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Act, 14 August 1695, Edinburgh

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Act Ballachan and his brother and James Hamilton for house dues

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Patrick Stewart of Ballachin and Alexander Stewart his brother Shewing That where their Lordships were pleased by ther delyverance upon a former petitione to Change ther Imprisonment to a Confynement within the toune of Edinburgh and two mylles about the same upon Caution to observe the said Confynment and to live peacably under the government and Granted warrand for setting the petitioner at Libertie in the termes forsaid and haveing accordingly Found suficient Caution, yet James Hamilton keeper of the Tolbooth of the Cannogate Does yet Detaine them prisoners whill they make payment of the Jaylor fies, Which are very Considerable by reason of their Long Imprisonment Wherby ther Lordships fewer towards them is rendered altogither ineffectuall, And seing the petitioners are neither able to pay the saids fies Neither is it usuall to exact the samen from prisoners in the petitioners Condition who have been mantained upon publict Charity without Which It is Imposible for the petitioners to Subsist being involved in so great debts tho the long Imprisonment now for the space of two years and thrie moneths And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned as the petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered the above petition given in to them be the above Patrick Stewart of Ballachan and his brother They heirby appoint James Hamilton keeper of the Tolbooth of the Cannogat to sett the petitioner at Liberty without exacting any house dues And Recomends to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties thesaurie To Cause make payment to the said James Hamilton of the saids house dues Caution being first found Conforme to ther former act for their liberatione.

Edinburgh Wednesday 14th August 1695 Extraordinary

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Act Ballachan and his brother and James Hamilton for house dues

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Patrick Stewart of Ballachin and Alexander Stewart his brother Shewing That where their Lordships were pleased by ther delyverance upon a former petitione to Change ther Imprisonment to a Confynement within the toune of Edinburgh and two mylles about the same upon Caution to observe the said Confynment and to live peacably under the government and Granted warrand for setting the petitioner at Libertie in the termes forsaid and haveing accordingly Found suficient Caution, yet James Hamilton keeper of the Tolbooth of the Cannogate Does yet Detaine them prisoners whill they make payment of the Jaylor fies, Which are very Considerable by reason of their Long Imprisonment Wherby ther Lordships fewer towards them is rendered altogither ineffectuall, And seing the petitioners are neither able to pay the saids fies Neither is it usuall to exact the samen from prisoners in the petitioners Condition who have been mantained upon publict Charity without Which It is Imposible for the petitioners to Subsist being involved in so great debts tho the long Imprisonment now for the space of two years and thrie moneths And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned as the petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered the above petition given in to them be the above Patrick Stewart of Ballachan and his brother They heirby appoint James Hamilton keeper of the Tolbooth of the Cannogat to sett the petitioner at Liberty without exacting any house dues And Recomends to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties thesaurie To Cause make payment to the said James Hamilton of the saids house dues Caution being first found Conforme to ther former act for their liberatione.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 18v-19r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 18v-19r.

Sederunt, 14 August 1695, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Duke of Queensbery; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith Thesaurer deput; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Advocat; Lord Hatton; Sir George Campbell; Provest of Edinburgh

Edinburgh Wednesday 14th August 1695 Extraordinary1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Duke of Queensbery; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith Thesaurer deput; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Advocat; Lord Hatton; Sir George Campbell; Provest of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC2/26, 18v.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 18v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 18v.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 18v.

Proclamation, 14 August 1695, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamatione for ingathering the Excise

