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Order, 29 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Recomendation to the Thesaurie Livt Coll Winrahame

The Lords of Their Majesties privy Councill having Considered the accompt given in as resting by Livt Coll Winrahame for bread and alse furnished to the Garisone of the Castle by Katharin Wood and the deceast Sir Magnus Prince for which he stands personally ingadged to the furnishers and to which he Craves to be releived by the publict out of the pole money In Respect the same was all applyed to the use of the said Garisone and with the Livt Colls privat use Extending to the soume of ane Thousand one hundreth and Eleven punds sixtein shilling six penies scots with the oath and depositione of the said Livt Coll Bearing that the accompt and articles therof were furnished to the said Garisone in the moneth of February Jaj vjc Eightie nyne years and is yet resting and no part therof payed and that it wes all Converted to the use of the Garisone and no part therof to his oun privat use They heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaurie To Cause payment be made to the said Livt Coll Winrahame of the said soume of ane Thousand one hundreth and Eleven punds sixtein shilling six penies scots, out of such fonds as they shall find Just to the effect he Releive himself at the hands of the furnishers viz Catharine Wood and […] the sone of Sir Magnus Prince by paying to them their severall proportiones of the Same.

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Order

Recomendation to the Thesaurie Livt Coll Winrahame

The Lords of Their Majesties privy Councill having Considered the accompt given in as resting by Livt Coll Winrahame for bread and alse furnished to the Garisone of the Castle by Katharin Wood and the deceast Sir Magnus Prince for which he stands personally ingadged to the furnishers and to which he Craves to be releived by the publict out of the pole money In Respect the same was all applyed to the use of the said Garisone and with the Livt Colls privat use Extending to the soume of ane Thousand one hundreth and Eleven punds sixtein shilling six penies scots with the oath and depositione of the said Livt Coll Bearing that the accompt and articles therof were furnished to the said Garisone in the moneth of February Jaj vjc Eightie nyne years and is yet resting and no part therof payed and that it wes all Converted to the use of the Garisone and no part therof to his oun privat use They heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaurie To Cause payment be made to the said Livt Coll Winrahame of the said soume of ane Thousand one hundreth and Eleven punds sixtein shilling six penies scots, out of such fonds as they shall find Just to the effect he Releive himself at the hands of the furnishers viz Catharine Wood and […] the sone of Sir Magnus Prince by paying to them their severall proportiones of the Same.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 99v-100r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 99v-100r.

Order, 29 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Order

Recomendation The Lady Herbertshyre to the thesaurie

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Hellen Sinclar Lady Herbertshyre Shewing That the petitioner haveing by the saids Lords goodnes and Clemency been allowed a proportion of her oun Joynture for her aliement dureing her husbands being among the highlanders who were in armes against the government, With which aliement the petitioner did then most dutiefully accquisce But her husband haveing now by the saids Lords favor gotten allowance to receid with her and his oun small estate being all ready exhausted partly by himself and Cheifly by his sons educatione, and the puting of him in Condition to serve in the post in which he Lost his life Both in his majesties service and his veiw The petitioner hath no Competent subsistance and those who are Lyable in payment of the superplus of the petitioners small Joyntur and Scruple to pay it to the petitioner fearing they may be made Lyable for it to the publict and what she does injoy being very inconsiderable and not so much as can weell aliement both her husband and her, And the Loss of his sone Calling for a favorable Consideration from their majesties who have been far from severities to these who have not such favorable motives for their majesties bounty And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would take the petitioners case to ther favorable Consideration and to order the small superplus of the petitioners Joyntur (which she enjoyes not by any ryt from her present husband) To be payed to the petitioner for her oun and her husbands aliement as the said petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing heard and Considered the petition given in to them be the above Lady Herbertshyre They hereby Recommends to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaury to Grant the desyre therof.

