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Order, 5 January 1697, Edinburgh

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Order Anent Williamson Shirreff Clerk of Perth

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Being Informed that John Williamsone Shireff Clerk of Perth hath aither negligently Lossed or Wilfullie keeps up the books and Generall Cast of the shire of Perth anent their militias so that they Cannot gett the present militia proportioned and established They heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat to Call for the said John Williamsone And ordaines the shirreff depute of Perth to Cause transport the said John from Shirreff to Shirreff untill he Come to the toune of Edinburgh And delyver him to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and appointes them and the Keeper of their tolbooth to receave and detaine him prisoner therin till furder order of Councill And the saids Lords doe heirby authorize and Give warrand and order to Mr James Craigie younger of Dumbairnie and Alexander Blair of Corbs to take Inspection of the said John Williamson his papers And appointes them to take into their oun Custody all publick papers records of the Shire of Perth which they shall find in the said John Williamsons keeping and may Come in the publick service of the Shire To be made furthcoming for the use of the Shire as accords.

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Order

Order Anent Williamson Shirreff Clerk of Perth

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Being Informed that John Williamsone Shireff Clerk of Perth hath aither negligently Lossed or Wilfullie keeps up the books and Generall Cast of the shire of Perth anent their militias so that they Cannot gett the present militia proportioned and established They heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat to Call for the said John Williamsone And ordaines the shirreff depute of Perth to Cause transport the said John from Shirreff to Shirreff untill he Come to the toune of Edinburgh And delyver him to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and appointes them and the Keeper of their tolbooth to receave and detaine him prisoner therin till furder order of Councill And the saids Lords doe heirby authorize and Give warrand and order to Mr James Craigie younger of Dumbairnie and Alexander Blair of Corbs to take Inspection of the said John Williamson his papers And appointes them to take into their oun Custody all publick papers records of the Shire of Perth which they shall find in the said John Williamsons keeping and may Come in the publick service of the Shire To be made furthcoming for the use of the Shire as accords.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 85.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 85.

Acts, 5 January 1697, Edinburgh

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Act

Act Changing the sentence of Death against Thomas Weir

The Lord Justice Clerk and the Commissioners of his Majesties Justiciary Represented to the Councill that one Thomas Weir and another with him who is since dead were sentenced to death for robbing and breaking of houses And that they think the persone yet alyve has been Led asyde by Ill Company And therfore desyred that the Councill would Change his Sentence from death to banishment and send him abroad for a souldier And Give him to some persone who will maintaine him till he goe abroad The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Change the sentence of death pronounced by the saids Lords Commissioners of Justiciary against the said Thomas Weir from death to Banishment And banishes the said Thomas Weir out of his Majesties dominions And appointes him to Inact himself in the books of privy Counsell that he shall never return uithin his Majesties dominions After he departs furth of the samen And the saids Lords doe heirby Give order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to delyver the said Thomas Weir after he has Inacted himself as said is to Captain […] Home of Manderstoun to be sent abroad by him as a souldier In his Majesties Service in Flanders The said Captain aluayes maintaining and subsisting the said Thomas Weir untill he be transported furth of this Kingdome Sic Subscribitur Poluarth councelar Argyll Mortoun Leven Forfar James Steuart Adam Cockburn W Hamilton Andrew Muire.

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Act

Act Changing the sentence of Death against Thomas Weir

The Lord Justice Clerk and the Commissioners of his Majesties Justiciary Represented to the Councill that one Thomas Weir and another with him who is since dead were sentenced to death for robbing and breaking of houses And that they think the persone yet alyve has been Led asyde by Ill Company And therfore desyred that the Councill would Change his Sentence from death to banishment and send him abroad for a souldier And Give him to some persone who will maintaine him till he goe abroad The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Change the sentence of death pronounced by the saids Lords Commissioners of Justiciary against the said Thomas Weir from death to Banishment And banishes the said Thomas Weir out of his Majesties dominions And appointes him to Inact himself in the books of privy Counsell that he shall never return uithin his Majesties dominions After he departs furth of the samen And the saids Lords doe heirby Give order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to delyver the said Thomas Weir after he has Inacted himself as said is to Captain […] Home of Manderstoun to be sent abroad by him as a souldier In his Majesties Service in Flanders The said Captain aluayes maintaining and subsisting the said Thomas Weir untill he be transported furth of this Kingdome Sic Subscribitur Poluarth councelar Argyll Mortoun Leven Forfar James Steuart Adam Cockburn W Hamilton Andrew Muire.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 84-5.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 84-5.

