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Warrant, 15 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Warrand Duncan Ronald and Wilkie a baillie in Drumferleing

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered a representatione made to them be Dwncan Ronald writer to the Signet and John Wilkie merchand in Edinburgh and Agnes and Magdaline Scotts her Spouses Beareing that their Lordships by the act of the date the twentie of March Jaj vic nyntie four upon the decease of Isobell Wardlaw doughter and air to wnqle Mr Charles Wardlaw of Logie Have given order and warrand to the baillie deput of the regalitie of Dumferleing to take inspectione and make inventar of the wrytes and evidents of Logie and to seall the same and to transport them to the clerks of privie Counsell which wrytes are now sealled and Secured in the hands of the said baillie deput And that the saids Agnes and Madgaline Scotts are served and retourned as airs portioners in speciall to the said Isobell Wardlaw as ther retoure Showen to the Lords of privie Counsell hes testified And therfore humbly craveing to the effect underwritten The saids Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell Doe heirby take off any seqwestratione Laid upon the saids wrytes and evidents and decernes and ordaines […] Baillie deput of the said regalitie of Dumferleing to Deliver the same with the charter chist wherin they ly and the key thereof to the saids Duncan Ronald and John Wilkie And ordaines Letters of Horning on fiftein dayes and others needfull under the signet of Counsell to be direct heiron in forme as effeirs

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Warrand Duncan Ronald and Wilkie a baillie in Drumferleing

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered a representatione made to them be Dwncan Ronald writer to the Signet and John Wilkie merchand in Edinburgh and Agnes and Magdaline Scotts her Spouses Beareing that their Lordships by the act of the date the twentie of March Jaj vic nyntie four upon the decease of Isobell Wardlaw doughter and air to wnqle Mr Charles Wardlaw of Logie Have given order and warrand to the baillie deput of the regalitie of Dumferleing to take inspectione and make inventar of the wrytes and evidents of Logie and to seall the same and to transport them to the clerks of privie Counsell which wrytes are now sealled and Secured in the hands of the said baillie deput And that the saids Agnes and Madgaline Scotts are served and retourned as airs portioners in speciall to the said Isobell Wardlaw as ther retoure Showen to the Lords of privie Counsell hes testified And therfore humbly craveing to the effect underwritten The saids Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell Doe heirby take off any seqwestratione Laid upon the saids wrytes and evidents and decernes and ordaines […] Baillie deput of the said regalitie of Dumferleing to Deliver the same with the charter chist wherin they ly and the key thereof to the saids Duncan Ronald and John Wilkie And ordaines Letters of Horning on fiftein dayes and others needfull under the signet of Counsell to be direct heiron in forme as effeirs

1. NRS, PC2/26, 176v-177r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 176v-177r.

Act, 15 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Act The Magistrats of Aberbrothock

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be The proveist Magistrats and town Councell of Aberbrotheck Shewing That wher the church of Aberbrothock is Lately Declaired vaccant by the presbetrie of Dwndie and severall ministers appointed from tyme to tyme to preach at the said church who by the Late act of parliament are to have twentie merks for each Lords day And the petitioners being most willing that they Should be payed accordingly untill they shall gett and setled minister according to Law which accordinglie they are doeing befor the said presbetrie But considering that the Stipend is for a great pairt in viccaradge teinds and in the teinds of severall heretors in and about the town which would occasione a great date of trouble for the ministers to procure dwe payment therof And to the presbetrie to appoint factors for the samen Besydes the hazard of the inhabitants of being doubly distressed and the hazard of Loseing the viccarage teinds are both locall and temporarie and cannot allow of ane factor to waite upon them And therfore Humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day red and Considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell They heirby awthorize the petitioners or Such as they Shall appoint to uplift the ministers Stipends of the said church of Aberbrothock viccarage and personadge teinds therof and that for this haill cropt and yeir of God Jaj vic nyntie Six The petitioners or such as they shall appoint they first giveing bond and finding Sufficient cautione acted in the books of privie Counsell That they shall make payment to the ministers who shall be appointed by the said presbetrie of Dundie to preach at the said kirk of the Soume of Twentie merks for each Lords Day in the termes of the above act of parliament And that they shall make Just compt reckning and payment to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie or ther orders of the Superplus of the said yeirs Stipend so far as the Samen shall not be exhausted be payment of the foirsaids twentie merks Scotts And ordains the saids petitioners or Such as they Shall appoint to be readiely ansuered obeyed and payed of the said yeirs vaccant Stipend be the heretors fewers wodsetters Life renters titulars tacksemen of teines tennents possessors and others lyable in payment therof And ordaines Letters of Horning under the Signet of Counsell to be direct at the petitioners instance or such as they shall appoint to uplift the ministers stipend of the said kirk of Aberbrothock against the heretors and others foirsaids lyable in payment of the said yeirs vaccant stipend upon productione of a decreit of Localitie And in caice ther be none ordaines the heretors and others forsaids to make payment of the respective proportiones of the said yeirs vaccant Stipends according as they shall be decerned and determined by the Judge ordinary

