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Act, 17 April 1701, Edinburgh

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Act John Clerk and Alexander Gordon merchants in Greenock

Anent The Petition given in to the Lords of His Majesties privy Councill By John Clerk merchant in Greenock and Alexander Gordon also merchant ther Shewing That Where in december and January last, There was Imported from Ireland in four Small boats some barley, bear, malt, and a Small quantity of meall, The First of which boats John Allan master, arryved in Bute about the First of January, before the Proclamation, which is upon the Sixth, and the Second and third Morrson and Humble masters arryved about the End of January, and the fourth one Hunter also master, a few days therafter, and all the three before the proclamation was published at Glasgow, So that they the persons Concerned, were neither questioned for the unloading, nor did they Imagine the least hazard, Specially perceaveing that their Lordships upon application have allowed the Importation to Severalls who have Imported and unloaded after them, It being certan that what was Imported in the four boats abovementioned was unloaded in Scotland, before any of the Victuall that their Lordships have dispensed with as Imported after the proclamation Likeas The said Victuall, wherin they are Concerned was fairly put in Lofts and Girnells, and a good pairt of it, Is already Sold and disposed of, But John Alexander of Blackhouse lately Commissionat by their Lordships for Executing of their Proclamation against the Importing of Irish Victuall in these pairts, finding a pairt of their victuall a Small quantity of meall Still unsold, and being unwilling of himself to do any thing that might appear to be a dispensing with their Lordships proclamation, albeit otherwayes Satisfyed, that they were no transgressors hath with these feu days caused arreist their forsaid Victuall yet undisposed off, So that necessary It is for them to have their Lordships discharge of the Said arrestment for his and their Exoneration, And Seing that they are ready to Instruct and verify the premises, partly by bills of Loadning and Letters of Advice, where any were Sent, and partly by Witnesses to the Importing and unloading of the said litle boats and that they are content, to make faith to best of their knowledge upon the verity of the whole premises, And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said petition bears. The Saids Lords of His Majestys privy Councill, having considered the above petition given in to them by John Clerk and Alexander Gordon merchants in Greenwick, with the Report of a Committy of their own number anent victuall brought from Ireland and Blackhouse his Commission for Seazeing therof, They find that the Victuall Contained in the said petition Falls under the first pairt of the Said Report, wherby the Committy declares it as their opinion, That any Victuall that came in after the proclamation which was2 upon the Sixth day of January last, that was before that tyme bona fide bought in Ireland and Imported before the tenth day of February therafter, Should not fall under the Certification in the act, neither against Importers nor buyers therof And Therfore The Saids Lords do heirby loose and discharge the arrestments mentioned in the Said Bill, and allow the said victuall to be disposed off.

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Act John Clerk and Alexander Gordon merchants in Greenock

Anent The Petition given in to the Lords of His Majesties privy Councill By John Clerk merchant in Greenock and Alexander Gordon also merchant ther Shewing That Where in december and January last, There was Imported from Ireland in four Small boats some barley, bear, malt, and a Small quantity of meall, The First of which boats John Allan master, arryved in Bute about the First of January, before the Proclamation, which is upon the Sixth, and the Second and third Morrson and Humble masters arryved about the End of January, and the fourth one Hunter also master, a few days therafter, and all the three before the proclamation was published at Glasgow, So that they the persons Concerned, were neither questioned for the unloading, nor did they Imagine the least hazard, Specially perceaveing that their Lordships upon application have allowed the Importation to Severalls who have Imported and unloaded after them, It being certan that what was Imported in the four boats abovementioned was unloaded in Scotland, before any of the Victuall that their Lordships have dispensed with as Imported after the proclamation Likeas The said Victuall, wherin they are Concerned was fairly put in Lofts and Girnells, and a good pairt of it, Is already Sold and disposed of, But John Alexander of Blackhouse lately Commissionat by their Lordships for Executing of their Proclamation against the Importing of Irish Victuall in these pairts, finding a pairt of their victuall a Small quantity of meall Still unsold, and being unwilling of himself to do any thing that might appear to be a dispensing with their Lordships proclamation, albeit otherwayes Satisfyed, that they were no transgressors hath with these feu days caused arreist their forsaid Victuall yet undisposed off, So that necessary It is for them to have their Lordships discharge of the Said arrestment for his and their Exoneration, And Seing that they are ready to Instruct and verify the premises, partly by bills of Loadning and Letters of Advice, where any were Sent, and partly by Witnesses to the Importing and unloading of the said litle boats and that they are content, to make faith to best of their knowledge upon the verity of the whole premises, And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said petition bears. The Saids Lords of His Majestys privy Councill, having considered the above petition given in to them by John Clerk and Alexander Gordon merchants in Greenwick, with the Report of a Committy of their own number anent victuall brought from Ireland and Blackhouse his Commission for Seazeing therof, They find that the Victuall Contained in the said petition Falls under the first pairt of the Said Report, wherby the Committy declares it as their opinion, That any Victuall that came in after the proclamation which was2 upon the Sixth day of January last, that was before that tyme bona fide bought in Ireland and Imported before the tenth day of February therafter, Should not fall under the Certification in the act, neither against Importers nor buyers therof And Therfore The Saids Lords do heirby loose and discharge the arrestments mentioned in the Said Bill, and allow the said victuall to be disposed off.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 218-19.

