Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the first day of November J^aj vi^c nyntie seven years

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Commission by the Council

Commission To The Lord Carmichaell to give orders to the Lord Forbes Anent the Frazers

Commission To The Lord Carmichaell as Commander in cheiff for the tyme To give Commission to the Lord Forbes to Imploy his troop against the forsaids persons when called by the shirreff of Invernes therto read votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having been Certainly Informed That Thomas Frazer of Beufort and Captaine Simeon Frazer his son with their Complices of their name and Clan and other Loose and Laules Men Have Convocat and Conveened in armes To the Number of Four or fyve Hundred uithin the shire of Invernes In a most seditious and rebellious manner And ther have occupyed fortified and stuffed houses and forts And have also seased upon the persons of The Lady Douager of Lovitt The Lord Mungo Murray and the Lord Saltoune and others and made them their prisoners Keeping and detaining them in a most barbarous and violent manner untill they extorted from them such bonds and Conditions as they thought fitt to require Lykeas they still detaine the persone of the said Lady Douager of Lovitt in a most wicked and greivous bondage For Which Causes The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councell Have ordained Letters to be direct In his Majesties name and authority Charging the forsaids Thomas and Simeon Frazers with their accomplices therinnamed and all others their adherents To Lay doun their armes submitt themselves to Law and Enter their persons in prisone to abyde and underly the same uithin the space of Fourtie Eight hours After they be therto Charged And in case they failzie to obey and doe the same To denunce them rebells and Traitors As also to Command the Shirreff of Invernes and all others his Majesties officers and other good subjects to rise in armes Concurr and assist for reducing the forsaids rebells and Traitors to their due Subjectione and bringing them in dead or alyve to underly the Law as said is Herefore The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Have thought fit to Give Full pouer warrand and Commission to John Lord Carmichaell Commander in Cheiff of his Majesties forces for the tyme within this Kingdome To Give orders to William Lord Forbes one of his Majesties most honourable privie Councell and Colonell of a regiment of his Majesties dragoons and all officers and souldiers under his Command so soon as any of them shall be Called by the said shirreff of Invernes or his deputs and Charged to march with ther troops under their Command with their armes and ammunition in feir of weir to Assist and fortifie the said Shirreff or his said deputs For seasing subdeuing and reducing the saids Thomas and Simeon Frazers Elder and younger of Boufort and their accomplices rebells and traitors forsaids and bringing them in dead or alyve as said is Declaring that whatever slaughter Mutilatione Blood fire raising or other violence shall happen to be acted done and Committed by all or any of the forsaids persons heirby authorized to march against the saids rebells In seising and reducing and subdeuing them as said is The same Shall be holden Laufull and uarrantable and Good service to his Majesties government and the Actors and accessories therto shall be and are heirby fullie Indemnified and secured to all Intents and purposes sic subscribitur Annandale P Southerland Ruglen Tarbat Forbes Carmichaell Steuart Adam Cockburne Archibald Mure Patrick Murray.