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Order, 4 June 1695, Edinburgh

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D1695/6/71

Order

Sist of executione Grant q Menzies of Kinaldie

His Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of his majesties privy Councill having heard a bill of suspension at the instance of Duncan Grant in Auchnagate against James Meinzies of Kinaldie Read in ther presence They heirby Sist executione at the Chargers instance against the suspender upon the Decreet charged on untill the nixt day of meetting of the Commissioners of Justiciary of the South and West districts appointed for secureing the peace of the Highlands.

Hollyruidhouse Tuesday 4th June 1695

D1695/6/71

Order

Sist of executione Grant q Menzies of Kinaldie

His Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of his majesties privy Councill having heard a bill of suspension at the instance of Duncan Grant in Auchnagate against James Meinzies of Kinaldie Read in ther presence They heirby Sist executione at the Chargers instance against the suspender upon the Decreet charged on untill the nixt day of meetting of the Commissioners of Justiciary of the South and West districts appointed for secureing the peace of the Highlands.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 251v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 251v.

Act, 4 June 1695, Edinburgh

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Hollyruidhouse Tuesday 4th June 1695

D1695/6/61

Act

Act Robert Hamiltone

Anent the petition given in to his majesties high Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill be Robert Hamiltone Clerk of the Tolbooth of Edinburgh Shewing That the petitioner has been prisoner in the Tolbooth of Kirkaldie since the fourtein day of February Last be vertue of ane Captione at the instance of one Mr John Mowat Advocat who did most unjustly keep up severall papers that belonged to one Alexander Campbell of Barnilling and the petitioner and altho neither the said Alexander Campbell nor the petitioner was not any way owing a farding to the said Mr John either by word or wryt or any other way, nor did he ever doe any thing for them but to the Contrar hath done them very much hurt so that by means they Could gett the papers from him till the petitioners granted a bond to him for the Soume of Eleven hundreth fourtie seven punds scots money, For which he was according to his promise to be ane advocat for them in all that they should have to doe before the Lords of Councill and session be vertue of the severall processes that these papers belonged to, That he hade and knew of his telling us that he Could be soon much more in our way then the soume was worth and if the petitioners did not grant it he would be much more out of ther way So the petitioners beleiveing his word and fearing that he might have given the papers to the parties who was resting Considerable soumes of money to them were perswaded and prevailled to give him bond for the said soume, Which was not to be payed untill they gott the money be vertue of the severall processes, to Which these papers belonged altho he Contrary to ther Comuneing drew the bond bearing payment at Lambes Jaj vjc nyntie four Which the petitioners scroupled at when they subscryved it, But he againe promised that altho it did bear payment then yet he should not seek it untill he gott it by some of the processes only he would have annualrent from the date of it This moved them to give him bond which they did in June Jaj vjc nyntie thrie, And yet the petitioner Could never gett the papers from him till march Jaj vjc nyntie four, and then the petitioner gott but a part of them, the rest he has not given yet, though he many a time promised to give them and when the petitioner got these that he gave him The said Alexander Campbell being then at Home he gott a bond from the petitioner of the soume of Thrie thousand merks instead of the2 Eleven hundred pund bond, and was to have given the petitioner up the first bond, Which he never did yet, But most unjustly raised a Captione against the petitioner and sent him to that place of purpose to hinder hi to have the benefit of Law fearing that the petitioner would reduce the bond and when he sent for the petitioner to speak to him at his house he sent the petitioner Imediatly to this place and would not suffer the petitioner to goe allong with the messenger to my Lord advocat to delyver the keyes of the Closs roomes In Respect that non would take them but such as he ordered The petitioner having the Charge of the Closs prisoners from the privy Councill as he told him, and offered to Lett him see two acts of Councill for that effect, He answered that he did not value both a Snuff and it seems he intends to keep the petitioner here of purpose that the petitioner being so farr from Edinburgh may not have the use of advocats to Consult yea the petitioner hears that he threatens to send him to Brichen or Aberdein, so except the saids Lords prevent it the petitioner cannot expect being at so great a distance to gett the petitioner any Remeed of Law Which he would certainly gett if he were in Edinburgh Tolbooth wher the petitioner is Content to remaine in prison untill Law decyde the matter And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to Consider the petitioners Conditione and the unjustness of this pursuer and Grant warrand for transporting the petitioner from this to prison to the Tolbooth of Edinburgh quher he might have the benefyt of Consulting advocats in getting thise bond reduced before the Lords of Councill and that in the mean time the petitioner may be in case to serve the government in keeping of the Closs prisoners as he hade done these five years past for the petitioner is not able to mantaine himself here and his familly at home, The said Mr John Mowat having arreisted all the petitioners dues in the Tolbooth thinking to gett the petitioner therby to doe what he pleases as the petition bears His Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of his majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Robert Hamiltone Clerk to the Tolbooth of Edinburgh They heirby appoint the magistrats of Kirkaldie to Transport the petitioner to Edinburgh or Leith and Delyver3 him to the magistrats of any of these two places and the magistrats who shall receive him to Comitt him prisoner to the Tolbooth of Edinburgh that he may be in a case to serve the government in keeping the Closs prisoners within that Tolbooth as he has hitherto done untill the ground and Cause of the said petitioners Imprisonment be Discussed.