2. The word ‘after’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 218-19.

2. The word ‘after’ scored out here.

Warrant, 17 April 1701, Edinburgh

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Warrant To officers for beating of drums to make use of their Recruits

The Lords of His Majestys privy Councill, do heirby allow and authorize the Colonells and other officers of the Regiments under his Majesties Service, to cause beat dums for making up their recruits within the City of Edinburgh, They making use of the Towns drumery or in any other place, for recruiting of their Regiments whither here or in Holland in his Majestys Service, And allowes them to have the use of prisons in this Kingdom for Retaining their Recruits and deserters or others. Engadged with them therin, untill they Shall be transported, and grants warrand to them to Seaze upon deserters, And ordains all magistrats and other magistrats to give their Concurrence to the saids officers for making up their Recruits and Secureing their deserters and others who shall willingly Engadge with them, The saids officers always mantaining the Recruits and others to be Committed to prison by them, upon their own propper Charges and Expenses.

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Warrant To officers for beating of drums to make use of their Recruits

The Lords of His Majestys privy Councill, do heirby allow and authorize the Colonells and other officers of the Regiments under his Majesties Service, to cause beat dums for making up their recruits within the City of Edinburgh, They making use of the Towns drumery or in any other place, for recruiting of their Regiments whither here or in Holland in his Majestys Service, And allowes them to have the use of prisons in this Kingdom for Retaining their Recruits and deserters or others. Engadged with them therin, untill they Shall be transported, and grants warrand to them to Seaze upon deserters, And ordains all magistrats and other magistrats to give their Concurrence to the saids officers for making up their Recruits and Secureing their deserters and others who shall willingly Engadge with them, The saids officers always mantaining the Recruits and others to be Committed to prison by them, upon their own propper Charges and Expenses.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 218.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 218.

Warrant, 17 April 1701, Edinburgh

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Warrant to Captain McKenzie to Command Island Donald

The Lords of His majestys privy Councill, Considering that the Romish preists and others of that Religion are confidently reporting through the Shyre of Ross, and other places among the Highlands, They heirby Recommend and give order and Warrant to Brigadier Maitland Commander of the Garrison at Fortwilliam, to put a Garrison of his men in the Island of Island Donald Consisting of Twenty or Twenty four men, And Recommends to Major Generall Ramsay Commander in Cheiff of His majestys forces within this Kingdom and to the said Brigadier Maitland to grant a Commission to Captain Alexander McKenzie in his Majestys foot guards for Commanding the said Garrison, with power to the said Captain, to cause Seaze upon and Secure all papists or other traficqueing preists, travelling out of the Highlands of Ross Shyre in Rossey or other places, and appoints the Said Captain to make report to the Lords of Privy Councill from tyme to tyme.

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Warrant to Captain McKenzie to Command Island Donald

The Lords of His majestys privy Councill, Considering that the Romish preists and others of that Religion are confidently reporting through the Shyre of Ross, and other places among the Highlands, They heirby Recommend and give order and Warrant to Brigadier Maitland Commander of the Garrison at Fortwilliam, to put a Garrison of his men in the Island of Island Donald Consisting of Twenty or Twenty four men, And Recommends to Major Generall Ramsay Commander in Cheiff of His majestys forces within this Kingdom and to the said Brigadier Maitland to grant a Commission to Captain Alexander McKenzie in his Majestys foot guards for Commanding the said Garrison, with power to the said Captain, to cause Seaze upon and Secure all papists or other traficqueing preists, travelling out of the Highlands of Ross Shyre in Rossey or other places, and appoints the Said Captain to make report to the Lords of Privy Councill from tyme to tyme.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 218.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 218.

Act, 17 April 1701, Edinburgh

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Act Anna Lindsay for the vaccand Stipend of Kemnay

Anent The Petition given in to the Lords of His Majestys privy Councill by Anna Lindsay, relict to the deceast Mr James Willox minister at Kemnay, Shewing That Where their petitioners husband having Served in the ministry at the Church of Kemnay in Aberdeen Shyre for many years and having built ane manse to the Value of Two Thousand one Hundred merks, yet he in no tyme of his Life, nor She after his deceass demanded from of the said pariochin any Reimbursements therof, wherby and ane long Lingering Sickness her Husband Contracted and dyed off, She and her numerous family fell into great Straits, wherby She was necessitat to apply her self to the Vnited presbetry of Deer and Garrioch within the bounds wherof the said Church lyeth and they being knowen to her difficulties, did Recommend her to their Lordships for obtaining ane Gift of the vacand Stipends of the Said Church for the Cropt and year of God, Jaj vic nynty Eight, and what other Stipends may be vacand Since the deceass of the said husband, preceeding the Entry of the present ministers his Immediat Successor (The Expenses of the Supplys During the forsaid tyme being always first allowed and deduced) as the said Recomendation therwith produced more fully bears. And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said petition bears. The Saids Lords of His Majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them by the above Anna Lindsay, with the Recommendation of the Vnited presbetrys of Ellon Old Deer and Garrioch mentioned therin and produced therwith They heirby allow 2 the petition the vacant Stipend of the above Kirk of Kemney in Aberdeen Shyre for the Cropt and year of God Jaj vic nynty Eight years with what other Stipends of the said Church may be vacant, Since the deceass of the petitioners husband which was upon the […] day of […] years preceeding the Entry of the present minister, which was upon the […] day of […] allowing the Expenses of the Supplys during the said tyme to be first deduced furth therof, And decerns and ordaines the said petitioner to be readily answered and payed of the saids Stipends by the Heretors fermers, titulars, Tacksmen of Teinds Tennents possessors and others lyable in payment therof, And ordaines Letters of Horning under the Signet of Councill on fifteen days to pass heiron at the petitioners Instance against the heretors and others forsaids lyable in payment of the saids vacant Stipends with allowance as said is, upon production of Locality, and in caice ther be none; ordaines the heretors and others forsaids to make payment to the petitioner of their respective proportions of the saids vacant Stipends (allowing of the Expences as said is) according as the same shall be determined by the Judge ordinary.

