Decreet, 30 November 1693, Edinburgh

Act, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Threttie day of November Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years

D1693/11/351

Decreet

Interloquitor The Deacon of the baxters of Glasgow Against The magistrats therof.

The Lybell at the instance of James Muirhead present Deacon of the baxters in Glassgow and others Against William Naper present provest of Glasgow John Leckie John Aird elder and George Nisbet present baillies ther and others being called this day in presence of the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill And the said James Muirhead […] pursuers Compeiring personally2 with Sir James Ogilvie Mr Hew and Mr David Dalrymples advocats for the haill persuers and John Aird present baillie and James Peddy late provest in Glasgow two of the defenders Compeiring personally for themselves and in name of the haill magistrats and toune Councill of Glasgow for whom they sisted themselves Judicially for fulfilling the sentence of Councill, Which shall be pronounced against the saids haill magistrats and toune Councill with Sir Patrick Home and Mr John Kincaid advocats for the haill defenders and John Story and William Simervell Tackmen mentioned in the Lybell being called and not Compeiring, The saids Lords haveing Considered the principall Lybell and answers made therto, and that the defenders advocats repeited the reconvention as contained in the answers without reading the same to the effect they might have witnesses adduced theron, And both parties advocats being fully heard, The saids Lords of their majesties privy Councill Finds both the principall Lybell and lybell of reconvention relevant and addmitts the same to probatione, And superceids to grant Certificatione against the two tacksmen albeit they be non of the magistrats or Councill untill the conclusion of the Cause, And the witnesses cited and Compeiring in both Lybells haveing made faith at the bar The saids Lords nominats and appoints the Earle of of3 Anandale Lord Beilhaven and Mr Frances Montgomrie to be a Comittie for examineing the witnesses cited and Compeiring, And Declares any two of the Committie to be a quorum Reserving all objectiones which may be made against the witnesses to be proponed and discussed before the Committie and excuses the absence of James Mitchell elder maltman in Glasgow a witness cited in the principall Lybell In Respect of a Certificat produced of his great age sicknes and inability to travell and Grants farder dilligence by Captione against the witnesses afternamed cited and not Compeiring nor excused, William Stirling maltman ther Alexander French maltman ther John Wallace late baillie ther Robert Robertsone maltman in Shitconie ther Mathow Gilmuir Copersmith ther Patrick Tenant garner ther witnesses in the principall Lybell, And Ninian Anderson ther one of the witnesses in the reconvention And assignes the […] day of December nixt for doeing the said farder dilligence

Edinburgh the Threttie day of November Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years

D1693/11/351

Decreet

Interloquitor The Deacon of the baxters of Glasgow Against The magistrats therof.

The Lybell at the instance of James Muirhead present Deacon of the baxters in Glassgow and others Against William Naper present provest of Glasgow John Leckie John Aird elder and George Nisbet present baillies ther and others being called this day in presence of the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill And the said James Muirhead […] pursuers Compeiring personally2 with Sir James Ogilvie Mr Hew and Mr David Dalrymples advocats for the haill persuers and John Aird present baillie and James Peddy late provest in Glasgow two of the defenders Compeiring personally for themselves and in name of the haill magistrats and toune Councill of Glasgow for whom they sisted themselves Judicially for fulfilling the sentence of Councill, Which shall be pronounced against the saids haill magistrats and toune Councill with Sir Patrick Home and Mr John Kincaid advocats for the haill defenders and John Story and William Simervell Tackmen mentioned in the Lybell being called and not Compeiring, The saids Lords haveing Considered the principall Lybell and answers made therto, and that the defenders advocats repeited the reconvention as contained in the answers without reading the same to the effect they might have witnesses adduced theron, And both parties advocats being fully heard, The saids Lords of their majesties privy Councill Finds both the principall Lybell and lybell of reconvention relevant and addmitts the same to probatione, And superceids to grant Certificatione against the two tacksmen albeit they be non of the magistrats or Councill untill the conclusion of the Cause, And the witnesses cited and Compeiring in both Lybells haveing made faith at the bar The saids Lords nominats and appoints the Earle of of3 Anandale Lord Beilhaven and Mr Frances Montgomrie to be a Comittie for examineing the witnesses cited and Compeiring, And Declares any two of the Committie to be a quorum Reserving all objectiones which may be made against the witnesses to be proponed and discussed before the Committie and excuses the absence of James Mitchell elder maltman in Glasgow a witness cited in the principall Lybell In Respect of a Certificat produced of his great age sicknes and inability to travell and Grants farder dilligence by Captione against the witnesses afternamed cited and not Compeiring nor excused, William Stirling maltman ther Alexander French maltman ther John Wallace late baillie ther Robert Robertsone maltman in Shitconie ther Mathow Gilmuir Copersmith ther Patrick Tenant garner ther witnesses in the principall Lybell, And Ninian Anderson ther one of the witnesses in the reconvention And assignes the […] day of December nixt for doeing the said farder dilligence

1. NRS, PC2/24, 282r-282v.

2. The word ‘with’ scored out here.

3. Sic.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 282r-282v.

2. The word ‘with’ scored out here.

3. Sic.