Letter: royal, 23 November 1697, Edinburgh

Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Tuenty Third day of November Jaj vic nyntie seven years

A1697/11/321

Letter: royal

Letter from the King Anent Frazers

The Letter underwryten from his Majestie To the Councell being read was ordered to be recorded wherof The tenor folloues
Sic suprascribitur William Rex
Right trustie and right well beloved Cousin and Councellor Right trustie and Entirely beloved Cousin and Councelor Right trustie and well beloved Cousins and Councellors Right trustie and uell beloved Councellors And trustie and well Beloved Councelors We Greet yow well Wheras We are Informed that […] Frazer of Boufort and Captaine Simeon Frazer his son have In a tumultuary manner Convocat severall persons of the name of Frazer And have with their assistance illegally made prisoners The Lord Saltoun The Lord Mungo Murray and my Lady Lovitt And did Keep them under guards of their accomplices for a Considerable tyme And doe yet in that manner detaine my Lady Lovitt And have otherwise barbarously and Inhumanely used them which is a high Contempt of our authority And we being resolved to Give protection to all our Good Subjects and that these who shall in so open and heynous a manner Act against our Laus shall be brought to due punishment We have therfore Thought fitt to signifie to yow That it is our royall will and pleasure That yow use all Dilligence possible To Cause apprehend the said […] Frazer and his son with such others of their accomplices as yow shall think fitt And yow are to order our Advocat and Sollicitor to prosecute them untill they be punished according to Lau And expecting your Care in this It being so Important for our service and so necessary for the peace and quiet of our Subjects We bid yow heartily Fareuell Given att our Court at Kensingtoune the nynteenth day of november 1697 and of our reigne the nynth year By his Majesties Command sic subscribitur James Ogilvie.

Att Edinburgh the Tuenty Third day of November Jaj vic nyntie seven years

A1697/11/321

Letter: royal

Letter from the King Anent Frazers

The Letter underwryten from his Majestie To the Councell being read was ordered to be recorded wherof The tenor folloues
Sic suprascribitur William Rex
Right trustie and right well beloved Cousin and Councellor Right trustie and Entirely beloved Cousin and Councelor Right trustie and well beloved Cousins and Councellors Right trustie and uell beloved Councellors And trustie and well Beloved Councelors We Greet yow well Wheras We are Informed that […] Frazer of Boufort and Captaine Simeon Frazer his son have In a tumultuary manner Convocat severall persons of the name of Frazer And have with their assistance illegally made prisoners The Lord Saltoun The Lord Mungo Murray and my Lady Lovitt And did Keep them under guards of their accomplices for a Considerable tyme And doe yet in that manner detaine my Lady Lovitt And have otherwise barbarously and Inhumanely used them which is a high Contempt of our authority And we being resolved to Give protection to all our Good Subjects and that these who shall in so open and heynous a manner Act against our Laus shall be brought to due punishment We have therfore Thought fitt to signifie to yow That it is our royall will and pleasure That yow use all Dilligence possible To Cause apprehend the said […] Frazer and his son with such others of their accomplices as yow shall think fitt And yow are to order our Advocat and Sollicitor to prosecute them untill they be punished according to Lau And expecting your Care in this It being so Important for our service and so necessary for the peace and quiet of our Subjects We bid yow heartily Fareuell Given att our Court at Kensingtoune the nynteenth day of november 1697 and of our reigne the nynth year By his Majesties Command sic subscribitur James Ogilvie.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 294-5.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 294-5.