The proclamatione after following being read voted and approven the same was ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth A Proclamatione for the more effectuall uplifting and inbringing the annexed and Additionall Excyse William by the Grace of God King of great Brittain France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] macers of our privy Councill messingers at armes our shirriffs in that part conjunctlly and severally specially Constitut greeting For as much as by the Late act of parliament for the additionall and annexed Excyse It is provyded That the Lords of our privy Councill shall prescribe such methods and ordors besyde these contained in the said act as they shall judge necessary for makeing the same effectuall, which two excyses are now sett in tack for the space of eighteen moneths after the first of September next Therfore and for the more effectuall uplifting and inbringing of the foresaid excyses we Have thought fitt to ordaine and doe Hereby with advyse of the Lords of our privy Councill ordaine and appoynt That noe Brewer within burgh of Royalty or Regality vend or sell any part of ther brousts untill first the make entrie thereof to the excyse office within the Burghs and there obtaine a sufferance for the quantity browen which the keeper of the office is to give gratis and without delay And that in case of nonentrie or wrongous entrie the brewer be lyable in the sum of ten pound scots toties quoties which entries may be disproven before any magistrat Justice of peace or Commissioners of excyse by witneses or oath of partie not withstanding any survey made by the Surveyours or waiters That in reguard the excyse of strong waters aquavite Brandie and forreigne bear is ordered by the said act of parliament to be payed by the Retaillors. Therfore all Brewers of Aquavite and strong waters make monethly entries of the quantities of the said Liquours brewen by them and give in subscryved Lists to the next excyse office of the names of the persones to quhom they sell ther Aquavitie or strong waters to be againe sold by retaille as lykewise that the Collectors Clerks or surveyours at Seaports doe give up a true and particular account to the said Tacksmen of the Excyse or ther Deputs of the quantities of forraigne strong waters, brandie or bear imported frae tyme to tyme and who is the merchant importer as also That the said merchant Importer be lyable and oblidged to give and delyver subscryved lists to the said Tacksmen and their Deputs of the persons names to whom they sell the said brandy strong waters or forraigne beer for retaille and of the quantities sold to them Item that all Brewers Carrells be for hereafter marked with their owne name and the seall of the next excyse office which seall shall be furnished to them gratis Item That noe persone presume to resett any ale or drinking beer in their Houses in ordor to the imazleing of the same under the paine of ten pound scots toties quoties to be payed to the foresaid taksmen And Lastly That all tapsters and Vintners of ale and drinking beer shall for hereafter before they tap or vint the same, take first a licence from the next excyse office and there give bond and Cautione That they shall not tap and sell for less pryces then these appoynted by the act of parliament under the penalty of ten pound scots toties quoties appoynted by the said act. Our will is Herefore and we charge you Strictly and Command That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and to the marcat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shyres of this our ancient Kingdome And there by open proclamatione make intimatione Hereof That none may pretend ignorance and ordaines these presents to be printed and published Given under our signet at Edinburgh the fourteenth day of August and of our Reigne the Seventh year Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years sic subscribitur Tweddale Cancell Queensberry Tarbat Yester Raith James Stueart J Lauder SG Campbell Robert Cheisly.

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Proclamation

Proclamatione for ingathering the Excise

The proclamatione after following being read voted and approven the same was ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth A Proclamatione for the more effectuall uplifting and inbringing the annexed and Additionall Excyse William by the Grace of God King of great Brittain France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] macers of our privy Councill messingers at armes our shirriffs in that part conjunctlly and severally specially Constitut greeting For as much as by the Late act of parliament for the additionall and annexed Excyse It is provyded That the Lords of our privy Councill shall prescribe such methods and ordors besyde these contained in the said act as they shall judge necessary for makeing the same effectuall, which two excyses are now sett in tack for the space of eighteen moneths after the first of September next Therfore and for the more effectuall uplifting and inbringing of the foresaid excyses we Have thought fitt to ordaine and doe Hereby with advyse of the Lords of our privy Councill ordaine and appoynt That noe Brewer within burgh of Royalty or Regality vend or sell any part of ther brousts untill first the make entrie thereof to the excyse office within the Burghs and there obtaine a sufferance for the quantity browen which the keeper of the office is to give gratis and without delay And that in case of nonentrie or wrongous entrie the brewer be lyable in the sum of ten pound scots toties quoties which entries may be disproven before any magistrat Justice of peace or Commissioners of excyse by witneses or oath of partie not withstanding any survey made by the Surveyours or waiters That in reguard the excyse of strong waters aquavite Brandie and forreigne bear is ordered by the said act of parliament to be payed by the Retaillors. Therfore all Brewers of Aquavite and strong waters make monethly entries of the quantities of the said Liquours brewen by them and give in subscryved Lists to the next excyse office of the names of the persones to quhom they sell ther Aquavitie or strong waters to be againe sold by retaille as lykewise that the Collectors Clerks or surveyours at Seaports doe give up a true and particular account to the said Tacksmen of the Excyse or ther Deputs of the quantities of forraigne strong waters, brandie or bear imported frae tyme to tyme and who is the merchant importer as also That the said merchant Importer be lyable and oblidged to give and delyver subscryved lists to the said Tacksmen and their Deputs of the persons names to whom they sell the said brandy strong waters or forraigne beer for retaille and of the quantities sold to them Item that all Brewers Carrells be for hereafter marked with their owne name and the seall of the next excyse office which seall shall be furnished to them gratis Item That noe persone presume to resett any ale or drinking beer in their Houses in ordor to the imazleing of the same under the paine of ten pound scots toties quoties to be payed to the foresaid taksmen And Lastly That all tapsters and Vintners of ale and drinking beer shall for hereafter before they tap or vint the same, take first a licence from the next excyse office and there give bond and Cautione That they shall not tap and sell for less pryces then these appoynted by the act of parliament under the penalty of ten pound scots toties quoties appoynted by the said act. Our will is Herefore and we charge you Strictly and Command That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and to the marcat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shyres of this our ancient Kingdome And there by open proclamatione make intimatione Hereof That none may pretend ignorance and ordaines these presents to be printed and published Given under our signet at Edinburgh the fourteenth day of August and of our Reigne the Seventh year Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years sic subscribitur Tweddale Cancell Queensberry Tarbat Yester Raith James Stueart J Lauder SG Campbell Robert Cheisly.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 243-5.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 243-5.

