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Letter, 15 December 1698, Edinburgh

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Letter

Letter Lord high Chancellor of Scotland To The Lords cheif Justices of Ireland

A Letter Lord Chancellor To Lords cheif Justices of Ireland anent meal and malt to Fortwilliam The Councill having Recomended to the Lord high Chancelor To write the forsaid Letter. follows the tenor thereof:
My Lords, The Scarcity of Corn about his majesties Garrison att Fortwilliam, and other small Garrisons upon that coast at present under the direction and command of Brigadier Generall James Maitland and the difficulty in Transporting oat meal and malt necessar for their Subsistince from the Inland parts of this Kingdom at this Season of the year moved the Brigadier sometyme agoe To Apply To his Majesties privy Councill to Interceed with your Excellencies for Licence to Export from the Kingdom of Ireland The number of Fifteen hundered Bolls of meal and malt for the present Releif of these Garrisons. For which End their Being a vessell ready fraughted in the Kingdom of Ireland for Export thereof, he is advised by his Correspondent their, That by ane order from your Excellencies The vessell is discharged to Export victuall. Whereupon his Majesties privy Councill of this Kingdom. Considering how much it doth Import his majesties service That these Garrisons be tymously supplyed, did Earnestly Recommend it to me To intreat your Excellencies in their name, That the orders and allowance necessary may be given for suffering fifteen hundered Bolls of oat meal and malt to be bought up at any place of the north of Ireland By the said Brigadier Maitland or his order and Exported from thence to the Garrison of Fortwilliam in Scotland for the above said uses without any Trouble or hinderance. As the Granting heirof will be good service to his Majestie In the seaseonable releif of these Garrisons, so it will oblidge us upon the Like occasions To give Ready Complyance with what your Excellencies at any tyme shall propose for the Advantage of the Kingdom of Ireland, according to the good Correspondence necessary to be Kept betwixt these Two Kingdomes, This By order of his majesties privy Councill of Scotland and in their name is signed by and subscrived Thus My Lords your Excellencies most humble Servant. directed thus. To ther Excellencies The Marquiss of Winchester and the Earle of Gallaway Lords Justices of the Kingdom of Ireland.

Att Edinburgh The Fifteenth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and Eight years

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Letter

Letter Lord high Chancellor of Scotland To The Lords cheif Justices of Ireland

A Letter Lord Chancellor To Lords cheif Justices of Ireland anent meal and malt to Fortwilliam The Councill having Recomended to the Lord high Chancelor To write the forsaid Letter. follows the tenor thereof:
My Lords, The Scarcity of Corn about his majesties Garrison att Fortwilliam, and other small Garrisons upon that coast at present under the direction and command of Brigadier Generall James Maitland and the difficulty in Transporting oat meal and malt necessar for their Subsistince from the Inland parts of this Kingdom at this Season of the year moved the Brigadier sometyme agoe To Apply To his Majesties privy Councill to Interceed with your Excellencies for Licence to Export from the Kingdom of Ireland The number of Fifteen hundered Bolls of meal and malt for the present Releif of these Garrisons. For which End their Being a vessell ready fraughted in the Kingdom of Ireland for Export thereof, he is advised by his Correspondent their, That by ane order from your Excellencies The vessell is discharged to Export victuall. Whereupon his Majesties privy Councill of this Kingdom. Considering how much it doth Import his majesties service That these Garrisons be tymously supplyed, did Earnestly Recommend it to me To intreat your Excellencies in their name, That the orders and allowance necessary may be given for suffering fifteen hundered Bolls of oat meal and malt to be bought up at any place of the north of Ireland By the said Brigadier Maitland or his order and Exported from thence to the Garrison of Fortwilliam in Scotland for the above said uses without any Trouble or hinderance. As the Granting heirof will be good service to his Majestie In the seaseonable releif of these Garrisons, so it will oblidge us upon the Like occasions To give Ready Complyance with what your Excellencies at any tyme shall propose for the Advantage of the Kingdom of Ireland, according to the good Correspondence necessary to be Kept betwixt these Two Kingdomes, This By order of his majesties privy Councill of Scotland and in their name is signed by and subscrived Thus My Lords your Excellencies most humble Servant. directed thus. To ther Excellencies The Marquiss of Winchester and the Earle of Gallaway Lords Justices of the Kingdom of Ireland.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 504-5.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 504-5.

