Procedure, 19 December 1704, Edinburgh

Edinburgh 14th March 1704

D1704/3/3

D1704/3/3¹

Procedure

Act Infavours off The Lady Logie

Anent The petition given in and presented To the Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill By Dam Lillias Setton Relict of Sir James Ramsay of Logie Shewing That where there Lordships knew That the whole Estate pertaining to the petitioner, and her Husband was put in the Earle of Seaforth’s hand’s and that in Consideration of the Justice of their debt and the Last Earles Engadgements and their Extream necessitie The Estates of parliament Ordained One Thousand pound scots yearly to be payed to the petitioners and the longest liver out of the said Estate And Farther Recommended To the Lords of Theasaury To make the same effectwall with the few duties oweing to Her Majestie out of that Estate Lykeas Their Lordships for two years or Three Did make payment to the petitioner of the said Thousand pound and took Assignation from the petitioner and the Equivalent out of The petitionres said Decreit of parliament But now these five or six years The petitioner Hes got nothing neither out of the Theasaurie nor out of the forsaid Estate And all the Dilligence That the petitioner hes hitherto been able to use is in effect Contemned and soe ineffectuall And Therefore Creaving their Lordships as their use is in such just and necessar Caices To ordaine The petitioenr The Conurrance of Her Majesties forces To fortefie her legall Execution’s by poinding or otherwayes And for that effect to Recommend the petitioner To Livetennent Generall Ramsay and Brigadeir Maitland To affoord the petitioner the said Concurrance upon her application to them and as may be most easily done by one or aither of them for the petitioners effectuall payment according to her saids warrants and Legall dilligence and noe otherwayes As the said petition Bears The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above petition Given into them By Dam Lillias Seaton Relict of Sir James Ramsay of Logie And the samen Being read in their presence The saids Lords Doe heirby Recommend To Livetennent Generall George Ramsay Commander in Cheiff of Her Majesties forces within this Kingdome and Brigadeer Generall Maitland Governour of Fort William To Give and affoord to the petitioner such a number of Her Majesties Forces duely Commanded as they shall think fitt To assist Her in Execution of Her legall Dilligences for Recovering of Her Aliment payable to her out of the Earle of Seaforths lands and Estate Conforme to the Decreit of parliament in her favours