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Warrant, 23 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Warrand for burrying Lady Dunnairn in the Abbay church

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Recommend to her Grace The Dutchess of Hamilton and in her absence Gives order and warrand to John Hamilton her Graces baillie in the abbay of Halyrude house To Suffer and permitt the Corps of Christian Bennet spouse to […] Steuart of Dunnairn to be Interred in the Church of Halyrudehouse att the place therof wher Dunnairn his relations have been burryed And that notwithstanding the same be his Majesties Chappell.

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Warrand for burrying Lady Dunnairn in the Abbay church

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Recommend to her Grace The Dutchess of Hamilton and in her absence Gives order and warrand to John Hamilton her Graces baillie in the abbay of Halyrude house To Suffer and permitt the Corps of Christian Bennet spouse to […] Steuart of Dunnairn to be Interred in the Church of Halyrudehouse att the place therof wher Dunnairn his relations have been burryed And that notwithstanding the same be his Majesties Chappell.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 318.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 318.

Sederunt, 23 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Marquis of Tueeddale; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mar; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Ruglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Forbes; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Leyes

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Marquis of Tueeddale; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mar; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Ruglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Forbes; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Leyes

1. NRS, PC1/51, 318.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 318.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 318.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 318.

Act, 21 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Protection The Earle of Seaforth

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By The Lords of Broddie and Culloden and other Cautioners for Kenneth Earle of Seaforth Sheuing That wher The petitioners are charged to present the said Earle before their Lordships upon the first of January nixt under a Great penalty And the petitionres Having applied to their Lordships for a prorogation of the day Because of the said Earls sicknes which their Lordships hes refused Notuithstanding of a testificat upon soull and Conscience subscribed by a Doctor of medicine and tuo Ministers And seing The said Earle is most uilling to use his Indeavours albeit with the hazard of his Life to appear Conform to the Charge Given to the petitioners for presenting of him And that the petitioners are Informed that ther are severall Captions against the said Earle for Civill debts and that some of these at whose Instance the Captions are Designe to cause apprehend him in his uay to Edinburgh which will altogither make it Imprestable for him to appear or the petitioners to present him And Therfore humbly Craving to the effect underuryten viz That their Lordships In Consideration of the premisses would discharge all messengers att armes and others from troubling the said Earle upon the account of any Civill debt untill the petitioner present him Conforme to the charge given them or otheruayes Declare the petitioners free In case of his being apprehended And It is Earnestly Intreated that their Lordships will yet be pleased to prorogat the dyet for some few dayes both in respect of the said Earls knouen Indispositione and the extraordinary ilness of the weather and uay so as the petitioners may not be run to the hazard of Incurring so Great a penaltie for a very few dayes delay as the said petitione in itself bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered the said petitione They heirby Grant personall protection to the said Earle of Seaforth from the day and date heirof untill the Eighteenth day of January Jaj vic nyntie Eight years Inclusive And discharges all macers messengers at armes or other officers within burgh or Landuard To putt any Letters of Caption acts of uarding or other personall dilligence to executione against the said Earle of Seaforth from the day and date of thir presents untill the said Eighteenth day of January nixt Inclusive His Majesties rents and publick dues being aluayes excepted sic subscribitur Marchmont Cancelar Southerland Mar Morton Loudoun Annandale Ruglen Tarbat Raith Forbes Carmichaell James Steuart Ludovick Grant.

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Protection The Earle of Seaforth

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By The Lords of Broddie and Culloden and other Cautioners for Kenneth Earle of Seaforth Sheuing That wher The petitioners are charged to present the said Earle before their Lordships upon the first of January nixt under a Great penalty And the petitionres Having applied to their Lordships for a prorogation of the day Because of the said Earls sicknes which their Lordships hes refused Notuithstanding of a testificat upon soull and Conscience subscribed by a Doctor of medicine and tuo Ministers And seing The said Earle is most uilling to use his Indeavours albeit with the hazard of his Life to appear Conform to the Charge Given to the petitioners for presenting of him And that the petitioners are Informed that ther are severall Captions against the said Earle for Civill debts and that some of these at whose Instance the Captions are Designe to cause apprehend him in his uay to Edinburgh which will altogither make it Imprestable for him to appear or the petitioners to present him And Therfore humbly Craving to the effect underuryten viz That their Lordships In Consideration of the premisses would discharge all messengers att armes and others from troubling the said Earle upon the account of any Civill debt untill the petitioner present him Conforme to the charge given them or otheruayes Declare the petitioners free In case of his being apprehended And It is Earnestly Intreated that their Lordships will yet be pleased to prorogat the dyet for some few dayes both in respect of the said Earls knouen Indispositione and the extraordinary ilness of the weather and uay so as the petitioners may not be run to the hazard of Incurring so Great a penaltie for a very few dayes delay as the said petitione in itself bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered the said petitione They heirby Grant personall protection to the said Earle of Seaforth from the day and date heirof untill the Eighteenth day of January Jaj vic nyntie Eight years Inclusive And discharges all macers messengers at armes or other officers within burgh or Landuard To putt any Letters of Caption acts of uarding or other personall dilligence to executione against the said Earle of Seaforth from the day and date of thir presents untill the said Eighteenth day of January nixt Inclusive His Majesties rents and publick dues being aluayes excepted sic subscribitur Marchmont Cancelar Southerland Mar Morton Loudoun Annandale Ruglen Tarbat Raith Forbes Carmichaell James Steuart Ludovick Grant.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 317-18.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 317-18.

