Procedure: report, 8 December 1692, Edinburgh

Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Eight day of December Jaj vjc and nyntie tuo years

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Procedure: report

Report of the Comittee anent the Jaylor of Dalkeith

Report of the Committed2 of Councill appoynted for examining the Jaylor of Dalkeith tolbooth Bearing that he trusted the key of the tolbooth the night befor the prisoners escaped with one of the prisoners as he hade done severall tymes of before read and Laid asyde till aneother dyett And it being represented that the Jaylor declares tho the door hade been Locked The prisoners could have easily escaped by the unsuffciencie of the prisone The Lord Raith Theasurer deput declared he would take care that the prisone be put in case and a bailzie of regalitie be setled in Dalkeith.

At Edinburgh 8 December 1692

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Procedure: report

Report of the Committee concerning the jailor of Dalkeith

Report of the committee of council appointed for examining the jailor of Dalkeith tolbooth, bearing that he entrusted the key of the tolbooth the night before the prisoners escaped with one of the prisoners as he had done several times before, read and laid aside till another diet. And it being represented that the jailor declares though the door had been locked, the prisoners could have easily escaped by the insuffciency of the prison, the Lord Raith, treasurer depute, declared he would take care that the prison be put in case and a bailie of regality be settled in Dalkeith.

1. PC1/48, 479-80.

2. Sic.

1. PC1/48, 479-80.