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Commission by the Council, 7 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Commission by the Council

Nomination of Eduard Marjoribanks to be a Commissioner of supply

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby nominat and appoint Eduard Marjoribanks of Halyeards to be a Commissioner of Supplie and Justice of peace uithin the shire of Edinburgh with Full pouer to the said Eduard to meet uith the rest of the Justices of peace in the said shire And Act and doe alse fullie and freely in the saids offices of a Commissioner of Supplie and Justice of peace as any other Commissioner of Supply or Justice of peace uithin this Kingdome hes done hertofore or may doe at any tyme Coming In respect he hath qualified himself by taking the oath of alleadgance and signing the assurance appointed to his Majestie by the acts of parliament.

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Commission by the Council

Nomination of Eduard Marjoribanks to be a Commissioner of supply

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby nominat and appoint Eduard Marjoribanks of Halyeards to be a Commissioner of Supplie and Justice of peace uithin the shire of Edinburgh with Full pouer to the said Eduard to meet uith the rest of the Justices of peace in the said shire And Act and doe alse fullie and freely in the saids offices of a Commissioner of Supplie and Justice of peace as any other Commissioner of Supply or Justice of peace uithin this Kingdome hes done hertofore or may doe at any tyme Coming In respect he hath qualified himself by taking the oath of alleadgance and signing the assurance appointed to his Majestie by the acts of parliament.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 175.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 175.

Decreet, 7 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Interlocutor upon the report Anent Militia

The Committie being mett In pursuance of the reference of Councill made to them upon the Eleventh of March last For Considering how the Militia may be exercised and trained now in the approaching Summer Seasone They thought fitt to revise the proposalls of Councill made to his Majestie anent the Militia on the Fifteenth of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie six and approven by his Majesties Letter of the fourt of May therafter And for the making of the said militia more effectuall They humblie offer ther follouing Remarks upon the saids proposalls Viz upon the first article that the Lochaber axes ordered for every regiment be presently provyded Extending in haill to Fifteen hundred in Number Conform to the remitt by the Councill to the Thesaury theranent On the second article that the dayes of the Rendivouzes be changed thus The single Companies to muster and stay togither tuo dayes the first week of June in stead of the Last week of May and Four dayes the fourth week of June in stead of the third week therof. The regiments mustering as before And that this order Continow till recalled On the fourth article that the list of the Colonells Leivtennant Colonells and majors already named be revised and Considered On the fifth article that the Commissioners of Supplie send in Lists of all persons fitt and qualified and of the best Interest to be Captains And that the Names of all the Captains Leivtennants and Ensignes aither named or to be named by the Commissioners of Militia be reported to the Councill for their approbatione against the first teusday of May nixt And that a Captain have allouance of six shillings sterling each muster day when present to be payed out of the supplie as the allouance given to Majors and Leivtennants On the Sixth article That Captains be alloued Intrusted uith the Keeping of the armes of the respective Companies They Giving ther recepts and being ansuerable for them Item that ther be a Gunsmith uithin the bounds appointed to every regiment to be named by the Major who is to receave the Captains recept for the armes And that the said Gunsmiths have tuenty four pounds Scotts per annum to be payed out of the Supplie as above On the seventh article that the dayes of Commissioners of Shires their Meeting be Changed as the dayes of Rendivouzes are above changed On the Eight article That it be Left out And that all the officers already named aither by the Councill or Commissioners be revised Item that the Militia be Continoued Conform to the Last printed proclamation dated the tenth day of december Jaj vic nyntie six uith such changes as here remarked And that it be also extended to the other shires as the Councill shall think fitt Item that particular Lords of privie Councill be appointed to revew these regiments which are not Commanded by privie Councelors Item that the surplus of armes now in the magazines after the furnishing of the standing forces be Given out at the sight of such as the Lords of privie Counsell shall appoint to be Majors of every regiment who are to Give their recepts to the Lords of the Thesaury for the same And that the saids majors give them out againe to their respective Captains upon their recept and obleidgement to be Comptable as said is And that the Charges for transporting of the saids armes be payed out of the Supplie as above as the said report Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Having Considered the said report of the Committie Anent the Militia They doe heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat to prepare the draught of a Letter from their Lordshipps to the King Craving his Majesties approbatione of the points in the report which are to Come out of the supplie viz payment of a Gunsmith for every regiment payment of the Captains and of the expensses of Carrying and transporting armes And Recommends to the said Lord Advocat or Gives order and warrand to his Majesties sollicitor to prepare a draught of a Letter to the Commissioners of Supply in the severall shires Requiring them to send in to the Councill the names of all persons fitt to be Captains Leivtennents and Ensigns in the Militia betuixt and the first teusday of may nixt in the termes of the report And appointes the Clerks of privy Councill to prepare a proclamation for Calling out the Militia to minister in the termes of the said report And to present the Letters and proclamation to the Councill att their nixt meeting.

