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Order, 2 May 1694, Edinburgh

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Recomendation to The Lords of thesaurie 2 In favors of Sir James Ramsay

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill be Sir James Ramsay Shewing That the saids Lords knew his conduct and Circumstances so weell that his present miseries makes him ashamed so much as to mentione them He hade the saids Lords Just and equitable sentance against the Earle of Seaforth for a small summ of aliement but the estate of Seaforth be indebted to the petitioner above seven Thousand merks And that the petitioner hade this Earles promise in writt for ane aliement And that the petitioner has omitted no intreaties nor any possible dilligence both with himself and his freinds to obtaine what ther Lordships Decerned in his favors yet the petitioner has obtained nothing but must protest with Confussion before their Lordships That he and his poor wyfe in their old dayes are reduced to the very point of starving And Therfore humbly supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Sir James Ramsay They heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of their Majesties thesaurie To Cause effectuall payment be presently made to the petitioner of the soume of ane Thousand punds scots for his present supply and releiff, And Ordaines the said Sir James to Grant assignatione In favors of the Lords Commissioners In and to alse much of the soumes Contained in the sentance of privy Councill pronunced at Sir James instance against the Earle of Seaforth as will reimburse them of the soume forsaid Which they are to advance presently to him to the effect their Lordships may Cause dilligence be done against the said Earle for their oun re Imbursment, And Recommends to Sir Thomas Liveingstoune, to give all assistance by military force for executeing the said sentance of Councill both at the instance of the saids Lords Commissioners and also of the said Sir James According to their respective intrests.

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Recomendation to The Lords of thesaurie 2 In favors of Sir James Ramsay

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill be Sir James Ramsay Shewing That the saids Lords knew his conduct and Circumstances so weell that his present miseries makes him ashamed so much as to mentione them He hade the saids Lords Just and equitable sentance against the Earle of Seaforth for a small summ of aliement but the estate of Seaforth be indebted to the petitioner above seven Thousand merks And that the petitioner hade this Earles promise in writt for ane aliement And that the petitioner has omitted no intreaties nor any possible dilligence both with himself and his freinds to obtaine what ther Lordships Decerned in his favors yet the petitioner has obtained nothing but must protest with Confussion before their Lordships That he and his poor wyfe in their old dayes are reduced to the very point of starving And Therfore humbly supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Sir James Ramsay They heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of their Majesties thesaurie To Cause effectuall payment be presently made to the petitioner of the soume of ane Thousand punds scots for his present supply and releiff, And Ordaines the said Sir James to Grant assignatione In favors of the Lords Commissioners In and to alse much of the soumes Contained in the sentance of privy Councill pronunced at Sir James instance against the Earle of Seaforth as will reimburse them of the soume forsaid Which they are to advance presently to him to the effect their Lordships may Cause dilligence be done against the said Earle for their oun re Imbursment, And Recommends to Sir Thomas Liveingstoune, to give all assistance by military force for executeing the said sentance of Councill both at the instance of the saids Lords Commissioners and also of the said Sir James According to their respective intrests.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 397v-398r.

2. The letters ‘Inf’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 397v-398r.

2. The letters ‘Inf’ scored out here.

Decreet, 2 May 1694, Edinburgh

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Decreet Margrat Grahame contra Robert and William Greir

