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Order, 30 August 1704, Edinburgh

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Recommendation In favours of Thomas Kennedy and John Johnstoun

Anent the petition given in and presented to His Grace Her Majesties high Commissioner, and the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill by Thomas Kennedy and John Johnstoune Keepers of the parliament house, Shewing that wher their petitioners hes been about their Dutie in waiting upon His Grace and the Honorable Estates of parliament during the last session, and its hoped hes given due attendance and full satisfaction to the Honorable members therof as they are bound in Dutie so to doe, And therfor humbly Creaving to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears. His Grace Her Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill having considered the above petition Given in to them by Thomas Kennedy and John Johnstoun and the samen being read in their presence His Grace and the saids Lords Doe heirby Recommend the petitioners to the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesties Thesaury for some Gratuity for their Extraordinary attendance the last Session of parliament.

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D1704/8/81

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Recommendation In favours of Thomas Kennedy and John Johnstoun

Anent the petition given in and presented to His Grace Her Majesties high Commissioner, and the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill by Thomas Kennedy and John Johnstoune Keepers of the parliament house, Shewing that wher their petitioners hes been about their Dutie in waiting upon His Grace and the Honorable Estates of parliament during the last session, and its hoped hes given due attendance and full satisfaction to the Honorable members therof as they are bound in Dutie so to doe, And therfor humbly Creaving to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears. His Grace Her Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill having considered the above petition Given in to them by Thomas Kennedy and John Johnstoun and the samen being read in their presence His Grace and the saids Lords Doe heirby Recommend the petitioners to the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesties Thesaury for some Gratuity for their Extraordinary attendance the last Session of parliament.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 292r-292v.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 292r-292v.

Act, 30 August 1704, Edinburgh

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D1704/8/71

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Act In favours of James Clark Ingraver

Act the petition given in and presented to His Grace Her Majesties high Commissioner, and the Lords of her Majesties privie Councill by James Clark Graver to the mint, Shewing that the petitioner had finished the sealls and lyen out of his money for the Bullion therof these two years. And therfore Creaving to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears His Grace Her Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill having Considered the above petition Given in to them by James Clark Ingraver in the mint, and the samen being read in their presence, His Grace and the saids Lords Doe heirby Recommend the petitioner to the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesties Thesaury for payment making to him of such a soume as their Lordships shall think, for cutting the whole sealls and signets of Councill and session and that at the same rate and pryce as wes formerly payed for them when done in England.

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D1704/8/71

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Act In favours of James Clark Ingraver

Act the petition given in and presented to His Grace Her Majesties high Commissioner, and the Lords of her Majesties privie Councill by James Clark Graver to the mint, Shewing that the petitioner had finished the sealls and lyen out of his money for the Bullion therof these two years. And therfore Creaving to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears His Grace Her Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill having Considered the above petition Given in to them by James Clark Ingraver in the mint, and the samen being read in their presence, His Grace and the saids Lords Doe heirby Recommend the petitioner to the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesties Thesaury for payment making to him of such a soume as their Lordships shall think, for cutting the whole sealls and signets of Councill and session and that at the same rate and pryce as wes formerly payed for them when done in England.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 292r-292v.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 292r-292v.

Act, 30 August 1704, Edinburgh

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D1704/8/61

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Act In favours of Patrick Smith anent Brewing

