Commission by the Council, 13 October 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Thretteenth day of October Jaj vic nyntie six years

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Commission by the Council

Committee for searching for erronious Books

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby authorize and appoint Mr Henry Fergusone ane of the present Baillies of Edinburgh and Mr Gilbert Rule principall of the Colledge of Edinburgh To visite and search the houses and chopes of all Book sellers in Edinburgh or its suburbs And to Call for and examine the Catalogues of their severall chopes And to Consider what books in the saids houses or Chopes and Catologues therof are Atheisticall erronius or profane and vitious And to sequestrat these Books And Report a true Catalogue of the same to the Councill against their next sederunt or dyet of meeting.

Att Edinburgh the Thretteenth day of October Jaj vic nyntie six years

A1696/10/41

Commission by the Council

Committee for searching for erronious Books

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby authorize and appoint Mr Henry Fergusone ane of the present Baillies of Edinburgh and Mr Gilbert Rule principall of the Colledge of Edinburgh To visite and search the houses and chopes of all Book sellers in Edinburgh or its suburbs And to Call for and examine the Catalogues of their severall chopes And to Consider what books in the saids houses or Chopes and Catologues therof are Atheisticall erronius or profane and vitious And to sequestrat these Books And Report a true Catalogue of the same to the Councill against their next sederunt or dyet of meeting.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 20.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 20.