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Decreet, 16 January 1696, Edinburgh

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Decreit Kilgoure and Simpsone Against Hwttone

Anent The lybell or Letters of complaint raised and persewed befor The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell at the instance of Alexander Killgoure and James Simpsone present elders of The kirksessione of Dysert with concurse of Sir James Stewart his majesties advocat for his majesties interest in the mater wnderwritten That wher by the Laws and acts of parliament of this kingdome the imprisoneing any of the Leidges without any Jwst cause or occasione especiallie wher the Same is Done by a magistrat and wnder the colloure and pretence of Law And wher the persones imprisoned at the same tyme are reflected upon and unmaced and threatned for ther exerciseing of ther offices as elders being legallie and Duely elected according to the Lawes of this kingdome Yet Nevertheles David Hwttone one of the baillies of Dysert haveing Shaken of all fear of God and respect to our authoritie and Lawes is gwiltie of the foirsaides crymes In als much as on the twentie Eight day of December Last or ane or other of the dayes of the said moneth He haveing fenced a court did cause call for the saids Alexander Killgoure and James Simpsone complainers who are elders admitted by the wnited presbetries of Kirkaldie and Dumferleing And Did in ane threatening maner ask them who it was that Did dilate Mr Robert Law Doctor of The Grammer Schooll to the kirksessione And the saids complainers haveing ansuered That they Did not know he did reply that he would make them know that they were but pretended elders And that they could keepe no Sessione Therby plainely disowneing the awthoritie by which the saids complainers uere established in ther offces as elders And they haveing asked if ther was any lybell or complaint given in Against them And haveing likewayes told that David Williamsone who was present and was clerk to the Sessione could informe him of what he asked yet without any furder he did most imperiowsely and wnjunstly comand and order the townes officers to Detaine the saids complainers in prisone And accordingly the saids officers did Lay violent hands upon them And kept them prisoners wherupon they took instruments And protested for Damnadge All which being proven and instructed2 the Said David Hwtton ought to be Deprived of his office as baillie as being gwiltie of ane manifest act of oppressione And ought also to be otherwayes pwnished in his persone and goods To the terror of others to comitt the lyke in tyme comeing And Anent the charge given to the said Defender to have compeared befor the saids Lords at ane certaine day now bygone to have ansuered to the foirsaid complaint And to have heard and sein Such order and course taken theranent As the Saids Lords Should think fitt wnder the paine of rebellione and putting of him to the horne with certificatione etc As in the principall Letters and executiones therof at more Length is contained Which lybell being upon the fourtein of this instant called in presence of The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell And the persewars being absent in respect they are prisoners in the tollbwith of Dysert by the Defenders order And Sir James Ogilvie his majesties Solicitor compeareing as Advocat for them And the Defender compeareing also with Mr Hugh Dallrimple his advocat The Saids Lords admitted the lybell to probatione And the wittnesses haveing made faith The Counsell nominated and appointed a Comittie of ther own number for examining the saids wittnesses And in the mean tyme decerned and ordained the baillie of Dysert imediatly to putt to Libertie the persones of the said Alexander Killgoure and James Simpsone persewars furth of ther tollbwith wher they were then prisoners And the saids Lords of his majesties privie Cowncell haveing this day considered the depositiones of the wittnesses with a petitione given in be the said David Huttone Defender The Councell finds the lybell Sufficiently proven And therfore have Deprived and heirby deprives the said David Huttone of his office of Baillie in the said burgh of Dysert And appoints the rest of the magestrats and present Councell of the said burgh to meet and elect another baillie in his Stead for this current yeir Jaj vic and nyntie Six betuixt and the Second day of febrwary next to come And Decernes and ordaines the said David Huttone defender to make payment to the saids persewars of the soume of Ane Hundereth pund Scotts money which the Councell modifies in place of the expensses debursed and sustained be them in this proces The perseuars allwayes makeing payment of the wittnesses expensses adduced in this proces owt of the foirsaid soume And ordaines Letters of Horning on fifetein dayes and other executorialls needfull to be Direct heiron in forme as effeirs

