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Order, 6 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Recomendation to the thesaurie Morisone of Prestongrange

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing heard a Petitione given in to them be […] Morisone of Prestongrange They Recommended to the Lords Commissioners of their Majesties thesaurie to make inquyrie how the Charges expended in Levieing of the rest of the seamen Levied at the time the above four seamen were Levied was defrayed and satisfied and out of what fond and for that effect to speak with Sir Patrick Murray who was their majesties Cashkeeper at that time, and to make their report to the Councill against this day eight days.

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Order

Recomendation to the thesaurie Morisone of Prestongrange

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing heard a Petitione given in to them be […] Morisone of Prestongrange They Recommended to the Lords Commissioners of their Majesties thesaurie to make inquyrie how the Charges expended in Levieing of the rest of the seamen Levied at the time the above four seamen were Levied was defrayed and satisfied and out of what fond and for that effect to speak with Sir Patrick Murray who was their majesties Cashkeeper at that time, and to make their report to the Councill against this day eight days.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 75v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 75v.

Act, 6 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Act The Moderator of the presbytrie of Stirling and Dumblaine contra Mrs James Winziett2

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Act The Moderator of the presbytrie of Stirling and Dumblaine contra Mrs James Winziett2

1. NRS, PC2/25, 75r.

2. Blank entry. All of f.75r and half of f.75v are blank.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 75r.

2. Blank entry. All of f.75r and half of f.75v are blank.

Procedure, 6 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Remitt James Buchanan

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be James Buchanan wright and burges of Edinburgh and Robert Logan Shewing That the petitioner haveing about thrie years agoe procured himself admitted wright and free man burges and gild of Edinburgh he hath continued in the dayly exercise of this trade within the toune without desyreing the incorporatione of St Maries Chapell to concurr with him in Contracting with and booking of ane prentice Conforme to the undoubted priviledge of every free-man of the said incorporatione till of late he haveing agreed with one Robert Logan to be his apprentice and haveing requyred the Clerk Conforme to ane instrument to draw the indentarys betwixt them in the ordinary forme to be subscryved by the present Deacons as the constant Customes and ordors of ther incorporatione requyrs he refused being Discharged by the Deacon, So that the petitioner by reasone of ane unjust and groundless Grudge and peik conceaved against him by the present Deacon is denyed the benefite of that priviledge which is unquestionably Competent to the most inconsiderable freeman of the forsaid incorporatione, notwithstanding wherof the petitioner did with that dutie and patience which becometh attend upon severall Meetings of the said Chapell and Requyred ther Concurrance to the subscryveing of the forsaid indentures, Or otherwayes that they would make Some reasonable Objectione to the petitioners Demand to the effect that they might answer the same to the satisfactione of the wholl Chapell But this likewayes being at severall 2 times refused the petitioners were necessitat to protest against the Deacons3 Chapell for the loss they sustained throw the want of the Comon benefit and priviledge of the Chapell and took the instrument therwith produced in the hands of the Clerk to the Chappell for instructing of what is above represented But knowing and being sencible of the vast prejudice which both the petitioners would Certainely sustaine by the delay of subscribing of the forsaids indenters in the Comon forme they doe with all humulitie and Submissione apply to the saids Lords for remeed of the prejudice and Loss which they are now threatned with humbly desyreing that the Saids Lords would be pleased by ther deliverance therupon to order the 4 present Deacons of St Maryes Chapell to concurrance with the petitioners in subscryveing the forsaid indentures in the Comon forme of the Chappell Or otherwayes to appoint any of ther number to Call the saids Deacons to appear before them by whose oathes the petitioners are willing to prove the truth of every Circumstance above represented As the petitione bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in them be the above James Buchanan, and answers made therto be the incorporatione of Maryes Chappell They heirby Remitt both the petitione and answers to the magistrats of Edinburgh and toune Councill therof to be Considered and determined in by them as they shall find Just.

