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Warrant, 1 August 1705, Edinburgh

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Warrand to the Magistrats of Leith to receive the French prisoners

His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, and Lords of her Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby appoynt and ordaine the Magistrats of Leith and keepers of ther Tollbooth to receive from a partie of her Majesties forces the number of one and threttie men of the Crew of the French privateer lately taken by Captain Matthew Campbell And Incarcerat them in ther Tollbooth, And to keep, hold, and detaine them theruntill till further orders of Councell theranent.

At Holyroodhouse 1 August 1705

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Warrant to the magistrates of Leith to receive the French prisoners

His grace [John Campbell, duke of Argyll] her majesty’s high commissioner and lords of her majesty’s privy council do hereby appoint and ordain the magistrates of Leith and keepers of their tolbooth to receive from a party of her majesty’s forces the number of 31 men of the crew of the French privateer lately taken by Captain Matthew Campbell, and incarcerate them in their tolbooth, and to keep, hold, and detain them there till further orders of council therein.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 418.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 418.

Warrant, 1 August 1705, Edinburgh

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Warrand to the Magistrats of Cannogat to receive the French prisoners

His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, and Lords of her Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby appoynt and Ordaine the Magistrats of Cannogat and keepers of ther Tollbooth To receive from a partie of her Majesties forces, the number of one and threttie men of the Crew of the French privateer lately taken by Captain Matthew Campbell, And incarcerat them in ther Tollbooth, And to keep, hold and detaine them theruntill till further orders of Councell theranent.

At Holyroodhouse 1 August 1705

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Warrant to the magistrates of Canongate to receive the French prisoners

His grace [John Campbell, duke of Argyll] her majesty’s high commissioner and lords of her majesty’s privy council do hereby appoint and ordain the magistrates of Canongate and keepers of their tolbooth to receive from a party of her majesty’s forces the number of 31 men of the crew of the French privateer lately taken by Captain Matthew Campbell, and incarcerate them in their tolbooth, and to keep, hold, and detain them there till further orders of council therein.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 418.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 418.

Warrant, 1 August 1705, Edinburgh

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Warrand and Recommendation to Generall Ramsay to send a partie for the French prisoners

His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, and Lords of her Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Recommend to Livt Generall George Ramsay Commander in cheife of her Majesties forces within this kingdome, To send a pairtie of her Majesties forces duly Commanded, To Glasgow at and against the tenth day of August instant, To receive from the Magistrats therof the persons of the Crew of the French privateer lately taken by Captain Matthew Campbell, and to conduct them and ilk ane of them safely to the Tollbooths of Cannogat and Leith, and to delyver them to the Magistrats therof, who are ordered to receive them off ther hand.

At Holyroodhouse 1 August 1705

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Warrant and recommendation to General Ramsay to send a party for the French prisoners

His grace [John Campbell, duke of Argyll] her majesty’s high commissioner and lords of her majesty’s privy council do hereby recommend to Lieutenant General George Ramsay, commander-in-chief of her majesty’s forces within this kingdom, to send a party of her majesty’s forces duly commanded to Glasgow at and against 10 August instant, to receive from the magistrates thereof the persons of the crew of the French privateer lately taken by Captain Matthew Campbell, and to conduct them and each one of them safely to the tolbooths of Canongate and Leith, and to deliver them to the magistrates thereof, who are ordered to receive them of their hand.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 418.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 418.

Warrant, 1 August 1705, Edinburgh

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Warrand to the Magistrats of Glasgow to delyver the French prisoners to a partie of the forces

His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, and Lords of her Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Appoynt and ordaine the Magistrats of Glasgow and keepers of ther Tollbooth to delyver the Crew of the French Privateer taken by Captain Matthew Campbell, To ane pairtie of her Majesties forces to be sent upon the Tenth day of August instant for receiving and transporting them to Cannogat and Leith.

