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Act, 9 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Act dischargeing Councellors to be taken Cautioners

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Doe heirby expressly prohibite and discharge ther clerks to accept or receave any ane or more of ther Lordships number to be Cawtioners or become bail for any persone or persones whatsoever whom the Counsell Shall appoint to find cautione or putt under Baile And declairs that this Shall be to the Clerks a sufficient warrand to refwse privie Counsellers when they Shall be offered cawtioners

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Act dischargeing Councellors to be taken Cautioners

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Doe heirby expressly prohibite and discharge ther clerks to accept or receave any ane or more of ther Lordships number to be Cawtioners or become bail for any persone or persones whatsoever whom the Counsell Shall appoint to find cautione or putt under Baile And declairs that this Shall be to the Clerks a sufficient warrand to refwse privie Counsellers when they Shall be offered cawtioners

1. NRS, PC2/26, 164r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 164r.

Act, 9 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Act Alexander Wright and James Nimo merchands

Anent The petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Alexander Wright and James Nimmo merchands in Edinburgh Shewing That wher the petitioners haveing given in to the mint Lignets of Silver of about eight Stone weight befor the saids Lords Last order of Counsell appointing the merchands who had any pairt of the ane hundereth and sixtie stone of bullione then lying in the mint to pay twentie pund per stone for the coynadge therof in the termes specified in the said act And that the saids petitioners were most readie to have given all obedience to the foirsaid act of Counsell And therupon expected the Like weight of Current money to have bein given out to them within twentie dayes efter the saids Lords ordinance Conforme to the twentie fourth act parliament Jaj vic and eightie six But hitherto they have bein postponed without receaveing a farthing to great Loss and prejudice As also the petitioners crave Leave in all humilitie to represent that all merchants and others whatsomever being warranted and incouraged by the foirsaid act of parliament to import and give in what qwantities of bullion they could to the mynt for passing his majesties Irons They Accordingly have imported about twelve Stone weight of bullione consisting of broken and burnt Silver chist and light money and offered the Same to the maister of the mint for passing his majesties Irons in the termes of the foirsaid act of parliament Nowayes apprehending that the saids Lords by ther former ordinance intended a totall Stopp to this kingdome estaiblished by the forsaid act of parliament past that ordinance for ane expedient to releive the maister of the Mint of that Ane hundereth and sixtie Stone of bullion wherwith he was then overcharged But that in all tyme therefter merchands might be at Libertie to give in and the maister of the mint be obleidged to receave what bullione Should be offered to him and to give out current money in the value therof Conforme to the said act of parliament It never haveing bein aither the saids Lords intentione nor the meaneing of the foirsaid act aither to Shutt up the mint or that the officers therof Should have sellaries for nothing without carieing on the frie coynadge for the service of the Leidges Conforme to the Lawes made theranent And therfore humbly craveing the saids Lords to ordaine the maister of the mint to give out current money to the petitioners for the said eight stone of bullione given in by them befor the saids Lords ther Last ordinance upon ther payment of the twentie pund per stone of coynage And being assigned for ther releiffe in the termes of the said act And Likewayes to ordaine the maister of the mint to receave in the twelve stone of bullione they now offer him and pass the same wnder his majesties Irons And give the petitioners out the value therof in the termes of the frie coynage appointed by the foirsaid act of parliament or upon ther payment of the twentie pund per stone of coynage they being assigned for ther releife in maner foirsaid Or otherwayes grant warrand and allowance to them to transport the Samen furth of the kingdome without being troubled therfor any maner of way As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell They heirby ordaine the maister of the mint to coyne the foregoeing eight Stones of bullione given in by the petitioners And Likewayes to receave in the above twelve Stone of bullion and to coyn all the said bullione in twentie Shilling ten Shilling and five Shilling peices be equall portiones being a third pairt to each of the saids thrie species And authorizes and appointes him to give owt the said money when soe coyned to the petitioners within the tyme mentioned in the said act of parliament the saids petitioners first paying to the said maister to the Soume of twentie punds Scotts money for the coynadge of each Stone of the said Silver so coyned And ordaines the maister of the mint to give bond to the saids petitioners for repayment of the said tuentie pund Scotts per Stone whensoever the Same shall be allowed and repayed to him by the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie out of the bullione due by the act of parliament Jaj vic eightie six yeirs anent a frie coynadge

