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A1692/5/73
A1692/5/731
Order
Report and order anent captain Johnstoun and Ensigne Dunbar
The Lord Beilhaven haveing reported that In obedience to the Councills Comands he went with Sir Robert Sinclair of Steivenstoun to the tolbooth of the Canongate And examined what persones were guiltie of seizing the keyes of the said prisone and keeping out the same And they found none to have ane hand in that matter but Captain Johnstoun and Ensigne Dumbar who in there examinationes now read befor the Councill doe acknowledge that they violented the key from the Clerk But declared they did it to be heard And that they might have from the Goodman the aliment that the Councill allowed them And my Lord further reported that they caused transport the said Captain and Ensigne from the Canongate tolbooth to the Ironhouse in the tolbooth of Edinburgh And put them in Irons there The Councill approves of the report and what the Comittee have done And it being represented for Captain Johnstoun that his Legg is swelled with the straitnes of the Iron put thereon The Councill called for one of the Bailzie and the maister of the tolbooth of Edinburgh and finding the representation to be a trueth. They gave order to the maister of the tolbooth to take the Irons from off Captain Johnstouns Leggs and to putt Irons upon his hands And to detain him and the Ensigne prisoners till further order
1. PC1/48, 187.
1. PC1/48, 187.