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Procedure, 21 March 1699, Edinburgh

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Committie Anent Collonell Buchan and his officers

Petitione the Laird of Auchinbreck and Severall officers in Collonell John Buchans regiment and petition the said Collonell John Buchan Read and the Councill nominats and appoints the Earls of Lothian and Lowdone, The Lords Strathnaver Lords Halcraig and Phesdoe and Laird of Grant to be a Committie for Considering of both petitiones with power to the Committie to hear both parties upon their respective petitiones and appoints Collonell Buchan and the officers in the other petition to be warned to attend the Committie And Declars any thrie of above Committie to be a sufficient quorum, And Recomends to them to meet this afternoon at thrie of the Cloak this afternoon and to returne their report to the Councill with their Conveniencie.

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Procedure

Committie Anent Collonell Buchan and his officers

Petitione the Laird of Auchinbreck and Severall officers in Collonell John Buchans regiment and petition the said Collonell John Buchan Read and the Councill nominats and appoints the Earls of Lothian and Lowdone, The Lords Strathnaver Lords Halcraig and Phesdoe and Laird of Grant to be a Committie for Considering of both petitiones with power to the Committie to hear both parties upon their respective petitiones and appoints Collonell Buchan and the officers in the other petition to be warned to attend the Committie And Declars any thrie of above Committie to be a sufficient quorum, And Recomends to them to meet this afternoon at thrie of the Cloak this afternoon and to returne their report to the Councill with their Conveniencie.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 204r-204v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 204r-204v.

Act, 21 March 1699, Edinburgh

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Act The Earle of Marr, anent the Bridge of Tillibody

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be John Earle of Marr Shewing That wher ther was ane act of parliament past on the Seventein day of September Jaj vic Eightie one years, appointing for the Causes therin contained ane Small Custome to Exacted and uplifted from all passengers travelling allongst the bridge of Tillibody in maner underwrittin Viz too pennies each footman, and every horse and Load four pennies, and every horss and ridder, six pennies And the Same to Continue for the Space of Nyntein years as ane printed double of the said act therewith produced would testifie, And Seing that the said Space of Nyntein years was near elapsed and that ther was ane Arch of the said bridge rebuilt last year which with the former reparations hade altogither exhausted the Custome uplifted be vertue of the said act, and ther was another Arch of the said bridge Which most be presently repaired Otherwayes in a Litle time it would goe to utter ruin And Therfore Supplicating the saids Lords to the efect aftermentioned The Lords of his majesties privy Councill, Haveing Considered this petition given in to them by the Earle of Marr with a printed Coppie of the act of parliament mentioned therin and produced therwith They doe hereby Continue the above Small Imposition or Custome to be exacted from all passingers passing the said bridge of Tillibody Viz Two pennies for each footman and every horss and Load four pennies, and every horss and ryder six pennies and that for the space of Nyntein years Commenceing the Said time from the entruning or expyreing of the Nyntein years Contained in the forsaid Act of parliament Viz from the Nyntein day of September one thousand seven hundred yeirs, and have Authorized and hereby authorizes the said John Earle of Marr to appoint and nominat Collectors for uplifting the said Imposition or Custome, And to see the Soumes Collected by vertue of this act applyed towards the repairing and upholding of the said bridge of Tillibodie

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Act The Earle of Marr, anent the Bridge of Tillibody