Hollyruidhouse Tuesday 4th June 1695

D1695/6/61

Act

Act Robert Hamiltone

Anent the petition given in to his majesties high Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill be Robert Hamiltone Clerk of the Tolbooth of Edinburgh Shewing That the petitioner has been prisoner in the Tolbooth of Kirkaldie since the fourtein day of February Last be vertue of ane Captione at the instance of one Mr John Mowat Advocat who did most unjustly keep up severall papers that belonged to one Alexander Campbell of Barnilling and the petitioner and altho neither the said Alexander Campbell nor the petitioner was not any way owing a farding to the said Mr John either by word or wryt or any other way, nor did he ever doe any thing for them but to the Contrar hath done them very much hurt so that by means they Could gett the papers from him till the petitioners granted a bond to him for the Soume of Eleven hundreth fourtie seven punds scots money, For which he was according to his promise to be ane advocat for them in all that they should have to doe before the Lords of Councill and session be vertue of the severall processes that these papers belonged to, That he hade and knew of his telling us that he Could be soon much more in our way then the soume was worth and if the petitioners did not grant it he would be much more out of ther way So the petitioners beleiveing his word and fearing that he might have given the papers to the parties who was resting Considerable soumes of money to them were perswaded and prevailled to give him bond for the said soume, Which was not to be payed untill they gott the money be vertue of the severall processes, to Which these papers belonged altho he Contrary to ther Comuneing drew the bond bearing payment at Lambes Jaj vjc nyntie four Which the petitioners scroupled at when they subscryved it, But he againe promised that altho it did bear payment then yet he should not seek it untill he gott it by some of the processes only he would have annualrent from the date of it This moved them to give him bond which they did in June Jaj vjc nyntie thrie, And yet the petitioner Could never gett the papers from him till march Jaj vjc nyntie four, and then the petitioner gott but a part of them, the rest he has not given yet, though he many a time promised to give them and when the petitioner got these that he gave him The said Alexander Campbell being then at Home he gott a bond from the petitioner of the soume of Thrie thousand merks instead of the2 Eleven hundred pund bond, and was to have given the petitioner up the first bond, Which he never did yet, But most unjustly raised a Captione against the petitioner and sent him to that place of purpose to hinder hi to have the benefit of Law fearing that the petitioner would reduce the bond and when he sent for the petitioner to speak to him at his house he sent the petitioner Imediatly to this place and would not suffer the petitioner to goe allong with the messenger to my Lord advocat to delyver the keyes of the Closs roomes In Respect that non would take them but such as he ordered The petitioner having the Charge of the Closs prisoners from the privy Councill as he told him, and offered to Lett him see two acts of Councill for that effect, He answered that he did not value both a Snuff and it seems he intends to keep the petitioner here of purpose that the petitioner being so farr from Edinburgh may not have the use of advocats to Consult yea the petitioner hears that he threatens to send him to Brichen or Aberdein, so except the saids Lords prevent it the petitioner cannot expect being at so great a distance to gett the petitioner any Remeed of Law Which he would certainly gett if he were in Edinburgh Tolbooth wher the petitioner is Content to remaine in prison untill Law decyde the matter And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to Consider the petitioners Conditione and the unjustness of this pursuer and Grant warrand for transporting the petitioner from this to prison to the Tolbooth of Edinburgh quher he might have the benefyt of Consulting advocats in getting thise bond reduced before the Lords of Councill and that in the mean time the petitioner may be in case to serve the government in keeping of the Closs prisoners as he hade done these five years past for the petitioner is not able to mantaine himself here and his familly at home, The said Mr John Mowat having arreisted all the petitioners dues in the Tolbooth thinking to gett the petitioner therby to doe what he pleases as the petition bears His Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of his majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Robert Hamiltone Clerk to the Tolbooth of Edinburgh They heirby appoint the magistrats of Kirkaldie to Transport the petitioner to Edinburgh or Leith and Delyver3 him to the magistrats of any of these two places and the magistrats who shall receive him to Comitt him prisoner to the Tolbooth of Edinburgh that he may be in a case to serve the government in keeping the Closs prisoners within that Tolbooth as he has hitherto done untill the ground and Cause of the said petitioners Imprisonment be Discussed.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 250r-251v.

2. Insertion.

3. The word ‘age’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 250r-251v.

2. Insertion.

3. The word ‘age’ scored out here.

Act, 4 June 1695, Edinburgh

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Hollyruidhouse Tuesday 4th June 1695

D1695/6/51

Act

Act The Toune of Peetterhead

Anent a Petition given in to his majesties high Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill be the Baillies Toune Councill and other Inhabitants of the toune of Peetterhead Shewing That since the begining of the present War, The said Toune (In Respect of Its Cituatione and the aid and protectione affoorded by it and the petitioners to severall ships Chased by privateers) hath been very obnoxious and subject to the Furry and assaults of the French pirrats and the inhabitants almost every day in danger of Lossing their Lives and goods For which cause these Severall sumars past they have been necessitate for ther oune and others safties to keep most strict guards and watches every night, and to be at great expences in repairing their fortificationes and buying and furnishing power and Ball both for great and small shott all which has so Irritat and inraged these Crewell Tyrants against the petitioners That many of them have vowed to be avenged on the petitioners and particularly a Dunkirk privateer of thretie four guns who last sumar shott into the toune Twentie two great balls, Swore that when the petitioners fyred on him againe if the wind hade been 2 favorable (as it wes not) he would doe his endeavour to sett the toune in a flame Which seing he Could not effectuat them he should doe it this sumar or some other time This is related by a Montross skiper who was the prisoner in the forsaid privateer, Wherthrow the petitioners are in very great straits being terrified with the threats of these unmercifull pirrats, and not able any longer to defray the Charges of furnishing ammunitione or to endure the fatigues of Keeping a nightly guard as they have hitherto done and they were yet Considering the Smallness of their number and their unskillfulnes in martiall affairs they are not able to resist the force of their enemies Ther being no place in the kingdome more subject and Lyable to the furry of pirrats then they nor any sea port more advantageous for the preservatione of ships when in danger then the said toune of Peetterhead would be if weell fortified severall good ships haveing been rescued by it from ther enemies of late, and particularly four English vessells bound from Virginia New England and other foraigne plantationes with rich Commodities who hade been inevitably taken and made prize if they hade not been sheltered and defended from ther pursuers by the fortificationes of the said toune and the resolutness of the petitioners And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would Seriously Consider the premisses and the great hazard and perrill the petitioners and others of his majesties Leidges and ther goods have been and may be in, And to give orders to that Company of foot in Collonell Robert Mckay his regiment Comanded by Captaine Alexander Waddall who knowes the Cituation of the Toune, and is acquainted with some of the Enemies assaults which were made dureing his aboad heir or any other Company of foot ther Lordships shall name, To quarter and keep Garisone in the said toune of Peetterhead this ensueing sumar and ay and whill the end of the present Warr, And in like maner to order and allow the petitioner such quantities of Powder and Ball out of his majesties magazines as ther Lordships should think fitt and as the security of the Toune and these who expect protectione and releeff from the petitioners when in distress does requyre That therby the petitioners and ther goods may be freed from the eminent and threatned dangers they may otherwayes be exposed unto as the petitione bears His Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above baillies and toune Councill of Peetterhead They heirby Recomend to Sir Thomas Livingstoune Comander in Cheiff of his majesties forces within this kingdome to send such a Company of his majesties foot as he shall think Fitt To quarter and keep Garison in the said toune of Peeterhead for what time of this sumar he shall Judge necessar And Recomends to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaury to allow the petitioners such quantities of Powder and Ball out of his majesties Magizons as they shall find needfull.

