Act, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Threttieth day of November J^aj vi^c nyntie thrie years

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Decreet

Interloquitor sentance Mr Ualter Colvill

The Lord High Chancellor Having Reported to the Councell That Mr Walter Collvill wryter in Edinburgh Did upon teusday last after publishing the proclamation for adjurning the Generall Assembly Came to Mr Patrick Creichtoune wryter in the privie Councell office who had been upon the Cross uith the same And offered to protest that the Assembly might meet notuithstanding of the proclamatione And that his Lordships uith the Lords Advocat and Justice Clerk Having examined the said Mr Walter He did acknouledge what he had done But said He uas then in drink upon which the Lord Chancellor gave ordor for his Imprisonment And now Leavs it to the Councell what they uill doe uith him The Councell approves of what the Lord Chancellor The Lords Advocat and Justice Clark had done In examining the said Mr Walter prisoner and Committing him prisoner And Having Called for the prisoner to
the Councell barr He did acknouledge that He did protest against the sitting of the Generall assembly And solemnly deponed that noe persone advysed him therto nor spoke to him theranent nor did it come into his mynd till the very moment in which he did it And did declare that he was very sensible that he had done a verie great Cryme and was very penitent therfore And declared that it was the effect of drink and not of designe And the Councell Having examined uitnesses upon the matter They In respect of the said Mr Walter his deep sense of and penitence for the said Cryme And finding noe Evidence of a designe nor of any persones being accessory to the said fact but that the samen hes been the effect of drink and yet Considering that the Act in itself Is a Great Cryme Houever favourablie Circumstantiat Therfore they Heirby Banish the said Mr Walter from the City of Edinburgh and suburbs therof And ordains him to remove himself furth therof once betuixt and mundayes night nixt ensuing And Gives ordor and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to sett the said Mr Walter at Libertie furth therof In respect He hath Inacted himself in the books of privie Councell That he shall Remove furth of the said toune and suburbs betuixt and the tyme forsaid And not returne uithin the same under the penaltie of fyve Thowsand merks In caise He shall transgress in the premisses