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Order

Recomendation The Lady Herbertshyre to the thesaurie

Anent a petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Hellen Sinclar Lady Herbertshyre Shewing That the petitioner haveing by the saids Lords goodnes and Clemency been allowed a proportion of her oun Joynture for her aliement dureing her husbands being among the highlanders who were in armes against the government, With which aliement the petitioner did then most dutiefully accquisce But her husband haveing now by the saids Lords favor gotten allowance to receid with her and his oun small estate being all ready exhausted partly by himself and Cheifly by his sons educatione, and the puting of him in Condition to serve in the post in which he Lost his life Both in his majesties service and his veiw The petitioner hath no Competent subsistance and those who are Lyable in payment of the superplus of the petitioners small Joyntur and Scruple to pay it to the petitioner fearing they may be made Lyable for it to the publict and what she does injoy being very inconsiderable and not so much as can weell aliement both her husband and her, And the Loss of his sone Calling for a favorable Consideration from their majesties who have been far from severities to these who have not such favorable motives for their majesties bounty And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would take the petitioners case to ther favorable Consideration and to order the small superplus of the petitioners Joyntur (which she enjoyes not by any ryt from her present husband) To be payed to the petitioner for her oun and her husbands aliement as the said petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing heard and Considered the petition given in to them be the above Lady Herbertshyre They hereby Recommends to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaury to Grant the desyre therof.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 99r-99v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 99r-99v.

Petition, 29 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Petition

Anent Hary Fletchers petition.

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered a petition given in to them be Hary Fletcher brother german to the Laird of Saltoune anent the pursueing of the alledged Murderers of Major Menzies Craveing my Lord advocat might be ordained to Concurr in the persuit They Refused the desyre therof, as indiscreet and leaves to Sir James Stewart ther majesties Advocat to doe in the matter represented in the petition as he shall think Just.

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Petition

Anent Hary Fletchers petition.

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered a petition given in to them be Hary Fletcher brother german to the Laird of Saltoune anent the pursueing of the alledged Murderers of Major Menzies Craveing my Lord advocat might be ordained to Concurr in the persuit They Refused the desyre therof, as indiscreet and leaves to Sir James Stewart ther majesties Advocat to doe in the matter represented in the petition as he shall think Just.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 99r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 99r.