Proclamation, 15 December 1698, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamation Anent the Collectors of Polemoney and other points relating thereto

The following Proclamation Being read was votted approven and signed and ordered to be published and Recorded whereof the Tenor follows:
William By the Grace of God King of great Brittan France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] macers of our privy Councill messengers at arms our sheriffs in that pairt Conjunctlie and Severallie Specialy Constitute Greeting. Forasmuchas The Polemony for Two years granted To us by the Twelfth and Twenty fifth acts of the Last session of our current parliament is set in Tack and fermed with the benefite of the acts of parliament Imposing the same, And Considering That the tyme of payment of the said First years polemony does now approach and draw near, and that sundry of our Leidges by negligence or other ways, may be obnoxiously and in hazard of Incurring the penalty contained in the forsaid act of parliament If they shall not make due and punctuall payment of their respective polemoney in manner and within the tyme therein prefixt to such Collectors and at such places as shall be appointed for that Effect. For preventing of which Inconveniency and that none may pretend Ignorance Wee with Advice of the Lords of our privy Councill heirby Require and Command the sheriffs of the severall shires within this Kingdom and their Deputs, To cause Intimation be made at the severall paroch-kirk-doors within this Kingdom after the forenoons Sermon upon the Last Lords day of this current moneth of December. To all our Leidges lyable in payment of polemoney, That without fail They make payment of the soumes of money wherein they are Lyable as polemony To the Collectors of our Cess and supplie within the several shires Respective at the head Burgh of the said shire upon the First day of January next to Come or within Thirty days thereafter. Certifieing such as shall not make punctuall payment at the said first day of January or within the said Thirty days therafter. They shall be lyable in the Double, If paying within other Thirty days therafter; or if failzieing after both the saids Thirty days in the quadruple of their pole. And wee with advice forsaid, Require and Command the Commissioners of supply and Assessment within the severall shires of this Kingdom; To meet and Conveen Betwixt and the First day of January next to Come att their ordinary place of meeting, And There To call and Conveen before them The Collectors of the cess and Supplie within their Respective Shires And Require them within Eight days after the said meeting To find the same soverty and Caution or such other alse sufficient Caution For whom they shall be answerable for their faithfull Collecting of the forsaid polemoney. Conform to the Books and Lists to be given to them By our saids Farmers, of the poleable persons within the saids respective Shires, and that they shall make and faithfull and tymous payment of the said polemoney and of what shall be uplifted and collected By them of the same any manner of way. To William Cochran of Ferguslie farmer of the said polemoney or any having his order, and that at the End of each Thirty days of grace given by the act of parliament and with a List of the particular payments made in Each of the said Thirty days Subscrived be the saids Collectors, and to be by them given in to the said William Cochran of Fherguslie and his forsaids. Certifieing the saids Collectors of Cess and supply who shall faill To find caution for the Effect forsaid within the tyme above prefixt, They shall ipso facto sease to be Collectors of our Cess and supplie and shall be utterly uncapable to be continued any Longer in the said office; But the said Commissioners of Cess and Supplie are heirby authorized and Required Immediately after Elapsing of the Forsaid days, To meet and make choice of, nominate and appoint and appoint2 some other sufficient and Responsall person To be Collector of the Cess and supply within their shire and of the polemoney Imposed by the forsaid act of parliament who shall find good and sufficient caution in manner forsaid not only for Collecting our Cess and Supply, But for the Effectuall collecting and paying in the forsaid polemoney To the said Wiliam Cochran fermer thereof in manner abovementioned. And Wee with advice forsaid Require and Comand the saids Collectors finding caution in manner forsaid, To give their attendance att the head Burghs of the severall shires from and after the first day of January next to come for collecting Receaving and uplifting the said polemoney, in the same way and manner that they give their attendance for receaving the Cess and Supply and That during the Two moneths of January and February next to come And To grant discharges gratis, But always of True dates to the several persons concerned upon payment of the polemoney Expressing the soumes paid by them, and the saids Collectors of supply within the severall shires are heirby allowed to Retain in their own hands one per Cent of the whole polemoney collected and uplifted by them within their Respective shires for their pains and travell in the premises. And wee with Advice forsaid Require and command all persons Lyable in polemoney to make due and punctuall payment thereof at the head Burghs of the severall shires, To such persons who shall be Collectors of supply within the samen after the First of January next to come under the pains contained in the said act of parliament and heirin Exprest And the discharges to be granted by the saids Collectors in manner abovementioned shall be alse sufficient to the receavers as if the samen had been granted by the said Wiliam Cochran of Ferguslie our fermer himself. Our will is Heirfore And wee Charge yow strictly and Command, That Incontinent these our Letters Seen, yee pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and remanent mercat crosses of the hail head Burghs of the severall shires and stewartries within this Kingdom, And Their in our name and authority make publication heirof. And wee ordain our solicitor to transmitt a sufficient number of printed Coppies heirof, To the sherifs of the several shires, stewarts of stewartries, to be by them sent to the ministers of the severall paroches within their bounds to be published after divine service in the forenoon upon the said Last Lords day of december Current. And ordains these presents to be printed and published, That none may pretend Ignorance. Givin under our Signet att Edinburgh The fifteenth day of December And of our Reign the 10th year 1698 sic subscribitur.

