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Procedure, 14 March 1704, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Recomendation to the Committee anent the plott to open and consider ane Bundle of papers found at the late search for preists

Sir James Steuart Her Majesties Advocat Haveing this day Given in to the Councill Ane Bundle of papers under Two sealls one Therof being broken up and the other Closs Receaved from the hands of Captain Murray as seised by him upon the late search for preists etc By order of the Committee The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the former Committee appointed annent ill practices and designes To break open the samen and consider what is therein and Report

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Procedure

Recomendation to the Committee anent the plott to open and consider ane Bundle of papers found at the late search for preists

Sir James Steuart Her Majesties Advocat Haveing this day Given in to the Councill Ane Bundle of papers under Two sealls one Therof being broken up and the other Closs Receaved from the hands of Captain Murray as seised by him upon the late search for preists etc By order of the Committee The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the former Committee appointed annent ill practices and designes To break open the samen and consider what is therein and Report

1. NRS, PC1/53, 185.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 185.

Procedure, 14 March 1704, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Additionall Committee anent the Church Grivances

The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby add to the former Committee anent the Church’s Grivancies The Earles of Buchan and Loudoun, The Lords Ross and Justice Clerk And continues the Quorum as formerly and Recommends to the said Committee To meet to morrow at Three of the Clock in the afternoon And appoynts the macers of Councill To advertise the Lords therof accordingly.

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Additionall Committee anent the Church Grivances

The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby add to the former Committee anent the Church’s Grivancies The Earles of Buchan and Loudoun, The Lords Ross and Justice Clerk And continues the Quorum as formerly and Recommends to the said Committee To meet to morrow at Three of the Clock in the afternoon And appoynts the macers of Councill To advertise the Lords therof accordingly.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 185.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 185.

Warrant, 14 March 1704, Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrant to the Magistrats of Edinburgh for burning popish vestments Crucifixes etc

Sir James Steuart Her Majesties Advocat Haveing Represented to the Councill That there were seaverall popish vestments, Trinkets and others seized And that they wer given into his Lordship and in his Custodie The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Appoint and ordaine The vestments Crusifixes and Trinkets To be brunt at the Cross of Edinburgh to morrow being the Fyfteen instant Betuixt the hours of Ten and Tuelf of the Clock in he foirnoon And appoints and ordains The Magistrats of Edinburgh to see the samen effectwally done And appoints and ordaines The Chalice pattine and such other of the said Trinketts as are in silver or Gold To be melted doun and delyvered to the present Kirk Theasourer of Edinburgh for the use of the poor thereof allenerly.

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Warrant to the Magistrats of Edinburgh for burning popish vestments Crucifixes etc

Sir James Steuart Her Majesties Advocat Haveing Represented to the Councill That there were seaverall popish vestments, Trinkets and others seized And that they wer given into his Lordship and in his Custodie The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Appoint and ordaine The vestments Crusifixes and Trinkets To be brunt at the Cross of Edinburgh to morrow being the Fyfteen instant Betuixt the hours of Ten and Tuelf of the Clock in he foirnoon And appoints and ordains The Magistrats of Edinburgh to see the samen effectwally done And appoints and ordaines The Chalice pattine and such other of the said Trinketts as are in silver or Gold To be melted doun and delyvered to the present Kirk Theasourer of Edinburgh for the use of the poor thereof allenerly.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 185.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 185.

Order, 14 March 1704, Edinburgh

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Order

Recomendation to the former Committee anent the plott To Examine Blair sone to the late Carbery etc

The Lords of her Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the former Comittee appointed annent the ill practices and designes carried on against the Government To Call for and Examine […] Blair sone to the late Sir Adam Blair off Carrberry, Peiter Delalumee ane french man and […] Davidson ane preist And Examine them and Report And appoynts and ordaines The said […] Davidsone the preist To be transported from the Tolbuith of the Cannogate to the Tolbooth of Edinburgh And for that effect gives orders and warrand To the Magistrats of the Cannogate and Keepers of their Tolbooth Instantly to cause transport under ane guard the person of the said […] Davidson preist from their Tolbooth to the Tolbooth of Edinburgh And Commands and ordaines The Magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their Tolbuith To receave him and keep and detain him therin whyll further orders thereanent.

