D1693/3/4
D1693/3/41
Procedure
Recomended to the Comittie anent Disorders in the Collodge of Edinburgh to meet and prepair their report in that matter against the afternoon.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 192r.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 192r.
D1693/3/3
D1693/3/31
Order
The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the Comittie formerly appointed for examineing the witnesses in the muttuall processes betwixt Alexander Burnet and the Laird of Meldrum et e contra to meet with and endeavor to setle the parties and in caice of deficultie to report to the Councill, And Recomends to the Comittie to see the witnesse cited by both parties and Compeiring satisfied and payed of their expences as the Comittie shall think reasonable aither by the pursuar or defender as they shall see Just
1. NRS, PC2/24, 192r.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 192r.
D1693/3/2
D1693/3/21
Procedure: committee formed
The Councill Recomends to the Earle of Brodalbine and Lord Advocat to Consider the process at Margrat Raspers instance against the Viscount of Kenmuire with the last bill given in be Rasper, And to report their oppinion in that matter to the Councill
1. NRS, PC2/24, 191v.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 191v.
D1693/3/1
D1693/3/12
Sederunt
Lord Chancelor; Duke of Hamilton P C; Earl of Melvill P Seall; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Brodalbine; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Cardross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmichaell; Master Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarony; Sir Thomas Livingston
1. NRS, PC2/24, 191v.
2. NRS, PC2/24, 191v.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 191v.
2. NRS, PC2/24, 191v.
A1693/3/30
A1693/3/301
Act
The Lords of there Majesties privie Councill doe hereby Give order and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of there tolbooth To sett at Liberty furth thereof William Cockburne of Caldrae prisoner therein for alleadged drinking the Late King James his health at the croce of Coldstream In respect he hes given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Councill That he shall Live peaceably under and with all submissione to the present government of there Majestyes King William and Queen Mary And that he shall not act consult nor contryve any thing in prejudice or shall not converse nor Correspond with rebells And that he shall appear befor the saids Lords of privie Councill when called for under the penalty of Ane Hundreth pound sterling In case he shall transgress in any pairt of the premises.
1. PC1/48, 627.
2. The name given within the entry is Cockburn of Caldrae.
1. PC1/48, 627.
2. The name given within the entry is Cockburn of Caldrae.
A1693/3/29
A1693/3/291
Act
The Lords of there Majestyes privie Councill doe hereby give order and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of there tolbooth to sett at Liberty furth thereof George Swyne merchand in Dunse prisoner therein for alleadged drinking the Late King James his health at the croce of Caldstream In respect he hes given bond and found Cautione acted in the books of privie Councill That he shall Live peaceably under and with all Submissione to the present government of there majesties King William and Queen Mary And that he shall not act consult nor contryve any thing in prejudice thereof nor shall not act converse nor correspond with rebells And that he shall appear befor the saids Lords of privie Councill when called for under the penalty of Ane Hundreth pound Sterling In case he shall transgress in any pairt of the premises
1. PC1/48, 627.
1. PC1/48, 627.
A1693/3/28
A1693/3/281
Act
Anent the petitione Given in to the Lords of there majesties privie Councill be John Urquhart of Meldrum Shewing That there being mutuall persuitts depending before there Lordships at the petitioners instance againest Alexander Burnet his oune Late Chamberland et econtra There Lordships were pleased to grant personall protectione to the petitioner untill the tuenty day of Februarij Last which wes therefter prorogat untill the sixth day of March current And now Sieing these processes are still depending And that it is not possible for the petitioner to compear unles his persone be protected from Captiones for civill debts And therefore craveing that the saids Lords would be pleased to prorogate the petitioners former protectione from the said sixth day of march current to some competent tyme That the petitioner may be in freedome not only to compear dureing the dependence But Lykewayes to returne home2 without trouble or molestatione As the said petitione bears The Saids Lords of there majesties privie Councill haveing considered this petitione given to them be the above John Urquhart Doe hereby prorogat the former personall protection Given be them to the petitioner from the date hereof to the tuenty first day of march instant And discharges all messengers officers within burgh and other ministers of the Law from putting any Letters of Captione acts of warding or other personall diligences to executione againest the petititioner dureing the said space except as to there majesties rents and dues allennarly sic subscribitur Tweeddale Cancel: Hamilton P: Breadalbaine Tarbat Cardross Beilhaven William Master of Forbes Ludovick Grant Thomas Livingstoune
