Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Seventyne day of Jwny J^aj vi^c nyntie Seven yeirs

D1697/6/13

D1697/6/13¹

Order

Recomendatione Dam Lillias Seaton relict of Sir James Ramsay

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell be Dam Lillias Seatowne relict of Sir James Ramsay Shewing That wher the Honorable Estates of parliament in consideratione of the crying necessitie that the petitioner and her deceast husband was redacted to for want of a Jwst and great debt dwe to them by The Earles of Seaforth did by ther act and decreit upon the twentie seventh of Jwny J^aj vi^c nyntie five yeirs grant ane aliment to the petitioner of Ane Thowsand pwnd Scotts yeirlie dureing her lifetyme owt of the Lands possesst by The Earle of Seaforth and The Countess his mother But Seing the conditione of the petitioner is soe indigent as renders her wtterly wncapable to evict the Same from Such potent persones in consideratione therof Their Lordships upon applicatione made by the petitioner did recomend to The Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie to cause payment to be made to her of the foirsaid aliment of which She hath receaved nothing these twentie moneths bygone wherby now in her old age She is redacted to Such extremitie of miserie that she hath no bread which will obleidge her (if not prevented) to ask the churches charitie and therby disgrace the character of her deceast husband who was once in ane eminent Statione and therin Faithfullie Served his Cowntrey And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears which petitione being this day read and considered be the saids Lords of privie Cownsell They heirby recomend to The Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaurie to cause make payment to the said petitioner of the above yeirs aliment of Ane Thowsand pwnds Commenceing from Mertimes Last