Procedure, 6 November 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the sixth november Jaj vjc nyntie four years

D1694/11/21

Procedure

Remitt James Buchanan

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be James Buchanan wright and burges of Edinburgh and Robert Logan Shewing That the petitioner haveing about thrie years agoe procured himself admitted wright and free man burges and gild of Edinburgh he hath continued in the dayly exercise of this trade within the toune without desyreing the incorporatione of St Maries Chapell to concurr with him in Contracting with and booking of ane prentice Conforme to the undoubted priviledge of every free-man of the said incorporatione till of late he haveing agreed with one Robert Logan to be his apprentice and haveing requyred the Clerk Conforme to ane instrument to draw the indentarys betwixt them in the ordinary forme to be subscryved by the present Deacons as the constant Customes and ordors of ther incorporatione requyrs he refused being Discharged by the Deacon, So that the petitioner by reasone of ane unjust and groundless Grudge and peik conceaved against him by the present Deacon is denyed the benefite of that priviledge which is unquestionably Competent to the most inconsiderable freeman of the forsaid incorporatione, notwithstanding wherof the petitioner did with that dutie and patience which becometh attend upon severall Meetings of the said Chapell and Requyred ther Concurrance to the subscryveing of the forsaid indentures, Or otherwayes that they would make Some reasonable Objectione to the petitioners Demand to the effect that they might answer the same to the satisfactione of the wholl Chapell But this likewayes being at severall 2 times refused the petitioners were necessitat to protest against the Deacons3 Chapell for the loss they sustained throw the want of the Comon benefit and priviledge of the Chapell and took the instrument therwith produced in the hands of the Clerk to the Chappell for instructing of what is above represented But knowing and being sencible of the vast prejudice which both the petitioners would Certainely sustaine by the delay of subscribing of the forsaids indenters in the Comon forme they doe with all humulitie and Submissione apply to the saids Lords for remeed of the prejudice and Loss which they are now threatned with humbly desyreing that the Saids Lords would be pleased by ther deliverance therupon to order the 4 present Deacons of St Maryes Chapell to concurrance with the petitioners in subscryveing the forsaid indentures in the Comon forme of the Chappell Or otherwayes to appoint any of ther number to Call the saids Deacons to appear before them by whose oathes the petitioners are willing to prove the truth of every Circumstance above represented As the petitione bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in them be the above James Buchanan, and answers made therto be the incorporatione of Maryes Chappell They heirby Remitt both the petitione and answers to the magistrats of Edinburgh and toune Councill therof to be Considered and determined in by them as they shall find Just.

Edinburgh the sixth november Jaj vjc nyntie four years

D1694/11/21

Procedure

Remitt James Buchanan

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be James Buchanan wright and burges of Edinburgh and Robert Logan Shewing That the petitioner haveing about thrie years agoe procured himself admitted wright and free man burges and gild of Edinburgh he hath continued in the dayly exercise of this trade within the toune without desyreing the incorporatione of St Maries Chapell to concurr with him in Contracting with and booking of ane prentice Conforme to the undoubted priviledge of every free-man of the said incorporatione till of late he haveing agreed with one Robert Logan to be his apprentice and haveing requyred the Clerk Conforme to ane instrument to draw the indentarys betwixt them in the ordinary forme to be subscryved by the present Deacons as the constant Customes and ordors of ther incorporatione requyrs he refused being Discharged by the Deacon, So that the petitioner by reasone of ane unjust and groundless Grudge and peik conceaved against him by the present Deacon is denyed the benefite of that priviledge which is unquestionably Competent to the most inconsiderable freeman of the forsaid incorporatione, notwithstanding wherof the petitioner did with that dutie and patience which becometh attend upon severall Meetings of the said Chapell and Requyred ther Concurrance to the subscryveing of the forsaid indentures, Or otherwayes that they would make Some reasonable Objectione to the petitioners Demand to the effect that they might answer the same to the satisfactione of the wholl Chapell But this likewayes being at severall 2 times refused the petitioners were necessitat to protest against the Deacons3 Chapell for the loss they sustained throw the want of the Comon benefit and priviledge of the Chapell and took the instrument therwith produced in the hands of the Clerk to the Chappell for instructing of what is above represented But knowing and being sencible of the vast prejudice which both the petitioners would Certainely sustaine by the delay of subscribing of the forsaids indenters in the Comon forme they doe with all humulitie and Submissione apply to the saids Lords for remeed of the prejudice and Loss which they are now threatned with humbly desyreing that the Saids Lords would be pleased by ther deliverance therupon to order the 4 present Deacons of St Maryes Chapell to concurrance with the petitioners in subscryveing the forsaid indentures in the Comon forme of the Chappell Or otherwayes to appoint any of ther number to Call the saids Deacons to appear before them by whose oathes the petitioners are willing to prove the truth of every Circumstance above represented As the petitione bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in them be the above James Buchanan, and answers made therto be the incorporatione of Maryes Chappell They heirby Remitt both the petitione and answers to the magistrats of Edinburgh and toune Councill therof to be Considered and determined in by them as they shall find Just.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 74r-74v.

2. The word ‘Meettings’ scored out here.

3. The letter ‘s’ is an insertion, corrected from a scored-out ‘e’.

4. The word ‘president’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 74r-74v.

2. The word ‘Meettings’ scored out here.

3. The letter ‘s’ is an insertion, corrected from a scored-out ‘e’.

4. The word ‘president’ scored out here.