Act, 29 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Act

Act anent the shyre of Edinburghs accompts

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the accompts given in for the Inhabitants within the shire of Edinburgh as resting to them by their Majesties forces upon the scots pay, togither with the report of a Comittie of their oun number to whom it was remitted to Consider the accompts resting by their majesties forces to the Countrey who hade Considered the accompts given in by the Inhabitants within the said shyre of Edinburgh They Find that ther are some articles in these accompts which are not instructed And Therfore they have Caused delate the same, And Finds that ther are some articles stated at extraordinary rates, Which they have restricted to and Caused state at the ordinary rates, And Finds that ther are some articles stated which of their oun nature are not allowable and Therfore have Caused delite the same, And Finds that besides these articles above narratied Ther is still resting by their Majesties forces upon Scots pay to the inhabitants of the said shyre of Edinburgh (which they Find sufficiently verified and instructed partly by writ, partly by the oathes of the inhabitants, pairtly by witnesses, and pairtly by reports from the Commissioners of Supply within the said shyre and by ane attestatione subscryved by the Commissioners relateing to the saids accompts The particular soumes following Which are resting by the saids forces as they are stated in regiments and troopes to the saids inhabitants as they are ranked in parishes in maner after sett doune Viz be the Earle of Eglingtoune his troop to the inhabitants of the West Kirk parish the soume of ane Thousand and five punds five shilling and nyne penies scots, By the Laird of Gravit his Troop to the inhabitants of the said parish The soume of Fourty seven punds six shilling scots, By Coll Cuninghames regiment of foot to the inhabitants of the said parish the soume of Threttie one pund sixtein shilling scots Extending the haill soumes due to the said parish of the West Kirk To the soume of ane Thousand Eightie four punds seven shilling and nyne penies scots Item by the Laird of Gravits troop to the inhabitants of the parish of Libertoune the soume of Four hundred and Eighty two punds six shilling scots, By my Lord Yesters troop to the inhabitants of the said parish the soume of Twenty two punds nyne shilling Eight penies scots, By the deceast Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons to the inhabitants within the said parish the soume of Threttie five punds six shilling scots, Item by the Gentlmen of the Lord Newbotles troop to the inhabitants of the said parish the soume of Four hundred fiftie six punds two shilling scots Item by the Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons, and the Lord Yester his troop of horss sixtie four punds six shilling Extending the said soumes due to the inhabitants within the said parish of Libbertoune altogither in haill to the soume of ane Thousand thriescore punds four shilling two penies scots Item By the Gentlmen of the Lord Newbotles troope to the inhabitants within the parish of Dudingstoune the soume of Eight hundreth fourtie nyne punds six shilling four penies scots, By the Laird of Grubit his troop to the inhabitants within the said parish the soume of Fourty two punds sixtein shilling six penies scots By my Lord Yester his troop the soume of Twelue punds thretein shillings scots, By the Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons to the inhabitants within the said parish Thrie punds Eightein shilling four penies scots Extending the haill soumes forsaids resting to the inhabitants within the said parish of Dundingstone to the soume of nyne hundreth and six punds Eightein shilling ten penies scots, Item By Coll Cuninghame his regiment of foot to the inhabitants within the parish of Rastelrig the soume of six punds scots Item by the Earle of Eglingtoune his troop of horse to the inhabitants within the parish of Cramond the soume of five hundreth Fiftie two punds Eightein shilling scots Item by the said Earle his said Troop of horss to the inhabitants within the parish of Corstorphine ane Thousand two hundreth twentie thrie punds four shilling eleven penies scots By the Lord Yester his troop of horss The soume of Eleven punds nyne shilling ten penies scots Item By the Earle of Eglingtoune his Troop of horss to the inhabitants within the parish of Currie The soume of Eightie thrie punds four shilling ten penies scots Item by the Gentlmen of Captain Burnes his troop of horss to the inhabitants within the parish of Collingtoune The soume of seven Hundreth Fiftie four punds sixtein shilling ten penies scots, By the Gentlmen of