Commission, 4 November 1701, Edinburgh

Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the fourth day of November One Thousand Seven hundred and one years

A1701/11/61

Commission

Commission In favors of John Hoge to be a Macer of privy Councill etc

Commission under the privy Seall Nominating and appointing John Hoge writer in Edinburgh to be one of the Macers of privy Councill Read and ordered to be Recorded And being Called in did Swear and Signe the Oath of alledgance and Subscrybed the assurance and association and the Lord high Chancelor haveing administrat2 to him the Oath de fideli, he was received a macer accordingly. Off the which Commission the tenor Followes
William be the Grace of God King of Great Brittain France and Ireland defender of the faith; Forasmuchas Wee Considering That the place and office of one of the ordinary macers before the Lords of our privy Councill Exchaquer and Commissions Is vacant in our hands and at our Royall Gift and disposition throw the demission of George Weir late possessor therof; And being informed of the Loyaltie and Sufficiency of John Hoge writer in Edinburgh for exerceing the said office; Therfore Witt yee us to have Nominated and appointed Likeas Wee (with advice and consent of our Right trustie and right well beloved Cousines and Councillors Patrick Earle of Marchmont Lord high Chancelor of our said kingdom James Duke of Queensbery; Archibald Earle of Argyll William Earle of Annandale, Adam Cockburn of Ormistoune our Thesaurer depute and Mr Francis Montgomry of Giffan Lords Commissioners of our Thesaury and of the rest of the Lords and others Commissioners of our Exchequer of our Said Kingdome) By these presents Nominat Constitute and Appoint the said John Hoge dureing all the dayes of his Lifetime; To be one of the Macers before the Saids Lords of privy Councill Exchequer and Commissions and a Serjeant at armes in place of the said George Weir; Giveing Granting and disponeing to him the said office and place with all fies profitts duties Casualities priviledges and Immunities whatsomever therto belonging and Specially with the fie and Sallery of Fiftie pounds Sterling money yearly as the fie and Sallary of one of the Saids macers To be payed to him at two termes in the year Whitsunday and Martinmass be equall portiones, Begining the first termes payment therof at the terme of Martinmess nixt to come, And so to continue yearly and termly therafter dureing the Space forsaid; Commanding hereby the Saids Lords Commissioners of our Thesaury present or for the time being and all Collectors and receivers of our rents revenues customs and Casualities whatsoever of our Said kingdome To make payment of the Same accordingly; And alse Commanding the Saids Lords of our privy Councill, Exchequer and Commissions To Admitt and Receive the said John Hoge to the exercise of the Said office and to authorize him with their Testimoniall of Admission therto; and to administrat to him the Oathes of alledgance and de fideli administratione in Such cases accustumed, Given under our privy Seall at our Court at Kensingoune The Twenty fourth day of June 1701. And of our reigne the threteinth year. Per Signaturam Manu S:D:N Regis Supra Scripitur Manubissy Commissionariorum Thesaury et Seaccary Subscrybed Writen to the privy Seall and registrat the twenty first day of October 1701 Sic Subscribitur William Alves depute. Sealled at Edinburgh Twenty first day of October 170i Sic Subscribitur William Alves.

Att Edinburgh the fourth day of November One Thousand Seven hundred and one years

A1701/11/61

Commission

Commission In favors of John Hoge to be a Macer of privy Councill etc

Commission under the privy Seall Nominating and appointing John Hoge writer in Edinburgh to be one of the Macers of privy Councill Read and ordered to be Recorded And being Called in did Swear and Signe the Oath of alledgance and Subscrybed the assurance and association and the Lord high Chancelor haveing administrat2 to him the Oath de fideli, he was received a macer accordingly. Off the which Commission the tenor Followes
William be the Grace of God King of Great Brittain France and Ireland defender of the faith; Forasmuchas Wee Considering That the place and office of one of the ordinary macers before the Lords of our privy Councill Exchaquer and Commissions Is vacant in our hands and at our Royall Gift and disposition throw the demission of George Weir late possessor therof; And being informed of the Loyaltie and Sufficiency of John Hoge writer in Edinburgh for exerceing the said office; Therfore Witt yee us to have Nominated and appointed Likeas Wee (with advice and consent of our Right trustie and right well beloved Cousines and Councillors Patrick Earle of Marchmont Lord high Chancelor of our said kingdom James Duke of Queensbery; Archibald Earle of Argyll William Earle of Annandale, Adam Cockburn of Ormistoune our Thesaurer depute and Mr Francis Montgomry of Giffan Lords Commissioners of our Thesaury and of the rest of the Lords and others Commissioners of our Exchequer of our Said Kingdome) By these presents Nominat Constitute and Appoint the said John Hoge dureing all the dayes of his Lifetime; To be one of the Macers before the Saids Lords of privy Councill Exchequer and Commissions and a Serjeant at armes in place of the said George Weir; Giveing Granting and disponeing to him the said office and place with all fies profitts duties Casualities priviledges and Immunities whatsomever therto belonging and Specially with the fie and Sallery of Fiftie pounds Sterling money yearly as the fie and Sallary of one of the Saids macers To be payed to him at two termes in the year Whitsunday and Martinmass be equall portiones, Begining the first termes payment therof at the terme of Martinmess nixt to come, And so to continue yearly and termly therafter dureing the Space forsaid; Commanding hereby the Saids Lords Commissioners of our Thesaury present or for the time being and all Collectors and receivers of our rents revenues customs and Casualities whatsoever of our Said kingdome To make payment of the Same accordingly; And alse Commanding the Saids Lords of our privy Councill, Exchequer and Commissions To Admitt and Receive the said John Hoge to the exercise of the Said office and to authorize him with their Testimoniall of Admission therto; and to administrat to him the Oathes of alledgance and de fideli administratione in Such cases accustumed, Given under our privy Seall at our Court at Kensingoune The Twenty fourth day of June 1701. And of our reigne the threteinth year. Per Signaturam Manu S:D:N Regis Supra Scripitur Manubissy Commissionariorum Thesaury et Seaccary Subscrybed Writen to the privy Seall and registrat the twenty first day of October 1701 Sic Subscribitur William Alves depute. Sealled at Edinburgh Twenty first day of October 170i Sic Subscribitur William Alves.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 307-9.

2. The word ‘the’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 307-9.

2. The word ‘the’ scored out here.