Act, 8 April 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Eight day of Apprile Jaj vic nyntie six yeirs

D1696/4/71

Act

Act Countess of Drumfreise anent her service and infeftment

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Be Penelope Countess of Drumfreise Shewing That wher the petitioner is appeareing airess of Taillzea to the deceast William Earle of Drumfreiss her brother in the Lands and barronie of Cwmnock Glenmwre and others within the parochine of Cumnock which were erected into a regalitie in favors of the deceast Charles Lord Chrichtowne the petitioners father She hes taken out breives and intends to Serve herself air in Speciall to her said brother befor James Riddoch baillie of the said Regalitie And being past pwpillaritie the petitioner Likewayes intends to choose her curators befor the said Baillie And albeit the said baillie and other officers of court have bein in the excise of that office ever since the Decease of her father and brother yet Seing the petitioners Said Speciall Service and electione of her curators will concerne the Setlement and Securitie of the estate And considering that the said James Riddoch and other members of court did flow her father now deceast and Least ther might remaine any Shaddow of objectione against the said James Riddoch his Comissione as extinct by the decease of the granter And that the petitioner as appeirand air is not sufficiently warranted to renwe the same The petitioner humbly proposes for removeing every Scrouple in a mater of that concerne That the saids Lords would be pleased to interpose ther authoritie to the said baillie and clerk ther officiating as such in the petitioners said Service and electione of her curators As the said petitione Bears Which petitione being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell They heirby grant warrand and authoritie to the above James Riddoch to Sitt act and officiat as baillie And to John Fergwsone to officiat and act as clerk in the regalitie of Cumnock and in the electione of the petitioners curators and in her Ladyships Service and returne as air of taillzea to her brother and to infeft her upon precepts to be obtained upon the petitioners retoure furth of his majesties chancellarie

Att Edinburgh the Eight day of Apprile Jaj vic nyntie six yeirs

D1696/4/71

Act

Act Countess of Drumfreise anent her service and infeftment

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Be Penelope Countess of Drumfreise Shewing That wher the petitioner is appeareing airess of Taillzea to the deceast William Earle of Drumfreiss her brother in the Lands and barronie of Cwmnock Glenmwre and others within the parochine of Cumnock which were erected into a regalitie in favors of the deceast Charles Lord Chrichtowne the petitioners father She hes taken out breives and intends to Serve herself air in Speciall to her said brother befor James Riddoch baillie of the said Regalitie And being past pwpillaritie the petitioner Likewayes intends to choose her curators befor the said Baillie And albeit the said baillie and other officers of court have bein in the excise of that office ever since the Decease of her father and brother yet Seing the petitioners Said Speciall Service and electione of her curators will concerne the Setlement and Securitie of the estate And considering that the said James Riddoch and other members of court did flow her father now deceast and Least ther might remaine any Shaddow of objectione against the said James Riddoch his Comissione as extinct by the decease of the granter And that the petitioner as appeirand air is not sufficiently warranted to renwe the same The petitioner humbly proposes for removeing every Scrouple in a mater of that concerne That the saids Lords would be pleased to interpose ther authoritie to the said baillie and clerk ther officiating as such in the petitioners said Service and electione of her curators As the said petitione Bears Which petitione being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell They heirby grant warrand and authoritie to the above James Riddoch to Sitt act and officiat as baillie And to John Fergwsone to officiat and act as clerk in the regalitie of Cumnock and in the electione of the petitioners curators and in her Ladyships Service and returne as air of taillzea to her brother and to infeft her upon precepts to be obtained upon the petitioners retoure furth of his majesties chancellarie

1. NRS, PC2/26, 155v-156v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 155v-156v.