Act, 23 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Act Anna Mortoune

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Anna Mortoune daughter to the deceast Mr William Mortoune sone to the Laird of Cambo in Fyfe some time minister of the Gospell at Leith and her poor Orphans Shewing That albeit the petitioner obtained two severall acts the one dated the first day of June Jaj vjc Eightie Six years and the other dated the thrid day of June Jaj vjc Eightie Eight years from the Lords of Councill for the time, For the soume of two Thousand merks upon the speciall consideratione therin mentioned appointed by the said first act to be payed out of the vaccand stipend of the paroch of Kirktoune with ane hundred punds scots of necesary expences bestowed be her in procureing the said act And by the said second act appointed to be payed out of the first and readiest fynes to be Imposed be the Councill as the said two acts present to show bears And in respect non of the saids acts have taken effect, And that the petitioner and her poor Orphans are in great Straits, year at the point of Sterving, And that her father was not only a great suferrer Bot also the Laird of Cambo her uncle was killed at Tippermoor with many moe in Fyfe as is most notour And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would take the premisses to ther serious Consideratione and to appoint Patrick Dundas of Breistmilne Collector of the Bishoprents to satisfie the petitioner of the said somnes deduceing seven hundred merks only received which is a great act of Charitie and Cannot be better bestowed then upon a poor widdow and her orphants as the petition given in to them be the above Anna Mortoune read in their presence They heirby Reccomend the petitioner to the Lords, Commissioners of their Majesties thesaurie To Consider the said petition and to grant the desyre therof as the saids Lords shall Find Just.

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Act Anna Mortoune

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Anna Mortoune daughter to the deceast Mr William Mortoune sone to the Laird of Cambo in Fyfe some time minister of the Gospell at Leith and her poor Orphans Shewing That albeit the petitioner obtained two severall acts the one dated the first day of June Jaj vjc Eightie Six years and the other dated the thrid day of June Jaj vjc Eightie Eight years from the Lords of Councill for the time, For the soume of two Thousand merks upon the speciall consideratione therin mentioned appointed by the said first act to be payed out of the vaccand stipend of the paroch of Kirktoune with ane hundred punds scots of necesary expences bestowed be her in procureing the said act And by the said second act appointed to be payed out of the first and readiest fynes to be Imposed be the Councill as the said two acts present to show bears And in respect non of the saids acts have taken effect, And that the petitioner and her poor Orphans are in great Straits, year at the point of Sterving, And that her father was not only a great suferrer Bot also the Laird of Cambo her uncle was killed at Tippermoor with many moe in Fyfe as is most notour And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would take the premisses to ther serious Consideratione and to appoint Patrick Dundas of Breistmilne Collector of the Bishoprents to satisfie the petitioner of the said somnes deduceing seven hundred merks only received which is a great act of Charitie and Cannot be better bestowed then upon a poor widdow and her orphants as the petition given in to them be the above Anna Mortoune read in their presence They heirby Reccomend the petitioner to the Lords, Commissioners of their Majesties thesaurie To Consider the said petition and to grant the desyre therof as the saids Lords shall Find Just.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 275r-275v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 275r-275v.

Act, 23 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Act Sir George Nicolsone Against The Earle of Kellie

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Sir George Nicolsone of Balcaskie Shewing That the Earle of Kellie and his factors and servants by his warrand and directione (as they pretend) haveing some moneths agoe most Illegally and unwarrantably come to the ground of the petitioners Lands of Green-dyke Greendykes which is a part of the barronie of Balcaskie, and ther sett doune a Coall Sink and wrought Coall within the contraverted marches of his saids Lands quherin he and his authors hade been in the peacable possessione be vertue of infeftments free of any servitude or pretence of Servitude these two hundred years and notwithstanding the petitioner interupted them both via paris by instruments and protestationes and via facti by dinging doune the mouth of their sink, They would not be interupted but persisted in their violence in their violence by working his Coall, quherupon the petitioner used Laborrowes against them and raised proce of Declarator and molestatione before the Judge ordinary Choiseing rather for to suffer for a time and to redress himself by legall means then either to deforce them by violence or to trouble the saids Lords with a Complaint, And they takeing advantage of the petitioners moderatione and forbearance, And that the sumer sessione did not sitt, have since sett doune severall sinks upon the petitioners very march, And Works the Coall in throw the petitioners ground wherby they wast his Coall haveing not only a Considerable seall for serving the Countrey Bot these two moneths bygone have hade Constantly two salt panns and some times thrie goeing with his Coall to his great prejudice and that now it would be a Considerable time before this proces before the sessione could come in by the course of the roll, And that in the mean time they are working his Coall day and night and abuseing it By which oppression the petitioner or his may be provocked to mantaine and keep thir oun right and possession by force Unles the saids Lords preveein their further oppression And Therfore Humbly Craveing the said Lords would be pleased to put a stopt to these ther unjust and Illegall introssiones and dischargeing them to work Coall pan wood or Lymewood, or wattermynds in his ground Untill the disscuss of the Civill actiones presently depending at his instance before the sessione for clearing therof as the said petitione bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above Sir George Niccolsone and answers made therto for the Earle of Kellie They allow both parties to adduce witneses for proveing their respective possessiones and interuptiones founded upon be them in the said bill or answers respective And allowes letters of dilligence to be direct at aither of their instances for citeing the said witnesses to Compeir against the fifth day of December nixt.