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Act Alexander Wright and James Nimo merchands

Anent The petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Alexander Wright and James Nimmo merchands in Edinburgh Shewing That wher the petitioners haveing given in to the mint Lignets of Silver of about eight Stone weight befor the saids Lords Last order of Counsell appointing the merchands who had any pairt of the ane hundereth and sixtie stone of bullione then lying in the mint to pay twentie pund per stone for the coynadge therof in the termes specified in the said act And that the saids petitioners were most readie to have given all obedience to the foirsaid act of Counsell And therupon expected the Like weight of Current money to have bein given out to them within twentie dayes efter the saids Lords ordinance Conforme to the twentie fourth act parliament Jaj vic and eightie six But hitherto they have bein postponed without receaveing a farthing to great Loss and prejudice As also the petitioners crave Leave in all humilitie to represent that all merchants and others whatsomever being warranted and incouraged by the foirsaid act of parliament to import and give in what qwantities of bullion they could to the mynt for passing his majesties Irons They Accordingly have imported about twelve Stone weight of bullione consisting of broken and burnt Silver chist and light money and offered the Same to the maister of the mint for passing his majesties Irons in the termes of the foirsaid act of parliament Nowayes apprehending that the saids Lords by ther former ordinance intended a totall Stopp to this kingdome estaiblished by the forsaid act of parliament past that ordinance for ane expedient to releive the maister of the Mint of that Ane hundereth and sixtie Stone of bullion wherwith he was then overcharged But that in all tyme therefter merchands might be at Libertie to give in and the maister of the mint be obleidged to receave what bullione Should be offered to him and to give out current money in the value therof Conforme to the said act of parliament It never haveing bein aither the saids Lords intentione nor the meaneing of the foirsaid act aither to Shutt up the mint or that the officers therof Should have sellaries for nothing without carieing on the frie coynadge for the service of the Leidges Conforme to the Lawes made theranent And therfore humbly craveing the saids Lords to ordaine the maister of the mint to give out current money to the petitioners for the said eight stone of bullione given in by them befor the saids Lords ther Last ordinance upon ther payment of the twentie pund per stone of coynage And being assigned for ther releiffe in the termes of the said act And Likewayes to ordaine the maister of the mint to receave in the twelve stone of bullione they now offer him and pass the same wnder his majesties Irons And give the petitioners out the value therof in the termes of the frie coynage appointed by the foirsaid act of parliament or upon ther payment of the twentie pund per stone of coynage they being assigned for ther releife in maner foirsaid Or otherwayes grant warrand and allowance to them to transport the Samen furth of the kingdome without being troubled therfor any maner of way As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell They heirby ordaine the maister of the mint to coyne the foregoeing eight Stones of bullione given in by the petitioners And Likewayes to receave in the above twelve Stone of bullion and to coyn all the said bullione in twentie Shilling ten Shilling and five Shilling peices be equall portiones being a third pairt to each of the saids thrie species And authorizes and appointes him to give owt the said money when soe coyned to the petitioners within the tyme mentioned in the said act of parliament the saids petitioners first paying to the said maister to the Soume of twentie punds Scotts money for the coynadge of each Stone of the said Silver so coyned And ordaines the maister of the mint to give bond to the saids petitioners for repayment of the said tuentie pund Scotts per Stone whensoever the Same shall be allowed and repayed to him by the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie out of the bullione due by the act of parliament Jaj vic eightie six yeirs anent a frie coynadge

