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Act, 28 December 1703, Edinburgh
1703
Acta
January
7 January 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: [Buchan elected Preses]
Procedure: Litera Magistri Roderici Mackenzie de Prestonhall De officio Justiciarii Clerici in Regno Scotiae
14 January 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: [Eglinton elected Preses]
Letter: royal: Letter from the Queen to the Councill anent the Earl of Orkneys recruits
Procedure: Litera Davidis Domini Boyle De officio Thesaurarii deputati
Procedure: Litera Gulielmi Comitii de March de officio Gubernatoris Arcis Edinburghenis
19 January 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: [Eglinton elected Preses]
Warrant: Warrant for the Earl of Orknayes officers to Levie men and Beatt Drums
Warrant: Warrant for Transporting Samuell Hanna to Holland
21 January 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: [Eglinton elected Preses]
Procedure: Earl of March aded to the privy Councill
26 January 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: [Findlator elected Preses]
Procedure: The Earl of Tillibardin added to the privy Councill
Act: Act Livt Young in My Lord Lorns regiment for beatting Drums etc
Warrant: Warrant for James Clerk to ingrave the privy Seall
Procedure: Recommendation to the Advocat to wryt to the Secretaries anent the Reverse of the great and quarter Sealls and mottos therof
February
2 February 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: [Lauderdale elected Preses]
Procedure: Commission To Sir Alexander Ogilvie of Forglan to be one of the Generall receivers
Procedure: Commission to Sir James Elphingston to be the other Generall receiver
Warrant: Warrant to the Magistrats of Edinburgh for observing and keeping the Queens Birthday
Order: Recommendation to the Governor of the Castle of Edinburgh to fyre Guns and to the Lords of Session to adjourn themselves upon her Majesties Birth day
16 February 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: [Loudoun elected Preses]
Letter: royal: Letter from the Queen to the Councill anent The Generall Assembly
Procedure: Recommendation to the Lord Advocat To Call for Archibald Hislope and enquyre at him why troubles people anent the polemoney
17 February 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: [Loudoun elected Preses]
Proclamation: [Proclamation for a General Assembly]
Warrant: Warrant for removeing Captain Grants Company from Stratherick to ther respective posts
18 February 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: [Eglington elected Preses]
Warrant: Warrand for apprehending and citeing Hary Grazer herauld before the Councill
Procedure: Commission In Favors of Sir Robert Forbes To be one of the two Clerks of privy Councill
Procedure: Commission In Favors of Sir Robert Forbes To be one of the two Clerks of privy Councill
24 February 1703
Sederunt
Commission to the Council: Commissio Dominorum Secreti Concilii
Letter: Letter from the Queen to the Councill; Anent Civil Ecclesiasticak and Military affairs
Letter: royal: Letter from the Queen to the Councill anent Recruiting 6 Scots Regiments in Holland
Warrant: Warrant to the officers of 6 Regiments in Holland for beatting Drums and Levieing men for recruiting the saids Regiments
Act: Act for passing Lord Charles Kerrs Commission to be director of the Chancelary Per Saltum
Act: Act for passing Sir Gilbert Eliots Commission to be one of the Clerks of privy Councill per Saltum
March
2 March 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: Cavers qualified as a privy Councillor
Procedure: Commission In Favors of Sir Gilbert Eliot to be one of the Clerks of privy Councill
Procedure: Litere domini Caroli Kerr de officio Solus et unici Cancellariae Scotus directoris
Warrant: Warrant for takeing James Dalgleish Oath
