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Act, 25 February 1701, Edinburgh

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Act In favours of Malcolme Mackneill

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of His Majesties privie Councill By Malcolme Mackneill in Carrickbrachie in the Baroonie of Inishoone and Countie of Dunagale in the Kingdome of Ireland Humblie Shewing That where the petitioner haveing gone over to Ireland with severall Tennents from the shyre of Argyll when that Kingdome was in pairt Waste after the Late Warrs there and his tacks there being now run out He had taken Lands from the Earle of Argyll which are for the most pairt Waste Wherby it will be necessary for the petitioner to have his oune and his Tennents Cattle Caried Back to Argyllshyre and In respect of their Lordships prohibitione It would be also necessary for the petitioner to have Warrant for transporteing of the samen which will be Tuo hundreth Coues with their Followers or therby in number Therfore Craveing to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition Bears The Lords of His Majesties privie Councill haveing considered the above petition given in to them by the above Malcolme Mackneill They heirby Grant Warrant to the petitioner to Transport from the Kingdome of Ireland to Argyleshire the said Number of Two hundreth Coues and their Follouers of therby belonging to him and his Tennents and that att sight of the sherriff of the said shyre or his deputs

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Act In favours of Malcolme Mackneill

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of His Majesties privie Councill By Malcolme Mackneill in Carrickbrachie in the Baroonie of Inishoone and Countie of Dunagale in the Kingdome of Ireland Humblie Shewing That where the petitioner haveing gone over to Ireland with severall Tennents from the shyre of Argyll when that Kingdome was in pairt Waste after the Late Warrs there and his tacks there being now run out He had taken Lands from the Earle of Argyll which are for the most pairt Waste Wherby it will be necessary for the petitioner to have his oune and his Tennents Cattle Caried Back to Argyllshyre and In respect of their Lordships prohibitione It would be also necessary for the petitioner to have Warrant for transporteing of the samen which will be Tuo hundreth Coues with their Followers or therby in number Therfore Craveing to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition Bears The Lords of His Majesties privie Councill haveing considered the above petition given in to them by the above Malcolme Mackneill They heirby Grant Warrant to the petitioner to Transport from the Kingdome of Ireland to Argyleshire the said Number of Two hundreth Coues and their Follouers of therby belonging to him and his Tennents and that att sight of the sherriff of the said shyre or his deputs

1. NRS, PC2/28, 37r.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 37r.

Act, 25 February 1701, Edinburgh

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Act allowing Bridadeir Maitland to Import 1000 bolls of victwall from Ireland

The Lords of His Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby allow Brigadeir Generall James Maitland Governour of Fort William To Import from Ireland the Number of Five hundreth Bolls of Meall and Fyve hundreth bolls of Bear or Malt and that for the use of the Garison att Fort William and alloues the samen to be Imployed for that effect And the saids Lords Alloues the said Brigadier Generall Maitland to Remove the Tuenty men lyeing at Keppoch to the Garrison at Fort William to abyde and Remain there

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Act allowing Bridadeir Maitland to Import 1000 bolls of victwall from Ireland

The Lords of His Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby allow Brigadeir Generall James Maitland Governour of Fort William To Import from Ireland the Number of Five hundreth Bolls of Meall and Fyve hundreth bolls of Bear or Malt and that for the use of the Garison att Fort William and alloues the samen to be Imployed for that effect And the saids Lords Alloues the said Brigadier Generall Maitland to Remove the Tuenty men lyeing at Keppoch to the Garrison at Fort William to abyde and Remain there

1. NRS, PC2/28, 36v.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 36v.

Sederunt, 25 February 1701, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelour; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Marr; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Montgomerie; Lord Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Thesaurer deput; Lord Halcraig; Mr Frances Montgomry; Laird of Grant

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelour; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Marr; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Montgomerie; Lord Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Thesaurer deput; Lord Halcraig; Mr Frances Montgomry; Laird of Grant

1. NRS, PC2/28, 36v.

2. NRS, PC2/28, 36v.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 36v.

2. NRS, PC2/28, 36v.

Act, 20 February 1701, Edinburgh

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Act The Magistrats of Elgine

