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Act, 7 April 1698, Edinburgh

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Act

Act Hamiltoune against William Mccaw

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Robert Hamiltowne Late Chamberland to the deceast Countess Dowager of Cassills Shewing That wher William Mccaw Sometyme tennent in Trochen haveing raised ane Lybell befor her Lordships against Mr Alexander Stevensone and George Andersone Narratting severall deeds violences and oppressioen alleadged Committed by them against him in Seasing and disposeing of his goods to the value of thrie Thousand pund But Lybelling nether violence nor wrong against the petitioner But only that he succeeded as Chamberland to the said Mr Alexander and ought to compt reckon and pay to the said William Mccaw of what was left by the said Mr Alexander and intrometted with by the petitioner As the Lybell qwoad the petitioner is altogither civill soe at the dyet of appeareance he was here and dureing his abode the said William Mccaw withdrew and never called his lybell But he no sooner offered to returne But in the Vaccance he calls and obtaines certificatione against which It being reponed and by reasone of his groeing infirmitie through age not being able to appear he prodwced a testificat of his infirmitie upon soule and conscience of the minister and magistrats of Mayboll wher he Lives And also that the process was altogither civill as to the petitioner and only competent befor the Judge ordinary ther Lordships being taken up with weightie maters yet ther Lordships were pleased to remit the Same to the Judge ordinary and ordained the petitioner to pay Ane hundereth merks of expensses As to which he beggs Libertie to represent that this William Mccaw persewer hes the benefite of the poors roll befor the Sessione and soe getts Summonds gratis and therwith oppresseth the countrie by giveing them citationes and takeing them back for rewards and small gratwities and now hes the Same benefite from ther Lordships and though his lybell bears nothing of wrong or Violence done by the petitioner to him yet the petitioner is putt in the close of a lybell against others upon this only head of inromissione with his goods as he who succeeded in the place of a former chamberland and which is altogither civill and competent befor the Judge ordinary And to convince ther Lordships that the petitioner never did him wrong or injure in caice he prevaill befor the Judge ordaines against the petitioenr for the Least farthing he is content to pay the expenss modified But if he doe not prevaill ther is Litle reasone to encourage Such clamorous persones with allowing them expenss in this most wnjust perswites And therfore Humbly creaving ther Lordships to remitt the cause to the Judge ordinary without expenss atleast to Superceed extracting therof untill the event of the process that it may appear whither he or the petitioner are in the wrong And in caise the Same be extracted to grant Suspensione therof without Cawtione or consignatione As the said petitione bears Which being this day read and considered be the saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell and ansuers for William Mccaw They heirby Superceed any executione to be Done by the said William Mccaw against the petitioner for payment of the above soume of Ane hundereth merks untill the event of the process depending at William Mccaws instance against the petitioner for the alleadged Spwilezea mentioned in the petitione and allowes Suspensione to be expeded for the said Soume without Cawtione or consignatione

Att Edinburgh the Seventh day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie eight years

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Act

Act Hamiltoune against William Mccaw

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Robert Hamiltowne Late Chamberland to the deceast Countess Dowager of Cassills Shewing That wher William Mccaw Sometyme tennent in Trochen haveing raised ane Lybell befor her Lordships against Mr Alexander Stevensone and George Andersone Narratting severall deeds violences and oppressioen alleadged Committed by them against him in Seasing and disposeing of his goods to the value of thrie Thousand pund But Lybelling nether violence nor wrong against the petitioner But only that he succeeded as Chamberland to the said Mr Alexander and ought to compt reckon and pay to the said William Mccaw of what was left by the said Mr Alexander and intrometted with by the petitioner As the Lybell qwoad the petitioner is altogither civill soe at the dyet of appeareance he was here and dureing his abode the said William Mccaw withdrew and never called his lybell But he no sooner offered to returne But in the Vaccance he calls and obtaines certificatione against which It being reponed and by reasone of his groeing infirmitie through age not being able to appear he prodwced a testificat of his infirmitie upon soule and conscience of the minister and magistrats of Mayboll wher he Lives And also that the process was altogither civill as to the petitioner and only competent befor the Judge ordinary ther Lordships being taken up with weightie maters yet ther Lordships were pleased to remit the Same to the Judge ordinary and ordained the petitioner to pay Ane hundereth merks of expensses As to which he beggs Libertie to represent that this William Mccaw persewer hes the benefite of the poors roll befor the Sessione and soe getts Summonds gratis and therwith oppresseth the countrie by giveing them citationes and takeing them back for rewards and small gratwities and now hes the Same benefite from ther Lordships and though his lybell bears nothing of wrong or Violence done by the petitioner to him yet the petitioner is putt in the close of a lybell against others upon this only head of inromissione with his goods as he who succeeded in the place of a former chamberland and which is altogither civill and competent befor the Judge ordinary And to convince ther Lordships that the petitioner never did him wrong or injure in caice he prevaill befor the Judge ordaines against the petitioenr for the Least farthing he is content to pay the expenss modified But if he doe not prevaill ther is Litle reasone to encourage Such clamorous persones with allowing them expenss in this most wnjust perswites And therfore Humbly creaving ther Lordships to remitt the cause to the Judge ordinary without expenss atleast to Superceed extracting therof untill the event of the process that it may appear whither he or the petitioner are in the wrong And in caise the Same be extracted to grant Suspensione therof without Cawtione or consignatione As the said petitione bears Which being this day read and considered be the saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell and ansuers for William Mccaw They heirby Superceed any executione to be Done by the said William Mccaw against the petitioner for payment of the above soume of Ane hundereth merks untill the event of the process depending at William Mccaws instance against the petitioner for the alleadged Spwilezea mentioned in the petitione and allowes Suspensione to be expeded for the said Soume without Cawtione or consignatione