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Act Anna Lindsay for the vaccand Stipend of Kemnay

Anent The Petition given in to the Lords of His Majestys privy Councill by Anna Lindsay, relict to the deceast Mr James Willox minister at Kemnay, Shewing That Where their petitioners husband having Served in the ministry at the Church of Kemnay in Aberdeen Shyre for many years and having built ane manse to the Value of Two Thousand one Hundred merks, yet he in no tyme of his Life, nor She after his deceass demanded from of the said pariochin any Reimbursements therof, wherby and ane long Lingering Sickness her Husband Contracted and dyed off, She and her numerous family fell into great Straits, wherby She was necessitat to apply her self to the Vnited presbetry of Deer and Garrioch within the bounds wherof the said Church lyeth and they being knowen to her difficulties, did Recommend her to their Lordships for obtaining ane Gift of the vacand Stipends of the Said Church for the Cropt and year of God, Jaj vic nynty Eight, and what other Stipends may be vacand Since the deceass of the said husband, preceeding the Entry of the present ministers his Immediat Successor (The Expenses of the Supplys During the forsaid tyme being always first allowed and deduced) as the said Recomendation therwith produced more fully bears. And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said petition bears. The Saids Lords of His Majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them by the above Anna Lindsay, with the Recommendation of the Vnited presbetrys of Ellon Old Deer and Garrioch mentioned therin and produced therwith They heirby allow 2 the petition the vacant Stipend of the above Kirk of Kemney in Aberdeen Shyre for the Cropt and year of God Jaj vic nynty Eight years with what other Stipends of the said Church may be vacant, Since the deceass of the petitioners husband which was upon the […] day of […] years preceeding the Entry of the present minister, which was upon the […] day of […] allowing the Expenses of the Supplys during the said tyme to be first deduced furth therof, And decerns and ordaines the said petitioner to be readily answered and payed of the saids Stipends by the Heretors fermers, titulars, Tacksmen of Teinds Tennents possessors and others lyable in payment therof, And ordaines Letters of Horning under the Signet of Councill on fifteen days to pass heiron at the petitioners Instance against the heretors and others forsaids lyable in payment of the saids vacant Stipends with allowance as said is, upon production of Locality, and in caice ther be none; ordaines the heretors and others forsaids to make payment to the petitioner of their respective proportions of the saids vacant Stipends (allowing of the Expences as said is) according as the same shall be determined by the Judge ordinary.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 217.

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1. NRS, PC1/52, 217.

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Act, 17 April 1701, Edinburgh

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Act Ensign James Gibsone

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of His Majestys privy Councill by Ensign James Gibson, Shewing, That where he being Commissionat to this Kingdom for Levying men, To Recruit the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Robert Murray now lying in Holland, and to that end having used all the moyen and pains possible to make up his Complaint, and notwithstanding frustrat, and considering that John Martine late Servitor to Mr John Home Advocat, being lately Impannelled for Hamesucken and other Crymes before the Justice Court, and by their Lordships Sentenced to be banished furth of this Kingdom in manner mentioned in the Said Sentence. And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin, as the said petition bears. The Saids Lords of His Majestys privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them by the above Ensign James Gibson, They do heirby allow the above John Morton to be one of the Recruits as a Souldier under the said Ensigns Command in Colonel Robert Murray his Regiment in his Majestys Service now lying in Holland, and heirby gives order and Warrant to the magistrats of Edinburgh, and keeper of their tolbooth where the Said John is prisoner, Immediatly after the Sentence of the Lords Commissioners of His Majestys Justiciary, pronunced upon the […] day of Aprile instant against the said John Morton is put to Execution against him, To Exhibite and deliver the said John to the Said Ensign James Gibson, to be carryed abroad by him as a Souldier, in his majestys Service as said is, The said John first before he came furth of the said tolbooth Enacting himself in the books of Adjournall of the Criminal Court, That he Shall never Return into this Kingdom, under the pains Contained in the said sentence, And the said Ensign Gibson first granting his obligation, that he shall transport the said John Morton furth of this Kingdom.

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Act Ensign James Gibsone

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of His Majestys privy Councill by Ensign James Gibson, Shewing, That where he being Commissionat to this Kingdom for Levying men, To Recruit the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Robert Murray now lying in Holland, and to that end having used all the moyen and pains possible to make up his Complaint, and notwithstanding frustrat, and considering that John Martine late Servitor to Mr John Home Advocat, being lately Impannelled for Hamesucken and other Crymes before the Justice Court, and by their Lordships Sentenced to be banished furth of this Kingdom in manner mentioned in the Said Sentence. And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin, as the said petition bears. The Saids Lords of His Majestys privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them by the above Ensign James Gibson, They do heirby allow the above John Morton to be one of the Recruits as a Souldier under the said Ensigns Command in Colonel Robert Murray his Regiment in his Majestys Service now lying in Holland, and heirby gives order and Warrant to the magistrats of Edinburgh, and keeper of their tolbooth where the Said John is prisoner, Immediatly after the Sentence of the Lords Commissioners of His Majestys Justiciary, pronunced upon the […] day of Aprile instant against the said John Morton is put to Execution against him, To Exhibite and deliver the said John to the Said Ensign James Gibson, to be carryed abroad by him as a Souldier, in his majestys Service as said is, The said John first before he came furth of the said tolbooth Enacting himself in the books of Adjournall of the Criminal Court, That he Shall never Return into this Kingdom, under the pains Contained in the said sentence, And the said Ensign Gibson first granting his obligation, that he shall transport the said John Morton furth of this Kingdom.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 216.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 216.