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of His majesties privie Councill by The Magistrats and Toun councill of Elgine humblie Shewing That Robert Gibson of Linwood was Imprisoned by the petitioners in their Tolbooth as Furious And haveing comitted severall insults both wpon the Inhabitants And these who did occasionally resort to the said Burgh att the desyre of the Neighbouring Gentrie And for the safetie of the publict peace But now in the petitioners absence when they were necessitated to come up the saids Lords in a Councill process against them The said Robert Gibson on the tuenty sixth of october last sett Fyre to the Tolbooth of the burgh And without possibilitie of qwenching it in the Night tyme the same was utterly burned Heirby They were necessitat in the first place to apply to the saids Lords for removeing of the said Robert Gibson the indenciary to some prisone in another place And in the mean tyme to grant warrant to the petitioners to putt shackles on him when he is Furious lest he should escape and doe prejudice to any Inhabitants before the convenieing of Transporting him And in the nixt place that Their Lordships would Declair the petitioners free from receiving prisoners for privat debts til their Tolbooth could be rebult because of the extraordinarines of the case The truth of what is above advanced is notorious and could be attested by severalls wpon the place And Therfore Craving to the effect aftermentioned As the said petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privie councill haveing considered the above petition given in to them by the above Magistrats of Elgine They heirby Allow the saids petitioners to putt shakles upon the said Robert Gibson in tyme of his Furious violence to the Inhabitants As Also the saids Lords Have Declaired and heirby Declairs the petitioners to be free from receiveing prisoners into their Tolbooth untill the terme of Whisunday Jai vijc three years Betuixt and which the said Lords appoynts the petitioners to have the Tolbooth rebuilt and in readienes

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Act The Magistrats of Elgine

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of His majesties privie Councill by The Magistrats and Toun councill of Elgine humblie Shewing That Robert Gibson of Linwood was Imprisoned by the petitioners in their Tolbooth as Furious And haveing comitted severall insults both wpon the Inhabitants And these who did occasionally resort to the said Burgh att the desyre of the Neighbouring Gentrie And for the safetie of the publict peace But now in the petitioners absence when they were necessitated to come up the saids Lords in a Councill process against them The said Robert Gibson on the tuenty sixth of october last sett Fyre to the Tolbooth of the burgh And without possibilitie of qwenching it in the Night tyme the same was utterly burned Heirby They were necessitat in the first place to apply to the saids Lords for removeing of the said Robert Gibson the indenciary to some prisone in another place And in the mean tyme to grant warrant to the petitioners to putt shackles on him when he is Furious lest he should escape and doe prejudice to any Inhabitants before the convenieing of Transporting him And in the nixt place that Their Lordships would Declair the petitioners free from receiving prisoners for privat debts til their Tolbooth could be rebult because of the extraordinarines of the case The truth of what is above advanced is notorious and could be attested by severalls wpon the place And Therfore Craving to the effect aftermentioned As the said petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privie councill haveing considered the above petition given in to them by the above Magistrats of Elgine They heirby Allow the saids petitioners to putt shakles upon the said Robert Gibson in tyme of his Furious violence to the Inhabitants As Also the saids Lords Have Declaired and heirby Declairs the petitioners to be free from receiveing prisoners into their Tolbooth untill the terme of Whisunday Jai vijc three years Betuixt and which the said Lords appoynts the petitioners to have the Tolbooth rebuilt and in readienes

1. NRS, PC2/28, 36r-v.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 36r-v.

Procedure, 20 February 1701, Edinburgh

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Remitt to the Commissioners of Supplie of Rhenfrewshyre anent Ferguslie