1. NRS, PC2/27, 108r-109r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 108r-109r.

Sederunt, 7 April 1698, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Earl of Southerland; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Ruglen; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philliphaugh; Lord Hallcraig; Laird of Stevensone; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Seventh day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie eight years1

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Sederunt

Earl of Southerland; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Ruglen; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philliphaugh; Lord Hallcraig; Laird of Stevensone; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC2/27, 108r.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 107v-108r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 108r.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 107v-108r.

Commission by the Council, 7 April 1698, Edinburgh

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Commission by the Council

Commission For Judging and trying of Robert Johnstoun all cadged guilty of Murdering his own Wife not Extracted

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Being Informed That Robert Johnstoun son to Oliver Johnstoun in Suanie in the paroch of Birssie is alleadged guilty of murdering Margaret Johnstoun his own wife And Considering it will be a great Deal of charges and Expenses To Bring the said Robert Johnstoun To this place In order To a Tryall Before the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary besides that severall Inconveniencies may arise by his transportation And their Lordships Likewise Considering That this horrid Crime cannot be tried and Judged by any persons in the Countrey without a Warrant and Commission from them for that Effect, And the saids Lords being desireous To have the said matter brought to a Tryall That the persone guilty may receave condigne punishment and others may be deterred from Committing so horrid a cryme in tyme Coming. They Doe heirby Give full power warrant and Commission To William Meinzies of Raw writer to the Signet Stewart and Justiciar Deput of Orkney and Zetland Henry Graham of Braikness Elder James Baikie of Tankerness James Graham of Grahamshall Elder Robert Stewart of Newark David Traill of Beba and George Traill Late provost of Kirkwall or any Three of them to be a quorum The said Stewart and Justiciar Deput being always one of the Three And the saids Commissioners or their said quorum being qualified by taking the oath of alledgance and assurance before they Enter upon the Execution of their office be vertue heirof, To take tryall of and to Judge and doe Justice upon the said Robert Johnstoun for the said Crime of Murder and In order thereto to meet and Conveen att […] And There to accept of this present Commission and upon their acceptance to administrate the oath of fidelity To the person whom the Lord Justice-Clerk and James Montgomry of Langshaw Clerk to the Justice Court shall Deput and substitute to be Clerk To this present Commission with power to the saids Commissioners or their said quorum To choice their own Clerk for whom they shall be answerable In caice That the said Lord Justice-Clerk and James Montgomry shall refuse to nominate a Clerk in this matter, they being First required so to doe with power Likeways to the saids persons heirby Commissionat or their said quorum To Create make and Constitute Serjants Dempsters and other members of the said court, And To Isue out and cause Raise precepts or Lybles of Indictment att the Instance of […] procurator Fiscall for his majesties Interest in the said matter against the said Robert Johnstoun accused for murder For summonding and citeing him upon Fifteen days by delivering to him a full Coppie of the Lyble or Indictment with the names and designationes of the assizers and Witnesses