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Order, 8 September 1697, Edinburgh

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Order

Anent Letter the maister of Cathcart at desyre of Commissioners of the Shyre of Air

The Counsell haveing considered a Letter Direct from the maister of Cathcart at desyre of Commissioners of Supplie within the Shyre of Air To The Lord High Chancellor They heirby appoint the said Maister of Cathcart to Signifie by a Letter wnder his hand the names of the persones that the Shyre would have appointed in the Severall Jwrisdictiones of Kyll Carrick and Cwninghame Specified in the said Letter And to retwrne the Same against the next meeting of Cowncell which is upon the fifth day of October next ensweing

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Order

Anent Letter the maister of Cathcart at desyre of Commissioners of the Shyre of Air

The Counsell haveing considered a Letter Direct from the maister of Cathcart at desyre of Commissioners of Supplie within the Shyre of Air To The Lord High Chancellor They heirby appoint the said Maister of Cathcart to Signifie by a Letter wnder his hand the names of the persones that the Shyre would have appointed in the Severall Jwrisdictiones of Kyll Carrick and Cwninghame Specified in the said Letter And to retwrne the Same against the next meeting of Cowncell which is upon the fifth day of October next ensweing

1. NRS, PC2/27, 41v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 41v.

Act, 8 September 1697, Edinburgh

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Act Earle of Kincardine

Anent The petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Alexander Earle of Kincardin Shewing That wher Some yeirs agoe upon applicatione made to ther Lordships by the petitioner And the Countess of Kincardine his mother the charter chist of the deceast Earle of Kincardine his father was ordered to be putt in the custodie of the clerks of privie Counsell that it might ther remaine in securitie from any imbazlement of the rights And seing severall of the tennents of the estate of Kincardine are presentlie persewed befor the regalitie Court of Dumferleing and other inferior Courts at the instance of severall persones Some pretending right to the teinds and others to the rents And that the Saids perswtes cannot be defended wnles the originall rights which the petitioners said deceast father had to the saids Lands and teinds be gott up to defend in the foirsaids actiones And therfore humbly Craveing to the effect efter mentioned As the said petitione bears The saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above petitione And that the Creditors of the estate of Kincardin have given in no answers therto albeit they were allowed to sie and ansuer the same Togither with the inventar of the wrytes and parliaments which the Earle Craves up They heirby allow ther Clerks of Counsell to deliver to the said Alexander Earle of Kincardine the haill wrytes and evidents Contained in the foirsaid inventar at sight of The Earle of Bwchan and the Lord Justice Clerk And that upon Swch obligatione and Security as ther Lordships Shall be Satisfied with That The Earle Shall restore and redeliver the wrytes borroued And that against Such a day or tyme As the Saids Lords Shall think fitt to appoint And allowes any of the creditors to be present

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Act

Act Earle of Kincardine

Anent The petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Alexander Earle of Kincardin Shewing That wher Some yeirs agoe upon applicatione made to ther Lordships by the petitioner And the Countess of Kincardine his mother the charter chist of the deceast Earle of Kincardine his father was ordered to be putt in the custodie of the clerks of privie Counsell that it might ther remaine in securitie from any imbazlement of the rights And seing severall of the tennents of the estate of Kincardine are presentlie persewed befor the regalitie Court of Dumferleing and other inferior Courts at the instance of severall persones Some pretending right to the teinds and others to the rents And that the Saids perswtes cannot be defended wnles the originall rights which the petitioners said deceast father had to the saids Lands and teinds be gott up to defend in the foirsaids actiones And therfore humbly Craveing to the effect efter mentioned As the said petitione bears The saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above petitione And that the Creditors of the estate of Kincardin have given in no answers therto albeit they were allowed to sie and ansuer the same Togither with the inventar of the wrytes and parliaments which the Earle Craves up They heirby allow ther Clerks of Counsell to deliver to the said Alexander Earle of Kincardine the haill wrytes and evidents Contained in the foirsaid inventar at sight of The Earle of Bwchan and the Lord Justice Clerk And that upon Swch obligatione and Security as ther Lordships Shall be Satisfied with That The Earle Shall restore and redeliver the wrytes borroued And that against Such a day or tyme As the Saids Lords Shall think fitt to appoint And allowes any of the creditors to be present

1. NRS, PC2/27, 41r-41v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 41r-41v.

Act, 8 September 1697, Edinburgh

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Act Margaret Traill relict of James Scott of Bristo