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Proclamation

Proclamation Anent the Collectors of Polemoney and other points relating thereto

The following Proclamation Being read was votted approven and signed and ordered to be published and Recorded whereof the Tenor follows:
William By the Grace of God King of great Brittan France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] macers of our privy Councill messengers at arms our sheriffs in that pairt Conjunctlie and Severallie Specialy Constitute Greeting. Forasmuchas The Polemony for Two years granted To us by the Twelfth and Twenty fifth acts of the Last session of our current parliament is set in Tack and fermed with the benefite of the acts of parliament Imposing the same, And Considering That the tyme of payment of the said First years polemony does now approach and draw near, and that sundry of our Leidges by negligence or other ways, may be obnoxiously and in hazard of Incurring the penalty contained in the forsaid act of parliament If they shall not make due and punctuall payment of their respective polemoney in manner and within the tyme therein prefixt to such Collectors and at such places as shall be appointed for that Effect. For preventing of which Inconveniency and that none may pretend Ignorance Wee with Advice of the Lords of our privy Councill heirby Require and Command the sheriffs of the severall shires within this Kingdom and their Deputs, To cause Intimation be made at the severall paroch-kirk-doors within this Kingdom after the forenoons Sermon upon the Last Lords day of this current moneth of December. To all our Leidges lyable in payment of polemoney, That without fail They make payment of the soumes of money wherein they are Lyable as polemony To the Collectors of our Cess and supplie within the several shires Respective at the head Burgh of the said shire upon the First day of January next to Come or within Thirty days thereafter. Certifieing such as shall not make punctuall payment at the said first day of January or within the said Thirty days therafter. They shall be lyable in the Double, If paying within other Thirty days therafter; or if failzieing after both the saids Thirty days in the quadruple of their pole. And wee with advice forsaid, Require and Command the Commissioners of supply and Assessment within the severall shires of this Kingdom; To meet and Conveen Betwixt and the First day of January next to Come att their ordinary place of meeting, And There To call and Conveen before them The Collectors of the cess and Supplie within their Respective Shires And Require them within Eight days after the said meeting To find the same soverty and Caution or such other alse sufficient Caution For whom they shall be answerable for their faithfull Collecting of the forsaid polemoney. Conform to the Books and Lists to be given to them By our saids Farmers, of the poleable persons within the saids respective Shires, and that they shall make and faithfull and tymous payment of the said polemoney and of what shall be uplifted and collected By them of the same any manner of way. To William Cochran of Ferguslie farmer of the said polemoney or any having his order, and that at the End of each Thirty days of grace given by the act of parliament and with a List of the particular payments made in Each of the said Thirty days Subscrived be the saids Collectors, and to be by them given in to the said William Cochran of Fherguslie and his forsaids. Certifieing the saids Collectors of Cess and supply who shall faill To find caution for the Effect forsaid within the tyme above prefixt, They shall ipso facto sease to be Collectors of our Cess and supplie and shall be utterly uncapable to be continued any Longer in the said office; But the said Commissioners of Cess and Supplie are heirby authorized and Required Immediately after Elapsing of the Forsaid days, To meet and make choice of, nominate and appoint and appoint2 some other sufficient and Responsall person To be Collector of the Cess and supply within their shire and of the polemoney Imposed by the forsaid act of parliament who shall find good and sufficient caution in manner forsaid not only for Collecting our Cess and Supply, But for the Effectuall collecting and paying in the forsaid polemoney To the said Wiliam Cochran fermer thereof in manner abovementioned. And Wee with advice forsaid Require and Comand the saids Collectors finding caution in manner forsaid, To give their attendance att the head Burghs of the severall shires from and after the first day of January next to come for collecting Receaving and uplifting the said polemoney, in the same way and manner that they give their attendance for receaving the Cess and Supply and That during the Two moneths of January and February next to come And To grant discharges gratis, But always of True dates to the several persons concerned upon payment of the polemoney Expressing the soumes paid by them, and the saids Collectors of supply within the severall shires are heirby allowed to Retain in their own hands one per Cent of the whole polemoney collected and uplifted by them within their Respective shires for their pains and travell in the premises. And wee with Advice forsaid Require and command all persons Lyable in polemoney to make due and punctuall payment thereof at the head Burghs of the severall shires, To such persons who shall be Collectors of supply within the samen after the First of January next to come under the pains contained in the said act of parliament and heirin Exprest And the discharges to be granted by the saids Collectors in manner abovementioned shall be alse sufficient to the receavers as if the samen had been granted by the said Wiliam Cochran of Ferguslie our fermer himself. Our will is Heirfore And wee Charge yow strictly and Command, That Incontinent these our Letters Seen, yee pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and remanent mercat crosses of the hail head Burghs of the severall shires and stewartries within this Kingdom, And Their in our name and authority make publication heirof. And wee ordain our solicitor to transmitt a sufficient number of printed Coppies heirof, To the sherifs of the several shires, stewarts of stewartries, to be by them sent to the ministers of the severall paroches within their bounds to be published after divine service in the forenoon upon the said Last Lords day of december Current. And ordains these presents to be printed and published, That none may pretend Ignorance. Givin under our Signet att Edinburgh The fifteenth day of December And of our Reign the 10th year 1698 sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 502-4.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 502-4.

