Act, 28 December 1703, Edinburgh

Att Holyruidhouse the Fifteinth day of September J^aj vij^c and thrie years

A1703/9/6

A1703/9/6¹

Order

[Order anent the Laird of Clackmannan’s canon]

The viscount of Tarbat Lord Secretary of State one of the Committie appointed to examine and take tryall how the four Iron Cannon beloning to the Laird of Clackmanan were taken from him and caried to the castle of Blackness haveing produced to the Councill thrie testificats thereanent and the same being read; His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of her Majesties privy Councill Doe hereby Find by the testificat produced that the Cannon abovementioned did belong to the Laird of Clackmannan and that he ought either to have the same returned back to him; or else have payment for the samen, But in respect the said Cannon are Lying at Blackness one of her Majesties Garrisones, Therfore They Recommend the same to the Lord Secretaries of State to be by them Laid before her Majestie either to grant a warrant for restoreing the saids four Cannons, or else to give the Laird of Clackmannan such satisfactione for the same as her Majestie shall think fitt, And his Grace and the saids Lords Doe hereby Permitt and allow the said viscount of Tarbat to carrie away from Innerness the thrie Cannon which formerly belonged to his Lordship Lying their and appoints the same to be delyvered to him.