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Decreet

Decreit Kilgoure and Simpsone Against Hwttone

Anent The lybell or Letters of complaint raised and persewed befor The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell at the instance of Alexander Killgoure and James Simpsone present elders of The kirksessione of Dysert with concurse of Sir James Stewart his majesties advocat for his majesties interest in the mater wnderwritten That wher by the Laws and acts of parliament of this kingdome the imprisoneing any of the Leidges without any Jwst cause or occasione especiallie wher the Same is Done by a magistrat and wnder the colloure and pretence of Law And wher the persones imprisoned at the same tyme are reflected upon and unmaced and threatned for ther exerciseing of ther offices as elders being legallie and Duely elected according to the Lawes of this kingdome Yet Nevertheles David Hwttone one of the baillies of Dysert haveing Shaken of all fear of God and respect to our authoritie and Lawes is gwiltie of the foirsaides crymes In als much as on the twentie Eight day of December Last or ane or other of the dayes of the said moneth He haveing fenced a court did cause call for the saids Alexander Killgoure and James Simpsone complainers who are elders admitted by the wnited presbetries of Kirkaldie and Dumferleing And Did in ane threatening maner ask them who it was that Did dilate Mr Robert Law Doctor of The Grammer Schooll to the kirksessione And the saids complainers haveing ansuered That they Did not know he did reply that he would make them know that they were but pretended elders And that they could keepe no Sessione Therby plainely disowneing the awthoritie by which the saids complainers uere established in ther offces as elders And they haveing asked if ther was any lybell or complaint given in Against them And haveing likewayes told that David Williamsone who was present and was clerk to the Sessione could informe him of what he asked yet without any furder he did most imperiowsely and wnjunstly comand and order the townes officers to Detaine the saids complainers in prisone And accordingly the saids officers did Lay violent hands upon them And kept them prisoners wherupon they took instruments And protested for Damnadge All which being proven and instructed2 the Said David Hwtton ought to be Deprived of his office as baillie as being gwiltie of ane manifest act of oppressione And ought also to be otherwayes pwnished in his persone and goods To the terror of others to comitt the lyke in tyme comeing And Anent the charge given to the said Defender to have compeared befor the saids Lords at ane certaine day now bygone to have ansuered to the foirsaid complaint And to have heard and sein Such order and course taken theranent As the Saids Lords Should think fitt wnder the paine of rebellione and putting of him to the horne with certificatione etc As in the principall Letters and executiones therof at more Length is contained Which lybell being upon the fourtein of this instant called in presence of The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell And the persewars being absent in respect they are prisoners in the tollbwith of Dysert by the Defenders order And Sir James Ogilvie his majesties Solicitor compeareing as Advocat for them And the Defender compeareing also with Mr Hugh Dallrimple his advocat The Saids Lords admitted the lybell to probatione And the wittnesses haveing made faith The Counsell nominated and appointed a Comittie of ther own number for examining the saids wittnesses And in the mean tyme decerned and ordained the baillie of Dysert imediatly to putt to Libertie the persones of the said Alexander Killgoure and James Simpsone persewars furth of ther tollbwith wher they were then prisoners And the saids Lords of his majesties privie Cowncell haveing this day considered the depositiones of the wittnesses with a petitione given in be the said David Huttone Defender The Councell finds the lybell Sufficiently proven And therfore have Deprived and heirby deprives the said David Huttone of his office of Baillie in the said burgh of Dysert And appoints the rest of the magestrats and present Councell of the said burgh to meet and elect another baillie in his Stead for this current yeir Jaj vic and nyntie Six betuixt and the Second day of febrwary next to come And Decernes and ordaines the said David Huttone defender to make payment to the saids persewars of the soume of Ane Hundereth pund Scotts money which the Councell modifies in place of the expensses debursed and sustained be them in this proces The perseuars allwayes makeing payment of the wittnesses expensses adduced in this proces owt of the foirsaid soume And ordaines Letters of Horning on fifetein dayes and other executorialls needfull to be Direct heiron in forme as effeirs

1. NRS, PC2/26, 101v-103r.

2. The word ‘be’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 101v-103r.

2. The word ‘be’ scored out here.

Act, 16 January 1696, Edinburgh

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Act in favoures of The Lady Drum