2. Sic.

Commission by the Council, 15 December 1698, Edinburgh

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Commission by the Council

Commission To Alexander Maxwell for seizeing Irish Catle

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill have Recalled and heirby Recalls The act and Commission granted by their Lordships In favours of Thomas Richardson writer In Edinburgh For seizeing and apprehending all Irish horse and catle dated the Eleventh of May Last bypast, And Declares the said act to be void and null from the day and date heirof. And The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered The Act of parliament dated the Fourteenth day of June Jaj vic Eighty six years and proclamation of Councill of the Thirteenth of March Jaj vic nynty four years. Discharging the Importing of Catle from Ireland Doe for the Better Execution thereof and making the samen more Effectual Grant Full power warrand and Commission to Alexander Maxwell postmaster at Air, By himself his Deputs stewarts, And such as he shall Think fitt to appoint for whom he is to be answerable To Search For and apprehend all Irish horse and catle, That is all horse mares nolt and sheep or other Cattell, That shall be Imported Into this Kingdom from and after the day and date heirof And That at any port harbour or other pairt of the Coast Betwixt The firth of Saluay and the Town and Shire of Air And further unto the Sound of Mull Inclusive with Liberty also to him and his forsaids To seize upon any such horse and nolt that he can find Resett besouth the River of Forth, And to cause value and comprise the samen, and to Exact the penalty of ane hundered merks Scots, for each beast Imported after the day forsaid from the Importer as also from the Resetter, Conform to the said act of parliament. The one half of the value both of beasts and fine, To be made Furthcoming to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaury for his majesties use, And The other half to Belong To The said Alexander Maxwell and his forsaids as the said act Appoints. And sicklike they heirby grant full power warrant and Commission To the said Alexander Maxwell To make Exact Enquirie and search anent whatsoever persons, That have Imported any of the forsaids Irish Catle since the Thirteenth of March Jaj vic nynty and seven years within the bounds forsaids and to prosecute them, as also the Resetters for their transgression of the said act and the pains thereof conform to the said act in all points. And The saids Lords for the said Alexander Maxwell and his forsaids Their Encouradgement and Expence in faithfully prosecuteing this present Commission, Doe not only allow him the Kings half of the saids Seizing and fines By and attour what may Belong to him as apprehender or discoverer But Likeways Recommends him to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury for the soume of ane Hundered pounds Sterling, He always Imputing in payment thereof what he shall actually Receave of the Kings pairt as said is. As also he before Extracting heirof giving Bond and Finding sufficient Caution for himself and his forsaids acted in the Books of privy Councill for their faithfull performance of the premises under the penalty of Two hundered pounds Sterling, And declares this Commission shall Endure during the Councills pleasure and no Longer. Sic subscribitur Marchmont Cancellar. Queensberrie. Argyll Mar. Morton. Loudown, Annandale Northesk. Francis Montgomry. John Maxwell.

