D1696/5/3
D1696/5/31
Procedure
A Coppie of the tenor of the bonds taken by order of the Comissioners of Justiciary for the district of Invernes Given in be the Lord Justice clerk at the Councill board and appointed to remaine in the clerks hands This is putt in with the Comittie anent Highland Clanns and the haill kingdome
1. NRS, PC2/26, 179v.
1. NRS, PC2/26, 179v.
D1696/5/2
D1696/5/21
Procedure
The Lord Justice clerk produced the oath of alleadgeance and assureance taken by Mr John Cobb minister at Orkney befor his Lordship And the same was ordained to be putt up amongst the rest which was done accordingly.
1. NRS, PC2/26, 179v.
1. NRS, PC2/26, 179v.
D1696/5/1
D1696/5/12
Sederunt
Lord Chancellor; Earl of Mellvill; Duke of Qweensberry; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Belhaven; Lord Pollwarth; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Anstruther; Mr Fra: Montgomerie; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarronie; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Cessnock; Proveist of Edinburgh
1. NRS, PC2/26, 179r.
2. NRS, PC2/26, 178v-179r.
1. NRS, PC2/26, 179r.
2. NRS, PC2/26, 178v-179r.
A1696/5/11
A1696/5/111
Act
Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By Captain Robert Collinson in Aberdeen Sheuing That about a month agoe the petitioner was Incarcerat uithin the tolbooth of Edinburgh by vertue of ane verball order from the Magistrats of the said burgh upon false and Groundles representations made to them And the petitioner Having applyed to them to Inquyre into the reasone of his Imprisonment They positively denyed that he was their prisoner But remitted him to Major Generall Livingstoune to Consider the same who declynes to Inquyre theranent Unless I made application to the saids Lords of privie Councill And if any pretence may be made of his disaffection to the present Government The Contrair is very uell Knouen And that the petitioner being a man of sixtie years is readuced by this Imprisonment to Sicknes and unable to mantaine himself and Numerous family which is not unknouen to severall of their Lordships Number And therfore Humblie Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petitione bears Which petition being read in presence of the saids Lords They Recommended to a Committie of their oune Number to Call for and examine the petitioner And to report his caice to the Councell And the said Committie Having Called for and examined the petitioner They reported his examination to the Councell And the saids Lords of his majesties privie Councell Having this day againe Considered the forsaid petitione uith a report of the Committie Containing the petitioners examinatione therin They heirby Give order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof In respect before extracting heirof He hath Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of his Majesties privie Councell That he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William And that the shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing In prejudice therof nor shall not Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell when so ever he shall be Called for or requyred to that effect under he penaltie of ane Hundred pounds sterling in caise he shall transgress in anie part of the premisses
1. NRS, PC1/50, 508-9.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 508-9.
A1696/5/10
A1696/5/101
Act
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Give order and warrand to the Magistrats of Glasgow and Keeper of their tolbooth to sett Patrick Bell son to Sir John Bell of Hamiltons ferm at Liberty furth therof And have Confyned and heirby Confyns the said Patrick Bell to the toune of Glasgow In respect he hath Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Councell That he shall keep his said Confynment and not goe uithout the bounds of the same And that he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice therof nor shall not Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell whensoever he shall be Called or requyred to that effect under the penaltie of six thousand merks In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And appoints his former bond to be Given up
1. NRS, PC1/50, 508.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 508.
A1696/5/9
A1696/5/91
Act
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Give order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to sett James Cockburn Goldsmith in Edinburgh att Libertie furth therof In respect He hath Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councell 2 That he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present Government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing In prejudice therof nor Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his majesties privie Councell when Called for under the penaltie of Five hundreth pounds Sterling In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And ordaines his former bond to be given up
1. NRS, PC1/50, 507-8.
2. The phrase ‘at Libertie furth thereof’ scored out here.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 507-8.
2. The phrase ‘at Libertie furth thereof’ scored out here.
A1696/5/8
A1696/5/81
Act
Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By John Byres of Coatts Sheuing That wher the petitioner some tyme agoe was by their Lordships order putt under Cautione to Live peacably and ansuer when called And accordingly did Live quietly and upon the first advertisement Did Come from the north wher he then was staying Being at a Great distance to present himself before ther Lordships wher he was Committed prisoner to the tolbooth of Edinburgh and hes Continoued ther these severall weeks past And seing his Imprisonment at this season of the year is most prejudiciall to his health and most be the Longer the more And a Great disadvantadge to his privat Concernes which doe requyre a Great deall of paines and Care to order them And therfore humbly Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petitione Bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given in to them by the said John Byres of Coatts They heirby Give order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to sett the petitioner at Liberty furth therof In respect He hath Given bond and Found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of his Majesties privie Councell That he shall depairt furth of his Majesties Dominions betuixt and the first day of Agust next to Come And that he shall not returne uithin the same uithout his Majesties or the Councells Licence for that effect And that in the mean tyme untill he shall be transported out of the Kingdoms He shall Live peacably under and with all submission to the present Government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult or Contrive any thing in prejudice therof nor shall not Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councell whensoever the penaltie of Three hundreth pounds sterling In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And ordaines his former bond to be Given up
