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Act, 7 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Act Mr David Ogilvie

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill be Mr David Ogilvie minister of Aberbrothick Shewing That quher the saids Lords by their act the fourt of August Jaj vjc nyntie two upon the petitioners call and Declaratione of the magistrats of Aberbrothick and the heritors of the parish that the petitioner hade served the cure and hade qualified himself according to the Lawes and proclamationes for the time, And Therfore were willing to pay the petitioner his Stipend Wherupon the saids Lords did allow the petitioner the stipend of the said Church for the year Jaj vjc nyntie two And the half of the year nyntie one And Seing the petitioner has still served the said cure, And has qualified himself according to the late act of Parliament By takeing the oath of alledgance and assurance conforme to the testificat under the hand of the shirreff Clerk of Forfar produced And aine still most willing to submitt himself to the presbyterian government and subscrive the confession of faith In the termes of the act of Parliament theranen Bot the Sitting of the generall assembly and the application therto being as yet incertaine and a Considerable part of the said stipend Lying in the viccaradge teynds and teynds of the burrow aikers which when not tymeously drawen are altogither lost to the petitioner And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords To allow the petitioner the stipend of the said Church of Aberbrothick for the cropt Jaj vjc nyntie thrie and in time comeing dureing his serving the said2 cure and ay and quhill the generall assembly shall sitt, And the petitioner make applicatione therto in the termes of the said act of parliament as the petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be them above Mr David Ogilvie with the act of Councill, Call, Declaration and testificat of taking the alledgance and assurance mentioned therin and produced therwith They heirby allow to the petitioner the stipend of the above kirk of Aberbrothick for the cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie thrie only And Ordaines him to be readily answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewers wodsetters and others Lyable in payment of the same, And Ordaines letters of horning under the signet of Councill against them for that effect, He produceing a Decreet of Locality, And incace ther be non ordaines these Lyable to make payment to the petitioner of the respective proportiones of the said years stipend according as they shall be Decerned be the Judge ordinary.

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Act Mr David Ogilvie

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill be Mr David Ogilvie minister of Aberbrothick Shewing That quher the saids Lords by their act the fourt of August Jaj vjc nyntie two upon the petitioners call and Declaratione of the magistrats of Aberbrothick and the heritors of the parish that the petitioner hade served the cure and hade qualified himself according to the Lawes and proclamationes for the time, And Therfore were willing to pay the petitioner his Stipend Wherupon the saids Lords did allow the petitioner the stipend of the said Church for the year Jaj vjc nyntie two And the half of the year nyntie one And Seing the petitioner has still served the said cure, And has qualified himself according to the late act of Parliament By takeing the oath of alledgance and assurance conforme to the testificat under the hand of the shirreff Clerk of Forfar produced And aine still most willing to submitt himself to the presbyterian government and subscrive the confession of faith In the termes of the act of Parliament theranen Bot the Sitting of the generall assembly and the application therto being as yet incertaine and a Considerable part of the said stipend Lying in the viccaradge teynds and teynds of the burrow aikers which when not tymeously drawen are altogither lost to the petitioner And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords To allow the petitioner the stipend of the said Church of Aberbrothick for the cropt Jaj vjc nyntie thrie and in time comeing dureing his serving the said2 cure and ay and quhill the generall assembly shall sitt, And the petitioner make applicatione therto in the termes of the said act of parliament as the petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be them above Mr David Ogilvie with the act of Councill, Call, Declaration and testificat of taking the alledgance and assurance mentioned therin and produced therwith They heirby allow to the petitioner the stipend of the above kirk of Aberbrothick for the cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie thrie only And Ordaines him to be readily answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewers wodsetters and others Lyable in payment of the same, And Ordaines letters of horning under the signet of Councill against them for that effect, He produceing a Decreet of Locality, And incace ther be non ordaines these Lyable to make payment to the petitioner of the respective proportiones of the said years stipend according as they shall be Decerned be the Judge ordinary.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 285r-285v.

2. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 285r-285v.