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be John Earle of Marr Shewing That wher ther was ane act of parliament past on the Seventein day of September Jaj vic Eightie one years, appointing for the Causes therin contained ane Small Custome to Exacted and uplifted from all passengers travelling allongst the bridge of Tillibody in maner underwrittin Viz too pennies each footman, and every horse and Load four pennies, and every horss and ridder, six pennies And the Same to Continue for the Space of Nyntein years as ane printed double of the said act therewith produced would testifie, And Seing that the said Space of Nyntein years was near elapsed and that ther was ane Arch of the said bridge rebuilt last year which with the former reparations hade altogither exhausted the Custome uplifted be vertue of the said act, and ther was another Arch of the said bridge Which most be presently repaired Otherwayes in a Litle time it would goe to utter ruin And Therfore Supplicating the saids Lords to the efect aftermentioned The Lords of his majesties privy Councill, Haveing Considered this petition given in to them by the Earle of Marr with a printed Coppie of the act of parliament mentioned therin and produced therwith They doe hereby Continue the above Small Imposition or Custome to be exacted from all passingers passing the said bridge of Tillibody Viz Two pennies for each footman and every horss and Load four pennies, and every horss and ryder six pennies and that for the space of Nyntein years Commenceing the Said time from the entruning or expyreing of the Nyntein years Contained in the forsaid Act of parliament Viz from the Nyntein day of September one thousand seven hundred yeirs, and have Authorized and hereby authorizes the said John Earle of Marr to appoint and nominat Collectors for uplifting the said Imposition or Custome, And to see the Soumes Collected by vertue of this act applyed towards the repairing and upholding of the said bridge of Tillibodie

1. NRS, PC2/27, 203v-204r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 203v-204r.

Sederunt, 21 March 1699, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Duke of Queensberry P:S:; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Crafurd; Earl of Marr; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Lowdon; Earl of Anandale; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Polwarth; Lord Boyle; Lord President of Session; Lord Advocat; Lord Thesaurer Deput; Lord Aberurchill; Lord Halcraig; Lord Crossrig; Lord Phesdoe; Laird of Grant; Lord Provest of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Duke of Queensberry P:S:; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Crafurd; Earl of Marr; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Lowdon; Earl of Anandale; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Polwarth; Lord Boyle; Lord President of Session; Lord Advocat; Lord Thesaurer Deput; Lord Aberurchill; Lord Halcraig; Lord Crossrig; Lord Phesdoe; Laird of Grant; Lord Provest of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC2/27, 203v.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 203v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 203v.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 203v.

Act, 21 March 1699, Edinburgh

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Act of Indemnity for Margaret McBrayer to witnes against Key

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Indemnifie Margaret McBrayer Spouse to Serjeant McAllan fra any accession she may have hade to the Cryme aftermentioned, To the Effect She may freely depone and bear Witnes, as to her Knowledge In the process att the Instance of his majesties Advocate against Elizabeth Key before the Lords of Justiciary for Killing and Exposeing of the person of Agnes Stewart. Sic subscribitur Marchmont Cancellar. Queensberrie. Argyll. Crafurd. Mar. Lauderdale. Loudoun. Leven. Annandale.

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Act of Indemnity for Margaret McBrayer to witnes against Key

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Indemnifie Margaret McBrayer Spouse to Serjeant McAllan fra any accession she may have hade to the Cryme aftermentioned, To the Effect She may freely depone and bear Witnes, as to her Knowledge In the process att the Instance of his majesties Advocate against Elizabeth Key before the Lords of Justiciary for Killing and Exposeing of the person of Agnes Stewart. Sic subscribitur Marchmont Cancellar. Queensberrie. Argyll. Crafurd. Mar. Lauderdale. Loudoun. Leven. Annandale.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 553.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 553.

Act, 21 March 1699, Edinburgh

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Severall Gentlemen within the Stewarty of Kirkcudbright anent their pole