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Margaret Traill relict of James Scott of Bristo Shewing That wher her husband at his decease in May Jaj vic nyntie one Left the petitioner Eleven childrein all wnprovided And that by her contract of mariadge and his disposition in implement therof He disponed to the petitioner in liferent his Lands of Orchardfeild and Bristo And yet by reasone of Some incumberances which both he and the petitioner hoped might be purged She never gott the possessione of her said Jointure And now her Son and his fathers appearand Air haveing raised a Sumonds of Sale of his fathers whole Lands and estate The Same are now Seqwestrat by the Lords and a factor appointed to intrometted wherby the petitioner is qwite excluded And Seing that besydes her own destitut conditione She has also her said fatherles childrein to mentaine and edwcat And that in Swch caices ther Lordships are in wse to ordaine ane aliment in the mean tyme Speciallie wher the petitioner is hopefwll That by the Sale of the Lands the creditors may be clared and ane overplus remaine And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Cownsell They in respect of the wrytes prodwced And that ther is no ansuer given in to the petitione Doe heirby modifie and allow the Soume of Ane Thowsand merks Scotts to be payed to the petitioner upon her own recept as ane yeirlie aliment for herself and her childrein And that qwarterlie begining the first qwarters payment therof at the terme of Mertimes next to come for the qwarter preceeding and the other qwarters to be at the termes of Candlemiss Whitsonday and Lambmes next to come And decernes and ordaines the tennents and possessors of the Lands of Orchardfeild and Bristo which belonged to the petitioners deceast husband and Alexander Cwninghame writer in Edinbwrgh factor foirsaid appointed by The Lords of Sessione for uplifting the rents of the saids Lands to make payment and Satisfactione to the said petitioner of the said aliment at the termes foirsaids And ordaines Letters of horneing on fiftein dayes and others neidfull to be direct heiron under the Signot of Counsell in forme as effeirs

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Act

Act Margaret Traill relict of James Scott of Bristo

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Margaret Traill relict of James Scott of Bristo Shewing That wher her husband at his decease in May Jaj vic nyntie one Left the petitioner Eleven childrein all wnprovided And that by her contract of mariadge and his disposition in implement therof He disponed to the petitioner in liferent his Lands of Orchardfeild and Bristo And yet by reasone of Some incumberances which both he and the petitioner hoped might be purged She never gott the possessione of her said Jointure And now her Son and his fathers appearand Air haveing raised a Sumonds of Sale of his fathers whole Lands and estate The Same are now Seqwestrat by the Lords and a factor appointed to intrometted wherby the petitioner is qwite excluded And Seing that besydes her own destitut conditione She has also her said fatherles childrein to mentaine and edwcat And that in Swch caices ther Lordships are in wse to ordaine ane aliment in the mean tyme Speciallie wher the petitioner is hopefwll That by the Sale of the Lands the creditors may be clared and ane overplus remaine And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Cownsell They in respect of the wrytes prodwced And that ther is no ansuer given in to the petitione Doe heirby modifie and allow the Soume of Ane Thowsand merks Scotts to be payed to the petitioner upon her own recept as ane yeirlie aliment for herself and her childrein And that qwarterlie begining the first qwarters payment therof at the terme of Mertimes next to come for the qwarter preceeding and the other qwarters to be at the termes of Candlemiss Whitsonday and Lambmes next to come And decernes and ordaines the tennents and possessors of the Lands of Orchardfeild and Bristo which belonged to the petitioners deceast husband and Alexander Cwninghame writer in Edinbwrgh factor foirsaid appointed by The Lords of Sessione for uplifting the rents of the saids Lands to make payment and Satisfactione to the said petitioner of the said aliment at the termes foirsaids And ordaines Letters of horneing on fiftein dayes and others neidfull to be direct heiron under the Signot of Counsell in forme as effeirs

1. NRS, PC2/27, 40v-41r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 40v-41r.

Procedure, 8 September 1697, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Duke of Gordones Comitie to be Subscribed

The Councell appoints the Comitie nominat upon the tenth day of Augwst Last anent the Thrie Hundereth punds Sterleing agried by the Dwke of Gordone to be payed for bringing home his dwtches to Scotland to be extended and Subscribed of the former daite for the haill five Hundereth pund Sterleing which was done accordingly