Anent our soveraigne Lord and Ladies letters raised and pursued before the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill at the instance of Margrat Grame spouse to Robert Greir of Mylnemark makeing mention That quher by the lawes of god and nature and by the lawes of this and all other Christian nationes husbands are oblidged to Live in peace with their wifes, And to mantaine and intertaine them in their famillies and to Cheirish them in vertue and honesty And to educat and bring up the Cheldreen procreat betwixt them Christianly and verteously as becomes their Rank and qualitie, And the sowing of Discord betwixt man and wyfe and instigating and stirring up of husbands against their wifes either by abuseing their good name refuseing of them intertainement, And specially by beatting and abuseing their persones are Crymes of ane high nature and severly punishable yet true it is that the pursuer haveing about twelue years since been maried to the said Robert Greir who being then in badd Circumstances was added assisted and supported by her relationes and they haveing lived togither for the space of seven years Comfortably It pleased God to bliss them with very prettie Cheldrein who are now Comeing to age and Capable of Learning and educatione about the space of five years since The said Robert Shakeing of all fear of god and duty to the persuer his maried wyfe By the instigation and evill advise of 2 William Greir his brother German, To whom he is intirely devoted, and by whos advyse and Councill he has acted since that time against the pursuer his lawfull wife and his oun lawfull Cheldrein Which unnaturall brother being keeped in familly by her said husband doeth Impose upon her husband who is but ane Illiterat simple Landward ill bred man to divest her of all power and charge within her Oun familly, so that her husband will not allow her that mantinance which he would bestow upon a Comon Servant, nor give her any trust or charge within his familly wherby she might throw her vertue provyde her self in Cloathing quherof they are now very destitute And which her said husband will not supplie them in, So that they are necessitat to beg help from freinds and their Cheldrein are intirely neglected both as to education and mantinance, and all this throw the wicked Councill of her husbands ungratefull brother Who as is weell knowen to the Countrey and many in this place owes his life to the pursuer and her freiends, yet is his groundless malice so great against her and her poor Innocent Childrein, That by his Instigation her husband not only threatens and Minaces her But actually has beatten and strucken her at severall times and his unnaturall brother is so bold as to minace her himself, and to reproach her by the vile name of vagabound whore and Jadd and threatens to bereave the pursuer of her life and has Caused her husband serve inhibitione against her though she hath not the trust of a sixpence or sixpence worth By which she might prejudge him Wherby She and her poor Cheldrein are redacted to great miserie and extream deficulties, And Therfore necessar It is that the pursuer have ane aliement Modified by the saids Lords of privy Councill (who in such cases uses to become the patrones of Widowes Orphans and distressed wyfes) For the mantinance of her and her poor Childrein, and for ther education, And that out of the pursuers husband his estate and means to be payed by him to the pursuer yearly and termly as the saids Lords shall think fitt to appoint And the pursuers Said husband his said most Cruell Unchristian and Unnaturall brother being guilty of the Crimes forsaids Ought and should be punished be the saids Lords in his persone and goods to the terror of others to Committ and doe the like in time comeing And Anent the Charge given to the saids defenders To have Compeired before the saids Lords at ane Certaine day now bygone To have answered to the Grounds of the above Complaint and to have heard and seen such order and Course taken theranent as the saids Lords should think fit as in the principall letters and executiones therof at more leanth is contained Which letters being upon the first day of May instant called in presence of the saids Lords And the pursuer Compeiring personally with Mr Hew Dalrymple and Mr George Alexander her advocats, And the defenders Compeiring also personally, with James Stewart ther advocat The Saids Lords of privy Councill haveing heard the Lybell and answers made therto with the advocats for both parties, They Recommended3 to a Committie of their oun number to call for both parties and endeavor to setle and aggrie them And in case of Deficultie to report to the Councill Which Committie haveing accordingly mett, and haveing Called for and heard both parties the pursuer and her husband They made their report to the Councill in the Said Matter And the saids Lords haveing this day Considered the Committies report They Decerned the said Robert Greir to grant bond to Lye in the hands of the Clerks of privy Councill That he shall not suffer nor permitt the said William Greir his brother to frequent or come to his house or familly in time comeing under the penaltie of Five hundred merks scots, In Respect the brother has been ane badd instrument and the Occasion of ill understanding betwixt the parties, And In Regaird that the wife the pursuer hath been out of her husbands familly now near thrie moneths which necessarly put her to charges Therfore The Saids Lords Decernes and Ordaines the said Robert Greir defender To make payment of the Soume of ane hundred merks scots to such Creditors as shall be given in to him in list be the said Margrat pursuer his wyfe And the saids Lords Decernes and Ordaines the said Margrat to goe home and Cohabit with her said husband And Recommends to the presbytrie of Dallry that they may Oversee their liveing queitly and Christianly as becomes And Ordaines letters of horning on fiftein dayes and other executions needfull to be direct heiron in forme as effeirs.

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Decreet Margrat Grahame contra Robert and William Greir

