Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Edinburgh The Eleventh day of October J^aj vj^c Nyntie two years

D1692/10/2

D1692/10/2¹

Procedure: remission

Remitt To the Solicitor anent The toune of St Androwes

The Lords of their Majesties Privy Councill Haveing heard a letter from the Earle of Craufurd as provest of St Androwes direct to the Lord high Chancelor with ane information representing that the inhabitants of St Androwes have the power of electing their oun magistrate Especially when ther are no Bishops in Scotland, And that they have ellected their magistrats accordingly this year being oblidged to a particullar day of electione under the paine of Loss of their priviledge The order of Councill anent the electione Comanding lists to be given in to the said Lord high Chancelor that he might elect magistrates as the Archbishopes ware said to be in use to doe, Being upon misinformatione and the parties not heard nor called Read and Appointed the Solicitor to See and answer the Same, And the inhabitants of St Androws to attend the Solicitor with the writtes quherupon they found.