the Lord Newbotle his troop of horss to the inhabitants within the said parish sixtie thrie punds seventein shilling six penies scots, By the Earle of Annandale his troop of horse to the inhabitants within the said parish The soume of Twentie one punds eightein shilling eight penies scots Extending the haill soumes due to the inhabitants within the said parish of Collingtoune To the soume of Eight hundreed Fourtie punds threttein shilling scots, Item by the deceast Lord Cardross his regiement of Dragoons to the inhabitants within the parish of Leswaid The soume of Two hundreth seventie nyne pund five shilling scots Item by the Gentlmen of the Lord Elphingstoune his troop of horss to the inhabitants of the parish of Borthwick The soume of Threttie four punds scots, Item by the Gentlmen of the Earle of Eglingtoune his said troop of horss to the inhabitants within the parish of Ratho, The soume of Two hundreth and Fourscore punds seven shilling nyne penies scots Item by the Lord Blantyre his regiement of foot to Mrs Howisone in the Potterraw the Soume of Twentie seven pund Eightein shilling scots Extending the haill soumes due by their majesties forces forsaids all upon scots pay altogither in one soume to the soume of six Thousand Thrie hundreth and nyntie thrie punds twelue shilling eleven penies Scots And the said Lords Finds that the haill soumes and articles in the said accompts are all in the termes of the nynth act fourth sessione of this Current parliament intituled act for polemoney dated the twentie nynth day of may Jaj vjc nyntie thrie and alsoe in the termes of the proclamatione of Councill relative therto dated the last day of Jully Jaj vjc nyntie thrie pund twelue shilling eleven penies scots to be payed to the Inhabitants of the shire out of the pole 2 money3 And Recomends them to the Lords Commissioners of ther majesties Thesaury To make payment of the same accordingly And Farder the saids Lords Finds ther is resting be their majesties forces upon scots pay besides the articles Contained in the above accompts, The soumes following viz be the Earle of Eglingtouns troop to William Johnston in Leny in Cramond parish the soume of fourtie Eight punds Eightein shilling scots Which They Find proven be the said William his oath before two Commissioners of supply of the shyre of Edinburgh Item by the same troop to John Johnstone in Corstorphine the soume of Twentie two punds nyne shilling six penies scots Which they Find proven partly by writ and partly by oath Item by the same troop to Archibald Robertsone in Neither Leny the soume of Fourtie four punds sixtein shilling instructed by his oath before the Commissioners Item be the same troop to John Wandell in Cramond instructed partly by wryt partly by recept the soume of nyntein pund four shilling scots Item by the same troop to Archibald Home in Dalry instructed both by recept and oath the soume of Threttie Eight punds scots Item by the same troop to Jannet Mure tenent in Burnewynd the soume of fiftie five punds scots Which the saids Lords Finds suficiently instructed by the oath of the Creditors and the Depositiones of famous witnesses Item by the Lord Newbotles troop to William Bell in Wester Dudingstoune for himself and other Joyners the soume of Elven pund four shilling scots instructed per the parties oath subscribed by two Commissioners of Supply within the Shire of Edinburgh Item by Edward Wilsone in the artilliary Company to Widdow Chisholme in Potteraw for meat and drink nyntein pund six shilling instructed by Oath of the partie and be witnesses before the Commissioners And The saids Lords Finds that all thir additionall articles are alsoe in the termes of the above act or parliament for pole money and of the proclamatione of Councill relateing therto, And Therfore the saids Lords of their majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Appoint the soumes forsaids in the saids additionall articles to be payed out of the said polemoney And Recomends the persones to whom the forsaid additionall articles are resting to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly, And Finds that upon the thretie day of may Jaj vjc nyntie years ther wes put to the Grassing in the parks of Mortonhall in the said shyre thretie six horsses of my Lord Elphingstounes troope which were not removed untill the thretein day of June therafter And modifies thrie shilling scots for each horss in the twentie four hours space Extending to the soume of seventy five punds twelue shilling scots And Finds that this soume Is to be payed to […] Trotter of Mortonhall out of the present pole money And Recomends the said […] Trotter of Mortonhall to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaurie for payment of the same accordingly.

