Act, 8 April 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Eight day of Apryle Jaj vjc nyntie six years

A1696/4/351

Act

Liberation The Laird of Poury

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By Thomas Fothringhame of Pourie Sheuing That the petitioner being by their Lordships order Committed prisoner to the Castle of Edinburgh wher he hes Lyen these three weeks past to the Impairing of his health and obstruction of his affairs And the petitioner being Conscious of noe guilt but most willing to Live peacably under the government and to renue his bale for that effect He humbly takes Liberty to represent to their Lordships That his father being Lately dead His affairs are very much out of order He having had no tyme since to apply himself to the ordering of them And more especiallie he is to be served air to his father and eldest brother which he was setting about at the tyme he was made prisoner But upon that emergent necessitat to stopp It being nixt to Impossible for any other to find out the necessary Instructions for his service besyds himself wheras on the other side if he be not served, retoured and Infeft before the Fifteenth of May nixt He uill undoubtedly fall in a terms nonentery which will be a Great damnage to him And farder the petitioner hes neer Fiftie Chalders of victuall Cast in his oune hand Besyds a Great salmond fishing on the river of Tay att Brughtie both which without his oune presence and oversight must Inevitably goe to ruine And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underuryten as the said petitione bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given in to them by the said Laird of Pourie They heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Governour of the Castle of Edinburgh and in his absence Gives order and warrand to the nixt Commanding officer ther to sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof In respect he hath Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Councell That he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William and hat he shall not Act Consult nor Contryve any thing in prejudice therof nor Converss nor Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councell when Called for under the penaltie of one Thousand pounds sterling In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And upon Granting of this new bond his former bond uas given up

Att Edinburgh the Eight day of Apryle Jaj vjc nyntie six years

A1696/4/351

Act

Liberation The Laird of Poury

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By Thomas Fothringhame of Pourie Sheuing That the petitioner being by their Lordships order Committed prisoner to the Castle of Edinburgh wher he hes Lyen these three weeks past to the Impairing of his health and obstruction of his affairs And the petitioner being Conscious of noe guilt but most willing to Live peacably under the government and to renue his bale for that effect He humbly takes Liberty to represent to their Lordships That his father being Lately dead His affairs are very much out of order He having had no tyme since to apply himself to the ordering of them And more especiallie he is to be served air to his father and eldest brother which he was setting about at the tyme he was made prisoner But upon that emergent necessitat to stopp It being nixt to Impossible for any other to find out the necessary Instructions for his service besyds himself wheras on the other side if he be not served, retoured and Infeft before the Fifteenth of May nixt He uill undoubtedly fall in a terms nonentery which will be a Great damnage to him And farder the petitioner hes neer Fiftie Chalders of victuall Cast in his oune hand Besyds a Great salmond fishing on the river of Tay att Brughtie both which without his oune presence and oversight must Inevitably goe to ruine And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underuryten as the said petitione bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given in to them by the said Laird of Pourie They heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Governour of the Castle of Edinburgh and in his absence Gives order and warrand to the nixt Commanding officer ther to sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof In respect he hath Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Councell That he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William and hat he shall not Act Consult nor Contryve any thing in prejudice therof nor Converss nor Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councell when Called for under the penaltie of one Thousand pounds sterling In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And upon Granting of this new bond his former bond uas given up

1. NRS, PC1/50, 461-2.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 461-2.