Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Eight day of September J^aj vi^c nyntie seven yeirs

D1697/9/6

D1697/9/6¹

Act

Act Margaret Traill relict of James Scott of Bristo

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Margaret Traill relict of James Scott of Bristo Shewing That wher her husband at his decease in May J^aj vi^c nyntie one Left the petitioner Eleven childrein all wnprovided And that by her contract of mariadge and his disposition in implement therof He disponed to the petitioner in liferent his Lands of Orchardfeild and Bristo And yet by reasone of Some incumberances which both he and the petitioner hoped might be purged She never gott the possessione of her said Jointure And now her Son and his fathers appearand Air haveing raised a Sumonds of Sale of his fathers whole Lands and estate The Same are now Seqwestrat by the Lords and a factor appointed to intrometted wherby the petitioner is qwite excluded And Seing that besydes her own destitut conditione She has also her said fatherles childrein to mentaine and edwcat And that in Swch caices ther Lordships are in wse to ordaine ane aliment in the mean tyme Speciallie wher the petitioner is hopefwll That by the Sale of the Lands the creditors may be clared and ane overplus remaine And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Cownsell They in respect of the wrytes prodwced And that ther is no ansuer given in to the petitione Doe heirby modifie and allow the Soume of Ane Thowsand merks Scotts to be payed to the petitioner upon her own recept as ane yeirlie aliment for herself and her childrein And that qwarterlie begining the first qwarters payment therof at the terme of Mertimes next to come for the qwarter preceeding and the other qwarters to be at the termes of Candlemiss Whitsonday and Lambmes next to come And decernes and ordaines the tennents and possessors of the Lands of Orchardfeild and Bristo which belonged to the petitioners deceast husband and Alexander Cwninghame writer in Edinbwrgh factor foirsaid appointed by The Lords of Sessione for uplifting the rents of the saids Lands to make payment and Satisfactione to the said petitioner of the said aliment at the termes foirsaids And ordaines Letters of horneing on fiftein dayes and others neidfull to be direct heiron under the Signot of Counsell in forme as effeirs