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Order, 11 June 1696, Edinburgh

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Recomendation Gillie French minister

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Simon Gillie French minister Shewing that the petitioner being necessitate for conscience sake to flie from his native Countrie to Brittaine to the protectione of protestants here wher he hes Sojourned for the Space of above seven yeirs without being hitherto troublesome or chargeable to the natione and being (to his great Sorrow) no longer able to continwe so by reasone that the petitioner is in no maner of way of Liveing haveing besydes a great charge four Small childrein to Look efter that cannot Discerne between ther right hand and ther left And for only comfort and Support a poor Sickly and tender wife who hath toilled beyond her naturall Strenth and abilitie to be in some measure help full to them which hath so weekned her that without Some Speedie help the childrein will be motherles and the petitioner most miserable And therfor humbly craveing the saids Lords to take the sad circumstances of the petitioner into ther sereous and christean consideratione by Doeing him good (as in many occasiones they have Done to other Strangers and namelie to some of these of his natione and profession) And conferring upon him and his indigent familie Such a competent allowance for the Support of ther naturall lives as the saids Lords Shall think fitt And either to determine the way of it or to remitt the Same favoureablie to the Lords of his majesties Thesaurie who are not wanting in ther bowells of Compassione and charitie upon such occasiones As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day 2 Red and considdered be the saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell They heirby Recomend to The Lords Comissioners of His Majesties Thesaurie to allow and grant to the petitioner a suteable aliment for the mentainance of himself his wife and small childrein and familie

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Order

Recomendation Gillie French minister

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Simon Gillie French minister Shewing that the petitioner being necessitate for conscience sake to flie from his native Countrie to Brittaine to the protectione of protestants here wher he hes Sojourned for the Space of above seven yeirs without being hitherto troublesome or chargeable to the natione and being (to his great Sorrow) no longer able to continwe so by reasone that the petitioner is in no maner of way of Liveing haveing besydes a great charge four Small childrein to Look efter that cannot Discerne between ther right hand and ther left And for only comfort and Support a poor Sickly and tender wife who hath toilled beyond her naturall Strenth and abilitie to be in some measure help full to them which hath so weekned her that without Some Speedie help the childrein will be motherles and the petitioner most miserable And therfor humbly craveing the saids Lords to take the sad circumstances of the petitioner into ther sereous and christean consideratione by Doeing him good (as in many occasiones they have Done to other Strangers and namelie to some of these of his natione and profession) And conferring upon him and his indigent familie Such a competent allowance for the Support of ther naturall lives as the saids Lords Shall think fitt And either to determine the way of it or to remitt the Same favoureablie to the Lords of his majesties Thesaurie who are not wanting in ther bowells of Compassione and charitie upon such occasiones As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day 2 Red and considdered be the saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell They heirby Recomend to The Lords Comissioners of His Majesties Thesaurie to allow and grant to the petitioner a suteable aliment for the mentainance of himself his wife and small childrein and familie

1. NRS, PC2/26, 190v-191r.

2. The word ‘called’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 190v-191r.

2. The word ‘called’ scored out here.

Procedure, 11 June 1696, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Recomendatione to the Earle of Annandale to write to his Stewart deputs anent horses and armes and anent polemoney

The Earle of Annandale who is Stewart principall of the Stewartie of Annandale haveing represented to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell that he hes a Letter from his Stewart deput acqwainting him that the deput hes seased horses from severall persones not qwalified by takeing the oath of alleadgeance and assureance And that Some of the persones whose horses are seased have offered to qwalifie themselves that they may gett back ther horses but that he knowes not who is to administrat the oath and assureance to them And that the said deput being generall collector of the pole within the said Stewarty wher he Lives the paroch collectors have offered to him chipped merk peices And English mylned money and Scotts money receaved by them befor the saids severall Species of money were cryed Downe which he conceaves he cannot be obleidged to receave because it will not be receaved from him the Councell recomends to the Earle of Annandale to write to his Stewart deput that he himself or any Judge or magistrat may administrat the oath of alledgeance and assureance to persones within ther bownds And upon ther Swearing and Signeing ther horses and armes may be delivered back to them And that he report the saids oathes to the clerks of privie Counsell And that he as generall collector may receave from the paroch collector all Such chipped old merk peices and ther fractions English mylned Crownes and half Crownes and the Scotts crowne peices and fourtie Shilling twentie Shilling ten Shilling and five Shilling peices as the paroch collectors shall give ther oaths in presence of ane of the Commissioners of Supplie that they receaved as paroch collectors in payment of the pole money which the offer to the generall collector And that befor the proclamatione dischargeing or cryeing downe the said merk peices And other Species of money was promulgat in the Shyre or Stewartie wher they Live

