Order, 25 July 1695, Edinburgh

Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the 25th Jully 1695

D1695/7/511

Order

Recomendatione Provest Currie

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be James Currie late provest of Edinburgh Shewing That quher the petitioner having applyed to his Grace and the estates of parliament To Consider the distressed Condition that he and his familly was in Humbly Suplicating them that they would fall upon some Charitable way for a present mantinance for the petitioner and his familly upon which the honorable stats of parliament were pleased to Recomend his case to the magistrats of the toune of Edinburgh That such provisione might be made for him and his familly at the sight of the Lords of his majesties privy Councill as becomes the Toune of Edinburgh in honor and gratitude to make for ane easie and honorable subsistance for them And seing that the petitioners Conditione doeth Lye before their Lordships to interpose with the magistrats of Edinburgh for a lively-hood and subsistance for his distressed familly And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would take the premisses to their Consideratione and nominat some of ther number to speak with the magistrats of the said Toune and to Lay doun such methods and measures as they shall think fittest for the mantinance and subsistance of him and his familly as the petition bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing heard this petition given in to them be the above James Currie They heirby Recomend to the Earle of Forfarr, The Viscount Tarbat, Lord Polwarth and Lord Justice Clerk Or any two of them to speak with the measures as they shall think fitt for mantinance and subsistance for the petitioner and his familly.

Edinburgh the 25th Jully 1695

D1695/7/511

Order

Recomendatione Provest Currie

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be James Currie late provest of Edinburgh Shewing That quher the petitioner having applyed to his Grace and the estates of parliament To Consider the distressed Condition that he and his familly was in Humbly Suplicating them that they would fall upon some Charitable way for a present mantinance for the petitioner and his familly upon which the honorable stats of parliament were pleased to Recomend his case to the magistrats of the toune of Edinburgh That such provisione might be made for him and his familly at the sight of the Lords of his majesties privy Councill as becomes the Toune of Edinburgh in honor and gratitude to make for ane easie and honorable subsistance for them And seing that the petitioners Conditione doeth Lye before their Lordships to interpose with the magistrats of Edinburgh for a lively-hood and subsistance for his distressed familly And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would take the premisses to their Consideratione and nominat some of ther number to speak with the magistrats of the said Toune and to Lay doun such methods and measures as they shall think fittest for the mantinance and subsistance of him and his familly as the petition bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing heard this petition given in to them be the above James Currie They heirby Recomend to the Earle of Forfarr, The Viscount Tarbat, Lord Polwarth and Lord Justice Clerk Or any two of them to speak with the measures as they shall think fitt for mantinance and subsistance for the petitioner and his familly.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 310v-311r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 310v-311r.