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Procedure: committee formed, 9 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Procedure: committee formed

Committie in the proces Crafurd of Carsburne Against Kaymes

Lybelled Crafurd of Carsburne against Banatyne of Kaymes and others called and the pursuers Compeiring personally with Mr David Dalrymple his advocat and Banantyne of Kaimes, Elizabeth Bannatyne his sister, Archibald Glass […] Archibald Mcgibbon and Donald Frazer five of the defenders Compeiring also personally with Sir James Ogilvie Sir Patrick Home and Mr Robert Stewart ther advocats and the rest of the defenders being called and not Compeiring The Lybell and answers being read, The persuars advocats Craved Certificatione against the absents The Lords of ther majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the Lybell and answers and both parties being fully heard, The Councill Superceids the granting of2 Certificatione against the absents till the advyseing of the cause And Finds the Lybell relevant and admitts the same to probatione and the witneses following haveing Compeired and made faith at the barr viz William Wood Donald Hyndman John Gaillie Robert Stewart Thomas Crafurd and Archibald Mclauchlan The saids Lords Remitts to the Earl of Forfar, Lord Beilhaven and Lord Justice Clerk to examine the witneses And Reserves all objectiones quhich may be inside against the witneses to be proponed and discussed before the Committie And Declairs any two of the Committie to be a suficient quourum and appoints them to meett the morrow at nyne a cloak in the forenoon

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Procedure: committee formed

Committie in the proces Crafurd of Carsburne Against Kaymes

Lybelled Crafurd of Carsburne against Banatyne of Kaymes and others called and the pursuers Compeiring personally with Mr David Dalrymple his advocat and Banantyne of Kaimes, Elizabeth Bannatyne his sister, Archibald Glass […] Archibald Mcgibbon and Donald Frazer five of the defenders Compeiring also personally with Sir James Ogilvie Sir Patrick Home and Mr Robert Stewart ther advocats and the rest of the defenders being called and not Compeiring The Lybell and answers being read, The persuars advocats Craved Certificatione against the absents The Lords of ther majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the Lybell and answers and both parties being fully heard, The Councill Superceids the granting of2 Certificatione against the absents till the advyseing of the cause And Finds the Lybell relevant and admitts the same to probatione and the witneses following haveing Compeired and made faith at the barr viz William Wood Donald Hyndman John Gaillie Robert Stewart Thomas Crafurd and Archibald Mclauchlan The saids Lords Remitts to the Earl of Forfar, Lord Beilhaven and Lord Justice Clerk to examine the witneses And Reserves all objectiones quhich may be inside against the witneses to be proponed and discussed before the Committie And Declairs any two of the Committie to be a suficient quourum and appoints them to meett the morrow at nyne a cloak in the forenoon

1. NRS, PC2/24, 267v-268r.

2. The words ‘granting of’ are an insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 267v-268r.

2. The words ‘granting of’ are an insertion.

Warrant, 9 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrand for extracting the Lady Glascloons act of aliement pronunced the 4 August Last.

The Councill ordained the Clerks of Councill to give out the act of Councill of the fourth of august last allowing the Lady Glascloon ane years aliement alse weell against […] Blairnow of Lethendie whom the saids Lords Ordaines to make payment of the said aliement as against Euphan Blair Lady Lethendie, albeith the said act was only pronounced against the said Euphan Blair Superceiding extract till Tuesday nixt inclusive to the effect the said […] Blair of Lethendie may be heard if he have any thing to represent why he should not be Decerned and ordaines horning on fiftein dayes.

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Warrant

Warrand for extracting the Lady Glascloons act of aliement pronunced the 4 August Last.

The Councill ordained the Clerks of Councill to give out the act of Councill of the fourth of august last allowing the Lady Glascloon ane years aliement alse weell against […] Blairnow of Lethendie whom the saids Lords Ordaines to make payment of the said aliement as against Euphan Blair Lady Lethendie, albeith the said act was only pronounced against the said Euphan Blair Superceiding extract till Tuesday nixt inclusive to the effect the said […] Blair of Lethendie may be heard if he have any thing to represent why he should not be Decerned and ordaines horning on fiftein dayes.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 267v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 267v.

