Order, 25 July 1695, Edinburgh

Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the 25th Jully 1695

D1695/7/471

Order

Recomendatione Jonet Knox to the Lords of Thesaurie

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Jonet Knox relict of Thomas Blaickwell in Glasgow Shewing That wher upon a representatione of the petitioner and her Cheldreins sad and deplorable Condition throw the hardships her husband and her self mett with in their estates and fortunes in the late times by fyneing and Imprisonment Wherthrow her said husband Lost his life beside that his Liveliehood was exhausted He and the petitioner after his decease having payed upwards of five hundred punds sterling of fyne and all upon the accompt of frequenting Conventicles and Which having been represented to the honoraball estates of this present parliement and found by them to be of treuth and verity Conforme to the Committie of parliaments report theranent and that the act of parliament Rescinding fynes and forfaulters did not Comprehend the petitioners Circumstantiat Case In Respect that non represents those who exacted the fyne the parliament was pleased by their act dated the nynth of June Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years To Remitt the petitioners Condition to the Consideratione of the saids Lords of privy Councill in order to the refounding her either out of the vaccand stipends Bishops rents or whatever other fond should be thought convenient And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would allow the said act of parliament to be read and doe theranent as they should think fitt with regaird to the petitioners sad and Low Condition that the forsaid servitors has brought her to as the petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered the petition given in to them be the above Janet Knox They heirby Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaurie to order the Collector of the vaccand stipends To give the petitioner a factory and power to uplift such vaccant stipends as she shall discover and as their Lordships shall think fitt towards the repairation of the damnages Contained in the act of parliament in the petitioners favors.

Edinburgh the 25th Jully 1695

D1695/7/471

Order

Recomendatione Jonet Knox to the Lords of Thesaurie

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Jonet Knox relict of Thomas Blaickwell in Glasgow Shewing That wher upon a representatione of the petitioner and her Cheldreins sad and deplorable Condition throw the hardships her husband and her self mett with in their estates and fortunes in the late times by fyneing and Imprisonment Wherthrow her said husband Lost his life beside that his Liveliehood was exhausted He and the petitioner after his decease having payed upwards of five hundred punds sterling of fyne and all upon the accompt of frequenting Conventicles and Which having been represented to the honoraball estates of this present parliement and found by them to be of treuth and verity Conforme to the Committie of parliaments report theranent and that the act of parliament Rescinding fynes and forfaulters did not Comprehend the petitioners Circumstantiat Case In Respect that non represents those who exacted the fyne the parliament was pleased by their act dated the nynth of June Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years To Remitt the petitioners Condition to the Consideratione of the saids Lords of privy Councill in order to the refounding her either out of the vaccand stipends Bishops rents or whatever other fond should be thought convenient And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would allow the said act of parliament to be read and doe theranent as they should think fitt with regaird to the petitioners sad and Low Condition that the forsaid servitors has brought her to as the petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered the petition given in to them be the above Janet Knox They heirby Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaurie to order the Collector of the vaccand stipends To give the petitioner a factory and power to uplift such vaccant stipends as she shall discover and as their Lordships shall think fitt towards the repairation of the damnages Contained in the act of parliament in the petitioners favors.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 308r-308v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 308r-308v.