Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the sixteint day off May J^aj vj^c nyntie tuo years

A1692/5/99

A1692/5/99¹

Procedure: committee

Comittee anent seized horses

The Lord Chancellour Haveing Acquanted the Councill that by warrand from a Comittee of Councill to Sir Thomas Livingstoun Comander in cheif of there majestyes forces within this Kingdome for seizeing the horses of papists or persones under baill severall horses are seazed and putt into stables within Edinburgh Canongate or other Suburbs of the said toun And the Councill Nominates and appoints the Lords Cardross and Beilhaven and the Lord Hattoun or any tuo of them to take Inspectione of the saids horses If they above the pryce of Ane Hundreth Merks per piece And to Consider to whom they doe belong With power to them or there said quorum aither to cause detain or restore these horses in the termes of the proclamatione of Councill for Calling out heretors and fenciblemen, And that pairt thereof anent the seizeing of horses And in case of difficulty anent the saids horses that they report to the Councill to the end they may give there determinatione anent the same and Recomends to the said Sir Thomas Livingstoun to give orders to any tuo or more of the officers of the pairties who seized the saids horses to attend upon the said Comittee this day at four acloack in the afternoon And Recomends to the said Comittee to report to the Councill the morrow at there meeting in the forenoon.