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Act, 17 January 1699, Edinburgh

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D1699/1/71

Act

Act Anent the Lists of Poleable persons

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by the Magistrats of the burgh of Glasgow for them Selves and in name and behalf of the Toune Councill and Community of the said burgh Shewing Wheras the petitioners haveing conforme to the act of parliament anent the Pole-money taken and made Lists and rolls of the poleable persones within the Said burgh and duely recorded the samen in the termes of the said act The petitioners did upon the Nynteinth of December Last Transmitt ane abstract of the saids Lists by the ordinary post established betwixt Edinburgh and Glasgow, and albeit the Taxmen of the post office be oblidged by a Speciall agreement with the petitioners to make due and punctuall returnes of all Letters betwixt this place and Glasgow in the space of two dayes, yet the forsaids Lists and rolls which were dispatched on the Nynteinth as said is, did not arryve here till the Twentie thrid day of December when they were Lodged in Sir Thomas Moncreiffs hands, and the petitioners haveing severall times applied to William Ferguson of Ferguslie Tacksmen of the pole to receive the saids Lists that the same might be marked and returned in due time, He absolutely refused on pretence that they were not reported betwixt and that time prefixt be the act of parliament which was the twentie Second of the said moneth of December And Seing the petitioners are not in the fault that the saids rolls were not reported against the day prefixt and that their was bot modua mori the same being renewed by Sir Thomas Moncreiff the very day therafter and that it was only the post masters fault and non of the petitioners as said is And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to ordaine the said William Cochran Tacksman yet to receive and mark the saids Lists and rolls which are lying in Sir Thomas Moncreifs hands Especially ther being no Certification against the Magistrats who doe not report against the preceise day, and Likewayes to Recomend to the Tacksman that he appoint his Collector or the Collector of Cess for the Shyre who is willing to attend at Glasgow to uplift the pole payable to the Inhabitants therof within the Same, and that they not be oblidged who are very numerous to goe twentie myles to the head burgh of the Shyre at this Seasone to pay their pole as the petition bears, The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them by the Town of Glasgow anent their Lists of the pole money, And it haveing gone to the vote Whither the Taxmen of the pole should be ordained to receive and take up the books and lists of poleable persones which are presently Lying in the hands of the Clerks of his majesties thesaury or not, It was Caried in the affirmative, That they should be ordained to take them up, and appoints Sir Thomas Moncreiff Clerk to the Thesaury to make offer and delyver up the same instantly to the saids tacksmen, To the effect If they have any thing to represent theranent they may represent it to the Councill against their nixt Meetting.

Att Edinburgh the Seventeinth day of January Jaj vic Nyntie Nyne

D1699/1/71

Act

Act Anent the Lists of Poleable persons

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by the Magistrats of the burgh of Glasgow for them Selves and in name and behalf of the Toune Councill and Community of the said burgh Shewing Wheras the petitioners haveing conforme to the act of parliament anent the Pole-money taken and made Lists and rolls of the poleable persones within the Said burgh and duely recorded the samen in the termes of the said act The petitioners did upon the Nynteinth of December Last Transmitt ane abstract of the saids Lists by the ordinary post established betwixt Edinburgh and Glasgow, and albeit the Taxmen of the post office be oblidged by a Speciall agreement with the petitioners to make due and punctuall returnes of all Letters betwixt this place and Glasgow in the space of two dayes, yet the forsaids Lists and rolls which were dispatched on the Nynteinth as said is, did not arryve here till the Twentie thrid day of December when they were Lodged in Sir Thomas Moncreiffs hands, and the petitioners haveing severall times applied to William Ferguson of Ferguslie Tacksmen of the pole to receive the saids Lists that the same might be marked and returned in due time, He absolutely refused on pretence that they were not reported betwixt and that time prefixt be the act of parliament which was the twentie Second of the said moneth of December And Seing the petitioners are not in the fault that the saids rolls were not reported against the day prefixt and that their was bot modua mori the same being renewed by Sir Thomas Moncreiff the very day therafter and that it was only the post masters fault and non of the petitioners as said is And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to ordaine the said William Cochran Tacksman yet to receive and mark the saids Lists and rolls which are lying in Sir Thomas Moncreifs hands Especially ther being no Certification against the Magistrats who doe not report against the preceise day, and Likewayes to Recomend to the Tacksman that he appoint his Collector or the Collector of Cess for the Shyre who is willing to attend at Glasgow to uplift the pole payable to the Inhabitants therof within the Same, and that they not be oblidged who are very numerous to goe twentie myles to the head burgh of the Shyre at this Seasone to pay their pole as the petition bears, The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them by the Town of Glasgow anent their Lists of the pole money, And it haveing gone to the vote Whither the Taxmen of the pole should be ordained to receive and take up the books and lists of poleable persones which are presently Lying in the hands of the Clerks of his majesties thesaury or not, It was Caried in the affirmative, That they should be ordained to take them up, and appoints Sir Thomas Moncreiff Clerk to the Thesaury to make offer and delyver up the same instantly to the saids tacksmen, To the effect If they have any thing to represent theranent they may represent it to the Councill against their nixt Meetting.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 179v-180v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 179v-180v.

