Decreet, 29 December 1698, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The seventh day of Aprile J^aj vj^c nynty Eight years

A1698/4/8

A1698/4/8¹

Act

Act In favours of John Adair

Anent the Petition given in To the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by John Adair Geographer Shewing That ther Lordships having by ane act dated the 15th February Last ordered £5400 Scots to be payed to the petitioner for providing a vessell, Long Boatt, Pilats, Seamen, and paying the other necessar charge of his Expedition to the Western Isles this summer, which soume was to be payed Instantly out of the first and readiest of the Soume of £7299 Scots which att that time was said to be remaining of the Tunnage money Indisposed of conform to account given in by the Collectors To Hugh Broun and by him to their Lordships. But after all the diligence used against the Collectors and skippers and the charge and pains which the Petitioner has been at To provide necessars for his Expedition which should have been by this Tyme on foot not above one Hundered pounds sterling of the above soume can be made Effectuall, many of the collectors being out of their office and out of the Way and all of them retaining a considerable part of their Collection for their pains. 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 by the above John Adair and petition by way of answer thereto by Captain Sletzer They heirby appoint George Bailie of Jerviswood his majesties Generall Receaver. To doe speedy and Exacty Diligence against the Receavers and Collectors of the above Tunnage and to make payment To the said John Adair of the soume of Five Thousand and Four Hundered pounds scots conform to the act of Councill above mentioned and that out of the First End of the forsaid tunnage Receaved or to be Receaved by the said Generall Receaver at Least of so much thereof as remains unpaid by the said Generall Receaver to him.