Lordships clerks hands betuixt and the twentie fifth of October instant to be patent to ther Lordships As also do discharge all procedoure against the persones contained in the said List therwith given in for not accepting of the offices to which they were elected untill the Conclwsione of the present dependancie The List of the persones names who were chosen but accepted not of ther offices Viz Thomas Mitchell Late baillie, George Logie merchant, Thomas Forrest merchand William Crwden merchand Alexander Drem Late dean of gild, Mathew Mckell doctor of physick Charles Lawrie merchand James Baillie merchand, As the said petitione bears The saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Haveing considered the above petitione They heirby ordaine the towne clerk of Aberdeen ² And his deputs to allow the petitioners inspectione of the records of Aberdeen dureing the space mentioned in the petitione togither with the minuts and records of this Last electione at Michaelmise J^aj vi^c nyntie seven and to give them extracts of what they shall requyre out of the saids records and minwts and allowes the defenders called in the petitioners process to Sie and answer this petitione as to that pairt anent procedoure against the persones contained in the List affixt to this petitione and in the mean tyme discharges all procedoure against the persones in the List untill answers be given in to the petitione And that the petitione and ansuers be advised and interloquitor given theron