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Be William Lord Forbes Sir Alexander Forbes of Tollqwhen and others the relationes and freinds of Margorie Forbes now Lady Dowager of Drwm in name and behalf of the said Lady And She for herself Shewing That wher Alexander Irving of Mwrtle pretended air of Taillie to the estate of Drwm haveing bein so farr concerned at the news of the said Ladyes being with child that he wsed all the methods in his power to occasione her abortione particularly by Swch representationes to the saids Lords of privie Counsell anent her being with chyld as few woemen of Spirit, especiallie in her conditione could Safely bear which nevertheles the saids Lords ther Justice did so order that by ther deliverance appointing phisitians to report what the Ladyes conditione was All Mwrtles designed course of rwdenes and wndecencie was disapointed als well as his callwminows Suggestiones of The Ladyes not being with child, were baffled by the saids phisicians ther report to the saids Lords of privie Counsell which Mwrtle hes thowght fitt for that cause never to offer or present, tho Long ago sent up, as appears by the missive Letter wnder one of the phisicians hands with the double of the report prodwced with the said petitione, Androw it haveing pleased God to visite the Laird of Drwm by Sicknes so that he is dead The said Murtle, upon report therof hes convocat a bond of armed men to the number of twentie or threttie with Swords gwns Sparrs, forehammers axes and others and wnder Silence of night did soe barbarousely assault and invade the house of Drum while the corpes were yet wmburned that they Scaled the walls, broke up the gates and doors teared of the Locks and possessed themselvs so farr of all the rowmes That The Lady is confyned to a most miserable conditione in a remote obscure narrow corner and no access allowed to her but at ane wndecent and most wnconvenient backentrie so that She is not only in hazard of abortion but Likewayes wnder dread and fear of being murdered by the said owtragiows band of men who carrowze and roar night and day to her great disturbance and terror as the forme of the instrument taken by one of the servants in her name against Murtle theranent produced with the said petitione can testifie And Seing by another Letter wnder the hands of the two phisicians that attended Drwm the tyme of his Sicknes It is evident that the Lady is in hazard of her life als well as of abortione through the bad wseage She meets with And that by these very argwments addwced for Murtle De Ventrie inspiciendo et in possessionem nuttendo altho The Lady were not in the actuall possessione yet She ought to be putt into possessione till by her being brought to bed it appears whit her ane air Shall exist or not She Therfore a factiori ought now to be mentained in the possessione till the tyme of her foirsaid deliverie which is expected once in March And Murtle Should be discharged all attempts and incroachments in the meantyme Especiallie Seing The Lady never refwises the frie wse of the house and conveniencies therof till the solemnitie of buriall be over As the Said forme of instrwment Likewayes bears Therfor and Seing Murtle as yet hes no Shaddow of pretensione his interest as administrator haveing fallen by the Lairds Decease and his clame as air of taillzea not existing till it appear by the Ladyes being brought to bed whither She brings furth a Sone or a doughter And therfor humbly craveing That the Saids Lords of privie Counsell will continwe to take care of preserveing the hope that ther is of propagateing the familie in the persone of the righteows air of The Lairds own bodie And by ther Deliverance heirupon not only discharge Murtle to attempt possessione of the house And to ordaine him and all his saids complices to remove therfrom imediatly efter the buriall But Likewayes to discharge him from troubleing or any wayes molesting the Lady in her persone or possessione And to direct Letters of Horning for chargeing him to that effect As the said petitione beares Which being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Cownsell They heirby recomend to The Earle of Erroll Shirreff principall of the shyre of Aberdeen And appoints and ordaines Andrew Frazer off Lillmundie his Shirreff depute to visite the house of Drwm And take tryall what trouble or molestatione The Lady hes mett with therin Since her husbands decease and by whom And to remove all persones who have bein the occasione of Such Disturbance And to putt and continue the said Lady in that peaceable possession of the said house of Drwm which She was in the tyme of her husbands decease And that imediatly efter The Laird of Drums buriall Shall be over And in the mean tyme untill the bodie of the said Deceast Laird of Drum be interred that the said house of Drum be open and patent to the freinds and relationes of the familie and others concerned in the buriall That they may friely repaire therto without any hindrance or molestatione