subjoined and For citeing the assizers and Witnesses in the ordinary manner and under the usual pains and Certifications To Compear before the saids Commissioners heirby Commissionat or their said quorum att […] With power also To them to amerciat and fine the absent assizers and witnesses and the amerciaments And Fines to uplift for their own use and Behoove and to adjourn themselves from tyme to tyme till the Relevancy be discust To the Effect That the pannel being fully heard The saids Commissioners or their said quorum may Judge and Determine the said Relevancy of the Lyble And to call ane Inquest of Fourty Five persons who are to be cited on the assize of the said pannell and a List of ther names and designationes given In to the said person accused with his Lyble as said is And after the discussing of the Relevancy of the said Lyble in presence of the said persons of Inqueist by pronunceing ane Interloquitor thereon out of that number to choice ane assize of Fifteen and to administrat to them The ordinary oath in the usual terms, And with power also to the saids Commissioners or ther said quorum To Examine The witnesses to be cited in presence of the said pannell and sworn Inquest upon the points That shall be admitted To pobatione And Immediatly therafter without any adjournment To Remitt the said Lyble and Interloquitor to be given by them anent the Relevancy therof And the depositiones of the Witnesses to be taken in manner forsaid to the Knowledge of the said Inquiest and assize who without delay or going out of the Court are to be Inclosed by themselves and are heirby appointed To Remain so Inclosed and none suffered to be with them or to have access to them or any of themselves suffered to goe out untill they be agreed and Conclude their answer. And to Elect a Chancellor or President with a Clerk of their own number And after reading and perusing of the said Indictment Interloquitor to be pronunced therein and depositiones of the witnesses To be taken in presence of the said pannell and assize They are to find The Lyble proven against the said pannell or not according to Law as they will be answerable to God and a good Conscience and That they draw up their verdict accordingly Bearing what way Every assizer doth vote and deliver the samen being First subscrived by the Chancellor and Clerk, and sealed by the hand of their Chancelor or President To the saids Commissioners or their said quorum Whom they heirby authorise and Commissionat To advise The hail process and verdict of the Inqueist And to give and pronunce Sentence condemnator or absolvitor in the said matter according to Justice and in caice the saids persons shall find the pannell guilty of the Cryme layed to his charge with power to the saids Commissioners or their said quorum To Decerne and adjudge him to be hanged or otherways to be Execute To the Death, within such space and after such a manner as they shall Think fitt, and generally with power to the saids Commissioners or their said quorum To act doe and perform all and Sundry things whatsomever competent and Incumbent to be acted done and performed by any Commissioners of Justiciary hitherto nominated and appointed by the saids Lords of privy Councill. And the saids Lords appoints The said Commissioners or their said quorum within the space of […] After pronunceing and Executing of their sentence in this matter, To Report to the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary or to the Clerk of the criminall Court ane authentick Extract under their hands of their said process sentence and the manner of Executing thereof to the Effect the samen may be Recorded in the Books of Justiciar which the Clerk to The Criminall Court is heirby required to record therein as he will be answerable. Givin att Edinburgh The seventh day of Aprile Jaj vic nynty Eight years. Sic subscribitur Annandale P. Southerland, Ruglen Tarbat, Yester, Carmichaell, James Stewart Adam Cockburn Robert Sinclair.