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Procedure

Duke of Gordones Comitie to be Subscribed

The Councell appoints the Comitie nominat upon the tenth day of Augwst Last anent the Thrie Hundereth punds Sterleing agried by the Dwke of Gordone to be payed for bringing home his dwtches to Scotland to be extended and Subscribed of the former daite for the haill five Hundereth pund Sterleing which was done accordingly

1. NRS, PC2/27, 40r-40v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 40r-40v.

Sederunt, 8 September 1697, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Mellvill; Earl of Sutherland; Earl of Bwchan; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Rwglen; Lord Ross; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fountainhall; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Cessnock; Sir Patrick Murray

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Mellvill; Earl of Sutherland; Earl of Bwchan; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Rwglen; Lord Ross; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fountainhall; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Cessnock; Sir Patrick Murray

1. NRS, PC2/27, 40r.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 40r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 40r.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 40r.

Proclamation, 8 September 1697, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamation Anent Irish catle revived

William and Mary by the Grace of God King and Queen of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defendars of the faith To […] Macers of Our privie Councell Messengers at armes our shirreffs in that part Conjunctly and severally speciallie Constitut Greeting Forasmuchas The Importing of victuall horse and Coues from Ireland into this Kingdome hath been by diverse Laues and acts of parliament made in the tyme of our royall predecessors discharged under great paines notuithstanding wherof and by reasone of the unsetled state of both Kingdoms The observation of the said Laues hath been of Late much neglected And we being resolved that due and exact obedience shall be given to the saids Laues for the tyme to Come and that they shall be execute with all rigor against such as transgress the same Therfore we with advyce of the Lords of our privie Councill strictly prohibite and discharge the Importing of any meall or other victuall whatsoever or of any horse mares or Coues from the said kingdome of Ireland into this Kingdome aither by the natives therof or Inhabitants in Ireland or any other forraigners whatsoever from and after the day and date heirof under the pains and penalties follouing viz as to the Importing any meall and other victuall That all the meall and victuall which shall be Imported shall be sunk and destroyed And the seaser or discoverer for his reuard shall have the boat bark or vessell wherin the said meall or victuall shall be Imported to dispose of att his pleasure Conform to the fourteenth act of the parliament Jaj vic Eightie Six As also the halfe of the fynes Imposed upon the Importers resetters and heretors by the third Act third session parliament second Charles second And as to the Importing horses Coues and other Catle That no horse mare Coues or other Catle shall be Imported from Ireland to this kingdome under the paine and penaltie of forfaulting therof and furder under the paine of paying the soume of ane hundred merks Scotts for each beast that shall be so Imported The one halfe of both the beasts and fynes to belong to the seaser and discoverer and the other halfe to us and our Thesaury And we with advyce forsaid prohibite and discharge any persone or persons whatsoever to buy use or retaile any Irish meall or victuall or resett or buy any horses mares or nolt that they know to be Imported out of Ireland after the day forsaid under the pains Contained in the saids act of parliament And we with advyce forsaid Have nominated and appointed David Craufurd of Drumsuie to see the forsaids acts of parliament made against Importing of Irish victuall vigorously putt to executione during such tyme and space as our privie Councell shall think fitt With pouer to him to appoint servants and others under him to attend in all places betuixt the head of Kintyre and Lochrayan and from Lochrayan to Drumfreis for the more effectuall performing and discharging their deuty in the premisses Our Will is Herefore And ue Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the mercat Crosses of the burghs of Glasgow and Drumfreis and of the head burghs of the severall shires uithin that bounds and therat make publick Intimation of our pleasure in the premisses that none may pretend ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the 13 of March and of our reigne the sixth year 1694. The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby revive the forsaid proclamation Emitted by their Lordships upon March the thretteenth Jaj vic nyntie four Intituled a proclamatione against the Importing of victuall or Cattell from Ireland And ordaines the same to be putt to farder executione In all points And ordaines it to be reprinted and againe published at the head burghs upon the western Coasts And appointes his Majesties sollicitor to Cause transmitt printed Coppies there to the severall offices of his Majesties forraign Customes and Excise wher ther is a Collector And appointes the Collectors to affix a printed Coppie of the said proclamation upon ther severall offices And ordaines thir presents to be printed with the said proclamatione and to be sent and affixt as the said proclamation itself To the effect that none may pretend ignorance.

