Letter: royal, 1 February 1704, Edinburgh

Procedure, 19 December 1704, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The first day off February Jaj vijc and [four] years

A1704/2/31

Letter: royal

Letter from The Queen To The Councill annent the plott

Letter from the Queen to the Councill anent ill designes and practices Carried on against the Government Being read the samen was ordered to be Recorded Wherof the tennor followes
Sic supra scribitur Anne Regina
Right trusty and right weell beloved Cousin and Councellors Right trusty and enteirly beloved Cousins and Councellours Right trusty and weell beloved Cousins and Councellors Right trusty and weell beloved Councellors And Trusty and weell beloved Councellor’s We greet yow weell Wheras by our Letter of the 18th day of December last Wee did Communicat to yow the ill designes that wer againest us and our Government in that our Antient Kingdome And did Recommend to yow to give your assistance to our Advocat in all methods that the Law allowes for the examination of such persones assumed to be concerned therin And to take all due cair for the preservation of the pace of the Countrie And now we have thought fit herewith to transmit to yow Coppies of the papers and Letters relative to that matter (Haveing already showed them to those of our privy Councill here) that by them yow may be more fully Informed and rendered more capable to proceed vigorously in the detection of these evill designes and therby prevent the Mischeifs that might ensue therupon, to our Government and good subjects. And not doubting of your Cair and Zeall We bid yow heartly fairweell Given Att our Court at St James’s the 28th day of January 1703/4 And of our Rigne the 2d year. By Her Majesties Command. Sic Subscribitur Queensberry.

Att Edinburgh The first day off February Jaj vijc and [four] years

A1704/2/31

Letter: royal

Letter from The Queen To The Councill annent the plott

Letter from the Queen to the Councill anent ill designes and practices Carried on against the Government Being read the samen was ordered to be Recorded Wherof the tennor followes
Sic supra scribitur Anne Regina
Right trusty and right weell beloved Cousin and Councellors Right trusty and enteirly beloved Cousins and Councellours Right trusty and weell beloved Cousins and Councellors Right trusty and weell beloved Councellors And Trusty and weell beloved Councellor’s We greet yow weell Wheras by our Letter of the 18th day of December last Wee did Communicat to yow the ill designes that wer againest us and our Government in that our Antient Kingdome And did Recommend to yow to give your assistance to our Advocat in all methods that the Law allowes for the examination of such persones assumed to be concerned therin And to take all due cair for the preservation of the pace of the Countrie And now we have thought fit herewith to transmit to yow Coppies of the papers and Letters relative to that matter (Haveing already showed them to those of our privy Councill here) that by them yow may be more fully Informed and rendered more capable to proceed vigorously in the detection of these evill designes and therby prevent the Mischeifs that might ensue therupon, to our Government and good subjects. And not doubting of your Cair and Zeall We bid yow heartly fairweell Given Att our Court at St James’s the 28th day of January 1703/4 And of our Rigne the 2d year. By Her Majesties Command. Sic Subscribitur Queensberry.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 139-40.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 139-40.