2. Insertion.

Procedure: committee formed, 7 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Procedure: committee formed

Comittie anent The tacksmen of the additionall excises

Petition the Tacksmen of the additionall excyse representing the obstructiones and abuses they mett with in uplifting the said excyses And that the Commissioners of the thesaurie have cisted executione on the tacksmens Decreets Craveing the Councill may take order for removeing these obstructiones and remeiding these abuses Read and Recommended to the Earles of Linlithgow and Anandale, The Viscount of Tarbatt The Lords Beilhaven and Polwarth, The Lord Justice Clerk and her John Maxuell of Pollock To Consider the petition and to hear the tacksmen and also the persones Complained upon and to cause cite such persones and Call for such papers records and warrands as they shall find necessary in this affair and to report to the Councill and Declaires any four of the above Committie to be a quourum.

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Procedure: committee formed

Comittie anent The tacksmen of the additionall excises

Petition the Tacksmen of the additionall excyse representing the obstructiones and abuses they mett with in uplifting the said excyses And that the Commissioners of the thesaurie have cisted executione on the tacksmens Decreets Craveing the Councill may take order for removeing these obstructiones and remeiding these abuses Read and Recommended to the Earles of Linlithgow and Anandale, The Viscount of Tarbatt The Lords Beilhaven and Polwarth, The Lord Justice Clerk and her John Maxuell of Pollock To Consider the petition and to hear the tacksmen and also the persones Complained upon and to cause cite such persones and Call for such papers records and warrands as they shall find necessary in this affair and to report to the Councill and Declaires any four of the above Committie to be a quourum.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 284v-285r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 284v-285r.

Act, 7 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Act Alexander Hamilton

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be Alexander Hamiltone merchant in Edinburgh and his partners Shewing That quher the petitioner hath undertaken to sett up a bank or profitable adventur for the fortunat in the city of Edinburgh of Twentie five Thousand Crouns in Imitation of that lately sett up and finished at London with so great ane applause Consisting of Fiftie thousand tickets each ticket to be bot half ane Croun upon which undertakeing the petitioner allready has and will yet be at Considerable expenses in makeing the books publishing print, and doeing other things necessar preprative to undertakeing and that it will be of great prejudice to the petitioner if any other should sett up the said bank or profitable adventure dureing the Space that the petitioner is giveing about to finish this his undertakeing, And alsoe that the petitioners has obtained from the master of Revalls ane warrand or License for setting up the said bank and adventure heirwith produced And Therfore Humbly Craveing to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Alexander Hamiltone and his partners They heirby Discharge any other persone or persones then the petitioner to sett up and undertake the above bank or profitable adventure for the fortunat for the space of six moneths after the date heirof That the petitioner be not prejudged in his undertaking or damnified by the expenses and Charges therof in case any other person should sett up the same dureing the said space.

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Act Alexander Hamilton

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be Alexander Hamiltone merchant in Edinburgh and his partners Shewing That quher the petitioner hath undertaken to sett up a bank or profitable adventur for the fortunat in the city of Edinburgh of Twentie five Thousand Crouns in Imitation of that lately sett up and finished at London with so great ane applause Consisting of Fiftie thousand tickets each ticket to be bot half ane Croun upon which undertakeing the petitioner allready has and will yet be at Considerable expenses in makeing the books publishing print, and doeing other things necessar preprative to undertakeing and that it will be of great prejudice to the petitioner if any other should sett up the said bank or profitable adventure dureing the Space that the petitioner is giveing about to finish this his undertakeing, And alsoe that the petitioners has obtained from the master of Revalls ane warrand or License for setting up the said bank and adventure heirwith produced And Therfore Humbly Craveing to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Alexander Hamiltone and his partners They heirby Discharge any other persone or persones then the petitioner to sett up and undertake the above bank or profitable adventure for the fortunat for the space of six moneths after the date heirof That the petitioner be not prejudged in his undertaking or damnified by the expenses and Charges therof in case any other person should sett up the same dureing the said space.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 284r-284v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 284r-284v.

Order, 7 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Recomendatione To the Thesaurie anent Mcnaughtons house dues.