Anent The Petition Given In to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill By the severall Gentlemen within the Ten paroches of the Stewarty of Kirkcudbright Beneath the water of Urr. Shewing That att the Generall meeting of the Commissioners of the Stewarty of Kirkcudbright conform to act of parliament for subdivideing themselves to take up the Lists of the poleable persones, conform to their qualities Two of the saids Commissioners Viz: Hills and Dalskairth were appointed to meet att Bridge End of Drumfreis The Tenth of November Jaj vic nynty Eight. And take up the lists of the poleable persons within the saids Ten parishes, whereupon Intimation Being made The petitioners attended att the said Bridge-End of Drumfreis The said Tenth day of November Jaj vic nynty Eight, And The saids Commissioners being Indisposed and not meeting, They took Instruments of their attendance and protested To be free of all Certificationes for not listing themselves as the Instrument of the date forsaid under the hand of John McNaught nottar publict therewith produced Bears, They not being classed By reason of the Commissioners absence, They the saids Commisioners Appoints them ane new dyett att Lochrutton Gate, The Twenty Fourth of February last as appears by the warrand signed by the said Maxwell of Hills and Greirson of Dalskairth, And wherby they ordain them to Bring their pole alongst with them, according to which last Intimation, They likeways attended and offered to List and pay, But the Commissioners doubting their own power and hazard Refused, whereupon they likewise took Instruments in the hands of the said John McNaught theirwith produced, They by the said Indisposition and neglect of the Commissioners not being in the Rolls of the Countrey send out their severall polls to William Cochran of Fergusly and offered the same to him which he hath refused unless they pay the quadruple as Instruments under the hands of William Alves nottar Bears. as to which they Humbly Begg leave to represent That by the act Imposeing the pole, These are only lyable in quadruples who Either doe not list themselves by their names quality and value of their Estates or doe give up the same otherways then it should be or being listed does not pay within Two Thirty days after the first of January, neither of which certifications can be applyed to their caice for 1o, That they were not Inlisted by their names qualities and value of their Estates cannot be Imputed to them Because they attended att the Bridge-End of Drumfreis upon the Tenth of November Jaj vic nynty Eight which was the place and tyme Appointed for them by the Commissioners. And the Commissioners themselves did not attend, So they are therby Excuseable as to the first Certification, As to the second They cannot be said to have given up otherwise then they should because they have not given up at all And if the farmer of the pole will take the soume offered, which they Avouch agreeable to their respective qualities and value of their Estates They shall take their hazard of Incurring the quadruple in caice he Redargue the Same, As to the Third Certification for not tymeous payment That Certificatione is only applyable to these contained in the Lists or Rolls and not to them were not Inrolled by Reason of the Indisposition and not attendance of the Commissioners, and 2do they not Being Inrolled, The Collectors of the Countrey neither would nor hade Commission to Receave their Polls, And so they have been att ane Extraordinary charge to send and offer the same att Edinburgh to the principall Tacks-men. And Therfore Humbly Craving their Lordships In Regaird their caice is singular, And that their not being tymeously listed and Inrolled was not their Fault But the Absence of the Commissioners, And that they did not tymously pay was because no man would Receave it They not being Inrolled, And that They sent the same to the Principall Tacks-man, To ordain them to Receave the same and discharge them, Reserving to them To Insist for the quadruple in caice the soumes given up and paid, be Less Then should be conform to their qualities and value of their Estates as the said petition Bears. The saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them by the within Gentlemen of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright with the Instruments mentioned therein, And produced therewith. And Answers made thereto by the Tacks-men of the pole, They find That the poleable persones within the parish of Traquair are not lyable in any penalty, In Respect by one of the Instruments produced it appears That John Broun of Nunland for himself and in name and behalf of the haill poleable persones within the said parish attended to meet the saids Commissioners of Supply in the said Stewarty of Kirkcudbright To have Classed themselves Conform to ane order of the saids Commissioners. And That none of these Commissioners appeared att the day appointed, And that thereafter conform to Intimatione from the saids Commissioners They did attend them and offered payment of their pole. The poleable persons within the said parish of Traquair presently paying to the saids Tacks-men their Single poles att their True values as is appointed by the act of parliament with Certification of being lyable to the penalties of Law in caice they faill therin.

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Severall Gentlemen within the Stewarty of Kirkcudbright anent their pole

