Letter: from the Council, 8 December 1702, Edinburgh

Procedure, 24 December 1702, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Eight day of December Jaj viic and two years

A1702/12/151

Letter: from the Council

Letter to the Thesaury In favors of her Majesties advocat

Followes the Extract of the forsaid Letter to the Thesaury In favors of the Lord Advocat

Att Edinburgh the 24 September 1702 years Her Majesties Letter underwrittin direct to the Lords Commissioners of her2 Majesties Thesaury was presented and Read and ordained to be Recorded in their Lordships books wherof the Tenor followes; Sic Supra Scribitur Anne Regina Right trustie and right weell beloved, Cousine and Councillor; Right trustie and intirely beloved Cousins and Councillors; Right trustie and well beloved Cousine and Councillor And trustie and well beloved Councillors Wee Greet yow well; Wee have Considered the proposall made by our trustie and well beloved Councillor Sir James Stewart our Advocat and transmitted and Recommended by yow to us; And Judging the Same very reasonable Wee doe therfore authorize and requyre yow To pay or Cause be payed out of the first and readiest of our rents revenues or other Casualities whatsoever of that our Kingdom To the said Sir James Stewart or order the Soume of Two hundred pounds Sterling yearly at two termes in the year Whitsunday and Martinmass Begining the first termes payment at Martinmass nixt; And so to Continue till these presents are Recalled by us. He laying himself aside from all privat affairs; actiones and pleadings before our privy Councill; And attending only before these Courts what Immediatly regards our Service in the termes of his proposall. For doeing wherof this Shall be your warrant; And so wee bid yow heartily fareweell Given at our Court at Windseor Castle the Twenty fifth day of August Jaj viic and two and of our reigne the first year. By her Majesties Command Sic Subscribitur Queensberry Extractum de Libris Thesaurarii per Me Sic Subscribitur Thomas Moncreiff.

Att Edinburgh the Eight day of December Jaj viic and two years

A1702/12/151

Letter: from the Council

Letter to the Thesaury In favors of her Majesties advocat

Followes the Extract of the forsaid Letter to the Thesaury In favors of the Lord Advocat

Att Edinburgh the 24 September 1702 years Her Majesties Letter underwrittin direct to the Lords Commissioners of her2 Majesties Thesaury was presented and Read and ordained to be Recorded in their Lordships books wherof the Tenor followes; Sic Supra Scribitur Anne Regina Right trustie and right weell beloved, Cousine and Councillor; Right trustie and intirely beloved Cousins and Councillors; Right trustie and well beloved Cousine and Councillor And trustie and well beloved Councillors Wee Greet yow well; Wee have Considered the proposall made by our trustie and well beloved Councillor Sir James Stewart our Advocat and transmitted and Recommended by yow to us; And Judging the Same very reasonable Wee doe therfore authorize and requyre yow To pay or Cause be payed out of the first and readiest of our rents revenues or other Casualities whatsoever of that our Kingdom To the said Sir James Stewart or order the Soume of Two hundred pounds Sterling yearly at two termes in the year Whitsunday and Martinmass Begining the first termes payment at Martinmass nixt; And so to Continue till these presents are Recalled by us. He laying himself aside from all privat affairs; actiones and pleadings before our privy Councill; And attending only before these Courts what Immediatly regards our Service in the termes of his proposall. For doeing wherof this Shall be your warrant; And so wee bid yow heartily fareweell Given at our Court at Windseor Castle the Twenty fifth day of August Jaj viic and two and of our reigne the first year. By her Majesties Command Sic Subscribitur Queensberry Extractum de Libris Thesaurarii per Me Sic Subscribitur Thomas Moncreiff.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 475-6.

2. The word ‘highnes’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 475-6.

2. The word ‘highnes’ scored out here.