8 March 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: Representation anent the Rable at Glasgow
Letter: Letter by the Lord Chancelor To The Duke of Queensbery Secretary anent a Tumult at Glasgow
Letter: Letter from the Chancelor To The Viscount of Tarbat Secretary of State anent a Tumult at Glasgow
Letter: Letter from the Chancelor To The provest of Glasgow anent a Mobb ther
Letter: Letter from the provest of Glasgow anent the mobb ther the 30 January last
Letter: Letter from the Magistrats of Glasgow To The Chancelor anent a mobb at Glasgow the 7 March
Letter: Letter Lord Kilmars To The Lord Chancelor anent a Tumult at Glasgow
Procedure: Recommendation to the Chancelor to give necessary order for to Midlothians Regiment
Procedure: Recommendation to My Lord Advocat to wryt to Sir John Bell and others
Procedure: Recommendation to the Chancelor to give necessary orders for Suppressing the Mobb at Glasgow
Letter: Letter The Lord Chancelor To The provest of Glasgow in answer to his dated the 1st Instant
9 March 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: The Viscount of Rossbery; and Caringtoun and Hoptoun qualified as Councillors
Letter: royal: Letter from the Queen To The Councill for admitting The Lord Haddo privy Councilor
Warrant: Warrant for Interring the Corps of the Earl of Southerland in the Abbay Church
Order: The privy Seall being ingraven; ordered that the old Seall be defaced
Procedure: Committie anent publict Occurrances dureing the ensueing vaccance
Procedure: committee formed: Committie anent pressed men and Souldiers
9 March 1703 (pm)
Sederunt
Procedure: Commission In Favors of Sir John McKenzie of Assint to be Shirreff principall of Ross
Act: Act for Passing The Earle of Lauderdales Commission as Generall of the Mint per Saltum
Commission by the Council: Commission In favors of Crafurd of Jordanhill anent the Importation of Irish victuall
Order: Recommendation to the Thesaurie In favors of Crafurd of Jordanhill
30 March 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: The Earl of Tillibardine Viscount of Stair Lords Polwarth and Boyle, Shirif of Bute and Kilbirnie Did qualifie themselves as Councellors
Letter: Royal: Letter from the Queen To The Councill anent her Majesties granting ane indemnity; And for adjourning the parliament
Proclamation: Proclamation of Indemnity
Order: Order for publishing her Majesties Gracious Indemnity
Order: Proclamatione Adjourning the Parliament
Procedure: Commission In favors of Major Genall George Ramsay To be Livt Generall of the Forces
31 March 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act In favours of Lawrance Crawfoord of Jordanhill for stoping the Importatione of Irish Horses and Catle and seiseing them when Imported
Act: Act The Earle of Dalhoussie
Procedure: Recommendation to the Lord Chancelor to wryt to the Secretaries anent Convoys and Cruizers
Procedure: Recommendation to the Comitty anent pressed men to take Notice that no abuses be Comitted by the Capts of the English men of warr in Levieing Seamen
Order: Recommendation to the Thesaury to see the Forces Compleat
Warrant: Warrant anent Levieing of Seamen
April
1 April 1703
Sederunt
Warrant: Warrant for printing the act of Councill anent Levieing of Seamen
Procedure: Recommendation to the Chancelor anent Jesuits and Preists etc
Procedure: Recommendation to Livt Genall Ramsay anent Secureing of preists
22 April 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: Viscount of Tarbat qualified as a privy Councillor
Warrant: Warand for appending the great and privy Sealls to the Lord Chancelors exoneration
Letter: Letter from the Queen To The Councill anent ane adress made by the heritors and Inhabitants of the paroch of Hadingtoun
Act: Act and Interloquitor In Favors of the Presbytrie of Haddingtoune
Procedure: committee formed: Committy for Considering the Queens letter anent the Inhabitants of the paroch of Haddingtoune.