Decreet, 9 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Decreet Certificatione Corsan Against Ballmano

Anent the Lybell raised and pursued before the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be Mr John Corsan minister at Abdie Mr George Anderson minister at Logie and Sir James Stewart ther majesties advocat for their highnes intrest in the matter underwritten Mentioning That quher by the Lawes of this and all other weell governed nationes the Causeles and violent assaulting and beatting of others especially ministers of the Gospell in the way and maner after Lybelled is a high cryme and ought to be severly punished, Lykeas by the act of parliament James Sixt parliament Eleventh Caput twentie-seven Its statute That who invads or puts violent hands in any minister shall be punished to tinsell of moveables for the violence allenarly the one half to the king and the other half to the partie offended, Which act is Ratified by the act Charles first, parliament first, Caput Seventh, As alsoe by the act Charles second, parliament second, Caput fourth Its statute that Such as shall be found guilty in assaulting the lifes of ministers of robbing of their houses or actually attempting the same be punished be death and the escheat of their moveaballs, As Lykewayes by the Lawes and acts of parliament of this kingdome and particularly by the sixtein act of the Convention of estates Jaj vjc Eightie nyne It is ordained that presume to oun or acknowledge the late king James the seventh for their king and by the second act of the parliament held that year That no man in, any maner of way disoune quarrell or Impugne their majesties Royall power and authority or right to the Croune Nevertheless It is of verity that […] Auchinleck of Ballmano shakeing of all fear of god and registrated to their majesties Lawes did upon the twentie Eight as one or other of the dayes of August Last by past come towards the house of manse wher the said Mr John Corsan dwells And as he approached the same did creually threaten to sett upon the said Mr John to assault his life and finding ther the said Mr George Andersone, He without any provocatione did fall upon him and beatt him upon the head and other parts of the body with a great staff or batton to the bruiseing and violent hurting of the same And then goeing a litle way off, But still seekeing and watching ane opportunity to find the said Mr John Corsan He returned within a little and perceiveing the said Mr John goeing peacably to his shearers, He declaired to the persones standing by that he sought him to beat him on Woodmylnes accompt, That was be cause Mr John hade according to his dutie pursued the said Woodmylnes for some money owing be him to the poor of the parish and then running upon the said Master John he Cruelly beat him with a great staff or battone in his hand untill Mr John fell doun and then after many stroaks given him, beatt him on the head untill the batton brock in his hand, And not being therwith content he swear it should not goe so, and Chassing a woman present with a stone he hade taken up Therafter he mett the said Mr John goeing back to his house, And took up a watter Trough for wattering of fowlls, And threw it at the said pursuer And therby brock it in peices, And then took up stones and threw2 at him untill Mr John gott into his house and shutt the door upon him Lykeas the said Auchinleck of Ballmano being not only Maliciously disafected to ther majesties government Did on one or other of the dayes of the moneths of June or Jully last by past in the house of David Stewart of Lindores and sitting in Companie of […] Oliphant of Keirie begine and drink the health of the late King James, Which health they also drank and pledged the same albeit others in the Company refuised and would not drink it Wherupon also the said Balmano took up the pynt Stoup and break it on the said David Stewart his head to the effusion of his blood and that in his oun house By all quhich it is manifast that the said Auchinleck of Ballmano is alse a great and Manifast violence and Ryot as also that he and the said Keirie are also guilty of ouning the late King James and of disouning their majesties at least airt and part of the same, for which violence and Ryot Committed on the persones of the said George Anderson and Mr John Corsan ministers of the Gospell by the said Balmanno, He ought to ommitt and Loss his haill moveables and the same escheated The half to their majesties and the other half to the said pursuars offended as the Lykewayes he and the saids Keirrie for their drinking of the forsaid health ought to be severly punnished to the example and terror of others to committ the like in time comeing And Anent the charge given to the said defenders to have Compeired before the saids Lords at ane Certaine day now bygone To have heard and seen such order and Course taken theranent as the saids Lords shall think fitt. as in3 the saids Letters and executiones therof4 at more Leanth is Contained, The above Lybell at the instance of the said Mr John Corsan and Mr George Andersone against […] Auchinleck of Ballmano and John Oliphant of Keirie Being this day called in presence of the saids Lords of their Majesties privy Councill, And the pursuers Compeiring personally with Mr David Dalrymple their advocat And Ballmano being Lawfully cited oft tymes called and not Compeiring And Mr John Oliphant Compeiring personally The saids Lords Grants Certificatione against Ballmano and Ordaines letters to be direct to macers or messengers at armes Comanding them to pass to the marcat Cross of […] and other places needfull And ther in their Majesties name and authoritie duely and Lawfully and orderly denunce the said Auchinleck of Balmano Rebell and put him to their Majesties horne escheat and inbring all his moveable goods and geir to their majesties use for their contemptione and Disobedience And the Lord advocat haveing detained that he hade Lybelled against Mr Oliphant for drinking the late King James his health, The Lybell was read upon his account, And the saids Lords of privy Councill haveing Considered the Lybell so farr as concernes the said Mr John Oliphant They Find the Same relevant and admitts it to the pursuers probatione and David Stewart and Patrick Laing witneses against Mr Oliphant being called and David Stewart haveing Compeired and made faith at the barr and Patrick Laing being oft tymes called and not Compeiring Remitted to the Earle of Forfar Lord Beilhaven and Lord Justice Clerk to examine the said David Stewart and allowes farder dilligence by Caption against the said Patrick Laing and declaires any two of the Committie to be and suficient quorum.

