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Warrant, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

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Warrant allowing James Spence to go home

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill doe hereby Allow James Spence servitor to Christian Viscountess Dowager of Frendraught to repair to his oun home, For which this shall be to him a sufficient warrant Albeit he be cited as a defender in the process at the instance of the relict of umquhill Lewis late Viscountess of Frendraught.

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Warrant

Warrant allowing James Spence to go home

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill doe hereby Allow James Spence servitor to Christian Viscountess Dowager of Frendraught to repair to his oun home, For which this shall be to him a sufficient warrant Albeit he be cited as a defender in the process at the instance of the relict of umquhill Lewis late Viscountess of Frendraught.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 295r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 295r.

Act, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

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Act For a Woolen Manufactory at Glasgow

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be William Cochran of Ochiltrie John Alexander of Blackhouse Mr William Dunlape principall of the university of Glasgow, And of Androw Cathcart James Calquhoune Mathow Atchisone Lawrance Dunwoodies William Baxter Robert Alexander and Mongo Cochran merchants in Glasgow all partners foir errecting a Manufactorie of Wooll Stuffs at Glasgow in maner underwryten Shewing That wheras the petitioners have entred into a Copartnership with tis designe to Carry on a Manufactore for woollen Stuffs of all Sorts such as damasks half silks, Draughts, Frizes, Drogats, Tartains Craups, Capitationes Russetts and all other Stuffs for men and womens apperell either for Summer or winter, which they will furnish at as easie a rate as ever was furnished or sold within this kingdome every way as good, and all intirely made of our oun Countrey wooll, and in order hereunto have provyded Some and are provydeing more of the ablest work men Airiests from our Nighbouring nations, And Seing this work will be extreamly beneficiall to the whole Natione not only by the Manufactoring of the Native product of the kingdome and Imploying the poor therin, Bot also ther by a vast Soume of ready money will be keept within the kingdome which these years past has been exported and bestowed on these Stuffs It being weell knowen that above Ten Thousand pound Sterling in Specie hath been exported from the Southern and Westerne pairts of this kingdome to Ireland yearly for such Stuffs, and these publictly entered in the Custome house books, Besides what hath been Stollen in without entering And Wheras the saids Lords are by the Twelth act parliament Jaj vic Eightie one authorized to Declare these Manufactories that hereafter Should be sett up to be such to the effect they might enjoy the priviledges Liberties and Immunities granted by Law And Therfore Humbly Supplicating the Saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned as the petitione more fully bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them be the above William Cochran of Ochiltrie and others, They hereby Declair the above work of Woolen Stuffs errected at Glasgow by the petitioners to be a Manufactory And that they shall enjoy the haill privieldges Liberties and Immunities granted in favors of of2 Manufactories by the act of parliament Jaj vic Eightie one, or by any other Lawes and acts of parliament, or acts and proclamationes of privy Councill And Requires and Commands the respective Judges Justices of peace, magistrats of burghs and others to whom the executione of the saids acts is Committed to be carefull that the saids acts be put to vigorous executione both against the Importers of the Stuffs and other woolen goods prohibited by Law as also against the Collectors of the Customes Surveyors or waiters in case of their Connivance or neglect and to be assisting to the petitioners or these Imployed by them in searching seazing and apprehending the saids prohibited goods and to give speedy dispatch by sentances against all such offenders as shall be guilty of breach of the saids acts aither by their oun oathes or Convict by other probatione within the thrie moneths prescribed by the said act.