Procedure: Recommendation to the Advocat to raise a lybell against Mr James Gullon Minister
Procedure: committee formed: Committy to Inspect the Records of Councill Anent the forme of Rydeing The parliament
29 April 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: [Errol and Morton qualified as privy councillors]
Procedure: Commission In Favors of James Duke of Queensberry to represent her Majesties royall person in the ensueing parliament
Order: Order to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Cannogate anent the ryding of the parliament
Order: Recommendation to Livt Genall Ramsay anent the ryding of the parliament
Procedure: committee formed: Committee for determineing of debates anent the ryding of the parliament
May
1 May 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: The Marques of Annandale and Lord Inverury qualifie themselves
Order: Order to the magistrats of Edinburgh to Ring the bells
3 May 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: Lord Forbes qualified
Act: Act The Marques of Douglas
Order: Ordors for Ryding the Parliament
5 May 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: Duke of Argyle, Earls of Crafurd, Marr and Hyndfoord qualifie themselves
Act: Act Sir James Stewart her Majesties advocat
Order: Order discharging the Casting of Sqwibs the 6 May
Warrant: [Swords forbidden]
Warrant: Warrant to the Magistrats of Edinburgh for takeing doun the partition wall in the parliament house
Warrant: Warrand to the Register and Lyon for placeing the Knight Barrons before the Barrons
June
12 June 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: The Earles of Kintor and Galloway Lord Rae and Master of Tarbat qualifie them selves; as also the Master of Tarbat swears and signes the formula apointed by act of Parliament
Order: Recommendation to the thesaurie for outtrigging her majesties two Ships of Warr for preserving Trade etc
Act: Act Mcdonald of Keppoch
21 June 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: Earl of Leven qualifie himself
Warrant: Warrant to the two Captains of the Scots Friggots to Levie Seamen
23 June 1703
Sederunt
Warrant: Warrant for interring Corps of Mr William Hamilton in the Abbay Church
July
3 July 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: Committee for preparing Instructiones to the two Captains of her Majesties Friggotts the Royall Mary and Dumbartoune Castle
Order: Recommendation to her Majesties Advocat to Give his opinion as to persones that have been in France since her Majesties Indemnity
Act: Act Declairing Captain Patrick Graham Captains John James Murrayes to fall under the Indemnity
Order: Recomendation to the Lord Chancelor anent Robert Gordon factor
Act: Act Declareing some Seamen to belong to Captain Gordon
13 July 1703
Sederunt
Letter: royal: Letter from the Queen for admitting William Morisone of Prestongrange ane privy Councillor
Order: Recommendation to her Majesties advocat anent the two Commissions to the Captains of her Majesties two Friggotts
Act: Act continugeing Mr Robert Douglas brother to the Earle of Mortoune and Stewart of Burrow in possession of the office of Admirality of Orkney and Zetland
15 July 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: Committie for adjusting the two Commissiones and Generall and particular instructions to be observed by the Captains of her Majesties two Friggotts
Order: Recommendation to the Lord Advocat to bring in to the Councill ane proclamation Anent persones in France at the time of the indemnity
Order: Recommendation to the Lord Advocat to raise a Lybell at the instance of the family of Seaforth Against the Countes of Seaforth
16 July 1703
Sederunt
Commission by the Council: Commission In Favors of Captain Thomas Gordon to be Commander of her Majesties Ship the Royall Mary
Order: Instructions for Captain Thomas Gordon
Commission by the Council: Commission to David Prescio to be Livt of the Royall Mary
Warrant: Warrant In favors of James Midletoune to be master of the Royall Mary
Commission: Commission to Captain Mathew Campbell to be Captain of the ship the Dumbartoun Castle
Order: Instructiones to Captain Mathew Campbell
Warrant: Warrant to Robert Russell to be Master of the Dumbarton-Castle
27 July 1703
Sederunt
Proclamation: Proclamation anent persones goeing to and Staying in France since her Majesties indemnity
August
4 August 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Captain Mathew Campbell
7 August 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: Committee anent Major Generall Buchan
9 August 1703
Sederunt
Decreet: Interloquitor anent Major Generall Thomas Buchan
17 August 1703
Sederunt
Letter: to the Council: [Letter from the Duke of Ormond]
September
10 September 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Inlargeing Major Generall Buchan his Confinement
Procedure: [Committee for examining arrivals from France]
Procedure: [Committee anent the Laird of Clackmannan's canon]
15 September 1703
Sederunt
Order: [Order anent the Laird of Clackmannan's canon]
Act: [Liberation John Murray]
20 September 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: Patent of Honour In Favors of George Viscount of Tarbat To be Earle of Cromarty etc
