Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

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

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Act

Act for Hallgreins aliment

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell at the instance of William Raite of Hallgreen Shewing That wheras the petitioner hes been these ten moneths in prisone to the great prejudice of his health soe that he was near to the gaits of death As also his circumstances are very hard for ther is a factor pwtt upon his estate by a false representatione and he being in firmance had no opportwnitie to ansuer for himself And Likewayes his wife hes possest herself this seven yeirs of the Lands of Angws As also his owtsight and insight plainshing to a considerable valwe The petitioner hes not soe much as gotten one groat soe that he must of necessitie Starve and die in miserie ther for he is alreadie a great daill adebted to the people of the tollbwith for his mentainance As also all his cloaths and fwrniture are worne out by soe Long track of imprisonement And Seing the fault the petitioner is imprisoned for are nether capitall nor criminall neither did he ever in the Least either Speak or act against the present government of either church or State the veritie of all which he hes Sett Downe is knowen to severall at the Counsell table And therfore humbly craveing ther Lordships Conforme to ther Laudable cwstome in Such caises to grant warrand to the maister of the tollbwith to grant the petitioner Libertie to goe owt with a keeper to gett the Air for his healths sake As also that ther Lordships would order a competent Soume of money to be payed owt of his own estate and owt of what is possest by his wife for payment of what the petitioner is adebted in the tollbwith and for his own mentainance and all things neidfull As ther Lordships in their wisedome thinks fitt for the petitioner cannot expect any hearing till the Sessione Sitt Downe and if he gett not Some present remedie and releiff From the Lordships he must of necessitie perish hopeing ther Lordships will take the premisses to ther Sereows consideratione As the said petitione bears Which petitione haveing upon the eight of ² September Last bypast bein read in presence of the saids Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell They as to the petitioners imprisonment Remitted the Same to The Lords of Sessione by whose order he is imprisoned and as to the other point of money and mentaineance they named and appointed a Comitite of ther own number or to call for and convein the creditors of the estate of Hallgrein and Hallgreins Lady and to deall with them and endeavoure by ther consent to modifie and certaine soume for the petitioners aliment and Subsistance dureing his imprisonment And in the mean tyme allowed the creditors to Sie and answer Which Comitie haveing accordinglie mett and haveing called for John Strachan wryter who acts for some of Hallgreins creditors to witt The Laird of Grant and haveing taken Hallgreins oath who acknowledged that he gave Commissione to Charles Straitone his brother in Law to wplift some of his rents But that it was befor a factor was appointed be The Lords of Sessione And that he receaved non of it But about Ane hundereth pund Sterline which was for rests preceeding J^aj vi^c nyntie Six And the Comitie haveing Considered Hallgreins oath made ther report to the Counsell that Hallgreins Should have modified to him Five hundereth merks which the said John Strachan consents or is not averse from as aliment to him untill the process of Sale of his Lands Shall come to a close And that the Lands shall be sold And that Letters be Direct heiron against the tenents and possessors of the Lands whose names and rents are to be particularlie condescended upon in the horning and others upon fiftein dayes Whilk report with Hallgreins oath being this day red in presence of the saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell They approved therof and interponed ther awthoritie therto And ordaines the tennents present possessors of Hallgreins Lands instantlie to make payment to him of the Sowme of Five Hundereth merks for his aliment untill the forsaid process of sale come to a close and his Lands be sold And ordaines Letters to be Direct heiron as is contained in the above report