D1704/2/8
D1704/2/82
Procedure
The Councill mett and did no privat bussines
1. NRS, PC2/28, 279v. No sederunt recorded.
2. NRS, PC2/28, 279v.
1. NRS, PC2/28, 279v. No sederunt recorded.
2. NRS, PC2/28, 279v.
A1704/2/41
A1704/2/411
Act
Annent The petition given in and presented to the Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill By James Duke of Hamilton Shewing That where as at the desire of a Committee of your Lordships The petitioner hes delyvered up to the Clerks of Councill a Letter of great Importance wrytten to the petitioner By David Baillie now prisoner in the Tolbuith of Edinburgh And Therfore humbly Creaving Their Lordships for the petitioners Exoneratione To Exhibite the said Letter to the said prisoner and Interrogatt him whitther It be his hand wrytting and signed by him and that previous to any other proceedings in that affair lest the petitioner ly under the Imputation of given in a fals paper as the said petition Bears The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Haveing considered the above petition given into them by his Grace James Duke of Hamiltoune and the samen being read in their presence The saids Lords In respect That the Lord Advocat Declaired He was to raise a lyble and Insist against David Baillie befoir their Lordships Refused the desire of the Bill.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 154.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 154.
A1704/2/40
A1704/2/401
Warrant
The Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill In respect of David Baillie Brother to Mannerhill His high and Insolent contempt of their authority Committed and Incurred befoir them Doe heirby Commit him prisoner to the Tolbuith of Edinburgh and ordaines the Magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their Tolbuith to keep and detain him prisoner therin During the Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill there pleasure.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 153.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 153.
A1704/2/39
A1704/2/391
Act
Anent The petition given and presented to the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill By John and Donald Frazers prisoners in the Tolbuith of Edinburgh Shewing That her Lordships poor petitioners Being most unfortunatly troubled and put to ane Expence above their condition By the bringing of the petitioners from their houses in Inverness and mean Imployments first to Inverlochie and then to Edinburgh upon suspicion of ill practices againest the Government from which Their Lordships after Examination have found them Innocent And Notwithstanding off the orders given to sett the petitioners at Libertie yet Because we have noe money to Extract ane act for our Liberation nor the ordinary fies to the Good man of the Tolbuith and his servants wee are still detained howbeit He the said John Frazer is Extreamly deseased and boeth of the petitioners in extream want of all necessaries for lyfe And seeing without any crime or guilt in the petitioners They are put to the Charige of comeing Two hundered myls in the worst season of the year and most return and hes been keept here a moneth and haveing noething of our owen to defray all this Chairges and it hes been allwayes the Laudable custome off this and all weell Governed Nationes to defray the Chariges that the leidges are put to By publict authority without the least guilt in them And Therefore Craveing their Lordships To consider the petitioners misfortune and mean Circumstances and to ordaine such a soume to be given to the petitioners As their Lordships shall think reasonable for defraying their necessary Expence and for Exrtacting ane act of Liberation and the other dues for setting the petitioners at liberty or other wayes to give such effectwall orders theranent as their Lordships shall think fitt As the said petitione Bears The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above petition Given into them By John and Donald Frazers prisoners in the Tolbuith of Edinburgh and the samen being read in their presence The saids Lords Recommends the keepers of the Tolbuith of Edinburgh To the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesties Theasaurie for the petitioners house dues and dischairges the keepers of the said Tolbuith to keep in or detain the petitioners.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 153.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 153.
A1704/2/38
A1704/2/381
Warrant
Sir James Steuart Her Majesties Advocat Haveing Represented to the board That John, Robert, and Thomas, Hendersones now prisoners in the Tolbuith of Edinburgh Hade been apprehended and Incarcerat for stealling of horses on the border And that Archbald Doulgass off Cavers Sherriff principall of the sherriffdome off Roxburgh was desirous that they should be transmitted to Jedburgh Tolbuith to be tryed there In respect witnesses could be more conveniently had at that place The crimes haveing been Committed thereabout The Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Give order and warrant to the Magistrats off Edinburgh and keeper of their Tolbuith To delyver the persones off John, Robert, and Thomas, Hendersones to the said Archbald Douglass off Cavers sherriff principall of the sherriffdome of Roxburgh or any haveing his order To be by him transmitted under a saife guard to the Tolbuith of Jedburgh and ordaines the magistrats of Jedburgh and keepers of their Tolbuith To receave and detaine them prisoners therin and the said Sherriff principall and his Deputs To judge and his Fiscalls of Court To prosecute them for the saids Crimes with all convenient dilligence as they will be answerable at their perrill.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 152.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 152.