Anent our soveraigne Lord and Ladies letters raised and pursued before the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill at the instance of Margrat Grame spouse to Robert Greir of Mylnemark makeing mention That quher by the lawes of god and nature and by the lawes of this and all other Christian nationes husbands are oblidged to Live in peace with their wifes, And to mantaine and intertaine them in their famillies and to Cheirish them in vertue and honesty And to educat and bring up the Cheldreen procreat betwixt them Christianly and verteously as becomes their Rank and qualitie, And the sowing of Discord betwixt man and wyfe and instigating and stirring up of husbands against their wifes either by abuseing their good name refuseing of them intertainement, And specially by beatting and abuseing their persones are Crymes of ane high nature and severly punishable yet true it is that the pursuer haveing about twelue years since been maried to the said Robert Greir who being then in badd Circumstances was added assisted and supported by her relationes and they haveing lived togither for the space of seven years Comfortably It pleased God to bliss them with very prettie Cheldrein who are now Comeing to age and Capable of Learning and educatione about the space of five years since The said Robert Shakeing of all fear of god and duty to the persuer his maried wyfe By the instigation and evill advise of 2 William Greir his brother German, To whom he is intirely devoted, and by whos advyse and Councill he has acted since that time against the pursuer his lawfull wife and his oun lawfull Cheldrein Which unnaturall brother being keeped in familly by her said husband doeth Impose upon her husband who is but ane Illiterat simple Landward ill bred man to divest her of all power and charge within her Oun familly, so that her husband will not allow her that mantinance which he would bestow upon a Comon Servant, nor give her any trust or charge within his familly wherby she might throw her vertue provyde her self in Cloathing quherof they are now very destitute And which her said husband will not supplie them in, So that they are necessitat to beg help from freinds and their Cheldrein are intirely neglected both as to education and mantinance, and all this throw the wicked Councill of her husbands ungratefull brother Who as is weell knowen to the Countrey and many in this place owes his life to the pursuer and her freiends, yet is his groundless malice so great against her and her poor Innocent Childrein, That by his Instigation her husband not only threatens and Minaces her But actually has beatten and strucken her at severall times and his unnaturall brother is so bold as to minace her himself, and to reproach her by the vile name of vagabound whore and Jadd and threatens to bereave the pursuer of her life and has Caused her husband serve inhibitione against her though she hath not the trust of a sixpence or sixpence worth By which she might prejudge him Wherby She and her poor Cheldrein are redacted to great miserie and extream deficulties, And Therfore necessar It is that the pursuer have ane aliement Modified by the saids Lords of privy Councill (who in such cases uses to become the patrones of Widowes Orphans and distressed wyfes) For the mantinance of her and her poor Childrein, and for ther education, And that out of the pursuers husband his estate and means to be payed by him to the pursuer yearly and termly as the saids Lords shall think fitt to appoint And the pursuers Said husband his said most Cruell Unchristian and Unnaturall brother being guilty of the Crimes forsaids Ought and should be punished be the saids Lords in his persone and goods to the terror of others to Committ and doe the like in time comeing And Anent the Charge given to the saids defenders To have Compeired before the saids Lords at ane Certaine day now bygone To have answered to the Grounds of the above Complaint and to have heard and seen such order and Course taken theranent as the saids Lords should think fit as in the principall letters and executiones therof at more leanth is contained Which letters being upon the first day of May instant called in presence of the saids Lords And the pursuer Compeiring personally with Mr Hew Dalrymple and Mr George Alexander her advocats, And the defenders Compeiring also personally, with James Stewart ther advocat The Saids Lords of privy Councill haveing heard the Lybell and answers made therto with the advocats for both parties, They Recommended3 to a Committie of their oun number to call for both parties and endeavor to setle and aggrie them And in case of Deficultie to report to the Councill Which Committie haveing accordingly mett, and haveing Called for and heard both parties the pursuer and her husband They made their report to the Councill in the Said Matter And the saids Lords haveing this day Considered the Committies report They Decerned the said Robert Greir to grant bond to Lye in the hands of the Clerks of privy Councill That he shall not suffer nor permitt the said William Greir his brother to frequent or come to his house or familly in time comeing under the penaltie of Five hundred merks scots, In Respect the brother has been ane badd instrument and the Occasion of ill understanding betwixt the parties, And In Regaird that the wife the pursuer hath been out of her husbands familly now near thrie moneths which necessarly put her to charges Therfore The Saids Lords Decernes and Ordaines the said Robert Greir defender To make payment of the Soume of ane hundred merks scots to such Creditors as shall be given in to him in list be the said Margrat pursuer his wyfe And the saids Lords Decernes and Ordaines the said Margrat to goe home and Cohabit with her said husband And Recommends to the presbytrie of Dallry that they may Oversee their liveing queitly and Christianly as becomes And Ordaines letters of horning on fiftein dayes and other executions needfull to be direct heiron in forme as effeirs.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 395v-397r.

2. The word ‘Robert’ scored out here.

3. The letters ‘ed’ are an insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 395v-397r.

2. The word ‘Robert’ scored out here.

3. The letters ‘ed’ are an insertion.

Sederunt, 2 May 1694, Edinburgh

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Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Yester; Lord Raith T: D:; Lord Ross; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Grant; Sir Thomas Livingston

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Yester; Lord Raith T: D:; Lord Ross; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Grant; Sir Thomas Livingston

1. NRS, PC2/24, 395v.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 395v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 395v.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 395v.

Warrant, 2 May 1694, Edinburgh

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Warrand to Imprison skipper Oseburn

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell doe heirby ordaine their Macers to Carry […] Oseburne skipper in Dumbar prisoner to the tolbooth of Edinburgh and ordaines the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to receave and detaine him prisoner therin till farder order And in the mean tyme ordaines the said skipper to produce […] Johnstoune his servant Before the Counsell That he may be examined by them or their Committie

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Warrand to Imprison skipper Oseburn

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell doe heirby ordaine their Macers to Carry […] Oseburne skipper in Dumbar prisoner to the tolbooth of Edinburgh and ordaines the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to receave and detaine him prisoner therin till farder order And in the mean tyme ordaines the said skipper to produce […] Johnstoune his servant Before the Counsell That he may be examined by them or their Committie

1. NRS, PC1/49, 373-4.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 373-4.

Act, 2 May 1694, Edinburgh

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Act Alexander Taite for open prisone

