Att Edinburgh The Fourteenth day of September Jaj vic nynty nyne
A1699/9/11
A1699/9/111
Commission
Commission To The Lord Forbes to be Baillie of the Regality of Huntly etc
The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Considering That the offices of Baillie of the Regality of Huntley and Bailiarie and Justiciary of the Regality of Kinloss and of the Bailiary of the Bishoprick of Aberdeen are vacant and none Exerciseing the same In Respect of George Duke of Gordon etc: who is heiretable Lord of the saids Regalities Justiciary and Bailiaries and so ought to appoint ane Baillie therin, his being non qualified and not haveing Sworn and Subscribed the oath of alledgance to his majestie, nor Signed the assurance and association, conform to acts of Parliament and proclamationes of privy Councill made theranent. Therfore To have made Constitute and ordained, Likeas The saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill By these presents makes Constitutes and ordaines William Lord Forbes To be Baillie of the Saids Regalities Justiciary and Bailiaries Giveing and Granting unto him (during the Councills pleasure only) or ay and while the said Duke of Gordon be qualified in the termes of the saids acts of parliament and proclamationes of Councill)2 The office of Baillie of the saids Regalities Justiciary and Bailiaries, with all and Sundry powers Jurisdictiones, priviledges, preheminencies, fies, duties, casualities, profites, Liberties, and Immunities whatsoever therto belonging as the samen were possesst and Enjoyed be any preceeding Bailie of the forsaids Regalities Justiciary and Bailiaries, with full power to the said William Lord Forbes during the Space forsaid to use and Exerce the saids offices of Bailie in the saids Regalities, Justiciary and Bailiaries, By sitting and Holding courts Judging decideing and determineing in all actions causes alse well civill as Criminall, Bloods and ryots and upon Life and Limb and all other actions and affairs pertaining to the said office of Baillie of Regalities, Justiciary and Bailiaries alse Fully and freely in all Respects and conditions as any other Baillie of the saids Regalities Justiciary and Bailiaries was in use or hade right to doe off before, and to make Creat and Constitute Deputs, under him in the aforsaids offices (For whom he shall be answerable) with Clerks officers, Serjeants, Dempsters, and all other members of court and the samen as 3 oft as need beis to alter and change, And To Intromitt with and uptake all fies, casualities, Commodities, dueties, and profites, belonging to the saids offices during the space abovementioned with all Bloodwitts Escheats and amerciaments of the said court of Regalities Justiciary and Bailiaries, And Generall with power to the said William Lord Forbes as Bailie of the saids Regalities Justiciary and Bailiaries To doe use and Exerce all and Sundry other things Concerning pertaining and belonging to the said office of Bailie of the saids Regalities Justiciary and Bailiaries during the Space forsaid alse fully and Freely in all Respects as any other Bailie of Regalities Justiciary or Bailiaries hes done used or Exerced. The said William Lord Forbes Before he Enter upon the Exercise of the saids offices of Baillie of the saids Regalities Justiciary and Bailiaries First swearing and signeing the oath of alledgance and signing the assurance and association appointed to his Majestie by acts of Parliament, and proclamationes of Councill, Given att Edinburgh The Fourteenth day of September Jai vic nynty nyne years. Sic Subscribitur Marchmont Cancellar. Argyll, Crafurd, Mar. Lothian, Loudoun Seafield, Polwarth, James Stewart. J: Hamilton. Archibald Murray.
1. NRS, PC1/52, 24-5.
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3. The word ‘of’ scored out here.
1. NRS, PC1/52, 24-5.
2. Opening bracket missing.
3. The word ‘of’ scored out here.