Att Edinburgh The seventh day of Aprile Jaj vjc nynty Eight years

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Commission by the Council

Commission For Judging and trying of Robert Johnstoun all cadged guilty of Murdering his own Wife not Extracted

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Being Informed That Robert Johnstoun son to Oliver Johnstoun in Suanie in the paroch of Birssie is alleadged guilty of murdering Margaret Johnstoun his own wife And Considering it will be a great Deal of charges and Expenses To Bring the said Robert Johnstoun To this place In order To a Tryall Before the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary besides that severall Inconveniencies may arise by his transportation And their Lordships Likewise Considering That this horrid Crime cannot be tried and Judged by any persons in the Countrey without a Warrant and Commission from them for that Effect, And the saids Lords being desireous To have the said matter brought to a Tryall That the persone guilty may receave condigne punishment and others may be deterred from Committing so horrid a cryme in tyme Coming. They Doe heirby Give full power warrant and Commission To William Meinzies of Raw writer to the Signet Stewart and Justiciar Deput of Orkney and Zetland Henry Graham of Braikness Elder James Baikie of Tankerness James Graham of Grahamshall Elder Robert Stewart of Newark David Traill of Beba and George Traill Late provost of Kirkwall or any Three of them to be a quorum The said Stewart and Justiciar Deput being always one of the Three And the saids Commissioners or their said quorum being qualified by taking the oath of alledgance and assurance before they Enter upon the Execution of their office be vertue heirof, To take tryall of and to Judge and doe Justice upon the said Robert Johnstoun for the said Crime of Murder and In order thereto to meet and Conveen att […] And There to accept of this present Commission and upon their acceptance to administrate the oath of fidelity To the person whom the Lord Justice-Clerk and James Montgomry of Langshaw Clerk to the Justice Court shall Deput and substitute to be Clerk To this present Commission with power to the saids Commissioners or their said quorum To choice their own Clerk for whom they shall be answerable In caice That the said Lord Justice-Clerk and James Montgomry shall refuse to nominate a Clerk in this matter, they being First required so to doe with power Likeways to the saids persons heirby Commissionat or their said quorum To Create make and Constitute Serjants Dempsters and other members of the said court, And To Isue out and cause Raise precepts or Lybles of Indictment att the Instance of […] procurator Fiscall for his majesties Interest in the said matter against the said Robert Johnstoun accused for murder For summonding and citeing him upon Fifteen days by delivering to him a full Coppie of the Lyble or Indictment with the names and designationes of the assizers and Witnesses subjoined and For citeing the assizers and Witnesses in the ordinary manner and under the usual pains and Certifications To Compear before the saids Commissioners heirby Commissionat or their said quorum att […] With power also To them to amerciat and fine the absent assizers and witnesses and the amerciaments And Fines to uplift for their own use and Behoove and to adjourn themselves from tyme to tyme till the Relevancy be discust To the Effect That the pannel being fully heard The saids Commissioners or their said quorum may Judge and Determine the said Relevancy of the Lyble And to call ane Inquest of Fourty Five persons who are to be cited on the assize of the said pannell and a List of ther names and designationes given In to the said person accused with his Lyble as said is And after the discussing of the Relevancy of the said Lyble in presence of the said persons of Inqueist by pronunceing ane Interloquitor thereon out of that number to choice ane assize of Fifteen and to administrat to them The ordinary oath in the usual terms, And with power also to the saids Commissioners or ther said quorum To Examine The witnesses to be cited in presence of the said pannell and sworn Inquest upon the points That shall be admitted To pobatione And Immediatly therafter without any adjournment To Remitt the said Lyble and Interloquitor to be given by them anent the Relevancy therof And the depositiones of the Witnesses to be taken in manner forsaid to the Knowledge of the said Inquiest and assize who without delay or going out of the Court are to be Inclosed by themselves and are heirby appointed To Remain so Inclosed and none suffered to be with them or to have access to them or any of themselves suffered to goe out untill they be agreed and Conclude their answer. And to Elect a Chancellor or President with a Clerk of their own number And after reading and perusing of the said Indictment Interloquitor to be pronunced therein and depositiones of the witnesses To be taken in presence of the said pannell and assize They are to find The Lyble proven against the said pannell or not according to Law as they will be answerable to God and a good Conscience and That they draw up their verdict accordingly Bearing what way Every assizer doth vote and deliver the samen being First subscrived by the Chancellor and Clerk, and sealed by the hand of their Chancelor or President To the saids Commissioners or their said quorum Whom they heirby authorise and Commissionat To advise The hail process and verdict of the Inqueist And to give and pronunce Sentence condemnator or absolvitor in the said matter according to Justice and in caice the saids persons shall find the pannell guilty of the Cryme layed to his charge with power to the saids Commissioners or their said quorum To Decerne and adjudge him to be hanged or otherways to be Execute To the Death, within such space and after such a manner as they shall Think fitt, and generally with power to the saids Commissioners or their said quorum To act doe and perform all and Sundry things whatsomever competent and Incumbent to be acted done and performed by any Commissioners of Justiciary hitherto nominated and appointed by the saids Lords of privy Councill. And the saids Lords appoints The said Commissioners or their said quorum within the space of […] After pronunceing and Executing of their sentence in this matter, To Report to the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary or to the Clerk of the criminall Court ane authentick Extract under their hands of their said process sentence and the manner of Executing thereof to the Effect the samen may be Recorded in the Books of Justiciar which the Clerk to The Criminall Court is heirby required to record therein as he will be answerable. Givin att Edinburgh The seventh day of Aprile Jaj vic nynty Eight years. Sic subscribitur Annandale P. Southerland, Ruglen Tarbat, Yester, Carmichaell, James Stewart Adam Cockburn Robert Sinclair.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 413-5.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 413-5.