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Act For a Woolen Manufactory at Glasgow

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be William Cochran of Ochiltrie John Alexander of Blackhouse Mr William Dunlape principall of the university of Glasgow, And of Androw Cathcart James Calquhoune Mathow Atchisone Lawrance Dunwoodies William Baxter Robert Alexander and Mongo Cochran merchants in Glasgow all partners foir errecting a Manufactorie of Wooll Stuffs at Glasgow in maner underwryten Shewing That wheras the petitioners have entred into a Copartnership with tis designe to Carry on a Manufactore for woollen Stuffs of all Sorts such as damasks half silks, Draughts, Frizes, Drogats, Tartains Craups, Capitationes Russetts and all other Stuffs for men and womens apperell either for Summer or winter, which they will furnish at as easie a rate as ever was furnished or sold within this kingdome every way as good, and all intirely made of our oun Countrey wooll, and in order hereunto have provyded Some and are provydeing more of the ablest work men Airiests from our Nighbouring nations, And Seing this work will be extreamly beneficiall to the whole Natione not only by the Manufactoring of the Native product of the kingdome and Imploying the poor therin, Bot also ther by a vast Soume of ready money will be keept within the kingdome which these years past has been exported and bestowed on these Stuffs It being weell knowen that above Ten Thousand pound Sterling in Specie hath been exported from the Southern and Westerne pairts of this kingdome to Ireland yearly for such Stuffs, and these publictly entered in the Custome house books, Besides what hath been Stollen in without entering And Wheras the saids Lords are by the Twelth act parliament Jaj vic Eightie one authorized to Declare these Manufactories that hereafter Should be sett up to be such to the effect they might enjoy the priviledges Liberties and Immunities granted by Law And Therfore Humbly Supplicating the Saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned as the petitione more fully bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them be the above William Cochran of Ochiltrie and others, They hereby Declair the above work of Woolen Stuffs errected at Glasgow by the petitioners to be a Manufactory And that they shall enjoy the haill privieldges Liberties and Immunities granted in favors of of2 Manufactories by the act of parliament Jaj vic Eightie one, or by any other Lawes and acts of parliament, or acts and proclamationes of privy Councill And Requires and Commands the respective Judges Justices of peace, magistrats of burghs and others to whom the executione of the saids acts is Committed to be carefull that the saids acts be put to vigorous executione both against the Importers of the Stuffs and other woolen goods prohibited by Law as also against the Collectors of the Customes Surveyors or waiters in case of their Connivance or neglect and to be assisting to the petitioners or these Imployed by them in searching seazing and apprehending the saids prohibited goods and to give speedy dispatch by sentances against all such offenders as shall be guilty of breach of the saids acts aither by their oun oathes or Convict by other probatione within the thrie moneths prescribed by the said act.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 294r-295r.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 294r-295r.

2. Sic.

Act, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

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Act and Remitt Mr William Gordon Against Sir William Hope

