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Procedure: committee formed, 6 April 1693, Edinburgh

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Procedure: committee formed

Comittie Some of the Collodge of Justice to meet with the magistrats of Edinburgh in order to Stenting for the poor

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered a memoriall given in to them be the Magistrats of Edinburgh anent the begers within that city mentioning that the proclamation of Councill anent beggers appoints the half of the Stent for the poor to be Imposed on the heritors the other half on the inhabitants who are not heritors quhich is presumed to be Calculat for Landward paroches wher ordinarly heritors resid But in Edinburgh many of the heritors Live in Countrey places and no doubt contribut to th epoor ther And the wholl burdein of the poor did ever Lye on the Charity of the inhabitants qua totes, And if it were otherwayes it would be very heavie on toune heritors and the warrand to stent or to fine these who refuse or delay to contribut is not so very clear to warrant executione Togither with the report of a Comittie of their oun number to whom it was Remitted to Consider the above memoriall They heirby Nominat and appoint the Lords Newbyth and Fountonhall and Phesdo or any two of them of session And Appoints Sir Robert Colt dean of Faculty to Nominat two advocats and Mr James Elphingstoun and Henry Douglas keepers of the Signet to nominat two writters to the signet to meet with the magistrates of Edinburgh In presence of the Earl of Linlithgow Lord Tarbat Lord Cardross Lord Advocat Lord Justice Clerk and the Laird of Blackbarony and Stivenson the Comittie formerly apointed in this affair or any thrie of them And act therin to concert measures for the Colledge of justice their bearing burdin with the other inhabitants of Edinburgh towards the mantanieing the poor within the toune

Edinburgh the Sixth day Aprill Jaj vjc Nyntie thrie years

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Procedure: committee formed

Comittie Some of the Collodge of Justice to meet with the magistrats of Edinburgh in order to Stenting for the poor

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered a memoriall given in to them be the Magistrats of Edinburgh anent the begers within that city mentioning that the proclamation of Councill anent beggers appoints the half of the Stent for the poor to be Imposed on the heritors the other half on the inhabitants who are not heritors quhich is presumed to be Calculat for Landward paroches wher ordinarly heritors resid But in Edinburgh many of the heritors Live in Countrey places and no doubt contribut to th epoor ther And the wholl burdein of the poor did ever Lye on the Charity of the inhabitants qua totes, And if it were otherwayes it would be very heavie on toune heritors and the warrand to stent or to fine these who refuse or delay to contribut is not so very clear to warrant executione Togither with the report of a Comittie of their oun number to whom it was Remitted to Consider the above memoriall They heirby Nominat and appoint the Lords Newbyth and Fountonhall and Phesdo or any two of them of session And Appoints Sir Robert Colt dean of Faculty to Nominat two advocats and Mr James Elphingstoun and Henry Douglas keepers of the Signet to nominat two writters to the signet to meet with the magistrates of Edinburgh In presence of the Earl of Linlithgow Lord Tarbat Lord Cardross Lord Advocat Lord Justice Clerk and the Laird of Blackbarony and Stivenson the Comittie formerly apointed in this affair or any thrie of them And act therin to concert measures for the Colledge of justice their bearing burdin with the other inhabitants of Edinburgh towards the mantanieing the poor within the toune

1. NRS, PC2/24, 210v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 210v.

Act, 6 April 1693, Edinburgh

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Act Sinclar of Dunbeath

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be John Sinclar of Dumbeath Shewing That the petitioner not being present at Dumbeath the time of his fathers death his Chartor Chist was by some freinds then present sealled and the keyes put in the Custody of William Sinclar his brother (who as the petitioner is informed) has since broken the sealls and opened the Chartor chist Taken out and Imbazled severall of the writtes To the petitioners great Lesion and prejudice And notwithstanding that the petitioner has necessarie use for severall of the writtes that is in the said Chartor Chist and particularly of ane appryssing led at his fathers instance against the estate belonging to Sinclar of May wherof ther is ane action of severall presently depending yet the said William Refuses to give out the Saids writtes except the petitioner will receive the Chartor Chist in the condition it now is in without inventar haveing abstracted the Inventar made by his father And which was in the Chartor Chist when the same was sealled and the keyes Delivered to him, And Therefore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to nominat any persone they should think fitt to goe to the house of Dunbeath wher the Charter Chist is and to make ane inventar of the wreatts that are now in it, To the effect that the same being Compaired with the inventar which was left in the Chartor chist by their father It might appear what writtes are Imbazled and taken away by the said William and to make inquyrie by whom any of the writtes are abstracted and that the keyes of the Chartor Chist may be delivered to the petitioner that he may have the use of oun writts for the prosecuteing his Just intrest according to Law as the Petition bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above John Sinclar They heirby give order and warrand to the shirreff depute and the Commissary of Caithnes to goe to the house of Dumbeath wher the above Chartor Chist is, And to take inspection and make inventar of the writtes that are now in it And give out to the petitioner such of these writtes as he shall have use for in any proces at his instance or against him upon the petitioners recept Oblidging him to make them furthcomeing to all persones as accords in law And therafter to cause lock the said Chartor Chist and put their seealls theron and keep the keyes therof in any of their hands to be made furthcomeing as accords of the Law.