Warrant, 21 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Warrand for Transporting Colonell Douglas Mutineers to Edinburgh

The Lord High Chancelor represented to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell That some of Colonell Douglasses regiment who were cheiff of the Mutineers at Stirling are seased and are prisoners Keeped by Colonell Row under the souldiers of his regiment at Kirkcaldie The saids Lords Doe heirby Give order and warrand to Colonell Row under whose regiment The saids Mutineers are prisoners To Cause transport the saids Mutineers from Kirkcaldy to Leith under a sufficient guaird and to Committ them prisoners uithin the tolbooth of Leith And Gives order and uarrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh baillies of Leith and Keeper of the tolbooth therof to receave the saids Mutineers and detaine them prisoners in the said tolbooth till farder order from the privy Councell And Recommends to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury to modifie a Competent allouance for aliment to the saids persons Mutineers from the day upon which they were seased untill the day upon which they shall be Liberat.

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Warrand for Transporting Colonell Douglas Mutineers to Edinburgh

The Lord High Chancelor represented to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell That some of Colonell Douglasses regiment who were cheiff of the Mutineers at Stirling are seased and are prisoners Keeped by Colonell Row under the souldiers of his regiment at Kirkcaldie The saids Lords Doe heirby Give order and warrand to Colonell Row under whose regiment The saids Mutineers are prisoners To Cause transport the saids Mutineers from Kirkcaldy to Leith under a sufficient guaird and to Committ them prisoners uithin the tolbooth of Leith And Gives order and uarrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh baillies of Leith and Keeper of the tolbooth therof to receave the saids Mutineers and detaine them prisoners in the said tolbooth till farder order from the privy Councell And Recommends to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury to modifie a Competent allouance for aliment to the saids persons Mutineers from the day upon which they were seased untill the day upon which they shall be Liberat.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 316-17.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 316-17.

Sederunt, 21 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mar; Earl of Morton; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Ruglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Forbes; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Stevenson; Laird of Cessnock; Provost of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mar; Earl of Morton; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Ruglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Forbes; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Stevenson; Laird of Cessnock; Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/51, 316.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 316.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 316.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 316.

Act, 14 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Liberation Leivtenant Chisholme

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By Leivtennant Chisholme Sheuing That the petitioner Hath represented by former petitiones how he was formarly Imprisoned now for the space of ten months For not finding Caution to appear before the Court Martiall att the horse guairds at Whytehall And having then offered such Caution as he uas able to find the same was rejected and he still Lays in this noisome prisone wherin his health hath been much Impaired and the petitioner his wyfe and family reduced to the greatest extremity altho he uas aluayes and still is uilling to doe all in his pouer to satisfie those that pretend any Claime against him and uill undoubtedly be able to Clear himself of any thing that Can be Charged upon him And seing that the petitioners Imprisonment Can noe uayes Contribute to the obtaining of what is pretended against him And that he is ready to Give all the security In his pouer for that effect And because the petitioner Cannot find bale He is uilling to Inact himself under the highest Certifications that can be demanded To Ansuer all that is Charged against him And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships to Consider the petitionres case and upon his Inacting himself In a place of Caution which In truth he Cannot find to order him to be sett at Libertie without Fees Having nothing to pay the Good man of the tolbooth or his servants as the said petition bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petition given in to them by The said Leivtennant Chisholme and ansuers therto By The Lady Graden They doe heirby Give order and warrand to The Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To Sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof In respect the petitioner before extracting heirof Hath Inacted himself in the books of his Majesties privie Councell That he shall hold Compt and make payment to the said Lady Graden of what shall be found due by him to her of the money belonging and payable to the Deceast Leivtennant Colonell […] Home her son And hath Given bond and found […] Chisholme of Fairhope his father as Cautioner therin That he shall not depairt furth of this kingdome without Libertie of The King or his privie Councell untill he Clear and Compt uith the said Lady under the penaltie of ane Hundreth pounds Sterling By and att our performance of the premisses.