At Holyroodhouse 1 August 1705

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Warrant to the magistrates of Glasgow to deliver the French prisoners to a party of the forces

His grace [John Campbell, duke of Argyll] her majesty’s high commissioner and lords of her majesty’s privy council do hereby appoint and ordain the magistrates of Glasgow and keepers of their tolbooth to deliver the crew of the French privateer taken by Captain Matthew Campbell to a party of her majesty’s forces to be sent upon 10 August instant for receiving and transporting them to Canongate and Leith.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 418.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 418.

Sederunt, 1 August 1705, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

His Gace her majesties high Commissioner; Lord Chancellor; Marquis of Annandale S.; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Marr; Earl of Hadingtoun; Earl of Levine; Earl of Ballcarras; Earl of Glasgow; Lord Archibald Campbell; Lord Register; Lord Justice Clerk

At Holyroodhouse 1 August 17051

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Sederunt

His grace [John Campbell, duke of Argyll] her majesty’s high commissioner; [James Ogilvie, earl of Seafield] lord chancellor; [William Johnston] marquis of Annandale secretary; [Hugh Campbell] earl of Loudoun; [John Erskine] earl of Mar; [Thomas Hamilton] earl of Haddington; [David Melville] earl of Leven; [Colin Lindsay] earl of Balcarres; [David Boyle] earl of Glasgow; Lord Archibald Campbell; [Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh] lord register; [Adam Cockburn] lord justice clerk

1. NRS, PC1/53, 418.

2. NRS, PC1/53, 418.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 418.

2. NRS, PC1/53, 418.

Procedure: committee formed, 30 August 1704, Edinburgh

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Procedure: committee formed

Committee for publict occurrances

His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, And the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Nominat and Appoint The Marques of Annandale, Duke of Atholl, Duke of Argyle, Marques of Lothian, The Earles of Crafoord, Marr Buchan, Eglingtoun, Lauderdale, Loudoun, Findlatter, Northesk, Forfar, Roseberry, Hopetoun and Dunmore, Viscount of Primrose, Lords president of Session, Advocat, Justice Clerk, Halcraig, Anstruther, Rankeillor, Phesdo, and Tillecultrie, Livt Generall Ramsay and Mr Francis Montgomerie, The Lairds of Collingtoun, Carnwath and Prestongrange, and the Lord Provest of Edinburgh; To be a Committee for publict occurrances Dureing the ensueing vacance, With power to them to meett upon particular Exigencies, And Declares any five of them, a sufficient Quorum.

At Holyroodhouse the Thretty day of August Jaj vijc and four years

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Procedure: committee formed

Committee for publict occurrances

His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, And the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Nominat and Appoint The Marques of Annandale, Duke of Atholl, Duke of Argyle, Marques of Lothian, The Earles of Crafoord, Marr Buchan, Eglingtoun, Lauderdale, Loudoun, Findlatter, Northesk, Forfar, Roseberry, Hopetoun and Dunmore, Viscount of Primrose, Lords president of Session, Advocat, Justice Clerk, Halcraig, Anstruther, Rankeillor, Phesdo, and Tillecultrie, Livt Generall Ramsay and Mr Francis Montgomerie, The Lairds of Collingtoun, Carnwath and Prestongrange, and the Lord Provest of Edinburgh; To be a Committee for publict occurrances Dureing the ensueing vacance, With power to them to meett upon particular Exigencies, And Declares any five of them, a sufficient Quorum.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 272.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 272.

Proclamation, 30 August 1704, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamation for a Solemn Nationall Thanksgiveing