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill by Patrick Smith Shewing, that wher it will be ane unquestionable benefite to the Kingdome that ale (which is the ordinary Drink of the Inhabitants therof) may be made both the most wholsome and savory by the right drying of malt wherof the Samyne is made, and the petitioner having found out a secret wherby malt may be Dryed by all sorts of fewall whither coalls wood or Turfe so as to receive no impression from the Smoak therof and that in a more easie short and less expensive manner than hath been knowen in the Kingdome, Wherby the Drink brown of the said malt will be alse clear as white wine free of all bad tincture ariseing from the smoake of the fewall wherwith the malt is Dryed more relishing and pleasant to the taste, and altogether more agreeable to Humane health than in the ale hath been heretofore knowen in Kingdome and the petitioner being willing to communicate this his Secret for the benefite of the Nation provyding he receive due incouradgment, And therfore humbly Creaving their Lordships to allow the petitioner the libertie of communicateing this his Secret to such Maltsters and Brewars in the Kingdome as shall think to dry their malt after the manner prescrybed be him at such reasonable pryces and they and he can agree and to restrain all others from drying malt according to that prescription without licence from their petitioner, with certification that these who practise the Samen shall be lyable for the samen pryces to the petitioner as these who received licence from him, and that this priviledge may be granted to the petitioner for the space of Nynteen years, or for such space as their Lordships shall think fitt, as the said petition bears His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill having considered the petition given in to them by Patrick Smith and the samen being read in their presence, His Grace and the saids Lords have allowed and heirby allow the petitioner the libertie of communicating his Secret of Drying of malt by all sorts of fewall whither coalls wood or Turfe so as to receive noe impression from the smoak therof to such maltsters and Brewers in the Kingdome as shall think fitt to Dry there malt after the manner prescribed by him at Such reasonable pryces as they and he can agree and Discharges all others from Drying malt according to that prescription for the space of nyne years from and after the Date heirof without licence from the petitioner, with certification to those who shall practise the same Contrair heirunto Shall be lyable for the Samen pryces to the petitioner as those who received licence from him.

At Holyroodhouse the thirtie day of August Jaj vic and four years

D1704/8/61

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Act In favours of Patrick Smith anent Brewing

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill by Patrick Smith Shewing, that wher it will be ane unquestionable benefite to the Kingdome that ale (which is the ordinary Drink of the Inhabitants therof) may be made both the most wholsome and savory by the right drying of malt wherof the Samyne is made, and the petitioner having found out a secret wherby malt may be Dryed by all sorts of fewall whither coalls wood or Turfe so as to receive no impression from the Smoak therof and that in a more easie short and less expensive manner than hath been knowen in the Kingdome, Wherby the Drink brown of the said malt will be alse clear as white wine free of all bad tincture ariseing from the smoake of the fewall wherwith the malt is Dryed more relishing and pleasant to the taste, and altogether more agreeable to Humane health than in the ale hath been heretofore knowen in Kingdome and the petitioner being willing to communicate this his Secret for the benefite of the Nation provyding he receive due incouradgment, And therfore humbly Creaving their Lordships to allow the petitioner the libertie of communicateing this his Secret to such Maltsters and Brewars in the Kingdome as shall think to dry their malt after the manner prescrybed be him at such reasonable pryces and they and he can agree and to restrain all others from drying malt according to that prescription without licence from their petitioner, with certification that these who practise the Samen shall be lyable for the samen pryces to the petitioner as these who received licence from him, and that this priviledge may be granted to the petitioner for the space of Nynteen years, or for such space as their Lordships shall think fitt, as the said petition bears His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill having considered the petition given in to them by Patrick Smith and the samen being read in their presence, His Grace and the saids Lords have allowed and heirby allow the petitioner the libertie of communicating his Secret of Drying of malt by all sorts of fewall whither coalls wood or Turfe so as to receive noe impression from the smoak therof to such maltsters and Brewers in the Kingdome as shall think fitt to Dry there malt after the manner prescribed by him at Such reasonable pryces as they and he can agree and Discharges all others from Drying malt according to that prescription for the space of nyne years from and after the Date heirof without licence from the petitioner, with certification to those who shall practise the same Contrair heirunto Shall be lyable for the Samen pryces to the petitioner as those who received licence from him.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 291v-292r.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 291v-292r.

Act, 30 August 1704, Edinburgh

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D1704/8/51

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Protection for the Laird of Glengary

His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill, Considering that they have by their ordinances of this Date appoynted Alexander MacDonald of Glengarrie to attend the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesties Threasurie and Exchequer for stateing and instructing the Damnages sustained by him in his tour of Invergarie and others by the Garrison ther, And his Circumstances being such that he cannot safely appear befor their Lordships without ane personall protection, Therfore His Grace and the saids Lords have Granted and heirby Grants personall protection to the said Alexander MacDonald of Glengarrie till the twentieth day of September nixt to come, and discharges all meacers Messengers at arm’s and others officialls of the Law from putting any Captions or acts of warding to execution againest him till the said day, Dilligences for Her Majesties rents and revenues alwayes being excepted.

