Procedure: remit, 20 April 1697, Edinburgh

Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the tuenty day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie seven years

A1697/4/331

Procedure: remit

Remitt Anent the Quakers

Anent the Representation Given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By the people Called Quakers In and about Edinburgh Sheuing That wheras It is manifestly Knouen The petitioners are ane Innocent and peacable people yet in their Solemn Assemblies for the worship of God they are sorely disturbed both by men and boyes And though frequent application hath been made both to the City Magistrats and others yet noe releiff hath been given But on the Contrary the disturbers have been rather Incouradged And speciallie uithin these few dayes when the Magistrats were applied to to suppress and punish Such disturbances which deserve none better name than tumultuous ryotts one of them to witt […] Halyburton baillie Instead therof added to the petitioners burden by turning them out of their Meeting and taking from them the keyes of their oune house upon promise nixt day to returne them which he did not so that he theirby Condemned and Judged the Innocent and suffered the guilty to goe free The petitioners have also addressed themselves to the provost and Counsell of the City But they refused them and uould not returne them the possession of their oune house which is their Just right and priviledge In so much that they have been necessitat for the Keeping up their testimony for God against all injust persecutione to meet togither in the open streets before their oun door and be further exposed to the fury of ane Incouradged rable And Therfore Humbly Craving their Lordships to take these things into their Consideration and find out some methods that the petitioners (who Live as quiet and peacable subjects under a King who Loves not that any should be opprest for Conscience sake) may Enjoy a free Libertie of the exercise of their Consciences And that these who disturb them may be discountenanced reproved and punished which they request may be speedily and effectuallie done Least necessity force them to apply to the King for protection as the said representation Bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered the representation given in to them by the saids Quakers They heirby Remitt to the provost Baillies and Tom Counsell of Edinburgh to Consider the said representation and to doe therin as they shall find Just and right.

Att Edinburgh the tuenty day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie seven years

A1697/4/331

Procedure: remit

Remitt Anent the Quakers

Anent the Representation Given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By the people Called Quakers In and about Edinburgh Sheuing That wheras It is manifestly Knouen The petitioners are ane Innocent and peacable people yet in their Solemn Assemblies for the worship of God they are sorely disturbed both by men and boyes And though frequent application hath been made both to the City Magistrats and others yet noe releiff hath been given But on the Contrary the disturbers have been rather Incouradged And speciallie uithin these few dayes when the Magistrats were applied to to suppress and punish Such disturbances which deserve none better name than tumultuous ryotts one of them to witt […] Halyburton baillie Instead therof added to the petitioners burden by turning them out of their Meeting and taking from them the keyes of their oune house upon promise nixt day to returne them which he did not so that he theirby Condemned and Judged the Innocent and suffered the guilty to goe free The petitioners have also addressed themselves to the provost and Counsell of the City But they refused them and uould not returne them the possession of their oune house which is their Just right and priviledge In so much that they have been necessitat for the Keeping up their testimony for God against all injust persecutione to meet togither in the open streets before their oun door and be further exposed to the fury of ane Incouradged rable And Therfore Humbly Craving their Lordships to take these things into their Consideration and find out some methods that the petitioners (who Live as quiet and peacable subjects under a King who Loves not that any should be opprest for Conscience sake) may Enjoy a free Libertie of the exercise of their Consciences And that these who disturb them may be discountenanced reproved and punished which they request may be speedily and effectuallie done Least necessity force them to apply to the King for protection as the said representation Bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered the representation given in to them by the saids Quakers They heirby Remitt to the provost Baillies and Tom Counsell of Edinburgh to Consider the said representation and to doe therin as they shall find Just and right.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 183-4.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 183-4.