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell By Alexander Taite skipper in Leith Sheuing That wher the petitioner was Imprisoned in the tolbooth of Edinburgh upon the seventh day of Apryle last by order of their Majesties Advocat and hes ever since Continoued Closs prisoner And hes Lived all the tyme very meanly For it is publictly knouen to all the Inhabitants of Leith That he is poor and Indigent and hes nothing wherupon to mantain himself And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships to Commisserat the petitioners Condition And Remitt him to be examined by the Lord Advocat And to order the magistrats and Keeper of the tolbooth of Edinburgh to sett him att Libertie upon his Inacting himself to Compear and ansuer when Called or other wayes to appoint ane aliment to be payed to him for his subsistance during his Imprisonment as the said petition bears The Saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered the above petitione They heirby Give order and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To allow the petitioner the benefite of open prisone The saids magistrats and Keeper being aluayes ansuerable for his safe Custody

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Act Alexander Taite for open prisone

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell By Alexander Taite skipper in Leith Sheuing That wher the petitioner was Imprisoned in the tolbooth of Edinburgh upon the seventh day of Apryle last by order of their Majesties Advocat and hes ever since Continoued Closs prisoner And hes Lived all the tyme very meanly For it is publictly knouen to all the Inhabitants of Leith That he is poor and Indigent and hes nothing wherupon to mantain himself And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships to Commisserat the petitioners Condition And Remitt him to be examined by the Lord Advocat And to order the magistrats and Keeper of the tolbooth of Edinburgh to sett him att Libertie upon his Inacting himself to Compear and ansuer when Called or other wayes to appoint ane aliment to be payed to him for his subsistance during his Imprisonment as the said petition bears The Saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered the above petitione They heirby Give order and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To allow the petitioner the benefite of open prisone The saids magistrats and Keeper being aluayes ansuerable for his safe Custody

1. NRS, PC1/49, 373.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 373.

Orders, 2 May 1694, Edinburgh

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Recommendation To Sir Thomas Burnet to administrat the oaths to the Earle of Strathmore

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe Heirby Recommend to Sir Thomas Burnet of Leyes to repaire to the shirreff Court of Forfar att any particular day or dyet to which he shall be desyred by the Earle of Strathmore and ther In face of Court to administrat to the said Earle the oath of alleadgance and assurance appointed to their Majesties by Act of parliament And Lykeuayes the oath de fideli administratione as shirreff principall of the said shire of Forfar And that the Clerk to the said Court doe report Certificats therof to the clerks of privie Councell uithin fifteen dayes after his suearing and signing the said oath of alleadgance and assurance

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Recommendation To Sir Thomas Burnet to administrat the oaths to the Earle of Strathmore

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe Heirby Recommend to Sir Thomas Burnet of Leyes to repaire to the shirreff Court of Forfar att any particular day or dyet to which he shall be desyred by the Earle of Strathmore and ther In face of Court to administrat to the said Earle the oath of alleadgance and assurance appointed to their Majesties by Act of parliament And Lykeuayes the oath de fideli administratione as shirreff principall of the said shire of Forfar And that the Clerk to the said Court doe report Certificats therof to the clerks of privie Councell uithin fifteen dayes after his suearing and signing the said oath of alleadgance and assurance

1. NRS, PC1/49, 373.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 373.

Warrant, 2 May 1694, Edinburgh

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Warrand To The shiref deput of Lanerk and Baillie deput of the regality of Glasgow to Continow in their offices

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Considering that through the decease of his Grace The Duke of Hamilton The offices of shirref principall of the shire of Lanerk and Baillie principall of the regality of Glasgow are both vacant and that the Commissiones granted by the deceast Duke In favours of John Somervaill of Spittle to be shirref deput of the shire of Lanerk and of […] Hamilton of Barncleuch To be baillie deput of the said regality of Glasgow are both become extinct by the decease of the said Duke granter therof And that it may tend to the prejudice both of their Majesties service and the Leidges Intrest if some persons be not authorized to Act in the saids offices Therfore The Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Doe heirby authorize and Grant full pouer and Commission to the saids John Somervaill of Spittell and […] Hamilton of Barncleuch to Continow and Act as shirreff deput and baillie deput forsaid of the said shire and Regality sicklyke and alse freely In all respects as they might have done by vertue of the saids Commissiones while the said William Duke of Hamilton was on Life and ay and while The saids principall offices be supplied and Commissions granted by his majestie to such persons as he shall think fitt to appoint for supplying therof

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Warrand To The shiref deput of Lanerk and Baillie deput of the regality of Glasgow to Continow in their offices