Ann By the Grace of God Queen of Great Brittain France and Ireland Defender of the faith To our Lovits […] Macers of our privie Councill, Pursevants, Messengers, at arms our sherriffs in that pairt, Conjunctlie and seaverallie speciallie Constitute Greetting Forasmuch as the great and signal blessings bestowed by God of his Infinite goodness upon this Church and Nation with the Great and manyfold mercies conferred upon our sacred person and Government, And particularly the late success granted to our forces and these of our Allies by sea and Land, and the glorious and wonderfull work of God in the victories over the French and Bavarians armies, Doe call upon us, and all our good subjects, To return praise and Thanksgiveing to the God of Hosts, Who hath bestowed those signal blessings and mercies upon us and them. And the Ministers and ruleing Elders of the Commission of the General assembly of this our antient Kingdome haveing addressed themselves to the Lords of our privie Councill to interpose their authority that a day of Solemn publict Thanksgiveing may be appointed to be religiously observed through out this our Kingdome for the causes above specified. Therefore we with advice of the Lords2 our privie Councill, Doe appoint and Command, That the fifth day of October nixt to come be religiously and devoutly observed as a solemn day of publict Thanksgiveing by all persons within this Kingdome, for returning most hearty and humble thanks and accknowledgement to the Divine goodness for his signall blessings and mercies bestowed upon us and our people And particularly for the success of our arms, and those of our Allies, by sea and Land, and the wonderfull work of God in the victories over the French and Bavarians, and for poureing out frequent prayers to God through Jesus Christ, That he would grant grace to all concerned, to make a Right improvement of soe great blessings, Continue and encrease his favours towards us, and that God may long preserve and eminently bless our person and Government, and direct to guide our Councills, Continue to prosper our forces by sea and Land, with those of our Allies, for breaking and bringing doun the power of the French King, till he be noe more able to oppress, And that God would be gracious to his reformed Churches, Continue the Gospell in Brittain and Ireland, and bless it with success, and to the effect our pleasure in the premisses may be knowen. Our Will is herefore And we charge yow strictly and Command, That incontinent thir our Letters seen ye pass, To the mercat Cross of Edinburgh, And to the mercat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the several shyres within this Kingdome, And of the Steuartries of Kirkcudbright, Annandale, and Orkney. And there in our name and authority make publication heirof that non pretend Ignorance; And ordains our solicitor, to send printed Copies heirof to the sherriffs of the severall shyres and stewarts of the Stewartries forsaid, or there Deputs, Whom we ordaine to see the same published, And appoints them or there Clerks to send doubles thereof to all the Ministers within their respective Jurisdictions, That the same may be read and intimat by them in their respective Churches upon the Lords day immediately preceeding the said fyfth day of October nixt With Certification to such who shall contemnor Neglect so religious and important a duty as the Thanksgiveing heirby appointed is, they shall be proceeded against and punished as contemners of our authority and as highly disaffected to our person and Government. And ordaines these presents to be printed and published as aforsaid. Given under our signet Att Holyroodhouse the Thirty day of August 1704. And of our Rigne the Thrid year.