Anent the lybell or Letters of Complaint raised and pursued before the Lords of his majesties privy Councill at the Instance of Mr William Gordon of Balcomie advocat and Elizabeth Wood his spouse and by his Speciall Warrant, With Concourse of Sir James Stewart his Majesties advocat for his highnes intrest in the matter underwrittin Mentioning That wher by the Lawes of this and all other well governed realmes violent langstrie and oppression are discharged, And that non should doe himself right at his oun hand Specially by Military executione without the warrant of any previous legall Sentance and to the ruin and undoeing of the persons opprest And that to doe in the Contrary is a Cryme of ane high nature and ought to be severly punished, Nevertheless It is of verity That Sir William Hope of Kirklistoune and deputy Governor of the Castle of Edinburgh Shakeing of all due regaird to his majesties Lawes and authority Did under pretence of his haveing ane assurance from the Tacksmen of the Estate of Balcombie of their tack and of a disposition that the Tacksmen hade from the said Mr William Gordon of his right of the teynds of Balcombie for their releiff and security against a Certaine debt due to Sir Robert Enster incase the free Super plus profitt of the Tack of the Stock Should not pay that debt, Did upon the fourtein or ane or other of the dayes of December instant without any previous Legall Sentance warrant or dilligence whatsomever and after the Sum was sett, Send a Serjant with four Souldiers out of the castle of Edinburgh With a warrant in these very termes, serjant yow are hereby ordered with your partie to goe to the teynd Barne of Balcombie and to take possession therof and of the barn yeard Dowcat and Cuningarie therof and fishing of fynes2 this yow Shall doe as yow shall be answerable Subscrybed William Hope, And accordingly the said Serjant and Souldiers did violently break up the barne doors and Seazed all the Cornes therin, and Lodged them selves in the Barne and would not Suffer any fodder to be Caried out for the Mentinence of Twenty six head of Cattle horss and Nolt then upon the Maynes, and which for want were all put in hazard of Starving if not now actually Starved, Which damnadges cannot account to Less then the Soume of ane Thousand pounds Scots And Further the said souldiers and Serjants on pretence of the said warrant went to Fifnes and Discharged under severe Minaces Mr William Fishers of two boats of his own and the other fishers of the Town wherof the teynd fish be 3 longs to Mr William to give him ane Tack of Fish upon which resent violence and un heard of oppression; The said Mr William Gordon did instantly dispatch the said Elizabeth Wood his spouse to Complain to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill for the remeedy necessary, He himself being oblidged to remaine at home for preventing of furder hurt and mischeif by such an extraordinary oppressive practise By all which it is evident that the said Sir William Hope is guiltie airt and part of the forsaid Ryot and oppression which being proven the said Sir William Ought not only to be Decerned to repossess the forsaid pursuers to their full right and possession and to pay to the said pursuers the soume of […] for damnadge intrest and expenses, But also furder punished by Sentance of the saids Lords of privy Councill in his persone and goods as they shall see Cause to the terror and example of others to comitt the Like in any time comeing And Anent the Charge given to the said defenders To have Compeared personally befor the saids Lords at ane Certaine day now bygone To have answered to the points of the said Complaint And to have heard and seen such order and course taken theranent as the saids Lords should find Just As in the said Lybell or Letters of Complaint and executiones therof more fully is Contained Which Lybell being this day called in presence of the saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill And the said Mr4 William Gordon one of the pursuers being oft times called and not Compearing And his said spouse the other pursuer Compearing personally with Sir James Stewart his Majesties advocat Sir David Thores Mr William Hage and Mr Alexander Abercrombie advocats for both pursuers And the said Sir William Hope defender Compearing personally with Mr David Dalrymple and Sir Walter Pringle his advocats, The Lybells and Answers therto for the defender being both5 read and both parties Lawiers fully heard, The saids Lords Remitts the Point of right and possession to the Lords of Councill and Session to be discust be them Summarly without abydeing the Course of the roll Bot prejudice of any Sequestratione In favors of the said Sir William Hope or his authors Laid on by Order of the Shirriff of Fyfe and his deputes.

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Act and Remitt Mr William Gordon Against Sir William Hope