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Proclamation

Proclamation Anent Irish catle revived

William and Mary by the Grace of God King and Queen of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defendars of the faith To […] Macers of Our privie Councell Messengers at armes our shirreffs in that part Conjunctly and severally speciallie Constitut Greeting Forasmuchas The Importing of victuall horse and Coues from Ireland into this Kingdome hath been by diverse Laues and acts of parliament made in the tyme of our royall predecessors discharged under great paines notuithstanding wherof and by reasone of the unsetled state of both Kingdoms The observation of the said Laues hath been of Late much neglected And we being resolved that due and exact obedience shall be given to the saids Laues for the tyme to Come and that they shall be execute with all rigor against such as transgress the same Therfore we with advyce of the Lords of our privie Councill strictly prohibite and discharge the Importing of any meall or other victuall whatsoever or of any horse mares or Coues from the said kingdome of Ireland into this Kingdome aither by the natives therof or Inhabitants in Ireland or any other forraigners whatsoever from and after the day and date heirof under the pains and penalties follouing viz as to the Importing any meall and other victuall That all the meall and victuall which shall be Imported shall be sunk and destroyed And the seaser or discoverer for his reuard shall have the boat bark or vessell wherin the said meall or victuall shall be Imported to dispose of att his pleasure Conform to the fourteenth act of the parliament Jaj vic Eightie Six As also the halfe of the fynes Imposed upon the Importers resetters and heretors by the third Act third session parliament second Charles second And as to the Importing horses Coues and other Catle That no horse mare Coues or other Catle shall be Imported from Ireland to this kingdome under the paine and penaltie of forfaulting therof and furder under the paine of paying the soume of ane hundred merks Scotts for each beast that shall be so Imported The one halfe of both the beasts and fynes to belong to the seaser and discoverer and the other halfe to us and our Thesaury And we with advyce forsaid prohibite and discharge any persone or persons whatsoever to buy use or retaile any Irish meall or victuall or resett or buy any horses mares or nolt that they know to be Imported out of Ireland after the day forsaid under the pains Contained in the saids act of parliament And we with advyce forsaid Have nominated and appointed David Craufurd of Drumsuie to see the forsaids acts of parliament made against Importing of Irish victuall vigorously putt to executione during such tyme and space as our privie Councell shall think fitt With pouer to him to appoint servants and others under him to attend in all places betuixt the head of Kintyre and Lochrayan and from Lochrayan to Drumfreis for the more effectuall performing and discharging their deuty in the premisses Our Will is Herefore And ue Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the mercat Crosses of the burghs of Glasgow and Drumfreis and of the head burghs of the severall shires uithin that bounds and therat make publick Intimation of our pleasure in the premisses that none may pretend ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the 13 of March and of our reigne the sixth year 1694. The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby revive the forsaid proclamation Emitted by their Lordships upon March the thretteenth Jaj vic nyntie four Intituled a proclamatione against the Importing of victuall or Cattell from Ireland And ordaines the same to be putt to farder executione In all points And ordaines it to be reprinted and againe published at the head burghs upon the western Coasts And appointes his Majesties sollicitor to Cause transmitt printed Coppies there to the severall offices of his Majesties forraign Customes and Excise wher ther is a Collector And appointes the Collectors to affix a printed Coppie of the said proclamation upon ther severall offices And ordaines thir presents to be printed with the said proclamatione and to be sent and affixt as the said proclamation itself To the effect that none may pretend ignorance.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 262-4.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 262-4.

Warrant, 8 September 1697, Edinburgh

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Warrand for Liberating Hunter

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Give order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to sett at Liberty Furth therof […] Hunter Smith presently prisoner therin In respect he hath Inacted himself in the books of his Majesties privie Councill That he shall appear before their Lordships whensoever he shall be called for or required therto under the penaltie of fyve hundreth merks scotts.

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Warrant

Warrand for Liberating Hunter

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Give order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to sett at Liberty Furth therof […] Hunter Smith presently prisoner therin In respect he hath Inacted himself in the books of his Majesties privie Councill That he shall appear before their Lordships whensoever he shall be called for or required therto under the penaltie of fyve hundreth merks scotts.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 262.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 262.