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Procedure

Recomendatione to the Earle of Annandale to write to his Stewart deputs anent horses and armes and anent polemoney

The Earle of Annandale who is Stewart principall of the Stewartie of Annandale haveing represented to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell that he hes a Letter from his Stewart deput acqwainting him that the deput hes seased horses from severall persones not qwalified by takeing the oath of alleadgeance and assureance And that Some of the persones whose horses are seased have offered to qwalifie themselves that they may gett back ther horses but that he knowes not who is to administrat the oath and assureance to them And that the said deput being generall collector of the pole within the said Stewarty wher he Lives the paroch collectors have offered to him chipped merk peices And English mylned money and Scotts money receaved by them befor the saids severall Species of money were cryed Downe which he conceaves he cannot be obleidged to receave because it will not be receaved from him the Councell recomends to the Earle of Annandale to write to his Stewart deput that he himself or any Judge or magistrat may administrat the oath of alledgeance and assureance to persones within ther bownds And upon ther Swearing and Signeing ther horses and armes may be delivered back to them And that he report the saids oathes to the clerks of privie Counsell And that he as generall collector may receave from the paroch collector all Such chipped old merk peices and ther fractions English mylned Crownes and half Crownes and the Scotts crowne peices and fourtie Shilling twentie Shilling ten Shilling and five Shilling peices as the paroch collectors shall give ther oaths in presence of ane of the Commissioners of Supplie that they receaved as paroch collectors in payment of the pole money which the offer to the generall collector And that befor the proclamatione dischargeing or cryeing downe the said merk peices And other Species of money was promulgat in the Shyre or Stewartie wher they Live

1. NRS, PC2/26, 190r-190v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 190r-190v.

Act, 11 June 1696, Edinburgh

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Act

Act continweing Mcneils reconvention and ordaineing his Liberatione

Lybell of Reconventione at the instance of John and James Halydayes of Tellieboll against James Mcneill being called and both pairties Compeareing The Counsell continwes this actione untill the first Thursday in Jully next in respect the Same is a reconventione And that Mcneill the raiser of the principall proces hes not execute the Same being a prisoner And gives order and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of ther tollbwith to Sett the said Mcneill at Libertie In respect he hes enacted himself in the books of privie Counsell That he shall cause execute and insist in the same against the said day under the penaltie of being banished furth of this kingdome

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Act

Act continweing Mcneils reconvention and ordaineing his Liberatione

Lybell of Reconventione at the instance of John and James Halydayes of Tellieboll against James Mcneill being called and both pairties Compeareing The Counsell continwes this actione untill the first Thursday in Jully next in respect the Same is a reconventione And that Mcneill the raiser of the principall proces hes not execute the Same being a prisoner And gives order and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of ther tollbwith to Sett the said Mcneill at Libertie In respect he hes enacted himself in the books of privie Counsell That he shall cause execute and insist in the same against the said day under the penaltie of being banished furth of this kingdome

1. NRS, PC2/26, 189v-190r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 189v-190r.

Sederunt, 11 June 1696, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Mellvill; Duke of Qweensberry; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortowne; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Lord James Hamiltoune; Lord Belhaven; Lord Carmichael; Lord Advocat; Lord Philliphaugh; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Sir Thomas Livingstone; Laird of Cessnock

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Mellvill; Duke of Qweensberry; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortowne; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Lord James Hamiltoune; Lord Belhaven; Lord Carmichael; Lord Advocat; Lord Philliphaugh; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Sir Thomas Livingstone; Laird of Cessnock

1. NRS, PC2/26, 189v.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 189v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 189v.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 189v.