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Act Sir George Nicolsone Against The Earle of Kellie

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Sir George Nicolsone of Balcaskie Shewing That the Earle of Kellie and his factors and servants by his warrand and directione (as they pretend) haveing some moneths agoe most Illegally and unwarrantably come to the ground of the petitioners Lands of Green-dyke Greendykes which is a part of the barronie of Balcaskie, and ther sett doune a Coall Sink and wrought Coall within the contraverted marches of his saids Lands quherin he and his authors hade been in the peacable possessione be vertue of infeftments free of any servitude or pretence of Servitude these two hundred years and notwithstanding the petitioner interupted them both via paris by instruments and protestationes and via facti by dinging doune the mouth of their sink, They would not be interupted but persisted in their violence in their violence by working his Coall, quherupon the petitioner used Laborrowes against them and raised proce of Declarator and molestatione before the Judge ordinary Choiseing rather for to suffer for a time and to redress himself by legall means then either to deforce them by violence or to trouble the saids Lords with a Complaint, And they takeing advantage of the petitioners moderatione and forbearance, And that the sumer sessione did not sitt, have since sett doune severall sinks upon the petitioners very march, And Works the Coall in throw the petitioners ground wherby they wast his Coall haveing not only a Considerable seall for serving the Countrey Bot these two moneths bygone have hade Constantly two salt panns and some times thrie goeing with his Coall to his great prejudice and that now it would be a Considerable time before this proces before the sessione could come in by the course of the roll, And that in the mean time they are working his Coall day and night and abuseing it By which oppression the petitioner or his may be provocked to mantaine and keep thir oun right and possession by force Unles the saids Lords preveein their further oppression And Therfore Humbly Craveing the said Lords would be pleased to put a stopt to these ther unjust and Illegall introssiones and dischargeing them to work Coall pan wood or Lymewood, or wattermynds in his ground Untill the disscuss of the Civill actiones presently depending at his instance before the sessione for clearing therof as the said petitione bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above Sir George Niccolsone and answers made therto for the Earle of Kellie They allow both parties to adduce witneses for proveing their respective possessiones and interuptiones founded upon be them in the said bill or answers respective And allowes letters of dilligence to be direct at aither of their instances for citeing the said witnesses to Compeir against the fifth day of December nixt.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 274v-275r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 274v-275r.

Procedure, 23 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Protestatione Issobell Aird Against Cassingray.

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill have Admitted and heirby Admitts protestatione Issobell Aird relict of umquhile Mr William Violet minister at Cambusnethen and late minister at Ferrie Partoune Craig charger Against Mr James Melvill of Cassingray Suspender superextending extract till Friday nixt be over that the suspender may produce his suspensione betwixt and that time.

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Procedure

Protestatione Issobell Aird Against Cassingray.

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill have Admitted and heirby Admitts protestatione Issobell Aird relict of umquhile Mr William Violet minister at Cambusnethen and late minister at Ferrie Partoune Craig charger Against Mr James Melvill of Cassingray Suspender superextending extract till Friday nixt be over that the suspender may produce his suspensione betwixt and that time.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 274v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 274v.

Judicial Proceeding, 23 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Judicial Proceeding

Comittie and interloquitor Scot of Heychester Against Scot of Assenden.