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Act anent the shyre of Edinburghs accompts

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the accompts given in for the Inhabitants within the shire of Edinburgh as resting to them by their Majesties forces upon the scots pay, togither with the report of a Comittie of their oun number to whom it was remitted to Consider the accompts resting by their majesties forces to the Countrey who hade Considered the accompts given in by the Inhabitants within the said shyre of Edinburgh They Find that ther are some articles in these accompts which are not instructed And Therfore they have Caused delate the same, And Finds that ther are some articles stated at extraordinary rates, Which they have restricted to and Caused state at the ordinary rates, And Finds that ther are some articles stated which of their oun nature are not allowable and Therfore have Caused delite the same, And Finds that besides these articles above narratied Ther is still resting by their Majesties forces upon Scots pay to the inhabitants of the said shyre of Edinburgh (which they Find sufficiently verified and instructed partly by writ, partly by the oathes of the inhabitants, pairtly by witnesses, and pairtly by reports from the Commissioners of Supply within the said shyre and by ane attestatione subscryved by the Commissioners relateing to the saids accompts The particular soumes following Which are resting by the saids forces as they are stated in regiments and troopes to the saids inhabitants as they are ranked in parishes in maner after sett doune Viz be the Earle of Eglingtoune his troop to the inhabitants of the West Kirk parish the soume of ane Thousand and five punds five shilling and nyne penies scots, By the Laird of Gravit his Troop to the inhabitants of the said parish The soume of Fourty seven punds six shilling scots, By Coll Cuninghames regiment of foot to the inhabitants of the said parish the soume of Threttie one pund sixtein shilling scots Extending the haill soumes due to the said parish of the West Kirk To the soume of ane Thousand Eightie four punds seven shilling and nyne penies scots Item by the Laird of Gravits troop to the inhabitants of the parish of Libertoune the soume of Four hundred and Eighty two punds six shilling scots, By my Lord Yesters troop to the inhabitants of the said parish the soume of Twenty two punds nyne shilling Eight penies scots, By the deceast Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons to the inhabitants within the said parish the soume of Threttie five punds six shilling scots, Item by the Gentlmen of the Lord Newbotles troop to the inhabitants of the said parish the soume of Four hundred fiftie six punds two shilling scots Item by the Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons, and the Lord Yester his troop of horss sixtie four punds six shilling Extending the said soumes due to the inhabitants within the said parish of Libbertoune altogither in haill to the soume of ane Thousand thriescore punds four shilling two penies scots Item By the Gentlmen of the Lord Newbotles troope to the inhabitants within the parish of Dudingstoune the soume of Eight hundreth fourtie nyne punds six shilling four penies scots, By the Laird of Grubit his troop to the inhabitants within the said parish the soume of Fourty two punds sixtein shilling six penies scots By my Lord Yester his troop the soume of Twelue punds thretein shillings scots, By the Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons to the inhabitants within the said parish Thrie punds Eightein shilling four penies scots Extending the haill soumes forsaids resting to the inhabitants within the said parish of Dundingstone to the soume of nyne hundreth and six punds Eightein shilling ten penies scots, Item By Coll Cuninghame his regiment of foot to the inhabitants within the parish of Rastelrig the soume of six punds scots Item by the Earle of Eglingtoune his troop of horse to the inhabitants within the parish of Cramond the soume of five hundreth Fiftie two punds Eightein shilling scots Item by the said Earle his said Troop of horss to the inhabitants within the parish of Corstorphine ane Thousand two hundreth twentie thrie punds four shilling eleven penies scots By the Lord Yester his troop of horss The soume of Eleven punds nyne shilling ten penies scots Item By the Earle of Eglingtoune his Troop of horss to the inhabitants within the parish of Currie The soume of Eightie thrie punds four shilling ten penies scots Item by the Gentlmen of Captain Burnes his troop of horss to the inhabitants within the parish of Collingtoune The soume of seven Hundreth Fiftie four punds sixtein shilling ten penies scots, By the Gentlmen of the Lord Newbotle his troop of horss to the inhabitants within the said parish sixtie thrie punds seventein shilling six penies scots, By the Earle of Annandale his troop of horse to the inhabitants within the said parish The soume of Twentie one punds eightein shilling eight penies scots Extending the haill soumes due to the inhabitants within the said parish of Collingtoune To the soume of Eight hundreed Fourtie punds threttein shilling scots, Item by the deceast Lord Cardross his regiement of Dragoons to the inhabitants within the parish of Leswaid The soume of Two hundreth seventie nyne pund five shilling scots Item by the Gentlmen of the Lord Elphingstoune his troop of horss to the inhabitants of the parish of Borthwick The soume of Threttie four punds scots, Item by the Gentlmen of the Earle of Eglingtoune his said troop of horss to the inhabitants within the parish of Ratho, The soume of Two hundreth and Fourscore punds seven shilling nyne penies scots Item by the Lord Blantyre his regiement of foot to Mrs Howisone in the Potterraw the Soume of Twentie seven pund Eightein shilling scots Extending the haill soumes due by their majesties forces forsaids all upon scots pay altogither in one soume to the soume of six Thousand Thrie hundreth and nyntie thrie punds twelue shilling eleven penies Scots And the said Lords Finds that the haill soumes and articles in the said accompts are all in the termes of the nynth act fourth sessione of this Current parliament intituled act for polemoney dated the twentie nynth day of may Jaj vjc nyntie thrie and alsoe in the termes of the proclamatione of Councill relative therto dated the last day of Jully Jaj vjc nyntie thrie pund twelue shilling eleven penies scots to be payed to the Inhabitants of the shire out of the pole 2 money3 And Recomends them to the Lords Commissioners of ther majesties Thesaury To make payment of the same accordingly And Farder the saids Lords Finds ther is resting be their majesties forces upon scots pay besides the articles Contained in the above accompts, The soumes following viz be the Earle of Eglingtouns troop to William Johnston in Leny in Cramond parish the soume of fourtie Eight punds Eightein shilling scots Which They Find proven be the said William his oath before two Commissioners of supply of the shyre of Edinburgh Item by the same troop to John Johnstone in Corstorphine the soume of Twentie two punds nyne shilling six penies scots Which they Find proven partly by writ and partly by oath Item by the same troop to Archibald Robertsone in Neither Leny the soume of Fourtie four punds sixtein shilling instructed by his oath before the Commissioners Item be the same troop to John Wandell in Cramond instructed partly by wryt partly by recept the soume of nyntein pund four shilling scots Item by the same troop to Archibald Home in Dalry instructed both by recept and oath the soume of Threttie Eight punds scots Item by the same troop to Jannet Mure tenent in Burnewynd the soume of fiftie five punds scots Which the saids Lords Finds suficiently instructed by the oath of the Creditors and the Depositiones of famous witnesses Item by the Lord Newbotles troop to William Bell in Wester Dudingstoune for himself and other Joyners the soume of Elven pund four shilling scots instructed per the parties oath subscribed by two Commissioners of Supply within the Shire of Edinburgh Item by Edward Wilsone in the artilliary Company to Widdow Chisholme in Potteraw for meat and drink nyntein pund six shilling instructed by Oath of the partie and be witnesses before the Commissioners And The saids Lords Finds that all thir additionall articles are alsoe in the termes of the above act or parliament for pole money and of the proclamatione of Councill relateing therto, And Therfore the saids Lords of their majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Appoint the soumes forsaids in the saids additionall articles to be payed out of the said polemoney And Recomends the persones to whom the forsaid additionall articles are resting to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly, And Finds that upon the thretie day of may Jaj vjc nyntie years ther wes put to the Grassing in the parks of Mortonhall in the said shyre thretie six horsses of my Lord Elphingstounes troope which were not removed untill the thretein day of June therafter And modifies thrie shilling scots for each horss in the twentie four hours space Extending to the soume of seventy five punds twelue shilling scots And Finds that this soume Is to be payed to […] Trotter of Mortonhall out of the present pole money And Recomends the said […] Trotter of Mortonhall to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaurie for payment of the same accordingly.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 96r-99r.

