A1706/6/7
A1706/6/71
Procedure
In absence of the Lord high Chancellor, and Lord president of privie Councell, The Earle of Buchan elected preses.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 470.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 470.
A1706/6/6
A1706/6/62
Sederunt
Earl of Buchan; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Findlater; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Dunmore; Earl of Hyndfurd; Earl of Cromartie; Earl of Hopetoun; Viscount Promrise; Lord Torphichen; Lord Elibank; Lord Register; Lord Arniestoun; Lord Ensteruther; Lord Rankeillor; Lord Pollock; Lord Tilliecultrie; Lord Minto; Sir Rot Sinclar; Laird of Ormiestoun younger
1. NRS, PC1/53, 470.
2. NRS, PC1/53, 470.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 470.
2. NRS, PC1/53, 470.
A1706/6/5
A1706/6/51
Order
Sir Robert Forbes haveing represented to the Board that he had received a letter from Severall Skippers and Masters of Ships at Dantzick, desyreing application to be made to the Councell for a warrand to Captain Gordon and Captain Hamillton Commanders of the two Scots frigots, to come Sometyme in June to Gottenburgh to convoy home Twentie fyve or Threttie Scots Ships from thence, And the said Letter being Read, The Lords of her Majesties privie Councell doe heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart her Majesties Advocat to prepare and bring in to the Councell nixt Councell day a letter from their lordships to the Secretaries of State to be laid befor her Majestie, Intreating that her Majestie will be pleased to order two Inglish Frigots to goe in Company with one of the Scots frigots to Gottenburgh, and to Convoy from thence Such Scots Ships as are their, and ready to Saill, and to see them Safely within the Scots Firth.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 470.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 470.
A1706/6/4
A1706/6/41
Commission by the Council
Commission nameing Justices of peace within the Shyre of Bamff, Read, voted, approven, Signed and ordered to be recorded, wherof the tenor follows.
Anne by the Grace of God Queen of great Brittaine, France and Irland defender of the faith To all and Sundrie our Leidges whom it effeirs, Forasmuchas the Commissioners of Supplie and Heretors within the Shyre of Bamff, haveing given in a petition to our privie Councell Craveing that ther lordships would name Justices of peace within the said Shyre, for exerceing the Jurisdiction, power and priviledges granted to Justices of peace, And wee considering that it is necessary for our service, and the publict Interest of the Nation that fitt persones be appoynted to be Justices of peace within the said Shyre, Therfore wee with advyce and consent of the Lords of our privie Councell Doe heirby Grant full power, authoritie and Commission to the persons following Viz The Earle Marishall, The Earle of Findlater, Sir Patrick Ogilvie of Boyne, James Dumbar younger of Durne, John Dumbar of Kirkhill, Alexander Abercrombie of Glasach, Nicolas Dumbar of Castellfeild, William Lorimer Chamberlane to the Earle of Seafeild, John Hay of Muldavid, Alexander Abercrombie of Skeith, John Innes of Edingeith elder, Alexander Sutherland of Minminintie elder, John Ogilvie of Kincarden, Charles Gordon of Glengerroch, James Duff of Crombie, John Abernethie of Moyan, Alexander Wilson of Litlefeild, George Gordon of Carnousie, Alexander Abernethie of Corsbie, Mr Andrew Hay of Montblerie, Robert Grant of Dunlugas, Mr William Joss of Cullenard, The Laird of Grant younger, John Grant of Easter-Elchies, John Steuart of Killmorlich, David Steuart of Milnetoun, John Grant of Ballandalloch, Walter Grant of Arndillie, Mr James Leslie of Tullich, John Grant of Ruddrie, Alexander Grant of Brogudnie; John Grant of Carran, Robert Cuming of Ricletich, Alexander Sutherland of Minminintie younger, […] Steuart of Tamachie, Alexander Garden of Troup, William Ord of Findachtie, Sir Francis Grant of Cullen, and James Ogilvie of Logie, To be Justices of Peace within the Shyre of Bamff; With power to them to Judge and determine in all matters remitted to the cognition and determination of Justices of peace by the Severall Acts of parliament, and particularly the Threttie eight act of the parliament Jaj vic Sixtie one, And to putt the laws and acts of parliament in execution in maner prescrybed by the said Act, And to nominat and appoynt Constables, And doe every other thing warranded by the said Act or any other Acts, laws and customes whatsoever, and any three of them to be a Quorum; And appoynts the saids haill Justices of peace to meet and conveine together att Bamff Four tymes in the year viz on the first Tuesday of May, First Tuesday of August Last Tuesday of October, and first Tuesday of March, and att any other tymes they Shall think fitt to meet, In which Sessions they are to administrat Justice to our Leidges In all matters relateing to their Jurisdiction, And to doe every other thing, which to the office of Justices of peace by the law and consuetude of this realme is knowen to appertaine and belonge, Given att Edinburgh the fourth day of June, and of our reigne the fyfth year Jaj vijc and six years. Sic Subscribitur2 Buchan Findlater. Forfar. Cromartie. James Steuart. William Anstruther. A. Hope. John Maxwell. Gilbert Eliot. John Cockburne.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 469-70.