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Order

Recomendation to the former Committee anent the plott To Examine Blair sone to the late Carbery etc

The Lords of her Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the former Comittee appointed annent the ill practices and designes carried on against the Government To Call for and Examine […] Blair sone to the late Sir Adam Blair off Carrberry, Peiter Delalumee ane french man and […] Davidson ane preist And Examine them and Report And appoynts and ordaines The said […] Davidsone the preist To be transported from the Tolbuith of the Cannogate to the Tolbooth of Edinburgh And for that effect gives orders and warrand To the Magistrats of the Cannogate and Keepers of their Tolbooth Instantly to cause transport under ane guard the person of the said […] Davidson preist from their Tolbooth to the Tolbooth of Edinburgh And Commands and ordaines The Magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their Tolbuith To receave him and keep and detain him therin whyll further orders thereanent.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 184-5.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 184-5.

Letter: royal, 14 March 1704, Edinburgh

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Letter: royal

Letter from The Queen To the Councill anent preist and trafecquing papists etc

Letter from the Queens Majestie to the Councill anent preists Trafecquing papists and the insults of the desenters in this Church presented By the Lord Ross Read and ordered to be Recorded and printed And the samen togither with some Informationes and Letters from the presbitry’s of Ross and Sutherland, and Letters from severall heretors there, about a Ryott at the Church of Dingwall Against the Sherriff of Ross proceedour therin Remitted to the Committee formally appointed anent the preists and grivances by the Episcopall Clergie to consider the same and Report wherof the tennor followes
Sic Supra Scribitur Anne Regina
Right trusty and right well beloved Cousin and Councellor, Right trusty and Enteirly beloved Cousins and Councellors, Right trusty and weell beloved Cousins and Councillors, Right trusty and weell beloved Councellors And trusty and weell beloved Councellors Wee greet yow well Wheras There was ane humble address presented to us from the General Assembly of the Church in that our antient Kingdome Representing the grouth of popery and the numbers of preists and Jesuits with severall disorders and Illegall attempts of the Dissenting Clergy and the Encrease of vice and Immorality (wherof a speciall condescendance was offered to yow) And praying our Royall assistance for putting the Laws Relating to these Articles to vigorous Execution It is our pleasure and wee doe requyre yow to give all just Encurragment to the Ministers and Government of the Church Established by Law And that yow give your outmost applicatione and Endevours to Discourage and prevent the grouth of popery and for seasing and securing preists and Jesuits and that yow doe not suffer any Illegall attempts or Encroachments to be made by the discenting Clergie upon the present Constitution And that yow Endevour to promote vertue and piety and Restrain vice and Immorality Every where through this Kingdome in the wayes yow see most Expedient and aggreeable to our Laws And soe not doubting your cair herein Wee bid yow heartily farewell Given Att our Court Att St James’s The Thrid day of March 1703/4 And of our Rigne the second year By Her Majesties Command Sic Subscribitur Queensberry.

