Letter, 15 December 1698, Edinburgh

Decreet, 29 December 1698, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Fifteenth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and Eight years

A1698/12/161

Letter

Letter Lord high Chancellor of Scotland To The Lords cheif Justices of Ireland

A Letter Lord Chancellor To Lords cheif Justices of Ireland anent meal and malt to Fortwilliam The Councill having Recomended to the Lord high Chancelor To write the forsaid Letter. follows the tenor thereof:
My Lords, The Scarcity of Corn about his majesties Garrison att Fortwilliam, and other small Garrisons upon that coast at present under the direction and command of Brigadier Generall James Maitland and the difficulty in Transporting oat meal and malt necessar for their Subsistince from the Inland parts of this Kingdom at this Season of the year moved the Brigadier sometyme agoe To Apply To his Majesties privy Councill to Interceed with your Excellencies for Licence to Export from the Kingdom of Ireland The number of Fifteen hundered Bolls of meal and malt for the present Releif of these Garrisons. For which End their Being a vessell ready fraughted in the Kingdom of Ireland for Export thereof, he is advised by his Correspondent their, That by ane order from your Excellencies The vessell is discharged to Export victuall. Whereupon his Majesties privy Councill of this Kingdom. Considering how much it doth Import his majesties service That these Garrisons be tymously supplyed, did Earnestly Recommend it to me To intreat your Excellencies in their name, That the orders and allowance necessary may be given for suffering fifteen hundered Bolls of oat meal and malt to be bought up at any place of the north of Ireland By the said Brigadier Maitland or his order and Exported from thence to the Garrison of Fortwilliam in Scotland for the above said uses without any Trouble or hinderance. As the Granting heirof will be good service to his Majestie In the seaseonable releif of these Garrisons, so it will oblidge us upon the Like occasions To give Ready Complyance with what your Excellencies at any tyme shall propose for the Advantage of the Kingdom of Ireland, according to the good Correspondence necessary to be Kept betwixt these Two Kingdomes, This By order of his majesties privy Councill of Scotland and in their name is signed by and subscrived Thus My Lords your Excellencies most humble Servant. directed thus. To ther Excellencies The Marquiss of Winchester and the Earle of Gallaway Lords Justices of the Kingdom of Ireland.

Att Edinburgh The Fifteenth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and Eight years

A1698/12/161

Letter

Letter Lord high Chancellor of Scotland To The Lords cheif Justices of Ireland

A Letter Lord Chancellor To Lords cheif Justices of Ireland anent meal and malt to Fortwilliam The Councill having Recomended to the Lord high Chancelor To write the forsaid Letter. follows the tenor thereof:
My Lords, The Scarcity of Corn about his majesties Garrison att Fortwilliam, and other small Garrisons upon that coast at present under the direction and command of Brigadier Generall James Maitland and the difficulty in Transporting oat meal and malt necessar for their Subsistince from the Inland parts of this Kingdom at this Season of the year moved the Brigadier sometyme agoe To Apply To his Majesties privy Councill to Interceed with your Excellencies for Licence to Export from the Kingdom of Ireland The number of Fifteen hundered Bolls of meal and malt for the present Releif of these Garrisons. For which End their Being a vessell ready fraughted in the Kingdom of Ireland for Export thereof, he is advised by his Correspondent their, That by ane order from your Excellencies The vessell is discharged to Export victuall. Whereupon his Majesties privy Councill of this Kingdom. Considering how much it doth Import his majesties service That these Garrisons be tymously supplyed, did Earnestly Recommend it to me To intreat your Excellencies in their name, That the orders and allowance necessary may be given for suffering fifteen hundered Bolls of oat meal and malt to be bought up at any place of the north of Ireland By the said Brigadier Maitland or his order and Exported from thence to the Garrison of Fortwilliam in Scotland for the above said uses without any Trouble or hinderance. As the Granting heirof will be good service to his Majestie In the seaseonable releif of these Garrisons, so it will oblidge us upon the Like occasions To give Ready Complyance with what your Excellencies at any tyme shall propose for the Advantage of the Kingdom of Ireland, according to the good Correspondence necessary to be Kept betwixt these Two Kingdomes, This By order of his majesties privy Councill of Scotland and in their name is signed by and subscrived Thus My Lords your Excellencies most humble Servant. directed thus. To ther Excellencies The Marquiss of Winchester and the Earle of Gallaway Lords Justices of the Kingdom of Ireland.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 504-5.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 504-5.