Act, 8 September 1697, Edinburgh

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Act Mr Theodor Wamphray

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By Mr Theodor Umphray minister of the Gospell at Nesting in the Island of Zetland Sheuing That wher the petitioner hath been minister at the said paroch upuards of Fourtie years bygone During which tyme he hath behaved himself as became a Minister of the Gospell And since the happy revolutione hes Carryed himself with all tender respect and regaird to the present Government under his majestie King William And for testifying therof to his people and Flock did cheerfully obey all such orders for keeping of Fasts for the prosperity of his Majesties armes Thanksgivings for his delyverie and praying for his sacred persone so soon as they came to his hand And was aluayes willing and ready to Give all testimony of his fidelity and Loyaltie that the Law should require And having Lately gott Informatione of some acts of parliament requiring all Ministers to take the oath of alleadgance and subscribe the assurance The petitioner thought it his deuty to repaire hither for Certain Information therof and for qualifying himself accordingly And now understanding that ther is ane Act of parliament dated the tuenty third of May Jaj vic nyntie three wherby all therinnamed are ordained to suear the said oath and subscribe the assurance betuixt and the tuenty day of June therafter And that ther is another Act the sixteenth of Jully Jaj vic nyntie five prorogating the dyet as to the Ministers untill september therafter The petitioner hath presumed uith all humility to represent to their Lordships that none of the saids acts was soe much as heard of in the said Countrey of zetland till Long after the tymes appointed therby were elapsed and the Certification of Law Incurred And Considering the short tyme therin prescribed It was Impossible the same could come to any mans knouledge tymously in that Island albeit ane express had been sent theruith much less in the condition the Inhabitants therof are in Being In a manner secluded from all Intercourse uith any other place in the kingdome except once or tuyce at most that ane bark used to Come from Dundie or therabout in the month of March and october yearly But this whyle bygone hes been Interrupted by the French Capers who Continuallie Infest that Coast so that the Inhabitants of zetland have some tymes been Locked up for a whole year uithout having any Certaine account of what is done or transacted in other parts of the Kingdome In relation to the Government And being Informed that their Lordships have been graciously pleased to repone severall ministers who Live at any Considerable distance many wherof have not by farr so much to say for a Just and relevant excuse As the petitioner who Lives in the most remote and Inaccessable Inhabitant Island of Scotland Being above a hundred miles separat from any Land and uithout any boat or bark belonging to the Island that can goe to the Continent And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships to take the premisses to their serious Consideration And to repone him against the Certificatione of the forsaids acts of parliament And to allow him to qualifie himself before their Lordships or any of their Lordships Number they shall please to appoint as the said petition bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them by the said Mr Theodor Wmphray They heirby allou the petitioner to take and suear the oath of alleadgance and subscribe the assurance appointed to his Majestie by Act of parliament And that In presence of any one of the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill And upon the petitioners suearing and signing as said is The saids Lords doe heirby repone him against the Certifications Contained in the Acts of parliament anent the said oath and assurance In respect the petitioner hath suorn and signed as said is And Inacted himself in the books of his Majesties privie Councill That he shall submitt himself in all things pertaining to his Doctrine Life and office to the Jurisdiction and Censures of the presbyterian church of his kingdome as now setled by Law.

