Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Fourth day of March J^aj vii^c and one years

A1701/3/3

A1701/3/3¹

Order

Recommendation To the Lords of Justiciary to appoint a day for Executing Anderson and Weir

The Lords of His Majesties privy Councill having Considered the Representation and Information given in to them against Thomas Anderson and John Weir, who hade been Condemned by the Lords of Justiciary to dy for the Crymes of which they were Found guilty, which Sentence of death was formerly Commuted and Changed into a Sentence of Banishment furth of His majestys dominions by the Saids Lords not to return into this Kingdom under the pain and Certification of having the forsaid Sentence of death put to Execution against them, And the Saids Lords Finding That the Saids Thomas Anderson and John Weir prisoners in the tolbooth of Edinburgh have Incurred the forsaid Certification, The Councill have Revoked and heirby Revoks and discharges the forsaid Commutation and Change of their Sentence from death to banishment, and have remitted and heirby Remitts the saids Thomas Andersone and John Weir, To the Lord Justice Generall, Lord Justice Clerk and Lords Commissioners of Justiciary And Recommends to them to appoint a new day for putting the Said former Sentence of death to Execution against the said Thomas Andersone and John Weir, and to give order to the magistrats of Edinburgh, to See the same duty Execute accordingly.