Anent The Petition Given In to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill By the severall Gentlemen within the Ten paroches of the Stewarty of Kirkcudbright Beneath the water of Urr. Shewing That att the Generall meeting of the Commissioners of the Stewarty of Kirkcudbright conform to act of parliament for subdivideing themselves to take up the Lists of the poleable persones, conform to their qualities Two of the saids Commissioners Viz: Hills and Dalskairth were appointed to meet att Bridge End of Drumfreis The Tenth of November Jaj vic nynty Eight. And take up the lists of the poleable persons within the saids Ten parishes, whereupon Intimation Being made The petitioners attended att the said Bridge-End of Drumfreis The said Tenth day of November Jaj vic nynty Eight, And The saids Commissioners being Indisposed and not meeting, They took Instruments of their attendance and protested To be free of all Certificationes for not listing themselves as the Instrument of the date forsaid under the hand of John McNaught nottar publict therewith produced Bears, They not being classed By reason of the Commissioners absence, They the saids Commisioners Appoints them ane new dyett att Lochrutton Gate, The Twenty Fourth of February last as appears by the warrand signed by the said Maxwell of Hills and Greirson of Dalskairth, And wherby they ordain them to Bring their pole alongst with them, according to which last Intimation, They likeways attended and offered to List and pay, But the Commissioners doubting their own power and hazard Refused, whereupon they likewise took Instruments in the hands of the said John McNaught theirwith produced, They by the said Indisposition and neglect of the Commissioners not being in the Rolls of the Countrey send out their severall polls to William Cochran of Fergusly and offered the same to him which he hath refused unless they pay the quadruple as Instruments under the hands of William Alves nottar Bears. as to which they Humbly Begg leave to represent That by the act Imposeing the pole, These are only lyable in quadruples who Either doe not list themselves by their names quality and value of their Estates or doe give up the same otherways then it should be or being listed does not pay within Two Thirty days after the first of January, neither of which certifications can be applyed to their caice for 1o, That they were not Inlisted by their names qualities and value of their Estates cannot be Imputed to them Because they attended att the Bridge-End of Drumfreis upon the Tenth of November Jaj vic nynty Eight which was the place and tyme Appointed for them by the Commissioners. And the Commissioners themselves did not attend, So they are therby Excuseable as to the first Certification, As to the second They cannot be said to have given up otherwise then they should because they have not given up at all And if the farmer of the pole will take the soume offered, which they Avouch agreeable to their respective qualities and value of their Estates They shall take their hazard of Incurring the quadruple in caice he Redargue the Same, As to the Third Certification for not tymeous payment That Certificatione is only applyable to these contained in the Lists or Rolls and not to them were not Inrolled by Reason of the Indisposition and not attendance of the Commissioners, and 2do they not Being Inrolled, The Collectors of the Countrey neither would nor hade Commission to Receave their Polls, And so they have been att ane Extraordinary charge to send and offer the same att Edinburgh to the principall Tacks-men. And Therfore Humbly Craving their Lordships In Regaird their caice is singular, And that their not being tymeously listed and Inrolled was not their Fault But the Absence of the Commissioners, And that they did not tymously pay was because no man would Receave it They not being Inrolled, And that They sent the same to the Principall Tacks-man, To ordain them to Receave the same and discharge them, Reserving to them To Insist for the quadruple in caice the soumes given up and paid, be Less Then should be conform to their qualities and value of their Estates as the said petition Bears. The saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them by the within Gentlemen of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright with the Instruments mentioned therein, And produced therewith. And Answers made thereto by the Tacks-men of the pole, They find That the poleable persones within the parish of Traquair are not lyable in any penalty, In Respect by one of the Instruments produced it appears That John Broun of Nunland for himself and in name and behalf of the haill poleable persones within the said parish attended to meet the saids Commissioners of Supply in the said Stewarty of Kirkcudbright To have Classed themselves Conform to ane order of the saids Commissioners. And That none of these Commissioners appeared att the day appointed, And that thereafter conform to Intimatione from the saids Commissioners They did attend them and offered payment of their pole. The poleable persons within the said parish of Traquair presently paying to the saids Tacks-men their Single poles att their True values as is appointed by the act of parliament with Certification of being lyable to the penalties of Law in caice they faill therin.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 551-2.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 551-2.

Procedure, 21 March 1699, Edinburgh

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Approbation of the Lords Advocates causing Imprison John Whytfoord of Milntoun

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby approve of Sir James Stewart his majesties Advocate, his giving order For, and Causing Imprison or arrest the person of John Whytfoord of Milntoun in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh upon suspicion of the said John Whytfoord his having designed to asassinate The person of Daniell Carmichaell of Mauldslie.