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Decreet

Interlocutor upon the report Anent Militia

The Committie being mett In pursuance of the reference of Councill made to them upon the Eleventh of March last For Considering how the Militia may be exercised and trained now in the approaching Summer Seasone They thought fitt to revise the proposalls of Councill made to his Majestie anent the Militia on the Fifteenth of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie six and approven by his Majesties Letter of the fourt of May therafter And for the making of the said militia more effectuall They humblie offer ther follouing Remarks upon the saids proposalls Viz upon the first article that the Lochaber axes ordered for every regiment be presently provyded Extending in haill to Fifteen hundred in Number Conform to the remitt by the Councill to the Thesaury theranent On the second article that the dayes of the Rendivouzes be changed thus The single Companies to muster and stay togither tuo dayes the first week of June in stead of the Last week of May and Four dayes the fourth week of June in stead of the third week therof. The regiments mustering as before And that this order Continow till recalled On the fourth article that the list of the Colonells Leivtennant Colonells and majors already named be revised and Considered On the fifth article that the Commissioners of Supplie send in Lists of all persons fitt and qualified and of the best Interest to be Captains And that the Names of all the Captains Leivtennants and Ensignes aither named or to be named by the Commissioners of Militia be reported to the Councill for their approbatione against the first teusday of May nixt And that a Captain have allouance of six shillings sterling each muster day when present to be payed out of the supplie as the allouance given to Majors and Leivtennants On the Sixth article That Captains be alloued Intrusted uith the Keeping of the armes of the respective Companies They Giving ther recepts and being ansuerable for them Item that ther be a Gunsmith uithin the bounds appointed to every regiment to be named by the Major who is to receave the Captains recept for the armes And that the said Gunsmiths have tuenty four pounds Scotts per annum to be payed out of the Supplie as above On the seventh article that the dayes of Commissioners of Shires their Meeting be Changed as the dayes of Rendivouzes are above changed On the Eight article That it be Left out And that all the officers already named aither by the Councill or Commissioners be revised Item that the Militia be Continoued Conform to the Last printed proclamation dated the tenth day of december Jaj vic nyntie six uith such changes as here remarked And that it be also extended to the other shires as the Councill shall think fitt Item that particular Lords of privie Councill be appointed to revew these regiments which are not Commanded by privie Councelors Item that the surplus of armes now in the magazines after the furnishing of the standing forces be Given out at the sight of such as the Lords of privie Counsell shall appoint to be Majors of every regiment who are to Give their recepts to the Lords of the Thesaury for the same And that the saids majors give them out againe to their respective Captains upon their recept and obleidgement to be Comptable as said is And that the Charges for transporting of the saids armes be payed out of the Supplie as above as the said report Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Having Considered the said report of the Committie Anent the Militia They doe heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat to prepare the draught of a Letter from their Lordshipps to the King Craving his Majesties approbatione of the points in the report which are to Come out of the supplie viz payment of a Gunsmith for every regiment payment of the Captains and of the expensses of Carrying and transporting armes And Recommends to the said Lord Advocat or Gives order and warrand to his Majesties sollicitor to prepare a draught of a Letter to the Commissioners of Supply in the severall shires Requiring them to send in to the Councill the names of all persons fitt to be Captains Leivtennents and Ensigns in the Militia betuixt and the first teusday of may nixt in the termes of the report And appointes the Clerks of privy Councill to prepare a proclamation for Calling out the Militia to minister in the termes of the said report And to present the Letters and proclamation to the Councill att their nixt meeting.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 173-5.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 173-5.

Sederunt, 7 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

The Earle of Lauderdale; Lord Yester; Lord Viscount Teviot and the Lord Advocat

Edinburgh seventh of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie seven years1

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Sederunt

The Earle of Lauderdale; Lord Yester; Lord Viscount Teviot and the Lord Advocat

1. NRS, PC1/51, 173.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 173.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 173.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 173.

Judicial Proceeding, 13 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Judicial Proceeding

Certification His Majesties Advocat against The Laird of Strictmartine and others

William By the Grace of God King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councill messengers at armes our shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuchas Anent the Lybell or Letters of Complaint purchased and raised before the Lords of our privie Councill att the Instance of Sir James Stuart our Advocat for our Interest in the matter underwryten As also at the instance of Mr William Mitchell minister of Dundie moderator of the presbytrie therof In name of the presbytrie Making Mentione That wher by the Laues of this and all other well Governed realms Especialle by the act James the sixth parliament Eleventh chapter tuenty seventh against troublers of the Kirk all raising of tumults rablings and ryotts By unwarrantable Convocations and violence especialle In oppositione to Laufull orders aither of the Civill or ecclesiastick government and upon the Lords day and in or about kirks or kirk yeards to the desturbance of the people assembled for publick worship are Crimes of a high nature and severly punishable Nevertheless It is of veritie that Mr Patrick Midletoun Intruder upon the kirk and paroch of Fermy Having been formerly minister at Lesly From which he uas outted and depryved by sentence of his Majesties privy Councill For not praying for his Majestie King William Hath of late not only Intruded and presumed to preach and exercise the function of the Ministrie at the said Kirk and paroch of Strictmartines But hath with the Assistance of one […] Wintoun of Strictmartine and severall other disaffected persons afternamed Hath upon one or other of the dayes of the months of the years Jaj vic nyntie six and of this present year Jaj vic nyntie seven taken possession by disorder and violence of the said kirk of Strictmartine and by armed Men such as […] Gullam his gairdner Peter Tham James Tham and James Smith and others of his tennents guarded the said kirk by force In opposition to the Minister sent by the presbytrie to preach ther as at a vacant Kirk And particularly upon the Lords day the fourteenth day of March last when Mr Alexander Lauder minister at Mordingtoun sent by the Generall Assembly to supplie the vacancies of Angus and Mearns uent by order of the said presbytrie of Dundie to preach at the said kirk of Strictmartines now of a Long tyme vacant by the death of the former Incumbent wher the said Mr Patrick Midletoun mett him at the Kirk door and asked him for his warrand to whom Mr Alexander Ansuered that he had a subscryved Commission from the presbyterie which he was ready to show to any of the paroch But thought Mr Midletoune who was only ane Intruder not Concerned in the paroch wherupon the said Mr Midletoun Cryed to all the people to follow him to the Laird of Strictmartins house to hear sermone And forbid them to hear the said presbyterian minister who uas ane unknouen shepherd And the said Mr Alexander Having preached in the fornoon without any disturbance about the midst of his afternoon sermone ther Came a Great rable of people from Strictmartins house wher Mr Midletoun had presumed to preach as said is And who noe doubt had been animat and Instigat by him and assaulted the Kirk Throuing in great stones att the window and beatting at the church doors and Ringing the bell And when they Could not enter the door some of them came in at the window and opened the door to the rest of the rable who Came in with great fury Cursing and suearing and stricking uith great staffes all that were in their way And offering the same violence to the Minister if not Guarded by a few about him And particularly John Greive wright in Baldivance Struck uith a Squyre rule one James Smith Servant to William Watt in that paroch and gave him a dangerous uound in the head As also he beat one James Williamson brazier uith severall bloues on the hand wherby he is Lyke to be Mutilat of one of his fingers And the said James Gullam gairdner uith the said John Greive did Lykewise beat the saids persons speciallie the said James Williamsone and one Thomas Fleeming merchant in Dundie Threatning many terrrible threatts and curses Item Laurence Andersone in the said paroch was ring Leader to the said rable and did throw stones at the minister through the windoues and Struck with a battonn Alexander Wyllie Servant to the said William Watt and severall others Item John Andersone servant to Margaret Tham In Balreggan was the first came in violently at the window of the Kirk the tyme of Sermone and opened the door to the rest and threw Great stones at the people Item Walter Couper at the Bridgend of Strictmartines Came in also at the window and Struck Severall persons uith a battoun As also James Hill in Balmadoun and James Thomson ther and James Greive in Baldivance Andrew Law in the Kirktoun of Strictmartin James and George Thames sons to Patrick Tham ther James Andersone ther David Salmond and George Law in Baldreggan all and each of them did Invade the Kirk as said is By throuing of stones in att the window Cursing the poeple and beatting them with battouns or doing one or other of the saids deeds which their ryott and violence is furder aggravat In that neither the Minister nor any of the poeple uith him Did move aither tongue or hand against them But suffered all with patience And farder after that the said rable had Committed the forsaid disorder and violence upon the day and in manner forsaid Dryving the said Mr Lauder and his people out of the Kirk The said Mr Patrick Midletoun Came to the Kirk and preached to the said Rable uithout ever reproving them for their violence As also the said Mr Patrick Intruder hath possest himself of the manse and Laboures the Gleib of the said Kirk uithout any order By all which It is Evident that the haill forsaids persons viz the said […] Wintoun of Strictmartine […] Gullam Peter and James Thames James Smith John Grieve James Smith Laurence Andersone John Anderson Walter Couper James Hill James Thomsone James Greive Andrew Law James and George Thames James Anderson David Salmond and George Law all rablers are guiltie airt and pairt of the premisses which being verified against them They ought to be punished by the paines of Law as the saids Lords of our privie Councill should see Cause To the example and terror of others to Committ the Lyke in tyme coming And anent the charge given to the saids Defenders to Have Compeared personally this day before the Lords of our privie Councill att Edinburgh or wherever it should happen them to before the tyme To Have ansuered to the Grounds of the above wryten Complaint And to have heard and seen such order and Course taken theranent as the saids Lords of our privie Councill shall think fitt under the paine of rebellion and putting them to our horne with Certifications etc As in the principall Lybell or Complaint caused in the said matter att more Length is Contained The above Lybell Being this day Called in presence of the Lords of our privie Councill And the said Sir James Steuart Our Advocat Compearing personallie for our Intrest in the said matter as pursuar And John Anderson Servitor to Margaret Thame in Baldreggen one of the defenders Compearing personallie acknouledged in face of Councill That he uas present at the rable Lybelled And that he went in att the window of the Kirk of Strictmartine and opened the Kirk door And that the Lady Strictmartine bad him doe soe The said Sir James Steuart our Advocat Compearing as pursuar Having Declared He passed from Mr Patrick Midletoun In respect he hath Given him Satisfaction And Craved Certification against the said Thomas Wintour of Strictmartine and the haill other rablers at Strictmartine above designed (except the said Mr Patrick Midletoune and the said John Anderson) In respect of their absence In not Compearing The saids Lords of our privie Councill Having this day Considered the above Lybell uith the declaration of our Advocate They Granted Certification against the said Thomas Wintoun of Strictmartine and the haill other persons abovenamed (except the said Mr Patrick Midletoun and John Anderson) And ordained this our Letters of Denunciation to be direct therupon In manner and to the effect underwryten As ane Act made theranent of the day and date hereof ordaining the same att more length bears Our Will is Herefore And we Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercant Cross of […] and other places needfull And therat In our name and authority deuly Laufullie and orderly denunce the said Thomas Wintoun of Strictmartine and haill other defenders abovedesigned (except the said Mr Patrick Midletoun and John Anderson) our rebells and putt them to our horne Escheat and Inbring all their movable goods and gear to our use for their Contempt and disobedience The which to doe we Committ to yow Conjunctly and Severally our full pouer by these Our Letters Delyvering them by yow deuly execut and Indorsed againe to the bearer Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the thretteenth day of Aprile and of our reigne nynth year 1698 per actum dominorum secreti Concilii.