Hollyruidhouse Tuesday 4th June 1695

D1695/6/51

Act

Act The Toune of Peetterhead

Anent a Petition given in to his majesties high Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill be the Baillies Toune Councill and other Inhabitants of the toune of Peetterhead Shewing That since the begining of the present War, The said Toune (In Respect of Its Cituatione and the aid and protectione affoorded by it and the petitioners to severall ships Chased by privateers) hath been very obnoxious and subject to the Furry and assaults of the French pirrats and the inhabitants almost every day in danger of Lossing their Lives and goods For which cause these Severall sumars past they have been necessitate for ther oune and others safties to keep most strict guards and watches every night, and to be at great expences in repairing their fortificationes and buying and furnishing power and Ball both for great and small shott all which has so Irritat and inraged these Crewell Tyrants against the petitioners That many of them have vowed to be avenged on the petitioners and particularly a Dunkirk privateer of thretie four guns who last sumar shott into the toune Twentie two great balls, Swore that when the petitioners fyred on him againe if the wind hade been 2 favorable (as it wes not) he would doe his endeavour to sett the toune in a flame Which seing he Could not effectuat them he should doe it this sumar or some other time This is related by a Montross skiper who was the prisoner in the forsaid privateer, Wherthrow the petitioners are in very great straits being terrified with the threats of these unmercifull pirrats, and not able any longer to defray the Charges of furnishing ammunitione or to endure the fatigues of Keeping a nightly guard as they have hitherto done and they were yet Considering the Smallness of their number and their unskillfulnes in martiall affairs they are not able to resist the force of their enemies Ther being no place in the kingdome more subject and Lyable to the furry of pirrats then they nor any sea port more advantageous for the preservatione of ships when in danger then the said toune of Peetterhead would be if weell fortified severall good ships haveing been rescued by it from ther enemies of late, and particularly four English vessells bound from Virginia New England and other foraigne plantationes with rich Commodities who hade been inevitably taken and made prize if they hade not been sheltered and defended from ther pursuers by the fortificationes of the said toune and the resolutness of the petitioners And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would Seriously Consider the premisses and the great hazard and perrill the petitioners and others of his majesties Leidges and ther goods have been and may be in, And to give orders to that Company of foot in Collonell Robert Mckay his regiment Comanded by Captaine Alexander Waddall who knowes the Cituation of the Toune, and is acquainted with some of the Enemies assaults which were made dureing his aboad heir or any other Company of foot ther Lordships shall name, To quarter and keep Garisone in the said toune of Peetterhead this ensueing sumar and ay and whill the end of the present Warr, And in like maner to order and allow the petitioner such quantities of Powder and Ball out of his majesties magazines as ther Lordships should think fitt and as the security of the Toune and these who expect protectione and releeff from the petitioners when in distress does requyre That therby the petitioners and ther goods may be freed from the eminent and threatned dangers they may otherwayes be exposed unto as the petitione bears His Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above baillies and toune Councill of Peetterhead They heirby Recomend to Sir Thomas Livingstoune Comander in Cheiff of his majesties forces within this kingdome to send such a Company of his majesties foot as he shall think Fitt To quarter and keep Garison in the said toune of Peeterhead for what time of this sumar he shall Judge necessar And Recomends to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaury to allow the petitioners such quantities of Powder and Ball out of his majesties Magizons as they shall find needfull.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 249r-250r.

2. The word ‘a’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 249r-250r.

2. The word ‘a’ scored out here.

Procedure, 4 June 1695, Edinburgh

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Hollyruidhouse Tuesday 4th June 1695

D1695/6/41

Procedure

Doctor Irvine

The Lord high Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill Having heard a Petition given in to them be Doctor Christopher Irvine They allow Elizabeth Ker to see and answer the same And in the mean time prohibits the Commissioners to proceid in executing the above Commissione untill the answers be given in and advised

Hollyruidhouse Tuesday 4th June 1695

D1695/6/41

Procedure

Doctor Irvine

The Lord high Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill Having heard a Petition given in to them be Doctor Christopher Irvine They allow Elizabeth Ker to see and answer the same And in the mean time prohibits the Commissioners to proceid in executing the above Commissione untill the answers be given in and advised

1. NRS, PC2/25, 249r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 249r.

Decreet, 4 June 1695, Edinburgh

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Hollyruidhouse Tuesday 4th June 1695