Warrant: Warrant Anent Mideltoun Lindsay and Deans
Warrant: Warrant anent the Laying Up her Majesties two frigotts the Royall Mary and Dumbarton Castle
Procedure: Committie for prepaireing Ane Commission for Dischargeing the Importation of Irish Victuall etc
Act: Act In Favors of Major Generall Thomas Buchan
Procedure: Commission In Favours of David Grahame to be one of the Macers of privy Councill
24 September 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: [Patent of Honour In Favors of Archibald Marques of Douglas to be Duke of Douglas]
Procedure: Protest By the Tutors of the Marques of Douglas
Procedure: [Patent Duke of Atholl]
Procedure: [Patent Viscount Rosebery]
Commission by the Council: Commission Discharging the Importation of Irish Victuall, Beiff etc In favours of Mr Patrick Ogilvie
Order: Recomendation to the Lords of Thesaury In favors of Mr Patrick Ogilvie
Order: Recommendation To Livt Generall Ramsay anent forces to be sent to quarter on the western Coasts to hinder the Importation of Irish victuall, horses etc
Warrant: [Bond of caution]
Act: Act The Lady Dougar of Lovat
Act: Act John Key of Alderstoune
27 September 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: Patent of Honour In favours of The Viscount of Rosberry to be Earle of Rosebery etc
Procedure: Patent of Honour In Favours of the Lord Boyle to be Earle of Glasgow etc
Order: Recomendation to Sir James Stewart Lord advocat to raise a Lybell against Buchan Midletoune Lindsay and Deans
Commission by the Council: Commission of Fyre and Sword The Lady Lovat against Captain Simion Fraser of Beaufort
Procedure: The Commissioner accquainted the Councill that he was goeing to Court to wait on her Majestie
30 September 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Sir James Stewart of Bute
Procedure: The Lord Chancelor acquainted the Councill that he was Called to Court to wait upon her Majestie
Procedure: The Duke of Atholl privy Seall acquainted the Councill that he was goeing to Court to wait on her Majestie
30 September 1703 (pm)
Sederunt
Procedure: Patent of Honour In Favours of the Lord Portmore To be Earle of Portmoir
Procedure: Patent of honour In Favours of Sir James Stewart of Bute To Be Earle of Bute etc
October
8 October 1703
Sederunt
Letter: royal: [Letter from the Queen adjourning parliament]
Proclamation: [Proclamation for adjourning parliament]
Procedure: [Patent Earl of Hopetoune]
Procedure: [Commission Director of her Majesties Chancellory]
Order: [Commission to try thieves in Stirlingshire]
Act: [Banishment of Samuel Mowat]
Procedure: [Annandale to travel to court]
November
11 November 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: [Buchan elected Preses]
Decreet: Decreet of Certification The Agent for the Kirk against Mr John Taylor
Decreet: Decret Certification The Agent for the Kirk against Doctor Gairdne
13 November 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: [Lord President elected Preses]
Warrant: Warrant for Registrating and appending the great seall to the Commission or Letters of Mart, In Favors of the Affrican Company
25 November 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Mr Patrick Ogilvie
Procedure: committee formed: Committie anent Mr Patrick Ogilvie his petition
December
3 December 1703
Sederunt:
Procedure: : [Loudon elected Preses]
Order: : Recommendation to Sir James Stewart her Majesties advocat to bring in a Commission for hindering the Importation of victuall and other prohibit goods from England by land
9 December 1703
Sederunt:
Procedure: : [Glasgow elected Preses]
Letter: royal: : Letter from the Queen for adjourning the parliament to the 22d February next
Proclamation: : Proclamation for Adjourning the Parliament
Procedure: : Additionall Committee anent English victuall
Procedure: : Committee anent the Toun of Haddingtoun
16 December 1703
Sederunt:
Procedure: : [Loudoun elected Preses]
Procedure: : [Patent of honour In Favours of Crafurd of Kilbirny To be Viscount of Garnock etc]
Procedure: : Committie anent the Representation of the Generall Assembly anent papists
Warrant: : Warrand for Transporting some Women and Boyes to the Plantationes
23 December 1703
Sederunt:
Procedure: : [Loudoun elected Preses]
Letter: royal: : Letter from the Queens Majestie to the Councill anent Some ill practises and designes
Warrant: : Warrant to the Lord Advocat to Seize Severall persones in the north as persones against whom there is ill practises designed against the Government
Procedure: committee: : Committie for examining Captain Neill McCload Charles Mckinnon etc
28 December 1703
Sederunt:
Procedure: : [Lauderdale elected Preses]
Letter: royal: : Letter from the Councill To The Queen in answer to her Majesties letter anent ill practices in Scotland against the Government
Procedure: : [Committee anent embassies from France]
Act: : Act The Lady Lovat and her husband
Warrant: : Warrand for open prison To Neill Mccleod and Charles Mackinnon
Decreta
January
7 January 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
14 January 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours of John Vallange Book seller