Act, 7 April 1698, Edinburgh

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Act

Act In favours of John Adair

Anent the Petition given in To the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by John Adair Geographer Shewing That ther Lordships having by ane act dated the 15th February Last ordered £5400 Scots to be payed to the petitioner for providing a vessell, Long Boatt, Pilats, Seamen, and paying the other necessar charge of his Expedition to the Western Isles this summer, which soume was to be payed Instantly out of the first and readiest of the Soume of £7299 Scots which att that time was said to be remaining of the Tunnage money Indisposed of conform to account given in by the Collectors To Hugh Broun and by him to their Lordships. But after all the diligence used against the Collectors and skippers and the charge and pains which the Petitioner has been at To provide necessars for his Expedition which should have been by this Tyme on foot not above one Hundered pounds sterling of the above soume can be made Effectuall, many of the collectors being out of their office and out of the Way and all of them retaining a considerable part of their Collection for their pains. And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said petition Bears. The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered this Petition given In to them by the above John Adair and petition by way of answer thereto by Captain Sletzer They heirby appoint George Bailie of Jerviswood his majesties Generall Receaver. To doe speedy and Exacty Diligence against the Receavers and Collectors of the above Tunnage and to make payment To the said John Adair of the soume of Five Thousand and Four Hundered pounds scots conform to the act of Councill above mentioned and that out of the First End of the forsaid tunnage Receaved or to be Receaved by the said Generall Receaver at Least of so much thereof as remains unpaid by the said Generall Receaver to him.

Att Edinburgh The seventh day of Aprile Jaj vjc nynty Eight years

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Act

Act In favours of John Adair

Anent the Petition given in To the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by John Adair Geographer Shewing That ther Lordships having by ane act dated the 15th February Last ordered £5400 Scots to be payed to the petitioner for providing a vessell, Long Boatt, Pilats, Seamen, and paying the other necessar charge of his Expedition to the Western Isles this summer, which soume was to be payed Instantly out of the first and readiest of the Soume of £7299 Scots which att that time was said to be remaining of the Tunnage money Indisposed of conform to account given in by the Collectors To Hugh Broun and by him to their Lordships. But after all the diligence used against the Collectors and skippers and the charge and pains which the Petitioner has been at To provide necessars for his Expedition which should have been by this Tyme on foot not above one Hundered pounds sterling of the above soume can be made Effectuall, many of the collectors being out of their office and out of the Way and all of them retaining a considerable part of their Collection for their pains. And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said petition Bears. The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered this Petition given In to them by the above John Adair and petition by way of answer thereto by Captain Sletzer They heirby appoint George Bailie of Jerviswood his majesties Generall Receaver. To doe speedy and Exacty Diligence against the Receavers and Collectors of the above Tunnage and to make payment To the said John Adair of the soume of Five Thousand and Four Hundered pounds scots conform to the act of Councill above mentioned and that out of the First End of the forsaid tunnage Receaved or to be Receaved by the said Generall Receaver at Least of so much thereof as remains unpaid by the said Generall Receaver to him.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 413.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 413.

Act, 7 April 1698, Edinburgh

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Act

Act Recommending The Committies of the Kirk going north To Magistrats and other publict officers

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Taking to their Consideration the Representation made to them In behalf of the Commission of the Late Generall assembly of the Church That there were Two Commities of ministers and Elders appointed to visit the northern pairts of this Kingdom as farr as Orkney and Zetland, And That it may be much for their Encouragement and the advantage of the good work committed to them To have the Recommendation aftermentioned Doe therfore Recommend To and require all sheriffs, Bailies, Stewarts, and their Deputs, magistrats of Burghs Justices of peace and other officers of the Law whatsomever To give to the saids Committees and each of them all the Concurrence Countenance and assistance which the Law allows And that they protect Encourage and fortifie them in the good work committed to them as accords and that as they will be answerable upon their Duty.

Att Edinburgh The seventh day of Aprile Jaj vjc nynty Eight years

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Act

Act Recommending The Committies of the Kirk going north To Magistrats and other publict officers

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Taking to their Consideration the Representation made to them In behalf of the Commission of the Late Generall assembly of the Church That there were Two Commities of ministers and Elders appointed to visit the northern pairts of this Kingdom as farr as Orkney and Zetland, And That it may be much for their Encouragement and the advantage of the good work committed to them To have the Recommendation aftermentioned Doe therfore Recommend To and require all sheriffs, Bailies, Stewarts, and their Deputs, magistrats of Burghs Justices of peace and other officers of the Law whatsomever To give to the saids Committees and each of them all the Concurrence Countenance and assistance which the Law allows And that they protect Encourage and fortifie them in the good work committed to them as accords and that as they will be answerable upon their Duty.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 412.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 412.

Procedure, 7 April 1698, Edinburgh

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Procedure

[Annandale elected preses]

In absence of the Lord Chancelor and President of Councill The Earle of Annandale elected preses for the tyme.

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Procedure

[Annandale elected preses]

In absence of the Lord Chancelor and President of Councill The Earle of Annandale elected preses for the tyme.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 412.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 412.

Sederunt, 7 April 1698, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Earl of Southerland; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Ruglen; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocate; Lord Justice-Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Laird of Stevensone; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Earl of Southerland; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Ruglen; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocate; Lord Justice-Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Laird of Stevensone; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/51, 412.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 412.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 412.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 412.