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Decreet Certificatione Corsan Against Ballmano

Anent the Lybell raised and pursued before the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be Mr John Corsan minister at Abdie Mr George Anderson minister at Logie and Sir James Stewart ther majesties advocat for their highnes intrest in the matter underwritten Mentioning That quher by the Lawes of this and all other weell governed nationes the Causeles and violent assaulting and beatting of others especially ministers of the Gospell in the way and maner after Lybelled is a high cryme and ought to be severly punished, Lykeas by the act of parliament James Sixt parliament Eleventh Caput twentie-seven Its statute That who invads or puts violent hands in any minister shall be punished to tinsell of moveables for the violence allenarly the one half to the king and the other half to the partie offended, Which act is Ratified by the act Charles first, parliament first, Caput Seventh, As alsoe by the act Charles second, parliament second, Caput fourth Its statute that Such as shall be found guilty in assaulting the lifes of ministers of robbing of their houses or actually attempting the same be punished be death and the escheat of their moveaballs, As Lykewayes by the Lawes and acts of parliament of this kingdome and particularly by the sixtein act of the Convention of estates Jaj vjc Eightie nyne It is ordained that presume to oun or acknowledge the late king James the seventh for their king and by the second act of the parliament held that year That no man in, any maner of way disoune quarrell or Impugne their majesties Royall power and authority or right to the Croune Nevertheless It is of verity that […] Auchinleck of Ballmano shakeing of all fear of god and registrated to their majesties Lawes did upon the twentie Eight as one or other of the dayes of August Last by past come towards the house of manse wher the said Mr John Corsan dwells And as he approached the same did creually threaten to sett upon the said Mr John to assault his life and finding ther the said Mr George Andersone, He without any provocatione did fall upon him and beatt him upon the head and other parts of the body with a great staff or batton to the bruiseing and violent hurting of the same And then goeing a litle way off, But still seekeing and watching ane opportunity to find the said Mr John Corsan He returned within a little and perceiveing the said Mr John goeing peacably to his shearers, He declaired to the persones standing by that he sought him to beat him on Woodmylnes accompt, That was be cause Mr John hade according to his dutie pursued the said Woodmylnes for some money owing be him to the poor of the parish and then running upon the said Master John he Cruelly beat him with a great staff or battone in his hand untill Mr John fell doun and then after many stroaks given him, beatt him on the head untill the batton brock in his hand, And not being therwith content he swear it should not goe so, and Chassing a woman present with a stone he hade taken up Therafter he mett the said Mr John goeing back to his house, And took up a watter Trough for wattering of fowlls, And threw it at the said pursuer And therby brock it in peices, And then took up stones and threw2 at him untill Mr John gott into his house and shutt the door upon him Lykeas the said Auchinleck of Ballmano being not only Maliciously disafected to ther majesties government Did on one or other of the dayes of the moneths of June or Jully last by past in the house of David Stewart of Lindores and sitting in Companie of […] Oliphant of Keirie begine and drink the health of the late King James, Which health they also drank and pledged the same albeit others in the Company refuised and would not drink it Wherupon also the said Balmano took up the pynt Stoup and break it on the said David Stewart his head to the effusion of his blood and that in his oun house By all quhich it is manifast that the said Auchinleck of Ballmano is alse a great and Manifast violence and Ryot as also that he and the said Keirie are also guilty of ouning the late King James and of disouning their majesties at least airt and part of the same, for which violence and Ryot Committed on the persones of the said George Anderson and Mr John Corsan ministers of the Gospell by the said Balmanno, He ought to ommitt and Loss his haill moveables and the same escheated The half to their majesties and the other half to the said pursuars offended as the Lykewayes he and the saids Keirrie for their drinking of the forsaid health ought to be severly punnished to the example and terror of others to committ the like in time comeing And Anent the charge given to the said defenders to have Compeired before the saids Lords at ane Certaine day now bygone To have heard and seen such order and Course taken theranent as the saids Lords shall think fitt. as in3 the saids Letters and executiones therof4 at more Leanth is Contained, The above Lybell at the instance of the said Mr John Corsan and Mr George Andersone against […] Auchinleck of Ballmano and John Oliphant of Keirie Being this day called in presence of the saids Lords of their Majesties privy Councill, And the pursuers Compeiring personally with Mr David Dalrymple their advocat And Ballmano being Lawfully cited oft tymes called and not Compeiring And Mr John Oliphant Compeiring personally The saids Lords Grants Certificatione against Ballmano and Ordaines letters to be direct to macers or messengers at armes Comanding them to pass to the marcat Cross of […] and other places needfull And ther in their Majesties name and authoritie duely and Lawfully and orderly denunce the said Auchinleck of Balmano Rebell and put him to their Majesties horne escheat and inbring all his moveable goods and geir to their majesties use for their contemptione and Disobedience And the Lord advocat haveing detained that he hade Lybelled against Mr Oliphant for drinking the late King James his health, The Lybell was read upon his account, And the saids Lords of privy Councill haveing Considered the Lybell so farr as concernes the said Mr John Oliphant They Find the Same relevant and admitts it to the pursuers probatione and David Stewart and Patrick Laing witneses against Mr Oliphant being called and David Stewart haveing Compeired and made faith at the barr and Patrick Laing being oft tymes called and not Compeiring Remitted to the Earle of Forfar Lord Beilhaven and Lord Justice Clerk to examine the said David Stewart and allowes farder dilligence by Caption against the said Patrick Laing and declaires any two of the Committie to be and suficient quorum.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 266r-267v.

