Act, 9 April 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the nynth Day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie six years Antemeridiem

D1696/4/131

Act

Act John Murray

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be John Murray merchand in Edinburgh Shewing that wher the petitioner haveing made applicatione to the saids Lords about two moneths agoe anent severall Lignets of forraigne bullione about the value of Thrie Thousand punds Sterleing which was imported into this kingdome by the petitioner to be delivered unto the mint to pass his majesties Irons And Likewayes about the Like qwantitie of Light cobbs which no persone will receave off his hand nor would the maister of the mint at that tyme receave in aither the foirsaid bullion or cobs to pass his majesties Irons For which the petitioner applyed to the saids Lords And the petitione being then read the saids Lords allowed The maister of the mynt to sie and answer the Same And recomended to a comittie of ther own number to consider the said petitione and ansuers And Seing the said Comittie hes not as yet mett and all the bullione then lyeing in the mynt being now comed and given owt And The petitioner haveing his whole Stock and credit in the said bullione and Cobs and the terme being now at hand The petitioner will be very much prejudged through the lying out of his Stock and want of money to pay his creditors And therfor humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above petition given in to them be the said John Murray and ane other by way of ansuer therto be The maister of the mint They Doe heirby ordaine the maister of his majesties mint to receave in the bullione abovementioned belonging to the petitioner And to coyn the Same in Twentie Shilling, ten Shilling and five Shilling Scotts peices be equall portiones being a third pairt to each of the saids thrie Species And authorizes and appoints the maister to give owt the money when So coyned to the petitioner within the tyme contained in the act of parliament He first paying the said maister the Soume of Twentie pwnds Scotts for the coynage of each stone of the Silver So coyned And ordaines the said maister of the mint to give bond to the petitioner for repayment of the said twentie punds Scotts per stone whensoever the same shall be allowed and repayed to him by The Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie out of the bullione Dwe by the act of parliament Jaj vic eightie six yeirs anent a frie coynage

Att Edinburgh the nynth Day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie six years Antemeridiem

D1696/4/131

Act

Act John Murray

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be John Murray merchand in Edinburgh Shewing that wher the petitioner haveing made applicatione to the saids Lords about two moneths agoe anent severall Lignets of forraigne bullione about the value of Thrie Thousand punds Sterleing which was imported into this kingdome by the petitioner to be delivered unto the mint to pass his majesties Irons And Likewayes about the Like qwantitie of Light cobbs which no persone will receave off his hand nor would the maister of the mint at that tyme receave in aither the foirsaid bullion or cobs to pass his majesties Irons For which the petitioner applyed to the saids Lords And the petitione being then read the saids Lords allowed The maister of the mynt to sie and answer the Same And recomended to a comittie of ther own number to consider the said petitione and ansuers And Seing the said Comittie hes not as yet mett and all the bullione then lyeing in the mynt being now comed and given owt And The petitioner haveing his whole Stock and credit in the said bullione and Cobs and the terme being now at hand The petitioner will be very much prejudged through the lying out of his Stock and want of money to pay his creditors And therfor humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above petition given in to them be the said John Murray and ane other by way of ansuer therto be The maister of the mint They Doe heirby ordaine the maister of his majesties mint to receave in the bullione abovementioned belonging to the petitioner And to coyn the Same in Twentie Shilling, ten Shilling and five Shilling Scotts peices be equall portiones being a third pairt to each of the saids thrie Species And authorizes and appoints the maister to give owt the money when So coyned to the petitioner within the tyme contained in the act of parliament He first paying the said maister the Soume of Twentie pwnds Scotts for the coynage of each stone of the Silver So coyned And ordaines the said maister of the mint to give bond to the petitioner for repayment of the said twentie punds Scotts per stone whensoever the same shall be allowed and repayed to him by The Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie out of the bullione Dwe by the act of parliament Jaj vic eightie six yeirs anent a frie coynage

1. NRS, PC2/26, 161v-162v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 161v-162v.