Procedure: committee formed, 17 April 1701, Edinburgh

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Committee for hearing Complaints anent the pole 1693 and 1695

The Lords of His majestys privy Councill, do heirby Recommend and Remitt to the Committy appointed for the publict affairs for this vaccance, viz The Earles of Lauderdale, Leven Annandale and Forfar, The Lord Viscount of Tarbat, Lord Advocat Lord Thesaurer deput, Lord Crosrigg and Phesdoe, Sir Robert Sinclar of Stevensone and Sir Patrick Johnston present Lord Provost of Edinburgh, To Receave and hear all Complaints which Shall be made to them from any persons, living within any place of the Kingdom against the Collectors uplifters tacksmen or others Ingatherers of the pole, Imposed in the years, Jaj vic nynty three, and Jaj vic nyntie five, and to hear all parties concerned and to make there Report of their procedour in the whole matter To the Lords of His Majestys privy Councill, And declares any Five of the Said Committy, to be a Sufficient quorum as formerly And Recommends to the said Committy to meet the morrow at Ten in the forenoon, and therafter from dyet to dyet, as they Shall find Convenient.

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Procedure: committee formed

Committee for hearing Complaints anent the pole 1693 and 1695

The Lords of His majestys privy Councill, do heirby Recommend and Remitt to the Committy appointed for the publict affairs for this vaccance, viz The Earles of Lauderdale, Leven Annandale and Forfar, The Lord Viscount of Tarbat, Lord Advocat Lord Thesaurer deput, Lord Crosrigg and Phesdoe, Sir Robert Sinclar of Stevensone and Sir Patrick Johnston present Lord Provost of Edinburgh, To Receave and hear all Complaints which Shall be made to them from any persons, living within any place of the Kingdom against the Collectors uplifters tacksmen or others Ingatherers of the pole, Imposed in the years, Jaj vic nynty three, and Jaj vic nyntie five, and to hear all parties concerned and to make there Report of their procedour in the whole matter To the Lords of His Majestys privy Councill, And declares any Five of the Said Committy, to be a Sufficient quorum as formerly And Recommends to the said Committy to meet the morrow at Ten in the forenoon, and therafter from dyet to dyet, as they Shall find Convenient.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 216.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 216.

Act, 17 April 1701, Edinburgh

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Act The Earle of Rothes

Anent the Petition given in to the Lords of His majestys privy Councill by John Earle of Rothes for himself and in name of the rest of the Commissioners of Assessment for the Shyre of Fife Shewing That their petitioners being Conveened upon some publict Concern of the Shyre, There were brought in to them Complaints from all hands, Especialy from the poorer and meaner Sort of the Shyre, Complaining greivously of oppressive methods and Severe Exactions by the Collectors of the pole, deputed by the fermorers therof, and particularly that Some were over reached, by a deputation granted to own and Latently recalled, of which the people not being Certiorat did make payment, and So were oblidged to pay over again to a Second person deputed. That they were called from one Corner of the Shyre, To Compear before a Justice of peace in another Corner, off purpose to harass them and Extort more money, altho the Shyre for Conveniency be divided into districts, and it was most reasonable, That the Collector Should have observed the order of the districts, Especialy now in the tyme of Labouring and this occasioned decreets in absence at the humour of the pursuer, and Severe Exactions therupon, That Severalls notwithstanding they hade discharges of the pole and others tho it was notour they hade payed, but hade lost their discharges being minut papers were Conveened and decreeted, or else were forced to Compositions which the poor people are easily brought to, and Severall other particulars Complained upon which were tedious to repeat, and it being Impossible to follow out the ordinar remedies in Law, where the people are poor, and the Charges of the pursute more heavy then the reparations to be acclaimed, Therfore They thought it their duty to lay the caice before their Lordships not having any power or authority to that purpose themselves, That their Lordships might as the most propper and Speediest remedy remitt to a certan number of the Commissioners of assessment or other qualifyed Gentlemen as their Lordships Shall think fitt in every district to take tryall of the matters of Fact above represented and other grounds of Complaint with power to them to Call before them the Fermorers deputs, and lead all probation and to report to their Lordships That their Lordships may provyde Such Remeed as Shall be necessar in such a caice, and for the better and more Speedy dispatch of what Complaints, Their Lordships may appoint Commissioners for the Severall districts or presbetries of the Shyre, And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin as the Said petition bears. The Lords of His Majestys privy Councill having considered the above petition given in to them by John Earle of Rothes, They heirby Recommend and gives order and warrant to the respective Commissioners of Supply within each of the respective, Four presbetrys of Dumfermling, Kirkaldy, St Andrews and Couper for the bounds therof, to take tryall of the matters of Fact Represented in the said petition and other grounds of Complaint against the Collectors and Sub-collectors of the polemoney Jaj vic nynty three Jaj vic nynty Eight, Jaj vic nynty Five, with power to them with in the said respective bounds, To Call before them the Saids Collectors Sub-Collectors or other deputs, and lead all manner of probation upon the matters of Fact represented in the said bill and other grounds of Complaint that shall be made to them, and appoints the saids Commissioners, to make ther Report to the Councill betwixt and the 22d of July next to come.