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Considering that through the decease of his Grace The Duke of Hamilton The offices of shirref principall of the shire of Lanerk and Baillie principall of the regality of Glasgow are both vacant and that the Commissiones granted by the deceast Duke In favours of John Somervaill of Spittle to be shirref deput of the shire of Lanerk and of […] Hamilton of Barncleuch To be baillie deput of the said regality of Glasgow are both become extinct by the decease of the said Duke granter therof And that it may tend to the prejudice both of their Majesties service and the Leidges Intrest if some persons be not authorized to Act in the saids offices Therfore The Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Doe heirby authorize and Grant full pouer and Commission to the saids John Somervaill of Spittell and […] Hamilton of Barncleuch to Continow and Act as shirreff deput and baillie deput forsaid of the said shire and Regality sicklyke and alse freely In all respects as they might have done by vertue of the saids Commissiones while the said William Duke of Hamilton was on Life and ay and while The saids principall offices be supplied and Commissions granted by his majestie to such persons as he shall think fitt to appoint for supplying therof

1. NRS, PC1/49, 372.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 372.

Procedure, 2 May 1694, Edinburgh

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Committie to administrat the oath of alleadgance and assurance to the said Lord John Hamilton

The which The Commission under the Great seall of this Kingdome In favours of Lord John Hamilton to be Generall of their Majesties Mint Being read in Councell The Lords of their Majesties privy Councell ordaines the same to be recorded in their Books And Recommends to the Lord Carmichaell to administrat the oath of alleadgance and assurance and the oath de fideli to the said Lord John Hamiltone before He Enter upon the above office

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Committie to administrat the oath of alleadgance and assurance to the said Lord John Hamilton

The which The Commission under the Great seall of this Kingdome In favours of Lord John Hamilton to be Generall of their Majesties Mint Being read in Councell The Lords of their Majesties privy Councell ordaines the same to be recorded in their Books And Recommends to the Lord Carmichaell to administrat the oath of alleadgance and assurance and the oath de fideli to the said Lord John Hamiltone before He Enter upon the above office

1. NRS, PC1/49, 372.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 372.

Procedure, 2 May 1694, Edinburgh

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patent Lord John Hamilton To be Generall of the Mint

The patent Follouing being read In presence of the Lords of privie Councell was ordered to be recorded in the Councell Books quherof the tenor folloues
Gullielmus et Maria Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex et Regina fideique de defensores Omnibus probis Hominibus ad quos presentes literae nostrae pervenirint2 Salutem Quandoquidem nos Considerantes Locum Munus et officium praefecti nostri monetarij nunc vaccare et ad donationem nostram existere per decessum Henricis nup[e]ri domini Cardross et quod maximi est momenti tam pro servitio quam antiqui regni nostri Comodo utt3 officium antedictum Committatur personae Cuidam Intaminatis fidelitatis notis Integritatis et aliter sufficienter Instructis pro dicto munere obeundo Cumque nobis abunde satisfactum sit de firma fidelitate fidelissimi et dilectissimi nostri dominis4 Joanis Hamilton et Ipsius erga Regimen nostrum zelum et personas nostras effectum5 Noveritis igitur nos fecisse Constituisse et ordinasse tenoreque presentium facere Constituere et ordinare Dictum Dominum Joanem Hamiltone (durante nostro beneplaceto duntaxat) solum et unicum praefectum nostri monetarij seu officinae Cusoris Antiqui hujus regni Scotiae et per presentes Damus Concedimus et disponimus illi (durante spatio antedicto) Idem munus et officium nostri monetarij seu officinae cusoris prefecti Cum omnibus honoribus privilegijs et attinentibus et spectantibus queve in futurum eo spectare dignoscentur Cum plena Itidem potestate liberoque privilegio praefato domino Joani Hamilton durante spatio ante dicto per semet ipsum suosque deputatos (pro quibus respondere tenebitur) eodem munere et officio Intendi et exercendi Ac omnes et singulos officiarios seu administratores dictae nostrae officinae Cusoris in officijs suis de fungendis et exercendis redarguendi ac Curias eatinus6 tenendi Delinquentes puniendi atque omnia alia faciendi tam plene adeoque libere in omnibus respectibus ac quivis alius nostri monetarij prefectus hactenus fecerit ac pro quoquidem officio obiundo7 et exercendo nos dedimus concessimus et disponimus perque presentes Damus et Concedimus et disponimus memorato Domino Joanni Hamilton (durante spatio antedicto) Annuum sallarium Trecentum Librarum monetae Sterlinensis ipsi per solvendum De primis et paratissimis sortis alius8 solutione feodorum et sallarium administris dicti monetarij solubil[i]um per actum parliamenti restina[tarum]9 una cum universis alijs proficuis privilegijs et Immunitatibus tam non nominatis quam nominatis ad praefectum nostri Monetarij per prius spectantibus Ijs solumodo exceptis quae per leges et statuta Dicti regni nostri praedictum Monetarij offici[u]m tangentem prohibentur et Innovantur per presentes porro mandamus per predictum Annuum sallarium Trecentarium Librarum monetae Sterlinensis praefato domino Joani Hamilton Ante alios quoscunque stricte per solvendum de primis et promptissimis sortis supra specificatis ac primum ejusdem solutionis terminum Inchoandi ad festum pentecoste presentium datam Immediate sequentem ac sic deinceps annuatim et terminatim durante spatio antedicto Et ut dictus Dominus Joannes Hamilton Dictum officinum melius et magis Commode exercere et attendere queat per presentes Damus et Concedimus et disponimus illi durante spatio antedicto Commoda domicilia pro se suaque familia Intra dictam nostram officinam Cusoriam sicuti ejus in dicto officio predecessores per prius possidebant Et denique praefato domino Joanni Hamilton plenam potestatem et authoritatem tradimus omnia quaecunque alia Indicto officio ac eo referentia agendi et prestandi similiter adeoque libere in omnibus respectibus ac Conditionibus ac quivis alius ejus in eodem officio predecessorum quovis tempore retracto10 legitime fecerat aut facere pouerat In Cujus rei testimonium presentibus magnum sigillum nostrum appendi mandavimus Apud aulam nostram de Kensingtoune trigesimo primo die mensis Martij anno domini millesemo11 sexcentesimo nonagesimo quarto S: D: N. suprasignetam wryten to the Great Seall and registrat the tuenty third day of Apryle 1694 sic subscribitur Duncan Ronald sealled at Edinburgh the three and tuenty day of Apryle 1694 sic subscribitur John Dicksone