The Lords of Ther Majesties privy Councill Haveing by ther act of the date the fifth day of December instant ordered John Mcnaughton prisoner in the Canongate Tolbooth taken at Cromdall to be sett at libertie upon enacting himself in maner as is therby appointed, And being informed that James Hamilton keeper of the Canongate Tolbooth does still detaine the prisoner for payment of his house dues, The saids Lords doe heirby Ordaine the said James Hamilton to sett the said John Mcnaught[on] at Libertie free of house dues, and Recomends the said James Hamilton to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaury for payment of the said house dues

Edinburgh the Seventh day of December Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years

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Order

Recomendatione To the Thesaurie anent Mcnaughtons house dues.

The Lords of Ther Majesties privy Councill Haveing by ther act of the date the fifth day of December instant ordered John Mcnaughton prisoner in the Canongate Tolbooth taken at Cromdall to be sett at libertie upon enacting himself in maner as is therby appointed, And being informed that James Hamilton keeper of the Canongate Tolbooth does still detaine the prisoner for payment of his house dues, The saids Lords doe heirby Ordaine the said James Hamilton to sett the said John Mcnaught[on] at Libertie free of house dues, and Recomends the said James Hamilton to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaury for payment of the said house dues

1. NRS, PC2/24, 284r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 284r.

Sederunt, 7 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Polwarth; Master of Forbes; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Enstruther; Mr Fr: Montgomrie; Laird of Pollock

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Polwarth; Master of Forbes; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Enstruther; Mr Fr: Montgomrie; Laird of Pollock

1. NRS, PC2/24, 284r.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 284r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 284r.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 284r.

Warrant, 7 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Warrand for tuo houres liberty each day to Sprinkell

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Considering that ther Act of the tenth day of october Last In favoures of Sir Patrick Maxuell of Sprinkell prisoner in the tolbooth of the Cannongate for not Giving bond and finding Cautione to make payment to Sir Thomas Muncreiff of that ilk Generall Receaver of their Majesties Croune rents of a yeers valued rent wherinto he is fyned by their Lordships for his refuising to suear and signe the oath of alleadgance and signe the Assurance To which he was requyred by the saids Lords Is expyred They Heirby Give ordor and uarrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh Baillies of the Cannongate and keeper of their tolbooth to permitt and allow the said Sir Patrick to Come out of the said tolbooth for the space of one houre in the forenoon and ane other in the afternoon each day To the effect he may use his indeavour and skill for Curing a son of the Lord Beilhavens of ane excrescence growing on his body The said Laird first binding and Inacting himself in the books of privy Councell that the said Sir Patrick shall returne to the said tolbooth each forenoon and afternoon uithin ane houre after he Comes furth therof And that his Lordship shall make payment to the said Sir Thomas Muncreiff of the said years valued rent In caise the said Sir Patrick shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses

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Warrant

Warrand for tuo houres liberty each day to Sprinkell

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Considering that ther Act of the tenth day of october Last In favoures of Sir Patrick Maxuell of Sprinkell prisoner in the tolbooth of the Cannongate for not Giving bond and finding Cautione to make payment to Sir Thomas Muncreiff of that ilk Generall Receaver of their Majesties Croune rents of a yeers valued rent wherinto he is fyned by their Lordships for his refuising to suear and signe the oath of alleadgance and signe the Assurance To which he was requyred by the saids Lords Is expyred They Heirby Give ordor and uarrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh Baillies of the Cannongate and keeper of their tolbooth to permitt and allow the said Sir Patrick to Come out of the said tolbooth for the space of one houre in the forenoon and ane other in the afternoon each day To the effect he may use his indeavour and skill for Curing a son of the Lord Beilhavens of ane excrescence growing on his body The said Laird first binding and Inacting himself in the books of privy Councell that the said Sir Patrick shall returne to the said tolbooth each forenoon and afternoon uithin ane houre after he Comes furth therof And that his Lordship shall make payment to the said Sir Thomas Muncreiff of the said years valued rent In caise the said Sir Patrick shall transgress in any pairt of the premisses

1. NRS, PC1/49, 190.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 190.

Act, 7 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Act Changing The Viscount of Stormonts Confynment