The Lybell at the instance Gidion Scot of Heychester and others against Adam Scot of Hassenden and others being this day called in presence of the Lords of their majesties privy Councill and Scot of Heychester one of the pursuers Compeiring personally with Sir James Ogilvie and Mr Robert Stewart senior advocats for the haill pursuer and Robert Scot of Hassenden and others of the defenders Compeiring also personally with Mr Hew Dalrymple and Mr David Forbes advocats for the haill defenders the pursuers advocats post from Mr John Frazer one of the defenders and the rest of the defenders being all cited Called and not Compeiring, The Lybell and answers being read, The pursuers Craved Certificatione against the absent defenders, and the defenders advocats repeated the Lybell of reconventione raised at their instance without desyreing the same to be read ad hun et effectum that they may have yet a warrand to cite witnesses who being in the Countrey could not be cited tymeously since the raiseing of the reconventione before calling the principall Lybell The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the Lybell and answers with the two decreets before the Comissione for plantatione of kirks both produced for the pursuars and haveing heard both parties advocats fully on the matter They Refuse to grant Certificatione against the absent defenders till the conclusione of the cause, And allowes the defenders to raise new letters of reconventione and therupon to cite witnesses against the thretie day of november instant Bot refuses dilligence on the letters allready raised And the witnesses presented on the pursuers Lybell haveing made faith at the barr The saids Lords appoints the witnesses on the pursuers Lybell to be received and nominats and appoints the Earle of Forfar the Viscount of Tarbat and Sir Robert Sinclar of Stivensone or any two of them to be a Comittie for examineing the witnesses, And Grants letters for farder dilligence by Caption against Adam Sanderson in Hassandenburne, James Rodger in Apletreehall Robert Huntlie their Androw Deans in Easterburnfoot Robert Deans ther, George Deans in Hawick Willim Hardie ther William Scot Boatman at Langlands James Crosser his Servant William Ogilvie in Todshawhall James2 Cellar Weaver in Appletreehall Robert Riddell in Makanlaw Robert Nicoll ther James Niccoll ther, George Scot in Maynes and Androw Rae in Alnmuir the witnesses cited and not Compeiring in the principall Lybell And assignes the […] day of […] for doeing farder dilligence

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Judicial Proceeding

Comittie and interloquitor Scot of Heychester Against Scot of Assenden.

The Lybell at the instance Gidion Scot of Heychester and others against Adam Scot of Hassenden and others being this day called in presence of the Lords of their majesties privy Councill and Scot of Heychester one of the pursuers Compeiring personally with Sir James Ogilvie and Mr Robert Stewart senior advocats for the haill pursuer and Robert Scot of Hassenden and others of the defenders Compeiring also personally with Mr Hew Dalrymple and Mr David Forbes advocats for the haill defenders the pursuers advocats post from Mr John Frazer one of the defenders and the rest of the defenders being all cited Called and not Compeiring, The Lybell and answers being read, The pursuers Craved Certificatione against the absent defenders, and the defenders advocats repeated the Lybell of reconventione raised at their instance without desyreing the same to be read ad hun et effectum that they may have yet a warrand to cite witnesses who being in the Countrey could not be cited tymeously since the raiseing of the reconventione before calling the principall Lybell The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the Lybell and answers with the two decreets before the Comissione for plantatione of kirks both produced for the pursuars and haveing heard both parties advocats fully on the matter They Refuse to grant Certificatione against the absent defenders till the conclusione of the cause, And allowes the defenders to raise new letters of reconventione and therupon to cite witnesses against the thretie day of november instant Bot refuses dilligence on the letters allready raised And the witnesses presented on the pursuers Lybell haveing made faith at the barr The saids Lords appoints the witnesses on the pursuers Lybell to be received and nominats and appoints the Earle of Forfar the Viscount of Tarbat and Sir Robert Sinclar of Stivensone or any two of them to be a Comittie for examineing the witnesses, And Grants letters for farder dilligence by Caption against Adam Sanderson in Hassandenburne, James Rodger in Apletreehall Robert Huntlie their Androw Deans in Easterburnfoot Robert Deans ther, George Deans in Hawick Willim Hardie ther William Scot Boatman at Langlands James Crosser his Servant William Ogilvie in Todshawhall James2 Cellar Weaver in Appletreehall Robert Riddell in Makanlaw Robert Nicoll ther James Niccoll ther, George Scot in Maynes and Androw Rae in Alnmuir the witnesses cited and not Compeiring in the principall Lybell And assignes the […] day of […] for doeing farder dilligence

1. NRS, PC2/24, 273v-274r.

2. One illegible word scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 273v-274r.

2. One illegible word scored out here.

Warrant, 23 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrand for detaineing Ensigne Ker prisoner

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Doe heirby give order and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their Tolbooth to keeper detaine the persone of William Ker ensigne in Sir Thomas Livingstounes regiement prisoner within their said Tolbooth wherin he presently is, and not to suffer him to come furth therof without farder order of Councill.

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Warrant

Warrand for detaineing Ensigne Ker prisoner

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Doe heirby give order and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their Tolbooth to keeper detaine the persone of William Ker ensigne in Sir Thomas Livingstounes regiement prisoner within their said Tolbooth wherin he presently is, and not to suffer him to come furth therof without farder order of Councill.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 273v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 273v.

Sederunt, 23 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Stivensone

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Stivensone

1. NRS, PC2/24, 273v.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 273v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 273v.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 273v.

