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Sederunt, 25 July 1695, Edinburgh

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Edinburgh the 25th Jully 16951

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill p: seall; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintoir; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Ross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Polwarth; Mr Johnston secret:; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Laird of Grant; Laird Blackbarony; Sir George Campbell

Edinburgh the 25th Jully 16951

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill p: seall; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintoir; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Ross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Polwarth; Mr Johnston secret:; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Laird of Grant; Laird Blackbarony; Sir George Campbell

1. NRS, PC2/25, 305r.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 305r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 305r.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 305r.

Act, 25 July 1695, Edinburgh

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At Edinburgh thursday the tuenty fyfth day of July Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Act

Act anent the half doucadouns and old merk peices

July tuenty fyfth Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years Forasmuch as by a proclamatione of the date the tuelth day of July Currant The rate of the Ducadouns was raised to three pounds fourteen shilling and the scots four merk peice and sundrie other species of money with their Halfs and quarters proportionally were declared and ordained to be Currant at the rates therein mentioned and all persones oblidged to receive the same in all payments whatsomever at the said value, as the Currant Coyne of this Kingdome and seing sundrie of his Majesties Leidges either through ignorance or mistake doe scruple and demurr to receive the Half ducadouns at the proportionall value foresaid and the old scots merk peices at the value and rate of the quarter peices of the scots four merk peice whereby many of the meaner sort of people are thereby prejudged and the obedience due to his majesties Commands and intentione for haveing the said merks Currant at the rate and value of the quarter peices of the said four merk neglected Therfore the Lords of his majesties privie Councill declare the half doucadouns to be Currant at the value of one pound seventeen shilling scots and the old scots merks to be Currant2 at the value of the quarter of the Scots four merk peices and ordaines the same to be received in all payments accordingly and that Conforme to the foresaid proclamation in all poynts And ordaine thir presents to be printed and published at the marcat cross of Edinburgh and other places needfull Sic subscribitur Tweeddale Cancel Melvill ps Queensberrie Southerland Morton Cassillis Leven Kintore Polwarth

At Edinburgh thursday the tuenty fyfth day of July Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Act

Act anent the half doucadouns and old merk peices

July tuenty fyfth Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years Forasmuch as by a proclamatione of the date the tuelth day of July Currant The rate of the Ducadouns was raised to three pounds fourteen shilling and the scots four merk peice and sundrie other species of money with their Halfs and quarters proportionally were declared and ordained to be Currant at the rates therein mentioned and all persones oblidged to receive the same in all payments whatsomever at the said value, as the Currant Coyne of this Kingdome and seing sundrie of his Majesties Leidges either through ignorance or mistake doe scruple and demurr to receive the Half ducadouns at the proportionall value foresaid and the old scots merk peices at the value and rate of the quarter peices of the scots four merk peice whereby many of the meaner sort of people are thereby prejudged and the obedience due to his majesties Commands and intentione for haveing the said merks Currant at the rate and value of the quarter peices of the said four merk neglected Therfore the Lords of his majesties privie Councill declare the half doucadouns to be Currant at the value of one pound seventeen shilling scots and the old scots merks to be Currant2 at the value of the quarter of the Scots four merk peices and ordaines the same to be received in all payments accordingly and that Conforme to the foresaid proclamation in all poynts And ordaine thir presents to be printed and published at the marcat cross of Edinburgh and other places needfull Sic subscribitur Tweeddale Cancel Melvill ps Queensberrie Southerland Morton Cassillis Leven Kintore Polwarth

1. NRS, PC1/50, 226-7.

2. The word ‘to’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 226-7.

2. The word ‘to’ scored out here.

Warrant, 25 July 1695, Edinburgh

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At Edinburgh thursday the tuenty fyfth day of July Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Warrant

Warrand for magistratts of Edinburgh to transport two women to America

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill doe hereby Authorize and give warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh to send aboard and transport to his majesties plantationes in America the persones of […] and […] two women who have already been convicted before the said magistrats of thift and whipt for committing the same.

At Edinburgh thursday the tuenty fyfth day of July Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Warrant

Warrand for magistratts of Edinburgh to transport two women to America

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill doe hereby Authorize and give warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh to send aboard and transport to his majesties plantationes in America the persones of […] and […] two women who have already been convicted before the said magistrats of thift and whipt for committing the same.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 226.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 226.

Warrant, 25 July 1695, Edinburgh

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At Edinburgh thursday the tuenty fyfth day of July Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Warrant

Warrand Master Andrew Hay to goe to France

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Conforme to the power granted to them by act of parliament Doe Hereby allow and permitt Master Andrew Hay […] presently at […] To travaill from thence to Montpelzier or any other place in the South of the Kingdome of France propper for recovering his health In respect of his present weakness and indispositione of bodie The said Master Andrew alwayes keeping noe correspondance for intelligence to the prejudice of his majesties Goverment dureing his aboad within the Kingdome of France or2 Countreys subject to that Croune sic subscribitur Tweeddale cancll Queeneberry Southerland J Morton Cassillis Forfar Kintore Yester Tarbat Belheiven John Lauder

At Edinburgh thursday the tuenty fyfth day of July Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Warrant