Att Edinburgh the thretteenth day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie seven

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Judicial Proceeding

Certification His Majesties Advocat against The Laird of Strictmartine and others

William By the Grace of God King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councill messengers at armes our shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuchas Anent the Lybell or Letters of Complaint purchased and raised before the Lords of our privie Councill att the Instance of Sir James Stuart our Advocat for our Interest in the matter underwryten As also at the instance of Mr William Mitchell minister of Dundie moderator of the presbytrie therof In name of the presbytrie Making Mentione That wher by the Laues of this and all other well Governed realms Especialle by the act James the sixth parliament Eleventh chapter tuenty seventh against troublers of the Kirk all raising of tumults rablings and ryotts By unwarrantable Convocations and violence especialle In oppositione to Laufull orders aither of the Civill or ecclesiastick government and upon the Lords day and in or about kirks or kirk yeards to the desturbance of the people assembled for publick worship are Crimes of a high nature and severly punishable Nevertheless It is of veritie that Mr Patrick Midletoun Intruder upon the kirk and paroch of Fermy Having been formerly minister at Lesly From which he uas outted and depryved by sentence of his Majesties privy Councill For not praying for his Majestie King William Hath of late not only Intruded and presumed to preach and exercise the function of the Ministrie at the said Kirk and paroch of Strictmartines But hath with the Assistance of one […] Wintoun of Strictmartine and severall other disaffected persons afternamed Hath upon one or other of the dayes of the months of the years Jaj vic nyntie six and of this present year Jaj vic nyntie seven taken possession by disorder and violence of the said kirk of Strictmartine and by armed Men such as […] Gullam his gairdner Peter Tham James Tham and James Smith and others of his tennents guarded the said kirk by force In opposition to the Minister sent by the presbytrie to preach ther as at a vacant Kirk And particularly upon the Lords day the fourteenth day of March last when Mr Alexander Lauder minister at Mordingtoun sent by the Generall Assembly to supplie the vacancies of Angus and Mearns uent by order of the said presbytrie of Dundie to preach at the said kirk of Strictmartines now of a Long tyme vacant by the death of the former Incumbent wher the said Mr Patrick Midletoun mett him at the Kirk door and asked him for his warrand to whom Mr Alexander Ansuered that he had a subscryved Commission from the presbyterie which he was ready to show to any of the paroch But thought Mr Midletoune who was only ane Intruder not Concerned in the paroch wherupon the said Mr Midletoun Cryed to all the people to follow him to the Laird of Strictmartins house to hear sermone And forbid them to hear the said presbyterian minister who uas ane unknouen shepherd And the said Mr Alexander Having preached in the fornoon without any disturbance about the midst of his afternoon sermone ther Came a Great rable of people from Strictmartins house wher Mr Midletoun had presumed to preach as said is And who noe doubt had been animat and Instigat by him and assaulted the Kirk Throuing in great stones att the window and beatting at the church doors and Ringing the bell And when they Could not enter the door some of them came in at the window and opened the door to the rest of the rable who Came in with great fury Cursing and suearing and stricking uith great staffes all that were in their way And offering the same violence to the Minister if not Guarded by a few about him And particularly John Greive wright in Baldivance Struck uith a Squyre rule one James Smith Servant to William Watt in that paroch and gave him a dangerous uound in the head As also he beat one James Williamson brazier uith severall bloues on the hand wherby he is Lyke to be Mutilat of one of his fingers And the said James Gullam gairdner uith the said John Greive did Lykewise beat the saids persons speciallie the said James Williamsone and one Thomas Fleeming merchant in Dundie Threatning many terrrible threatts and curses Item Laurence Andersone in the said paroch was ring Leader to the said rable and did throw stones at the minister through the windoues and Struck with a battonn Alexander Wyllie Servant to the said William Watt and severall others Item John Andersone servant to Margaret Tham In Balreggan was the first came in violently at the window of the Kirk the tyme of Sermone and opened the door to the rest and threw Great stones at the people Item Walter Couper at the Bridgend of Strictmartines Came in also at the window and Struck Severall persons uith a battoun As also James Hill in Balmadoun and James Thomson ther and James Greive in Baldivance Andrew Law in the Kirktoun of Strictmartin James and George Thames sons to Patrick Tham ther James Andersone ther David Salmond and George Law in Baldreggan all and each of them did Invade the Kirk as said is By throuing of stones in att the window Cursing the poeple and beatting them with battouns or doing one or other of the saids deeds which their ryott and violence is furder aggravat In that neither the Minister nor any of the poeple uith him Did move aither tongue or hand against them But suffered all with patience And farder after that the said rable had Committed the forsaid disorder and violence upon the day and in manner forsaid Dryving the said Mr Lauder and his people out of the Kirk The said Mr Patrick Midletoun Came to the Kirk and preached to the said Rable uithout ever reproving them for their violence As also the said Mr Patrick Intruder hath possest himself of the manse and Laboures the Gleib of the said Kirk uithout any order By all which It is Evident that the haill forsaids persons viz the said […] Wintoun of Strictmartine […] Gullam Peter and James Thames James Smith John Grieve James Smith Laurence Andersone John Anderson Walter Couper James Hill James Thomsone James Greive Andrew Law James and George Thames James Anderson David Salmond and George Law all rablers are guiltie airt and pairt of the premisses which being verified against them They ought to be punished by the paines of Law as the saids Lords of our privie Councill should see Cause To the example and terror of others to Committ the Lyke in tyme coming And anent the charge given to the saids Defenders to Have Compeared personally this day before the Lords of our privie Councill att Edinburgh or wherever it should happen them to before the tyme To Have ansuered to the Grounds of the above wryten Complaint And to have heard and seen such order and Course taken theranent as the saids Lords of our privie Councill shall think fitt under the paine of rebellion and putting them to our horne with Certifications etc As in the principall Lybell or Complaint caused in the said matter att more Length is Contained The above Lybell Being this day Called in presence of the Lords of our privie Councill And the said Sir James Steuart Our Advocat Compearing personallie for our Intrest in the said matter as pursuar And John Anderson Servitor to Margaret Thame in Baldreggen one of the defenders Compearing personallie acknouledged in face of Councill That he uas present at the rable Lybelled And that he went in att the window of the Kirk of Strictmartine and opened the Kirk door And that the Lady Strictmartine bad him doe soe The said Sir James Steuart our Advocat Compearing as pursuar Having Declared He passed from Mr Patrick Midletoun In respect he hath Given him Satisfaction And Craved Certification against the said Thomas Wintour of Strictmartine and the haill other rablers at Strictmartine above designed (except the said Mr Patrick Midletoune and the said John Anderson) In respect of their absence In not Compearing The saids Lords of our privie Councill Having this day Considered the above Lybell uith the declaration of our Advocate They Granted Certification against the said Thomas Wintoun of Strictmartine and the haill other persons abovenamed (except the said Mr Patrick Midletoun and John Anderson) And ordained this our Letters of Denunciation to be direct therupon In manner and to the effect underwryten As ane Act made theranent of the day and date hereof ordaining the same att more length bears Our Will is Herefore And we Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercant Cross of […] and other places needfull And therat In our name and authority deuly Laufullie and orderly denunce the said Thomas Wintoun of Strictmartine and haill other defenders abovedesigned (except the said Mr Patrick Midletoun and John Anderson) our rebells and putt them to our horne Escheat and Inbring all their movable goods and gear to our use for their Contempt and disobedience The which to doe we Committ to yow Conjunctly and Severally our full pouer by these Our Letters Delyvering them by yow deuly execut and Indorsed againe to the bearer Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the thretteenth day of Aprile and of our reigne nynth year 1698 per actum dominorum secreti Concilii.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 169-73.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 169-73.

