Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh the thretteinth day of Aprile J^aj vj^c nyntie six years

A1696/4/67

A1696/4/67¹

Procedure

Approbation of Imprisoning Mr James Eduard

The Lord Advocat Having Acquanted the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell That the Lord Justice Clerk and his Lordship hearing that Mr James Eduard who waits upon Sir James Fleemings children Intertaines and Keeps Correspondence to the prejudice of the Government uith one Mr Charles Eduard his brother who was formerly in rebellion uith the deceast Viscount of Dundie In the hills and is presently prisoner at London For his acting against the government and is Lately come from France They Committed him closs prisoner to the tolbooth of Edinburgh and Caused seize his peapers The saids Lords Doe heirby approve of what the said Lord Advocat and Lord Justice Clerk hes done in this matter And Recommends to their Lordships to revise the peapers seased and make their report to the Councell And appoints the said Mr James Eduard to Continow Closs prisoner till farder order