At Holyroodhouse the thirtie day of August Jaj vic and four years

D1704/8/51

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Protection for the Laird of Glengary

His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill, Considering that they have by their ordinances of this Date appoynted Alexander MacDonald of Glengarrie to attend the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesties Threasurie and Exchequer for stateing and instructing the Damnages sustained by him in his tour of Invergarie and others by the Garrison ther, And his Circumstances being such that he cannot safely appear befor their Lordships without ane personall protection, Therfore His Grace and the saids Lords have Granted and heirby Grants personall protection to the said Alexander MacDonald of Glengarrie till the twentieth day of September nixt to come, and discharges all meacers Messengers at arm’s and others officialls of the Law from putting any Captions or acts of warding to execution againest him till the said day, Dilligences for Her Majesties rents and revenues alwayes being excepted.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 291r-291v.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 291r-291v.

Order, 30 August 1704, Edinburgh

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D1704/8/41

Order

Recommendation to the Threasury in favours of Glengary

Annent the petition given in and presented to His Grace Her Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill by Alexander MacDonald of Glengarrie, Shewing that wheras in the year 1691 the Government having thought fitt, by reason of some troubles than in the Countrey to plant a Garrisone in the petitioners house of Invergarie wherby the petitioner was not only deprived of the use of his property, but likewise very much damnified in his other interest his lands adjacent therto having been lay’d were through the disorderly carriage of the souldiers to the Tennents inhabitants therof, and the woods growing on the saids Lands of a considerable value intirely cutt doun and distroyed, in so much that by occasion of the said Garrison the petitioner has been damnified in the Soume of one hunder and Fiftie pounds sterling yearly since the said year Jaj vic and nyntie one, besides the loss of his house which is likely to become altogether ruinous and unhabitable thorow want of due care and reparation and tho the apparent cause of planting the said Garrison hath long ago ceased, all that Countrey being still peaceable and quiet, in due obedience to authority without the least apprehension of Disturbance or Commotion, Yet the petitioner continues under the forsaid loss and inconvenience in his Interest and property without any redress, and as the claime of Right prohibits the putting of Garrisons in privat mens houses in time of peace, without their Consent, or the authority of parliament, so in whatever manner the Government would find needfull or expedient, To make use of the property of privat subjects as the Exigencies of Govenrment might require, Yet in all Law and Equity that should be upon equivalent satisfaction given to the pairties therby damnified, and therfore humbly Creaving His Grace and their Lordships upon consideration of the premisses to ordain the forsaid Garrisone to be removed from the petitioners said house of Invergarie, and to Recommend it to the Lords of Her Majesties Threasury to reimburse me of the losses and damnages sustained by me in my property and interest in manner forsaid, which I shall verifie and prove to the saids Lords, as the said petition bears. His Grace Her Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill having considered the above petition Given in to them by Alexander McDonald of Glengary and the samen being read in their presence, His Grace and the saids Lords doe heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesties Thresaury to call for the said Alexander McDonald, that he may in presence of their Lordships and Brigadeir Maitland Governour of Fortwilliam state and instruct the Damnages sustained by him in his houses of Invergary and others his Lands by the Garrison ther, and Recommends to the Earle of Cromerty principall Secretary of State to lay the affair befor her Majestie that she in her Royall wisdome may consider the condition of the said house of Invergary, and if her Majestie shall please to continue the Garrisone ther that it may be without prejudice to the said Alexander McDonald, and Recommends to Sir James Stewart Her Majesties advocat to prepair a State and Representation of the whole affair anent the Garrison of the said house that the samen may be laid befor Her Majestie, for Her Majesties more full Information theranent.

