Decreet, 10 April 1705, Edinburgh

Act, 12 March 1705, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Tenth day of Apryll 1705 Councill extraordinary

A1705/4/111

Decreet

Interloquitor anent Captain Green

Letter from the Queens Majestie to the Councill In answer to ther Lordships letter to her Majestie of the date the 28th March Last bypast, being read was ordered to be recorded, and a petition being presented and given in to ther Lordships by Captain Thomas Green, Captain John Mader, James Simpsone, Andrew Robiesone, George Kitchine, James Browne, George Glen, Henry Geigle, and George Taylor, And the Samen with ane attested double and coppie of ane Affidavid emitted and given by Israell Phippenny, and Peter Freeland at the burgh of Portsmouth in England being all read in ther presence and after reasoning and debate theron, It went to the vote, Grant to the petitioners a repryve for a short2 day in the nixt week till ther may be a full Councell or not, And the Rolls being called, And the votes marked ther was three of the Councell for granting a repryve, And other three not, all the rest present as marked in the Sederunt being either non Liquid or refuseing to vote, It came to the Lord Chancellors casting vote his lordship declaired he was willing to give his vote and Signe the repryve, If he knew that a Quorum of ther lordships would Signe the Same, without which the order of Councell for a repryve, would be ineffectuall, And accordingly ther lordships being asked on by one If they would Signe the Said repryve, And all of them declyned, except three besyds those who voted repryve, And the Lord Chancellor who made but Sevine, And so not a Sufficient Quorum for Syneing a valide repryve, wherfor the prisoners wer Left to the Course of Justice upon expyreing of the former repryve.

Att Edinburgh the Tenth day of Apryll 1705 Councill extraordinary

A1705/4/111

Decreet

Interloquitor anent Captain Green

Letter from the Queens Majestie to the Councill In answer to ther Lordships letter to her Majestie of the date the 28th March Last bypast, being read was ordered to be recorded, and a petition being presented and given in to ther Lordships by Captain Thomas Green, Captain John Mader, James Simpsone, Andrew Robiesone, George Kitchine, James Browne, George Glen, Henry Geigle, and George Taylor, And the Samen with ane attested double and coppie of ane Affidavid emitted and given by Israell Phippenny, and Peter Freeland at the burgh of Portsmouth in England being all read in ther presence and after reasoning and debate theron, It went to the vote, Grant to the petitioners a repryve for a short2 day in the nixt week till ther may be a full Councell or not, And the Rolls being called, And the votes marked ther was three of the Councell for granting a repryve, And other three not, all the rest present as marked in the Sederunt being either non Liquid or refuseing to vote, It came to the Lord Chancellors casting vote his lordship declaired he was willing to give his vote and Signe the repryve, If he knew that a Quorum of ther lordships would Signe the Same, without which the order of Councell for a repryve, would be ineffectuall, And accordingly ther lordships being asked on by one If they would Signe the Said repryve, And all of them declyned, except three besyds those who voted repryve, And the Lord Chancellor who made but Sevine, And so not a Sufficient Quorum for Syneing a valide repryve, wherfor the prisoners wer Left to the Course of Justice upon expyreing of the former repryve.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 385-6.

2. An illegible word scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 385-6.

2. An illegible word scored out here.