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill by William Cochran of Ferguslie Humbly Shewing That where according to the appoyntment of the late act of parliament for the new supplie The Commissioners of the shyre of Rhenfrew mett at the Toun of Rhenfrew upon the eighteinth of this instant being the third Tuesady therof And these Commissioners being tuenty in all did choise the Earle of Glencairne to be their preses And then proceided to Choise their Collector And the votes running betwixt the petitioner and the sherrfif deput It so hapned that there were ten for the petitioner And nyn only for the Sherriff deput So that according to the instant will of Law the petitioner was Legally Choisen and ought to have been declared Notwithstanding wherof it pleased the said Earle of Glencairne preses and the votes not eqwall To pretend that he might give his vote and therby to alleadg that the matter was brought to ane just equall Besydes that he and others objected that the petitioner had unwarrantablie voted for himself wherby the meeting brakeing up The petitioner haveing obtained a declaration and the subscriptiones of the ten that voted for him And was necessitat to apply to their Lordships To whom the determination of such qwestions belonged To have his right to be Collector asserted and established And seing it was most certain that no preses in any court could pretend to a vote unless it be a casting vote in caise of eqwallity Because if otherwayes courts of ane even number could have no ishew And that it was most laufull for the petitioner to vote for himself As had been found in many causes And that for verefication of the premisses he had produced both the declaration of his voters and lykwayes ane authentick extract of the sederunt Therfore Craveing that it might have pleased their Lordships To have found the said Election Legall and orderly And to have declaired him Collector of the said shyre And to have prohibited and Discharged any new election to be made in the said shyre or any further meeting for that effect untill that the petitioner were Legally exauterat which could never bee except aither by death of Malversaion As the said petition bears The Lords of his majesties privie Councill haveing considered the above petition given in to them by the above William Conchran of Ferguslie They heirby Remitt the petitioner to a new election before the Commissioners of Supplie within the shyre of Rhenfrew And Appoynts the saids Commissioners to meet wpon the second Thursday of March nixt to come for that effect And all pairties concerned to be present and attend that day And the Commissioners to proceid and make election of a Collector of the Cess within the said shyre And Discharges the saids Commissioners to meitt untill the said day for the effect abovewriten

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Remitt to the Commissioners of Supplie of Rhenfrewshyre anent Ferguslie

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill by William Cochran of Ferguslie Humbly Shewing That where according to the appoyntment of the late act of parliament for the new supplie The Commissioners of the shyre of Rhenfrew mett at the Toun of Rhenfrew upon the eighteinth of this instant being the third Tuesady therof And these Commissioners being tuenty in all did choise the Earle of Glencairne to be their preses And then proceided to Choise their Collector And the votes running betwixt the petitioner and the sherrfif deput It so hapned that there were ten for the petitioner And nyn only for the Sherriff deput So that according to the instant will of Law the petitioner was Legally Choisen and ought to have been declared Notwithstanding wherof it pleased the said Earle of Glencairne preses and the votes not eqwall To pretend that he might give his vote and therby to alleadg that the matter was brought to ane just equall Besydes that he and others objected that the petitioner had unwarrantablie voted for himself wherby the meeting brakeing up The petitioner haveing obtained a declaration and the subscriptiones of the ten that voted for him And was necessitat to apply to their Lordships To whom the determination of such qwestions belonged To have his right to be Collector asserted and established And seing it was most certain that no preses in any court could pretend to a vote unless it be a casting vote in caise of eqwallity Because if otherwayes courts of ane even number could have no ishew And that it was most laufull for the petitioner to vote for himself As had been found in many causes And that for verefication of the premisses he had produced both the declaration of his voters and lykwayes ane authentick extract of the sederunt Therfore Craveing that it might have pleased their Lordships To have found the said Election Legall and orderly And to have declaired him Collector of the said shyre And to have prohibited and Discharged any new election to be made in the said shyre or any further meeting for that effect untill that the petitioner were Legally exauterat which could never bee except aither by death of Malversaion As the said petition bears The Lords of his majesties privie Councill haveing considered the above petition given in to them by the above William Conchran of Ferguslie They heirby Remitt the petitioner to a new election before the Commissioners of Supplie within the shyre of Rhenfrew And Appoynts the saids Commissioners to meet wpon the second Thursday of March nixt to come for that effect And all pairties concerned to be present and attend that day And the Commissioners to proceid and make election of a Collector of the Cess within the said shyre And Discharges the saids Commissioners to meitt untill the said day for the effect abovewriten

1. NRS, PC2/28, 35r-36r.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 35r-36r.

Sederunt, 20 February 1701, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelour; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord Montgomerie; Lord Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice clerk; Lord Aberuchill; Lord Halcraig; Lord Rankeillor; Mr Frances Montgomrie; Laird of Grant; Laird of Stevenson

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelour; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord Montgomerie; Lord Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice clerk; Lord Aberuchill; Lord Halcraig; Lord Rankeillor; Mr Frances Montgomrie; Laird of Grant; Laird of Stevenson

1. NRS, PC2/28, 35r.

2. NRS, PC2/28, 35r.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 35r.

2. NRS, PC2/28, 35r.

Act, 18 February 1701, Edinburgh

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Act for Contribution to the Inhabitants of Burned lands in the parliament Closs