1. NRS, PC2/26, 162v-164r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 162v-164r.

Act, 9 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Act John Murray

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be John Murray merchand in Edinburgh Shewing that wher the petitioner haveing made applicatione to the saids Lords about two moneths agoe anent severall Lignets of forraigne bullione about the value of Thrie Thousand punds Sterleing which was imported into this kingdome by the petitioner to be delivered unto the mint to pass his majesties Irons And Likewayes about the Like qwantitie of Light cobbs which no persone will receave off his hand nor would the maister of the mint at that tyme receave in aither the foirsaid bullion or cobs to pass his majesties Irons For which the petitioner applyed to the saids Lords And the petitione being then read the saids Lords allowed The maister of the mynt to sie and answer the Same And recomended to a comittie of ther own number to consider the said petitione and ansuers And Seing the said Comittie hes not as yet mett and all the bullione then lyeing in the mynt being now comed and given owt And The petitioner haveing his whole Stock and credit in the said bullione and Cobs and the terme being now at hand The petitioner will be very much prejudged through the lying out of his Stock and want of money to pay his creditors And therfor humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above petition given in to them be the said John Murray and ane other by way of ansuer therto be The maister of the mint They Doe heirby ordaine the maister of his majesties mint to receave in the bullione abovementioned belonging to the petitioner And to coyn the Same in Twentie Shilling, ten Shilling and five Shilling Scotts peices be equall portiones being a third pairt to each of the saids thrie Species And authorizes and appoints the maister to give owt the money when So coyned to the petitioner within the tyme contained in the act of parliament He first paying the said maister the Soume of Twentie pwnds Scotts for the coynage of each stone of the Silver So coyned And ordaines the said maister of the mint to give bond to the petitioner for repayment of the said twentie punds Scotts per stone whensoever the same shall be allowed and repayed to him by The Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie out of the bullione Dwe by the act of parliament Jaj vic eightie six yeirs anent a frie coynage

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Act John Murray

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be John Murray merchand in Edinburgh Shewing that wher the petitioner haveing made applicatione to the saids Lords about two moneths agoe anent severall Lignets of forraigne bullione about the value of Thrie Thousand punds Sterleing which was imported into this kingdome by the petitioner to be delivered unto the mint to pass his majesties Irons And Likewayes about the Like qwantitie of Light cobbs which no persone will receave off his hand nor would the maister of the mint at that tyme receave in aither the foirsaid bullion or cobs to pass his majesties Irons For which the petitioner applyed to the saids Lords And the petitione being then read the saids Lords allowed The maister of the mynt to sie and answer the Same And recomended to a comittie of ther own number to consider the said petitione and ansuers And Seing the said Comittie hes not as yet mett and all the bullione then lyeing in the mynt being now comed and given owt And The petitioner haveing his whole Stock and credit in the said bullione and Cobs and the terme being now at hand The petitioner will be very much prejudged through the lying out of his Stock and want of money to pay his creditors And therfor humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above petition given in to them be the said John Murray and ane other by way of ansuer therto be The maister of the mint They Doe heirby ordaine the maister of his majesties mint to receave in the bullione abovementioned belonging to the petitioner And to coyn the Same in Twentie Shilling, ten Shilling and five Shilling Scotts peices be equall portiones being a third pairt to each of the saids thrie Species And authorizes and appoints the maister to give owt the money when So coyned to the petitioner within the tyme contained in the act of parliament He first paying the said maister the Soume of Twentie pwnds Scotts for the coynage of each stone of the Silver So coyned And ordaines the said maister of the mint to give bond to the petitioner for repayment of the said twentie punds Scotts per stone whensoever the same shall be allowed and repayed to him by The Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie out of the bullione Dwe by the act of parliament Jaj vic eightie six yeirs anent a frie coynage

1. NRS, PC2/26, 161v-162v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 161v-162v.

Warrant, 9 April 1696, Edinburgh

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2Prorogatione of the towne of Edinburghs deliverie of ther proprtione of the Levy

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell being informed that the men to be putt out by the towne of Edinburgh in this present Levy are not completely made up and delivered They heirby allow the magistrats yet to compleat and make up the good townes proportione of the said Levy And appoints them to deliver the men (so many of them as are not yet delivered) to the officers appointed or to be appointed to receave them And that at the Links of Leith upon twesday the fourteen of Aprile instant at ten in the foirnoon

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Warrant

2Prorogatione of the towne of Edinburghs deliverie of ther proprtione of the Levy

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell being informed that the men to be putt out by the towne of Edinburgh in this present Levy are not completely made up and delivered They heirby allow the magistrats yet to compleat and make up the good townes proportione of the said Levy And appoints them to deliver the men (so many of them as are not yet delivered) to the officers appointed or to be appointed to receave them And that at the Links of Leith upon twesday the fourteen of Aprile instant at ten in the foirnoon

1. NRS, PC2/26, 161v.

2. Marginal note: ‘This two Last warrands are booked in this day through a mistake But should have been booked upon the Eight day.’

1. NRS, PC2/26, 161v.

2. Marginal note: ‘This two Last warrands are booked in this day through a mistake But should have been booked upon the Eight day.’

