Procedure, 23 February 1692, Edinburgh

Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Tuenty third Day of Februarij Jaj vjc and Nyntie tuo years

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Procedure

Comittie Anent persones prest as souldiers

The Lords of there Majestyes privie Counsell doe hereby Recomend to the Maister of Burghlie and Laird of Grant who were formerly Appointed to visite the prisoners of Edinburgh and Canongate2 And to have taken tryall what persones were violently or unwarrantably Imprisoned there as souldiers for there Majestyes service in Flanders, Again to visite the saids prisones and to call befor them such persones therein as complean of there being violently and unwarrantably Imprisoned as said is And also the officers and others By whose orders these persons are Imprisoned And to take tryall and hear both pairties in the said matter with power to the said Comittee to give orders for Liberateing such persones as they shall find unjustly Imprisoned as the Counsell themselves might have done And appoints the said Comittee to visite the prisone of Edinburgh this Night after the ryseing of the Counsell and the prisone of the Canongate the Morrow at ten acloack in the forenoon And Recomends to Sir Thomas Livingston Commander in cheiff of there Majesties forces within this Kingdome to Cause Intimatione be made to the officers Concerned That they attend the dyetts of the Comittee And Lykewayes Recomends to the said Sir Thomas to be present at these dyetts himself If Conveniently he Can

Att Edinburgh the Tuenty third Day of Februarij Jaj vjc and Nyntie tuo years

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Procedure

Committee concerning persons pressed as soldiers

The lords of their majesties’ privy council doe hereby recommend to [Robert Balfour], the master of Burleigh and [Ludovick Grant], laird of Grant, who were formerly appointed to visit the prisoners of Edinburgh and Canongate and to have taken trial what persons were violently or unwarrantably imprisoned there as soldiers for their majesties’ service in Flanders, again to visit the said prisons and to call before them such persons therein as complain of their being violently and unwarrantably imprisoned as said is. And also the officers and others by whose orders these persons are imprisoned and to take trial and hear both parties in the said matter, with power to the said committee to give orders for liberating such persons as they shall find unjustly imprisoned, as the council themselves might have done. And appoint the said committee to visit the prison of Edinburgh this night after the rising of the council and the prison of the Canongate tomorrow at ten o’clock in the forenoon, and recommends to Sir Thomas Livingston, commander-in-chief of their majesties’ forces within this kingdom, to cause intimation [to] be made to the officers concerned that they attend the diets of the committee. And likewise recommends to the said Sir Thomas to be present at these diets himself if conveniently he can

1. PC1/48, 65-6.

2. The word ‘tolbooth’ has been scored out here.

1. PC1/48, 65-6.