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill haveing heard and considered a petition given in to them by such of the Inhabitants duelling in the tenements which were lately bwrnt in the parliament Closs Meall Mercat Kirkhewgh and places therabout now reduced to great povertie and almost made beggars by the said burneing The Councill alloues a voluntar Contributione to be made by the elders and Deacons within the severall paroches att the house dores of the severall Inhabitants within the toun of Edinburgh and Liberties therof And appoyntes the mony which shall be Collected to be putt into the hands of Thomas Fisher Theasurer to Heriots hospitall And to be destribute amongst the petitioners in the said burnt land att the sight of the Magistrats and Ministers of Edinburgh according to their severall losses and necessitites And appoynts Intimation to be made heirof from the pulpits in the severall Churches within the said Citie of Edinburgh Liberties and priviledges therof To the effect the Inhabitants may be informed therof And that upon sabath day nixt Immediatly after the forenoons sermon

Att Edinburgh the Eighteenth day of February one thousand seventy and one

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Act for Contribution to the Inhabitants of Burned lands in the parliament Closs

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill haveing heard and considered a petition given in to them by such of the Inhabitants duelling in the tenements which were lately bwrnt in the parliament Closs Meall Mercat Kirkhewgh and places therabout now reduced to great povertie and almost made beggars by the said burneing The Councill alloues a voluntar Contributione to be made by the elders and Deacons within the severall paroches att the house dores of the severall Inhabitants within the toun of Edinburgh and Liberties therof And appoyntes the mony which shall be Collected to be putt into the hands of Thomas Fisher Theasurer to Heriots hospitall And to be destribute amongst the petitioners in the said burnt land att the sight of the Magistrats and Ministers of Edinburgh according to their severall losses and necessitites And appoynts Intimation to be made heirof from the pulpits in the severall Churches within the said Citie of Edinburgh Liberties and priviledges therof To the effect the Inhabitants may be informed therof And that upon sabath day nixt Immediatly after the forenoons sermon

1. NRS, PC2/28, 34v-35r.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 34v-35r.

Act, 18 February 1701, Edinburgh

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Protection in favours of Mr William Gordon of Baliemie

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of His Majesties privie Councill By Mr William Gordon of Baliemie Advocat Humblie Shewing That the petitioner haveing conveened Sir William Hope deput Governour of the Castell of Edinburgh before their Lordships As also the said Sir William had ceited the supplicant wpon Letters of Reconvention who could not attend by reason of the dilligences the said Sir William had bought in against him And by the hounding out of his other personall Creditors Therfore Craveing To the effect under wrytten As the said petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill havenig considered the above petition given in to them by the said Mr William Gordon They heirby Grant personall protection to the petitioner untill Thursday the tuenty seventhday of Febrwary instant inclusive And Discharges all Macers Messingers at armes or other officers within bwrgh or Landward To putt and Letters of Caption acts of warding or other personall dilligence in execution against the petitioner~~s~~ untill the said day exepting always His Majesties rents and publict dues sic subscribitur Marchmont cancellar Lauderdale Ruthven James Stewart CCampbell JHope Ludovick Grant Robert Sinclair Pattrick Johnston

Att Edinburgh the Eighteenth day of February one thousand seventy and one

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Protection in favours of Mr William Gordon of Baliemie

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of His Majesties privie Councill By Mr William Gordon of Baliemie Advocat Humblie Shewing That the petitioner haveing conveened Sir William Hope deput Governour of the Castell of Edinburgh before their Lordships As also the said Sir William had ceited the supplicant wpon Letters of Reconvention who could not attend by reason of the dilligences the said Sir William had bought in against him And by the hounding out of his other personall Creditors Therfore Craveing To the effect under wrytten As the said petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill havenig considered the above petition given in to them by the said Mr William Gordon They heirby Grant personall protection to the petitioner untill Thursday the tuenty seventhday of Febrwary instant inclusive And Discharges all Macers Messingers at armes or other officers within bwrgh or Landward To putt and Letters of Caption acts of warding or other personall dilligence in execution against the petitioner~~s~~ untill the said day exepting always His Majesties rents and publict dues sic subscribitur Marchmont cancellar Lauderdale Ruthven James Stewart CCampbell JHope Ludovick Grant Robert Sinclair Pattrick Johnston

