D1704/1/4
D1704/1/42
Procedure
The Councill mett and did no privat bussienes
1. NRS, PC2/28, 277r. No sederunt recorded.
2. NRS, PC2/28, 277r.
1. NRS, PC2/28, 277r. No sederunt recorded.
2. NRS, PC2/28, 277r.
A1704/1/19
A1704/1/191
Proclamation
Proclamation of Councill Appoynting the Magistrats of Seaport touns Collectors and Survyers To Cause search the Ships Come or to come into their Respective harbours for Armes and Ammunition and passengers aboard therof And annent passes to be granted to passengers goeing hence Being read The samen was voited approven and ordained to be published and Recorded off the Which proclamation the tennor followes
Anne By the Grace of God Queen of Great Breitan France and Ireland Defender off the Faith To […] Macers of our privie Councill Messengers at armes our shirriffs in that pairt, Conjunctly and seaverally specially Constitute Greeting Wheras we are informed of ivell designes and practices set on foot By Disaffected persones for raising insurrectiones within this our Kingdome and procureing Invasiones therof by our Declaired Enemies We have thought Fitt with advyce off the Lords off our privie Councill To Command and Ordaine Lykeas We heirby Command and Ordaine all masters of ships either arrived since the first of December Last or arriving after the date heirof To give ane account of what armes, or ammunition they may have aboard or may have brought home To the Magistrats and Collectors off the respective ports wher they arrive As also off what passengers they have brought or may bring home with them from any forragin Countries presently or immediatly upon their arrivall As Lykewayes that the saids Magistrats and Collectors doe enquyre after or search the said ships for ane Exact discovery off what armes and ammunition they may have brought home or may have aboard and give to the Clerks off our Councill a particular account therof with all Dilligence and in the mean tyme that they may secure the same As also that they may take particular notice off all the saids passengers Especially off such as have been lately in and may be come from any of the Dominions off the French King or may be other wayes suspect and take security off them to appear befoir our privie Councill when Called Or otherwayes if they see Cause That they Detaine them prisoners untill our privie Councill be accquainted and give their orders in that matter And we further Command and appoint All Masters off Ships outward bound to any forragine Countrie to take noe passengers aboard for their transport unless they produce authentick passes from a privie Councellor The Sherriff off the shyre, or Magistrat off the seaport when they are bound And that the saids Magistrats Make a record off all the saids passengers and their passes to be Exhibit upon Demand Certefeing all Masters off Ships and Magistrats who shall not observe or who shall Contraveen the presmisses That they shall be proceeded againest by the Lords off our privie Councill and punished with all rigour Our Will is Herefor And we Chairge yow strictly and Command That in Continent thir our Letters seen ye pass To the mercat Cross off Edinburgh and to the mercat crosses off the remanent sea port Touns within this Kingdome and other places needfull And therat In our name and authoritie make publict Intimation heirof that non may pretend Ignorance And ordaines thir presents to be printed and published And ordaines our solicitors To transmitt Coppies hereoff To the Magistrats off the seaverall sea port touns And to the surveyers off the sea ports For their due observance off the premisses Given under our signet att Edinburgh The Tenth day of January And off our Rigne the second year 1704.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 117-18.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 117-18.
A1704/1/18
A1704/1/181
Letter: royal
Letter from the Councill to the Queens Majestie In answer to Her Majesties Letter Directed to their Lordships annent the Highland Chifftans and Clanns there finding Caution Being read and the samen was read votted approven and signed and appoynted to be Recorded And Recommended to My Lord Advocat to Transmit the samen to Her Majestie by a flyieng pacqwet this night off the which Letter the tennor followes May it please, your Majesty In obediance to your Majesties Last orders we have given the necessary Directiones for provyding of Fort William and posting of your Majesties forces to the best advantage Referring as to this Last particular to the accounts given by Livetennent Generall Ramsay to your Secretaries We have also ordered the Land Lords and Cheiffs off the Higland Clanns to be Chairged to give security for the pace in manner prescribed by the Acts off parliament and that as to such particular persones and in such a manner as we hope may be most effectwall for the end designed Befoir we receaved your Majesties Letter for inquyring affter The Eight Thousand stand of Armes said to be shipt at Rotterdame for Scotland The Lords of Theasaurie Haveing hade Information off Arms and ammunition brought home in the late fleet That came from Holland for the use off privat persones Did give orders to Inquyre what the Quantites and who the persones wer and to secure all untill the Government should be first served as the Law provyds and they had ane account off some small parcells But the Three ships followeing George Walker for Aberdain, John Moore for Montrose, and John Stevenson for Dundee goeing up to Borrowstouness and be requyred by the Custome office to make report off their Loadning they immediatly hoised saill with the waiters aboard But the waiters being Returned the ships are secured upon our orders and we Expect ane account off the Loadning with the skippers that are cited to appear befoir us We have also given strict orders To all Magistrats and Collectors off Sea ports to take notice of all Ships arriving within their bounds and off what armes or ammunition they may have aboard and what passengers they may bring with them As also we have given orders that noe passengers goe out off the Kingdome without passes and in what ever your Majestie Recommends or that may secure the saifty and pace of the Kingdome We shall use our outmost dilligence and give tymous accounts therof And we have herewith sent to your secretaries the Coppies off some Letters we have Receaved from Brigadeer Maitland for your Majesties better Information in order to what farder Directions yow may Judge necessary for us And we wishing your Majestie along happie and over prosperous rigne We are May it please your Majestie Your Majesties most Loyall most faithfull and most obedient subjects and servants Sic Subscribitur Loudoun I:P:D Lauderdale Glasgow, Hoptoune, Garnock Hew Dalrymple James Murray James Steuart, John Hamiltoun, James Falconer Francis Montgomrie Rott McKenzie Rott Sinclair, Wm Morison
1. NRS, PC1/53, 115-17.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 115-17.
A1704/1/17
A1704/1/171
Procedure
In absence of the Lord High Chancellor and Lord president of privie Councill The Earle of Loudoun Elected preces.2
1. NRS, PC1/53, 115.
2. This entry has been inserted retrospectively in a smaller hand.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 115.
2. This entry has been inserted retrospectively in a smaller hand.
A1704/1/16
A1704/1/162
Sederunt
Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Glasgow; Earl of Hoptoun; Viscount Garnock; Lord President of Session; Lord Register; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Halcraig; Lord Enstruther; Lord Phesdo; Mr Francis Montgomery; Laird of Stevensone
1. NRS, PC1/53, 115.
2. NRS, PC1/53, 115.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 115.
2. NRS, PC1/53, 115.