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D1704/8/41

Order

Recommendation to the Threasury in favours of Glengary

Annent the petition given in and presented to His Grace Her Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill by Alexander MacDonald of Glengarrie, Shewing that wheras in the year 1691 the Government having thought fitt, by reason of some troubles than in the Countrey to plant a Garrisone in the petitioners house of Invergarie wherby the petitioner was not only deprived of the use of his property, but likewise very much damnified in his other interest his lands adjacent therto having been lay’d were through the disorderly carriage of the souldiers to the Tennents inhabitants therof, and the woods growing on the saids Lands of a considerable value intirely cutt doun and distroyed, in so much that by occasion of the said Garrison the petitioner has been damnified in the Soume of one hunder and Fiftie pounds sterling yearly since the said year Jaj vic and nyntie one, besides the loss of his house which is likely to become altogether ruinous and unhabitable thorow want of due care and reparation and tho the apparent cause of planting the said Garrison hath long ago ceased, all that Countrey being still peaceable and quiet, in due obedience to authority without the least apprehension of Disturbance or Commotion, Yet the petitioner continues under the forsaid loss and inconvenience in his Interest and property without any redress, and as the claime of Right prohibits the putting of Garrisons in privat mens houses in time of peace, without their Consent, or the authority of parliament, so in whatever manner the Government would find needfull or expedient, To make use of the property of privat subjects as the Exigencies of Govenrment might require, Yet in all Law and Equity that should be upon equivalent satisfaction given to the pairties therby damnified, and therfore humbly Creaving His Grace and their Lordships upon consideration of the premisses to ordain the forsaid Garrisone to be removed from the petitioners said house of Invergarie, and to Recommend it to the Lords of Her Majesties Threasury to reimburse me of the losses and damnages sustained by me in my property and interest in manner forsaid, which I shall verifie and prove to the saids Lords, as the said petition bears. His Grace Her Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill having considered the above petition Given in to them by Alexander McDonald of Glengary and the samen being read in their presence, His Grace and the saids Lords doe heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesties Thresaury to call for the said Alexander McDonald, that he may in presence of their Lordships and Brigadeir Maitland Governour of Fortwilliam state and instruct the Damnages sustained by him in his houses of Invergary and others his Lands by the Garrison ther, and Recommends to the Earle of Cromerty principall Secretary of State to lay the affair befor her Majestie that she in her Royall wisdome may consider the condition of the said house of Invergary, and if her Majestie shall please to continue the Garrisone ther that it may be without prejudice to the said Alexander McDonald, and Recommends to Sir James Stewart Her Majesties advocat to prepair a State and Representation of the whole affair anent the Garrison of the said house that the samen may be laid befor Her Majestie, for Her Majesties more full Information theranent.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 290v-291r.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 290v-291r.

Act, 30 August 1704, Edinburgh

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D1704/8/31

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Act In favours of Robert Grey Skipper in Leith

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill by Robert Gray younger Skipper in Leith for present prisoner in Dunkirk, Shewing that wher towards the latter end of June last he being come from Dantzick with his ship and Loadning to Aberdein was taken by a French privateer, and was by them together with his ship and Loadning and two of his men carried to Dunkirk and having hopes that I and my two men may be released in caice I could procure the Releasment of the French Captain of the privateer, and two of his men first taken by Captain Thomas Gordon, And therfore creaving to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears. His Grace Her Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill having Considered the petition given in to them by Robert Gray younger Skiper in Leith present prisoner in Dunkirk, and the samen being read in their presence, His Grace and the saids Lords Doe heirby appoynt and ordain Jacobus Soetonay Captain of the French privateir taken by Captain Gordon in Scotland with two of his men to be sett at libertie furth of the Tolbuith of Edinburgh with full libertie and freedome to them to goe about their lawfull affairs and return to France upon the said Captain and his Doers their giving bond and finding sufficient Caution acited in the books of privy Councill That the petitioner and two of his men Lyeing in Dunkirk shall speedily be released and have a sufficient and valid pass to goe to Scotland, and that under the penalty of Four hundereth pound Sterling in caice the said Captain faill in the premisses, and gives order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their Tolbooth upon his giving bond and finding sufficient Caution as said is to sett him and two of his men at libertie furth of their Tolbooth.