1. NRS, PC2/28, 34v.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 34v.

Act, 18 February 1701, Edinburgh

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Act John Hill anent Irish victwall

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill by John Hill Merchant in Greenock humbly Shewing That the petitioner did saill from the River of Clyde to Ireland about the Midle of october with a qwantitie of Coalls and hemp with intention to Returne mony But Finding that could not be done without the loss of ten per cent he was aither necessitat to under goe that loss and so make a Frwitless voyadge or otherwayes in returne of the saids Goods to Load a small qwantitie of victwall which accordinly was bought before the midle of December And Loaded that moneth And the petitioner was clear to saile the fyfth of Janwary And de facto did saile from Carlingfoord loch upon the nynth of the said Moneth And falling under a great storme and stress of wather was driven in to Portaferrie and detained there for three weeks and tuo dayes after which putting to sea again was within Fourtein hours driven in to Donachadie and detained there sex dayes And after putting to sea a third tyme was driven back to Loch Lairne From whence the petitioner aryved at Port Glasgow the eleventh of this moneth all which can be proven by the Collectors at the Custome houses where the said Hemp and Coalls were shipped And by the oaths of the persones aboard of the said vessell where the said Fourhundreth bolls of victuall or therby were shipped And seing the petitioners were at sea before the proclamation forbidding the Importation of Irish victwall was publisehd and that the petitioners in effect receaved the victwall as Track for other goods and not only bona fide bought and shipped the saids Four hundreth bolls of victwall aboard the saids two small vessells long before the proclamation But have suffered such hard and Lamentable stress at sea and otherways in the said voyadge as could not but move the saids Lords with Compassion And to prevent the petitioners ruine after so great hardships And therfore Craveing to the effect aftermentioned As the said supplication bears The Lords of His Majesties privie Councill haveing considered the above petition given in to them by the above John Hill Merchant in Greenock They Heirby Allow and Ordain the above Four hundreth bolls of victwall or therby aboard the above tuo vessells called the John of Dumfreis and John of Saltcoats To be delivered and disposed of upon the petitioners verefieing the above export of Coall and Hemp by the servants of the Custome house And the other poynts of the petition by the oaths of the persones aboard the saids tuo vessells To be given in before the Admirall deput of the bounds And Discharges all Collectors waiters and others whatsomever from troubleing or molesting the petitioner in Liveing or disposeing therof upon any accompt whatsomever

Att Edinburgh the Eighteenth day of February one thousand seventy and one

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Act John Hill anent Irish victwall

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill by John Hill Merchant in Greenock humbly Shewing That the petitioner did saill from the River of Clyde to Ireland about the Midle of october with a qwantitie of Coalls and hemp with intention to Returne mony But Finding that could not be done without the loss of ten per cent he was aither necessitat to under goe that loss and so make a Frwitless voyadge or otherwayes in returne of the saids Goods to Load a small qwantitie of victwall which accordinly was bought before the midle of December And Loaded that moneth And the petitioner was clear to saile the fyfth of Janwary And de facto did saile from Carlingfoord loch upon the nynth of the said Moneth And falling under a great storme and stress of wather was driven in to Portaferrie and detained there for three weeks and tuo dayes after which putting to sea again was within Fourtein hours driven in to Donachadie and detained there sex dayes And after putting to sea a third tyme was driven back to Loch Lairne From whence the petitioner aryved at Port Glasgow the eleventh of this moneth all which can be proven by the Collectors at the Custome houses where the said Hemp and Coalls were shipped And by the oaths of the persones aboard of the said vessell where the said Fourhundreth bolls of victuall or therby were shipped And seing the petitioners were at sea before the proclamation forbidding the Importation of Irish victwall was publisehd and that the petitioners in effect receaved the victwall as Track for other goods and not only bona fide bought and shipped the saids Four hundreth bolls of victwall aboard the saids two small vessells long before the proclamation But have suffered such hard and Lamentable stress at sea and otherways in the said voyadge as could not but move the saids Lords with Compassion And to prevent the petitioners ruine after so great hardships And therfore Craveing to the effect aftermentioned As the said supplication bears The Lords of His Majesties privie Councill haveing considered the above petition given in to them by the above John Hill Merchant in Greenock They Heirby Allow and Ordain the above Four hundreth bolls of victwall or therby aboard the above tuo vessells called the John of Dumfreis and John of Saltcoats To be delivered and disposed of upon the petitioners verefieing the above export of Coall and Hemp by the servants of the Custome house And the other poynts of the petition by the oaths of the persones aboard the saids tuo vessells To be given in before the Admirall deput of the bounds And Discharges all Collectors waiters and others whatsomever from troubleing or molesting the petitioner in Liveing or disposeing therof upon any accompt whatsomever