2. The words ‘Sic Subscribitur’ are an insertion.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 469-70.
A1706/6/3
A1706/6/31
Procedure
The Lords Rankeillor and Tillicultrie qualified themselves to her Majestie as privie Councellors by Swearing the oath of alleadgance and Subscribeing the Same with the assureance, And therafter the Lord President for the tyme did tender to them the oath de fideli, and ther lordships took ther places at the Board accordingly.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 469.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 469.
A1706/6/2
A1706/6/21
Procedure
In absence of the Lord high Chancellor, and Lord president of privy Councell, The Earle of Buchan elected preses.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 469.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 469.
A1706/6/1
A1706/6/12
Sederunt
Earl of Buchan; Earl of Findlater; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Cromartie; Lord Register; Lord Advocat; Lord Arniestoun; Lord Ensteruther; Lord Rankeillor; Lord Tilliecultrie; Lord Pollock; Lord Minto; Laird of Ormiestoun younger3
1. NRS, PC1/53, 469.
2. NRS, PC1/53, 469.
3. Blanks have been left in the sederunt, suggesting other names are missing from the register.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 469.
2. NRS, PC1/53, 469.
A1706/5/6
A1706/5/61
Procedure
The Lords of her Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart her Majesties Advocat to prepare and bring in to the Councell nixt Councell day, ane act and proclamation of Councell against wndue pressing of men, and preventing the abuses frequently Committed by the Souldiers in lifting recruits.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 469.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 469.
A1706/5/5
A1706/5/51
Warrant
Sir James Stewart her Majesties advocat haveing represented to the Board that Mr John Law had necessary bussieness in France, wher a great many of his effects wer, And wer in hazard of perishing if he went not ther himselfe, and that he could not safely goe without ther lordships allowance, The Lords of her Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby permitt and allow the said Mr John Law to pass from this kingdome to the citie of Paris in France or any other place within the said Kingdome, wher his effects are, And to returne again to this kingdome, without trouble or molestation, Notwithstanding of the proclamation of warr, The said Mr John Law alewayes finding Sufficient Caution acted in the Books of privie Councell for his good behaviour, and observance of the act of parliament Jaj vic nynty eight anent persons goeing to France.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 469.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 469.
A1706/5/4
A1706/5/41
Proclamation
Anne by the Grace of God Queen of Great Brittaine, France and Irland defender of the faith To our Lyon King at armes, and his bretheren Heraulds, Meacers of our privie Councell, pursevants, messengers att armes our Shirreffs in that pairt Conjunctllie and Severallie Speciallie constitut Greeting, Forasmuch as the present State of our affairs Does not yet requyre the meeting of our parliament of this our antient Kingdome So Soon as the nynth day of May instant, to which it Stands last adjurned, Wee are therfor resolved to continue the said adjurnement from the said nynth day of May instant to the Twentieth day of June nixt to come, And that the members of our parliament may not be putt to the trouble and charges of meeting upon the said nynth day of May instant, Wee with advyce of the Lords of our privie Councell have adjurned and heirby adjurne our Said Current Parliament from the said nynth day of May instant to the Twentieth day of June nixt to come, Requyreing heirby all the members therof to attend at Edinburgh the said day in the usuall manner, and wnder the accustomed Certifications by law appoynted Our Will is Heirfore and wee charge yow Strictly and Command that in continent thir our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and to the mercat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the Severall Shyres and Steuartries within this our antient kingdome, and ther in our name and authority make publict Intimation that our said parliament is adjurned to the said Twentieth day of June nixt to come, And ordains these presents to be printed and published, Given under our Signet att Edinburgh the Sevinth day of May, and of our reigne the fyfth year Jaj vic and Six. Sic Subscribitur Craufurd. Buchan. Findlater. Forfar. Primrose. Elibank. James Steuart. Robert Dundas. Robert Sinclare.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 468.
1. NRS, PC1/53, 468.