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D1704/8/31

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Act In favours of Robert Grey Skipper in Leith

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill by Robert Gray younger Skipper in Leith for present prisoner in Dunkirk, Shewing that wher towards the latter end of June last he being come from Dantzick with his ship and Loadning to Aberdein was taken by a French privateer, and was by them together with his ship and Loadning and two of his men carried to Dunkirk and having hopes that I and my two men may be released in caice I could procure the Releasment of the French Captain of the privateer, and two of his men first taken by Captain Thomas Gordon, And therfore creaving to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears. His Grace Her Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill having Considered the petition given in to them by Robert Gray younger Skiper in Leith present prisoner in Dunkirk, and the samen being read in their presence, His Grace and the saids Lords Doe heirby appoynt and ordain Jacobus Soetonay Captain of the French privateir taken by Captain Gordon in Scotland with two of his men to be sett at libertie furth of the Tolbuith of Edinburgh with full libertie and freedome to them to goe about their lawfull affairs and return to France upon the said Captain and his Doers their giving bond and finding sufficient Caution acited in the books of privy Councill That the petitioner and two of his men Lyeing in Dunkirk shall speedily be released and have a sufficient and valid pass to goe to Scotland, and that under the penalty of Four hundereth pound Sterling in caice the said Captain faill in the premisses, and gives order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their Tolbooth upon his giving bond and finding sufficient Caution as said is to sett him and two of his men at libertie furth of their Tolbooth.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 290r-290v.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 290r-290v.

Act, 30 August 1704, Edinburgh

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D1704/8/21

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Act In favours of William Gordon Factor at Paris

Anent the petition given in and presented to Her Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill by William Gordon late factor at Paris, Shewing, that the petitioner receding at Paris a Considerable time before breaking out of the warr did soon after retire himselfe to Italy with a Resolution to withdraw his effects from France to that place and to have remitted the same from thence to Scotland and return through Germany, But it being most malitiously represented by the petitioners Debitors that he was Dead and consequently his effects as a Stranger escheat to the Croun of France, The Kings Tacksmen obtained a Sentence of Confiscation and therupon seased the samen which not only Disapointed the petitioner in his Designe but obliedged him to return to France in order to reduce the sentence of Confiscation which with much trouble and Difficulty he obtained, and the petitioner having still purposed to withdraw himself and all his effects from thence, Humbly layed befor His Grace and Lordships his Circumstances and that he could neither follow his Imployment and Bussiness ther without incurring the penalty of our Law’s nor can he gett his effects brought home without her Majesties allowance and protection being obnoxious to Her Majestie and her allies ships of Warr who would make prize of any Ship or Goods brought from thence, unless Her Majestie Vouchsafe to Grant her royall pasport to the petitioner who has a Ship called the Royall Anne of Leith, Burden about one hundered and fourty Tuns to that purpose, and Seeing that it hath been your Grace and Lord Justice and goodnes in the like caices as that of Robert Arbuthnet and Robert Gordon both factors at France to Recommend her Majesties good Subjects to her Royall favour to have the pasports necessary for the ends abovementioned both for their own preservation and the visible advantage of her Majesties Customs, And Therfore Creaving His Grace and Lordships to Recommend the petitioner to Her Majestie that Her Majestie may be Gratiously pleased to Grant the petitioner her allowance and pasport for bringing home the forsaid ship with such of his goods and effects as are allowable to be imported to this Nation, as the said petition bears. His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill having considered the petition given in to them by William Gordon late factor at Paris and the samen being read in their presence the saids Lords doe heirby Recommend to the Earle of Cromerty principall Secretary of State to lay the affair and matter represented in the above petition befor her Majestie, That Her Majesty may be graciously pleased to Grant to the petitioner her allowance and passport for bringing home the above ship belonging to the petitioner Called the Royall Ann of Leith with such of his goods and effects as are allowable to be imported into this Nation, and that otherway’s her Majestie may doe therin as she in her Royall wisdome shall think fitt.