At Holyroodhouse the Thretty day of August Jaj vijc and four years

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Proclamation

Proclamation for a Solemn Nationall Thanksgiveing

Ann By the Grace of God Queen of Great Brittain France and Ireland Defender of the faith To our Lovits […] Macers of our privie Councill, Pursevants, Messengers, at arms our sherriffs in that pairt, Conjunctlie and seaverallie speciallie Constitute Greetting Forasmuch as the great and signal blessings bestowed by God of his Infinite goodness upon this Church and Nation with the Great and manyfold mercies conferred upon our sacred person and Government, And particularly the late success granted to our forces and these of our Allies by sea and Land, and the glorious and wonderfull work of God in the victories over the French and Bavarians armies, Doe call upon us, and all our good subjects, To return praise and Thanksgiveing to the God of Hosts, Who hath bestowed those signal blessings and mercies upon us and them. And the Ministers and ruleing Elders of the Commission of the General assembly of this our antient Kingdome haveing addressed themselves to the Lords of our privie Councill to interpose their authority that a day of Solemn publict Thanksgiveing may be appointed to be religiously observed through out this our Kingdome for the causes above specified. Therefore we with advice of the Lords2 our privie Councill, Doe appoint and Command, That the fifth day of October nixt to come be religiously and devoutly observed as a solemn day of publict Thanksgiveing by all persons within this Kingdome, for returning most hearty and humble thanks and accknowledgement to the Divine goodness for his signall blessings and mercies bestowed upon us and our people And particularly for the success of our arms, and those of our Allies, by sea and Land, and the wonderfull work of God in the victories over the French and Bavarians, and for poureing out frequent prayers to God through Jesus Christ, That he would grant grace to all concerned, to make a Right improvement of soe great blessings, Continue and encrease his favours towards us, and that God may long preserve and eminently bless our person and Government, and direct to guide our Councills, Continue to prosper our forces by sea and Land, with those of our Allies, for breaking and bringing doun the power of the French King, till he be noe more able to oppress, And that God would be gracious to his reformed Churches, Continue the Gospell in Brittain and Ireland, and bless it with success, and to the effect our pleasure in the premisses may be knowen. Our Will is herefore And we charge yow strictly and Command, That incontinent thir our Letters seen ye pass, To the mercat Cross of Edinburgh, And to the mercat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the several shyres within this Kingdome, And of the Steuartries of Kirkcudbright, Annandale, and Orkney. And there in our name and authority make publication heirof that non pretend Ignorance; And ordains our solicitor, to send printed Copies heirof to the sherriffs of the severall shyres and stewarts of the Stewartries forsaid, or there Deputs, Whom we ordaine to see the same published, And appoints them or there Clerks to send doubles thereof to all the Ministers within their respective Jurisdictions, That the same may be read and intimat by them in their respective Churches upon the Lords day immediately preceeding the said fyfth day of October nixt With Certification to such who shall contemnor Neglect so religious and important a duty as the Thanksgiveing heirby appointed is, they shall be proceeded against and punished as contemners of our authority and as highly disaffected to our person and Government. And ordaines these presents to be printed and published as aforsaid. Given under our signet Att Holyroodhouse the Thirty day of August 1704. And of our Rigne the Thrid year.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 271-2.

2. The phrase ‘the Lords’ is an insertion.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 271-2.

2. The phrase ‘the Lords’ is an insertion.

Warrant, 30 August 1704, Edinburgh

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Warrand for ane Thanksgiveing day

Anent the address given in and presented To His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, And the Lords of Her Majesties most honourable privie Councill By the Ministers and ruling Elders members of the Commission of the Generall Assembly Shewing That the petitioners considering Notwithstanding of their manyfold and hainous provocations; Yet God hath blessed this Church and Nation, with great and manyfold mercies, And particularly of late, in the success granted to the forces of Her Majestie, and Allies, by sea and Land, and that glorious and wonderfull work of God, in the Victories over the French and Bavarian army: Doe find it our duty to invite and exhort people of all ranks in this Church and Kingdome, To solemn praise and Thanksgiveing for these and all his mercies: And to poure out frequent prayers to God, through Jesus Christ, And that he would grant Grace to all concerned to make aright improvement of soe great blessings, That our sins may not provock God to change his way, But that being led by the Goodness of God to repentance, We may obtain pardon of our former sins, and continuance and encrease of his favours towards us. That God may long preserve and eminently bless Her Majesties person and Government, and direct and guide her Councills Continue to prosper her Forces by sea and Land, with these of Her allies for breaking and bringing doun, the power of the French King, till he be noe more able to oppress, And that God would be gracious to his reformed Churches, Continue the Gospell in Brittain and Ireland, and bless it with success, and that there may be allwayes one to sitt upon the thron over us, Who may be a nursing father or Mother to the Church. And therefore Craveing to the effect aftermentioned As the said petition Bears. His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, And the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill Haveing considered the petition Given into them By the Commission of the Generall assembly: And the samen being read in there presence The saids Lords Appoints ane Proclamation for a publict Thanksgiveing throw the whole Kingdome To be keept upon the first Thursday of October next, In the termes of and for the reasons Contained in the said petition And the said Proclamation being prepared The samen were read and ordered to be recorded published and printed.