2. The word ‘it’ scored out here.

3. Insertion.

4. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 266r-267v.

2. The word ‘it’ scored out here.

3. Insertion.

4. Insertion.

Decreet, 9 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Decreet absolvitor: Troup Against Innes

Anent the Lybell raised and pursued before the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill at the instance of John Innes Lawfull Sone to the deceast Coll John Innes of Lichnet and Sir James Stewart their Majesties advocat for their highnes intrest in the matter underwritten Mentioning That albeit the invading beatting and wounding of his majesties Leidges especially wher the same is done by any person in his oun house wher he ought to be most discreet and Civill and to protect all other persones that are accidentally ther upon their Lawfull occassiones, And quher the same is done after letters of Labourowes are duely raised and execute against him and Cautione found by them in the books of privy Councill for their peacable behavior and deportment be crymes of ane high nature and severly punishable by Imposeing upon them the fynes contained in the letters of Labourowes and otherwayes as the Lords of Councill shall think fitt Nevertheless It is of veritie that Alexander Garden of Troup haveing conceaved ane invetrat prejudice and malice against the pursuer James Innes and his deceased father They are necessitate for secureing of themselves against his cruell and malicious designed and attempts to raise and execute letters of Laborrowes against him, notwithstanding quherof the pursuer haveing upon the […] day of February Last by past or one or other of the dayes of the said moneth being the sabbath day gone to the house of the said Alexander Garden to Complaine to the Comander of a partie of his majesties forces that was in that Countrey of some abuse Committed by some of the souldiers under his Command upon some of the pursuars brothers tenents and subtenants And haveing recewed Satisfactione from the Commander of the partie theranent and being comeing away in a peacable maner, The said Alexander Garden of Tropp shakeing of all fear of god and respect to his majestie and his authoritie and Lawes did in a most barbarous and Cruell maner without any provocatione whatsomever fall upon the pursuer and gave him many grivious stroaks with a great staff or batton over the head and shoulders and upon his face to the great hazard of his life, and hade certainely beatt out his braines before ever he hade left him, If by the providence of god some persones then present have not rescued him out of his Cruell hands, By doeing quherof the said Alexander Gordon of Troup is guilty of the breach and Contraventione of the letters of Laborowes and of ane open and manifast ryot violence and oppressione Comitted by him against the pursuar upon the sabath day within his oun house in maner forsaid And for quhich he ought not only to be fyned and amerciat in the soume of thrie thousand merks contained in the letters of Laborowes the one half therof to be applyed for ther majesties use and the other half to the pursuar Conforme to the Lawes and acts of parliament and dayly practique in the like cases Bot Likewayes Ought to be otherwayes punished in his persone and goods to the example and terror of others to doe and Comitt the like in tyme comeing And Anent the charge given to the said Alexander Garden of Troup To have Compeired before the saids Lords this day to have answered to the grounds of the Complaint And to have heard and seen such order and Course taken theranent as apertained under the paine of rebellion etc as the said Lybell and executiones therof at more length of reconventione at the instance of the defender against the said pursuer Neill Urquhart and others being both this day called in presence of the Lords of their majesties privy Council and the pursuer Compeiring personally with Mr George Alexander advocat his procurator And the said Alexander Gardin of Troop Compeiring also personally with Sir James Ogilvie Mr Hewgh Dalrymple Mr David and Mr Robert Forbess advocats his procurators, The Laird of Troops procurators haveing declaired that they did not insist in the reconvention at his instance, But Remitted the principall Lybell to the Councills Consideratione And the saids Lords of privy Councill haveing Considered the principall Lybell at the said John Innes instance against Garden of Troop with the answers made therto, and both parties procurators being fully heard, They Find the said Lybell at John Innes instance not relevant to inferr a Contraventione of Laborrowes, And Therfore Assoylzies the said Alexander Gardine from the said Lybell In so farr as may be extended to a Contravention of Laborrowes, And Remitts the point of Ryot distinct from the Contraventione to be pursued before and discust by the Judge ordinary