At Holyroodhouse the thirtie day of August Jaj vic and four years

D1704/8/21

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Act In favours of William Gordon Factor at Paris

Anent the petition given in and presented to Her Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill by William Gordon late factor at Paris, Shewing, that the petitioner receding at Paris a Considerable time before breaking out of the warr did soon after retire himselfe to Italy with a Resolution to withdraw his effects from France to that place and to have remitted the same from thence to Scotland and return through Germany, But it being most malitiously represented by the petitioners Debitors that he was Dead and consequently his effects as a Stranger escheat to the Croun of France, The Kings Tacksmen obtained a Sentence of Confiscation and therupon seased the samen which not only Disapointed the petitioner in his Designe but obliedged him to return to France in order to reduce the sentence of Confiscation which with much trouble and Difficulty he obtained, and the petitioner having still purposed to withdraw himself and all his effects from thence, Humbly layed befor His Grace and Lordships his Circumstances and that he could neither follow his Imployment and Bussiness ther without incurring the penalty of our Law’s nor can he gett his effects brought home without her Majesties allowance and protection being obnoxious to Her Majestie and her allies ships of Warr who would make prize of any Ship or Goods brought from thence, unless Her Majestie Vouchsafe to Grant her royall pasport to the petitioner who has a Ship called the Royall Anne of Leith, Burden about one hundered and fourty Tuns to that purpose, and Seeing that it hath been your Grace and Lord Justice and goodnes in the like caices as that of Robert Arbuthnet and Robert Gordon both factors at France to Recommend her Majesties good Subjects to her Royall favour to have the pasports necessary for the ends abovementioned both for their own preservation and the visible advantage of her Majesties Customs, And Therfore Creaving His Grace and Lordships to Recommend the petitioner to Her Majestie that Her Majestie may be Gratiously pleased to Grant the petitioner her allowance and pasport for bringing home the forsaid ship with such of his goods and effects as are allowable to be imported to this Nation, as the said petition bears. His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill having considered the petition given in to them by William Gordon late factor at Paris and the samen being read in their presence the saids Lords doe heirby Recommend to the Earle of Cromerty principall Secretary of State to lay the affair and matter represented in the above petition befor her Majestie, That Her Majesty may be graciously pleased to Grant to the petitioner her allowance and passport for bringing home the above ship belonging to the petitioner Called the Royall Ann of Leith with such of his goods and effects as are allowable to be imported into this Nation, and that otherway’s her Majestie may doe therin as she in her Royall wisdome shall think fitt.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 289r-290r.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 289r-290r.

Sederunt, 30 August 1704, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Her Majesties Commissioner; Lord Chancellor; Duke of Athole P:S:; Earl of Cromertie S:; Earl of Crafurd; Earl of Erroll; Earl of Sutherland; Earl of Marr; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Eglingtoun; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Leven; Earl of Northesk; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintoir; Earl of Dunmoire; Earl of Hyndfoord; Lord Haddo; Lord Register; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Enstruther; Mr Fra: Montgomery; Laird of Collingtoune

At Holyroodhouse the thirtie day of August Jaj vic and four years1

D1704/8/12

Sederunt

Her Majesties Commissioner; Lord Chancellor; Duke of Athole P:S:; Earl of Cromertie S:; Earl of Crafurd; Earl of Erroll; Earl of Sutherland; Earl of Marr; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Eglingtoun; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Leven; Earl of Northesk; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintoir; Earl of Dunmoire; Earl of Hyndfoord; Lord Haddo; Lord Register; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Enstruther; Mr Fra: Montgomery; Laird of Collingtoune

1. NRS, PC2/28, 289r.

2. NRS, PC2/28, 289r.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 289r.

2. NRS, PC2/28, 289r.

Act, 17 August 1703, Edinburgh

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Holyroodhouse the 17th August 1703

D1703/8/71

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Act Infavours off William Cochran and others for a suggar manufactory at Leith