D1695/6/31

Decreet

Decreet2 Bell contra The magistrats of Linlithgow

Anent the Lybell or Complaint Raised before the Lords of his majesties privy Councill at the instance of William Beell toune Clerk of Linlithgow with Concourss of Sir James Stewart his majesties advocat for his majesties intrest in the matter underwryten Making Mention That quher the malicious oppressing of the leidges and the sumar turning them out of the possessione of ther offices Especially when the same is done by magistrats in shew and Collour of Justice Wherby the authoritie that was Lodged in their hands for the support and maintinance of the Just right and possessiones of his majesties Leidges is abused and turned into a mean of oppressione, And when the Samen practise hath been done by reiterat deeds In such a Sumar method as that ther was no way left to obtaine a redress by suspensione or advocatione in the ordinar maner Is a Crime of high nature and severly punishable nevertheless It is of verity That Robert Turnbull provest of Linlithgow Heirome Hunter William Inglis Robert Androw and Robert Heggins baillies their Adam Buckney Dean of Gild ther John Wauch Thesaurer ther Robert Barclay Deacon of the Smiths Alexander Gibb deacon of the Taylors John Balderstaine Deacon of the baxters James Bill deacon of the Cordiners, Thomas Heggins Deacon of the Weavers John Leven Deacon of the Wrights William Peebles Deacon of the Coupers George Whit Deacon of the Fleshers John Fearn John Currie William Niccoll Mr George Inglis Thomas Androw James Johnstone, Alexander Mastertoune John Bairdy James Wauch, James Young William Heggins and Robert Clerk all Councillors in the said burgh of Linlithgow are guilty or airt and pairt of the said Crime In so farr as the pursuers being admitted toune Clerk of Linlithgow dureing life in anno Jaj vjc Eightie two and haveing accordingly possest the same for severall years untill the year Jaj vjc Eightie Seven And them the magistrats for the time did Impetrat a letter from the late King James for turning the said pursuer Sumarly out of his possessione and office But after the revolutione of the Government such streitches being notticed by the claime of ryt The said William Bell persewer was reponed to his former right and possessione notwithstanding the magistrats for that time haveing the same arbitrary inclynatione did by their authoritie most unwarrantably dispossess the said pursuer by a Decreet equally defective in Justice and forme however the said William Bell was Dispossest in such a Summar maner as that he hade no possible mean left him aither to Advocat or suspend, But was necessitate to raise a reductione before the Lords of sessione which did not terminat for ane Considerable time and did occasione great expence of which he obtained no redress but was glad to be reponed by the authoritie of the Lords of sessione, yet the same present magistrats have followed the same method with ther predecessors and have againe turned the said pursuer out of the possession of his office by a pretended decreet of Deprivatione prepaired pronunced and executed by dispossessing the said pursuer so sumarly as that ther was no means left to prevent the pursuers dispossession by suspensione In so farr as ther being ane extraordinary Councill Called upon the nyntein day of Aprill Last The meeting of that Councill was intimate to all the members and amongst others to the said pursuer who did attend as Clerk according to his duty, Bot so soon as the Councill as mett he understood the busines of the meeting was to Judge upon the two Lybells prepaired against him of which he hade no previous intimatione and ther Lybells being publictly read the said nynteinth day of aprill The said pursuer not being cited to that effect and haveing no advice was surprized and being presently put to make ane answer he Could not obtaine the favor or Justice or a double of his Lybell, But with difficulty gott one dayes delay, and the said pursuer having gone to Edinburgh to advice the matter Confidently beleiveing that the magistrats would not arbitrarly pass over both relevancie and probatione The said William Bell was the very nixt day being the twenty of Aprill deprived and another Imediatly put in3 possession who subscryved the said pursuers act of Diprivation as Clerk by Which sumar procedure the magistrats who hade formerly showen themselves, partiall and unjust towards the said pursuer ther was no way left to advocat before sentance nor suspend after because the sentance was instantly execute and as to the grounds of deprivation the same appears obviously to be frivilous and Lame pretences In so farr as they are only two, First that the said pursuer did not observe the act of parliament Jaj vjc Eighty one wherby minut books of sassins are to be keeped be the toune Clerk and to be quarterly Compared and signed by the magistrats Which pretended crymes can be easily purged In so farr as albeit that part of the act of parliament did take Litle effect in any part of the kingdome and the4 duty enjoyned by it Lyes Cheifly on the magistrats to Call for and signe the books quarterly yet it hapned so weell that the said pursuer did punctually observe the Law whilk it stood and did exactly keep a minute book Which is severall times signed by the magistrats so oft as they called for the same But ther being ane latter act of parliament in the year Jaj vjc Nyntie thrie appointing the ingiver of all sasines to signe the minute book expressing the day and hour of presenting of the same the former act of parliament Jaj vjc Eightie one was therby Innovat and become useless, so that the Calling for a minute book to be signed Conforme to act of parliament Jaj vjc and Eightie one was meerly Captious malicious and unwarrantable, The second Lybell was that the Gildrie haveing a designe to purchase Certaine Lands belonging to the Airs of George Bell and having adjudged the same for payment of Certaine debts the said pursuer Contrar to his trust obtained the said George Bells air infeft in the5 Lands and purchased ane right to the reversion from him in prejudice of the Gildrie, Which point6 is fully alse frivilous and Irrelevant as the former and nowayes proven in so much as it is not instructed that he acquyred right to the forsaid adjudicatione Led at the instance led at the instance7 of the Dean of Gild, and esto he hade established such a right in his persone, yet this can be ground of Malversatione In alse much as the saids Lands belonging to George Bell having once belonged to the said pursuers Gransire Guidsire, and uncle and the present heritor the pursuers Cousin german not being able to redeem the samen The said pursuer thought it very reasonable and kyndly and nowayes prejudiciall to any for him to purchase the reversione of Lands belonging to his forfathers as said is, And the toune Cannot therby be prejudged seing their adjudicatione was redeemable, Whither he hade acquyred right to the reversione or not and he never intended to prejudge the toune of any Soumes that was truely advanced by them And by ane act of the Dean of Gild Court in anno Jaj vjc nyntie two It appears that the toune did never designe that the saids Lands should belong to them Irredeemably But rather that the adjudicatione should secure them of the Soumes they hade advanced In so far as by the express words of the forsaid act, The Gildry hade ane prospect of receiving of ther money The words of the act being That ther adjudicatione was to be Ledd for secureing them in these Lands ay and whill they were sufficiently refounded and payed of all debts and soumes of money principall annualrents and expences Conforme to the Decreet of adjudicatione to be recovered, and of all other Soumes that should be found due to the Gildry by the said deceast George Bell in any maner of way, and the toune Could never expect to obtaine the heritaball right be vertue of the said adjudicatione Led at the instance of ther dean of Gild Seing the lands are of a farr greater value then the soumes therin Contained and how that purchase can be Streatched into the Cryme of breach of Trust or quherin the Gildery can pretend a prejudice if they be payed of their Just debt Is not Conceiveable, yet these two Imaginable crymes are made the pretence of the pursuers deprivatione And seing the emoluments of that office are very mean and inconsiderable and that the said pursuer has now been a thrid time Sumarly dispossest in ane arbitrary maner, And that it does appear the Magistrats have determined alse oft to dispossess as the Law and great expence doeth obtaine a repossessione and to weary out the said pursuer by expenses and damnage exceiding the profit of his place It is therfore most Just and necessary that the Lords of privy Councill who are the most Competent to take off or stopt the effect of such sentances are as execute as speedily as pronunced and pronunced as soon as raised Doe interpose and protect the said pursuer from the effect of such Malicious attempts And Therfore the said pursuer ought and should not only be repossessed but reimbursed of the soume of fyve thousand merks scots money as his damnage first and last and the saids defenders severly punished in ther person and goods to the teror and example of others to Comitt the like in time comeing And Anent the Charge given to the haill forenamed persones defenders To have Compeired before the saids Lords at ane Certaine day now bygone To have answered to the forsaid Complaint and to have heard and seen such order and Course taken theranent as appertaines under the paine of rebellion etc as the principall Lybell or letters of Complaint raised in the said matter with the executiones therof at more length bears, And the said Lybell or Complaint being this day Called in presence of his majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of privy Councill And the pursewer Compearing personally with Sir James Ogilvie Mr Robert Bennet and Mr James Hamilton his advocats And all the defenders Compeiring also personally (except Thomas, Androw, Alexander Mastertoune and James Wauch Councellors) With Sir James Stewart his majesties advocat Mr John Meinzies and Mr Robert Stewart ther advocats The Lybell and answer therto both read and both parties procurators fully heard and the lybell and answers and writtes produced for both parties and the wholl matter being at Length Considered His Majesties high Commissioner and the saids Lords of privy Councill Doe heirby Repone the said William Bell persewar to his said office of Toune Clerk of Linlithgow from Which they find that he was Illegally put away, And Ordaines the magistrats and toune Councill of Linlithgow to enter and repossess the said William Bell to his said office, And Ordaines the said William Bell to find suficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill that he shall make furthcomeing the profitts and emoluments which he shall receive by vertue of his said office after he is repossessed to any persone who shall be found to have best right therto after the point of right shall be discust be the Lords of sessione And Ordaines letters of horning on fiftein dayes and others needfull to be direct heiron informe as effeirs.