Decreet, 11 June 1696, Edinburgh

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Decreit Lord Advocat Against Coatmure Folk

Anent the lybell raised and pursued before the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell att the instance of Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat for his highnes Intrest in the matter underuryten Mentioning That wher by the Law of God and the Laus of this and all other uell Governed realms all men are Bound to honour the King and to be subject and obedient to the pouer sett over them And that to disoun or speak reproachfullie of his Majestie or the Lords of his privie Counsell and others Intrusted by and under his Majestie in the Government are Crimes of a high nature and ought to be severely punished nevertheless it is of veritie that John and Andrew Harlayes tuo Coatmuir Lades As also Margaret Harlay their sister Grissell Sproutts spouse to […] now in Ireland and Mary Sproutts her sister three Coatmuire uomen now all prisoners in the Cannongate tolbooth, shaking off all fear of God and respect to his Majesties sacred persone Laws and Government are Guiltie of the forsaids Crymes In sua farr as the forsaid John and Andrew Harlays Have now for the space of more then tuo years that they were Imprisoned in the said tolbooth as deserters Contuniallie upon all occasions disouned his majesties authoritie and blasphemed and reproached his majesties sacred persone and Government and the authority and persons of the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill and of his majesties officers of state and others Intrusted by his majestie and that both by word and wryting And particularly The said John and Androw Harlays being brought by order of the Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell to appear before a Committie of their Number upon the second third or fourth of this Instant month of June to be examined They in face of the saids Lords of privie Councill openly disouned and reproached his majesties sacred persone and Government affirming That they neither were nor Could be subject and obedient to his Majestie As also they refuised when requyred and that with ane offer of Libertie to Bind themselves to Live peacably and quietly And so Great is their wickednes and madness that they refuised so much as to bind themselves not to molest or Injure or any ways Invade our other Good subjects or to be subject to any Law or Good order And when for these things they uere ordered back to prisone The saids Margaret Harlay Grissell and Mary Sprouts their Complices and partakers of the same wickednes and madnes Did openly exclaime against the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell and his majesties officers and Government Both in the outter Councell Chamber and upon the high streets of Edinburgh Calling the Lords of his majesties privie Councill Bloody persecuters and persecuting Rascalls and Imprecating upon them and his majesties officers many Cursings and threatnings To the hearing of hundreds off which Crymes the forsaids persons being guiltie airt and pairt They ought to be severely punished in their persons and Goods To the Example and terror of others to Committ and doe the Lyke in tyme Coming and Anent the charge given to the saids Defenders To have Compeared personallie before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell att ane Certaine day now bygone To have ansuered to the Grounds of the said Complaint And to have heard and seen such order and Course taken theruith as the saids Lords of privie Counsell should think fitt as in the said principall Lybell and executiones therof more is Contained Which Lybell Being upon nynth day of June Instant Called in presence of the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill And his Majesties Advocat and Sir Patrick Home his Majesties Sollicitor Compearing personallie as pursuars for his Majesties Intrest And the haill five Defenders Compearing personallie being brought from the Cannongate prisone The saids Lords having Heard both parties and Having Considered the Lybell They admitted the same to probatione And the witnesses being present at the barr and having made faith The saids Lords appointed a Committie of their oune Number to examine the uitnesses Reserving objectiones to be propouned and discust before the Committie which Committie Having accordingly mett The pursuars adduced diverse and sundrie famous uitnesses who being all solemnly suorne and examined Deponed and declared as their oaths and depositions extant in proces bears And The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Having this day Considered the said Lybell uith the oaths and depositions of the uitnesses adduced for proving the points and articles thereof They Find the Lybell proven And Decernes and ordaines the haill defenders to be transported from the tolbooth of Edinburgh to the places afternamed viz the said John Harlay to the Castle of Dumbartoun and the said Androw Harlay to the Isle of the Bass And the saids Margaret Harlay and Grissell and Mary Sprouts to the Correction house of Edinburgh And Recommends to Sir Thomas Livingstoun Commander in Cheiff of his Majesties forces uithin this Kingdome to Cause Convey the said John and Androw Harlays to the Castle of Dumbartoun and Isle of the Bass respective under sufficient guairds And appointes the magistrats of Edinburgh to delyver them to and the Commander or officer of Dumbartoune and the Bass to receave them from the Guairds and to detaine them prisoners till further order And to suffer noe persons of their wyld or extravogant principles to have access to them or to speak or Converss uith them And appoints the saids magistrats of Edinburgh to transport the saids three uomen under a Guaird from the tolbooth to the Correction house of Edinburgh and to putt them in a back roume And to detaine them prisoners ther till further order And to suffer none of there principles to have access to them or speak or Converss uith them And Recommends to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury to modifie a suitable aliment for the subsistance of the saids haill persons And to appoint the Cashkeeper to make due and punctuall payment thereof to them

