Order, 9 April 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the nynth day of Aprill Jaj vjc nyntie four years

D1694/4/131

Order

Recomendatione to the thesaurie Mr William Erskine

Anent a Memoriall given in be Mr William Erskine Livt Governor of the Castle of Blackness to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill Representing that the saids Lords was pleased to order him to goe and receive in the seamen the last year Conforme to the act of parliament made ther2 anent ther being but a very short time quhich made the bussines more expencive and troublsome he being oblidged to grant Comissiones to severalls and did oblidge himself to pay them salleries besydes the sixpence a day after they were received and he payed severalls of them so farr as the hundred punds sterling he received from the Lords of thesaurie would amount to ther being a great deall of the said hundred punds sterling given out at sixpence a day to those who came from the north and other places And Craveing the saids Lords to Recomend to the Lords of thesaurie to give up his obligation for the former hundred punds sterling and to allow him what farder they should think fitt for his great paines The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing heard this petition given in to them be the above Mr William Erskine read in ther presence They Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaurie to Consider the above petition and Grant the Desyre therof as they shall find Just.
The 3 Chanclor4 therafter refused to signe the above interloquitor

Edinburgh the nynth day of Aprill Jaj vjc nyntie four years

D1694/4/131

Order

Recomendatione to the thesaurie Mr William Erskine

Anent a Memoriall given in be Mr William Erskine Livt Governor of the Castle of Blackness to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill Representing that the saids Lords was pleased to order him to goe and receive in the seamen the last year Conforme to the act of parliament made ther2 anent ther being but a very short time quhich made the bussines more expencive and troublsome he being oblidged to grant Comissiones to severalls and did oblidge himself to pay them salleries besydes the sixpence a day after they were received and he payed severalls of them so farr as the hundred punds sterling he received from the Lords of thesaurie would amount to ther being a great deall of the said hundred punds sterling given out at sixpence a day to those who came from the north and other places And Craveing the saids Lords to Recomend to the Lords of thesaurie to give up his obligation for the former hundred punds sterling and to allow him what farder they should think fitt for his great paines The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing heard this petition given in to them be the above Mr William Erskine read in ther presence They Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaurie to Consider the above petition and Grant the Desyre therof as they shall find Just.
The 3 Chanclor4 therafter refused to signe the above interloquitor

1. NRS, PC2/24, 389r.

2. Insertion.

3. The word ‘Councill’ scored out here.

4. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 389r.

2. Insertion.

3. The word ‘Councill’ scored out here.

4. Insertion.