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Commission by the Council

Commission To Alexander Maxwell for seizeing Irish Catle

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill have Recalled and heirby Recalls The act and Commission granted by their Lordships In favours of Thomas Richardson writer In Edinburgh For seizeing and apprehending all Irish horse and catle dated the Eleventh of May Last bypast, And Declares the said act to be void and null from the day and date heirof. And The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered The Act of parliament dated the Fourteenth day of June Jaj vic Eighty six years and proclamation of Councill of the Thirteenth of March Jaj vic nynty four years. Discharging the Importing of Catle from Ireland Doe for the Better Execution thereof and making the samen more Effectual Grant Full power warrand and Commission to Alexander Maxwell postmaster at Air, By himself his Deputs stewarts, And such as he shall Think fitt to appoint for whom he is to be answerable To Search For and apprehend all Irish horse and catle, That is all horse mares nolt and sheep or other Cattell, That shall be Imported Into this Kingdom from and after the day and date heirof And That at any port harbour or other pairt of the Coast Betwixt The firth of Saluay and the Town and Shire of Air And further unto the Sound of Mull Inclusive with Liberty also to him and his forsaids To seize upon any such horse and nolt that he can find Resett besouth the River of Forth, And to cause value and comprise the samen, and to Exact the penalty of ane hundered merks Scots, for each beast Imported after the day forsaid from the Importer as also from the Resetter, Conform to the said act of parliament. The one half of the value both of beasts and fine, To be made Furthcoming to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaury for his majesties use, And The other half to Belong To The said Alexander Maxwell and his forsaids as the said act Appoints. And sicklike they heirby grant full power warrant and Commission To the said Alexander Maxwell To make Exact Enquirie and search anent whatsoever persons, That have Imported any of the forsaids Irish Catle since the Thirteenth of March Jaj vic nynty and seven years within the bounds forsaids and to prosecute them, as also the Resetters for their transgression of the said act and the pains thereof conform to the said act in all points. And The saids Lords for the said Alexander Maxwell and his forsaids Their Encouradgement and Expence in faithfully prosecuteing this present Commission, Doe not only allow him the Kings half of the saids Seizing and fines By and attour what may Belong to him as apprehender or discoverer But Likeways Recommends him to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury for the soume of ane Hundered pounds Sterling, He always Imputing in payment thereof what he shall actually Receave of the Kings pairt as said is. As also he before Extracting heirof giving Bond and Finding sufficient Caution for himself and his forsaids acted in the Books of privy Councill for their faithfull performance of the premises under the penalty of Two hundered pounds Sterling, And declares this Commission shall Endure during the Councills pleasure and no Longer. Sic subscribitur Marchmont Cancellar. Queensberrie. Argyll Mar. Morton. Loudown, Annandale Northesk. Francis Montgomry. John Maxwell.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 500-1.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 500-1.

Procedure, 15 December 1698, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Mr Francis Montgomry Receaved a privy councellor

Mr Francis Montgomry of Giffan one of the privy Councellors nominate be his Majesties Last Commission of Councill of the Twenty First day of october Last being present and having sworne and signed the Alledgance To his Majestie, and having signed the Assurance and association. And The Lord high Chancellor having administrat to him the oath de fideli He was Receaved a privy Councellor in the terms of the Commission forsaid.

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Procedure

Mr Francis Montgomry Receaved a privy councellor

Mr Francis Montgomry of Giffan one of the privy Councellors nominate be his Majesties Last Commission of Councill of the Twenty First day of october Last being present and having sworne and signed the Alledgance To his Majestie, and having signed the Assurance and association. And The Lord high Chancellor having administrat to him the oath de fideli He was Receaved a privy Councellor in the terms of the Commission forsaid.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 500.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 500.

