D1692/12/21
D1692/12/211
Procedure
The Earls of Forfar and Brodalbine added to the Committie Margrat Rasper against the Viscount of Kenmuir.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 144v.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 144v.
D1692/12/20
D1692/12/201
Procedure: report
Report of the Committie anent Dalgardno and Jamison read, And Remitts to the Committie to Speak with the patron and indeavor to setle this matter And in caise of deficultie to Report.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 144v.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 144v.
D1692/12/19
D1692/12/191
Warrant
The Lord of their majesties privy Councill Doe heirby allow the Clerks of Privy Councill to give out new letters at the instance of Sir Archibald Cockburne of Langtoune against Coll Cuninghame in the termes of the former and appoints the day of Compeirance in the new letters to be the Twentie nynth day of December nixt to come both for parties and witnesses In Respect the day of Compeirance in the former letters is elapsed.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 144r-144v.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 144r-144v.
D1692/12/18
D1692/12/182
Sederunt
Lord Chancelor; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Brodalbine; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith Thesr dept; Lord Cardross; Lord Carmicheall; Sir James Stewart Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarony; Laird of Pollock; Sir William Lockhart; Sir Patrick Murray
1. NRS, PC2/24, 144r.
2. NRS, PC2/24, 144r.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 144r.
2. NRS, PC2/24, 144r.
A1692/12/46
A1692/12/461
Commission by the council
The Commission underwreitten In favours of Thomas Bruce efterdesigned being read in Councill wes ordered to be recorded in there books And the said Thomas Bruce being called in Did swear and signe the oath of alleadgeance And signed the assureance to there majesties conforme to the act of parliament And the Lord High Chancellour did administer to him the oath de fideli off which Commissione the tenor followes2
1. PC1/48, 526.
2. The rest of this and the following page (527) are blank.
1. PC1/48, 526.
2. The rest of this and the following page (527) are blank.
A1692/12/45
A1692/12/451
Act
Forasmuch as By a letter under His Majesties Royall Hand direct to the Lords of privie Councill daited the Eight day of September Last And ane other Letter from the Maister of Stair secretarie of state By His majesties Command to Colonell Richard Cunninghame of the date seventeinth day of november Last Recruitts are appoynted to be made out of the scotts forces presently within this Kingdome For recruitting there Majesties troops in Flanders the saids Lords of there Majesties privie Councill Considdering it may conduce for there majesties service that proportionall recruitts be taken out of the severall garisones in this Kingdome Doe hereby appoynt and authorize the said Collonell Cuninghame to see the respective numbers of men fairly drawen out of the Garisones efter named for Recruitts viz out of the Bass Seven men And out of the Garisones of the Castles of Edinburgh and Stirling Fourtie Eight men for each of these garisones a piece And the maner of drawing to be By putting the names of each garisone into hatts And so drawing out the respective numbers above appoynted And appoynts the Governours Leivetennent Governours And in ther absence the next Commanding officers of these garisones to allow the souldiers who shall be drawen out as said there Cloathes which they now wear or other Sufficient warme cloathes at sight of the said Collonel Cuninghame And to send without armes the haill detachments forsaids with such number of officers and souldiers as they at sight of the said Colonell Cuninghame shall think fitt to Conduct them And appoints these officers and souldiers to Conduct the saids detatchments to the port and road of Leith or any other port or road within the river of Forth At such tyme or tymes as shall be appointed be the said Colonell Cuninghame after he hes Concerted the same with the officers who are to receave them And appoints them to delyver the saids detachments or recruitts at the saids ports or harbors to the officers who are sent over for them And ordaines these officers to pay seven dollars for each of the men they receave to the saids Governours Leivetennent Governours or other Comanding officers2 of the saids Garisones who shall delyver the saids men to them And appoints the said governours Leivetennent governours or other officers of the saids garisones to Compleat there garisones within tuo moneths after delyverie of these men at the ports or harbors forsaids And declares that the officers who conduct the saids detatchments or recruitts shall be Comptable to delyver the haill number and Individuall persones which they shall receave to the officers who are sent over for them And ordaines all shirreffs of shyres stewarts of stewartries Bailzies of Bailzieris magistrats of Burghes Royall and other ministers of the Law whatsomever within this kingdome To be aiding and assisting unto the saids officers In Conducting the saids Recruitts and furnishing them quarters and other necessaries at reasonable rates upon payment of readie money And appoints the said Collonell Cuninghame to make exact rolls of the Souldiers of each garisone who shall be taken out as said is That the Individuall men may be delyvered at the places appoynted And appoints the Colonell to Intimate this act to the Governours Leivetennent Governours and other officers forsaids of the saids Garisones That the same may receave punctuall obedience And appoynts the said Collonell Cuninghame to Call the officers who are come from Flanders And know from them how the recruitts which are to be taken out of the respective garisones forsaids are to be divyded and proportioned amongst these officers and how soon these recruitts are to be in readiness for shipping.