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patent Lord John Hamilton To be Generall of the Mint

The patent Follouing being read In presence of the Lords of privie Councell was ordered to be recorded in the Councell Books quherof the tenor folloues
Gullielmus et Maria Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex et Regina fideique de defensores Omnibus probis Hominibus ad quos presentes literae nostrae pervenirint2 Salutem Quandoquidem nos Considerantes Locum Munus et officium praefecti nostri monetarij nunc vaccare et ad donationem nostram existere per decessum Henricis nup[e]ri domini Cardross et quod maximi est momenti tam pro servitio quam antiqui regni nostri Comodo utt3 officium antedictum Committatur personae Cuidam Intaminatis fidelitatis notis Integritatis et aliter sufficienter Instructis pro dicto munere obeundo Cumque nobis abunde satisfactum sit de firma fidelitate fidelissimi et dilectissimi nostri dominis4 Joanis Hamilton et Ipsius erga Regimen nostrum zelum et personas nostras effectum5 Noveritis igitur nos fecisse Constituisse et ordinasse tenoreque presentium facere Constituere et ordinare Dictum Dominum Joanem Hamiltone (durante nostro beneplaceto duntaxat) solum et unicum praefectum nostri monetarij seu officinae Cusoris Antiqui hujus regni Scotiae et per presentes Damus Concedimus et disponimus illi (durante spatio antedicto) Idem munus et officium nostri monetarij seu officinae cusoris prefecti Cum omnibus honoribus privilegijs et attinentibus et spectantibus queve in futurum eo spectare dignoscentur Cum plena Itidem potestate liberoque privilegio praefato domino Joani Hamilton durante spatio ante dicto per semet ipsum suosque deputatos (pro quibus respondere tenebitur) eodem munere et officio Intendi et exercendi Ac omnes et singulos officiarios seu administratores dictae nostrae officinae Cusoris in officijs suis de fungendis et exercendis redarguendi ac Curias eatinus6 tenendi Delinquentes puniendi atque omnia alia faciendi tam plene adeoque libere in omnibus respectibus ac quivis alius nostri monetarij prefectus hactenus fecerit ac pro quoquidem officio obiundo7 et exercendo nos dedimus concessimus et disponimus perque presentes Damus et Concedimus et disponimus memorato Domino Joanni Hamilton (durante spatio antedicto) Annuum sallarium Trecentum Librarum monetae Sterlinensis ipsi per solvendum De primis et paratissimis sortis alius8 solutione feodorum et sallarium administris dicti monetarij solubil[i]um per actum parliamenti restina[tarum]9 una cum universis alijs proficuis privilegijs et Immunitatibus tam non nominatis quam nominatis ad praefectum nostri Monetarij per prius spectantibus Ijs solumodo exceptis quae per leges et statuta Dicti regni nostri praedictum Monetarij offici[u]m tangentem prohibentur et Innovantur per presentes porro mandamus per predictum Annuum sallarium Trecentarium Librarum monetae Sterlinensis praefato domino Joani Hamilton Ante alios quoscunque stricte per solvendum de primis et promptissimis sortis supra specificatis ac primum ejusdem solutionis terminum Inchoandi ad festum pentecoste presentium datam Immediate sequentem ac sic deinceps annuatim et terminatim durante spatio antedicto Et ut dictus Dominus Joannes Hamilton Dictum officinum melius et magis Commode exercere et attendere queat per presentes Damus et Concedimus et disponimus illi durante spatio antedicto Commoda domicilia pro se suaque familia Intra dictam nostram officinam Cusoriam sicuti ejus in dicto officio predecessores per prius possidebant Et denique praefato domino Joanni Hamilton plenam potestatem et authoritatem tradimus omnia quaecunque alia Indicto officio ac eo referentia agendi et prestandi similiter adeoque libere in omnibus respectibus ac Conditionibus ac quivis alius ejus in eodem officio predecessorum quovis tempore retracto10 legitime fecerat aut facere pouerat In Cujus rei testimonium presentibus magnum sigillum nostrum appendi mandavimus Apud aulam nostram de Kensingtoune trigesimo primo die mensis Martij anno domini millesemo11 sexcentesimo nonagesimo quarto S: D: N. suprasignetam wryten to the Great Seall and registrat the tuenty third day of Apryle 1694 sic subscribitur Duncan Ronald sealled at Edinburgh the three and tuenty day of Apryle 1694 sic subscribitur John Dicksone