Sederunt, 15 December 1698, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Queensberrie; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Crafurd; Earl of Marr; Earl of Morton; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Lowdown; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Northesk; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Polwarth; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord President of Session; Lord Advocate; Lord Justice-Clerk; Lord Aberuchill; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Crosrigg; Lord Phesdo; Mr Francis Montgomry; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Queensberrie; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Crafurd; Earl of Marr; Earl of Morton; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Lowdown; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Northesk; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Polwarth; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord President of Session; Lord Advocate; Lord Justice-Clerk; Lord Aberuchill; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Crosrigg; Lord Phesdo; Mr Francis Montgomry; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/51, 500.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 500.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 500.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 500.

Warrant, 13 December 1698, Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrant To deliver up Charles Farquharsones Bond

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Considering That Charles Farquharsone of Balmarrell under Baile to Live peaceablie and appear Before their Lordships when Called for. And The saids Lords being Informed That the said Charles Farquharson is Content To Enact himself In the Books of privy Councill That he shall depairt Furth of his majesties Dominions Betwixt and the First day of February next to Come if their Lordships would be pleased to deliver up his Bond, signed be him and his Cautioner And That he shall never Return within the same under the penalty of Three Thousand merks scots money Being the penalty contained in his said Bond. The saids Lords doe heirby give order and warrant To their Clerks to give up and deliver to the said Charles Farquharson his said Bond Subscrived be him and his Cautioner therein dated the nynth day of Aprile Jaj vic nynty and seven years. In Respect The said Charles hes Enacted himself in the Terms abovewritten, In the which Bond the said Charles is designed Brother to Innerey.

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Warrant

Warrant To deliver up Charles Farquharsones Bond

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Considering That Charles Farquharsone of Balmarrell under Baile to Live peaceablie and appear Before their Lordships when Called for. And The saids Lords being Informed That the said Charles Farquharson is Content To Enact himself In the Books of privy Councill That he shall depairt Furth of his majesties Dominions Betwixt and the First day of February next to Come if their Lordships would be pleased to deliver up his Bond, signed be him and his Cautioner And That he shall never Return within the same under the penalty of Three Thousand merks scots money Being the penalty contained in his said Bond. The saids Lords doe heirby give order and warrant To their Clerks to give up and deliver to the said Charles Farquharson his said Bond Subscrived be him and his Cautioner therein dated the nynth day of Aprile Jaj vic nynty and seven years. In Respect The said Charles hes Enacted himself in the Terms abovewritten, In the which Bond the said Charles is designed Brother to Innerey.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 500.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 500.

Order, 13 December 1698, Edinburgh

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Order

Recommendation To the Earl of Argyle To cause Releive the Garrison at Ruthven of Badenoch and To cause the souldiers in Castle Downy desert that Garrison

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Recomend to the Earle of Argyle commander in Cheif of his majesties forces within this Kingdom for the Tyme, To cause releive the Garrison of Twenty men at Ruthven of Badenoch with the Like number from Inverness and to cause these Removed to march To the Garrison at Fortwilliam And to cause the souldiers who are in Garrison at Castle Downie To desert that Garrison till farder order of Councill and to Repair to and remain in the said Garrison at Fortwilliam.

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Order

Recommendation To the Earl of Argyle To cause Releive the Garrison at Ruthven of Badenoch and To cause the souldiers in Castle Downy desert that Garrison

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Recomend to the Earle of Argyle commander in Cheif of his majesties forces within this Kingdom for the Tyme, To cause releive the Garrison of Twenty men at Ruthven of Badenoch with the Like number from Inverness and to cause these Removed to march To the Garrison at Fortwilliam And to cause the souldiers who are in Garrison at Castle Downie To desert that Garrison till farder order of Councill and to Repair to and remain in the said Garrison at Fortwilliam.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 499.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 499.

Procedure, 13 December 1698, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Earle of Buchan Receaved a privy councellor

The Earle of Buchan a Councellor nominate in his majesties Last Commission of The date the Twenty First day of october last Being present and having sworn and signed the oath of Alledgance and signed the Assurance and Association, And The Lord high Chancellor having Administrate to him the oath de fideli, His Lordship was Receaved a privy councellor Conform to the Commission.

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Procedure

Earle of Buchan Receaved a privy councellor

The Earle of Buchan a Councellor nominate in his majesties Last Commission of The date the Twenty First day of october last Being present and having sworn and signed the oath of Alledgance and signed the Assurance and Association, And The Lord high Chancellor having Administrate to him the oath de fideli, His Lordship was Receaved a privy councellor Conform to the Commission.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 499.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 499.