Warrant, 9 April 1696, Edinburgh

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2Warrand to Magistrats of Edinburgh anent 20 punds to each man in the Levy

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Doe heirby decerne and ordaine the magestrats of Edinburgh or any of them in whose hands ther is consigned by the officers of the Standing forces who receave the new Levy the Soume of twentie pund Scotts for any of the men putt out or to be putt in the present Levy to make payment to each man of the said new Levy who is or shall be delivered to the saids officers of the saids twentie punds wnles the men Shall acknouledge that twentie punds hes being alreadie payed to themselvs by the Leaders or outputters of the saids men in place of the Like Soume which the officers were lyable to pay to everie man when he receaved him

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Warrant

2Warrand to Magistrats of Edinburgh anent 20 punds to each man in the Levy

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Doe heirby decerne and ordaine the magestrats of Edinburgh or any of them in whose hands ther is consigned by the officers of the Standing forces who receave the new Levy the Soume of twentie pund Scotts for any of the men putt out or to be putt in the present Levy to make payment to each man of the said new Levy who is or shall be delivered to the saids officers of the saids twentie punds wnles the men Shall acknouledge that twentie punds hes being alreadie payed to themselvs by the Leaders or outputters of the saids men in place of the Like Soume which the officers were lyable to pay to everie man when he receaved him

1. NRS, PC2/26, 161r.

2. The title ‘Act John Murray’ scored out in the margin.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 161r.

2. The title ‘Act John Murray’ scored out in the margin.

Sederunt, 9 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Mellvill; Duke of Qweensberry; Earl of Argwyle; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Lothiane; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord Murray; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmichael; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Pollock; Sir Thomas Livingstoune; Laird of Cessnock; Proveist of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Mellvill; Duke of Qweensberry; Earl of Argwyle; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Lothiane; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord Murray; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmichael; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Pollock; Sir Thomas Livingstoune; Laird of Cessnock; Proveist of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC2/26, 161r.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 161r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 161r.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 161r.

Procedure, 9 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Anent The Associatione

The Forme of the Association to be subscryved by the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell and other noblemen Gentlemen and others being read and att full Length spok to was amended And being putt to the vote as amended uas unanimously approven without so much as one Contradictory vote or any opposition whatsoever And the Councell alloues the same to be printed and publictly sold And appoints a Coppie of the said association to be wryten out In parchment against the Councells meeting the morrow at which tyme they declare they will subscribe the same

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Anent The Associatione

The Forme of the Association to be subscryved by the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell and other noblemen Gentlemen and others being read and att full Length spok to was amended And being putt to the vote as amended uas unanimously approven without so much as one Contradictory vote or any opposition whatsoever And the Councell alloues the same to be printed and publictly sold And appoints a Coppie of the said association to be wryten out In parchment against the Councells meeting the morrow at which tyme they declare they will subscribe the same

1. NRS, PC1/50, 464.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 464.

Procedure, 9 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Resolve of Councell Anent the association

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell In pursuance of his Majesties pleasure signified to them by a Letter of the fourth Instant anent their associating for the defence of his persone and government and permitting the rest of his good subjects to follow their example and forme Have thought fitt to declare That all such as are uilling freely to Associat themselves for the ends forsaids may joyne uith their Lordships in the forme and draught to be first by them subscribed And that noe other forme or draught of Association may be subscribed and entered into or can be alloued uithout his Majesties express warrand And ordaines this declaration to be recorded in the books of Councell

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Resolve of Councell Anent the association

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell In pursuance of his Majesties pleasure signified to them by a Letter of the fourth Instant anent their associating for the defence of his persone and government and permitting the rest of his good subjects to follow their example and forme Have thought fitt to declare That all such as are uilling freely to Associat themselves for the ends forsaids may joyne uith their Lordships in the forme and draught to be first by them subscribed And that noe other forme or draught of Association may be subscribed and entered into or can be alloued uithout his Majesties express warrand And ordaines this declaration to be recorded in the books of Councell

1. NRS, PC1/50, 464.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 464.

Sederunt, 9 April 1696, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Morton; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord Murray; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Funtainhall; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Pollock; Sir Thomas Livingstoun; Laird of Cessnock; Provost of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Morton; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord Murray; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Funtainhall; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Pollock; Sir Thomas Livingstoun; Laird of Cessnock; Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/50, 463.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 463.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 463.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 463.