Order, 7 July 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Seventh of Jullie Jaj vic nyntie Six yeirs

D1696/7/121

Order

Recomendatione Mary Stewart

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell Be Mary Stewart relict of wmqwhile Maister James Stewart Late incumbent at Long Dreghorne Shewing That the petitioner is redwced to verie great necessitie being a wedow this Seven yeirs Left with Four childrein and to keep them from Starveing She hes pairted with all She had so that she hes not left herself Decent cloaths The almightie knowes that the petitioner is greatly opprest with povertie which made her desyre the Laird of Toweslands that he would be pleased to acqwaint his majesties Advocat with her deplorable conditione because His lordship was acqwainted with her hwsband befor he went to London His Lordship thought Something had bein Done for the petitioner a moneth agoe But when the petitioner waited on Sir Thomas Moncreiff he assured her ther was nothing Done for the petitioner But for one Jennet Stewart, the petitioners husband was two and twentie yeirs at London ther was She born and maried the petitioner came to this kingdome with her husband about Eleven yeirs agoe And now She resolves with gods assistance to goe with her family to her own Countrie As soon as God is pleased to send her Some money And therfore humbly craveing ther Lordships to take the petitioners disconsolat conditione into ther Lordships christean Consideratione And vouchsafe to grant her Some Supplie to help her in her Journey for She hes five in familie that is Like to Starve And She trwsts the almightie who knowes her distress will be pleased abundantly to rewaird ther Lordships for takeing notice of the fatherles wedow and Stranger As the said petitione bears which being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell They heirby recomend to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie to consider and grant the desyre of the same as they Shall find Jwst and reasoneable

Att Edinburgh the Seventh of Jullie Jaj vic nyntie Six yeirs

D1696/7/121

Order

Recomendatione Mary Stewart

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell Be Mary Stewart relict of wmqwhile Maister James Stewart Late incumbent at Long Dreghorne Shewing That the petitioner is redwced to verie great necessitie being a wedow this Seven yeirs Left with Four childrein and to keep them from Starveing She hes pairted with all She had so that she hes not left herself Decent cloaths The almightie knowes that the petitioner is greatly opprest with povertie which made her desyre the Laird of Toweslands that he would be pleased to acqwaint his majesties Advocat with her deplorable conditione because His lordship was acqwainted with her hwsband befor he went to London His Lordship thought Something had bein Done for the petitioner a moneth agoe But when the petitioner waited on Sir Thomas Moncreiff he assured her ther was nothing Done for the petitioner But for one Jennet Stewart, the petitioners husband was two and twentie yeirs at London ther was She born and maried the petitioner came to this kingdome with her husband about Eleven yeirs agoe And now She resolves with gods assistance to goe with her family to her own Countrie As soon as God is pleased to send her Some money And therfore humbly craveing ther Lordships to take the petitioners disconsolat conditione into ther Lordships christean Consideratione And vouchsafe to grant her Some Supplie to help her in her Journey for She hes five in familie that is Like to Starve And She trwsts the almightie who knowes her distress will be pleased abundantly to rewaird ther Lordships for takeing notice of the fatherles wedow and Stranger As the said petitione bears which being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell They heirby recomend to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie to consider and grant the desyre of the same as they Shall find Jwst and reasoneable

1. NRS, PC2/26, 228v-229r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 228v-229r.