Annent The petition given in and presented to His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner And the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill By Mr2 William Cochran off Kilmaronock, John Walkenshaw off Barrowfeild, John Forbes off Knaperna and Robert Douglass merchant in Leith Shewing That the petitioners Haveing been at great Chairges and Expensses in provyding Materialls For erecting and setting up a Suggar work at Leith and a Stillarie for destilling off Rumm Infavours and for the behoof off the petitioners and such as they shall assume And their Lordships By the Laws and Acts of parliament and particularly by the 12th
Act, parliament 1661, Being authorized to declair Manufactories to be set up to be such, To the effect they may enjoy the priviledges Liberties and Immunities granted by the seaverall Acts of parliament Infavours off Manufactories and by their Lordships frequent practice the benefite off the forsaids Laws hath been granted Infavours of particular persones who have set up Manufactories off the lyke nature especially wher ther is noe Monopolie aither designed or desired and that at noe tyme a suggary and Distillery can be boeth more necessary and beneficall to the Country and for the generall use and advantage off the Leidges then in this tyme off warr when commodittes off that nature how necessary soe ever can hardly be gott from abroad Wheras the petitioners can provyde and furnish the Country therwith by their said work iff their Lordships please to erect the same in a Manufactory boeth with great plenty and Cheapness And Therfor creaving to the effect aftermentioned As the said petition bears His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords off Her Majesties privie Councill Haveing Considered the within petition given into them By William Cochran off Kilmaronock, John Walkenshaw, off Barrowfeild, John Forbes of Knaperna, and Robert Douglass merchant in Leith, And the samen being read in their presence His Grace and the saids Lords Doe heirby Declair the work for makeing off suggar and destilling of Rumm To be Erected and sett up at Leith By the petitioners and such as they shall assume To be a Manufactory with power to them to Enjoy and have right To all the rights priviledges and Immunities Granted Infavours off manufactories By the seaverall Laws and acts off parliament made therannent And that under the Restrictiones allwayes Contained in the Acts off Echequer made annent Rumm For the Suggary off Glasgow.

Holyroodhouse the 17th August 1703

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Act Infavours off William Cochran and others for a suggar manufactory at Leith

Annent The petition given in and presented to His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner And the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill By Mr2 William Cochran off Kilmaronock, John Walkenshaw off Barrowfeild, John Forbes off Knaperna and Robert Douglass merchant in Leith Shewing That the petitioners Haveing been at great Chairges and Expensses in provyding Materialls For erecting and setting up a Suggar work at Leith and a Stillarie for destilling off Rumm Infavours and for the behoof off the petitioners and such as they shall assume And their Lordships By the Laws and Acts of parliament and particularly by the 12th
Act, parliament 1661, Being authorized to declair Manufactories to be set up to be such, To the effect they may enjoy the priviledges Liberties and Immunities granted by the seaverall Acts of parliament Infavours off Manufactories and by their Lordships frequent practice the benefite off the forsaids Laws hath been granted Infavours of particular persones who have set up Manufactories off the lyke nature especially wher ther is noe Monopolie aither designed or desired and that at noe tyme a suggary and Distillery can be boeth more necessary and beneficall to the Country and for the generall use and advantage off the Leidges then in this tyme off warr when commodittes off that nature how necessary soe ever can hardly be gott from abroad Wheras the petitioners can provyde and furnish the Country therwith by their said work iff their Lordships please to erect the same in a Manufactory boeth with great plenty and Cheapness And Therfor creaving to the effect aftermentioned As the said petition bears His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords off Her Majesties privie Councill Haveing Considered the within petition given into them By William Cochran off Kilmaronock, John Walkenshaw, off Barrowfeild, John Forbes of Knaperna, and Robert Douglass merchant in Leith, And the samen being read in their presence His Grace and the saids Lords Doe heirby Declair the work for makeing off suggar and destilling of Rumm To be Erected and sett up at Leith By the petitioners and such as they shall assume To be a Manufactory with power to them to Enjoy and have right To all the rights priviledges and Immunities Granted Infavours off manufactories By the seaverall Laws and acts off parliament made therannent And that under the Restrictiones allwayes Contained in the Acts off Echequer made annent Rumm For the Suggary off Glasgow.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 259r-259v.

