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A1692/12/44
A1692/12/441
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Interloquitor anent Judges not qualifyed by Law
The lords of there Majesties privie Councill haveing Considered the report of the Committee anent Judges who have qualifyed themselves according to Law They Find that the shirreffships of Dumbartoun Banff and Clackmannan are vacant and accords to signifie the same to His majestie whensoever they shall wreitt to him That His majestie whensoever they shall wreitt to him That His majesties pleasure may be knowen how these offices shall be Supplyed And by whom And Finds that the shirreff of Bute hes not qualifyed himself But2 Being Informed that he hes refused his shirreffship In favours of Boyll of Kelburne They appoint them both to be Cited and Finds that the Earle of Callender shirreff principall of Stirling and water Balzie of Forth did not qualifie himself But being informed That he is presently dead They superceed to determine in these offices untill they get farder Informatione who will represent him And Finds that the Marqueis of Atholl shirreff principall of Perth And he and the Lord Murray his Sone Stewarts principall of Falkland have not qualified themselves And therefor appoints them to be cited And Finds the Earle of Murray stewart principall of Monteath And the Earle of Perth stewart principall of Strathearne have not qualifyed themselves And that they being both papists The saids offices are vacant and declares they will acquaint the King anent the suppleeing of these offices And appoints the Earle of Annandale his name to be delite out of the report as being out of the Countrie the tyme and haveing taken the oath of alleadgeance and Finds that Sir Hugh Campbell of Calder shirreff of Nairne hes not qualifyed himself And appoints him to be cited And appoints the pairt of that report anent the shirreff of Fyff to be delite because the Countess of Rothess hade resigned to her Sone in the late Government And the tutors have duely qualifyed themselves And Finds that Sir William Bruce Shirreff of Kinross And the Earle of Southesque shirreff of Forfar have not qualifyed themselves And appoints them to be cited And Finds the Earle of Nithsdaill stewart principall of Kirkcudbright hes not qualifyed himself and Because it is Informed that he is minor and popish Therefore they recomend to the Lord Carmichaell and Sir John Maxwell of Pollock to Informe themselves who are tutors and Curators to the said Earle and who are the dyetts exerceing for him And Finds that Cochran of Barchalaw is not qualifyed And Finds that the Earle of Lauderdaill Bailzie of the Balzierie of Lauder is not qualifyed and is popish And declares they will signify the same to the King when they wreit to his Majestie That the saids offices are vacant and recomends to there Majesties advocat to raise Letters against the persones appoynted to be Citted Conforme to the act of parliament and proclamatione of Councill, And to the sollicitor to cause execute the Same.
1. PC1/48, 524-5.
2. Word inserted above the line.
1. PC1/48, 524-5.