Decreet, 13 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Decreet

Decreet of Certification His Majesties Advocat against Strictmartine and others

Anent the Lybell or Letters of Complaint purchased and raised before the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill att the instance of Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat for his highnes Intrest in the matter underwryten as also att the instance of Mr William Mitchell Minister at Dundie Moderator of the presbytrie of Dundie In name of the said presbytrie and of John Blair agent for the Kirk Mentioning That wher by the Laues and acts of parliament not only is presbyterian Church Government Settled and established as the only Government of Chrysts Church in this Kingdome But also all Ministers not deuly qualified by taking the oath of alleadgance and subscryving the same with the Assurance presuming to preach or exercise any part of the Ministeriall function are discharged and punishable by deprivatione banishment or otherwayes as their Caise should Deserve and the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill shall think fitt Lykeas by the sixteenth act of the Conventione of the estates of Jaj vic Eighte nyne years The whole Leidges are discharged to oune or acknouledge the Late King James and all Ministers of the Gospell uithin this Kingdome are ordained to pray publickly for his Majestie King William as King of this realme under the paine of deprivation And by the tuenty second Act parliament Jaj vic nyntie five It is statut That whoever therafter Should Intrude themselves into any church or possess manse or benefice or exercise any part of the Ministeriall function without ane orderly Call from the heretors and Eldership and Legall admission from the presbytry of the bounds shall be Incapable of Enjoying any church stipend or benefice for the space of seven years after their being removed And the execution of the said Act is remitted to the Judges ordinary to remove and declare all the forsaids Intruders ut supra And furder It is recommended to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill to remove all such who had formerly Intruded since the establishment of the present Church Government uithout ane orderly Call and Legall admission as above And farder by the Laues of this and all other well Governed realms speciallie by the Act James the sixth parliament Eleventh Caput tuenty seven against the trublers of the kirke all raising of tumults rabling and ryotts by unuarrantable Convocatione and violence speciallie In opposition to Laufull orders aither of the Civill or ecclesiastick Government and upon the Lords day And In and about Kirks or Kirke yeard dykes to the disturbance of the people assembled for publick worship are Crymes of ane high Nature and ought to be severly punished As also all Ministers ought to keep and observe all dayes of solemn thanksgiving or fasting appointed by the government and who does in the Contrare ought to be punished And Lastly by the tuenty third Act of the parliament Jaj vic nyntie five It is statut that the saids Lords of privie Councill And all other Magistrats give all due assistance For making the sentences and Censures of the Church and Judicatories therof to be obeyed or otheruayes effectuall as accords And by the tuenty second Act of the parliament Jaj vic nyntie five It is recommended to the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill to take some effectuall Course for stopping and hindering these Ministers who are or shall be deposed by the Judicatories of this church from preaching or exercising any Act of their Ministeriall functione Nevertheless It is of veritie that the Ministers afternamed Viz Mr Robert Lindsay Mr John Davie Mr George Strauchen Mr Patrick Midletoun Mr […] Wilsone Mr […] Grub Mr John Matters and Mr […] Gordon are all Intruders Contrar to the saids acts of parliament Viz The said Mr Robert Lindsay hath Intruded upon the kirke and paroch of Strackathron Mr George Strauchan hath Intruded upon the kirke and paroch of St Vigeance Mr Patrick Midletoun upon the kirke and paroch of Fermie Mr […] Grub upon the kirke and paroch of Uthlae Mr John Matters upon the Kirke and paroch of Dundie by Keeping a meeting house at Dudhope and Mr […] Gordon upon the kirke and paroch of Montrose by keeping at meeting house at […] wher the haill forsaids persones doeth not only presume to exercise the Ministeriall functione uithout any orderly Call or legall admission But farder doe all of them presume to preach and exercise as said is uithout being qualified by taking the oath of alleadgance and Subscryving the same uith the assurance Conform to the Act of parliament Lykeas all and each of them have neglected broken and dispysed the dayes of publick thanksgivings and Fastings appointed to be keeped by publick authority nor doe they pray in their publick prayers for his Majestie King William as King of this realme The said Mr Patrick Midletoun having been formerly minister at Lesly from which he uas outted and depryved by sentence of his Majesties privie Councill for not praying for his Majestie King William Hath of Late not only Intruded and presumed to preach and exercise the function of the ministrie at the said kirke and paroch of Strictmartine But he uith the assistance of one Wintoune of Strictmartins and severall others disaffected persones afternamed Hath upon one or other of the dayes of the mouths of the years Jaj vic nyntie six and of this present year Jaj vic nyntie seven taken possession by disorder and violence of the said kirke of Strictmartine And by armed men such as […] Gullam his gairdner Peter Tham James Tham and James Smith and others of his tennents guarded the said Kirke by force In opposition to the Ministers sent by the presbytrie to preach ther as at a vacant Kirke And particularly upon the Lords day the Fourteenth of March last when Mr Alexandar Lauder Minister at Mordingtoune sent by the Generall Assemblie to supplie the vacancies of Angus and Mearns went by order of the said presbytrie of Dundie to preach at the said kirke of Strictmartins now of a Long tyme vacant by the death of the former Incumbent wher the said Mr Patrick Midletoun mett him at the kirke door and asked him for his warrand to whom Mr Alexander Ansuered that he had a subscribed Commission from the presbytrie which he was ready to show to any of the paroch but thought Mr Midletoun who uas only ane Intruder not Concerned in the paroch wherupon the said Mr Midletoun Cryed to all the people to follow him to the Laird of Strictmartins house to hear Sermon And forbid them to hear the said presbyterian Minister who was ane unknouen Shepherd And the said Mr Alexander Having preached in the fornoon uithout any disturbance about the midst of his adternoon sermone Ther Came a Great rable of people from Strictmartins house wher Mr Midletoun had presumed to preach as said is And who no doubt had been animat and Instigat by him And assaulted the kirke throuing in Great stones at the windoues and beatting att the Church doors and Ringing the bell And when they Could not Enter the door some of them Came in at a window and opened the door to the rest of the rable who Came in uith Great furie Cursing and Stricking uith Great staffes all that were in their way And offering the same violence to the Minister if not guairded by a few about him And particularly John Greive wright in Paldivane struck uith a squyre rule one James Smith servant to William Watt in that paroch and Gave him a