Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the seventh day of Maj J^aj vj^c nyntie six years

A1696/5/19

A1696/5/19¹

Commission by the Council

Additionall Commission Anent Janet Weddrow

Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat Having represented to the Lords of his Majesties privy Counsell That they have already Granted a Commission for trying of Janet Widdrow in Paslay tolbooth Anent witchcraft and the malifices done by her Craved that their Lordships would Grant warrand for extending that Commission for trying of the persons dilated by the said Janet Widdrow And the saids Lords perceaving by a note now given in by the said Lord Advocat subscribed under his hand That it is now Informed that the said Janet Widdrow Doeth Fyll and put out severall others And that ther are some persons in these bounds against whom ther are probable and pregnant Grounds of suspicion Therfore The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby extend the pouer granted by them to the persons mentioned in the said former act and Commission which is of the Date the third day of March J^aj vj^c nyntie six years instant to the tryall also of these other persons fylled and putt out as said is and of such against whom ther are pregnant and probable Grounds of suspicion And ordaines the persons to whom the said Commission is granted before putting of any sentence to execution against any of the persons forsaids to be tryed before them To make report of their haill procedure in this matter to the saids Lords of privie Councell To the effect that the caices and Conditions of all the forsaids persons may be Laid before their Lordships And Discharges the persons Commissioners named in the said Commission to putt their sentence to executione against any of the persons who shall be tryed before them untill they make their said report and obtaine particular orders and warrands from the saids Lords against whom their said sentence is to be putt to executione for executing therof