Hollyruidhouse Tuesday 4th June 1695

D1695/6/31

Decreet

Decreet2 Bell contra The magistrats of Linlithgow

Anent the Lybell or Complaint Raised before the Lords of his majesties privy Councill at the instance of William Beell toune Clerk of Linlithgow with Concourss of Sir James Stewart his majesties advocat for his majesties intrest in the matter underwryten Making Mention That quher the malicious oppressing of the leidges and the sumar turning them out of the possessione of ther offices Especially when the same is done by magistrats in shew and Collour of Justice Wherby the authoritie that was Lodged in their hands for the support and maintinance of the Just right and possessiones of his majesties Leidges is abused and turned into a mean of oppressione, And when the Samen practise hath been done by reiterat deeds In such a Sumar method as that ther was no way left to obtaine a redress by suspensione or advocatione in the ordinar maner Is a Crime of high nature and severly punishable nevertheless It is of verity That Robert Turnbull provest of Linlithgow Heirome Hunter William Inglis Robert Androw and Robert Heggins baillies their Adam Buckney Dean of Gild ther John Wauch Thesaurer ther Robert Barclay Deacon of the Smiths Alexander Gibb deacon of the Taylors John Balderstaine Deacon of the baxters James Bill deacon of the Cordiners, Thomas Heggins Deacon of the Weavers John Leven Deacon of the Wrights William Peebles Deacon of the Coupers George Whit Deacon of the Fleshers John Fearn John Currie William Niccoll Mr George Inglis Thomas Androw James Johnstone, Alexander Mastertoune John Bairdy James Wauch, James Young William Heggins and Robert Clerk all Councillors in the said burgh of Linlithgow are guilty or airt and pairt of the said Crime In so farr as the pursuers being admitted toune Clerk of Linlithgow dureing life in anno Jaj vjc Eightie two and haveing accordingly possest the same for severall years untill the year Jaj vjc Eightie Seven And them the magistrats for the time did Impetrat a letter from the late King James for turning the said pursuer Sumarly out of his possessione and office But after the revolutione of the Government such streitches being notticed by the claime of ryt The said William Bell persewer was reponed to his former right and possessione notwithstanding the magistrats for that time haveing the same arbitrary inclynatione did by their authoritie most unwarrantably dispossess the said pursuer by a Decreet equally defective in Justice and forme however the said William Bell was Dispossest in such a Summar maner as that he hade no possible mean left him aither to Advocat or suspend, But was necessitate to raise a reductione before the Lords of sessione which did not terminat for ane Considerable time and did occasione great expence of which he obtained no redress but was glad to be reponed by the authoritie of the Lords of sessione, yet the same present magistrats have followed the same method with ther predecessors and have againe turned the said pursuer out of the possession of his office by a pretended decreet of Deprivatione prepaired pronunced and executed by dispossessing the said pursuer so sumarly as that ther was no means left to prevent the pursuers dispossession by suspensione In so farr as ther being ane extraordinary Councill Called upon the nyntein day of Aprill Last The meeting of that Councill was intimate to all the members and amongst others to the said pursuer who did attend as Clerk according to his duty, Bot so soon as the Councill as mett he understood the busines of the meeting was to Judge upon the two Lybells prepaired against him of which he hade no previous intimatione and ther Lybells being publictly read the said nynteinth day of aprill The said pursuer not being cited to that effect and haveing no advice was surprized and being presently put to make ane answer he Could not obtaine the favor or Justice or a double of his Lybell, But with difficulty gott one dayes delay, and the said pursuer having gone to Edinburgh to advice the matter Confidently beleiveing that the magistrats would not arbitrarly pass over both relevancie and probatione The said William Bell was the very nixt day being the twenty of Aprill deprived and another Imediatly put in3 possession who subscryved the said pursuers act of Diprivation as Clerk by Which sumar procedure the magistrats who hade formerly showen themselves, partiall and unjust towards the said pursuer ther was no way left to advocat before sentance nor suspend after because the sentance was instantly execute and as to the grounds of deprivation the same appears obviously to be frivilous and Lame pretences In so farr as they are only two, First that the said pursuer did not observe the act of parliament Jaj vjc Eighty one wherby minut books of sassins are to be keeped be the toune Clerk and to be quarterly Compared and signed by the magistrats Which pretended crymes can be easily purged In so farr as albeit that part of the act of parliament did take Litle effect in any part of the kingdome and the4 duty enjoyned by it Lyes Cheifly on the magistrats to Call for and signe the books quarterly yet it hapned so weell that the said pursuer did punctually observe the Law whilk it stood and did exactly keep a minute book Which is severall times signed by the magistrats so oft as they called for the same But ther being ane latter act of parliament in the year Jaj vjc Nyntie thrie appointing the ingiver of all sasines to signe the minute book expressing the day and hour of presenting of the same the former act of parliament Jaj vjc Eightie one was therby Innovat and become useless, so that