Act, 5 January 1697, Edinburgh

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Act anent deficients of the Levy 1695

The Act underwryten being read was votted approven and signed The same was printed and the Sollicitor appointed to transmitt Coppies to the severall shires wherof the tenor folloues
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Considering that severall of the shires within this Kingdome have not furnished their proportions of the Levy appointed by the Act of parliament Jaj vic nyntie five have therfore appointed And doe heirby Give order and appoint the Shirreffs of the Shire deficient as said is and as they shall be advertised by Sir Patrick Home his Majesties sollicitor by transmitting to them ane extract of this Act uith the particular Number of their deficient men theirto Subjoyned Conveen the Commissioners of Supplie uith the same And signifie to them that it is their Lordships peremptory Command that they take ane effectuall course For furnishing and putting out their respective numbers of men wanting uith all dilligence And that tho it may happen that in some of these Shires different methods have been taken from these prescribed by the said Act of parliament yet they must still make good their Number And if in the method of the said Act Lotts have been drawen for persones out of the Kingdome which ought not to have been done These Lyable in the respective Shires wher the same was done might Supplie them if not returned And the saids Commissioners are to delyver their deficient men to the officers appointed to receave them at the head burgh of their Shire upon the respective dayes following (Viz) For the Shires on this Syde of Tay the Tuenty fifth of January instant And for the Shires be north Tay the tenth day of February therafter And farder the said shirreff and Commissioners are to Certifie such as are lyable to putt out the said deficient men within their bounds That if they failze to doe the Same The Lords of Councill will decerne them to pay the somme of tuo hundredth merks for each man deficient to the saids officers that should have receaved them And that letters upon a simple charge of six dayes att the instance of his Majesties shall be direct against them for that effect And the shirreff and Commissioners of Supplie In all shires are hereby appointed to Inquire dilligently anent all defectives and whither any of their Men putt furth by them be returned and resett within their bounds And for Encouragement of such as shall apprehend these deserters to be brought up uith the saids deficients att the forsaid day and place The Shirreffs are to Give advertisement that the officers will be Carefull to pay them Liberally As Lykewise they are to Certifie on the other hand that all guilty of resett shall be prosecute for the paying of the hundred pounds and other paines Contained in the proclamation of Councill against resetters of the date the fourth of Apryle Jaj vic nyntie four years uith all rigour And the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill doe heirby require and Command the forsaids Shirreffs to Give ane particular and exact account of their dilligence in the premisses to the Clerks of Councill betuixt and the tuenty fifth day of February nixt to Come That further Course may be taken therin as their Lordships shall Judge needfull for his Majesties service Certifying the saids shirreffs that if they failzie in the premisses aither as to due returns or exact dilligence They shall be Called and Conveened befor the privie Councill to be punished according to their demerit And ordaines these presents to be printed And to be transmitted be the sollicitor to the severall shires sic subscribitur.

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Act

Act anent deficients of the Levy 1695

The Act underwryten being read was votted approven and signed The same was printed and the Sollicitor appointed to transmitt Coppies to the severall shires wherof the tenor folloues
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Considering that severall of the shires within this Kingdome have not furnished their proportions of the Levy appointed by the Act of parliament Jaj vic nyntie five have therfore appointed And doe heirby Give order and appoint the Shirreffs of the Shire deficient as said is and as they shall be advertised by Sir Patrick Home his Majesties sollicitor by transmitting to them ane extract of this Act uith the particular Number of their deficient men theirto Subjoyned Conveen the Commissioners of Supplie uith the same And signifie to them that it is their Lordships peremptory Command that they take ane effectuall course For furnishing and putting out their respective numbers of men wanting uith all dilligence And that tho it may happen that in some of these Shires different methods have been taken from these prescribed by the said Act of parliament yet they must still make good their Number And if in the method of the said Act Lotts have been drawen for persones out of the Kingdome which ought not to have been done These Lyable in the respective Shires wher the same was done might Supplie them if not returned And the saids Commissioners are to delyver their deficient men to the officers appointed to receave them at the head burgh of their Shire upon the respective dayes following (Viz) For the Shires on this Syde of Tay the Tuenty fifth of January instant And for the Shires be north Tay the tenth day of February therafter And farder the said shirreff and Commissioners are to Certifie such as are lyable to putt out the said deficient men within their bounds That if they failze to doe the Same The Lords of Councill will decerne them to pay the somme of tuo hundredth merks for each man deficient to the saids officers that should have receaved them And that letters upon a simple charge of six dayes att the instance of his Majesties shall be direct against them for that effect And the shirreff and Commissioners of Supplie In all shires are hereby appointed to Inquire dilligently anent all defectives and whither any of their Men putt furth by them be returned and resett within their bounds And for Encouragement of such as shall apprehend these deserters to be brought up uith the saids deficients att the forsaid day and place The Shirreffs are to Give advertisement that the officers will be Carefull to pay them Liberally As Lykewise they are to Certifie on the other hand that all guilty of resett shall be prosecute for the paying of the hundred pounds and other paines Contained in the proclamation of Councill against resetters of the date the fourth of Apryle Jaj vic nyntie four years uith all rigour And the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill doe heirby require and Command the forsaids Shirreffs to Give ane particular and exact account of their dilligence in the premisses to the Clerks of Councill betuixt and the tuenty fifth day of February nixt to Come That further Course may be taken therin as their Lordships shall Judge needfull for his Majesties service Certifying the saids shirreffs that if they failzie in the premisses aither as to due returns or exact dilligence They shall be Called and Conveened befor the privie Councill to be punished according to their demerit And ordaines these presents to be printed And to be transmitted be the sollicitor to the severall shires sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 83-4.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 83-4.

Sederunt, 5 January 1697, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Funtainhall; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Stevenson; Laird of Cessnock; Laird of Balhousie; Provost of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Funtainhall; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Stevenson; Laird of Cessnock; Laird of Balhousie; Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/51, 83.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 83.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 83.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 83.