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Remitt James Buchanan

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be James Buchanan wright and burges of Edinburgh and Robert Logan Shewing That the petitioner haveing about thrie years agoe procured himself admitted wright and free man burges and gild of Edinburgh he hath continued in the dayly exercise of this trade within the toune without desyreing the incorporatione of St Maries Chapell to concurr with him in Contracting with and booking of ane prentice Conforme to the undoubted priviledge of every free-man of the said incorporatione till of late he haveing agreed with one Robert Logan to be his apprentice and haveing requyred the Clerk Conforme to ane instrument to draw the indentarys betwixt them in the ordinary forme to be subscryved by the present Deacons as the constant Customes and ordors of ther incorporatione requyrs he refused being Discharged by the Deacon, So that the petitioner by reasone of ane unjust and groundless Grudge and peik conceaved against him by the present Deacon is denyed the benefite of that priviledge which is unquestionably Competent to the most inconsiderable freeman of the forsaid incorporatione, notwithstanding wherof the petitioner did with that dutie and patience which becometh attend upon severall Meetings of the said Chapell and Requyred ther Concurrance to the subscryveing of the forsaid indentures, Or otherwayes that they would make Some reasonable Objectione to the petitioners Demand to the effect that they might answer the same to the satisfactione of the wholl Chapell But this likewayes being at severall 2 times refused the petitioners were necessitat to protest against the Deacons3 Chapell for the loss they sustained throw the want of the Comon benefit and priviledge of the Chapell and took the instrument therwith produced in the hands of the Clerk to the Chappell for instructing of what is above represented But knowing and being sencible of the vast prejudice which both the petitioners would Certainely sustaine by the delay of subscribing of the forsaids indenters in the Comon forme they doe with all humulitie and Submissione apply to the saids Lords for remeed of the prejudice and Loss which they are now threatned with humbly desyreing that the Saids Lords would be pleased by ther deliverance therupon to order the 4 present Deacons of St Maryes Chapell to concurrance with the petitioners in subscryveing the forsaid indentures in the Comon forme of the Chappell Or otherwayes to appoint any of ther number to Call the saids Deacons to appear before them by whose oathes the petitioners are willing to prove the truth of every Circumstance above represented As the petitione bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in them be the above James Buchanan, and answers made therto be the incorporatione of Maryes Chappell They heirby Remitt both the petitione and answers to the magistrats of Edinburgh and toune Councill therof to be Considered and determined in by them as they shall find Just.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 74r-74v.

2. The word ‘Meettings’ scored out here.

3. The letter ‘s’ is an insertion, corrected from a scored-out ‘e’.

4. The word ‘president’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 74r-74v.

2. The word ‘Meettings’ scored out here.

3. The letter ‘s’ is an insertion, corrected from a scored-out ‘e’.

4. The word ‘president’ scored out here.

Sederunt, 6 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Lord Chancelor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Brodalbine; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Yester; Lord Ross; Lord Advocat; Laird of Stivensone; Laird of Leyes; Sir John Hall

Edinburgh the sixth november Jaj vjc nyntie four years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Brodalbine; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Yester; Lord Ross; Lord Advocat; Laird of Stivensone; Laird of Leyes; Sir John Hall

1. NRS, PC2/25, 73v.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 73v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 73v.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 73v.

Procedure: committee formed, 6 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Procedure: committee formed

Comittee anent Noble men finding Cautione before the Comissioners for the peace of the Highlands

A letter from the Commissioners of justitiarie To the Lord High Chancellor and the Councill Representing that the noblemen of the Western district refuiseth to give bond to these Commissioners for the peace albeit The noblemen in the northern districts have done the same read and recomended To the Earl of Forfar The Viscount of Tarbat, The Lord Advocat and Sir Thomas Burnet of Leyes To consider the Registers of Councill and the new and old Commissiones of Justitiarie within the Highlands and the acts of parliament anent the same and to report their oppinione in this matter to the Councill and Recomends to the Comittee to meet the morrow at twelve in the forenoone and appoynts the Lord Aberuquhill who as President of the meeting of the said Commissioners subscryve the said Letters To be acquainted when the Committee shall meet that He may be present at their meeting

At Edinburgh tuesday 6th November 1694

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Procedure: committee formed

Comittee anent Noble men finding Cautione before the Comissioners for the peace of the Highlands

A letter from the Commissioners of justitiarie To the Lord High Chancellor and the Councill Representing that the noblemen of the Western district refuiseth to give bond to these Commissioners for the peace albeit The noblemen in the northern districts have done the same read and recomended To the Earl of Forfar The Viscount of Tarbat, The Lord Advocat and Sir Thomas Burnet of Leyes To consider the Registers of Councill and the new and old Commissiones of Justitiarie within the Highlands and the acts of parliament anent the same and to report their oppinione in this matter to the Councill and Recomends to the Comittee to meet the morrow at twelve in the forenoone and appoynts the Lord Aberuquhill who as President of the meeting of the said Commissioners subscryve the said Letters To be acquainted when the Committee shall meet that He may be present at their meeting

1. NRS, PC1/50, 35-6.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 35-6.

Order, 6 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Order

Recomendation To the Lord Advocat to wryt To the Magistrats of Stirling anent Prisoners comitted by the Commissioners for the peace of the Highlands