the Calling for a minute book to be signed Conforme to act of parliament Jaj vjc and Eightie one was meerly Captious malicious and unwarrantable, The second Lybell was that the Gildrie haveing a designe to purchase Certaine Lands belonging to the Airs of George Bell and having adjudged the same for payment of Certaine debts the said pursuer Contrar to his trust obtained the said George Bells air infeft in the5 Lands and purchased ane right to the reversion from him in prejudice of the Gildrie, Which point6 is fully alse frivilous and Irrelevant as the former and nowayes proven in so much as it is not instructed that he acquyred right to the forsaid adjudicatione Led at the instance led at the instance7 of the Dean of Gild, and esto he hade established such a right in his persone, yet this can be ground of Malversatione In alse much as the saids Lands belonging to George Bell having once belonged to the said pursuers Gransire Guidsire, and uncle and the present heritor the pursuers Cousin german not being able to redeem the samen The said pursuer thought it very reasonable and kyndly and nowayes prejudiciall to any for him to purchase the reversione of Lands belonging to his forfathers as said is, And the toune Cannot therby be prejudged seing their adjudicatione was redeemable, Whither he hade acquyred right to the reversione or not and he never intended to prejudge the toune of any Soumes that was truely advanced by them And by ane act of the Dean of Gild Court in anno Jaj vjc nyntie two It appears that the toune did never designe that the saids Lands should belong to them Irredeemably But rather that the adjudicatione should secure them of the Soumes they hade advanced In so far as by the express words of the forsaid act, The Gildry hade ane prospect of receiving of ther money The words of the act being That ther adjudicatione was to be Ledd for secureing them in these Lands ay and whill they were sufficiently refounded and payed of all debts and soumes of money principall annualrents and expences Conforme to the Decreet of adjudicatione to be recovered, and of all other Soumes that should be found due to the Gildry by the said deceast George Bell in any maner of way, and the toune Could never expect to obtaine the heritaball right be vertue of the said adjudicatione Led at the instance of ther dean of Gild Seing the lands are of a farr greater value then the soumes therin Contained and how that purchase can be Streatched into the Cryme of breach of Trust or quherin the Gildery can pretend a prejudice if they be payed of their Just debt Is not Conceiveable, yet these two Imaginable crymes are made the pretence of the pursuers deprivatione And seing the emoluments of that office are very mean and inconsiderable and that the said pursuer has now been a thrid time Sumarly dispossest in ane arbitrary maner, And that it does appear the Magistrats have determined alse oft to dispossess as the Law and great expence doeth obtaine a repossessione and to weary out the said pursuer by expenses and damnage exceiding the profit of his place It is therfore most Just and necessary that the Lords of privy Councill who are the most Competent to take off or stopt the effect of such sentances are as execute as speedily as pronunced and pronunced as soon as raised Doe interpose and protect the said pursuer from the effect of such Malicious attempts And Therfore the said pursuer ought and should not only be repossessed but reimbursed of the soume of fyve thousand merks scots money as his damnage first and last and the saids defenders severly punished in ther person and goods to the teror and example of others to Comitt the like in time comeing And Anent the Charge given to the haill forenamed persones defenders To have Compeired before the saids Lords at ane Certaine day now bygone To have answered to the forsaid Complaint and to have heard and seen such order and Course taken theranent as appertaines under the paine of rebellion etc as the principall Lybell or letters of Complaint raised in the said matter with the executiones therof at more length bears, And the said Lybell or Complaint being this day Called in presence of his majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of privy Councill And the pursewer Compearing personally with Sir James Ogilvie Mr Robert Bennet and Mr James Hamilton his advocats And all the defenders Compeiring also personally (except Thomas, Androw, Alexander Mastertoune and James Wauch Councellors) With Sir James Stewart his majesties advocat Mr John Meinzies and Mr Robert Stewart ther advocats The Lybell and answer therto both read and both parties procurators fully heard and the lybell and answers and writtes produced for both parties and the wholl matter being at Length Considered His Majesties high Commissioner and the saids Lords of privy Councill Doe heirby Repone the said William Bell persewar to his said office of Toune Clerk of Linlithgow from Which they find that he was Illegally put away, And Ordaines the magistrats and toune Councill of Linlithgow to enter and repossess the said William Bell to his said office, And Ordaines the said William Bell to find suficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill that he shall make furthcomeing the profitts and emoluments which he shall receive by vertue of his said office after he is repossessed to any persone who shall be found to have best right therto after the point of right shall be discust be the Lords of sessione And Ordaines letters of horning on fiftein dayes and others needfull to be direct heiron informe as effeirs.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 246r-249r.

