Procedure: judicial proceeding, 7 July 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Seventh of Jullie Jaj vic nyntie Six yeirs

D1696/7/81

Procedure: judicial proceeding

Remitt Sir Walter Seatone

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Sir Walter Seatone Advocat Shewing That haveing procured from his majesties upon the fift of December Jaj vic and nyntie yeirs a comissione to be Commissar clerk of Edinburgh The Same was reclaimed against by Sir Patrick Aikenhead and William Hay And the caise respresented and the petitioners ansuers to his majestie who by his royall Letter direct to the Commissioners of Thesaurie and exchecquer of the date the fiftein day of December Jaj vic nyntie one yeirs Narrateing the forsaid representatione and the petitioners Answers therto And that haveing considered the Desyre of them both in relatione to that gift and Commissione his Majestie Did not find any Jwst cause to Stopp the Same But had reasone to own the granting therof And his Royall power and right to Doe the Same And Therfore renwed the gift to the petitioner and awthorized and reqwyred the Saids Lords Commissioners of Thesaurie and exchequer to pass the gift in the petitioners favoures And give him no Delay therin According to which Sentance pronunced by his Majestie upon representatione made by the said Sir Patrick Aikenhead and the petitioner which is the forme of Submissiones to The Royall awthoritie The petitioners gift is expeded And the Commissars of Edinburgh reqwyred to enter admitt and receave the petitioner in the exercise of the said office of Commissar Clerk And yet they delay without ther Lordships interpose ther awthoritie And therfor humbly craveing the saids Lords in regaird of the petitioners renwed gift proceeding upon the representatione of both pairties and his majesties determinatione in the petitioners favours To ordaine the Commissars of Edinburgh To enter admitt and receave the petitioner to the exercise of the office of Commissar clerk of the said Commissariot And to recommend to one or more of ther own number to Sie the petitioner entered admitted and receaved As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell with the answers therto for Sir Patrick Mckenhen They heirby recomend to the Lords of Counsell and Sessione to Discwss the point in debate betuixt the saids two pairties And that Summarly without necessitie of abideing the course of the roll

Att Edinburgh the Seventh of Jullie Jaj vic nyntie Six yeirs

D1696/7/81

Procedure: judicial proceeding

Remitt Sir Walter Seatone

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Sir Walter Seatone Advocat Shewing That haveing procured from his majesties upon the fift of December Jaj vic and nyntie yeirs a comissione to be Commissar clerk of Edinburgh The Same was reclaimed against by Sir Patrick Aikenhead and William Hay And the caise respresented and the petitioners ansuers to his majestie who by his royall Letter direct to the Commissioners of Thesaurie and exchecquer of the date the fiftein day of December Jaj vic nyntie one yeirs Narrateing the forsaid representatione and the petitioners Answers therto And that haveing considered the Desyre of them both in relatione to that gift and Commissione his Majestie Did not find any Jwst cause to Stopp the Same But had reasone to own the granting therof And his Royall power and right to Doe the Same And Therfore renwed the gift to the petitioner and awthorized and reqwyred the Saids Lords Commissioners of Thesaurie and exchequer to pass the gift in the petitioners favoures And give him no Delay therin According to which Sentance pronunced by his Majestie upon representatione made by the said Sir Patrick Aikenhead and the petitioner which is the forme of Submissiones to The Royall awthoritie The petitioners gift is expeded And the Commissars of Edinburgh reqwyred to enter admitt and receave the petitioner in the exercise of the said office of Commissar Clerk And yet they delay without ther Lordships interpose ther awthoritie And therfor humbly craveing the saids Lords in regaird of the petitioners renwed gift proceeding upon the representatione of both pairties and his majesties determinatione in the petitioners favours To ordaine the Commissars of Edinburgh To enter admitt and receave the petitioner to the exercise of the office of Commissar clerk of the said Commissariot And to recommend to one or more of ther own number to Sie the petitioner entered admitted and receaved As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell with the answers therto for Sir Patrick Mckenhen They heirby recomend to the Lords of Counsell and Sessione to Discwss the point in debate betuixt the saids two pairties And that Summarly without necessitie of abideing the course of the roll

1. NRS, PC2/26, 224v-225v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 224v-225v.