Procedure, 19 December 1704, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the 4th September 1704

D1704/9/5

D1704/9/5¹

Order

Recommendation In favours of Thomas Kennedy and David Miller

Anent the petition given in and presented to His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords of her majesties privie Councill by Thomas Kennedy and David Millar Underkeepers of the parliament house Shewing that wher their petitioners had sustained loss through the adjournment of a pairt of the last Summar Session, and that we had not gott any thing allowed us by the Thesaury for the last three Sessions of parliament, and that we were at great pains and Trouble in making the house clean every morning and attending the Honorable Members of parliament their orders during the sitting therof and that their petitioners are reduced to great striats and wants having nothing to maintain ourselves and poor families and therfore creaving to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears. The Lords of her Majesties privy Councill having considered the above petition given in to them by Thomas Kennedy and David Millar underkeepers of the parliament house, and the samen being read in their presence the saids Lords Doe heirby Recommend the petitioners to the Lords Commissioners of her Majesties Thesaury, for some gratuity for their extraordinary attendance this last session of parliament