Act, 17 January 1699, Edinburgh

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D1699/1/61

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Act Anent Captain Baillies papers

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of privy Council by Captain Robert Baillie, Rachell Baillie relict of the deceast Mr George Hutchisone late Minister in Edinburgh and other of the freinds and relations of the deceast Captain James Baillie Merchant in Edinburgh Shewing That wher the said Captain Robert Baillie brother sone to the said Captain James Baillie was out of the kingdome the time of his decease and the said Captain James Baillie did deliver the keyes of his Cabinet in the time of his Sicknes to Mr James Kirktoune Minister in Edinburgh to be keeped by him untill such time as his nearest freinds and relations Should be mett togither before he Should give up the keyes, or the Cabinet Should be opened And alse by the application made to my Lord Chancelor by Some of the Said Captain James his nearest relations, His Lordship was pleased to Cause Seall the saids Cabinats Untill such time as his nearest relationes and these concerned Should be present at the opening therof And seing that the said Captain Robert Baillie is his heir appearend to his heretable estate, And that Mr Hutchinson his nearest of Kine, and will have right to the exercise unless he has disposed on the Same Otherwayes, and that the other freinds and relations Concurr for the opening of the Saids Cabinats and alse Mr James Kirktoune is Content to delyver up the keyes therof to any persone whom the saids Lords Should name And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased in Consideratione of the premysses To grant warrand to the said Mr James Kirktoune to delyver the keyes of the said Cabinat to ther Lordships Clerk of Councill and to him to open the saids Cabinats in presence of the petitioners and to make Inventar of the wrytes therincontained, and to delyver to each of them what wrytes belonged to them or to any other person who hade right to any wrytes Lying in the saids Cabinets as the petition bears, The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them by the above Captain Robert Baillie and others above wryten, They hereby Grant warrand to and Ordaine the above Mr James Kirktoune to deliver up the keyes of the above Cabinet to Sir Gilbert Eliot Clerk of privy Councill and Grants power and Warrand to the said Sir Gilbert to oppen the above Cabinets in presence of the present Lord provest of Edinburgh and of the petitioners and to make Such Inventary of the wrytes therin Contained, and to delyver up to each of the petitioners the wrytes belonging to them, or to any other person who have right to any wrytes belonging to them, and that in presence of the said Lord provest of Edinburgh upon their respective recepts Each persone for his own wrytes, And Ordaines Letters of horning under the Signet of Councill for present delyverie of the saids keyes upon six hours warning, and others needfull to be direct hereupon in forme as effeirs

Att Edinburgh the Seventeinth day of January Jaj vic Nyntie Nyne

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Act

Act Anent Captain Baillies papers

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of privy Council by Captain Robert Baillie, Rachell Baillie relict of the deceast Mr George Hutchisone late Minister in Edinburgh and other of the freinds and relations of the deceast Captain James Baillie Merchant in Edinburgh Shewing That wher the said Captain Robert Baillie brother sone to the said Captain James Baillie was out of the kingdome the time of his decease and the said Captain James Baillie did deliver the keyes of his Cabinet in the time of his Sicknes to Mr James Kirktoune Minister in Edinburgh to be keeped by him untill such time as his nearest freinds and relations Should be mett togither before he Should give up the keyes, or the Cabinet Should be opened And alse by the application made to my Lord Chancelor by Some of the Said Captain James his nearest relations, His Lordship was pleased to Cause Seall the saids Cabinats Untill such time as his nearest relationes and these concerned Should be present at the opening therof And seing that the said Captain Robert Baillie is his heir appearend to his heretable estate, And that Mr Hutchinson his nearest of Kine, and will have right to the exercise unless he has disposed on the Same Otherwayes, and that the other freinds and relations Concurr for the opening of the Saids Cabinats and alse Mr James Kirktoune is Content to delyver up the keyes therof to any persone whom the saids Lords Should name And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased in Consideratione of the premysses To grant warrand to the said Mr James Kirktoune to delyver the keyes of the said Cabinat to ther Lordships Clerk of Councill and to him to open the saids Cabinats in presence of the petitioners and to make Inventar of the wrytes therincontained, and to delyver to each of them what wrytes belonged to them or to any other person who hade right to any wrytes Lying in the saids Cabinets as the petition bears, The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them by the above Captain Robert Baillie and others above wryten, They hereby Grant warrand to and Ordaine the above Mr James Kirktoune to deliver up the keyes of the above Cabinet to Sir Gilbert Eliot Clerk of privy Councill and Grants power and Warrand to the said Sir Gilbert to oppen the above Cabinets in presence of the present Lord provest of Edinburgh and of the petitioners and to make Such Inventary of the wrytes therin Contained, and to delyver up to each of the petitioners the wrytes belonging to them, or to any other person who have right to any wrytes belonging to them, and that in presence of the said Lord provest of Edinburgh upon their respective recepts Each persone for his own wrytes, And Ordaines Letters of horning under the Signet of Councill for present delyverie of the saids keyes upon six hours warning, and others needfull to be direct hereupon in forme as effeirs

1. NRS, PC2/27, 178v-179v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 178v-179v.

Sederunt, 17 January 1699, Edinburgh

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D1699/1/52

Sederunt

Lord Chancelour; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Marr; Earl of Lowdone; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Northesk; Lord Polwarth; Lord Carmichell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Aberurchill; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Stivenson; Lord Provest of Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Seventeinth day of January Jaj vic Nyntie Nyne1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelour; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Marr; Earl of Lowdone; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Northesk; Lord Polwarth; Lord Carmichell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Aberurchill; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Stivenson; Lord Provest of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC2/27, 178v.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 178v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 178v.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 178v.

Procedure, 17 January 1699, Edinburgh

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A1699/1/101

Procedure

[No public business]

Ther was no publick Bussiness done this day.

Att Edinburgh The seventeenth day of January Jaj vjc nynty and nyne years

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Procedure

[No public business]

Ther was no publick Bussiness done this day.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 520.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 520.

Sederunt, 17 January 1699, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Mar; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Northesk; Lord Polwarth; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocate; Lord Justice-Clerk; Lord Aberuchill; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Stevensone; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The seventeenth day of January Jaj vjc nynty and nyne years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Mar; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Northesk; Lord Polwarth; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocate; Lord Justice-Clerk; Lord Aberuchill; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Stevensone; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/51, 520.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 520.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 520.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 520.