At Edinburgh thursday 8th November 1694
A1694/11/9
A1694/11/91
Act
Act Sir William Bruce
Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councill by Sir William Bruce of Kinross shewing That the petitioner was by the said Lords sentance confyned to his house of Kinross and two myles about the same and seing the said petitioner hes bussiness of great consequence relative to his private estate To transact and manadge in severall places of the Countrey als weill as processes of importance depending before the Lords of Sessione at Edinburgh in which his presence is unavoydablie necessar, as was nottour to some of the said Lords their number and the sessione being now Currant and bussiness urgent and the said supplicant haveing alwayes lived quietly and peaceablie and is content upon his being set at Liberty and his confynement taken off so as he may attend his 2 affairs at Edinburgh or else where within this Kingdome To find sufficient Cautione not only to live peaceablie in tyme comeing but also to appear before the said Lords when called for and therfore humblie Craveing the said Lords To take the said petitioners Case to their Consideratione and to grant warrand for takeing of his confynement or to allow him what furder liberty and enlargement for attending his necessar affairs at Edinburgh and else where as the said Lords should think fitt upon his finding Cautione to live peaceablie and appear before the said Lords when called for The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing considered this petitione given in to them by the said Sir William Bruce They hereby allow the said petitioner To repaire to the City of Edinburgh or any where else within this Kingdome for attending his necessar affaires untill the first day of march next inclusive and takes of his Confynment untill that tyme He first giving bond and finding sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That He should in the mean tyme live peaceably under and with all submissione to the present Goverment of their majesties King William and Queen Mary and that He should not consult nor contryve any thing in prejudice therof nor converse or correspond with any Rebells and should appear before the said Lords of privy Councill when called for betwixt and the said day and that at the said first day of march next He shall returne to his house of Kinross and shall remaine confyned thereat and within two myles about the same and not goe without the bounds thereof and that He should live peaceablie in the tearms foresaid and should appear before the said Lords of their majesties privy Councill when called and requyred under the penalty of fyve hundred pound sterling in case he shall transgress in any part of the premisses
1. NRS, PC1/50, 38-9.
2. One illegible word scored out here.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 38-9.
2. One illegible word scored out here.