Decreet, 29 December 1698, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the first day of March J^aj vi^c nyntie eight yeirs

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Recomendatione to The Magistrats of Barbadoes anent Stewarts

Forasmuchas applicatione and Complaint hath bein made to Patrick Earle of Marchmont etc The Marqwes of Tweedale The Earle of Southerland The Earle of Buchan The Earle of Lauderdale The Earle of Leven The Earle of Annandale The Earle of Ruglen The Viscount [of] Tarbatt The Lord Montgomry The Lord Forbess The Lord Carmichael The Lord Carmichaell² The Lord Ruthven The Lord Advocat The Lord Justice clerk The Lord Fountainhall The Lord Anstruther The Lord Rankeillor The Laird of Grant The Laird of Pollock The Laird of Blackbarrony The Lord Proveist of Edinburgh And The Laird of Kellburne Lords of his majesties most honorable privie Counsell for the Kingdome of Scotland Representing That James Stewart Servitor The Earle of Southesque and John Stewart in Coattowne of Bonnytowne Have procured affedavits to be made befor the magistrats of Montrose aither of them in favoures of himself for proveing them to be nearest kinsemen by blood and consanqwinitie to the deceast David Stewart Late of the Island of Barbadoes And that Letters of acturney had therupon bein granted by both of them for intrometting with and disposeing upon The estate which belonged to The Said David Stewart the tyme of his death and the veritie of tehse affedavits being by them qwarrelled hinc inde befor the saids Lords of privie Counsell wherby it does not at present certainly appeare whither the said James or John Stewarts be the nearest kinsman to the said deceast David Stewart Therfor The saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell for the kingdom of Scottland doe Suspend and dischairge all effect of the foirsaids affedavits untill exact and legall tryall be made befor them by probatione and other wayes whither the said James and John Stewarts be nearest kinsmen to the said deceist David Stewart And heirby The saids Lords reqweist and recomend To The Honorable The governour and all inferior magistrats of the said Island off Barbardoes to dischairge and cause Superceed all procedure of Law upon the foirsaids affidavits taken befor the magistrats of Montrose and Letters of Actwrney following theron for intrometting with or disposeing upon the estate moveables Chatles which belonged to the said David Stewart the tyme of his decease or any pairt of the Same untill a full and trwe report efter tryall taken befor the saids Lords of privie Counsell for the Kingdome of Scotland be made of the said mater And therby it be made appeare to the Said Government and magistrats of the said Island of Barbardoes who is reallie the nearest Kinsman to the said deceast David Stewart Signed in presence and by order of The Lords of his majesties most honorable privie Counsell for the Kingdome of Scottland By Patrick Earle of Marchmont Viscount of Blasonberrie Lord Pollwarth of Pollwarth and Lord High Chancellor of Scotland And the seall of the privie Counsell is by order foirsaid hereto affixt.