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Act

Act in favoures of The Lady Drum

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Be William Lord Forbes Sir Alexander Forbes of Tollqwhen and others the relationes and freinds of Margorie Forbes now Lady Dowager of Drwm in name and behalf of the said Lady And She for herself Shewing That wher Alexander Irving of Mwrtle pretended air of Taillie to the estate of Drwm haveing bein so farr concerned at the news of the said Ladyes being with child that he wsed all the methods in his power to occasione her abortione particularly by Swch representationes to the saids Lords of privie Counsell anent her being with chyld as few woemen of Spirit, especiallie in her conditione could Safely bear which nevertheles the saids Lords ther Justice did so order that by ther deliverance appointing phisitians to report what the Ladyes conditione was All Mwrtles designed course of rwdenes and wndecencie was disapointed als well as his callwminows Suggestiones of The Ladyes not being with child, were baffled by the saids phisicians ther report to the saids Lords of privie Counsell which Mwrtle hes thowght fitt for that cause never to offer or present, tho Long ago sent up, as appears by the missive Letter wnder one of the phisicians hands with the double of the report prodwced with the said petitione, Androw it haveing pleased God to visite the Laird of Drwm by Sicknes so that he is dead The said Murtle, upon report therof hes convocat a bond of armed men to the number of twentie or threttie with Swords gwns Sparrs, forehammers axes and others and wnder Silence of night did soe barbarousely assault and invade the house of Drum while the corpes were yet wmburned that they Scaled the walls, broke up the gates and doors teared of the Locks and possessed themselvs so farr of all the rowmes That The Lady is confyned to a most miserable conditione in a remote obscure narrow corner and no access allowed to her but at ane wndecent and most wnconvenient backentrie so that She is not only in hazard of abortion but Likewayes wnder dread and fear of being murdered by the said owtragiows band of men who carrowze and roar night and day to her great disturbance and terror as the forme of the instrument taken by one of the servants in her name against Murtle theranent produced with the said petitione can testifie And Seing by another Letter wnder the hands of the two phisicians that attended Drwm the tyme of his Sicknes It is evident that the Lady is in hazard of her life als well as of abortione through the bad wseage She meets with And that by these very argwments addwced for Murtle De Ventrie inspiciendo et in possessionem nuttendo altho The Lady were not in the actuall possessione yet She ought to be putt into possessione till by her being brought to bed it appears whit her ane air Shall exist or not She Therfore a factiori ought now to be mentained in the possessione till the tyme of her foirsaid deliverie which is expected once in March And Murtle Should be discharged all attempts and incroachments in the meantyme Especiallie Seing The Lady never refwises the frie wse of the house and conveniencies therof till the solemnitie of buriall be over As the Said forme of instrwment Likewayes bears Therfor and Seing Murtle as yet hes no Shaddow of pretensione his interest as administrator haveing fallen by the Lairds Decease and his clame as air of taillzea not existing till it appear by the Ladyes being brought to bed whither She brings furth a Sone or a doughter And therfor humbly craveing That the Saids Lords of privie Counsell will continwe to take care of preserveing the hope that ther is of propagateing the familie in the persone of the righteows air of The Lairds own bodie And by ther Deliverance heirupon not only discharge Murtle to attempt possessione of the house And to ordaine him and all his saids complices to remove therfrom imediatly efter the buriall But Likewayes to discharge him from troubleing or any wayes molesting the Lady in her persone or possessione And to direct Letters of Horning for chargeing him to that effect As the said petitione beares Which being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Cownsell They heirby recomend to The Earle of Erroll Shirreff principall of the shyre of Aberdeen And appoints and ordaines Andrew Frazer off Lillmundie his Shirreff depute to visite the house of Drwm And take tryall what trouble or molestatione The Lady hes mett with therin Since her husbands decease and by whom And to remove all persones who have bein the occasione of Such Disturbance And to putt and continue the said Lady in that peaceable possession of the said house of Drwm which She was in the tyme of her husbands decease And that imediatly efter The Laird of Drums buriall Shall be over And in the mean tyme untill the bodie of the said Deceast Laird of Drum be interred that the said house of Drum be open and patent to the freinds and relationes of the familie and others concerned in the buriall That they may friely repaire therto without any hindrance or molestatione

1. NRS, PC2/26, 99v-101v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 99v-101v.

Procedure, 16 January 1696, Edinburgh

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Recomendatione Sir John Maxwell to give a List of persones to the clerks anent Drumsuey

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell doe heirby recommend to Sir John Maxwell of Pollock to give in a List to the clerks of privie Counsell of such persones as can give informatione anent the compositiones or transactions made be David Crafurd of Drwmsuey or his deputs or ther Substituts with the importers of Irish victuall And of such persones as should be comissionat to examine them And appoints the clerks of Cownsell to prepare a comissione when they receave Sir Johns note And to present it to the Cownsell

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Procedure

Recomendatione Sir John Maxwell to give a List of persones to the clerks anent Drumsuey

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell doe heirby recommend to Sir John Maxwell of Pollock to give in a List to the clerks of privie Counsell of such persones as can give informatione anent the compositiones or transactions made be David Crafurd of Drwmsuey or his deputs or ther Substituts with the importers of Irish victuall And of such persones as should be comissionat to examine them And appoints the clerks of Cownsell to prepare a comissione when they receave Sir Johns note And to present it to the Cownsell

1. NRS, PC2/26, 99v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 99v.

Sederunt, 16 January 1696, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Pollwarth; Lord Justiceclerk; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir Thomas Livingstone; The proveist of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Pollwarth; Lord Justiceclerk; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir Thomas Livingstone; The proveist of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC2/26, 99v.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 99v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 99v.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 99v.