Anent the petitione Given In to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Be David Viscount of Stormont Sheuing That the petitioner being formerly under baill before their Lordships to appear when called for Accordingly He was charged in May last to appear before the saids Lords And upon his appearance was Confyned to the toune of Glasgow and three mylls about it wher He hath remained ever since To the Great prejudice ruine and Loss of his privat affairs and particular Intrests And now the petitioners Lady proving verie valitudinary being bigg uith chyld and neer the tyme of her being delyvered And that the petitioners presence to attend her in her tender conditione would prove exceedingly Comfortable unto her and is very christian and necessar and is earnestly desyred by her And that the petitioner hes alwayes Lived quietly and peacably And is Content upon the chainge of his Confynment from Glasgow to his oune House at Scone and to what Circuit and distance about it as their Lordships shall think fitt to find sufficient Cautione not only to Live peacably in tyme Coming But also to keep his Confynment and appear before their Lordships when called for And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petitione Bears The saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione Given in to them Be the above Viscount of Stormont They Heirby allow the petitioner to transport himself from the toune of Glasgow to his oune house at Scone And ordaines him to remaine Confyned at his oune house and a myll about the same on that syde of the uater of Tay In respect the petitioner before his removing from the toune of Glasgow Hes Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the Books of privie Councell that he shall repaire to his said house at Scone uithin ten dayes after the date bond to be Given be him And that he shall remaine Confyned at his said house of Scoon and a mylle about the same as said is And not Goe uithout the bounds of his said Confynment And that he shall Live peacably under and uith all submissione to the present Government of their Majesties King William and Queen Mary And that he shall not Act consult nor Contryve anything in prejudice therof nor Converss or Correspond uith rebells And that he shall appear before the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell when called for under the penaltie of ane Thousand five Hundreth pounds sterline In caise He shall transgress in any part of the premisses

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Act Changing The Viscount of Stormonts Confynment

Anent the petitione Given In to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Be David Viscount of Stormont Sheuing That the petitioner being formerly under baill before their Lordships to appear when called for Accordingly He was charged in May last to appear before the saids Lords And upon his appearance was Confyned to the toune of Glasgow and three mylls about it wher He hath remained ever since To the Great prejudice ruine and Loss of his privat affairs and particular Intrests And now the petitioners Lady proving verie valitudinary being bigg uith chyld and neer the tyme of her being delyvered And that the petitioners presence to attend her in her tender conditione would prove exceedingly Comfortable unto her and is very christian and necessar and is earnestly desyred by her And that the petitioner hes alwayes Lived quietly and peacably And is Content upon the chainge of his Confynment from Glasgow to his oune House at Scone and to what Circuit and distance about it as their Lordships shall think fitt to find sufficient Cautione not only to Live peacably in tyme Coming But also to keep his Confynment and appear before their Lordships when called for And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petitione Bears The saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione Given in to them Be the above Viscount of Stormont They Heirby allow the petitioner to transport himself from the toune of Glasgow to his oune house at Scone And ordaines him to remaine Confyned at his oune house and a myll about the same on that syde of the uater of Tay In respect the petitioner before his removing from the toune of Glasgow Hes Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the Books of privie Councell that he shall repaire to his said house at Scone uithin ten dayes after the date bond to be Given be him And that he shall remaine Confyned at his said house of Scoon and a mylle about the same as said is And not Goe uithout the bounds of his said Confynment And that he shall Live peacably under and uith all submissione to the present Government of their Majesties King William and Queen Mary And that he shall not Act consult nor Contryve anything in prejudice therof nor Converss or Correspond uith rebells And that he shall appear before the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell when called for under the penaltie of ane Thousand five Hundreth pounds sterline In caise He shall transgress in any part of the premisses

1. NRS, PC1/49, 189-190.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 189-190.

Sederunt, 7 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Polluarth; Master of Forbess; Lord Justice Clark; Lord Hattoune; Lord Anstruther; Mr Fra: Muntgomery; Laird of Pollock

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Polluarth; Master of Forbess; Lord Justice Clark; Lord Hattoune; Lord Anstruther; Mr Fra: Muntgomery; Laird of Pollock

1. NRS, PC1/49, 188.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 189.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 188.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 189.