1. NRS, PC1/49, 370-2.

2. Sic.

3. Sic.

4. Sic.

5. Sic. *Recte* affectum.

6. Sic.

7. Sic.

8. Sic. *Recte* illius?

9. Sic. *Recte* destinatarum.

10. Sic.

11. Sic.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 370-2.

2. Sic.

3. Sic.

4. Sic.

5. Sic. *Recte* affectum.

6. Sic.

7. Sic.

8. Sic. *Recte* illius?

9. Sic. *Recte* destinatarum.

10. Sic.

11. Sic.

Proclamation, 2 May 1694, Edinburgh

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Att Edinburgh the second day of May Jaj vic nyntie four years

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Proclamation for a solemn nationall fast

The Follouing proclamation being read was approven and signed and ordered to be recorded wherof the tenor folloues
William By the Grace of God King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To our Lyon King at arms and his Brethren Heraulds Macers of our privie Councell pursevants messengers at arms our shirreffs in that part Conjunctlly and severallie speciallie Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as albeit ther hath been for some years past many solemn nationall fasts and at some of these a very particular Enumeration of the nations sins yet few Have been duely humbled for them or joyned suitable reformatione uith their professed humiliatione and Litle of the success of the preached gospell doeth appear in this Land But as their is a Great decay of piety so Impiety abounds wickedness groues profanes and debauchrie over spreadeth in City and Countrey and is too much Increased in our armies at home and abroad And albeit in the Late Revolutione God did wunderfullie appear for us and our poeple in rescuing them their religion and Libertie when In Great dainger to be Lost yet that Goodnes of God hath not Led to suitable repentence And tho these nationes have been Engaged in a daingerous and bloody war for severall years past yet few have turned to the Lord or sought him with all their heart all which uith the sad divisions of the Land doe Call for deep humiliation before God so we out of a pious and religious dispositione are resolved a day for a Generall fast and humiliation shall be sett a pairt and Keeped through this whole kingdome for the same And for which also the Commissioners appointed to meet at Edinburgh by the Late Generall assembly of this nationall Church Have humbly addressed themselves to the Lords of our privie Councell Therfore we uith advyce of the Lords of our privie Councell Requyre and Command a solemn and publict fast and day of humiliatione to be religiously and sincerely observed throughout this kingdome both in Churches and meeting houses for the causes forsaids And for pouring out fervent prayers to god to Give repentance to all ranks of persons so as they may obtaine remission of sin and reconciliation uith god That he uould keep off deserved wrath and Bless us and our poeple uith all spirituall and temporall blessings And particularly that god uould bless the preaching of the gospell uith success Advance the Life and pouer of godlines remove Impiety from among our poeple heall the breaches and unite them more to god and to ane another And that god uould Bless our royall persone and all in authority under us And Bless the means of our poeples defence by sea and Land uith success And now when we are to Goe to the field in a daingerous uarr That the Lord of Hosts uould be pleased to Goe uith us And Grant success to our forces and these of our alleyes against the Commone enemy And that God uould mercifullie preserve our royall persone while often exposed to Great daingers for the defence of our poeple and the protestant religione And that God uould be Gracious to the persecuted and scattered protestant churches abroad cheiffly by the French King And that it may please God to Gather them from all places wher they have been dispersed and build them up againe and give them peace and rest in their oune Land And that God of his goodnes would aluayes bless this Land uith seasonable weather and in due tyme Give this our poeple the appointed ueeks of the harvest And ue uith advyce forsaid requyre and Command the said solemne fast and day of Humiliatione to be religiously keeped and observed by all ranks and degrees of poeple uithin this Kingdome both in Churches and meeting houses upon teusday being the Last day of may Current Certifying all these who shall Contemne or neglect such a religious and necessary duety They shall be proceeded against and punished as Contemners of our authority neglectors of religious services and as persons disaffected to the protestant religione and our royall persons and Government Our will is heirfore And ue Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent These our Letters seen ye pass ye pass2 to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the remanent mercat Crosses of the head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries uithin this kingdom And In our name and authority make publication of the premisses That none pretend ignorance And we ordaine our sollicitor to dispatch Coppies heirof to the shirreffs of the severall shires and steuarts of the steuatries or their deputs or Clerks To be by them published at the mercat Crosses of the head burghs upon recept therof and Immediatly sent to the severall ministers both in kirks and meeting houses To the effect they may read and Intimat the same from their pulpits upon the sunday before the said Last of may and seriously exhort all persons to a sincere and devote observance therof as they regaird the favour and blessing of almighty god the safety and preservation of both church and state and uould avoyde the wrath of god upon themselves and their posterity and as they uill be ansuerable at their perrill And ordaines these presents to be printed and published In manner forsaid Given under our signet at Edinburgh the second day of May and of our reigne the sixth year 1694 sic subscribitur ut sederunt