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Approbation of the Lords Advocates causing Imprison John Whytfoord of Milntoun

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby approve of Sir James Stewart his majesties Advocate, his giving order For, and Causing Imprison or arrest the person of John Whytfoord of Milntoun in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh upon suspicion of the said John Whytfoord his having designed to asassinate The person of Daniell Carmichaell of Mauldslie.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 551.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 551.

Commission by the Council, 21 March 1699, Edinburgh

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Commission by the Council

Act Adding Grant younger of Freuchie to the Commissioners of Justiciary for secureing the peace of the highlands

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill, Doe heirby nominate and Appoint Alexander Grant younger of Freuchie To be one of the Commissioners of his majesties Justiciary for secureing the peace of the highlands, And Adds him to the Commissioners named in his Majesties Commission, with power to him to sitt vote act and doe with the other members mentioned in the said Commission. Sicklike and alse freely as the saids Commissioners might have done themselves And as if the said Laird of Freuchie younger hade been named by his majestie In the Body of the said Commission, The said Laird of Freuchie younger, first before he Enter upon or Exercise the said office of a Commissioner of Justiciary, for securing the peace of the highlands, Swearing and Signing the oath of Alledgance to his Majestie, And also Signeing the Assurance and Associatione to his Majesty as appointed by the acts of parliament made thereanent.

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Commission by the Council

Act Adding Grant younger of Freuchie to the Commissioners of Justiciary for secureing the peace of the highlands

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill, Doe heirby nominate and Appoint Alexander Grant younger of Freuchie To be one of the Commissioners of his majesties Justiciary for secureing the peace of the highlands, And Adds him to the Commissioners named in his Majesties Commission, with power to him to sitt vote act and doe with the other members mentioned in the said Commission. Sicklike and alse freely as the saids Commissioners might have done themselves And as if the said Laird of Freuchie younger hade been named by his majestie In the Body of the said Commission, The said Laird of Freuchie younger, first before he Enter upon or Exercise the said office of a Commissioner of Justiciary, for securing the peace of the highlands, Swearing and Signing the oath of Alledgance to his Majestie, And also Signeing the Assurance and Associatione to his Majesty as appointed by the acts of parliament made thereanent.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 550-1.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 550-1.

Proclamation, 21 March 1699, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamation Adjourning the parliament

William By the Grace of God King of great Brittain France and Ireland defender of the faith, To our Lyon King att armes, and his Brethren heraulds, macers of our privy Councill pursevants messengers at armes our Sheriffs in that pairt Conjunctly and Severally Specially constitute Greeting. Forasmuchas By our proclamation of the date the Twenty day of December last by-past, our present current parliament was Adjourned to the Fourteenth day of March Instant. And Whereas the present State of our Affairs, does not Require the meeting of our parliament so soon as the said day to which it was adjourned. Therfore wee with Advice of the Lords of our privy Councill Have ordered and heirby orders the Continuation of the Adjournment of our Said Parliament, To the fourteenth day of June next to Come, And That the Members of our said Parliament, may not be put to unnecessary Trouble and charges before that time, we doe heirby order and Require all the members of our said current parliament, to attend the said fourteenth day of June next to come att Edinburgh in the usuall way, and under the Certificationes Contained in the severall acts of parliament made thereanent. Our Will is Heirfore And Wee charge yow Strictly and Command that Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the mercat Crosses of the head Burghs of the severall shires and stewartries of this our ancient Kingdom, And There by open proclamation, make Intimation That our Said Parliament is adjourned, To the said fourteenth day of June next to Come, And ordains these presents to be printed. Given under our Signett att Edinburgh The Twenty first day of march 1699 and of our Reign the 10th year. Sic subscribitur.

