Decreet, 28 January 1692, Edinburgh

Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Twentie Eight day of January Jaj vjc nyntie two years

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Interloquitor Gordonstoune and others Against The Laird of Grant and others

The Lybell at the instance of the Laird of Gordonstoune and others against the Laird of Grant and others Being Called and the Laird of Gordonstone for himself and the rest of the pursuars Compeiring personally with Mr Heugh Dalrymple, Mr James Stewart senior and Mr David Forbes Advocats And the Laird of Grant defender Compeiring also personally with Sir James Ogilvie Sir David Thoires Sir Robert Colt and Mr David Cunninghame advocats and the pursuar haveing Declared that he insisted only against the Laird of Grant and his men tennents and servants as Designed in the lybell The saids defender being called and being all absent and not Compeiring except John Baininqueen in Glenbigg and James Stewart Greive to the Laird of Grant in Cullnafyle The saids Lords Grants Certificatione against the defenders men tennents and servants to the Laird of Grant now only insisted against called and not Compeiring and ordaines letters to be direct to messengers at armes to pass to the mercat Croce of […] and their in their Majesties name and authoritie denunce the saids defenders men tennents and servants to the Laird of Grant Called and not Compeiring as said is Their Majesties rebells and put them to their highnes horne and Escheat and inbring all ther moveable goods and geir to their Majesties use for their contemptione and Disobedience, and the said Lybell and ansuers given in therto be the Laird of Grant being read and both parties procurators fully heard, and the witnesses Citted for the persuars being Called and such of them as Compeired haveing made faith at the barr The saids Lords of Privy Councill nominats and Appoynts Alexander Lord Raith, Sir Thomas Burnet of Leyes and […] Bordie of that ilk to be a Comittie for examineing the witnesses and Declaires any thrie of the them to be a quorum Reserving all Objectiones which shall be made against the Witnesses to be proponed and disscust before the said Committie or their quorum, And allowes the honouraball witnesses cited for the pursuar against whom ther is no execution produced, To be received albeit some of them ware not present nor made faith at the barr.

At Edinburgh 28 January 1692

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Decreet

Interlocutor regarding Gordonstoun and others against The Laird of Grant and others

The libel at the instance of [Robert Gordon] laird of Gordonstoun and others against [Ludovic Grant] laird of Grant and others being called and the laird of Gordonstoun for himself and the rest of the pursuers compering personally with Mr Hugh Dalrymple, Mr James Stewart senior and Mr David Forbes advocates, and the laird of Grant defender compearing also personally with Sir James Ogilvie, Sir David Thoirs, Sir Robert Colt and Mr David Cunningham advocates, and the pursuer having declared that he insisted only against the laird of Grant and his men, tenants and servants as designed in the libel, the said defender being called and being all absent and not compearing except John Baininqueen in Glenbigg2 and James Stewart Grieve to the Laird of Grant in Cullnafyle3 the said lords grant certification against the defenders men, tenants and servants to the laird of Grant now only insisted against, called and not compearing and ordain letters to be directed to messengers at arms to pass to the merkat cross of […] and there in their majesties’ names and authority denounce the said defenders men, tenants and servants to the laird of Grant called and not compearing as said is their majesties’ rebels and put them to their highnesses horn and escheat and bring in all their moveable goods and geir to their majesties’ use for their contemption and disobedience, and the said libel and answers given in therto by the laird of Grant being read and both parties procurators fully heard, and the witnesses cited for the persuers being called and such of them as compeared having made faith at the bar, the said lords of privy council nominate and appoint Alexander [Melville] Lord Raith, Sir Thomas Burnet of Leys and [James] Brody of that ilk to be a committee for examining the witnesses, and declare any three of them to be a quorum, reserving all objections which shall be made against the witnesses to be proponed and discussed before the said committee or their quorum, and allow the honourable witnesses cited for the pursuer against whom there is no execution produced, to be received albeit some of them were not present or made faith at the bar.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 15r-15v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 15r-15v.

2. Possibly Glenbeg, uncertain. Surname unusual

3. Possibly Coulnakyle in Kincardine