2. The word ‘Mr’ is an insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 259r-259v.

2. The word ‘Mr’ is an insertion.

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Holyroodhouse the 17th August 1703

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Act Infavours off Alexander Edgar and others

Annent The petition given in and presented to His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords off Her Majesties Privy Councill By Alexander Edgar late provest of Haddingtoun and merchant Councellor ther Robert Gray Mr James Dods Baillies James Robertsone theasourer David Forrest Mr John Young Alexander Miller and John Colt merchant Councellors off the said Burgh Shewing That the petitioners By their Lordships sentance off the date the 17th off November Last Being deprived off their offices withine the said burgh off Haddingtoun and declaired incapable to Exerce any pairt therof Dureing the Councills pleasure wherby the said Burgh Hes wanted a Compleit Magistracie to this hour and ther through the affaires and Commone Bussiness of that toun hes been very much prejudged And Thairfor Creaving His Grace and Lords To Dischairge the said sentance Incapacitating the petitioners And to repon them to their Respective offices upon the said Burgh wherof they were in possession and hade the Exercise the tyme off the Forsaid sentance And to Declair the said Burgh Free of the Expensses bestowed by aither pairty upon the Mutuall processes befoir their Lordships at the Instance of Provest McCalla and the petitioners and to Discharge any pairt therof To be payed or allowed out off the cornman good of the said Burgh As the said petition Bears His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords off Her Majesties privie Councill Haveing considered the Above petition Given into them by Alexander Edgar late Provest off Haddingtoune and Merchant Councellor there, Robert Gray, Mr James Dodds Baillies, James Robertsone Theasurer, David Forrest Mr John Young, Alexander Miller, and John Colt merchant Councellors off the said Burgh, And the samen being read in their presence His Grace and the saids Lords Have Dischairged and heirby Dischairges the Sentance Incapacitating the petitioners off the date the Seventeenth of November last by past And have Reponed and heirby Repones the petitioners to ther respective offices within the said Burgh off Hadingtoun wherof they were in possession and had the exercise the tyme off the Forsaid sentance With power to them to Exerce their respective offices Sicklyke and in the same manner as they did or might have done befoir the said Sentance.

Holyroodhouse the 17th August 1703

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Act Infavours off Alexander Edgar and others

Annent The petition given in and presented to His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords off Her Majesties Privy Councill By Alexander Edgar late provest of Haddingtoun and merchant Councellor ther Robert Gray Mr James Dods Baillies James Robertsone theasourer David Forrest Mr John Young Alexander Miller and John Colt merchant Councellors off the said Burgh Shewing That the petitioners By their Lordships sentance off the date the 17th off November Last Being deprived off their offices withine the said burgh off Haddingtoun and declaired incapable to Exerce any pairt therof Dureing the Councills pleasure wherby the said Burgh Hes wanted a Compleit Magistracie to this hour and ther through the affaires and Commone Bussiness of that toun hes been very much prejudged And Thairfor Creaving His Grace and Lords To Dischairge the said sentance Incapacitating the petitioners And to repon them to their Respective offices upon the said Burgh wherof they were in possession and hade the Exercise the tyme off the Forsaid sentance And to Declair the said Burgh Free of the Expensses bestowed by aither pairty upon the Mutuall processes befoir their Lordships at the Instance of Provest McCalla and the petitioners and to Discharge any pairt therof To be payed or allowed out off the cornman good of the said Burgh As the said petition Bears His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords off Her Majesties privie Councill Haveing considered the Above petition Given into them by Alexander Edgar late Provest off Haddingtoune and Merchant Councellor there, Robert Gray, Mr James Dodds Baillies, James Robertsone Theasurer, David Forrest Mr John Young, Alexander Miller, and John Colt merchant Councellors off the said Burgh, And the samen being read in their presence His Grace and the saids Lords Have Dischairged and heirby Dischairges the Sentance Incapacitating the petitioners off the date the Seventeenth of November last by past And have Reponed and heirby Repones the petitioners to ther respective offices within the said Burgh off Hadingtoun wherof they were in possession and had the exercise the tyme off the Forsaid sentance With power to them to Exerce their respective offices Sicklyke and in the same manner as they did or might have done befoir the said Sentance.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 258r-258v.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 258r-258v.