2. Illegible word scored out here.

3. The word ‘his’ scored out here.

4. The word ‘dayly’ scored out here.

5. Illegible word scored out here.

6. Insertion.

7. Sic.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 246r-249r.

2. Illegible word scored out here.

3. The word ‘his’ scored out here.

4. The word ‘dayly’ scored out here.

5. Illegible word scored out here.

6. Insertion.

7. Sic.

Order, 4 June 1695, Edinburgh

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Order

Continuation of the Lybell Against the baillie of the regality of Montross

His Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of privy Councill Having heard and Considered a petition given in to them be James Marques of Montross Craveing that the proces at my Lord Advocats instance against George Maxwell the petitioners baillie of the regality of Montross may be rejected or deleyed In Respect that he is Cited upon too few dayes the letters being dated Saturday the first of this moneth and the day of Compeirance being the fourth day so that the letters Cannot be duely execute till monday the thrid instant They heirby superceid the Calling of the forsaid actione till the Eightein day of June instant And Ordaines both parties to attend that day without the necessity of a new Citatione.

Hollyruidhouse Tuesday 4th June 1695

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Order

Continuation of the Lybell Against the baillie of the regality of Montross

His Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of privy Councill Having heard and Considered a petition given in to them be James Marques of Montross Craveing that the proces at my Lord Advocats instance against George Maxwell the petitioners baillie of the regality of Montross may be rejected or deleyed In Respect that he is Cited upon too few dayes the letters being dated Saturday the first of this moneth and the day of Compeirance being the fourth day so that the letters Cannot be duely execute till monday the thrid instant They heirby superceid the Calling of the forsaid actione till the Eightein day of June instant And Ordaines both parties to attend that day without the necessity of a new Citatione.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 245v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 245v.

Sederunt, 4 June 1695, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

His Majesties Commissioner; Earl of Anandale pres; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Erroll; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintoir; Earl of Brodalbin; Lord Murray; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Raith T:d:; Lord Ross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Polwarth; Mr Johnston Secretary; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Enstruther; Mr Fr: Montgomry; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarony; Laird of Stivenson; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir Thomas Livingston

Hollyruidhouse Tuesday 4th June 16951

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Sederunt

His Majesties Commissioner; Earl of Anandale pres; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Erroll; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintoir; Earl of Brodalbin; Lord Murray; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Raith T:d:; Lord Ross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Polwarth; Mr Johnston Secretary; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Enstruther; Mr Fr: Montgomry; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarony; Laird of Stivenson; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir Thomas Livingston

1. NRS, PC2/25, 245v.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 245v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 245v.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 245v.

Proclamation, 4 June 1695, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamatione offering reward to such as apprehend Inchbrakoe

The proclamatione afterinsert being read approven and signed was ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth Proclamatione for apprehending Patrick Grahame of Inchbraco with promise of Reward William by the Grace of God King of great Brittane France and Ireland defender of the faith To our Lovitts macers of our privy Councill messengers at armes our shirriffs in that part conjunctlly and sevearlly specially Constitut greeting Forasmuch as it is informed That Patrick Grahame younger of Inchbraco hath lately killed John Master of Rollo without any occasione or provocatione; and after the Committing therof hath withdrawn and fled from underlying the Law Therefore we with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill have thought fitt to certifie all our Leidges of this inhumane slaughter And to requyre all magistrats and all our other officers Civill and military with all our other Leidges, to Doe their outmost to apprehend the said Patrick Grahame that He may be brought to condigne punishment Indemnifieing hereby any persone from the hazard of Slaughter or any other act of violence which they may be necessitat to Committ against the said Patrick Grahame or any who shall joyne with him in his resisting to be apprehended and further we doe promise and assure the sum of eighteen hundred merks scots to any persone or persons who shall seiz and apprehend the said Patrick Grahame and delyver him to any of our Magistrats or officers of our Armie to be by them safely keeped in ordor to his Tryall Dischargeing hereby all our Leidges to shelter harbour or any wayes assist or supply the said Patrick Grahame upon their highest perille our will is Herefore and we charge you strictlie and Commands That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and remanent marcat Crosses of the head burghs of the severall shyres within this Kingdome and there in our name and authoritie make publicatione hereof that none may pretend Ignorance and ordaines these presents to be printed and published Given under our signet at Edinburgh the fourth day of June and of our Reigne the seventh year Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years sic subscribitur Annandale P Melvill Queensber Argyle Erroll J Morton Cassillis Linlithgow Lothian Forfar Yester Strathnaver

