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Order, 14 January 1692, Edinburgh

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Edinburgh the Fourteinth day of January Jaj vjc nyntie two years

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Order

Recomendatione Elizabeth Douglas

Anent a Petitione given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill, be Elizabeth Douglas relict of umquhill John Murray merchant traveller to London Shewing That quher the poor petitioner is old and infirme and was left with many small Childrein after her husbands decease among whom she hade thrie sones who maintained her untill within this short tyme that they went to their majesties service and they payed the petitioners house maill and other necessaries Bot being the will of god one of them was killed in the said service at Dunkell And the other now lately killed in Ireland the thrid being as yett in their majesties service in the generalls oun Company at Dumbar presently Bot hade wyfe and Cheldreen and could doe no help to the petitioner who is old guttish and infirme and redacted to extream poverty And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to take the petitioners Condition which is very miserable to consideratione seing now she hade lost them that helped her And that in their majesties service and to allow the poor old infirme woman some thing to help her to live upon who is not able to live without supplied from the saids Lords goodnes as the petition bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Haveing considered this petition given in to them be the above Elizabeth Douglas They Recommend to the Lords of their majesties thesaurie to cause payment be made to the petitioner of such Charitable supplie as they should find her condition doeth stand a need of and Requyre.

Edinburgh 14 January 1692

D1692/1/191

Order

Recommendation for Elizabeth Douglas

Concerning a petition given in to the lords of their majesties’ privy council by Elizabeth Douglas, relict of the late John Murray, merchant traveller to London, showing that where the poor petitioner is old and infirm and was left with many small children after her husband’s decease, among whom she had three sons who maintained her until within this short time that they went to their majesties service, and they paid the petitioner’s house, mail and other necessities, but being the will of God one of them was killed in the said service at Dunkeld, and the other now lately killed in Ireland, the third being as yet in their majesties’ service in the general’s own company at Dunbar presently, but had wife and children and could do no help to the petitioner who is old, guttish and infirm, and reduced to extreme poverty, and therefore humbly craving the said lords to take the petitioner’s condition which is very miserable to consideration seeing now she had lost them that helped her, and that in their majesties’ service, and to allow the poor, old, infirm woman something to help her to live upon who is not able to live without being supplied from the said lords’ goodness, as the petition bears. The lords of their majesties’ privy council having considered this petition given in to them by the above Elizabeth Douglas they recommend to the lords of their majesties’ treasury to cause payment be made to the petitioner of such charitable supply as they should find her condition does stand a need of and require.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 9r-9v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 9r-9v.