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Act The Earle of Rothes

Anent the Petition given in to the Lords of His majestys privy Councill by John Earle of Rothes for himself and in name of the rest of the Commissioners of Assessment for the Shyre of Fife Shewing That their petitioners being Conveened upon some publict Concern of the Shyre, There were brought in to them Complaints from all hands, Especialy from the poorer and meaner Sort of the Shyre, Complaining greivously of oppressive methods and Severe Exactions by the Collectors of the pole, deputed by the fermorers therof, and particularly that Some were over reached, by a deputation granted to own and Latently recalled, of which the people not being Certiorat did make payment, and So were oblidged to pay over again to a Second person deputed. That they were called from one Corner of the Shyre, To Compear before a Justice of peace in another Corner, off purpose to harass them and Extort more money, altho the Shyre for Conveniency be divided into districts, and it was most reasonable, That the Collector Should have observed the order of the districts, Especialy now in the tyme of Labouring and this occasioned decreets in absence at the humour of the pursuer, and Severe Exactions therupon, That Severalls notwithstanding they hade discharges of the pole and others tho it was notour they hade payed, but hade lost their discharges being minut papers were Conveened and decreeted, or else were forced to Compositions which the poor people are easily brought to, and Severall other particulars Complained upon which were tedious to repeat, and it being Impossible to follow out the ordinar remedies in Law, where the people are poor, and the Charges of the pursute more heavy then the reparations to be acclaimed, Therfore They thought it their duty to lay the caice before their Lordships not having any power or authority to that purpose themselves, That their Lordships might as the most propper and Speediest remedy remitt to a certan number of the Commissioners of assessment or other qualifyed Gentlemen as their Lordships Shall think fitt in every district to take tryall of the matters of Fact above represented and other grounds of Complaint with power to them to Call before them the Fermorers deputs, and lead all probation and to report to their Lordships That their Lordships may provyde Such Remeed as Shall be necessar in such a caice, and for the better and more Speedy dispatch of what Complaints, Their Lordships may appoint Commissioners for the Severall districts or presbetries of the Shyre, And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin as the Said petition bears. The Lords of His Majestys privy Councill having considered the above petition given in to them by John Earle of Rothes, They heirby Recommend and gives order and warrant to the respective Commissioners of Supply within each of the respective, Four presbetrys of Dumfermling, Kirkaldy, St Andrews and Couper for the bounds therof, to take tryall of the matters of Fact Represented in the said petition and other grounds of Complaint against the Collectors and Sub-collectors of the polemoney Jaj vic nynty three Jaj vic nynty Eight, Jaj vic nynty Five, with power to them with in the said respective bounds, To Call before them the Saids Collectors Sub-Collectors or other deputs, and lead all manner of probation upon the matters of Fact represented in the said bill and other grounds of Complaint that shall be made to them, and appoints the saids Commissioners, to make ther Report to the Councill betwixt and the 22d of July next to come.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 215.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 215.

Act, 17 April 1701, Edinburgh

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Act In favours of John Lauson

