Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh sexth day of March J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years

A1695/3/9

A1695/3/9¹

Procedure

Remitt to parliament anent the tryall of Essays of Fyness of Coyne

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill having Considered the late act of parliament in anno J^aj vj^c eighty and sex years made anent the mint And finding That by that act it is expreslie appoynted That evry particular Essay of the fyneness of the Coyne is appoynted to be tryed by the Councill or some of their number and that such a particular ² Tryall would consume a vast dale tyme and is at most imparciable Therfore they remitt to the ensueing parliament to consider how this affair should be ordered and in the mean tyme Have nominate and appoynted and Hereby nominats and appoynts the Earles of Southerland Mortone Cassills Forfar and Leven the Viscount of Tarbat Sir James Stueart his majesties Advocat and the Lord Fountonhall to be a Comittee for trying the said essays of fyness so far as they can reach the same so farre as they can before the parliament meett. And declairs any three of the said persones to be a sufficient quorum, or any one of the said persones with any other two of his majesties privy Councill to be a Comittee for tryeing of the said essays And appoynts them to meet at his Majesties minthouse upon the eight instant for their first dyet of meeting and therafter at such other dyets as they shall appoynt from tyme to tyme untill the parliament meett