1. NRS, PC2/28, 33v-34v.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 33v-34v.

Act, 18 February 1701, Edinburgh

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Act in favours of Mathew Frew anent Irish victwall

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill by Mathew Frew Merchant in Kilwinning and partners Shewing That the petitioner haveing bought a qwantity of Barley and oats with about ane hundreth bolls of meall in Ireland and haveing caused shipp more then the one half therof aboard long before their Lordships prohibition which did aryve at Irvine and Saltcoats within a few dayes after the proclamation But was hindered to be Livered there be cause of the proclamation Though the victwall was aryved before the publishing att any of the saids places As Lykwayes the petitioner haveing hyred a vessell for Transporting the rest of the said victwall for which the petitioner had payed The said vessell was shipwraked and cast away betwixt Ireland and Scotland Wherby the petitioner was disappoynted in the tymous Transporting therof And seing the forsaid proclamation was a great surpryse to the petitioner And that the prohibition therin Concerned from the date when it was not in their pouer to give due obedience therto in the preceise termes therof And that the petitioners have been alrady great losers both by shipwrack of the said ship And the remainder of said bear Extending to seven hundreth bolls of oats it being detained in Ireland so that the petitioners were readie to verifie the presents before any Judge on the place on oath Therfore Craveing to the effect aftermentioned As the said petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill haveing considered the above petitione given in to them by the within Mathew Frew and pairtners doe heirby Allow the petitioners to dispose of the victwall already arryved And Lykwayes to Import the seven hundreth bolls of bear and ane hundreth bolls of oats as the remainder of the bargain alrady payed for And which the above shipwrack only hindered to be Imported long agoe And Discharges all Collectors and their servants of the Custome houses in this Kingdome to trouble or Molest the petitioners in Livering and Disposeing of the victwall alrady Imported of the above qwantitie of bear and oats to be Imported Notwithstanding of the above prohibition The petitioner alwayes first giveing their oaths before the Admirall deput of the bounds in mainer as is above offered

Att Edinburgh the Eighteenth day of February one thousand seventy and one

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Act

Act in favours of Mathew Frew anent Irish victwall

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill by Mathew Frew Merchant in Kilwinning and partners Shewing That the petitioner haveing bought a qwantity of Barley and oats with about ane hundreth bolls of meall in Ireland and haveing caused shipp more then the one half therof aboard long before their Lordships prohibition which did aryve at Irvine and Saltcoats within a few dayes after the proclamation But was hindered to be Livered there be cause of the proclamation Though the victwall was aryved before the publishing att any of the saids places As Lykwayes the petitioner haveing hyred a vessell for Transporting the rest of the said victwall for which the petitioner had payed The said vessell was shipwraked and cast away betwixt Ireland and Scotland Wherby the petitioner was disappoynted in the tymous Transporting therof And seing the forsaid proclamation was a great surpryse to the petitioner And that the prohibition therin Concerned from the date when it was not in their pouer to give due obedience therto in the preceise termes therof And that the petitioners have been alrady great losers both by shipwrack of the said ship And the remainder of said bear Extending to seven hundreth bolls of oats it being detained in Ireland so that the petitioners were readie to verifie the presents before any Judge on the place on oath Therfore Craveing to the effect aftermentioned As the said petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill haveing considered the above petitione given in to them by the within Mathew Frew and pairtners doe heirby Allow the petitioners to dispose of the victwall already arryved And Lykwayes to Import the seven hundreth bolls of bear and ane hundreth bolls of oats as the remainder of the bargain alrady payed for And which the above shipwrack only hindered to be Imported long agoe And Discharges all Collectors and their servants of the Custome houses in this Kingdome to trouble or Molest the petitioners in Livering and Disposeing of the victwall alrady Imported of the above qwantitie of bear and oats to be Imported Notwithstanding of the above prohibition The petitioner alwayes first giveing their oaths before the Admirall deput of the bounds in mainer as is above offered

1. NRS, PC2/28, 33r-v.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 33r-v.