The Lords of their majesties privie Councill doe Hereby recommend To Sir James Stueart their majesties Advocat To wryt to the magistrats of Stirling That they receive and detaine within their prisone such publict prisoners as shall be sent to them by the Commissioners for securitie of the peace of the Highlands or otherwayes

At Edinburgh tuesday 6th November 1694

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Order

Recomendation To the Lord Advocat to wryt To the Magistrats of Stirling anent Prisoners comitted by the Commissioners for the peace of the Highlands

The Lords of their majesties privie Councill doe Hereby recommend To Sir James Stueart their majesties Advocat To wryt to the magistrats of Stirling That they receive and detaine within their prisone such publict prisoners as shall be sent to them by the Commissioners for securitie of the peace of the Highlands or otherwayes

1. NRS, PC1/50, 35.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 35.

Act, 6 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Act

Repryve Margaret Watt

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill by poor Margaret Watt prisoner in the Tolbooth of Forfar Shewing that where the petitioner was most justlie condemned by a Commissione from the said Lords to dye at Forfar upon tuesday the eight instant for murdering of her owne Child gotten upon her by Alexander Barrie who was her master and who not only debused the said petitioner in his owne House but induced her to deny her being with child untill it was borne, and then not only refused to let her cry for help, but assisted her in the birth advysed her to stiffle it, and even burried it alyve and then to take the said petitioners solemne oathe never to reveale it which he forced her to for fear of her lyfe And which the petitioner did untill they were both condemned But the said petitioner did immediatlie therafter make ane ample confessione to the minister of Forfar as his letter produced did testifie and seeing the said petitioner is very young and very ignorant and most desyrouse to be als examplar in her repentance at her death as she hes been wicked and unnaturall in her lyfe Which she hoped in Gods mercie a few weeks repryve with the assistance of the minister of the place may very much contribute to. And therfore humbly supplicating in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties Privy Councill haveing considered this petitione given in to them by the said Margaret Watt with the minister of Forfars letter mentioned therein and produced therwith They Hereby Repryve the said petitioner from the sentance of death pronounced against her untill the twentie two day of November exclusive and Discharges the magistrats of Forfar and all others concerned To put the said sentance to executione against her untill the said tuenty two day of November instant exclusive as said is for which this should be to all concerned a sufficient warrand sic subscribitur Tweeddale cancell Southerland Morton Lothiane Leven Forfar Breadalbane Yester Robert Sinclair J Burnet

At Edinburgh tuesday 6th November 1694

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Act

Repryve Margaret Watt

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill by poor Margaret Watt prisoner in the Tolbooth of Forfar Shewing that where the petitioner was most justlie condemned by a Commissione from the said Lords to dye at Forfar upon tuesday the eight instant for murdering of her owne Child gotten upon her by Alexander Barrie who was her master and who not only debused the said petitioner in his owne House but induced her to deny her being with child untill it was borne, and then not only refused to let her cry for help, but assisted her in the birth advysed her to stiffle it, and even burried it alyve and then to take the said petitioners solemne oathe never to reveale it which he forced her to for fear of her lyfe And which the petitioner did untill they were both condemned But the said petitioner did immediatlie therafter make ane ample confessione to the minister of Forfar as his letter produced did testifie and seeing the said petitioner is very young and very ignorant and most desyrouse to be als examplar in her repentance at her death as she hes been wicked and unnaturall in her lyfe Which she hoped in Gods mercie a few weeks repryve with the assistance of the minister of the place may very much contribute to. And therfore humbly supplicating in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties Privy Councill haveing considered this petitione given in to them by the said Margaret Watt with the minister of Forfars letter mentioned therein and produced therwith They Hereby Repryve the said petitioner from the sentance of death pronounced against her untill the twentie two day of November exclusive and Discharges the magistrats of Forfar and all others concerned To put the said sentance to executione against her untill the said tuenty two day of November instant exclusive as said is for which this should be to all concerned a sufficient warrand sic subscribitur Tweeddale cancell Southerland Morton Lothiane Leven Forfar Breadalbane Yester Robert Sinclair J Burnet

1. NRS, PC1/50, 34-5.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 34-5.

Sederunt, 6 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Sutherland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Lothiane; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Broadalbane; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Yester; Lord Ross; Lord Advocat; Laird of Stevinson; Laird of Leyes;3 Sir John Hall

At Edinburgh tuesday 6th November 16941

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Sutherland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Lothiane; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Broadalbane; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Yester; Lord Ross; Lord Advocat; Laird of Stevinson; Laird of Leyes;3 Sir John Hall

1. NRS, PC1/50, 34.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 34.

3. One illegible word scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 34.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 34.

3. One illegible word scored out here.