Order, 4 September 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the fourth day of September Jaj vic and nyntie Six yeirs

D1696/9/51

Order

Recomendatione Jean Ruthven

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell be Jean Ruthven Spouse to Mr Ruthven ane native Scottish gentlemen Shewing that wher the petitioner and husband with thrie childrein bowndeing for Belfast in the kingdome of Ireland from Holland with ane intentione to abyde ther five weeks sance or therby were wnfortwnately taken with the Frenches within five or six mylls of Donnichedie And Lost all the Subsistance they had with them upon what purpose or intentione the petitioner knous not they took the petitioners husband with them And Sett the petitioner and her thrie childrein on Shoare upon the accompt as the petitioner Supposed of her childreins makeing a great noise and clamour near to Donnachedie efter they had taken all the petitioners had and She remained ther Some few dayes upon the charitie and good will of good christeans and with all advanced the petitioner money for her transportatione to Scottland All this tyme her husband was captive with the Frenches and She hes gotten no accompt of his Liberatione So that the petitioner was necessitat to come from Ireland to Scottland expecting to Sie him or atleast to hear from him But nether hes She Sein nor heard from him Since Soe that now the petitioner being frustrat of her expectatione She is necessitat with ane sorrowfull heart to goe from hence with her thrie poor childrein to Londone and from thence to Holland the place of her nativitie Supposeing that be the road She might gett more informatione of his Liberatione And in respect of her great necessitie and Loss She is trysted with And therfore Humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day red and considered be the Saids Lords of privie Counsell They heirby recomend Sereowsely to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaurie to cause pay to the petitioner Such a Soume as they Shall find expedient to transport her and her childrein owt of the kingdome in respect of ther present necessitie and want and circumstances of her conditione

Att Edinburgh the fourth day of September Jaj vic and nyntie Six yeirs

D1696/9/51

Order

Recomendatione Jean Ruthven

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell be Jean Ruthven Spouse to Mr Ruthven ane native Scottish gentlemen Shewing that wher the petitioner and husband with thrie childrein bowndeing for Belfast in the kingdome of Ireland from Holland with ane intentione to abyde ther five weeks sance or therby were wnfortwnately taken with the Frenches within five or six mylls of Donnichedie And Lost all the Subsistance they had with them upon what purpose or intentione the petitioner knous not they took the petitioners husband with them And Sett the petitioner and her thrie childrein on Shoare upon the accompt as the petitioner Supposed of her childreins makeing a great noise and clamour near to Donnachedie efter they had taken all the petitioners had and She remained ther Some few dayes upon the charitie and good will of good christeans and with all advanced the petitioner money for her transportatione to Scottland All this tyme her husband was captive with the Frenches and She hes gotten no accompt of his Liberatione So that the petitioner was necessitat to come from Ireland to Scottland expecting to Sie him or atleast to hear from him But nether hes She Sein nor heard from him Since Soe that now the petitioner being frustrat of her expectatione She is necessitat with ane sorrowfull heart to goe from hence with her thrie poor childrein to Londone and from thence to Holland the place of her nativitie Supposeing that be the road She might gett more informatione of his Liberatione And in respect of her great necessitie and Loss She is trysted with And therfore Humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day red and considered be the Saids Lords of privie Counsell They heirby recomend Sereowsely to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaurie to cause pay to the petitioner Such a Soume as they Shall find expedient to transport her and her childrein owt of the kingdome in respect of ther present necessitie and want and circumstances of her conditione

1. NRS, PC2/26, 282v-283v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 282v-283v.