Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh tuesday the nynth day of Apryle J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years

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Act

Act Earle of Home

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing considered a testificat given in to them by Sir Thomas Burnet his majesties Phisitiane and Gideon Elliot Chirurgeon appothecarie in Edinburgh anent the conditione of the Earle of Home his present bodily health whom by ordor from the Council they have visited in ordor to knowing of the same The said Lords of privie Councill Doe Hereby allow and appoynt the said Earle of Home to remaine confyned at his owne House of Hirsle and two myles about the same on this syde of the river of Tweed and appoynts him² not to goe without the bounds of the said Confynement and appoynts him instantlie to give bond subscryved by himself as principall and John Swintoune of that ilk and Mr William Cochrane of Kilmarnock as Cautioners conjunctly and severallie That He shall keep the bounds of his said Confynement and not goe without the bounds of the same And that He shall appear before the said Lords of privie Councille when called or requyred thereto and in the meantyme that he shall live peaceablie under and with all submissione to the present Government of his Majestie King William and that he shall not act, consult nor contryve anything in prejudice thereof nor converse or correspond with any Rebells under the penaltie of two thousand pound Sterline in case he shall transgress in any part of the premisses.