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Letter: royal

Letter from The Queen To the Councill anent preist and trafecquing papists etc

Letter from the Queens Majestie to the Councill anent preists Trafecquing papists and the insults of the desenters in this Church presented By the Lord Ross Read and ordered to be Recorded and printed And the samen togither with some Informationes and Letters from the presbitry’s of Ross and Sutherland, and Letters from severall heretors there, about a Ryott at the Church of Dingwall Against the Sherriff of Ross proceedour therin Remitted to the Committee formally appointed anent the preists and grivances by the Episcopall Clergie to consider the same and Report wherof the tennor followes
Sic Supra Scribitur Anne Regina
Right trusty and right well beloved Cousin and Councellor, Right trusty and Enteirly beloved Cousins and Councellors, Right trusty and weell beloved Cousins and Councillors, Right trusty and weell beloved Councellors And trusty and weell beloved Councellors Wee greet yow well Wheras There was ane humble address presented to us from the General Assembly of the Church in that our antient Kingdome Representing the grouth of popery and the numbers of preists and Jesuits with severall disorders and Illegall attempts of the Dissenting Clergy and the Encrease of vice and Immorality (wherof a speciall condescendance was offered to yow) And praying our Royall assistance for putting the Laws Relating to these Articles to vigorous Execution It is our pleasure and wee doe requyre yow to give all just Encurragment to the Ministers and Government of the Church Established by Law And that yow give your outmost applicatione and Endevours to Discourage and prevent the grouth of popery and for seasing and securing preists and Jesuits and that yow doe not suffer any Illegall attempts or Encroachments to be made by the discenting Clergie upon the present Constitution And that yow Endevour to promote vertue and piety and Restrain vice and Immorality Every where through this Kingdome in the wayes yow see most Expedient and aggreeable to our Laws And soe not doubting your cair herein Wee bid yow heartily farewell Given Att our Court Att St James’s The Thrid day of March 1703/4 And of our Rigne the second year By Her Majesties Command Sic Subscribitur Queensberry.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 183-4.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 183-4.

Procedure, 14 March 1704, Edinburgh

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Procedure

[Buchan elected Preses]

In absence of the Lord High Chancellor, And Lord president of privy Councill The Earle of Buchan Elected preces.

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Procedure

[Buchan elected Preses]

In absence of the Lord High Chancellor, And Lord president of privy Councill The Earle of Buchan Elected preces.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 183.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 183.

Sederunt, 14 March 1704, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Earl of Buchan; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Roseberry; Earl of Glasgow; Viscount Garnock; Viscount Primrose; Lord Ross; Lord President of Session; Lord Advocate; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Halcraig; Lord Tillecultrie; Mr Fran: Montgomry; Prestongrange; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Fourthteen day of March One Thousand seven Hundereth and Four years1

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Sederunt

Earl of Buchan; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Roseberry; Earl of Glasgow; Viscount Garnock; Viscount Primrose; Lord Ross; Lord President of Session; Lord Advocate; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Halcraig; Lord Tillecultrie; Mr Fran: Montgomry; Prestongrange; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/53, 183.

2. NRS, PC1/53, 183.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 183.

2. NRS, PC1/53, 183.

Warrant, 29 February 1704 (pm), Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrand appointing Mr Donald of Shyan and Mr Donald of Kitray To find Caution for their appearance befoir the Councill

The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the Report of the Committee annent the Highland Clans Made to them anent McDonald of Shyan, and McDonald of Kitray The saids Lords approve therof And appoints and Ordains The said McDonald of Shyan and McDonald of Kitray To give Bond and find sufficient Caution acted in the books of privy Councill for there appearance before the Councill when called And that under the penalty of One Thousand merks scots money per peice, And allowe’s and approve’s of Mr John McKenzie of Cramond to be Cautioner for each of them.

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Warrant

Warrand appointing Mr Donald of Shyan and Mr Donald of Kitray To find Caution for their appearance befoir the Councill

The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the Report of the Committee annent the Highland Clans Made to them anent McDonald of Shyan, and McDonald of Kitray The saids Lords approve therof And appoints and Ordains The said McDonald of Shyan and McDonald of Kitray To give Bond and find sufficient Caution acted in the books of privy Councill for there appearance before the Councill when called And that under the penalty of One Thousand merks scots money per peice, And allowe’s and approve’s of Mr John McKenzie of Cramond to be Cautioner for each of them.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 183.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 183.

Act, 29 February 1704 (pm), Edinburgh

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Act In favours of Alexander Steuart