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Decreet absolvitor: Troup Against Innes

Anent the Lybell raised and pursued before the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill at the instance of John Innes Lawfull Sone to the deceast Coll John Innes of Lichnet and Sir James Stewart their Majesties advocat for their highnes intrest in the matter underwritten Mentioning That albeit the invading beatting and wounding of his majesties Leidges especially wher the same is done by any person in his oun house wher he ought to be most discreet and Civill and to protect all other persones that are accidentally ther upon their Lawfull occassiones, And quher the same is done after letters of Labourowes are duely raised and execute against him and Cautione found by them in the books of privy Councill for their peacable behavior and deportment be crymes of ane high nature and severly punishable by Imposeing upon them the fynes contained in the letters of Labourowes and otherwayes as the Lords of Councill shall think fitt Nevertheless It is of veritie that Alexander Garden of Troup haveing conceaved ane invetrat prejudice and malice against the pursuer James Innes and his deceased father They are necessitate for secureing of themselves against his cruell and malicious designed and attempts to raise and execute letters of Laborrowes against him, notwithstanding quherof the pursuer haveing upon the […] day of February Last by past or one or other of the dayes of the said moneth being the sabbath day gone to the house of the said Alexander Garden to Complaine to the Comander of a partie of his majesties forces that was in that Countrey of some abuse Committed by some of the souldiers under his Command upon some of the pursuars brothers tenents and subtenants And haveing recewed Satisfactione from the Commander of the partie theranent and being comeing away in a peacable maner, The said Alexander Garden of Tropp shakeing of all fear of god and respect to his majestie and his authoritie and Lawes did in a most barbarous and Cruell maner without any provocatione whatsomever fall upon the pursuer and gave him many grivious stroaks with a great staff or batton over the head and shoulders and upon his face to the great hazard of his life, and hade certainely beatt out his braines before ever he hade left him, If by the providence of god some persones then present have not rescued him out of his Cruell hands, By doeing quherof the said Alexander Gordon of Troup is guilty of the breach and Contraventione of the letters of Laborowes and of ane open and manifast ryot violence and oppressione Comitted by him against the pursuar upon the sabath day within his oun house in maner forsaid And for quhich he ought not only to be fyned and amerciat in the soume of thrie thousand merks contained in the letters of Laborowes the one half therof to be applyed for ther majesties use and the other half to the pursuar Conforme to the Lawes and acts of parliament and dayly practique in the like cases Bot Likewayes Ought to be otherwayes punished in his persone and goods to the example and terror of others to doe and Comitt the like in tyme comeing And Anent the charge given to the said Alexander Garden of Troup To have Compeired before the saids Lords this day to have answered to the grounds of the Complaint And to have heard and seen such order and Course taken theranent as apertained under the paine of rebellion etc as the said Lybell and executiones therof at more length of reconventione at the instance of the defender against the said pursuer Neill Urquhart and others being both this day called in presence of the Lords of their majesties privy Council and the pursuer Compeiring personally with Mr George Alexander advocat his procurator And the said Alexander Gardin of Troop Compeiring also personally with Sir James Ogilvie Mr Hewgh Dalrymple Mr David and Mr Robert Forbess advocats his procurators, The Laird of Troops procurators haveing declaired that they did not insist in the reconvention at his instance, But Remitted the principall Lybell to the Councills Consideratione And the saids Lords of privy Councill haveing Considered the principall Lybell at the said John Innes instance against Garden of Troop with the answers made therto, and both parties procurators being fully heard, They Find the said Lybell at John Innes instance not relevant to inferr a Contraventione of Laborrowes, And Therfore Assoylzies the said Alexander Gardine from the said Lybell In so farr as may be extended to a Contravention of Laborrowes, And Remitts the point of Ryot distinct from the Contraventione to be pursued before and discust by the Judge ordinary