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Act

Act Mr Theodor Wamphray

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By Mr Theodor Umphray minister of the Gospell at Nesting in the Island of Zetland Sheuing That wher the petitioner hath been minister at the said paroch upuards of Fourtie years bygone During which tyme he hath behaved himself as became a Minister of the Gospell And since the happy revolutione hes Carryed himself with all tender respect and regaird to the present Government under his majestie King William And for testifying therof to his people and Flock did cheerfully obey all such orders for keeping of Fasts for the prosperity of his Majesties armes Thanksgivings for his delyverie and praying for his sacred persone so soon as they came to his hand And was aluayes willing and ready to Give all testimony of his fidelity and Loyaltie that the Law should require And having Lately gott Informatione of some acts of parliament requiring all Ministers to take the oath of alleadgance and subscribe the assurance The petitioner thought it his deuty to repaire hither for Certain Information therof and for qualifying himself accordingly And now understanding that ther is ane Act of parliament dated the tuenty third of May Jaj vic nyntie three wherby all therinnamed are ordained to suear the said oath and subscribe the assurance betuixt and the tuenty day of June therafter And that ther is another Act the sixteenth of Jully Jaj vic nyntie five prorogating the dyet as to the Ministers untill september therafter The petitioner hath presumed uith all humility to represent to their Lordships that none of the saids acts was soe much as heard of in the said Countrey of zetland till Long after the tymes appointed therby were elapsed and the Certification of Law Incurred And Considering the short tyme therin prescribed It was Impossible the same could come to any mans knouledge tymously in that Island albeit ane express had been sent theruith much less in the condition the Inhabitants therof are in Being In a manner secluded from all Intercourse uith any other place in the kingdome except once or tuyce at most that ane bark used to Come from Dundie or therabout in the month of March and october yearly But this whyle bygone hes been Interrupted by the French Capers who Continuallie Infest that Coast so that the Inhabitants of zetland have some tymes been Locked up for a whole year uithout having any Certaine account of what is done or transacted in other parts of the Kingdome In relation to the Government And being Informed that their Lordships have been graciously pleased to repone severall ministers who Live at any Considerable distance many wherof have not by farr so much to say for a Just and relevant excuse As the petitioner who Lives in the most remote and Inaccessable Inhabitant Island of Scotland Being above a hundred miles separat from any Land and uithout any boat or bark belonging to the Island that can goe to the Continent And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships to take the premisses to their serious Consideration And to repone him against the Certificatione of the forsaids acts of parliament And to allow him to qualifie himself before their Lordships or any of their Lordships Number they shall please to appoint as the said petition bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them by the said Mr Theodor Wmphray They heirby allou the petitioner to take and suear the oath of alleadgance and subscribe the assurance appointed to his Majestie by Act of parliament And that In presence of any one of the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill And upon the petitioners suearing and signing as said is The saids Lords doe heirby repone him against the Certifications Contained in the Acts of parliament anent the said oath and assurance In respect the petitioner hath suorn and signed as said is And Inacted himself in the books of his Majesties privie Councill That he shall submitt himself in all things pertaining to his Doctrine Life and office to the Jurisdiction and Censures of the presbyterian church of his kingdome as now setled by Law.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 260-2.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 260-2.

Letter: to the Council, 8 September 1697, Edinburgh

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Letter: to the Council

Anent a pacquet Boat betuixt Ireland and Scotland

Letter from the Justices of Ireland to the Lord Chancellor In Ansuer to the privie Councills proposalls anent the establishment of pacquet boatts betuixt Scotland and Ireland and the ansuer or scheme Inclosed therin Being also read The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill ordaines the Letter and ansuer or scheme to be recorded And ordaines the manadgers of the post office of Edinburgh to see and ansuer the said peaper of ansuers betuixt and the nixt Councill day which is the fifth day of october ensuing
Folloues the Letter Direct this For the right hounourable The Chancelor of the Kingdome of Scotland
Our very Good Lord Dublin Castle 13 Agust 1697
We have receaved your Lordships Letter uith the proposalls from the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill of Scotland for the establishing of pacquet boats betueen the tuo Kingdomes and having Caused the same to be Considered by the manadgers of the post office here we send your Lordship Inclosed the scheme proposed by them for maintaining such a Correspondence And if their Lordships of the privie Councill ther shall joyn in opinione that tuo boates may be sufficient for that service we Cannot as to the rest perceave any Difficultie remaining We shall be aluayes ready to Contribute what may ly in us touards their Lordships Conveniency and that of the tuo Kingdoms and remaine Our very Good Lord your Lordships most humble servants sic subscribitur William Chester Gallouay.
Folloues the schem Inclosed in the said Letter
Ane ansuer to the proposalls from the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill of Scotland Concerning the Establishment of pacquet boatts betuixt that Kingdome and Ireland
It is Conceaved that tuo pacquet boats may very well serve for transporting of all Letters betueen the tuo Kingdomes which to pass tuyce weekly from each syde uill be sufficient here being only three pacquet boates which doe the duety thryce weekly to and fro through the passage Betuixt this and Holyhead is near thrice the Bredth of that betueen donaghadie and portpatrick The said tuo pacquet Boates to be maintained at the charge of Scotland and may be Keeped on aither syde as they please It not being materiall on which the three pacquet boates Imployed here belonging wholly to this syde The Government here being unwilling to bear any pairt of the Charge as is the postmaster Generall of England and his Deputy here yet touards maintinence of the said tuo pacquet boates at the charge of Scotland It is proposed that the postmaster here shall be at the Charge of Delyvering all Letters Directed to any part of Scotland at Donaghadie to the Master of Each pacquet boat as they shall arryve ther which Letters shall be taxed uith the Irish postage to Donaghadie which postage uill be 4d per Letters single and so proportionallie more for Letters double or of Greater Bulk of which poastage soe taxed It is propounded the post office of Scotland may receave the profite It is further proposed that for all Letters Directed from Scotland to Ireland that the postage may be at the delyverie in of the saids Letters into any post toune in Scotland receaved to Donaghadie in Ireland att which place the postmaster there shall foruard all such Letters speedily to Dublin wher the postmaster shall take care to disperse them to the severall parts of this Kingdome so that for maintaining of the tuo pacquet boates they uill receave on all Letters from Ireland to Scotland the Irish postage As also the Scotch postage from any part of Scotland to portpatrick uith what other postage they may think Good to Lay on Letters for Crossing the sea betueen portpatrick and Donaghadee.