Sederunt, 13 December 1698, Edinburgh

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Att Edinburgh The Thirteenth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and Eight years1

A1698/12/82

Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Queensberrie P.S.; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Crafurd; Earl of Marr; Earl of Morton; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Northesk; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Polwarth; Lord Carmichaell; Lord President of Session; Lord Advocate; Lord Justice-Clerk; Lord Aberuchill; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Crosrigg; Lord Phesdo; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Thirteenth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and Eight years1

A1698/12/82

Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Queensberrie P.S.; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Crafurd; Earl of Marr; Earl of Morton; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Northesk; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Polwarth; Lord Carmichaell; Lord President of Session; Lord Advocate; Lord Justice-Clerk; Lord Aberuchill; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Crosrigg; Lord Phesdo; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/51, 499.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 499.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 499.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 499.

Act, 6 December 1698, Edinburgh

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Att Edinburgh The Sixth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and Eight years

A1698/12/71

Act

Act of Banishment Talzeour and More

Anent The Petition given in To the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Be Thomas Talzeour and John More prisoners in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh. Shewing That where they being apprehended for having Broken up a watch house, and opened sellers and taken out goods in the Cannongate, did not only Ingenously confess the same But in the deep sense of the ill Life that they had Led, did freely confess severall other crimes of Thifts and Robberies To which they hade been accessory tho not at all accused thereof. Likeas when Conveened upon the Fifth Instant Before the Lords of Justiciary after Reading of their Indytement, They in face of Judgement and Before their Lordships, freely owned and acknowledged the same to be True, Tho their was no other probation against them. And seeing It pleased The saids Lords upon their own said free Confession and Ingenuous offer to undergo and submitt to any sentence of Banishment or transportation, To delay their Triall untill Munday next. And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said petition Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having considered This Petition given in to them Be Thomas Talzeour and John More prisoners in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh which is subscribed by the petitioners They In Respect of their consent Doe heirby Banish both the saids prisoners unto his Majesties plantationes in America, In Respect They have Exacted themselves In the Books of privy Councill That they shall depart furth of his Majesties Dominions To his Majesties plantations in America, And That they shall never Return with in his Majesties Dominions under the pain of Death And Appoints both the saids petitioners, To Remain prisoners in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh where they now are untill they be Transported And gives order and Warrant to the Magistrats of Edinburgh To Transport the saids Two petitioners To the saids plantations in the First ships going from Leith or Glasgow to the same. Sic subscribitur Marchmont Cancellar, Argyle, Loudoun, Annandale, Northesk, Strathnaver, Carmichaell, Heu Dalrymple, John Maxwell.

Att Edinburgh The Sixth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and Eight years

A1698/12/71

Act

Act of Banishment Talzeour and More

Anent The Petition given in To the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Be Thomas Talzeour and John More prisoners in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh. Shewing That where they being apprehended for having Broken up a watch house, and opened sellers and taken out goods in the Cannongate, did not only Ingenously confess the same But in the deep sense of the ill Life that they had Led, did freely confess severall other crimes of Thifts and Robberies To which they hade been accessory tho not at all accused thereof. Likeas when Conveened upon the Fifth Instant Before the Lords of Justiciary after Reading of their Indytement, They in face of Judgement and Before their Lordships, freely owned and acknowledged the same to be True, Tho their was no other probation against them. And seeing It pleased The saids Lords upon their own said free Confession and Ingenuous offer to undergo and submitt to any sentence of Banishment or transportation, To delay their Triall untill Munday next. And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said petition Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having considered This Petition given in to them Be Thomas Talzeour and John More prisoners in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh which is subscribed by the petitioners They In Respect of their consent Doe heirby Banish both the saids prisoners unto his Majesties plantationes in America, In Respect They have Exacted themselves In the Books of privy Councill That they shall depart furth of his Majesties Dominions To his Majesties plantations in America, And That they shall never Return with in his Majesties Dominions under the pain of Death And Appoints both the saids petitioners, To Remain prisoners in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh where they now are untill they be Transported And gives order and Warrant to the Magistrats of Edinburgh To Transport the saids Two petitioners To the saids plantations in the First ships going from Leith or Glasgow to the same. Sic subscribitur Marchmont Cancellar, Argyle, Loudoun, Annandale, Northesk, Strathnaver, Carmichaell, Heu Dalrymple, John Maxwell.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 498-9.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 498-9.