Order, 23 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Order

Sollicitor to Cite Commissaries Generall

The Councell Recommended verbally to the Sollicitor to Cite the Commissaries Generall viz Barnetoune Broomhall and […] To Compear before the Councell nixt Councell day To Ansuer to some Complaints made Against them for not furnishing the forces tymously so that they are quartering upon the Country and particularly in the paroches of Prestonkirk and Tinninghame in East Lothian And appoyntes the Sollicitor to Intimat the Complaints to them

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Sollicitor to Cite Commissaries Generall

The Councell Recommended verbally to the Sollicitor to Cite the Commissaries Generall viz Barnetoune Broomhall and […] To Compear before the Councell nixt Councell day To Ansuer to some Complaints made Against them for not furnishing the forces tymously so that they are quartering upon the Country and particularly in the paroches of Prestonkirk and Tinninghame in East Lothian And appoyntes the Sollicitor to Intimat the Complaints to them

1. NRS, PC1/49, 181.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 181.

Order, 23 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Order

Recommendatione to The Lord Advocat anent Mr Alexander Jamiesone

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe Heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart their Majesties advocat To take what Informatione or Evidence His Lordship can find Against Mr Alexander Jamiesone preacher presently prisoner In the tolbooth of Edinburgh Anent His being guilty of forging a Letter from the Earle of Kintoir and Counterfeiting the Earls subscriptione therto And to Report the same to the Councell against the tuenty first day of December nixt

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Recommendatione to The Lord Advocat anent Mr Alexander Jamiesone

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe Heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart their Majesties advocat To take what Informatione or Evidence His Lordship can find Against Mr Alexander Jamiesone preacher presently prisoner In the tolbooth of Edinburgh Anent His being guilty of forging a Letter from the Earle of Kintoir and Counterfeiting the Earls subscriptione therto And to Report the same to the Councell against the tuenty first day of December nixt

1. NRS, PC1/49, 181.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 181.

Procedure: committee formed, 23 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Procedure: committee formed

Committie Mr Archibald Sinclair to take the oath of alleadgance and assurance

Anent the petitione given In to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Be Mr Archbald Sinclar Advocat Sheuing That the petitioner being necessarly called to the Country some few dayes before elapsing of the day appoynted for taking the oaths And falling sick ther He was not able to travell and attend the dyet as can be Instructed by a Letter wrote by the petitioner to the Laird of Suintoune at the same tyme quhich he Hopes uill take off all suspicione of Contumacy And Having formerly taken the oaths both as a member of parliament and shirreff depute of Edinburgh He does Humbly Conceave that he hes therby given sufficient prooffs of his zeall and affectione to their Majesties government to which he will ever most firmly adhere And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petitione Bears The saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given In to them Be the above Mr Archbald Sinclar and missive Letter mentioned therin and produced theruith They allow the petitioner yet to qualifie himself as ane Advocat By suearing and signing the oath of alleadgance and signing the assurance before the Earle of Forfar and the Lord Beilhaven whom the Councell doe authorize and give uarrand to administrat the same to him one of the Clarks of Councell being present And upon the petitioner his qualifying himself as said is The saids Lords declares him to be In a Cappacitie to Follow furth his Imployment as ane Advocat and Enjoy the priviledge therof alse fully and freely as if he had qualified himself in that statione uithin the tyme prescribed be the Act of parliament

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Procedure: committee formed

Committie Mr Archibald Sinclair to take the oath of alleadgance and assurance

Anent the petitione given In to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Be Mr Archbald Sinclar Advocat Sheuing That the petitioner being necessarly called to the Country some few dayes before elapsing of the day appoynted for taking the oaths And falling sick ther He was not able to travell and attend the dyet as can be Instructed by a Letter wrote by the petitioner to the Laird of Suintoune at the same tyme quhich he Hopes uill take off all suspicione of Contumacy And Having formerly taken the oaths both as a member of parliament and shirreff depute of Edinburgh He does Humbly Conceave that he hes therby given sufficient prooffs of his zeall and affectione to their Majesties government to which he will ever most firmly adhere And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petitione Bears The saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given In to them Be the above Mr Archbald Sinclar and missive Letter mentioned therin and produced theruith They allow the petitioner yet to qualifie himself as ane Advocat By suearing and signing the oath of alleadgance and signing the assurance before the Earle of Forfar and the Lord Beilhaven whom the Councell doe authorize and give uarrand to administrat the same to him one of the Clarks of Councell being present And upon the petitioner his qualifying himself as said is The saids Lords declares him to be In a Cappacitie to Follow furth his Imployment as ane Advocat and Enjoy the priviledge therof alse fully and freely as if he had qualified himself in that statione uithin the tyme prescribed be the Act of parliament

1. NRS, PC1/49, 180-81.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 180-81.

Sederunt, 23 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Ross; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Funtainhall; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Steivensone

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Ross; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Funtainhall; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Steivensone

1. NRS, PC1/49, 180.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 180.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 180.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 180.