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Decreet

Decreit Lord Advocat Against Coatmure Folk

Anent the lybell raised and pursued before the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell att the instance of Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat for his highnes Intrest in the matter underuryten Mentioning That wher by the Law of God and the Laus of this and all other uell Governed realms all men are Bound to honour the King and to be subject and obedient to the pouer sett over them And that to disoun or speak reproachfullie of his Majestie or the Lords of his privie Counsell and others Intrusted by and under his Majestie in the Government are Crimes of a high nature and ought to be severely punished nevertheless it is of veritie that John and Andrew Harlayes tuo Coatmuir Lades As also Margaret Harlay their sister Grissell Sproutts spouse to […] now in Ireland and Mary Sproutts her sister three Coatmuire uomen now all prisoners in the Cannongate tolbooth, shaking off all fear of God and respect to his Majesties sacred persone Laws and Government are Guiltie of the forsaids Crymes In sua farr as the forsaid John and Andrew Harlays Have now for the space of more then tuo years that they were Imprisoned in the said tolbooth as deserters Contuniallie upon all occasions disouned his majesties authoritie and blasphemed and reproached his majesties sacred persone and Government and the authority and persons of the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill and of his majesties officers of state and others Intrusted by his majestie and that both by word and wryting And particularly The said John and Androw Harlays being brought by order of the Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell to appear before a Committie of their Number upon the second third or fourth of this Instant month of June to be examined They in face of the saids Lords of privie Councill openly disouned and reproached his majesties sacred persone and Government affirming That they neither were nor Could be subject and obedient to his Majestie As also they refuised when requyred and that with ane offer of Libertie to Bind themselves to Live peacably and quietly And so Great is their wickednes and madness that they refuised so much as to bind themselves not to molest or Injure or any ways Invade our other Good subjects or to be subject to any Law or Good order And when for these things they uere ordered back to prisone The saids Margaret Harlay Grissell and Mary Sprouts their Complices and partakers of the same wickednes and madnes Did openly exclaime against the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell and his majesties officers and Government Both in the outter Councell Chamber and upon the high streets of Edinburgh Calling the Lords of his majesties privie Councill Bloody persecuters and persecuting Rascalls and Imprecating upon them and his majesties officers many Cursings and threatnings To the hearing of hundreds off which Crymes the forsaids persons being guiltie airt and pairt They ought to be severely punished in their persons and Goods To the Example and terror of others to Committ and doe the Lyke in tyme Coming and Anent the charge given to the saids Defenders To have Compeared personallie before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell att ane Certaine day now bygone To have ansuered to the Grounds of the said Complaint And to have heard and seen such order and Course taken theruith as the saids Lords of privie Counsell should think fitt as in the said principall Lybell and executiones therof more is Contained Which Lybell Being upon nynth day of June Instant Called in presence of the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill And his Majesties Advocat and Sir Patrick Home his Majesties Sollicitor Compearing personallie as pursuars for his Majesties Intrest And the haill five Defenders Compearing personallie being brought from the Cannongate prisone The saids Lords having Heard both parties and Having Considered the Lybell They admitted the same to probatione And the witnesses being present at the barr and having made faith The saids Lords appointed a Committie of their oune Number to examine the uitnesses Reserving objectiones to be propouned and discust before the Committie which Committie Having accordingly mett The pursuars adduced diverse and sundrie famous uitnesses who being all solemnly suorne and examined Deponed and declared as their oaths and depositions extant in proces bears And The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Having this day Considered the said Lybell uith the oaths and depositions of the uitnesses adduced for proving the points and articles thereof They Find the Lybell proven And Decernes and ordaines the haill defenders to be transported from the tolbooth of Edinburgh to the places afternamed viz the said John Harlay to the Castle of Dumbartoun and the said Androw Harlay to the Isle of the Bass And the saids Margaret Harlay and Grissell and Mary Sprouts to the Correction house of Edinburgh And Recommends to Sir Thomas Livingstoun Commander in Cheiff of his Majesties forces uithin this Kingdome to Cause Convey the said John and Androw Harlays to the Castle of Dumbartoun and Isle of the Bass respective under sufficient guairds And appointes the magistrats of Edinburgh to delyver them to and the Commander or officer of Dumbartoune and the Bass to receave them from the Guairds and to detaine them prisoners till further order And to suffer noe persons of their wyld or extravogant principles to have access to them or to speak or Converss uith them And appoints the saids magistrats of Edinburgh to transport the saids three uomen under a Guaird from the tolbooth to the Correction house of Edinburgh and to putt them in a back roume And to detaine them prisoners ther till further order And to suffer none of there principles to have access to them or speak or Converss uith them And Recommends to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury to modifie a suitable aliment for the subsistance of the saids haill persons And to appoint the Cashkeeper to make due and punctuall payment thereof to them