1. PC1/48, 626-7.
2. The word ‘home’ has been inserted above the line.
1. PC1/48, 626-7.
2. The word ‘home’ has been inserted above the line.
A1693/3/27
A1693/3/271
Act
Anent the petitione Given in to the Lords of there majesties privie Councill be Ludovick Grant of that ilk Shewing That where the Highlanders and others who were in armes and in rebellione againest ther Government haveing comitted severall depredationes upon the petitioners Lands of Strathspey yet in respect that the said petitioner hade some of his rents payed to him by the tennents of the saids Lands He did still make payment to the respective collectors of the Cess due and payable for them But the saids Highlanders and others Haveing intirely ruined and Laid waist the petitioners Lands of Urquhart They haveing carryed alongst with them the rebell victuall and cattell which did belong aither to the petitioner or his tennents in the saids Lands The petitioner did formerly make application to the saids Lords And did crave to be exeemed from payment of Cess for his interest in Urquhart In respect The petitioner hade received no payment of any pairt of the rent thereof And whereupon there Lordships by there act daitted the tuenty nynth day of March last bypast were pleased to discharge any execution to be used for payment of the said Cess by quartering or otherwayes untill the first of Jullij Last But the petitioner being Informed That the Collector of the Shyre of Inverness hes now ordered ane pairty to quarter on the petitioner for not paying of the Current Cess of the saids Lands The petitioner is therefore again necessitate to represent to the saids Lords That it is hard to make him pay the said Cess Sieing for these four years past the petitioner hes not receaved on six pence of his rent By reasone of the forsaid depredatione which wes Committed upon no other accompt But that the petitioner hade affectione to there majesties government And wes Imployed on there Majesties service And for evinceing to the saids Lords That the petitioner nether hes receaved his rent nor any pairt thereof since the Comitting of the forsaid depredatione which wes about Four years agoe The petitioner did this last year grant new tacks to the tennents And did freely dispence with in there favours this current years Rent And sieing upon ane former representatione ane order dischargeing quartering for the Cess of the saids Lands Therefore Humbly Craveing That there Lordships would be pleased to take the premises to there Consideratione And in respect that the petitioners Lands of Urquhart are utterly Laid waist by these who were in rebellione And that the petitioner hes not for these four years past receaved ane six pence of his rent nor hes not as yet receaved any reparatione otherwayes Therefore to dispence with the petitioners paying of any cess for these Lands for this current year and preceedings since the year Jaj vjc Eightie Eight The petitioner not being to receave any pairt of his rent from the tennents for this cropt And he being willing in all tyme comeing to pay the ordinary cess And in case any pairtyes be alreadie quartering for the Same To ordaine them Instantly to be removed without exacting any thing upon the accompt of deficiencie As the said petitione bears The Saids Lords of there Majesties privie Councill haveing considered this petitione given in to them be the above Laird of Grant with the act of Councill mentioned therein and produced therewith They hereby discharge any quartering or other executione to be used againest the petitioner or his tennents for payment of the Cess of the above Lands of Urquhart for this Current year and preceedings since the Jaj vjc Eightie Eight untill further order from there Lordships And if there be any pairtyes already quartered ordaines them Instantly to be removed without exacting any thing upon the account of deficiencie And appoints the petitioner to give in to the Councill a particular condescendence of the Cess of the saids Lands of Urquhart for this current year according to the valuatione of the shyre where these Lands Lye That they may consider what further order to give thereanent
1. PC1/48, 625-6.
1. PC1/48, 625-6.
A1693/3/26
A1693/3/261
Order
The Lords of there majesties privie Councill doe hereby recomend to Sir Thomas Livingstoun Comander in cheiff of there majesties forces within this Kingdome for the tyme And ordaines the respective officers under him who and the souldiers under there Command are quartered within the Suburbs of the toun of Edinburgh to march into and within the ports of the said toun when and in what number they shall be desyred and called for by the magistrats of the said burgh of Edinburgh for repressing or dispenseing any tumult or rabble that may be raised within the said burgh And to receave there orders and regulate themselves upon there being called in in maner and to the effect forsaid And obey orders In maner specifyed And conforme to the tenor of the proclamatione emitted thereanent of the date the third day of march current
1. PC1/48, 625.
1. PC1/48, 625.
A1693/3/25
A1693/3/251
Warrant
The Councill recomends to the Lord Advocat Instantly to raise a Lybell befor the Councill againest all persones whom he hes or shall presently receave sufficient evidence of there being guilty of the Late tummult in Edinburgh And appoints the sollicitor to cause execute the said Letters againest thursday next being the nynth Instant And grants warrand for citeing of witnesses And appoynts the Magistrates of Edinburgh to furnish probatione to the Lord Advocat in this matter
1. PC1/48, 625.
1. PC1/48, 625.