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Act The Magistrats of Aberbrothock

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be The proveist Magistrats and town Councell of Aberbrotheck Shewing That wher the church of Aberbrothock is Lately Declaired vaccant by the presbetrie of Dwndie and severall ministers appointed from tyme to tyme to preach at the said church who by the Late act of parliament are to have twentie merks for each Lords day And the petitioners being most willing that they Should be payed accordingly untill they shall gett and setled minister according to Law which accordinglie they are doeing befor the said presbetrie But considering that the Stipend is for a great pairt in viccaradge teinds and in the teinds of severall heretors in and about the town which would occasione a great date of trouble for the ministers to procure dwe payment therof And to the presbetrie to appoint factors for the samen Besydes the hazard of the inhabitants of being doubly distressed and the hazard of Loseing the viccarage teinds are both locall and temporarie and cannot allow of ane factor to waite upon them And therfore Humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day red and Considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell They heirby awthorize the petitioners or Such as they Shall appoint to uplift the ministers Stipends of the said church of Aberbrothock viccarage and personadge teinds therof and that for this haill cropt and yeir of God Jaj vic nyntie Six The petitioners or such as they shall appoint they first giveing bond and finding Sufficient cautione acted in the books of privie Counsell That they shall make payment to the ministers who shall be appointed by the said presbetrie of Dundie to preach at the said kirk of the Soume of Twentie merks for each Lords Day in the termes of the above act of parliament And that they shall make Just compt reckning and payment to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie or ther orders of the Superplus of the said yeirs Stipend so far as the Samen shall not be exhausted be payment of the foirsaids twentie merks Scotts And ordains the saids petitioners or Such as they Shall appoint to be readiely ansuered obeyed and payed of the said yeirs vaccant Stipend be the heretors fewers wodsetters Life renters titulars tacksemen of teines tennents possessors and others lyable in payment therof And ordaines Letters of Horning under the Signet of Counsell to be direct at the petitioners instance or such as they shall appoint to uplift the ministers stipend of the said kirk of Aberbrothock against the heretors and others foirsaids lyable in payment of the said yeirs vaccant stipend upon productione of a decreit of Localitie And in caice ther be none ordaines the heretors and others forsaids to make payment of the respective proportiones of the said yeirs vaccant Stipends according as they shall be decerned and determined by the Judge ordinary

1. NRS, PC2/26, 175v-176v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 175v-176v.

Warrant, 15 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Warrand for Letters against Mr John Whyte

Petitione the Comittie of the presbetry of Aberdeen against Mr John White read and ordaines the clerks of Counsell to give owt Letters for citeing the said Mr John White to compear befor the Counsell upon ther first meeting Day in May next to ansuer to the points of the petitione and for Summonding of wittnesses

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Warrand for Letters against Mr John Whyte

Petitione the Comittie of the presbetry of Aberdeen against Mr John White read and ordaines the clerks of Counsell to give owt Letters for citeing the said Mr John White to compear befor the Counsell upon ther first meeting Day in May next to ansuer to the points of the petitione and for Summonding of wittnesses

1. NRS, PC2/26, 175v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 175v.

Procedure, 15 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Laggs petitione delayed

Petitione Geirsone of Lagg Read and delayed till the morrow That his majesties advocat may be present And take a day within which he will insist against the petitioner

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Laggs petitione delayed

Petitione Geirsone of Lagg Read and delayed till the morrow That his majesties advocat may be present And take a day within which he will insist against the petitioner

1. NRS, PC2/26, 175v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 175v.

Procedure, 15 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Doctor Skeens accompts to Sie and answer

Report of the Comittie Anent Doctor Skeens accompts with the old colledge of St Andrews Read and before adviseing of the report allowes the maisters of the said old colledge of St Andrews to Sie the report and give in ther objectiones against the same if they have any to make

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Doctor Skeens accompts to Sie and answer

Report of the Comittie Anent Doctor Skeens accompts with the old colledge of St Andrews Read and before adviseing of the report allowes the maisters of the said old colledge of St Andrews to Sie the report and give in ther objectiones against the same if they have any to make

1. NRS, PC2/26, 175r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 175r.

Sederunt, 15 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Qweensberry; Earl of Argwyle; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Annandale; Viscount Tarbatt; Lord Carmichael; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Anstruther; Mr Fra: Montgomerie; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Pollock; Sir Thomas Livingstone; Laird of Cessnock

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Qweensberry; Earl of Argwyle; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Annandale; Viscount Tarbatt; Lord Carmichael; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Anstruther; Mr Fra: Montgomerie; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Pollock; Sir Thomas Livingstone; Laird of Cessnock

1. NRS, PC2/26, 175r.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 175r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 175r.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 175r.