Att Edinburgh the Eight day of September Jaj vic nyntie seven years

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Letter: to the Council

Anent a pacquet Boat betuixt Ireland and Scotland

Letter from the Justices of Ireland to the Lord Chancellor In Ansuer to the privie Councills proposalls anent the establishment of pacquet boatts betuixt Scotland and Ireland and the ansuer or scheme Inclosed therin Being also read The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill ordaines the Letter and ansuer or scheme to be recorded And ordaines the manadgers of the post office of Edinburgh to see and ansuer the said peaper of ansuers betuixt and the nixt Councill day which is the fifth day of october ensuing
Folloues the Letter Direct this For the right hounourable The Chancelor of the Kingdome of Scotland
Our very Good Lord Dublin Castle 13 Agust 1697
We have receaved your Lordships Letter uith the proposalls from the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill of Scotland for the establishing of pacquet boats betueen the tuo Kingdomes and having Caused the same to be Considered by the manadgers of the post office here we send your Lordship Inclosed the scheme proposed by them for maintaining such a Correspondence And if their Lordships of the privie Councill ther shall joyn in opinione that tuo boates may be sufficient for that service we Cannot as to the rest perceave any Difficultie remaining We shall be aluayes ready to Contribute what may ly in us touards their Lordships Conveniency and that of the tuo Kingdoms and remaine Our very Good Lord your Lordships most humble servants sic subscribitur William Chester Gallouay.
Folloues the schem Inclosed in the said Letter
Ane ansuer to the proposalls from the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill of Scotland Concerning the Establishment of pacquet boatts betuixt that Kingdome and Ireland
It is Conceaved that tuo pacquet boats may very well serve for transporting of all Letters betueen the tuo Kingdomes which to pass tuyce weekly from each syde uill be sufficient here being only three pacquet boates which doe the duety thryce weekly to and fro through the passage Betuixt this and Holyhead is near thrice the Bredth of that betueen donaghadie and portpatrick The said tuo pacquet Boates to be maintained at the charge of Scotland and may be Keeped on aither syde as they please It not being materiall on which the three pacquet boates Imployed here belonging wholly to this syde The Government here being unwilling to bear any pairt of the Charge as is the postmaster Generall of England and his Deputy here yet touards maintinence of the said tuo pacquet boates at the charge of Scotland It is proposed that the postmaster here shall be at the Charge of Delyvering all Letters Directed to any part of Scotland at Donaghadie to the Master of Each pacquet boat as they shall arryve ther which Letters shall be taxed uith the Irish postage to Donaghadie which postage uill be 4d per Letters single and so proportionallie more for Letters double or of Greater Bulk of which poastage soe taxed It is propounded the post office of Scotland may receave the profite It is further proposed that for all Letters Directed from Scotland to Ireland that the postage may be at the delyverie in of the saids Letters into any post toune in Scotland receaved to Donaghadie in Ireland att which place the postmaster there shall foruard all such Letters speedily to Dublin wher the postmaster shall take care to disperse them to the severall parts of this Kingdome so that for maintaining of the tuo pacquet boates they uill receave on all Letters from Ireland to Scotland the Irish postage As also the Scotch postage from any part of Scotland to portpatrick uith what other postage they may think Good to Lay on Letters for Crossing the sea betueen portpatrick and Donaghadee.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 259-60.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 259-60.

Sederunt, 8 September 1697, Edinburgh

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Att Edinburgh the Eight day of September Jaj vic nyntie seven years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Ruglen; Lord Ross; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Funtainhall; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Cessnock; Sir Patrick Murray

Att Edinburgh the Eight day of September Jaj vic nyntie seven years1

A1697/9/32

Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Ruglen; Lord Ross; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Funtainhall; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Cessnock; Sir Patrick Murray

1. NRS, PC1/51, 259.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 259.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 259.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 259.