Anent the lybell or Letters of Complaint raised and pursued before the Lords of his majesties privy Councill at the Instance of Mr William Gordon of Balcomie advocat and Elizabeth Wood his spouse and by his Speciall Warrant, With Concourse of Sir James Stewart his Majesties advocat for his highnes intrest in the matter underwrittin Mentioning That wher by the Lawes of this and all other well governed realmes violent langstrie and oppression are discharged, And that non should doe himself right at his oun hand Specially by Military executione without the warrant of any previous legall Sentance and to the ruin and undoeing of the persons opprest And that to doe in the Contrary is a Cryme of ane high nature and ought to be severly punished, Nevertheless It is of verity That Sir William Hope of Kirklistoune and deputy Governor of the Castle of Edinburgh Shakeing of all due regaird to his majesties Lawes and authority Did under pretence of his haveing ane assurance from the Tacksmen of the Estate of Balcombie of their tack and of a disposition that the Tacksmen hade from the said Mr William Gordon of his right of the teynds of Balcombie for their releiff and security against a Certaine debt due to Sir Robert Enster incase the free Super plus profitt of the Tack of the Stock Should not pay that debt, Did upon the fourtein or ane or other of the dayes of December instant without any previous Legall Sentance warrant or dilligence whatsomever and after the Sum was sett, Send a Serjant with four Souldiers out of the castle of Edinburgh With a warrant in these very termes, serjant yow are hereby ordered with your partie to goe to the teynd Barne of Balcombie and to take possession therof and of the barn yeard Dowcat and Cuningarie therof and fishing of fynes2 this yow Shall doe as yow shall be answerable Subscrybed William Hope, And accordingly the said Serjant and Souldiers did violently break up the barne doors and Seazed all the Cornes therin, and Lodged them selves in the Barne and would not Suffer any fodder to be Caried out for the Mentinence of Twenty six head of Cattle horss and Nolt then upon the Maynes, and which for want were all put in hazard of Starving if not now actually Starved, Which damnadges cannot account to Less then the Soume of ane Thousand pounds Scots And Further the said souldiers and Serjants on pretence of the said warrant went to Fifnes and Discharged under severe Minaces Mr William Fishers of two boats of his own and the other fishers of the Town wherof the teynd fish be 3 longs to Mr William to give him ane Tack of Fish upon which resent violence and un heard of oppression; The said Mr William Gordon did instantly dispatch the said Elizabeth Wood his spouse to Complain to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill for the remeedy necessary, He himself being oblidged to remaine at home for preventing of furder hurt and mischeif by such an extraordinary oppressive practise By all which it is evident that the said Sir William Hope is guiltie airt and part of the forsaid Ryot and oppression which being proven the said Sir William Ought not only to be Decerned to repossess the forsaid pursuers to their full right and possession and to pay to the said pursuers the soume of […] for damnadge intrest and expenses, But also furder punished by Sentance of the saids Lords of privy Councill in his persone and goods as they shall see Cause to the terror and example of others to comitt the Like in any time comeing And Anent the Charge given to the said defenders To have Compeared personally befor the saids Lords at ane Certaine day now bygone To have answered to the points of the said Complaint And to have heard and seen such order and course taken theranent as the saids Lords should find Just As in the said Lybell or Letters of Complaint and executiones therof more fully is Contained Which Lybell being this day called in presence of the saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill And the said Mr4 William Gordon one of the pursuers being oft times called and not Compearing And his said spouse the other pursuer Compearing personally with Sir James Stewart his Majesties advocat Sir David Thores Mr William Hage and Mr Alexander Abercrombie advocats for both pursuers And the said Sir William Hope defender Compearing personally with Mr David Dalrymple and Sir Walter Pringle his advocats, The Lybells and Answers therto for the defender being both5 read and both parties Lawiers fully heard, The saids Lords Remitts the Point of right and possession to the Lords of Councill and Session to be discust be them Summarly without abydeing the Course of the roll Bot prejudice of any Sequestratione In favors of the said Sir William Hope or his authors Laid on by Order of the Shirriff of Fyfe and his deputes.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 292v-294r.

2. Altered from ‘fyfnes’.

3. Several illegible words scored out here.

4. Insertion.

5. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 292v-294r.

2. Altered from ‘fyfnes’.

3. Several illegible words scored out here.

4. Insertion.

5. Insertion.

Sederunt, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Marr; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Lowdone; Earl of Anandale; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Aberurchill; Lord Halcraig; Lord Rankeillor; Lord Phesdo; Mr Fra: Montgomry

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Marr; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Lowdone; Earl of Anandale; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Aberurchill; Lord Halcraig; Lord Rankeillor; Lord Phesdo; Mr Fra: Montgomry

1. NRS, PC2/27, 292v.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 292v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 292v.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 292v.

Act, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

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Act Discharging a peck to the Boll of victuall in the Shire of Stirling