dangerous uound in the head As also he beat one James Williamson brazier uith severall bloues on the hand wherby he is Lyke to be mutilat of one of his fingers and the said James Gullam gairdner uith the said John Greiv did Lykewayes beat the saids persons speciallie the said James Williamsone and one Thomas Fleeming merchant in Dundie Threatning many terable threatts and Curses Item Laurence Andersone in the said paroch uas Ring Leader to the said rable and did throw Stones at the Minister through the uindoues and Struck uith a batton Alexander Wyllie Servant to the Said William Watt and severall others Item John Andersone servant to Margaret Tham in Balddreggen was the first came in violently at the window of the kirke the tyme of sermone and opened the door to the rest and threw Great stones att the people Item Walter Coyper at the Bridgend of Strictmartine Came in also at the window and struck severall persons uith a battoun As also James Hill in Balnadoun and James Thomson ther and James Greive in Baldaven Androw Low in the kirktoun of Strictmartin James and George Thames sons to Patrick Tham ther James Andersone David Salmond and George Low in Baldregan all and each of them Did Invade the Kirke as said is By throuing of stones in at the window Cursing the people and beatting them with battons or doing one or other of the saids Deeds which ther ryott and violence is farder aggravatt in that neither the minister nor any of the people with him did move aither tongue or hand against them But suffered all with patience And farder after that the said rable had Committed the forsaid Disorder and violence upon the day and In manner forsaid Dryving the said Mr Lauder and his people out of the Kirk The said Mr Patrick Midletoun came over reproving them for their violence As also the said Mr Patrick Intruder hath possest himself of the Manse and Laboures the Gleib of the said Kirk without any orders As also upon the tuenty fourth day of January Last He baptized Irregularly a Chyld of John Greivs in Baldaven And upon the tuenty nynth of the samen moneth he Did marry Irregularly David Chalmers in Kirktoun of Strictmartines with […] and James Anderson in Strictmartin uith […] And is farder guiltie of other Irregular baptisms and Irregular and Clandestine marriages Lykeas Mr John Matters who presumes to Keep the Meeting house at Dundie and ther to preach as said is Infests that haill Countrey and Greatly disturbs the Ministers in Dundie And that notuithstanding his said meeting house has been ordered to be shutt up Item the said Mr Gordon presumes to Intrude and preach near Montrose as said is uithout ane orderly Call Legall admission albeit he be both suspended and deposed by the presbytrie of Aberdeen And is under a sentence of his Majesties privie Councill by a former Intrusion uithin the bounds therof wherby his Contempt and obstinacy is manifest by all which It is evident that the forsaids haill persons Viz Mr Robert Lindsay Mr John Davie Mr Goerge Strauchan Mr Patrick Midletoun Mr […] Wilson Mr […] Grub Mr John Matters and Mr […] Gordon Ministers […] Wintoun of Strictmartins […] Gullam Peter and James Thams James Smith John Greive Walter Couper James Hill James Thomson James Greiv Andrew Law James and George Thams James Anderson David Salmond and George Law all rablers are guiltie airt and pairt of the premysses which being verified against them They ought to be punished by the pains of Law as the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill shall see Cause And Farder the said Meeting house at Dundie ought to be shutt up and the Judge ordinary of the bounds Commanded to suppress the same And all other the Lyke meeting houses uithin that paroch To the example and terror of others to Committ the Lyke in tyme coming And anent the charge given to the saids Defenders to Have Compeared this day personallie before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill To have Ansuered to the Grounds of the above wryten Complaint And to have heard and seen such order and Course taken theranent as the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill should think fitt under the paine of rebellion and putting them to the horne with Certificationes as the in the said principall Lybell or Letters of Complaint uith the executiones therof att more Length is Contained Uhich Lybell Being this day Called in presence of the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill And his Majesties Advocat Compearing personallie as pursuar And the said Mr James Gordon John Anderson servitor to Margaret Tham in Baldregan tuo of the Defenders Compearing also personallie And all the rest of the defenders being Laufullie Cited oft tymes called and not Compearing The Lybell and petition by way of ansuer therto for the said Mr James Gordon being read And the said John Anderson Compearing as said is acknouledged In face of Councill That he uas present at the rable Lybelled And that he uent in at the window of the Kirk of Strictmartins and opened the kirk door And that the Lady Strictmartins bad him do soe And the said Mr James Gordon and his Majesties advocat being fullie heard And his Majesties Advocat Having declared that he past from Mr Patrick Midletoun Intruder at Strictmartine Mr John Matters at Dudop Intruder upon the paroch of Dundie and Mr Robert Lindsay Intruder at Meigle In respect that they had given him satisfaction And Craved that the dyet might be Continoued Against Mr George Strauchan Intruder at St Vigence Mr Alexander Wilsone Intruder at Femnie Mr John Grub Intruder at Othlaw and Mr John Davie Intruder at Strickathrow And Craved Certification against the said Thomas Wintoun of Strictmartine and the haill rablers of Strictmartine Except the said John Andersone Compearing as said is In respect of their absence and not Compearance The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Having Considered the forsaid Lybell uith the declaration of his Majesties Advocat and the said John Anderson his acknouledgement They heirby Declare process to be Lett fall Against the said Mr Patrick Midletoun Mr John Matters and Mr Robert Lindsay And Continoues the same against Mr George Strauchan Mr Alexander Wilson Mr John Grub and Mr John Davie untill the […] day of […] And Grants Certification against the saids Thomas Wintoun of Strictmartin and the haill other persons rablers at Strictmartine mentioned in the Lybell except the said John Andersone In respect of their absence and not Compearance And ordaines Letters of denunciation to be direct to Macers or messengers at armes ordaining them to pass to the mercat Cross of […] and other places needfull And ther in his Majesties name and authority duely laufully and orderly denunce the said Thomas Wintoun of Strictmartin and haill other persons rablers mentioned in the Lybell his Majesties rebells And putt them to his highnes horne And ordaine all their Movable goods and Gear to be escheat and Inbrought for his Majesties use for their Contempt and disobedience And the saids Lords alloues the said John Anderson Compearing as said is to returne home In respect he hath Inacted himself in the books of his Majesties privie Councill That he shall Live peacably and orderly In all tyme coming under the Government both of Kirke and state of this Kingdome And that he shall Give no disturbance or disquiet to the same nor have any accession therto under the penaltie of fyve hundreth merks And Continoues the advysing of this process as to Mr James Gordon untill the nixt meeting of Councill.