2. One illegible word scored out here.

3. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 96r-99r.

2. One illegible word scored out here.

3. Insertion.

Sederunt, 29 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill p:s:; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Broadalbine; Lord Murray; Lord Yester; Lord Raith T:d:; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Fountonhall; Mr Fra: Montgomrie; Laird of Blackbarony; Laird of Stivensone; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir John Hall

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill p:s:; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Broadalbine; Lord Murray; Lord Yester; Lord Raith T:d:; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Fountonhall; Mr Fra: Montgomrie; Laird of Blackbarony; Laird of Stivensone; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir John Hall

1. NRS, PC2/25, 96r.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 96r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 96r.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 96r.

Act, 29 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Act Earle of Annandale to be president of Councill

The Lord high Chancellor Haveing acquainted the Councille That he was to take journey on saturday next for Londone in obedience to the Kings Majesties Commands The Lords of their majesties privy Councill have elected and Hereby Elect the Earle of Annandale to be their Constant president dureing the absence of the said Lord Chancellor or untill their majesties pleasure be signified to them in this matter

At Edinburgh thursday 29th November 1694

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Act

Act Earle of Annandale to be president of Councill

The Lord high Chancellor Haveing acquainted the Councille That he was to take journey on saturday next for Londone in obedience to the Kings Majesties Commands The Lords of their majesties privy Councill have elected and Hereby Elect the Earle of Annandale to be their Constant president dureing the absence of the said Lord Chancellor or untill their majesties pleasure be signified to them in this matter

1. NRS, PC1/50, 55.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 55.

Act, 29 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Act Mr Collin McKenzie

Anent the petitione given to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill by Master Colline McKenzie Shewing That the petitioner being by ordor of the said Lords confyned within two myles of his dwelling House in the countrey and therafter by the said Lords their favorable indulgence being allowed to come in to Edinburgh and there to remaine about his necessar affaires untill the last day of November instant and now that tyme being elapsed before the said petitioner hath been able to expeed these affaires and that his Circumstances doe requyre a further enlargement which could be noe inconvenience to the publick nor of any import to any other partie and is of great consequence to the petitioner in his present straits and therfore humbly Craveing the said Lords to take the petitioners circumstances to their favourable consideratione and not only to enlarge his said confynement but lykewayes
to indulge such further tyme for the petitioners stay at Edinburgh as the said Lords should think fitt to allow as the said petitione at lenth bears
The Lords of their majesties privy Councille having considered this petitione given in to them by the said Master Colline McKenzie They Hereby declare the said petitioner to be at libertie free of any confynement He first giveing bond and finding sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That he should appear before the Lords of their majesties privy Councille when called for and in the mean tyme That He should live peaceablie under and with all submissione to the present goverment of their majesties King William and Queen Mary and that He shall not act consult nor contryve any thing in prejudice thereof nor converse or correspond with any Rebells under the penalty of fyve thousand merks scots money in case he should transgress in any part of the premisses