Att Edinburgh the second day of May Jaj vic nyntie four years

A1694/5/121

Proclamation

Proclamation for a solemn nationall fast

The Follouing proclamation being read was approven and signed and ordered to be recorded wherof the tenor folloues
William By the Grace of God King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To our Lyon King at arms and his Brethren Heraulds Macers of our privie Councell pursevants messengers at arms our shirreffs in that part Conjunctlly and severallie speciallie Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as albeit ther hath been for some years past many solemn nationall fasts and at some of these a very particular Enumeration of the nations sins yet few Have been duely humbled for them or joyned suitable reformatione uith their professed humiliatione and Litle of the success of the preached gospell doeth appear in this Land But as their is a Great decay of piety so Impiety abounds wickedness groues profanes and debauchrie over spreadeth in City and Countrey and is too much Increased in our armies at home and abroad And albeit in the Late Revolutione God did wunderfullie appear for us and our poeple in rescuing them their religion and Libertie when In Great dainger to be Lost yet that Goodnes of God hath not Led to suitable repentence And tho these nationes have been Engaged in a daingerous and bloody war for severall years past yet few have turned to the Lord or sought him with all their heart all which uith the sad divisions of the Land doe Call for deep humiliation before God so we out of a pious and religious dispositione are resolved a day for a Generall fast and humiliation shall be sett a pairt and Keeped through this whole kingdome for the same And for which also the Commissioners appointed to meet at Edinburgh by the Late Generall assembly of this nationall Church Have humbly addressed themselves to the Lords of our privie Councell Therfore we uith advyce of the Lords of our privie Councell Requyre and Command a solemn and publict fast and day of humiliatione to be religiously and sincerely observed throughout this kingdome both in Churches and meeting houses for the causes forsaids And for pouring out fervent prayers to god to Give repentance to all ranks of persons so as they may obtaine remission of sin and reconciliation uith god That he uould keep off deserved wrath and Bless us and our poeple uith all spirituall and temporall blessings And particularly that god uould bless the preaching of the gospell uith success Advance the Life and pouer of godlines remove Impiety from among our poeple heall the breaches and unite them more to god and to ane another And that god uould Bless our royall persone and all in authority under us And Bless the means of our poeples defence by sea and Land uith success And now when we are to Goe to the field in a daingerous uarr That the Lord of Hosts uould be pleased to Goe uith us And Grant success to our forces and these of our alleyes against the Commone enemy And that God uould mercifullie preserve our royall persone while often exposed to Great daingers for the defence of our poeple and the protestant religione And that God uould be Gracious to the persecuted and scattered protestant churches abroad cheiffly by the French King And that it may please God to Gather them from all places wher they have been dispersed and build them up againe and give them peace and rest in their oune Land And that God of his goodnes would aluayes bless this Land uith seasonable weather and in due tyme Give this our poeple the appointed ueeks of the harvest And ue uith advyce forsaid requyre and Command the said solemne fast and day of Humiliatione to be religiously keeped and observed by all ranks and degrees of poeple uithin this Kingdome both in Churches and meeting houses upon teusday being the Last day of may Current Certifying all these who shall Contemne or neglect such a religious and necessary duety They shall be proceeded against and punished as Contemners of our authority neglectors of religious services and as persons disaffected to the protestant religione and our royall persons and Government Our will is heirfore And ue Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent These our Letters seen ye pass ye pass2 to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the remanent mercat Crosses of the head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries uithin this kingdom And In our name and authority make publication of the premisses That none pretend ignorance And we ordaine our sollicitor to dispatch Coppies heirof to the shirreffs of the severall shires and steuarts of the steuatries or their deputs or Clerks To be by them published at the mercat Crosses of the head burghs upon recept therof and Immediatly sent to the severall ministers both in kirks and meeting houses To the effect they may read and Intimat the same from their pulpits upon the sunday before the said Last of may and seriously exhort all persons to a sincere and devote observance therof as they regaird the favour and blessing of almighty god the safety and preservation of both church and state and uould avoyde the wrath of god upon themselves and their posterity and as they uill be ansuerable at their perrill And ordaines these presents to be printed and published In manner forsaid Given under our signet at Edinburgh the second day of May and of our reigne the sixth year 1694 sic subscribitur ut sederunt

1. NRS, PC1/49, 368-70.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 368-70.

2. Sic.