1. NRS, PC2/24, 264v-265v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 264v-265v.

Sederunt, 9 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Fountonhall

Edinburgh The nynth day of November Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Fountonhall

1. NRS, PC2/24, 264v.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 264v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 264v.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 264v.

Act, 9 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Act

Liberatione Greirson of Lagg and uthers

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Governour of the Castle of Edinburgh And in his absence Gives ordor and uarrand to the nixt Commanding officer ther To sett at Liberty furth therof Collonell […] Blalfour of Fairnie And lykewayes Gives ordor and uarrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh Baillies of the Cannongate and Keeper of their tolbooth To sett at Liberty furth of the tolbooth of the Cannongate William Hamilton of Orbiestoune Thomas Mcdugall of McCarstoune Sir Robert Greirsone of Lagg and Archibald Kerr of Gredden All which persones Having been requyred to take the oath of alleadgance and assurance And having refuised the same were fyned each of them in a years valued rent and Committed prisoners for not Giving bond and finding Cautione for the same in the termes of the Act of privy Councell of the date the tuenty second day of June Last In respect The saids persones before their Liberatione Have Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councell for their saids fynes In the termes of the above Act of Councell The terme of payment of which bonds is to be Candlemes nixt

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Act

Liberatione Greirson of Lagg and uthers

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Governour of the Castle of Edinburgh And in his absence Gives ordor and uarrand to the nixt Commanding officer ther To sett at Liberty furth therof Collonell […] Blalfour of Fairnie And lykewayes Gives ordor and uarrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh Baillies of the Cannongate and Keeper of their tolbooth To sett at Liberty furth of the tolbooth of the Cannongate William Hamilton of Orbiestoune Thomas Mcdugall of McCarstoune Sir Robert Greirsone of Lagg and Archibald Kerr of Gredden All which persones Having been requyred to take the oath of alleadgance and assurance And having refuised the same were fyned each of them in a years valued rent and Committed prisoners for not Giving bond and finding Cautione for the same in the termes of the Act of privy Councell of the date the tuenty second day of June Last In respect The saids persones before their Liberatione Have Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councell for their saids fynes In the termes of the above Act of Councell The terme of payment of which bonds is to be Candlemes nixt

1. NRS, PC1/49, 170-71.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 170-71.

Sederunt, 9 November 1693, Edinburgh

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A1693/11/172

Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clark; Lord Hattoune; Lord Funtainhall; Laird of Blackbarrony

Att Edinburgh The nynth day of November Jaj vic nyntie three years1

A1693/11/172

Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clark; Lord Hattoune; Lord Funtainhall; Laird of Blackbarrony

1. NRS, PC1/49, 170.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 170.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 170.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 170.