Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh [9 April 1695] Eodem die Postmeridiem

A1695/4/11

A1695/4/11¹

Letter: royal

Letter from the Councill to the King anent the Earle of Home

The following letter being read in Councill was approven and signed and ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth May it please your sacred majestie In obedience to your Royall Command we caused intimat to the Earle of Home at present at his house of Hirsell to enter himself Prisoner in the Castle of Edinburgh But had his returne That by reasone of his indispositione he was in noe case to travell as was also attested by the Certificats of Phisitians which moved us to send your majesties Phisitiane in ordinarie Sir Thomas Burnet with a Chirurgeon of his choise to visite the Earle who this day report to us That the state of his health is such, as at present he cannot come to Edinburgh without danger of his health and lyfe But upon the suppositione that he might not be in case to travelle He farder Caused intimat to Him That he should double the sum of his baille to two thousand pound sterline and add a new sufficient Cautioner to keep his former confynement and answer when called which he hes done which being all that we could doe in obedience to your majesties ordors we presume to lay it before your majestie attending your farder pleasure which shall be punctuallie obeyd by May it please you majestie your majesties most Loyall most faithfull and most obedient subjects and servants sic subscribitur Annandale P Southerland J Morton Lothiane Forfar Breadalbane Tarbat Strathnaver Carmichaell Polwarth James Stueart Thomas Livingstoune