Anent The Petition given in and presented to the Lords of His Majestys privy Councill by John Lauson burges of Edinburgh Shewing That ane office of Intelligence for Recording the names of Servants upon due tryall and Certificats of their manners and qualifications wherby masters may be provided with honest Servants of all Sorts, and Servants may readily know what masters are unprovided, As Likeways for the better and more easy discovery of all Bargains, and the Communication and publishing all proposalls and other bussinesses that the persons concerned may think fitt to give notice and ane account off, to the said office for the Information of all the Leidges hath been found Convenient and necessary in all populous cities, and is at present actualy practised in London, Paris Amsterdam etc And albeit their petitioner hath bestowed great aims and Expenses to know the methods used abroad in order to the Erecting of Such ane office in this place, and brought it a considerable Length as to Servants to the Satisfaction and advantage of many of all Ranks and degrees, yet the same cannot have the wished Effect, unles their Lordships be pleased to Interpone their authority therto by granting ane act of Execution of ane office of Intelligence, and discharging wed-men wed-wives and others to medle in the Fieing of any Sorts of Servants or nurses, or any other affairs belonging to the said office upon whatsoever Colour or pretence, And Seing that this office is not proposed to lay either Charge or Restraint upon masters or Servants or any others Except Such as find it their Interest and benefit to apply to the Said office for information, But only that ther may be a publick known and authorized office with Fixed rules where masters or Servants and others may have Information at easy raits, and that all others for Information may be discharged to make a trade of giving Information for money concerning the Feeing of Servants or nurses or other barganes or proposalls without prejudice in the Leist to all the Leidges to hyre Servants or enter into bargains and do all other bussines upon their propper knowledge or upon Information freely and gratuitously given Likeas the Conveniency and Vsefulnes of this office will more Clearly appear by a paper of reasons a pairt given in with the said petition, and it being first and reasonable and their Lordships ordinary practise, to give to the projectors or Inventers of any thing found usefull for the Leidges all Suteable Encouragement And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin, as the said petition bears. Follows the paper of Reasons mentioned in and presented with the said bill Shewing the usefulness and Conveniency of ane office of Intelligence for feeing of Servants and for Information in other bussinesses. Its very well known that the Leidges have been much Imposed upon, by having dishonest and profligat Servants Recommended to them by wedmen, wed-wifes and others not qualifyed or able to perform the Service they undertake to great Loss trouble and Expenss of their masters, For preventing of such abuses in tyme comeing, It is humbly proposed that their be ane office of Intelligence Erected where the names of Servants of all Stations together with testificats of their fidelity and Christian deportment are to be Recorded in a book to be Regularly keept by the master of the office and his Servants, And It being also 2convenient for Servants That they should readily understand what masters want Servants, The master of the said office of Intelligence is likeways to keep ane other Seperat book wher all masters wanting Servants (who shall be pleased to Call or Send to the said office) their names and designations and the different Sorts of Service they are unprovided off, shall be particularly Insert, By which means in a very litle tyme, masters and Servants may meet together and agree or else Inquire for others till both be provided. And Whereas Severall Scandalous persons have Intruded themselves into privat families and nurses without Satisfying Church discipline or produceing Testimonialls from ministers, The master of the said office is to take Care, That all Such as offer themselves to nurse Chidlren shall produce a testificat of their good deportment in caice they be marryed, and if not that they have satisfyed the Kirk for their Scandall, or have found Caution so to doe, which will in a great measure prevent the Scandalous abuses Committed by many women in laying down their Children at Kirk Thesaurers and other persons doors after they have gott themselves Secretly and under hand provyded to be nurses in privat Families. Ane other Considerable benefit and advantage to all Noblemen, Gentlemen and others who live at a distance from Edinburgh Is this that by a Lyne to their factors or doers here, They may gett notice from the said office of Intelligence with very litle Expenss, how they shall be provyded with men and women, Servants of all Sorts Such as master-hous holds, Gentlemen, Valets, Stewards, pages, greives, gardners, Cooks, porters, Coachmen, grooms, Footmen, postilions, young books for waiting on Gentlemen or for Change-houses, Likeways Gentlewomen for attending Ladies, house keepers, Chamber maids, women Stewards and Cooks, women for keeping Children, ordinary Servants for all Sorts of work in privat families, also Taverners and Ticket runners, with all Sorts of nurses who either come to Gentlemens houses or nurse Children in their own, who all and everyone of them are to have their names and the different and respective Services they are qualyfied for, together with testificats of their honest and Christian behaviour, recorded in the books of the said office, This project also will be very usefull for Information in other bussinesses that is, for discovery and making known all other bargains and proposalls, It being Evident that men are often Straitned how and where to Enquyre for bargains they Intend as likeways that others are at a Loss, how to make known their offers of Bargains and other proposalls in bussinesses, which oblidges them to Send clapps as they call them throw the Town, and some tymes to pull advertisements in Gazetts, which yet are no ways Sufficient for the Ends designed, For the Clapps go only to Edinburgh and for small bussinesses, and do neither Concern or Extend to the Country, And the Gazett is uncertan, and gazetts come not to all merchands nor are they oft to be found, when men have most to do with them wheras a Standing office would abide all men, and be ever ready It is also obvious that men in many caices put up placats for Information, which yet is a method not so much as knowen to many, and where practized Extends not farr, nor is always at Command, Besides all these methods are defective as to full Information, wheras the Intelligence office would receive and Record, as full and particular Informations as parties please and the Same being booked and recorded would be patent and published at all tymes, nor Shall this office be either troublesome or Expensive to the Leidges, all being free to them both as to Imployment and price, So that nothing is aimed at, but a Conveniency, That cannot but be desyreable to all the Leidges as the saids Reasons in themselves more fully proports. Which Petition with the paper of reasons forsaids mentioned therin, and produced therwith Being this day Read in presence of the Lords of His Majestys privy Councill, and they being therwith well advised, and having at Length considered the Same, They have Erected and do heirby Erect the above office of Intelligence In favours of the said petitioner and his assigneys, for the space of nyne years next after the date heirof, And have discharged and heirby discharges all persons quhatsomever to Erect any Such office besides the petitioners within this Kingdom, and likeways have discharged and heirby discharges, all wed-men, wed-wives and others for money or other good deeds to medle in the Feeing of any Sorts of Servants or nurses, or the discoverying or Informing of other bargains and proposalls for money or Reward. directly or Indirectly upon whatsomever colour or pretence And the saids Lords of privy Councill, do heirby allow and authorize the said John Lauson and his assigneys, to Exact from every master and Servant who shall apply to the said office respective, where the Fee Extends to, or Exceeds the Soume of Twelve pounds Scots yearly, Fourteen Shilling Scots, where the fee is below the said Soume Seven Shilling Scots, And in the caices of other bargains and proposals as the partys Shall think fitt freely to give The Said John Lawson being always heirby obliged to provide a Sufficient house for the said office and Servants to attend and to keep regular books containing the names of the masters and servants respective with the Servants Certificats of their honest and Christian behaviour or deportment and also containing such memorialls and Informations, as shall be given for any other bussines from tyme to tyme.

Att Edinburgh The Seventeenth day of Aprile Jaj viic and one years

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Act In favours of John Lauson