At Holyrudhouse the fourth day of June Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Proclamation

Proclamatione offering reward to such as apprehend Inchbrakoe

The proclamatione afterinsert being read approven and signed was ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth Proclamatione for apprehending Patrick Grahame of Inchbraco with promise of Reward William by the Grace of God King of great Brittane France and Ireland defender of the faith To our Lovitts macers of our privy Councill messengers at armes our shirriffs in that part conjunctlly and sevearlly specially Constitut greeting Forasmuch as it is informed That Patrick Grahame younger of Inchbraco hath lately killed John Master of Rollo without any occasione or provocatione; and after the Committing therof hath withdrawn and fled from underlying the Law Therefore we with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill have thought fitt to certifie all our Leidges of this inhumane slaughter And to requyre all magistrats and all our other officers Civill and military with all our other Leidges, to Doe their outmost to apprehend the said Patrick Grahame that He may be brought to condigne punishment Indemnifieing hereby any persone from the hazard of Slaughter or any other act of violence which they may be necessitat to Committ against the said Patrick Grahame or any who shall joyne with him in his resisting to be apprehended and further we doe promise and assure the sum of eighteen hundred merks scots to any persone or persons who shall seiz and apprehend the said Patrick Grahame and delyver him to any of our Magistrats or officers of our Armie to be by them safely keeped in ordor to his Tryall Dischargeing hereby all our Leidges to shelter harbour or any wayes assist or supply the said Patrick Grahame upon their highest perille our will is Herefore and we charge you strictlie and Commands That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and remanent marcat Crosses of the head burghs of the severall shyres within this Kingdome and there in our name and authoritie make publicatione hereof that none may pretend Ignorance and ordaines these presents to be printed and published Given under our signet at Edinburgh the fourth day of June and of our Reigne the seventh year Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years sic subscribitur Annandale P Melvill Queensber Argyle Erroll J Morton Cassillis Linlithgow Lothian Forfar Yester Strathnaver

1. NRS, PC1/50, 203-4.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 203-4.

Act, 4 June 1695, Edinburgh

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Act

Act2 taking of the Earle of Aboyns Confynment

His Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of privy Councill Considering That the act of the date the seventeenth day of march last in favors of Mr Robert Fordyce They Have declared That upon nottice of the said Master Fordyce his landing beyond seas They will take of the sentance of confynement pronounced against […] Earle of Abboyne In respect he hes given bond and found the Earle of Strathmore Cautioner to live peaceablie in the tearms following under the penalty after insert and the said Lords having this day read and Considered a translated coppie in English of a principall Certificate in Dutch from the Burgormasters and Judges of the toune of Zirnkzee subscryved by their secretary the principall dated the tuenty first day of may Jaj vjc nynty and fyve new style and the translated coppie dated the tuenty eight day of the said moneth of May and year foresaid They Hereby take of the sentance of Confynement formerly pronounced by them against the said Earle of Aboyne and Declairs him 3 quytt thereof and free therfrom In respect he hes given Bond and found the said Earle of Strathmore Cautioner acted in the books of privy 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 nor contryve any thing in prejudice thereof nor converse or correspond with any Rebells and that He shall appear before the said Lords of Privie Councill when called for under the penalty of ane thousand pound starling money and upon granting this new bond ordaines the former bond to be given up.

At Holyrudhouse the fourth day of June Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Act

Act2 taking of the Earle of Aboyns Confynment

His Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of privy Councill Considering That the act of the date the seventeenth day of march last in favors of Mr Robert Fordyce They Have declared That upon nottice of the said Master Fordyce his landing beyond seas They will take of the sentance of confynement pronounced against […] Earle of Abboyne In respect he hes given bond and found the Earle of Strathmore Cautioner to live peaceablie in the tearms following under the penalty after insert and the said Lords having this day read and Considered a translated coppie in English of a principall Certificate in Dutch from the Burgormasters and Judges of the toune of Zirnkzee subscryved by their secretary the principall dated the tuenty first day of may Jaj vjc nynty and fyve new style and the translated coppie dated the tuenty eight day of the said moneth of May and year foresaid They Hereby take of the sentance of Confynement formerly pronounced by them against the said Earle of Aboyne and Declairs him 3 quytt thereof and free therfrom In respect he hes given Bond and found the said Earle of Strathmore Cautioner acted in the books of privy 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 nor contryve any thing in prejudice thereof nor converse or correspond with any Rebells and that He shall appear before the said Lords of Privie Councill when called for under the penalty of ane thousand pound starling money and upon granting this new bond ordaines the former bond to be given up.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 203.

2. The phrase ‘the Earl’ scored out here.

3. One illegible word scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 203.

2. The phrase ‘the Earl’ scored out here.

3. One illegible word scored out here.

Sederunt, 4 June 1695, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

His Majesties high Commissioner; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Erroll ; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintore; Earl of Breadalbane; Lord Murray; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbatt; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Beilheaven; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Polwarth; Mr Johnstoun Lord Secretary; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hattoune; Lord Enstruther; Mr Fran Montgomery; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir Thomas Livingstoun

At Holyrudhouse the fourth day of June Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years1

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Sederunt

His Majesties high Commissioner; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Erroll ; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintore; Earl of Breadalbane; Lord Murray; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbatt; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Beilheaven; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Polwarth; Mr Johnstoun Lord Secretary; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hattoune; Lord Enstruther; Mr Fran Montgomery; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir Thomas Livingstoun

1. NRS, PC1/50, 202.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 202.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 202.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 202.