A1704/2/37
A1704/2/371
Proclamation
Proclamation adjourning the parliament Being read, was approven and signed and ordered to be Recorded Wherof the tenner followes
Anne By the Grace of God Queen of Great Brittan France and Ireland defender of the faith To our Lyon King at arms And his Brethren heraulds, Macers of our privy Councill pursevants Messengers at armes Our Shirriffs in that pairt Conjunctlie and seaverallie speciallie Constitute Greeting Forasmuch as the Circumstances of our affaires doe requyre a further delay of the meeting of our parliament of this our antient Kingdome of Scotland soe soon as the Two and tuentieth day of February Instant to which it was last adjourned We are Therfore Resolved to continow the said adjournment to the Fourth day of Apprill nixt and that the members may not be put to the trouble and Chairges of meeting upon the said Tuo and tuentieth day of February Wee with advice of the Lords of our privy Councill Have adjourned and heirby adjourn our said Currant parliament From the said Tuo and tuentieth day off February Instant To the said fourth day of Apprill nixt to come Requyring heirby all the members therof to attend at Edinburgh the said day in the usuall manner and under the accustomed Certeficatione’s By Law appoynted Our Will is Herefore and wee chairge yow strictly and Command That in continent thir our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat cross at Edinburgh And to the mercat crosses of the remanent head Burghs of the severall shyres and steuartries within this our antient Kingdome and there in our name and authoritie Make publict Intimation that our parliament is adjourned to the said Fourth day of Apprill nixt to come and ordaines thir presents to be printed and published.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 151-2.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 151-2.
A1704/2/36
A1704/2/361
Letter: royal
Letter from the Queens Majestie To the Councill for adjurning the parliament to the fourth of Apprill nixt Read and ordered to be recorded Wherof the tennor Followes Sic supra subscribitur Anne Regina
Right trusty and right weell beloved Cousin and Councellor, Right trusty and enteirly beloved Cousins and Councellors, Right trusty and weell beloved Cousins and Councellors, Right trusty and weell beloved Councellors, and trusty and weell beloved Councellors Wee greet yow weell Wheras the present state of our affaires does not requyre the meeting of our parliament of that our antient Kingdome soe soon as the Tuo and Twentieth day off February Instant To which it was last adjourned Wee are therfore Resolved to continow the said adjournment to the Fourth day of Apprill nixt and that the members of parliament may not be put to the trouble and chairges of meeting upon the said Tuo and Twentieth day off February It is our will and pleasure and hereby authorize and Requyre yow to Issue furth a new proclamation in our name Ordering the Continuance of the forsaid adjournment of our parliament From the said Tuenty second day of February Instant To the said Fourth day off Appryll nixt to come and ordaining all the members therof to attend that day att Edinburgh in the usuall way and upone the accustomed certificationes, For doeing wherof This shall be your warrand and soe wee bid yow heartily fairwell Given at our Court att St James the 8th day of February 1703/4 and of our Rigne the second year By her Majesties Command Sic Subscribitur Cromertie.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 151.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 151.
A1704/2/35
A1704/2/351
Procedure
In absence of the Lord High Chancellour, and Lord president of privie Councill The Earle of Marr Elected preces.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 151.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 151.
A1704/2/34
A1704/2/342
Sederunt
Earl of Marr; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Eglingtoun; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Findlater; Earl of Dunmore; Earl of March; Earl of Hyndfoord; Earl of Roseberrie; Earl of Glasgow T:D:; Earl of Hoptoun; Viscount Garnock; Viscount Primrose; Lord Haddo; Lord Polwarth; Lord President of Session; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Halcraige; Lord Rankeillor; Lord Phesdo; Lord Tillecultrie; Livetenent Generall Ramsay; Mr Francis Montgomry; Laird of Cavers; Laird of Carnwath; Laird of Prestongrange
1. NRS, PC1/53, 151
2. NRS, PC1/53, 151.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 151
2. NRS, PC1/53, 151.