1. NRS, PC1/50, 556-9.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 556-9.

Order, 11 June 1696, Edinburgh

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Order

Recomendation to the Lord Advocat to speak uith the presbyterie of Edinburgh

The Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell Doe heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart his Majesties advocat to speak uith the ministers of the presbyterie of Edinburgh that they appoint three of their number Grave and qualified persons to attend his Majesties forces during their Encampment this summer to preach upon the Lords dayes And to say prayers to them each day at morn and at Even and to make his report to the Councell at their nixt meeting

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Order

Recomendation to the Lord Advocat to speak uith the presbyterie of Edinburgh

The Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell Doe heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart his Majesties advocat to speak uith the ministers of the presbyterie of Edinburgh that they appoint three of their number Grave and qualified persons to attend his Majesties forces during their Encampment this summer to preach upon the Lords dayes And to say prayers to them each day at morn and at Even and to make his report to the Councell at their nixt meeting

1. NRS, PC1/50, 556.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 556.

Procedure, 11 June 1696, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Lord Raith receaved privie Councelor

The Lord Raith nominat a privie Councelor by his Majesties Commission of Councill of the second of may Last Being present did suear and signe the oath of alledgance and signe the assurance And the Lord Chancelor Having administrat to him the oath de fideli he was receaved a privie Councelor Conform to the Commission and the Lord Raith the same day signed the association formerly subscribed by other Councelors

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Procedure

Lord Raith receaved privie Councelor

The Lord Raith nominat a privie Councelor by his Majesties Commission of Councill of the second of may Last Being present did suear and signe the oath of alledgance and signe the assurance And the Lord Chancelor Having administrat to him the oath de fideli he was receaved a privie Councelor Conform to the Commission and the Lord Raith the same day signed the association formerly subscribed by other Councelors

1. NRS, PC1/50, 556.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 556.

Sederunt, 11 June 1696, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Funtainhall; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Sir Thomas Livingstoun; Laird of Cessnock

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Funtainhall; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Sir Thomas Livingstoun; Laird of Cessnock

1. NRS, PC1/50, 556.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 556.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 556.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 556.