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Decreet of Certification His Majesties Advocat against Strictmartine and others

Anent the Lybell or Letters of Complaint purchased and raised before the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill att the instance of Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat for his highnes Intrest in the matter underwryten as also att the instance of Mr William Mitchell Minister at Dundie Moderator of the presbytrie of Dundie In name of the said presbytrie and of John Blair agent for the Kirk Mentioning That wher by the Laues and acts of parliament not only is presbyterian Church Government Settled and established as the only Government of Chrysts Church in this Kingdome But also all Ministers not deuly qualified by taking the oath of alleadgance and subscryving the same with the Assurance presuming to preach or exercise any part of the Ministeriall function are discharged and punishable by deprivatione banishment or otherwayes as their Caise should Deserve and the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill shall think fitt Lykeas by the sixteenth act of the Conventione of the estates of Jaj vic Eighte nyne years The whole Leidges are discharged to oune or acknouledge the Late King James and all Ministers of the Gospell uithin this Kingdome are ordained to pray publickly for his Majestie King William as King of this realme under the paine of deprivation And by the tuenty second Act parliament Jaj vic nyntie five It is statut That whoever therafter Should Intrude themselves into any church or possess manse or benefice or exercise any part of the Ministeriall function without ane orderly Call from the heretors and Eldership and Legall admission from the presbytry of the bounds shall be Incapable of Enjoying any church stipend or benefice for the space of seven years after their being removed And the execution of the said Act is remitted to the Judges ordinary to remove and declare all the forsaids Intruders ut supra And furder It is recommended to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill to remove all such who had formerly Intruded since the establishment of the present Church Government uithout ane orderly Call and Legall admission as above And farder by the Laues of this and all other well Governed realms speciallie by the Act James the sixth parliament Eleventh Caput tuenty seven against the trublers of the kirke all raising of tumults rabling and ryotts by unuarrantable Convocatione and violence speciallie In opposition to Laufull orders aither of the Civill or ecclesiastick Government and upon the Lords day And In and about Kirks or Kirke yeard dykes to the disturbance of the people assembled for publick worship are Crymes of ane high Nature and ought to be severly punished As also all Ministers ought to keep and observe all dayes of solemn thanksgiving or fasting appointed by the government and who does in the Contrare ought to be punished And Lastly by the tuenty third Act of the parliament Jaj vic nyntie five It is statut that the saids Lords of privie Councill And all other Magistrats give all due assistance For making the sentences and Censures of the Church and Judicatories therof to be obeyed or otheruayes effectuall as accords And by the tuenty second Act of the parliament Jaj vic nyntie five It is recommended to the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill to take some effectuall Course for stopping and hindering these Ministers who are or shall be deposed by the Judicatories of this church from preaching or exercising any Act of their Ministeriall functione Nevertheless It is of veritie that the Ministers afternamed Viz Mr Robert Lindsay Mr John Davie Mr George Strauchen Mr Patrick Midletoun Mr […] Wilsone Mr […] Grub Mr John Matters and Mr […] Gordon are all Intruders Contrar to the saids acts of parliament Viz The said Mr Robert Lindsay hath Intruded upon the kirke and paroch of Strackathron Mr George Strauchan hath Intruded upon the kirke and paroch of St Vigeance Mr Patrick Midletoun upon the kirke and paroch of Fermie Mr […] Grub upon the kirke and paroch of Uthlae Mr John Matters upon the Kirke and paroch of Dundie by Keeping a meeting house at Dudhope and Mr […] Gordon upon the kirke and paroch of Montrose by keeping at meeting house at […] wher the haill forsaids persones doeth not only presume to exercise the Ministeriall functione uithout any orderly Call or legall admission But farder doe all of them presume to preach and exercise as said is uithout being qualified by taking the oath of alleadgance and Subscryving the same uith the assurance Conform to the Act of parliament Lykeas all and each of them have neglected broken and dispysed the dayes of publick thanksgivings and Fastings appointed to be keeped by publick authority nor doe they pray in their publick prayers for his Majestie King William as King of this realme The said Mr Patrick Midletoun having been formerly minister at Lesly from which he uas outted and depryved by sentence of his Majesties privie Councill for not praying for his Majestie King William Hath of Late not only Intruded and presumed to preach and exercise the function of the ministrie at the said kirke and paroch of Strictmartine But he uith the assistance of one Wintoune of Strictmartins and severall others disaffected persones afternamed Hath upon one or other of the dayes of the mouths of the years Jaj vic nyntie six and of this present year Jaj vic nyntie seven taken possession by disorder and violence of the said kirke of Strictmartine And by armed men such as […] Gullam his gairdner Peter Tham James Tham and James Smith and others of his tennents guarded the said Kirke by force In opposition to the Ministers sent by the presbytrie to preach ther as at a vacant Kirke And particularly upon the Lords day the Fourteenth of March last when Mr Alexandar Lauder Minister at Mordingtoune sent by the Generall Assemblie to supplie the vacancies of Angus and Mearns went by order of the said presbytrie of Dundie to preach at the said kirke of Strictmartins now of a Long tyme vacant by the death of the former Incumbent wher the said Mr Patrick Midletoun mett him at the kirke door and asked him for his warrand to whom Mr Alexander Ansuered that he had a subscribed Commission from the presbytrie which he was ready to show to any of the paroch but thought Mr Midletoun who uas only ane Intruder not Concerned in the paroch wherupon the said Mr Midletoun Cryed to all the people to follow him to the Laird of Strictmartins house to hear Sermon And forbid them to hear the said presbyterian Minister who was ane unknouen Shepherd And the said Mr Alexander Having preached in the fornoon uithout any disturbance about the midst of his adternoon sermone Ther Came a Great rable of people from Strictmartins house wher Mr Midletoun had presumed to preach as said is And who no doubt had been animat and Instigat by him And assaulted the kirke throuing in Great stones at the windoues and beatting att the Church doors and Ringing the bell And when they Could not Enter the door some of them Came in at a window and opened the door to the rest of the rable who Came in uith Great furie Cursing and Stricking uith Great staffes all that were in their way And offering the same violence to the Minister if not guairded by a few about him And particularly John Greive wright in Paldivane struck uith a squyre rule one James Smith servant to William Watt in that paroch and Gave him a dangerous uound in the head As also he beat one James Williamson brazier