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Act Sinclar of Dunbeath

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be John Sinclar of Dumbeath Shewing That the petitioner not being present at Dumbeath the time of his fathers death his Chartor Chist was by some freinds then present sealled and the keyes put in the Custody of William Sinclar his brother (who as the petitioner is informed) has since broken the sealls and opened the Chartor chist Taken out and Imbazled severall of the writtes To the petitioners great Lesion and prejudice And notwithstanding that the petitioner has necessarie use for severall of the writtes that is in the said Chartor Chist and particularly of ane appryssing led at his fathers instance against the estate belonging to Sinclar of May wherof ther is ane action of severall presently depending yet the said William Refuses to give out the Saids writtes except the petitioner will receive the Chartor Chist in the condition it now is in without inventar haveing abstracted the Inventar made by his father And which was in the Chartor Chist when the same was sealled and the keyes Delivered to him, And Therefore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to nominat any persone they should think fitt to goe to the house of Dunbeath wher the Charter Chist is and to make ane inventar of the wreatts that are now in it, To the effect that the same being Compaired with the inventar which was left in the Chartor chist by their father It might appear what writtes are Imbazled and taken away by the said William and to make inquyrie by whom any of the writtes are abstracted and that the keyes of the Chartor Chist may be delivered to the petitioner that he may have the use of oun writts for the prosecuteing his Just intrest according to Law as the Petition bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above John Sinclar They heirby give order and warrand to the shirreff depute and the Commissary of Caithnes to goe to the house of Dumbeath wher the above Chartor Chist is, And to take inspection and make inventar of the writtes that are now in it And give out to the petitioner such of these writtes as he shall have use for in any proces at his instance or against him upon the petitioners recept Oblidging him to make them furthcomeing to all persones as accords in law And therafter to cause lock the said Chartor Chist and put their seealls theron and keep the keyes therof in any of their hands to be made furthcomeing as accords of the Law.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 210r-210v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 210r-210v.

Sederunt, 6 April 1693, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Brodalbin; Viscount Tarbatt; Lord Cardross; Lord Carmichell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fountonhall; Laird of Grant; Sir Thomas Livingston

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Brodalbin; Viscount Tarbatt; Lord Cardross; Lord Carmichell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fountonhall; Laird of Grant; Sir Thomas Livingston

1. NRS, PC2/24, 209v.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 209v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 209v.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 209v.

Acts, 6 April 1693, Edinburgh

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Act suspending the Circuit courts for this year

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having heard the Representatione of the Lord2 Justice clerk In name and att the desyre of the Lord Justice Generall and remanent Lords of Justiciary That by the fifth article of the sixteenth Act of the third session of the second parliament of King Charles the second Concerning the Justice Court It is expressly appointed that once in the year in the months of Apryle or May Circuit Courts be keeped in the way and manner expressed in the said Act And the said Lord Justice Clark Having desyred to know and receave the Councells ordors theranent The said Lords of privie Councell In respect that the present Circumstances and exigencies of affairs Doe not requyre Circuits for this year at the tyme forsaids Doe heirby suspend and discharge the saids Lords of Justiciary their going in Circuits at this tyme and exoners them of what by the said Act of parliament they are appoynted to doe for this year

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Act suspending the Circuit courts for this year

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having heard the Representatione of the Lord2 Justice clerk In name and att the desyre of the Lord Justice Generall and remanent Lords of Justiciary That by the fifth article of the sixteenth Act of the third session of the second parliament of King Charles the second Concerning the Justice Court It is expressly appointed that once in the year in the months of Apryle or May Circuit Courts be keeped in the way and manner expressed in the said Act And the said Lord Justice Clark Having desyred to know and receave the Councells ordors theranent The said Lords of privie Councell In respect that the present Circumstances and exigencies of affairs Doe not requyre Circuits for this year at the tyme forsaids Doe heirby suspend and discharge the saids Lords of Justiciary their going in Circuits at this tyme and exoners them of what by the said Act of parliament they are appoynted to doe for this year

1. NRS, PC1/49, 9.

2. The word ‘Advocat’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 9.

2. The word ‘Advocat’ scored out here.

Warrant, 6 April 1693, Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrand For transporting John Robertsone From Haddingtoun to Edinburgh

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Doe heirby Give ordor and warrand to the magistrats of Haddingtoune to cause transport from their tolbooth under a sure Guaird to Edinburgh the persone of John Robertsone Imprisoned in the tolbooth of Haddingtoune for Calling his Majestie King William a bastard and son of a whoor and drinking the late King James his health And Delyver him to the magistrats of Edinburgh whom they appoynte to Committ and detaine him prisoner in their tolbooth till farder ordor of Councell

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Warrant

Warrand For transporting John Robertsone From Haddingtoun to Edinburgh

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Doe heirby Give ordor and warrand to the magistrats of Haddingtoune to cause transport from their tolbooth under a sure Guaird to Edinburgh the persone of John Robertsone Imprisoned in the tolbooth of Haddingtoune for Calling his Majestie King William a bastard and son of a whoor and drinking the late King James his health And Delyver him to the magistrats of Edinburgh whom they appoynte to Committ and detaine him prisoner in their tolbooth till farder ordor of Councell

1. NRS, PC1/49, 8-9.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 8-9.

Sederunt, 6 April 1693, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Breadalbane; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Cardross; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clark; Lord Funtainhall; Laird of Grant; Sir Thomas Livingstoun

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Breadalbane; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Cardross; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clark; Lord Funtainhall; Laird of Grant; Sir Thomas Livingstoun

1. NRS, PC1/49, 8.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 8.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 8.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 8.