D1696/3/23
D1696/3/231
Order
Petitione John Chancellour merchand in Edinburgh prisoner in Edinburgh tollbwith craveing Libertie red and remitted to The Lord proveist of Edinburgh by whose order the petitioner is imprisoned to consider this petitione and report the cause of the petitioners imprisonement to the Counsell against ther next meeting
1. NRS, PC2/26, 154v.
1. NRS, PC2/26, 154v.
D1696/3/22
D1696/3/221
Act
Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be George Dallas of St Martines Shewing that Some twentie two yeirs agoe the petitioner his Lands in Cromartie Shyre being qwartered upon by the deceast Sir John Urqwhart of Cromartie albeit himself (and not the petitioner) was only Deficient The petitioner Living in this place made applicatione to The privie Counsell for the tyme who allowed him to pay cess here to the generall receaver in all tyme herefter And which accordingly he Did yea payed the Last Lambes cess the fourth of Janwary Last And yet Some of the Comissioners of the said Shyre of Cromartie not only Valwed the petitioner in Ane Hundereth punds more then formerly with out ever calling him therto And also qwartered upon his Lands for the very Lambes terme payed to the collector of the Shyre Generall receaver Because not payed to the collector of the Shyre Conforme to a late act made by the Comissioners And however a remove was granted by the generall receaver without exacting any rideing money and it with the discharge sent north no obedience given but a serjeant and two dragownes or Souldiers with him And all this tyme qwartering on the petitioners Lands at two Shillings a day for neer two moneths and when this was represented to the present Laird of Cromartie And the petitioner to make applicatione to the saids Lords of privie Counsell he was So Sensible of the hard useage and to prevent the foirsaid complaint wrote to the comissioners to remove the qwartering and the Shyre to pay the rideing money But all to no purpose and out of meer malice and prejudice from Soume of the Comissioners And ther for creaveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears Which being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell with the discharge and remove mentioned in the said petione and product therwith They heirby ordaine the partie qwartered to be removed without payment of any rideing money or other dues And discharges the Like qwartering for the future
1. NRS, PC2/26, 153v-154v.
1. NRS, PC2/26, 153v-154v.
D1696/3/21
D1696/3/212
Sederunt
Lord chancellor; Duke of Qweensberry; Earl of Argwyle; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord Murray; Lord Yester; Lord Raith; Lord Belhaven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevenson; Sir Thomas Livingston; Laird of Cessnock
1. NRS, PC2/26, 153v.
2. NRS, PC2/26, 152v-153v.
1. NRS, PC2/26, 153v.
2. NRS, PC2/26, 152v-153v.
A1696/3/194
A1696/3/1941
Petition
The Lords of his majesties privie councill haveing considered the said petitione given in to them by the said John Dick They Hereby recomend to the Lord Advocat to wryt to the magistrats of Stirling That they Send in a particular Informatione to the Clerks of Councill anent the grounds upon which they cause imprisone the said petitioner and that the furnish the probatione for proveing of the same
1. NRS, PC1/50, 444.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 444.
A1696/3/193
A1696/3/1931
Order
The Lord Advocat haveing represented to the Councill That He had a lyne from Provost Andersone of Glasgow anent his dilligence in apprehending Patrick Bell and that the Provost had imprisoned John Gairdner a Chopkeeper in Glasgow who said there was noe plott and they were Lyars and villans that said it and damned sons of whores. The Lords of his majesties privie Councill doe Hereby give ordor and warrand to the magistrats of Glasgow to proceed and take probatione anent the said John Gairdner and upon probatione of his haveing uttered the foresaid expressions to Cause sett the said John upone ane publict pillory upon a marcat day in the forenoone with a paper upon his face containing his cryme and therafter to dismiss him from prisone The first fyning him according to his qualitie and substance.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 444.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 444.
A1696/3/192
A1696/3/1921
Order
The Lords of his majesties privie Councill doe hereby Recomend to Sir Robert Cheislie Lord Provost of Edinburgh one of their owne number To make report to their Lordships against their next meeting anent the ministers imprisoned by the Provost their Crimes and Conditions.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 443.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 443.
A1696/3/191
A1696/3/1911
Order
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill doe hereby Recomend to Sir Thomas Livingstoune Comander in Cheiff of his majesties forces within this Kingdome To furnish the Castle of Edinburgh with a Detatchment of tuenty foot Souldiers out of any of his Majesties Regiments of foot with ane officer to Command them and that daylie from tyme to tyme where the said detatchment may be best spared for strenthneing the Garrisone in the said Castle.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 443.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 443.
A1696/3/190
A1696/3/1901
Procedure
The Chancellour Haveing inquyred Sir Thomas Livingstone Commander in Cheiff of his Majesties forces within this Kingdome anent the quartering of the Horses He told he was quartering them als closlie to the toune of Edinburgh as provisions could be found Laid up for them
1. NRS, PC1/50, 443.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 443.
A1696/3/189
A1696/3/1891
Act
Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill by Adam Innes of Towie Shewing That whereas the petitioner being in France the tyme of the publishing the2 eight act of this currant parliament whereby all his Majesties subjects were requyred Home within the3 sexty dayes prescryved Left the said Kingdome of France and repaired to Flanders where he obtained passes from his majesties ministers there and returned home and found sufficient baille to answere the said Lords when called for and to Live peaceablie under the Government which accordingly he hes done ever since And on the second instant he was Committed prisoner where he still continows and a dangerouse ague which he formerlie had for sexteen moneths hes now recurred And therfore Humblie Craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said Adam Innes of Towie with the passes in his favors since his comeing from France and the Testificat of his indispositione They Hereby give ordor and warrand to the Baillies of the Cannongate and keeper of their Tolbooth to sett the said petitioner at Liberty furth therof In respect He hes given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Councill That He shall live peaceablie under and with all submissione to the present Government of his Majestie King William and that He shall not act Consult or Contryve any thin gin prejudice therof nor shall not Converse nor correspond with any Rebells and that He shall appear before the said Lords of privie Councill when called for under the penalty of fyve thousand merks scots and upon granting this new bond ordain’s the former bond to be given up.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 442-3.
2. The phrase ‘English act’ scored out here.
3. Insertion.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 442-3.
2. The phrase ‘English act’ scored out here.
3. Insertion.
A1696/3/188
A1696/3/1881
Order
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill doe hereby appoynt the Stueart Principall of the Stueartry of Orknay and Zetland and his Deputs upon the Sexteenth day of Apryll next to come being the day appoynted to the officers of the Regiments To receive the proportione of the Levie for the said Stueartrie allowed to his Majestie by the thretty thrid Act of the Last Sessione of this Currant parliament To attend the places when the said men are to be delyvered and there receive the men to be leveyed in the said bounds and to cause transport them from the places they shall be delyvered at To the toune of Frazersburgh and To fournish transport Ships or boats and men with due provisions for a guaird to the said levies Till they be safely Landed and delyvered at Frazersburgh to the officers who shall be appoynted to receive them at Frazersburgh, and that upon his Majesties expences and appoynts the officers appoynted for that effect to receive them off their Hands immediatlie upon their arrivall at Frazersburgh.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 441-2.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 441-2.