uith severall bloues on the hand wherby he is Lyke to be mutilat of one of his fingers and the said James Gullam gairdner uith the said John Greiv did Lykewayes beat the saids persons speciallie the said James Williamsone and one Thomas Fleeming merchant in Dundie Threatning many terable threatts and Curses Item Laurence Andersone in the said paroch uas Ring Leader to the said rable and did throw Stones at the Minister through the uindoues and Struck uith a batton Alexander Wyllie Servant to the Said William Watt and severall others Item John Andersone servant to Margaret Tham in Balddreggen was the first came in violently at the window of the kirke the tyme of sermone and opened the door to the rest and threw Great stones att the people Item Walter Coyper at the Bridgend of Strictmartine Came in also at the window and struck severall persons uith a battoun As also James Hill in Balnadoun and James Thomson ther and James Greive in Baldaven Androw Low in the kirktoun of Strictmartin James and George Thames sons to Patrick Tham ther James Andersone David Salmond and George Low in Baldregan all and each of them Did Invade the Kirke as said is By throuing of stones in at the window Cursing the people and beatting them with battons or doing one or other of the saids Deeds which ther ryott and violence is farder aggravatt in that neither the minister nor any of the people with him did move aither tongue or hand against them But suffered all with patience And farder after that the said rable had Committed the forsaid Disorder and violence upon the day and In manner forsaid Dryving the said Mr Lauder and his people out of the Kirk The said Mr Patrick Midletoun came over reproving them for their violence As also the said Mr Patrick Intruder hath possest himself of the Manse and Laboures the Gleib of the said Kirk without any orders As also upon the tuenty fourth day of January Last He baptized Irregularly a Chyld of John Greivs in Baldaven And upon the tuenty nynth of the samen moneth he Did marry Irregularly David Chalmers in Kirktoun of Strictmartines with […] and James Anderson in Strictmartin uith […] And is farder guiltie of other Irregular baptisms and Irregular and Clandestine marriages Lykeas Mr John Matters who presumes to Keep the Meeting house at Dundie and ther to preach as said is Infests that haill Countrey and Greatly disturbs the Ministers in Dundie And that notuithstanding his said meeting house has been ordered to be shutt up Item the said Mr Gordon presumes to Intrude and preach near Montrose as said is uithout ane orderly Call Legall admission albeit he be both suspended and deposed by the presbytrie of Aberdeen And is under a sentence of his Majesties privie Councill by a former Intrusion uithin the bounds therof wherby his Contempt and obstinacy is manifest by all which It is evident that the forsaids haill persons Viz Mr Robert Lindsay Mr John Davie Mr Goerge Strauchan Mr Patrick Midletoun Mr […] Wilson Mr […] Grub Mr John Matters and Mr […] Gordon Ministers […] Wintoun of Strictmartins […] Gullam Peter and James Thams James Smith John Greive Walter Couper James Hill James Thomson James Greiv Andrew Law James and George Thams James Anderson David Salmond and George Law all rablers are guiltie airt and pairt of the premysses which being verified against them They ought to be punished by the pains of Law as the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill shall see Cause And Farder the said Meeting house at Dundie ought to be shutt up and the Judge ordinary of the bounds Commanded to suppress the same And all other the Lyke meeting houses uithin that paroch To the example and terror of others to Committ the Lyke in tyme coming And anent the charge given to the saids Defenders to Have Compeared this day personallie before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill To have Ansuered to the Grounds of the above wryten Complaint And to have heard and seen such order and Course taken theranent as the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill should think fitt under the paine of rebellion and putting them to the horne with Certificationes as the in the said principall Lybell or Letters of Complaint uith the executiones therof att more Length is Contained Uhich Lybell Being this day Called in presence of the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill And his Majesties Advocat Compearing personallie as pursuar And the said Mr James Gordon John Anderson servitor to Margaret Tham in Baldregan tuo of the Defenders Compearing also personallie And all the rest of the defenders being Laufullie Cited oft tymes called and not Compearing The Lybell and petition by way of ansuer therto for the said Mr James Gordon being read And the said John Anderson Compearing as said is acknouledged In face of Councill That he uas present at the rable Lybelled And that he uent in at the window of the Kirk of Strictmartins and opened the kirk door And that the Lady Strictmartins bad him do soe And the said Mr James Gordon and his Majesties advocat being fullie heard And his Majesties Advocat Having declared that he past from Mr Patrick Midletoun Intruder at Strictmartine Mr John Matters at Dudop Intruder upon the paroch of Dundie and Mr Robert Lindsay Intruder at Meigle In respect that they had given him satisfaction And Craved that the dyet might be Continoued Against Mr George Strauchan Intruder at St Vigence Mr Alexander Wilsone Intruder at Femnie Mr John Grub Intruder at Othlaw and Mr John Davie Intruder at Strickathrow And Craved Certification against the said Thomas Wintoun of Strictmartine and the haill rablers of Strictmartine Except the said John Andersone Compearing as said is In respect of their absence and not Compearance The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Having Considered the forsaid Lybell uith the declaration of his Majesties Advocat and the said John Anderson his acknouledgement They heirby Declare process to be Lett fall Against the said Mr Patrick Midletoun Mr John Matters and Mr Robert Lindsay And Continoues the same against Mr George Strauchan Mr Alexander Wilson Mr John Grub and Mr John Davie untill the […] day of […] And Grants Certification against the saids Thomas Wintoun of Strictmartin and the haill other persons rablers at Strictmartine mentioned in the Lybell except the said John Andersone In respect of their absence and not Compearance And ordaines Letters of denunciation to be direct to Macers or messengers at armes ordaining them to pass to the mercat Cross of […] and other places needfull And ther in his Majesties name and authority duely laufully and orderly denunce the said Thomas Wintoun of Strictmartin and haill other persons rablers mentioned in the Lybell his Majesties rebells And putt them to his highnes horne And ordaine all their Movable goods and Gear to be escheat and Inbrought for his Majesties use for their Contempt and disobedience And the saids Lords alloues the said John Anderson Compearing as said is to returne home In respect he hath Inacted himself in the books of his Majesties privie Councill That he shall Live peacably and orderly In all tyme coming under the Government both of Kirke and state of this Kingdome And that he shall Give no disturbance or disquiet to the same nor have any accession therto under the penaltie of fyve hundreth merks And Continoues the advysing of this process as to Mr James Gordon untill the nixt meeting of Councill.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 163-9.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 163-9.