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Act Mr Collin McKenzie

Anent the petitione given to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill by Master Colline McKenzie Shewing That the petitioner being by ordor of the said Lords confyned within two myles of his dwelling House in the countrey and therafter by the said Lords their favorable indulgence being allowed to come in to Edinburgh and there to remaine about his necessar affaires untill the last day of November instant and now that tyme being elapsed before the said petitioner hath been able to expeed these affaires and that his Circumstances doe requyre a further enlargement which could be noe inconvenience to the publick nor of any import to any other partie and is of great consequence to the petitioner in his present straits and therfore humbly Craveing the said Lords to take the petitioners circumstances to their favourable consideratione and not only to enlarge his said confynement but lykewayes
to indulge such further tyme for the petitioners stay at Edinburgh as the said Lords should think fitt to allow as the said petitione at lenth bears
The Lords of their majesties privy Councille having considered this petitione given in to them by the said Master Colline McKenzie They Hereby declare the said petitioner to be at libertie free of any confynement He first giveing bond and finding sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That he should appear before the Lords of their majesties privy Councille when called for and in the mean tyme That He should live peaceablie under and with all submissione to the present goverment of their majesties King William and Queen Mary and that He shall not act consult nor contryve any thing in prejudice thereof nor converse or correspond with any Rebells under the penalty of fyve thousand merks scots money in case he should transgress in any part of the premisses

1. NRS, PC1/50, 54-5.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 54-5.

Act, 29 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Protectione Garden of Ballamoir

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill by William Garden of Ballamoir Shewing that where he was conveened before the said Lords upon a most false and groundless complaint raised before the said Lords at the instance of one William Ewane in Countlich and James and William Ewanes his nephews for the said petitioners alleadged being accessorie to the escape of Meassone who is alleadged to have murdered the said William Ewane his brother in the forest of Glentaner and albeit and albeit3 it be sufficiently weill knowen to the said petitioner himself that he was not only most innocent of the said ryot laid to his Charge but on the contrair was both at considerable pains and expences to find out the actors thereof yet by the Instigatione of Robert Stueart of Inverhat messinger who does all that he can to ruine the said petitioners familey The said William Ewane hes raised this groundless complaint before the said Lords on purpose to oblidge Him his wyfe and familey to leave their houses and appear before the said Lords To answere to the grounds of the said Complaint and thereby not only to bring them to much unnecessary trouble and expences But to the effect the said Robert Steuart might further satisfie his malitious humour against the said petitioner who at present is under Captione at the instance of severall of his Creditors To secure his persone and incarcerat Him upon the said dilligence, or otherwayes get him declared fugitive and therfore humbly Craveing the said Lords might take the petitioners present Circumstances into their serious Consideratione and to grant him their protectione for all civill debts untill the first day of Januarie next to Come That the petitioner might be under noe restraint or Hazard to appear before the said Lords and vindicat his innocencie seeing the lybell raised Against him and his reconventione raised against the same are lyeing in the Clerks hands readie to be called according to the said Lords daylie practise in the lyke caises as the said petitione at lenth bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councille Haveing considered the 4 said5 petitione given in to them by the said John Garden They Hereby Grant personall protectione 6 To the said petitioner untill the tuelth day of December next. And discharges all macers or messingers at armes and all other ministers of the Law To put any letters of Captione acts of warding or other dilligence against the persone of the said John Garden to executione untill the said day Excepting alwayes for their Majesties rents and
publick dues sic subscribitur Tweeddale Ipd Southerland Morton Cassillis James Stueart Adam Cockburne F Montgomrie Robert Sinclair J Burnet

At Edinburgh thursday 29th November 16941

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Protectione Garden of Ballamoir