Act, 16 January 1696, Edinburgh

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[Recall of former commission to David Craufurd]

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Doe Hereby Recall the Commissione formerlie granted by them To David Craufurd of Drumsuey for seizeing upon Irish or forraigne victuall for the tyme comeing And have discharged and Hereby Discharg’s the said David Craufurd to 2 act or exerce any further by vertue of the said Comissione And recomends to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie to stop the payment of any sellarie allowed to Drumsuy upon the account of the said Commissione

At Edinburgh the sexteenth day of January Jaj vjc nynty and sex years

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[Recall of former commission to David Craufurd]

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Doe Hereby Recall the Commissione formerlie granted by them To David Craufurd of Drumsuey for seizeing upon Irish or forraigne victuall for the tyme comeing And have discharged and Hereby Discharg’s the said David Craufurd to 2 act or exerce any further by vertue of the said Comissione And recomends to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie to stop the payment of any sellarie allowed to Drumsuy upon the account of the said Commissione

1. NRS, PC1/50, 315.

2. The word ‘an’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 315.

2. The word ‘an’ scored out here.

Act, 16 January 1696, Edinburgh

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Banishment Elizabeth Waterstone

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill by Elizabeth Waterstoune Late servitrix to William Fairfoul Tenent in […] now Prisoner in the Tolboth of Edinburgh Shewing That the said petitioner hes remained a long tyme in prisone in great miserie for her alleadged being guilty of incest in Haveing Carnall Dealing with the said William Fairfoul and Andrew Fairfoul his Sone in the year Jaj vjc nynty and three years and is indicted for the said Cryme And since she know’s more of her owne guilt in the said matter then can be proven against Her and is Content rather to undertake banishment then to put the said Lords to more trouble in her Tryall And therefore Humblie Craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Haveing considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said Elizabeth Waterstoune indicted for incest They doe Hereby Banish the said petitioner unto his majesties plantationes in America And ordaines Her to be delyvered to Master William Erskine Governour of Blackness in ordor to her transportatione and Giv’s ordor and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of ther Tolboot to sett the said petitioner at Liberty furth therof And delyver her to the said Master William Erskine to the effect foresaid The said petitioner first before extracting hereof Inacting herself in the books of Privy Councill That she shall depairt furth of his majesties Dominions and shall repaire to his majesties plantationes in America with the persone whome the said Master Erskine shall appoynt And that she shall never returne within his majesties Dominions without the King or Councills express warrant for that effect and that under the paine of death sic subscribitur Tweddale Cancell ipd Southerland Carmichaell Polwarth Robert Sinclair J Burnet John Maxuell T Livingstoune

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Banishment Elizabeth Waterstone

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill by Elizabeth Waterstoune Late servitrix to William Fairfoul Tenent in […] now Prisoner in the Tolboth of Edinburgh Shewing That the said petitioner hes remained a long tyme in prisone in great miserie for her alleadged being guilty of incest in Haveing Carnall Dealing with the said William Fairfoul and Andrew Fairfoul his Sone in the year Jaj vjc nynty and three years and is indicted for the said Cryme And since she know’s more of her owne guilt in the said matter then can be proven against Her and is Content rather to undertake banishment then to put the said Lords to more trouble in her Tryall And therefore Humblie Craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Haveing considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said Elizabeth Waterstoune indicted for incest They doe Hereby Banish the said petitioner unto his majesties plantationes in America And ordaines Her to be delyvered to Master William Erskine Governour of Blackness in ordor to her transportatione and Giv’s ordor and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of ther Tolboot to sett the said petitioner at Liberty furth therof And delyver her to the said Master William Erskine to the effect foresaid The said petitioner first before extracting hereof Inacting herself in the books of Privy Councill That she shall depairt furth of his majesties Dominions and shall repaire to his majesties plantationes in America with the persone whome the said Master Erskine shall appoynt And that she shall never returne within his majesties Dominions without the King or Councills express warrant for that effect and that under the paine of death sic subscribitur Tweddale Cancell ipd Southerland Carmichaell Polwarth Robert Sinclair J Burnet John Maxuell T Livingstoune

1. NRS, PC1/50, 314-15.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 314-15.

Sederunt, 16 January 1696, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Polwarth; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Anstruther; Lord Stevensone; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir Thomas Livingston; The Provost of Edinburgh

At Edinburgh the sexteenth day of January Jaj vjc nynty and sex years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Polwarth; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Anstruther; Lord Stevensone; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir Thomas Livingston; The Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/50, 314.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 314.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 314.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 314.