Warrand Master Andrew Hay to goe to France

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Conforme to the power granted to them by act of parliament Doe Hereby allow and permitt Master Andrew Hay […] presently at […] To travaill from thence to Montpelzier or any other place in the South of the Kingdome of France propper for recovering his health In respect of his present weakness and indispositione of bodie The said Master Andrew alwayes keeping noe correspondance for intelligence to the prejudice of his majesties Goverment dureing his aboad within the Kingdome of France or2 Countreys subject to that Croune sic subscribitur Tweeddale cancll Queeneberry Southerland J Morton Cassillis Forfar Kintore Yester Tarbat Belheiven John Lauder

1. NRS, PC1/50, 225-6.

2. The word ‘Goin’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 225-6.

2. The word ‘Goin’ scored out here.

Order, 25 July 1695, Edinburgh

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At Edinburgh thursday the tuenty fyfth day of July Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Order

Recomendatione the Inhabitants of Glencoe to the Thesaurie

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by […] McDonald sone to the deceast […] McDonald of Glencoe, and the rest of the Inhabitants of Glencoe Shewing that where after the unhappey murder that was committed upon severalls of our Relationes in the year of God Jaj vjc nynty and two years not only the goods of those that were murdered but also the petitioners2 that escaped were seased and disposed on, by which they3 were not only rendered unable to pay the Cess due to his Majestie out of the said Lands, but also to subsist were it not by the Charity of good neighbours that lived near them, and yet notwithstanding of this their Low and miserable Conditione they are threatn’d to be quartered on for the Cess payable out of the said Lands for the space of thretty moneths and a half since Candlemass Jaj vjc nynty and one years extending monethly to ten pound scots and in the Haill for the said thretty moneths and a half to the sum of three Hundred and fyve pounds which they are not able to pay and will intirely ruine them in case the same be uplifted from them And therfore Humblie Craveing the said Lords to pitty their sad and indigent Conditions and Recomend to the Lords of his Majesties Thesaurie to discharge the Receivers of the Supply from quartering for the petitioners proportions thereof And to allow the same to the Collector of the4 supply of the Shyre of Argyle in his accounts that they may be freed and noe furder trouble for the same since they are interly unable to pay it as the said petitione bears
The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Haveing considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by […] McDonald sone to the deceast […] McDonald of Glencoe and the rest of the Inhabitants of Glencoe They Hereby recomend to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaurie to give orders for sisting executione against the said petitioners as to the Supply untill his majesties pleasure be knowen in this matter

At Edinburgh thursday the tuenty fyfth day of July Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Order

Recomendatione the Inhabitants of Glencoe to the Thesaurie

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by […] McDonald sone to the deceast […] McDonald of Glencoe, and the rest of the Inhabitants of Glencoe Shewing that where after the unhappey murder that was committed upon severalls of our Relationes in the year of God Jaj vjc nynty and two years not only the goods of those that were murdered but also the petitioners2 that escaped were seased and disposed on, by which they3 were not only rendered unable to pay the Cess due to his Majestie out of the said Lands, but also to subsist were it not by the Charity of good neighbours that lived near them, and yet notwithstanding of this their Low and miserable Conditione they are threatn’d to be quartered on for the Cess payable out of the said Lands for the space of thretty moneths and a half since Candlemass Jaj vjc nynty and one years extending monethly to ten pound scots and in the Haill for the said thretty moneths and a half to the sum of three Hundred and fyve pounds which they are not able to pay and will intirely ruine them in case the same be uplifted from them And therfore Humblie Craveing the said Lords to pitty their sad and indigent Conditions and Recomend to the Lords of his Majesties Thesaurie to discharge the Receivers of the Supply from quartering for the petitioners proportions thereof And to allow the same to the Collector of the4 supply of the Shyre of Argyle in his accounts that they may be freed and noe furder trouble for the same since they are interly unable to pay it as the said petitione bears
The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Haveing considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by […] McDonald sone to the deceast […] McDonald of Glencoe and the rest of the Inhabitants of Glencoe They Hereby recomend to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaurie to give orders for sisting executione against the said petitioners as to the Supply untill his majesties pleasure be knowen in this matter

1. NRS, PC1/50, 224-5.

2. Insertion. The word ‘we’ scored out.

3. Insertion. The word ‘we’ scored out.

4. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 224-5.

2. Insertion. The word ‘we’ scored out.

3. Insertion. The word ‘we’ scored out.

4. Insertion.

Sederunt, 25 July 1695, Edinburgh

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At Edinburgh thursday the tuenty fyfth day of July Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Melvill ps; Duke of Queensberrie; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfare; Earl of Kintore; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Ross; Lord Belhewen; Lord Polwarth; Mr Johnstoune secretary3; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hattoune; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony; Sir George Campbel

At Edinburgh thursday the tuenty fyfth day of July Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Melvill ps; Duke of Queensberrie; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfare; Earl of Kintore; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Ross; Lord Belhewen; Lord Polwarth; Mr Johnstoune secretary3; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hattoune; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony; Sir George Campbel

1. NRS, PC1/50, 224.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 224.

3. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 224.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 224.

3. Insertion.