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Warrand for ane Thanksgiveing day

Anent the address given in and presented To His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, And the Lords of Her Majesties most honourable privie Councill By the Ministers and ruling Elders members of the Commission of the Generall Assembly Shewing That the petitioners considering Notwithstanding of their manyfold and hainous provocations; Yet God hath blessed this Church and Nation, with great and manyfold mercies, And particularly of late, in the success granted to the forces of Her Majestie, and Allies, by sea and Land, and that glorious and wonderfull work of God, in the Victories over the French and Bavarian army: Doe find it our duty to invite and exhort people of all ranks in this Church and Kingdome, To solemn praise and Thanksgiveing for these and all his mercies: And to poure out frequent prayers to God, through Jesus Christ, And that he would grant Grace to all concerned to make aright improvement of soe great blessings, That our sins may not provock God to change his way, But that being led by the Goodness of God to repentance, We may obtain pardon of our former sins, and continuance and encrease of his favours towards us. That God may long preserve and eminently bless Her Majesties person and Government, and direct and guide her Councills Continue to prosper her Forces by sea and Land, with these of Her allies for breaking and bringing doun, the power of the French King, till he be noe more able to oppress, And that God would be gracious to his reformed Churches, Continue the Gospell in Brittain and Ireland, and bless it with success, and that there may be allwayes one to sitt upon the thron over us, Who may be a nursing father or Mother to the Church. And therefore Craveing to the effect aftermentioned As the said petition Bears. His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, And the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill Haveing considered the petition Given into them By the Commission of the Generall assembly: And the samen being read in there presence The saids Lords Appoints ane Proclamation for a publict Thanksgiveing throw the whole Kingdome To be keept upon the first Thursday of October next, In the termes of and for the reasons Contained in the said petition And the said Proclamation being prepared The samen were read and ordered to be recorded published and printed.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 270.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 270.

Order, 30 August 1704, Edinburgh

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Order

Recommendation To the Theasaurie to aggree with a shipe To carry the French prisoners to New-Castle

His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, And the Lords of her Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesties Theasaurie To aggree with a shipe to goe from Leith to New Castle, and carry on board thereof, and delyver at the said port, The French prisoners lying in the Tolbooths of Edinburgh, Cannongate and Leith, with Peter Dalaloun French man now prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh: And Appoints and Ordaines Captain Gordon Commander of Her Majesties Frigat the Royall Mary to goe and convoy the said ship from Leith to New Castle, and to bring her with what Scots ships are lying there under his convoy back againe to Leith.

At Holyroodhouse the Thretty day of August Jaj vijc and four years

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Order

Recommendation To the Theasaurie to aggree with a shipe To carry the French prisoners to New-Castle

His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, And the Lords of her Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesties Theasaurie To aggree with a shipe to goe from Leith to New Castle, and carry on board thereof, and delyver at the said port, The French prisoners lying in the Tolbooths of Edinburgh, Cannongate and Leith, with Peter Dalaloun French man now prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh: And Appoints and Ordaines Captain Gordon Commander of Her Majesties Frigat the Royall Mary to goe and convoy the said ship from Leith to New Castle, and to bring her with what Scots ships are lying there under his convoy back againe to Leith.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 269.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 269.

Act, 30 August 1704, Edinburgh

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Act banishing Captain Livingstoun