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill by William Garden of Ballamoir Shewing that where he was conveened before the said Lords upon a most false and groundless complaint raised before the said Lords at the instance of one William Ewane in Countlich and James and William Ewanes his nephews for the said petitioners alleadged being accessorie to the escape of Meassone who is alleadged to have murdered the said William Ewane his brother in the forest of Glentaner and albeit and albeit3 it be sufficiently weill knowen to the said petitioner himself that he was not only most innocent of the said ryot laid to his Charge but on the contrair was both at considerable pains and expences to find out the actors thereof yet by the Instigatione of Robert Stueart of Inverhat messinger who does all that he can to ruine the said petitioners familey The said William Ewane hes raised this groundless complaint before the said Lords on purpose to oblidge Him his wyfe and familey to leave their houses and appear before the said Lords To answere to the grounds of the said Complaint and thereby not only to bring them to much unnecessary trouble and expences But to the effect the said Robert Steuart might further satisfie his malitious humour against the said petitioner who at present is under Captione at the instance of severall of his Creditors To secure his persone and incarcerat Him upon the said dilligence, or otherwayes get him declared fugitive and therfore humbly Craveing the said Lords might take the petitioners present Circumstances into their serious Consideratione and to grant him their protectione for all civill debts untill the first day of Januarie next to Come That the petitioner might be under noe restraint or Hazard to appear before the said Lords and vindicat his innocencie seeing the lybell raised Against him and his reconventione raised against the same are lyeing in the Clerks hands readie to be called according to the said Lords daylie practise in the lyke caises as the said petitione at lenth bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councille Haveing considered the 4 said5 petitione given in to them by the said John Garden They Hereby Grant personall protectione 6 To the said petitioner untill the tuelth day of December next. And discharges all macers or messingers at armes and all other ministers of the Law To put any letters of Captione acts of warding or other dilligence against the persone of the said John Garden to executione untill the said day Excepting alwayes for their Majesties rents and
publick dues sic subscribitur Tweeddale Ipd Southerland Morton Cassillis James Stueart Adam Cockburne F Montgomrie Robert Sinclair J Burnet

1. NRS, PC1/50, 52.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 53-4.

3. Sic.

4. The word ‘within’ scored out here.

5. Insertion.

6. Three illegible words scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 52.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 53-4.

3. Sic.

4. The word ‘within’ scored out here.

5. Insertion.

6. Three illegible words scored out here.

Act, 29 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Act anent The Indemnity 1691 as to Robberies

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councille having considered the proclamatione of indemnity of the date the tuentie seventh day of August Jaj vjc nynty and one years Together with a report of a Comittee of their owne number appoynted for Consideratione therof They find that the same doth only pardone the Crymes therin numerat viz Treasons rebelliones Robberies depradations etc. remitting the pains therof and Declareing the parties indemnified free safe and sure from the same But that it doeth not extend to debarr parties injured by the said persons from seeking restitutione of their privat damnadges especiallie in the Caices where either goods taken away are still extant; or that the away taker was locupletior factus which last they find must be understood except that the away taker prove that the goods away taken were brought into and consumed in the Camp of the enemyes for the tyme.

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Act anent The Indemnity 1691 as to Robberies

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councille having considered the proclamatione of indemnity of the date the tuentie seventh day of August Jaj vjc nynty and one years Together with a report of a Comittee of their owne number appoynted for Consideratione therof They find that the same doth only pardone the Crymes therin numerat viz Treasons rebelliones Robberies depradations etc. remitting the pains therof and Declareing the parties indemnified free safe and sure from the same But that it doeth not extend to debarr parties injured by the said persons from seeking restitutione of their privat damnadges especiallie in the Caices where either goods taken away are still extant; or that the away taker was locupletior factus which last they find must be understood except that the away taker prove that the goods away taken were brought into and consumed in the Camp of the enemyes for the tyme.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 53.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 53.

Sederunt, 29 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Broadalbane; Lord Murray; Lord Yester; Lord Raith; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hattoune; Lord Fountonhall; Mr Fra Montgomery; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir John Hall

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Broadalbane; Lord Murray; Lord Yester; Lord Raith; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hattoune; Lord Fountonhall; Mr Fra Montgomery; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir John Hall

1. Insertion.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 52.

3. NRS, PC1/50, 52.

1. Insertion.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 52.

3. NRS, PC1/50, 52.