Anent The petition given in and presented to The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill By Alexander Steuart of Craigtoun Stewart Depute of Monteith Shewing That where The Deceast Sir Collin Campbell of Aberuchill Haveing been nominat by their Lordships stewart principall of Monteith Dureing pleasure and the petitioner was nominat Stewart Depute by his Lordship and accordingly as such The petitioner held Courts and did officiat for seaverall years by gone But now the Lord Aberuchill being Deceased any Commission The petitioner had from him falls in consequence soe that ther is necessarly a surceas of the Administration of Justice in that place of the Country to the great hurt and prejudice of all who live within the Jurisdiction Wpon Saturday Last The Tuenty sixth instant when their Lordships had ane Extraordinary meeting There was by way of Mistake and inadvertantly a petition presented for the petitioner And wherupon Their Lordships were pleased To pass ane Interloquitor tho not soe full and ample as the nature of the thing requyred For rectifieing wherof The petitioner humblie presumed of new to lay befoir their Lordships That not only the petitioners Commission falls By the death of the Lord Aberuchill But Lykewayes the Clerks, Fiscalls, and other officials of the Court soe that it will be necessary for the Administration of Justice in that pairt That their Lordships would be pleased To allow the petitioner a Commission in the same term’s That the Lord Aberuchill formerly receaved it Wherfore The petitioner hes heirwith given in ane authentick Double of the Lord Aberuchill his Commission And Therfore creaving to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition Bears The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above petition Given into them By Alexander Steuart of Craigtoun Steuart Deput of Monteith And the samen being read in their presence The saids Lords Doe heirby Appoint and ordaine The Clerks of Councill To bring into the Councill nixt Councill day Ane Commission To be granted to them Infavours of the petitioner To be steuart principall of the steuartrie of Monteith And that in the very same term’s Sir Collin Campbell of Aberuchill now Deceast had the same Dureing the Councills pleasure only, or ay and whyll The Earle of Murray should qualifie himselfe according to Law.

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Act

Act In favours of Alexander Steuart

Anent The petition given in and presented to The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill By Alexander Steuart of Craigtoun Stewart Depute of Monteith Shewing That where The Deceast Sir Collin Campbell of Aberuchill Haveing been nominat by their Lordships stewart principall of Monteith Dureing pleasure and the petitioner was nominat Stewart Depute by his Lordship and accordingly as such The petitioner held Courts and did officiat for seaverall years by gone But now the Lord Aberuchill being Deceased any Commission The petitioner had from him falls in consequence soe that ther is necessarly a surceas of the Administration of Justice in that place of the Country to the great hurt and prejudice of all who live within the Jurisdiction Wpon Saturday Last The Tuenty sixth instant when their Lordships had ane Extraordinary meeting There was by way of Mistake and inadvertantly a petition presented for the petitioner And wherupon Their Lordships were pleased To pass ane Interloquitor tho not soe full and ample as the nature of the thing requyred For rectifieing wherof The petitioner humblie presumed of new to lay befoir their Lordships That not only the petitioners Commission falls By the death of the Lord Aberuchill But Lykewayes the Clerks, Fiscalls, and other officials of the Court soe that it will be necessary for the Administration of Justice in that pairt That their Lordships would be pleased To allow the petitioner a Commission in the same term’s That the Lord Aberuchill formerly receaved it Wherfore The petitioner hes heirwith given in ane authentick Double of the Lord Aberuchill his Commission And Therfore creaving to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition Bears The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above petition Given into them By Alexander Steuart of Craigtoun Steuart Deput of Monteith And the samen being read in their presence The saids Lords Doe heirby Appoint and ordaine The Clerks of Councill To bring into the Councill nixt Councill day Ane Commission To be granted to them Infavours of the petitioner To be steuart principall of the steuartrie of Monteith And that in the very same term’s Sir Collin Campbell of Aberuchill now Deceast had the same Dureing the Councills pleasure only, or ay and whyll The Earle of Murray should qualifie himselfe according to Law.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 181-2.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 181-2.

Procedure, 29 February 1704 (pm), Edinburgh

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Remitt to the Committee anent Irish victwall To adjust Mr Ogilvies, proposall anent dragouns horse

The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Remitts to the former Committee appointed anent the Irish victwall to adjust the proposition made by Captain Patrick Ogilvie for keeping the Dragouns horses in good Condition.

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Remitt to the Committee anent Irish victwall To adjust Mr Ogilvies, proposall anent dragouns horse

The Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill Remitts to the former Committee appointed anent the Irish victwall to adjust the proposition made by Captain Patrick Ogilvie for keeping the Dragouns horses in good Condition.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 181.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 181.