Anent The Representation given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By the Justices of Peace within the district of Falkirk in the Sherifdome of Stirling. Humbly Representing. That by the Threty Eight Act. Parliament first, Session first, Chapter Second, The Justices of peace are appointed to Inform their Lordships of any wrong concerning the measures For buying and selling of victuall, and by the seventeenth Act, Parliament Twenty Third, James Sixth, all Eiks or additiones to the Boll in Bargaines for victuall are Prohibite, under the pain of Fourty Shillings for Every Boll, to be paid by the Receaver besides the price of the Boll, Therfore They humbly Conceave it their Duty To acquaint their Lordships That notwithstanding of the said seventeenth Act, Parliament Twenty Third, James Sixth, There is no Bear, oats, or Pease Sold in the mercats of Falkirk But with ane peck to the Bole And likeways the measures used in the Saids mercats are lately Brought to great disorder, and Inequality. And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said Representation bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered the Representation given in to them by the within Justices of Peace within the district of Falkirk in the Sheriffdome of Stirling, They heirby discharge all Selling of any victuall or delivering and Receaveing the same with a peck to the Boll or any other Eike or addition Except betwixt Heretor and Tennent, And The Saids Lords ordaines, The sheriff of the said Shire and his Deputs, and Justices of peace and Magistrats of Burgh, within that Shire or any of them, To Try the measures and Reduce them to the ordinary quality in which they were before the late abuse or in which they ought to be Conform to the acts of Parliament, And Appointes the Sheriff of the Shire or his Deputs, Magistrats of Burghs, Justices of peace, and all other Judges within the said Shire to see, and Take speciall care that the saids acts of Parliament be duely observed And putt to vigorous Execution in all tyme coming.

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Act Discharging a peck to the Boll of victuall in the Shire of Stirling

Anent The Representation given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By the Justices of Peace within the district of Falkirk in the Sherifdome of Stirling. Humbly Representing. That by the Threty Eight Act. Parliament first, Session first, Chapter Second, The Justices of peace are appointed to Inform their Lordships of any wrong concerning the measures For buying and selling of victuall, and by the seventeenth Act, Parliament Twenty Third, James Sixth, all Eiks or additiones to the Boll in Bargaines for victuall are Prohibite, under the pain of Fourty Shillings for Every Boll, to be paid by the Receaver besides the price of the Boll, Therfore They humbly Conceave it their Duty To acquaint their Lordships That notwithstanding of the said seventeenth Act, Parliament Twenty Third, James Sixth, There is no Bear, oats, or Pease Sold in the mercats of Falkirk But with ane peck to the Bole And likeways the measures used in the Saids mercats are lately Brought to great disorder, and Inequality. And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said Representation bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered the Representation given in to them by the within Justices of Peace within the district of Falkirk in the Sheriffdome of Stirling, They heirby discharge all Selling of any victuall or delivering and Receaveing the same with a peck to the Boll or any other Eike or addition Except betwixt Heretor and Tennent, And The Saids Lords ordaines, The sheriff of the said Shire and his Deputs, and Justices of peace and Magistrats of Burgh, within that Shire or any of them, To Try the measures and Reduce them to the ordinary quality in which they were before the late abuse or in which they ought to be Conform to the acts of Parliament, And Appointes the Sheriff of the Shire or his Deputs, Magistrats of Burghs, Justices of peace, and all other Judges within the said Shire to see, and Take speciall care that the saids acts of Parliament be duely observed And putt to vigorous Execution in all tyme coming.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 49-50.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 49-50.

Act, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

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Act Banishing John Weir

Anent The Petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By John Weir poor prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh Shewing That where Their Lordships Petitioner having misfortunatly and unadvertantly gone along with Thomas Holloway in that malicious design in Counterfeiting his majesties Coyne, who was Executed for the same upon the Twenty Fourth of July last bypast, Their Lordships upon ane Petition Reprived their Petitioner till the Eight day of September last, And upon ane Second petition presented to their Lordships with ane Declaration be the said Thomas Holloway Two houres before his death subscribed by him and Two Witnesses wherin he declares that their petitioner was induced and Intised to go alongs with him in the said Cryme, and if their petitioner never acted nor was capable To act which he declared as a dying man, Which petition with the forsaid Declaration being considered be ther Lordships, Their Lordships by Interloquitor the 27th of July last Commuted and changed the Sentence of death pronunced against him, And discharged the same to be put to Execution and ordained their petitioner to continue heir in prison wher he now lyes untill further orders from ther Lordships how he should be disposed of as ane Coppie of ane act produced with his said petition will Testify And Seing That ther Lordships petitioner hes now been prisoner in the said tolbooth almost a year in a most miserable and Starving Condition and become therby invaletudinary and very Sick, and hath not nor cannot comand a Sixpence To maintain himself and it is their Lordships Laudable laws To Releive prisoners in his sad circumstances upon banishment never to be seen within this Kingdom again under pain of death and to allow him a Competent tyme for Equipping himself wife and family and ordering his other affairs That so their petitioner may not Starve in prison, which he undoubtedly will without their Lordships provide a Remedy And Therfore Humbly Craving To the Effect underwrittin as the said petition bears. The Saids Lords of his Maejsties privy Councill Having considered this petition given in to them be the above John Weir, They doe heirby of Consent of the said petitioner John Weir contained in the said bill Subscribed by himself, Have Banished and heirby Banishes The said John Weir Furth of his Majesties Dominiones, And discharges him To Return therto, under the pain of Death without his Majesties or the Councills warrant for that Effect And heirby gives order and warrand To the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of Their Tolbooth, To sett the Petitioner att Liberty Furth therof In Respect he hes Enacted himself in the books of privy Councill, That he shall depairt furth of his Majesties Dominiones betwixt and the Tenth day of January next to Come And never Return to the Same without his Majestys or the Councills warrant obtained for that Effect, under The pain of death.

