Procedure, 27 December 1692, Edinburgh

Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Tuenty Seventh day of December Jaj vjc nyntie tuo years

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Procedure

Offices declared vacant And Lord Advocat appoynted to wreitt to the Secretarie

The lords of there Majesties privie Councill doe Find that the offices of the shirreffship and other offices formerly possest be the persones mentioned in there interloquitor of the date the tuenty second day of December instant who were by that Interloquitor appoynted to be cited are vacant and that there is no necessity to cite these persones And recomends to there majesties advocat to wreitt to the secretary of state To know his majesties pleasure how these offices are to be Supplyed.

At Edinburgh 27 December 1692

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Procedure

Offices declared vacant and the lord advocate appointed to write to the secretary

The lords of their majesties’ privy council find that the offices of the sheriffship and other offices formerly possessed by the persons mentioned in their interlocutor of 22 December instant who were by that interlocutor appointed to be cited, are vacant and that there is no necessity to cite those persons, and they recommend to [Sir James Stewart of Goodtrees], their majesties’ advocate to write to [James Dalrymple, Viscount Stair], secretary of state, to know his majesty’s pleasure how these offices are to be supplied.

1. PC1/48, 530.

1. PC1/48, 530.