Sederunt, 13 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Lord Chancelor; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord Yester; Lord John Hamilton; Viscount Teviott; Lord Advocat; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Blackbarrony

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Lord Chancelor; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord Yester; Lord John Hamilton; Viscount Teviott; Lord Advocat; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Blackbarrony

1. NRS, PC1/51, 163.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 163.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 163.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 163.

Warrant, 8 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Warrand for Giving up baillie Brands bond

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Give order and warrand to their Clerks to delyver up the bond granted by Alexander Brand merchant in Edinburgh and his Cautioner dated the tuenty third day of February Jaj vic nyntie seven years For whom this shall be a sufficient exoneratione.

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Warrand for Giving up baillie Brands bond

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Give order and warrand to their Clerks to delyver up the bond granted by Alexander Brand merchant in Edinburgh and his Cautioner dated the tuenty third day of February Jaj vic nyntie seven years For whom this shall be a sufficient exoneratione.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 163.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 163.

Warrant, 8 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Warrand to receave recruits into the Castle of Edinburgh

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Governour and Constable of the Castle of Edinburgh and in his absence Gives order and warrand to the nixt Commanding officer ther to receave into the said Castle tuo hundred of the recruits brought togither besydes Eightie already therin by Collonell George Hamiltone For recruiting of his Majesties forces in Flanders and detaine them therin untill they be gott shipped for Flanders And Recommends to the Viscount of Teviot Commander in cheiff of his Majesties forces uithin this Kingdome to send such a detachment of the standing forces for the better securitie of that garrisone as the said Earle of Leven or nixt Commanding officer in his absence shall Call for.

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Warrant

Warrand to receave recruits into the Castle of Edinburgh

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Governour and Constable of the Castle of Edinburgh and in his absence Gives order and warrand to the nixt Commanding officer ther to receave into the said Castle tuo hundred of the recruits brought togither besydes Eightie already therin by Collonell George Hamiltone For recruiting of his Majesties forces in Flanders and detaine them therin untill they be gott shipped for Flanders And Recommends to the Viscount of Teviot Commander in cheiff of his Majesties forces uithin this Kingdome to send such a detachment of the standing forces for the better securitie of that garrisone as the said Earle of Leven or nixt Commanding officer in his absence shall Call for.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 163.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 163.

Sederunt, 8 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Att Edinburgh the Eight day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie seven years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Forfar; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Yester; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Funtainhall; Mr Francis Montgomery; Laird of Cessnock

Att Edinburgh the Eight day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie seven years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Forfar; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Yester; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Funtainhall; Mr Francis Montgomery; Laird of Cessnock

1. NRS, PC1/51, 162.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 162.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 162.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 162.

Act, 6 April 1697, Edinburgh

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Act

Act Recalling Cessnocks warrand for Sheep

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Recall the warrand Granted yesterday to Sir George Campbell of Cessnock for Importing from Ireland six score sheep for plenishing his parks.

Att Edinburgh the sixth day of Aprile Jaj vic nyntie seven years

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Act

Act Recalling Cessnocks warrand for Sheep

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Recall the warrand Granted yesterday to Sir George Campbell of Cessnock for Importing from Ireland six score sheep for plenishing his parks.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 162.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 162.