Order, 11 October 1692, Edinburgh

Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

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Order

Councellours not to goe out of the Kingdome

The Lord High Chancellour acquanted the Councill That the Maister of Stair secretarie of state hade signifyed to his Lordship By his majesties Commands That it is his Majesties pleasure that non of his Councill doe repair to London upon accompt of publict busines But that If they have any private effairs to represent They may acquant any one of the secretaries of state therewith And that Conforme hereto His Lordship hes in the vacance wrott to all such Councellours as were in this Kingdome2 for the tyme And the Maister of Forbes who wes then in England being now present in Councill The Lord Chancellour acquanted him herewith which is declared to be a sufficient Intimatione of his majesties pleasure to the Maister

At Edinburgh 11 October 1692

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Order

Councillors not to go out of the Kingdom

The Lord High Chancellor acquainted the council that the Master of Stair, secretary of state, had signified to his lordship by his majesty’s commands that it is his majesty’s pleasure that none of his council do repair to London upon account of public business but that if they have any private affairs to represent they may acquaint any one of the secretaries of state therewith and that conforming hereto his lordship has in the vacance written to all such councillors as were in this kingdom for the time and the master of Forbes, who was then in England, being now present in council the Lord Chancellor acquainted him herewith which is declared to be a sufficient intimation of his majesty’s pleasure to the master.

1. PC1/48, 417.

2. Three scored out words appear here, which look very like ‘for the tyme’.

1. PC1/48, 417.