Procedure: committee, 12 August 1692, Edinburgh

Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Tuelth Day off August Jaj vjc and nyntie tuo years

A1692/8/491

Procedure: committee

Comittee for visiteing prisones

The Councill recomended to Sir William Lockhart and Sir Patrick Murray to visite the prisones of Edinburgh Canongate and Leith and call for and examine all publict prisoners in these prisones and to report to the Councill at there first meeting in September next The Conditione of such of these prisoners as are propper to be Cognosied by the Councill

At Edinburgh 12 August 1692

A1692/8/491

Procedure: committee

Committee for visiting prisons

The council recommended to Sir William Lockhart and Sir Patrick Murray to visit the prisons of Edinburgh, Canongate, and Leith, and call for and examine all public prisoners in those prisons, and to report to the council at their first meeting in September next the condition of such of those prisoners as are proper to be examined by the council.

1. PC1/48, 381.

1. PC1/48, 381.