Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh thursday 8th November 1694

A1694/11/8

A1694/11/8¹

Act

Act Murray of Drumcairn

Anent the petitione given in To the Lords of their majesties privy Councill by Sir John Murray of Drumcairne Shewing That where the petitioner being formerlie prisoner in the Castle of Edinburgh and Haveing in march last applyed to the Councill for ane enlargement The said Lords were pleased to favour him with ane Exchange of his imprisonement to a Confynement at Balvaird in Fyfe and two myles about it and in June last upon application The said Lords were further pleased to allow Him to come to Edinburgh and attend his affairs dureing the sessione and He haveing accordingly returned to his confynement at Balvaird in the beginning of August where He hes continowed ever since and now the said petitioner haveing business of great Consequence relative to his private estate To transact and manadge in severall places of the Countrey as weill as processes of importance depending before the Lords of Sessione at Edinburgh in which his presence is unavoydablie necessare as is nottar to some of the said Lords their number and the sessione being now Currant and business urgent and the said petitioner haveing haveing² alwayes lived peaceablie and quyetlie and is content upon his being sett at libertie and his Confynement taken off so as he may attend his affairs at Edinburgh or else where within the Kingdome To find sufficient Cautione not only to live peaceablie in tyme comeing but alse to appear before the said Lords when called for and therefore humblie Craveing in maner and to the effect after mentioned The Lords of their majesties privy Councille Haveing considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said Sir John Murray They Hereby allow him to repaire To the City of Edinburgh or anywhere else within this Kingdome for attending his necessar affaires untill the first day of March next inclusive and takes off his confynment untill that tyme In respect He hes given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That he should in the meantyme live peaceablie under and in all submissione to the present Goverment of their majesties King William and Queen Mary and that He shall not act consult or correspond with any rebells and shall 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 confynment at the House of Balvaird and two myles about the same and not goe without the bounds of his said confynement and that He shall live peaceablie in the tearmes foresaid and shall appear before the said Lords of their Majesties privy councill when called or requyred under the penaltie of fyve hundred pound sterling in case He shall transgress in any part of the premisses