19 January 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act In favours of Elizabeth Winrame
Act: Act Infavours of the Court of Directors etc
21 January 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
26 January 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours off The Earle of Southesk and his Tuttors alloweing them to wreat to Paris
February
2 February 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
Sederunt
Procedure: [Lauderdale elected Preses]
Act: Act Infavours off George Weir of Blackwood
4 February 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
11 February 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
16 February 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours off Mr Robert Forbes Advocat
17 February 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
18 February 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours off Margaret Hamiltoun
24 February 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours off Mr William Calderwood and Mr Robert Forbes off Lernie Advocats
March
2 March 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours off Nathaniell Gordon of Carletoun
8 March 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
9 March 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours off Mr Charles Lindsay
Act: Act Infavours off Jannet Irving etc
Act: Act Infavours off Anna Durhame
Act: Act Infavours off Mary Wedderburn
9 March 1703 (pm)
Sederunt
Decreet: Decreit Archbald Campbell Against George Young
Act: Act Infavours off Sir David Cunynhame of Robertland
30 March 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
31 March 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours off Captain Robert Hamiltoun
Act: Act In favours off Mr George Weeymss
April
1 April 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
22 April 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
22 April 1703 (pm)
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours off The Burgh of Jedburgh
Act: Act Infavours off John Dunbabbine
29 April 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
May
1 May 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
5 May 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
June
12 June 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
21 June 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
23 June 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
July
3 July 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
13 July 1703
Sederunt
Warrant: Warrand for passing The Earle of Loudouns Commission To be Shirriff principall of Air per saltum
Act: Act Infavours off Brigadeir James Maitland
16 July 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
27 July 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours off Nicoll, Robert, Jannet and Issobell Craigs
Act: Act Infavours off Robert Sanders
August
4 August 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
7 August 1703
Procedure: [Note of no business]
9 August 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours off Isobell Ogilvie
17 August 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours off Alexander Edgar and others
Act: Act Infavours off William Cochran and others for a suggar manufactory at Leith
September
10 September 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours off Walter Ross and others
15 September 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours of The Magistrats and Toun Councill off Kirkcaldie
20 September 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours of James Earle of Galloway and others
Act: Act Infavours off Kenneth McKinzie of Cromarty
Act: Act Infavours off William Baird of Auchmedden
Act: Act Infavours off Mr James Carnagie of Phinhaven
Act: Act Infavours off Alexander McKinzie of Broomhall
Act: Act Infavours off The Macers off privie Councill
Act: Act Infavours off The Macers of Sessione
24 September 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours of the servants of Exchequer
Act: Act Infavours off the keepers of the parliament house
Act: Act Infavours off Charles Steuart of Bigtoun
Act: Act Infavours off James Calender
Act: Act Infavours off The Countess of Sutherland
27 September 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act In favours of Duruk Horselop and Stephen Hulst
30 September 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours off John Cross junior merchant
Act: Act Infavours off Thomas Kennedy
October
8 October 1703
Sederunt
Warrant: Warrand for arreisting Robert Wilsone a Drover
November
11 November 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: [Buchan elected Preses]
Decreet: Decreit Barbara Kenman against John Edgar
Act: Act Infavours of Mr William Forbes Advocat
13 November 1703
Sederunt
Act: Act Infavours off Archbald Hamltoune
25 November 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: [Loudoun elected Preses]
Act: Act In favours off The Countes off Seaforth
December
3 December 1703
Procedure: [Note of business]
9 December 1703
Procedure: [Note of business]
16 December 1703
Procedure: [Note of business]
28 December 1703
Sederunt
Procedure: [Lauderdale elected Preses]
Act: Act Infavours off John Thomsones Elder and younger
