Judicial Proceeding, 10 December 1700, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Fourth day of January One Thousand Seven hundred years

D1700/1/2

D1700/1/2¹

Order

[Petition of Sir John Hamiltone]

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be Sir John Hamiltone of Halcraig one of the Senators of the Colledge of Justice Shewing That Wher the petitioner has accquyred right to the Lands of Shawfeild Rutherglen and others Which belonged to the deceast Sir William and Sir James Hamiltons of Manner Ellistoune and Stands infeft therin by a Chartor under the great seall Conforme to the sasine therwith produced, And the petitioner being informed That some of the wrytes of the saids Lands Lye Consigned in the hands of the saids Lords Clerk in a Locked or sealled Trunk And the petitioner haveing applied to the petitioner for inspectione of the said wrytes The Clerk declared that ther was thrie or four trunks or Chists in his office wherof he hade not the keyes, In one of which it is most presumeable the saids wrytes are And it being your petitioners concerne and intrest to have inspectione and inventar therof, And Therfore humbly supplicating to the effect the effect² aftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them by the above Lord Halcraig with the infeftment mentioned therin and produced therwith, They hereby Give order and warrand to their Clerks to Cause open the above Chists or trunks or Chists In presence and at the sight of the Lord Aberurchill, And allowes the petitioner to inspect any wrytes in the above Chists or trunks of and concerning the above Lands, and allowes their Clerks of Councill to Inventar the same For all which this shall be to the saids Clerks a sufficient Warrand and appoints the Chists and trunks to be Clossed againe at sight of the said Lord Aberurchill.