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Act Banishing John Weir

Anent The Petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill By John Weir poor prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh Shewing That where Their Lordships Petitioner having misfortunatly and unadvertantly gone along with Thomas Holloway in that malicious design in Counterfeiting his majesties Coyne, who was Executed for the same upon the Twenty Fourth of July last bypast, Their Lordships upon ane Petition Reprived their Petitioner till the Eight day of September last, And upon ane Second petition presented to their Lordships with ane Declaration be the said Thomas Holloway Two houres before his death subscribed by him and Two Witnesses wherin he declares that their petitioner was induced and Intised to go alongs with him in the said Cryme, and if their petitioner never acted nor was capable To act which he declared as a dying man, Which petition with the forsaid Declaration being considered be ther Lordships, Their Lordships by Interloquitor the 27th of July last Commuted and changed the Sentence of death pronunced against him, And discharged the same to be put to Execution and ordained their petitioner to continue heir in prison wher he now lyes untill further orders from ther Lordships how he should be disposed of as ane Coppie of ane act produced with his said petition will Testify And Seing That ther Lordships petitioner hes now been prisoner in the said tolbooth almost a year in a most miserable and Starving Condition and become therby invaletudinary and very Sick, and hath not nor cannot comand a Sixpence To maintain himself and it is their Lordships Laudable laws To Releive prisoners in his sad circumstances upon banishment never to be seen within this Kingdom again under pain of death and to allow him a Competent tyme for Equipping himself wife and family and ordering his other affairs That so their petitioner may not Starve in prison, which he undoubtedly will without their Lordships provide a Remedy And Therfore Humbly Craving To the Effect underwrittin as the said petition bears. The Saids Lords of his Maejsties privy Councill Having considered this petition given in to them be the above John Weir, They doe heirby of Consent of the said petitioner John Weir contained in the said bill Subscribed by himself, Have Banished and heirby Banishes The said John Weir Furth of his Majesties Dominiones, And discharges him To Return therto, under the pain of Death without his Majesties or the Councills warrant for that Effect And heirby gives order and warrand To the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of Their Tolbooth, To sett the Petitioner att Liberty Furth therof In Respect he hes Enacted himself in the books of privy Councill, That he shall depairt furth of his Majesties Dominiones betwixt and the Tenth day of January next to Come And never Return to the Same without his Majestys or the Councills warrant obtained for that Effect, under The pain of death.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 49.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 49.

Sederunt, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Mar; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Annandale; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocate; Lord Thesaurer Deput; Lord Justice-Clerk; Lord Aberuchill; Lord Halcraig; Lord Rankillor; Lord Phesdoe; Mr Fr: Montgomry

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Mar; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Annandale; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocate; Lord Thesaurer Deput; Lord Justice-Clerk; Lord Aberuchill; Lord Halcraig; Lord Rankillor; Lord Phesdoe; Mr Fr: Montgomry

1. NRS, PC1/52, 48.

2. NRS, PC1/52, 48.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 48.

2. NRS, PC1/52, 48.