Anent the petition given in and presented To his Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, And the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill By Captain John Livingstoun late of her Majesties Royall Regiment of foot. Shewing That their Lordships in July last, haveing banished and ordained the petitioner, to remove himselfe furth of the Kingdome against the first of September nixt. And Seeing he is bailed for that effect, As also not to converse with any of Her Majesties Rebells or to cross the Forth: And that he hes behaved himselfe dureing his aboad heir with all due regaird to the Government and their Lordships orders. And that of a long time he hes been under a visible decay and come to this Kingdome by advice of Phisicians for the benefite of his native air, as the last remedie: So that a removeall there from may prove mortall to him: att least that the state of his health cannot allow a sudden removall with out the extream danger of his life As ane testificat under the hand of a Doctor and Chirurgeon on soull and conscience heirwith produced testifies. And Seeing he hes been a stranger heir these Twenty years bygone, Whereby and the present confynment he hes been and is depryved (to his greiff) of occasion to visit his mother in the shyre of Mairnes, who by reason of great age and sickness incident therto is unable to come hither. And therefore humbly Craveing their Lordships To take the petitioners hard2 case and Circumstances to consideration: And from their ordinary clemencie and mercie to take of his sentence of Banishment and restraint: Or at least that their Lordships would prorogat the diet of this Banishment and removeall: To such a time as their Lordships shall think fitt: And in that case to allow him the liberty (if it please God to Enable him) to visit his mother and other relations in this Country As the said petition Bears. His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner And the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill: Haveing considered the petition given into them By Captain John Livingstoun Late of Her Majesties Royall Regiment of foot: And the samen being read in their presence His Grace and the saids Lords Doe heirby prorogate the petitioners diet and time of his banishment and removall furth of this Kingdome from the first day of September nixt to the first day of January thereafter in the year Jaj vijc and five And allowes the petitioner, to goe to the Countrie and visit his mother and other relations: Upon his giveing Bond and finding sufficient Caution acted in the books of privie Councill That he shall depart furth of this Kingdome Betuixt and the first day of January nixt: And in the mean tyme that he shall live peaceablie under and with all submission to Her Majesties present Government And that he shall not act consult nor contrive anything to the prejudice thereof. Nor converse nor Correspond with any of Her Majesties Rebells or Enemies, And that he shall appear before the Councill or Committee therof when called, under the penalty of One Thousand merks scots money In case he transgress any pairt of the premisses.

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Act banishing Captain Livingstoun

Anent the petition given in and presented To his Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, And the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill By Captain John Livingstoun late of her Majesties Royall Regiment of foot. Shewing That their Lordships in July last, haveing banished and ordained the petitioner, to remove himselfe furth of the Kingdome against the first of September nixt. And Seeing he is bailed for that effect, As also not to converse with any of Her Majesties Rebells or to cross the Forth: And that he hes behaved himselfe dureing his aboad heir with all due regaird to the Government and their Lordships orders. And that of a long time he hes been under a visible decay and come to this Kingdome by advice of Phisicians for the benefite of his native air, as the last remedie: So that a removeall there from may prove mortall to him: att least that the state of his health cannot allow a sudden removall with out the extream danger of his life As ane testificat under the hand of a Doctor and Chirurgeon on soull and conscience heirwith produced testifies. And Seeing he hes been a stranger heir these Twenty years bygone, Whereby and the present confynment he hes been and is depryved (to his greiff) of occasion to visit his mother in the shyre of Mairnes, who by reason of great age and sickness incident therto is unable to come hither. And therefore humbly Craveing their Lordships To take the petitioners hard2 case and Circumstances to consideration: And from their ordinary clemencie and mercie to take of his sentence of Banishment and restraint: Or at least that their Lordships would prorogat the diet of this Banishment and removeall: To such a time as their Lordships shall think fitt: And in that case to allow him the liberty (if it please God to Enable him) to visit his mother and other relations in this Country As the said petition Bears. His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner And the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill: Haveing considered the petition given into them By Captain John Livingstoun Late of Her Majesties Royall Regiment of foot: And the samen being read in their presence His Grace and the saids Lords Doe heirby prorogate the petitioners diet and time of his banishment and removall furth of this Kingdome from the first day of September nixt to the first day of January thereafter in the year Jaj vijc and five And allowes the petitioner, to goe to the Countrie and visit his mother and other relations: Upon his giveing Bond and finding sufficient Caution acted in the books of privie Councill That he shall depart furth of this Kingdome Betuixt and the first day of January nixt: And in the mean tyme that he shall live peaceablie under and with all submission to Her Majesties present Government And that he shall not act consult nor contrive anything to the prejudice thereof. Nor converse nor Correspond with any of Her Majesties Rebells or Enemies, And that he shall appear before the Councill or Committee therof when called, under the penalty of One Thousand merks scots money In case he transgress any pairt of the premisses.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 268-9.

2. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 268-9.

2. Insertion.