Judicial Proceeding, 15 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Judicial Proceeding

[James Dalziell]

Sir William Scott younger of Harden being Cited as Cautioner for James Dalziell son to the deceast Sir Robert Dalziell of Glennae to have produced the said James before the Councell under the penaltie of one Hundreth pounds Sterling Contained in a bond subscryved by the said James as principall and Sir William as Cautioner dated the fifteenth day of December Jaj vjc nyntie five years And being this day ofttymes Called to have Compeared and to have produced the said principall He failzied therintill And therfore the saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill Have forefaulted and heirby forfaults the said penalty of one Hundreth pounds sterling In so farr as Concerns the said Cautioner only And Decerns and ordaines the said Cautioner to make payment and satisfaction to George Baillie of Jarvesuood Receaver of his Majesties Croun rents of the said soume of ane Hundreth pounds sterling of penaltie in his Majesties name and for his Majesties use And ordaines Letters of Horning on six dayes and others to be direct heiron under the Signet of Councill against the said Cautioner superceeding extracting heirof untill the tuenty second day of Aprile instant Betuixt and which the said principall appearing before Sir James Steuart his Majesties advocat and Enacting himself in the books of privy Councell in such tearms and under such a penaltie as his Lordships Finds he hes allowance for from his Majestie That he shall depairt furth of his Majesties Dominions and that within such a tyme as the Lord Advocat shall appoint And also Giving bond and finding sufficient Cautione acted in the books of his majesties privy Councell That he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William and that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive anything in prejudice therof nor shall not Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his majesties privy Councell whensoever he shall be Called or requyred therto In caise he shall be Called for before he Depairt the dominions And that under the penaltie of ane Hundreth pounds sterling In caise He shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And upon Granting new bond appointes the former to be Given up

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Judicial Proceeding

[James Dalziell]

Sir William Scott younger of Harden being Cited as Cautioner for James Dalziell son to the deceast Sir Robert Dalziell of Glennae to have produced the said James before the Councell under the penaltie of one Hundreth pounds Sterling Contained in a bond subscryved by the said James as principall and Sir William as Cautioner dated the fifteenth day of December Jaj vjc nyntie five years And being this day ofttymes Called to have Compeared and to have produced the said principall He failzied therintill And therfore the saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill Have forefaulted and heirby forfaults the said penalty of one Hundreth pounds sterling In so farr as Concerns the said Cautioner only And Decerns and ordaines the said Cautioner to make payment and satisfaction to George Baillie of Jarvesuood Receaver of his Majesties Croun rents of the said soume of ane Hundreth pounds sterling of penaltie in his Majesties name and for his Majesties use And ordaines Letters of Horning on six dayes and others to be direct heiron under the Signet of Councill against the said Cautioner superceeding extracting heirof untill the tuenty second day of Aprile instant Betuixt and which the said principall appearing before Sir James Steuart his Majesties advocat and Enacting himself in the books of privy Councell in such tearms and under such a penaltie as his Lordships Finds he hes allowance for from his Majestie That he shall depairt furth of his Majesties Dominions and that within such a tyme as the Lord Advocat shall appoint And also Giving bond and finding sufficient Cautione acted in the books of his majesties privy Councell That he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William and that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive anything in prejudice therof nor shall not Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his majesties privy Councell whensoever he shall be Called or requyred therto In caise he shall be Called for before he Depairt the dominions And that under the penaltie of ane Hundreth pounds sterling In caise He shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And upon Granting new bond appointes the former to be Given up

1. NRS, PC1/50, 493.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 493.

Act, 15 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Liberation The Earle of Home

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell by the Earle of Home Sheuing That wheras the petitioner having been formerly under bond and Cautione to appear when Called He Lived most peacably and was already to appear whenever he uas Called And now the petitioner having been a Considerable tyme in prisone in the Castle of Edinburgh To the Great prejudice of his health and Loss of his privat affairs And seing he is still willing to Give bond and Cautione to Live peacably and to appear before their Lordships when Called And that ther are severall others in his Circumstances who are already sett at Liberty upon these tearms And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships may be pleased to ordaine him to be sett at Libertie upon his giving bond and Cautione to Live peacably and to appear when Called under such a penaltie as their Lordships shall think fitt as the said petition bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell Having Considered this petitione given in to them by the Earle of Home They heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Governour of the Castle of Edinburgh and in his absence Gives order and warrand to the nixt Comanding office ther, to sett the petitioner at Liberty furth of the said Castle In respect He hath given bond and found sufficient Caution acted in the books of privy Councell That he shall remaine Confyned uithin that pairt of the shire of Beruick which is upon this syde of the water of Tueed and not goe uithout the same And in the mean tyme that he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the resent government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice thereof nor shall not Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords when Called for under the penaltie of tuo Thousand pounds starling And ordaines the petitioners former bond to be Given up