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Proclamation

Proclamation Adjourning the parliament

William By the Grace of God King of great Brittain France and Ireland defender of the faith, To our Lyon King att armes, and his Brethren heraulds, macers of our privy Councill pursevants messengers at armes our Sheriffs in that pairt Conjunctly and Severally Specially constitute Greeting. Forasmuchas By our proclamation of the date the Twenty day of December last by-past, our present current parliament was Adjourned to the Fourteenth day of March Instant. And Whereas the present State of our Affairs, does not Require the meeting of our parliament so soon as the said day to which it was adjourned. Therfore wee with Advice of the Lords of our privy Councill Have ordered and heirby orders the Continuation of the Adjournment of our Said Parliament, To the fourteenth day of June next to Come, And That the Members of our said Parliament, may not be put to unnecessary Trouble and charges before that time, we doe heirby order and Require all the members of our said current parliament, to attend the said fourteenth day of June next to come att Edinburgh in the usuall way, and under the Certificationes Contained in the severall acts of parliament made thereanent. Our Will is Heirfore And Wee charge yow Strictly and Command that Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the mercat Crosses of the head Burghs of the severall shires and stewartries of this our ancient Kingdom, And There by open proclamation, make Intimation That our Said Parliament is adjourned, To the said fourteenth day of June next to Come, And ordains these presents to be printed. Given under our Signett att Edinburgh The Twenty first day of march 1699 and of our Reign the 10th year. Sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 550.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 550.

Letter: royal, 21 March 1699, Edinburgh

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Letter: royal

Letter from the King for Adjourning the Parliament

The Letter underwrittin from his Majestie to his privy Councill Being Read was ordered to be Recorded. Wherof the tenor follows.
Sic suprascribitur William Rex
Right Trusty and Right welbeloved Cousin and Councellor Right trusty and Entirely beloved Cousin and Counsellor, Right Trusty and welbeloved Cousins and Councellors, Right Trusty and welbeloved Councellors and Trusty and welbeloved Councellors. Wee greet yow well Whereas the present state of our affairs does not Require the meeting of our Parliament So Soon as the fourteenth day of march Instant, To which it was last Adjourned It is Therfore our will and pleasure and wee doe heirby authorise and Require yow To Issue furth a proclamation in our name ordering a further Continuance of the adjournment of our parliament from the said fourteenth day of March to the fourteenth day of June next. And ordering all the members to attend that day att Edinburgh in the usuall way and upon the accustomed Certifications For doing wherof this shall be your Warrant. And So we bid yow heartily farewell. Given att our Court att Kensingtoun the 13th day of March 1698/9. And of our Reign the 10 year. By his Majesties Command. Seafield.

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Letter: royal

Letter from the King for Adjourning the Parliament

The Letter underwrittin from his Majestie to his privy Councill Being Read was ordered to be Recorded. Wherof the tenor follows.
Sic suprascribitur William Rex
Right Trusty and Right welbeloved Cousin and Councellor Right trusty and Entirely beloved Cousin and Counsellor, Right Trusty and welbeloved Cousins and Councellors, Right Trusty and welbeloved Councellors and Trusty and welbeloved Councellors. Wee greet yow well Whereas the present state of our affairs does not Require the meeting of our Parliament So Soon as the fourteenth day of march Instant, To which it was last Adjourned It is Therfore our will and pleasure and wee doe heirby authorise and Require yow To Issue furth a proclamation in our name ordering a further Continuance of the adjournment of our parliament from the said fourteenth day of March to the fourteenth day of June next. And ordering all the members to attend that day att Edinburgh in the usuall way and upon the accustomed Certifications For doing wherof this shall be your Warrant. And So we bid yow heartily farewell. Given att our Court att Kensingtoun the 13th day of March 1698/9. And of our Reign the 10 year. By his Majesties Command. Seafield.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 549-50.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 549-50.

Sederunt, 21 March 1699, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellour; Duke of Queensberrie; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Crafurd; Earl of Mar; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Lowdown; Earl of Annandale; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Polwarth; Lord Boyle; Lord President of Session; Lord Advocate; Lord Thesaurer Deput; Lord Aberuchill; Lord Halcraig; Lord Crosrigg; Lord Phesdoe; Mr Francis Montgomry; Laird of Grant; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellour; Duke of Queensberrie; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Crafurd; Earl of Mar; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Lowdown; Earl of Annandale; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Polwarth; Lord Boyle; Lord President of Session; Lord Advocate; Lord Thesaurer Deput; Lord Aberuchill; Lord Halcraig; Lord Crosrigg; Lord Phesdoe; Mr Francis Montgomry; Laird of Grant; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/51, 549.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 549.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 549.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 549.