Anent The Petition given in and presented to the Lords of His Majestys privy Councill by John Lauson burges of Edinburgh Shewing That ane office of Intelligence for Recording the names of Servants upon due tryall and Certificats of their manners and qualifications wherby masters may be provided with honest Servants of all Sorts, and Servants may readily know what masters are unprovided, As Likeways for the better and more easy discovery of all Bargains, and the Communication and publishing all proposalls and other bussinesses that the persons concerned may think fitt to give notice and ane account off, to the said office for the Information of all the Leidges hath been found Convenient and necessary in all populous cities, and is at present actualy practised in London, Paris Amsterdam etc And albeit their petitioner hath bestowed great aims and Expenses to know the methods used abroad in order to the Erecting of Such ane office in this place, and brought it a considerable Length as to Servants to the Satisfaction and advantage of many of all Ranks and degrees, yet the same cannot have the wished Effect, unles their Lordships be pleased to Interpone their authority therto by granting ane act of Execution of ane office of Intelligence, and discharging wed-men wed-wives and others to medle in the Fieing of any Sorts of Servants or nurses, or any other affairs belonging to the said office upon whatsoever Colour or pretence, And Seing that this office is not proposed to lay either Charge or Restraint upon masters or Servants or any others Except Such as find it their Interest and benefit to apply to the Said office for information, But only that ther may be a publick known and authorized office with Fixed rules where masters or Servants and others may have Information at easy raits, and that all others for Information may be discharged to make a trade of giving Information for money concerning the Feeing of Servants or nurses or other barganes or proposalls without prejudice in the Leist to all the Leidges to hyre Servants or enter into bargains and do all other bussines upon their propper knowledge or upon Information freely and gratuitously given Likeas the Conveniency and Vsefulnes of this office will more Clearly appear by a paper of reasons a pairt given in with the said petition, and it being first and reasonable and their Lordships ordinary practise, to give to the projectors or Inventers of any thing found usefull for the Leidges all Suteable Encouragement And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin, as the said petition bears. Follows the paper of Reasons mentioned in and presented with the said bill Shewing the usefulness and Conveniency of ane office of Intelligence for feeing of Servants and for Information in other bussinesses. Its very well known that the Leidges have been much Imposed upon, by having dishonest and profligat Servants Recommended to them by wedmen, wed-wifes and others not qualifyed or able to perform the Service they undertake to great Loss trouble and Expenss of their masters, For preventing of such abuses in tyme comeing, It is humbly proposed that their be ane office of Intelligence Erected where the names of Servants of all Stations together with testificats of their fidelity and Christian deportment are to be Recorded in a book to be Regularly keept by the master of the office and his Servants, And It being also 2convenient for Servants That they should readily understand what masters want Servants, The master of the said office of Intelligence is likeways to keep ane other Seperat book wher all masters wanting Servants (who shall be pleased to Call or Send to the said office) their names and designations and the different Sorts of Service they are unprovided off, shall be particularly Insert, By which means in a very litle tyme, masters and Servants may meet together and agree or else Inquire for others till both be provided. And Whereas Severall Scandalous persons have Intruded themselves into privat families and nurses without Satisfying Church discipline or produceing Testimonialls from ministers, The master of the said office is to take Care, That all Such as offer themselves to nurse Chidlren shall produce a testificat of their good deportment in caice they be marryed, and if not that they have satisfyed the Kirk for their Scandall, or have found Caution so to doe, which will in a great measure prevent the Scandalous abuses Committed by many women in laying down their Children at Kirk Thesaurers and other persons doors after they have gott themselves Secretly and under hand provyded to be nurses in privat Families. Ane other Considerable benefit and advantage to all Noblemen, Gentlemen and others who live at a distance from Edinburgh Is this that by a Lyne to their factors or doers here, They may gett notice from the said office of Intelligence with very litle Expenss, how they shall be provyded with men and women, Servants of all Sorts Such as master-hous holds, Gentlemen, Valets, Stewards, pages, greives, gardners, Cooks, porters, Coachmen, grooms, Footmen, postilions, young books for waiting on Gentlemen or for Change-houses, Likeways Gentlewomen for attending Ladies, house keepers, Chamber maids, women Stewards and Cooks, women for keeping Children, ordinary Servants for all Sorts of work in privat families, also Taverners and Ticket runners, with all Sorts of nurses who either come to Gentlemens houses or nurse Children in their own, who all and everyone of them are to have their names and the different and respective Services they are qualyfied for, together with testificats of their honest and Christian behaviour, recorded in the books of the said office, This project also will be very usefull for Information in other bussinesses that is, for discovery and making known all other bargains and proposalls, It being Evident that men are often Straitned how and where to Enquyre for bargains they Intend as likeways that others are at a Loss, how to make known their offers of Bargains and other proposalls in bussinesses, which oblidges them to Send clapps as they call them throw the Town, and some tymes to pull advertisements in Gazetts, which yet are no ways Sufficient for the Ends designed, For the Clapps go only to Edinburgh and for small bussinesses, and do neither Concern or Extend to the Country, And the Gazett is uncertan, and gazetts come not to all merchands nor are they oft to be found, when men have most to do with them wheras a Standing office would abide all men, and be ever ready It is also obvious that men in many caices put up placats for Information, which yet is a method not so much as knowen to many, and where practized Extends not farr, nor is always at Command, Besides all these methods are defective as to full Information, wheras the Intelligence office would receive and Record, as full and particular Informations as parties please and the Same being booked and recorded would be patent and published at all tymes, nor Shall this office be either troublesome or Expensive to the Leidges, all being free to them both as to Imployment and price, So that nothing is aimed at, but a Conveniency, That cannot but be desyreable to all the Leidges as the saids Reasons in themselves more fully proports. Which Petition with the paper of reasons forsaids mentioned therin, and produced therwith Being this day Read in presence of the Lords of His Majestys privy Councill, and they being therwith well advised, and having at Length considered the Same, They have Erected and do heirby Erect the above office of Intelligence In favours of the said petitioner and his assigneys, for the space of nyne years next after the date heirof, And have discharged and heirby discharges all persons quhatsomever to Erect any Such office besides the petitioners within this Kingdom, and likeways have discharged and heirby discharges, all wed-men, wed-wives and others for money or other good deeds to medle in the Feeing of any Sorts of Servants or nurses, or the discoverying or Informing of other bargains and proposalls for money or Reward. directly or Indirectly upon whatsomever colour or pretence And the saids Lords of privy Councill, do heirby allow and authorize the said John Lauson and his assigneys, to Exact from every master and Servant who shall apply to the said office respective, where the Fee Extends to, or Exceeds the Soume of Twelve pounds Scots yearly, Fourteen Shilling Scots, where the fee is below the said Soume Seven Shilling Scots, And in the caices of other bargains and proposals as the partys Shall think fitt freely to give The Said John Lawson being always heirby obliged to provide a Sufficient house for the said office and Servants to attend and to keep regular books containing the names of the masters and servants respective with the Servants Certificats of their honest and Christian behaviour or deportment and also containing such memorialls and Informations, as shall be given for any other bussines from tyme to tyme.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 212-14.

