Order, 21 July 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the tuenty First day of Jullie Jaj vjc nyntie six years

A1696/7/371

Order

Recommendation George Shank

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell By George Shank Gardner in Rockhill now prisoner in the Tolbooth of the Cannongate Sheuing That the petitioner being apprehended about the first of Aprile Last by Captain William Drummond in the Lord Jedburghs regiment of dragoons and brought and Incarcerat in the tolbooth of the Cannongate uithout any Crime or Information of any Guill against him The petitioner was therafter charged to Compear and depone as a witnes in the Criminall Lybell which was therafter raised and execute against the Laird of Lagg And albeit he was willing and readie upon his Great oath to declare that he Knew nothing relating to the points of that Indictment yet he hath ever since been Keeped prisoner in the tolbooth of the Cannongate in extream necessity and at the point of starving every day By which extream necessity and want He is now reduced to that weak Condition of health for want of bed and food that his recovery is altogither dispaired of And seing the petitioner humbly Conceavs that it is very hard for any poor man who was never soe much as suspected of any Crime or villany to be Imprisoned and starved to death in prisone And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships for Gods sake to pity the petitioners sad and miserable Condition And to ordaine him to be sett at Libertie That he may at Least have the Confort to dy in his bed as a poor Christian And to Give the petitioner some allouance for defraying the expences he hath been att since the tyme he uas brought in and Imprisoned And to ordaine the Jaylor to sett him at Libertie without payment of any dues seing noe Crime was or to this houre Can be instructed against him, as the said petition Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them by the said George Shank They heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury to Cause payment be made to the petitioner of six shilling scotts per diem for each day since he uas committed prisoner untill he be sett at Libertie

Att Edinburgh the tuenty First day of Jullie Jaj vjc nyntie six years

A1696/7/371

Order

Recommendation George Shank

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell By George Shank Gardner in Rockhill now prisoner in the Tolbooth of the Cannongate Sheuing That the petitioner being apprehended about the first of Aprile Last by Captain William Drummond in the Lord Jedburghs regiment of dragoons and brought and Incarcerat in the tolbooth of the Cannongate uithout any Crime or Information of any Guill against him The petitioner was therafter charged to Compear and depone as a witnes in the Criminall Lybell which was therafter raised and execute against the Laird of Lagg And albeit he was willing and readie upon his Great oath to declare that he Knew nothing relating to the points of that Indictment yet he hath ever since been Keeped prisoner in the tolbooth of the Cannongate in extream necessity and at the point of starving every day By which extream necessity and want He is now reduced to that weak Condition of health for want of bed and food that his recovery is altogither dispaired of And seing the petitioner humbly Conceavs that it is very hard for any poor man who was never soe much as suspected of any Crime or villany to be Imprisoned and starved to death in prisone And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships for Gods sake to pity the petitioners sad and miserable Condition And to ordaine him to be sett at Libertie That he may at Least have the Confort to dy in his bed as a poor Christian And to Give the petitioner some allouance for defraying the expences he hath been att since the tyme he uas brought in and Imprisoned And to ordaine the Jaylor to sett him at Libertie without payment of any dues seing noe Crime was or to this houre Can be instructed against him, as the said petition Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them by the said George Shank They heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury to Cause payment be made to the petitioner of six shilling scotts per diem for each day since he uas committed prisoner untill he be sett at Libertie

1. NRS, PC1/50, 603-4.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 603-4.