1. NRS, PC1/50, 506-7.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 506-7.
A1696/5/7
A1696/5/71
Act
Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councell by Sir William Sharp of Scottscraig Sheuing That the petitioner Being Committed closs prisoner to the tolbooth of Edinburgh and afteruards to the Castle And having Continoued under these Circumstances to this houre Being debarred from any Communicatione uith his wyfe or his other freinds these ten weeks past (except one or tuo dayes that he had the benefite of open prisone granted at that tyme to all his fellow prisoners) To the Great prejudice of his affairs and Impairing of his health His very Lauyers and phisitians being denyed access to him And now the term being at hand Against which tyme He hath considerable soumes of money to pay to his Creditors and transactions to make which is not possible to Get done uithout he be alloued Libertie to goe about his affairs And to Converss with such Creditors Lauyers and others with whom He hath necessarly to Doe And the petitioner being willing to find baile to Ansuer when Called He does presume to apply to their Lordships for their Liberty to the ends aforsaid And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underuryten as the said petition bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petition given in to them by the said Sir William Sharp They heirby Recomend to the Earle of Leven Governor of the Castle of Edinburgh, and in his absence Gives order and warrand to the next Commanding officer ther To sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof In respect before extracting heirof He hath Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of his Majesties privie Councell That he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present Government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive anythign in prejudice therof nor shall not Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie whensoever he shall be Called for or requyred to that effect under the penaltie of Tuo Hundreth pounds starling In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses And ordaines the petitioners former bond to be Given up
1. NRS, PC1/50, 505-6.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 505-6.
A1696/5/6
A1696/5/61
Act
Anent the petition given In to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By Sir John Murray of Drumcairne Sheuing That the petitioner was formerly under baile To ansuer when called And therafter made prisoner for severall months and then Confyned and upon the first of June Last He was againe Committed to the Castle of Edinburgh wher he hes remained ever since To the Great prejudice of his health and extream hurt and damnage of his privat affairs But what most afflicts him is the Condition of his only son a Boy of thretteen years of age who though otherwayes appears abundantly Lively and of a manly spirit and very docile yet Cannot speak Though he demonstrats that he hears very small sounds and noises and that the fault is not in the tongue yet articulat voices does not reach him And remedies heir having been used but still uneffectuall And the petitioner being Informed from very good hands that ther is att Oxfoord one Doctor Wallace who was Clerk to the Assembly at Westminster being now Eightie years of age and is presently professor of Geometry at Oxfoord who hes made severall persons speak who heard none only by bringing them to observe the sundrie openings of his mouth when he pronunced the is different Letters and hes been very successfull in making these who Cannot speak wryte their thoughts fullie and perfectly as he Did this Last year to ane English heir And the petitioner being very anxious to try his sone at Oxfoord uith the said Doctor Wallace and that he must necessarly attend him not only to see the Cure effectual but to Interpret the boy and obleidge him to yeild to what the Doctor shall order which none else can doe And now because the petitioners present Imprisonment This so Christian and fatherly duety Cannot be performed uithout their Lordships Grant warrand for that effect And the petitioner Having aluayes Lived peacably and quietly uith all submission to the present Government under his Majestie King William And is Content upon his being sett at Libertie and alloued to goe to Oxfoord To the effect above narraited To find sufficient Caution not only to Live peacably in tyme coming but to ansuer when Called And Therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships out of pity to the poor boy and the petitioners Circumstances To take the premisses to their serious Consideratione And to Grant warrand for setting the petitioner at freedome and Libertie And to allow him to goe uith his son to Oxfoord to the effect abovementioned as the said petitione Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given in to them by the said Sir John Murray of Drumcairn They heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Governor of the Castle of Edinburgh and In his absence Gives order and warrand to the nixt Commanding office ther To sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof And heirby Confynes the petitioner to the toune of Edinburgh and tuo myles about the same In respect He hath Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councell That Immediatly after his Liberatione he shall repair to the place of his Confynment and shall remaine Confyned therat and not goe uithout the bounds of the same And that he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present Government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice therof nor shall not Converss or correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords when Called for under the penaltie of five hundreth pounds Sterling In caise He shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses
1. NRS, PC1/50, 503-5.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 503-5.
A1696/5/5
A1696/5/51
Act
Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Councell by Sir William Bruce of Kinross Sheuing That in February Last the King was Graciously pleased By a Letter direct to their Lordships to take off the Confynment The petitioner had Lyen under for some tyme And that in a few dayes therafter upon the first noise of the Intended Invasion from France The petitioner among severall others who are since sett at Liberty was taken up and made closs prisoner in the Castle of Edinburgh under which Restraint he hes Lyen ever since which hes very sensiblie prejudged him both in his health and affairs And therfore Humbly Craving their Lordships to Consider the petitioners Caice and restore him to his Libertie in the tearms of his Majesties Letter as the said petition Bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given in to them by Sir William Bruce of Kinross They heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Governor of the Castle of Edinburgh And in his absence Gives order and warrand to the nixt Commanding officer ther To sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof And Have Confyned and heirby Confynes the said Sir William Bruce to his house of Kinross and tuo Mylls about the same In respect before extracting heirof He hath given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of his Majesties privie Councell That betuixt and the tuelfth day of May Instant he shall repair to the place of his Confynment and shall remaine Confyned therat and not goe uithout the bounds of the same And that he shall Live peacably under and uith all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contrive any thing in prejudice therof nor shall nor Contrive any thing in prejudice therof nor shall not Converss or Corespond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell whensoever he shall be Called for or requyred to that effect under the penaltie of Five hundreth pounds sterling In caise he shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses and ordaines his former bond to be Given up
1. NRS, PC1/50, 502-3.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 502-3.