2. Part of a word scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 212-14.

2. Part of a word scored out here.

Act, 17 April 1701, Edinburgh

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Act The owners and Fraughters of the Sun: Galley

Anent the Petition given in to the Lords of His majestys privy Councill by the owners and Fraughters of the Ship the Sun galley from Leith To Burdeaux and back again. Shewing that their petitioners gave Commission for buying of wine and Brandy at Burdeaux to be Loden aboard the Said Ship for Leith in January last, and that accordingly She Sailed from Leith in Company with Captain Charters Ship and arryved at Burdeaux homeward in company with the said Captain Charters Upon the Twenty fifth of march last, But the winds having Stood and continued longer cross at north, and east north east this year then hath been knowen in many years and the act of parliament as to the Import of Brandy being limited to the First of May, at which tyme probably they might have no opportunity to apply to their Lordships They thought fitt to represent the caice as it is, In Regaird the said vessell may happen to be keept up by the same contrary wynds beyond the forsaid day. And Therfore Humbly Craving in manner and to the Effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears The Lords of His Majesties Privy Councill having Considered the above petition given in to them by the owners and fraughters of the Sun-Galley, They heirby give order and warrant to the Tacksman of His Majesties Customes, To receave to entry the above Vessell called the Sun-Galley and the number and quantity of Tuns of Brandy loadned aboard the Said Ship, altho the Said Vessell Shall not arryve here till after the above first day of many next to come, and to allow the Same, The owners always paying the Custom and duties or Customs payable for the Brandy To be imported.

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Act The owners and Fraughters of the Sun: Galley

Anent the Petition given in to the Lords of His majestys privy Councill by the owners and Fraughters of the Ship the Sun galley from Leith To Burdeaux and back again. Shewing that their petitioners gave Commission for buying of wine and Brandy at Burdeaux to be Loden aboard the Said Ship for Leith in January last, and that accordingly She Sailed from Leith in Company with Captain Charters Ship and arryved at Burdeaux homeward in company with the said Captain Charters Upon the Twenty fifth of march last, But the winds having Stood and continued longer cross at north, and east north east this year then hath been knowen in many years and the act of parliament as to the Import of Brandy being limited to the First of May, at which tyme probably they might have no opportunity to apply to their Lordships They thought fitt to represent the caice as it is, In Regaird the said vessell may happen to be keept up by the same contrary wynds beyond the forsaid day. And Therfore Humbly Craving in manner and to the Effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears The Lords of His Majesties Privy Councill having Considered the above petition given in to them by the owners and fraughters of the Sun-Galley, They heirby give order and warrant to the Tacksman of His Majesties Customes, To receave to entry the above Vessell called the Sun-Galley and the number and quantity of Tuns of Brandy loadned aboard the Said Ship, altho the Said Vessell Shall not arryve here till after the above first day of many next to come, and to allow the Same, The owners always paying the Custom and duties or Customs payable for the Brandy To be imported.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 211-12.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 211-12.

Act, 17 April 1701, Edinburgh

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Act In favors of George Robertson

Anent the Petition given in to the Lords of His majestys privy Councill by George Robertson merchant in Glasgow Shewing That where he sent Adam Johnston his prentice to Ireland in November last with a litle boat from Gourock to buy bear, and that he accordingly bought the Same in december and put it on board of the Lewis Sloop of Belfast in January which hath ever Since been Stopt by contrary winds, untill that She arrived on Thursday last at Carss dyke, And Seing the Said Adam Johnston hath made faith upon the premises before the Baillies of Glasgow, as his deposition heirwith produced bears. And that the forsaid parcell of bear is only about a Hundred bolls or therby and that the same is arreisted by Blackhouse by vertue of their Lordships Commission, and who also knows the truth of what is here represented, And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect aftermentioned, as the said petition bears The Lords of His Majesties Privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them by the above George Robertsone with his Servants Oath mentioned in and produced therwith, They heirby discharge and Louse the above arreistment laid on by Black house upon the above victuall, and declares the said parcell to be free therof in any Sort.

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Act In favors of George Robertson

Anent the Petition given in to the Lords of His majestys privy Councill by George Robertson merchant in Glasgow Shewing That where he sent Adam Johnston his prentice to Ireland in November last with a litle boat from Gourock to buy bear, and that he accordingly bought the Same in december and put it on board of the Lewis Sloop of Belfast in January which hath ever Since been Stopt by contrary winds, untill that She arrived on Thursday last at Carss dyke, And Seing the Said Adam Johnston hath made faith upon the premises before the Baillies of Glasgow, as his deposition heirwith produced bears. And that the forsaid parcell of bear is only about a Hundred bolls or therby and that the same is arreisted by Blackhouse by vertue of their Lordships Commission, and who also knows the truth of what is here represented, And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect aftermentioned, as the said petition bears The Lords of His Majesties Privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them by the above George Robertsone with his Servants Oath mentioned in and produced therwith, They heirby discharge and Louse the above arreistment laid on by Black house upon the above victuall, and declares the said parcell to be free therof in any Sort.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 211.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 211.