Act, 14 August 1695, Edinburgh

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Act anent the fourty shilling peices

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of privy Councill by Sir William Denholme of Westsheills master of his majesties mint Shewing that whereas the said Lords by ther proclamatione of the […] day of July Last appoynted the new scots species of Coyne to pass at ten per cent more then they did formerlie whereby there arriseth a difficulty in the mint whether or not the should put upon the said species the figures signifieing the value they now pass at the officers of the mint being alwayes in use to set doune in their books the number and denominatione of the peices that are Coyned with their weight and value It is humbly conceived will be very impropper and a reall Contradictione to place in the books a hunder fourty shilling peceis and to value them to be two Hundred and tuenty pounds, whereas if they tearmed fourty four shilling peices the number and value would agree as for example the value of thretteen shilling four pennies was never put upon the merk peice after they were raised to fourteen shilling neither were they tearmed therafter merk peices but fourteen shilling peicies in the Registers and the value sett doune conforme And therfore Humblie Craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione at more Lenth bears
The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said Sir William Denholme They Hereby appoynt the fourty shilling peices of the above journall, with the number of figures of fourty four upon them to be amended and Have the number or figurs of fourty put upon them conforme to his Majesties warrand for cutting heads and reverses and to be given out accordingly now and in tyme comeing

At Edinburgh weddensday the fourteen day of August Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Act anent the fourty shilling peices

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of privy Councill by Sir William Denholme of Westsheills master of his majesties mint Shewing that whereas the said Lords by ther proclamatione of the […] day of July Last appoynted the new scots species of Coyne to pass at ten per cent more then they did formerlie whereby there arriseth a difficulty in the mint whether or not the should put upon the said species the figures signifieing the value they now pass at the officers of the mint being alwayes in use to set doune in their books the number and denominatione of the peices that are Coyned with their weight and value It is humbly conceived will be very impropper and a reall Contradictione to place in the books a hunder fourty shilling peceis and to value them to be two Hundred and tuenty pounds, whereas if they tearmed fourty four shilling peices the number and value would agree as for example the value of thretteen shilling four pennies was never put upon the merk peice after they were raised to fourteen shilling neither were they tearmed therafter merk peices but fourteen shilling peicies in the Registers and the value sett doune conforme And therfore Humblie Craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione at more Lenth bears
The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said Sir William Denholme They Hereby appoynt the fourty shilling peices of the above journall, with the number of figures of fourty four upon them to be amended and Have the number or figurs of fourty put upon them conforme to his Majesties warrand for cutting heads and reverses and to be given out accordingly now and in tyme comeing

1. NRS, PC1/50, 243.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 243.

Warrant, 14 August 1695, Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrand Duke of Queensberry to be Master of the Game within the shyre of Dumfreis.

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill doe Hereby nominat and appoynt James Duke of Queensberry to be Master of the Game within the Shyre of Dumfreis in place of the deceast William Duke of Queensberry his father was formerly nominat master thereof within that bounds by the proclamatione of Councill of the date the nynth day of August Jaj vjc nynty and two years

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Warrand Duke of Queensberry to be Master of the Game within the shyre of Dumfreis.

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill doe Hereby nominat and appoynt James Duke of Queensberry to be Master of the Game within the Shyre of Dumfreis in place of the deceast William Duke of Queensberry his father was formerly nominat master thereof within that bounds by the proclamatione of Councill of the date the nynth day of August Jaj vjc nynty and two years

1. NRS, PC1/50, 242-3.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 242-3.

Warrant, 14 August 1695, Edinburgh

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Warrand to Collect Cess in Fyfe

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill doe hereby ordaine and allow the first three moneths of the nyne moneths supply imposed by the acts of Last Sessione of this Currant Parliament to be laid or uplifted and Collected within the shyre of Fyfe conforme to the old valuatione of the said shyre preceeding the tuenty day of June Jaj vjc nyntie and three years and not conforme to the Late revaluatione thereof made since that tyme if any be for which this shall be to the Commissioners of supply their Collector and Clerk and all others concerned a sufficient warrand

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Warrant

Warrand to Collect Cess in Fyfe

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill doe hereby ordaine and allow the first three moneths of the nyne moneths supply imposed by the acts of Last Sessione of this Currant Parliament to be laid or uplifted and Collected within the shyre of Fyfe conforme to the old valuatione of the said shyre preceeding the tuenty day of June Jaj vjc nyntie and three years and not conforme to the Late revaluatione thereof made since that tyme if any be for which this shall be to the Commissioners of supply their Collector and Clerk and all others concerned a sufficient warrand

1. NRS, PC1/50, 242.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 242.

Sederunt, 14 August 1695, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Queensberry; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Belhaven; Lord Advocat; Lord Hattoune; Sir George Campbell; The Provost of Edinburgh

At Edinburgh weddensday the fourteen day of August Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Queensberry; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Belhaven; Lord Advocat; Lord Hattoune; Sir George Campbell; The Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/50, 242.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 242.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 242.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 242.