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Liberation The Earle of Home

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell by the Earle of Home Sheuing That wheras the petitioner having been formerly under bond and Cautione to appear when Called He Lived most peacably and was already to appear whenever he uas Called And now the petitioner having been a Considerable tyme in prisone in the Castle of Edinburgh To the Great prejudice of his health and Loss of his privat affairs And seing he is still willing to Give bond and Cautione to Live peacably and to appear before their Lordships when Called And that ther are severall others in his Circumstances who are already sett at Liberty upon these tearms And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships may be pleased to ordaine him to be sett at Libertie upon his giving bond and Cautione to Live peacably and to appear when Called under such a penaltie as their Lordships shall think fitt as the said petition bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell Having Considered this petitione given in to them by the Earle of Home They heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Governour of the Castle of Edinburgh and in his absence Gives order and warrand to the nixt Comanding office ther, to sett the petitioner at Liberty furth of the said Castle In respect He hath given bond and found sufficient Caution acted in the books of privy Councell That he shall remaine Confyned uithin that pairt of the shire of Beruick which is upon this syde of the water of Tueed and not goe uithout the same And in the mean tyme that he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the resent government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice thereof nor shall not Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords when Called for under the penaltie of tuo Thousand pounds starling And ordaines the petitioners former bond to be Given up

1. NRS, PC1/50, 492.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 492.

Act, 15 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Liberation The Duke of Gordon

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Governor of the Castle of Edinburgh and in his absence Gives order and warrand to the nixt Commanding officer ther To sett at Libertie furth therof The Duke of Gordoun presently prisoner therin In respect he hath Given bond and found sufficient Caution acted in the books of privie Councell To keep his former Confynment And that he shall not goe further north then the river of Tay And in the mean tyme that he shall Live peacably under and with all submission to the present Government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice thereof nor shall not Converss nor Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear when Called for or requyred to that effect under the penaltie of Tuo Thousand pounds starling in caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses

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Liberation The Duke of Gordon

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Governor of the Castle of Edinburgh and in his absence Gives order and warrand to the nixt Commanding officer ther To sett at Libertie furth therof The Duke of Gordoun presently prisoner therin In respect he hath Given bond and found sufficient Caution acted in the books of privie Councell To keep his former Confynment And that he shall not goe further north then the river of Tay And in the mean tyme that he shall Live peacably under and with all submission to the present Government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice thereof nor shall not Converss nor Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear when Called for or requyred to that effect under the penaltie of Tuo Thousand pounds starling in caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses

1. NRS, PC1/50, 491-2.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 491-2.

Warrant, 15 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Warrand Anent Deficient men in some shires

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Being Informed that the shires of Lanerk Air Renfrew Drumfreis Wigtoune and the steuartry of Kirkcudbright Their full proportions of the Levy of one thousand men appointed to his Majestie by Act of parliament are not yet delyvered They heirby appoint the Commissioners of supplie for the saids shires and Steuartry to make up their full and Compleat proportions of the said Levy and delyver the same to the officers appointed or who shall be appointed to receave the same And that at the toune or burgh of Glasgow upon the dayes respective follouing viz These for the shires of Lanerk Air and Renfrew upon the first day of May next to Come And these of the shires of Drumfreis Wigtoune and steuartry of Kirkcudbright upon the Eight day of the said month under the penaltie of one Hundred pounds scotts for each man who shall not be delyvered To be payed by the persons by whom the men who shall not be Delyvered ought to have been putt out and furnished And that by and attour the furnishing of the saids men

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Warrand Anent Deficient men in some shires

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Being Informed that the shires of Lanerk Air Renfrew Drumfreis Wigtoune and the steuartry of Kirkcudbright Their full proportions of the Levy of one thousand men appointed to his Majestie by Act of parliament are not yet delyvered They heirby appoint the Commissioners of supplie for the saids shires and Steuartry to make up their full and Compleat proportions of the said Levy and delyver the same to the officers appointed or who shall be appointed to receave the same And that at the toune or burgh of Glasgow upon the dayes respective follouing viz These for the shires of Lanerk Air and Renfrew upon the first day of May next to Come And these of the shires of Drumfreis Wigtoune and steuartry of Kirkcudbright upon the Eight day of the said month under the penaltie of one Hundred pounds scotts for each man who shall not be delyvered To be payed by the persons by whom the men who shall not be Delyvered ought to have been putt out and furnished And that by and attour the furnishing of the saids men

1. NRS, PC1/50, 491.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 491.