1. PC1/48, 525-6.
2. Word ‘within’ scored out here.
1. PC1/48, 525-6.
A1692/12/44
A1692/12/441
Decreet
The lords of there Majesties privie Councill haveing Considered the report of the Committee anent Judges who have qualifyed themselves according to Law They Find that the shirreffships of Dumbartoun Banff and Clackmannan are vacant and accords to signifie the same to His majestie whensoever they shall wreitt to him That His majestie whensoever they shall wreitt to him That His majesties pleasure may be knowen how these offices shall be Supplyed And by whom And Finds that the shirreff of Bute hes not qualifyed himself But2 Being Informed that he hes refused his shirreffship In favours of Boyll of Kelburne They appoint them both to be Cited and Finds that the Earle of Callender shirreff principall of Stirling and water Balzie of Forth did not qualifie himself But being informed That he is presently dead They superceed to determine in these offices untill they get farder Informatione who will represent him And Finds that the Marqueis of Atholl shirreff principall of Perth And he and the Lord Murray his Sone Stewarts principall of Falkland have not qualified themselves And therefor appoints them to be cited And Finds the Earle of Murray stewart principall of Monteath And the Earle of Perth stewart principall of Strathearne have not qualifyed themselves And that they being both papists The saids offices are vacant and declares they will acquaint the King anent the suppleeing of these offices And appoints the Earle of Annandale his name to be delite out of the report as being out of the Countrie the tyme and haveing taken the oath of alleadgeance and Finds that Sir Hugh Campbell of Calder shirreff of Nairne hes not qualifyed himself And appoints him to be cited And appoints the pairt of that report anent the shirreff of Fyff to be delite because the Countess of Rothess hade resigned to her Sone in the late Government And the tutors have duely qualifyed themselves And Finds that Sir William Bruce Shirreff of Kinross And the Earle of Southesque shirreff of Forfar have not qualifyed themselves And appoints them to be cited And Finds the Earle of Nithsdaill stewart principall of Kirkcudbright hes not qualifyed himself and Because it is Informed that he is minor and popish Therefore they recomend to the Lord Carmichaell and Sir John Maxwell of Pollock to Informe themselves who are tutors and Curators to the said Earle and who are the dyetts exerceing for him And Finds that Cochran of Barchalaw is not qualifyed And Finds that the Earle of Lauderdaill Bailzie of the Balzierie of Lauder is not qualifyed and is popish And declares they will signify the same to the King when they wreit to his Majestie That the saids offices are vacant and recomends to there Majesties advocat to raise Letters against the persones appoynted to be Citted Conforme to the act of parliament and proclamatione of Councill, And to the sollicitor to cause execute the Same.
1. PC1/48, 524-5.
2. Word inserted above the line.
1. PC1/48, 524-5.
A1692/12/43
A1692/12/431
Decreet
The Lords of there Majesties privie Councill Haveing considered That In the Lybell or Complaint at the instance of there majesties sollicitor againest severall ministers in the shyre of Fyff not praying for there Majesties King William and Queen Mary Mr John Hay late Minister at Falkland Mr Alexander Leslie Late minister at Craill and Mr Patrick Midletoun Late minister at Leslie three of the defenders in the said Lybell Haveing compeared In presence of the Councill upon tuesday the tuentieth of December instant the tyme of the calling of the Lybell And being this day called to and compearing at the Councill barr And haveing upon this day and the former day acknowledged in face of Councill That they have preached since the act of parliament of the dait the tuenty tuo day of Jully Jaj vjc nyntie years (anent ministers that have not prayed for the King and Queen) And that in there prayers they have not prayed for there Majesties King William and Queen Mary and have prayed only in general termes The Saids Lords of privie Councill hereby discharge the saids three ministers at any tyme hereafter to preach or exercise any pairt of there Ministeriall funcione aither in Churches or meeting houses or any other places whatsomever untill they qualifie themselves in the termes of the2 act of parliament with Certificatione if they faill in Giveing punctuall obedience hereto The paines and punishments Contained in the Lawes and acts of parliament shall be Inflicted againest them without favour or further delay And Continues Mr Alexander Lundie late minister at Couper untill the next Councill day That probatione may be concluded againest him.
1. PC1/48, 523-4.
2. Word ‘said’ scored out here.
1. PC1/48, 523-4.
A1692/12/42
A1692/12/421
Decreet
The Lybell at the Instance of there Majesties sollicitor Againest the ministers underwritten Being this day called In presence of the Lords of there majesties privie Councill And Mr John Hay minister at Falkland Mr Alexander Leslie and Mr Alexander Lundie Late minister at Couper Compearing personallie And Robert Foord taylor in Coupar in Coupar3 and Alexander Smellone merchand in Kirkaldie tuo of the witnesses adduced for proveing of the said Lybell Haveing Compeared personally at the barr And made faith The Saids Lords of there Majesties privie Councill doe hereby nominate and appoynt the Lord Justice Clerk and Sir John Maxwell of Pollock to be a Comittee for examining the saids witnesses And reserves any objectione to be made againest the Uitnesses to be proponed and discussed befor the said Comittee And ordaines Letters of farder diligence by caption to be direct againest David Newlands in St Andrews William Maces there Daniell Urquhart there Robert Hunter in Craiggorthie John Stirk in Donhead James Lockhart waitter in Kirkaldie and James Oswald merchand there witneses citted and not compearing in the said Lybell And excuses the absence of James Wilsone taylor in Coupar ane of the uitnesses cited and not Compearing In respect of a testificat produced befor the Councill of his Inability to travell without apparent hazard of his Lyfe under the hands of the minister and elders of Coupar And appoynts to be execute the […] day of […]
1. PC1/48, 523.
2. In the margin beneath this: ‘Nota This Interloquitor is booked wrong throw ane mistake but the right Interloquitor is afterwards worked upon this syde.’
3. Sic.
1. PC1/48, 523.
2. In the margin beneath this: ‘Note this interlocutor is booked wrongly through a mistake but the right interlocutor is afterwards worked upon this side.’
A1692/12/41
A1692/12/412
Sederunt
Lord Chancellour; Earl of Louthian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Breadalbaine; Viscount Tarbatt; Lord Raith; Lord Cardross; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hattoun; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Pollock; Sir William Lockhart; Sir Patrick Murray
1. PC1/48, 522.
2. PC1/48, 522.
1. PC1/48, 522.
2. PC1/48, 522.