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Liberation Leivtenant Chisholme

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By Leivtennant Chisholme Sheuing That the petitioner Hath represented by former petitiones how he was formarly Imprisoned now for the space of ten months For not finding Caution to appear before the Court Martiall att the horse guairds at Whytehall And having then offered such Caution as he uas able to find the same was rejected and he still Lays in this noisome prisone wherin his health hath been much Impaired and the petitioner his wyfe and family reduced to the greatest extremity altho he uas aluayes and still is uilling to doe all in his pouer to satisfie those that pretend any Claime against him and uill undoubtedly be able to Clear himself of any thing that Can be Charged upon him And seing that the petitioners Imprisonment Can noe uayes Contribute to the obtaining of what is pretended against him And that he is ready to Give all the security In his pouer for that effect And because the petitioner Cannot find bale He is uilling to Inact himself under the highest Certifications that can be demanded To Ansuer all that is Charged against him And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships to Consider the petitionres case and upon his Inacting himself In a place of Caution which In truth he Cannot find to order him to be sett at Libertie without Fees Having nothing to pay the Good man of the tolbooth or his servants as the said petition bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petition given in to them by The said Leivtennant Chisholme and ansuers therto By The Lady Graden They doe heirby Give order and warrand to The Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To Sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof In respect the petitioner before extracting heirof Hath Inacted himself in the books of his Majesties privie Councell That he shall hold Compt and make payment to the said Lady Graden of what shall be found due by him to her of the money belonging and payable to the Deceast Leivtennant Colonell […] Home her son And hath Given bond and found […] Chisholme of Fairhope his father as Cautioner therin That he shall not depairt furth of this kingdome without Libertie of The King or his privie Councell untill he Clear and Compt uith the said Lady under the penaltie of ane Hundreth pounds Sterling By and att our performance of the premisses.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 315-16.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 315-16.

Act, 14 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Liberation of the Laird of Kinfaans

Anent the petition given into the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By Alexander Blair alias Carnegie of Kinfaines Sheuing That their Lordships were Justly pleased to Committ the petitioner to the Castle of Edinburgh upon the […] day of November Last For his misbehaviour in their Lordships presence wher he hath Continoued ever since And seing it uas only the effect of his want of experience and of the Knouledge of the respect due to their Lordships which he hopes uill be pardoned In respect of his age and Confusion at that tyme And being now to Choise his Curators on teusday nixt so that it is in some sort necessar That the petitioner Should have Libertie And therfore Humblie Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petition given in to them by the said Alexander Blair alias Carnegie They doe heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Constable and Governour of the Castle of Edinburgh And In his absence Gives order and uarrand to the nixt Commanding officer ther To sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof For which this shall be to all Concerned a sufficient warrand.

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Liberation of the Laird of Kinfaans

Anent the petition given into the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By Alexander Blair alias Carnegie of Kinfaines Sheuing That their Lordships were Justly pleased to Committ the petitioner to the Castle of Edinburgh upon the […] day of November Last For his misbehaviour in their Lordships presence wher he hath Continoued ever since And seing it uas only the effect of his want of experience and of the Knouledge of the respect due to their Lordships which he hopes uill be pardoned In respect of his age and Confusion at that tyme And being now to Choise his Curators on teusday nixt so that it is in some sort necessar That the petitioner Should have Libertie And therfore Humblie Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petition given in to them by the said Alexander Blair alias Carnegie They doe heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Constable and Governour of the Castle of Edinburgh And In his absence Gives order and uarrand to the nixt Commanding officer ther To sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof For which this shall be to all Concerned a sufficient warrand.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 314-15.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 314-15.

Act, 14 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Act taking off The viscount of Oxfoords Confynment

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By Robert Viscount of Oxfoord Sheuing That the petitioner some years agoe being Called before their Lordships He uas putt under Confynment at his oune house and tuo Mylls about the same And seing now ther is peace Concluded wherby the Cause of putting the petitioner under the said Confynment is happily taken auay And that the petitioners affairs and bussines are much prejudged by his said restraint and he the only persone of all these then putt under Confynment who is Continoued And therfore Humblie Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petition given in to them by Robert Viscount of Oxfoord They doe heirby take off the Confynment formerly putt upon the said viscount And Declares him quytt therof and free therfrae And Gives order and warrand to The Clerks of privie Councell to delyver up to the viscount the bond granted by him and his Cautioners for Keeping his Confynment and his peacable behaviour and appearance when called for For which this shall be to all Concerned a sufficient warrand.

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Act taking off The viscount of Oxfoords Confynment

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councell By Robert Viscount of Oxfoord Sheuing That the petitioner some years agoe being Called before their Lordships He uas putt under Confynment at his oune house and tuo Mylls about the same And seing now ther is peace Concluded wherby the Cause of putting the petitioner under the said Confynment is happily taken auay And that the petitioners affairs and bussines are much prejudged by his said restraint and he the only persone of all these then putt under Confynment who is Continoued And therfore Humblie Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petition given in to them by Robert Viscount of Oxfoord They doe heirby take off the Confynment formerly putt upon the said viscount And Declares him quytt therof and free therfrae And Gives order and warrand to The Clerks of privie Councell to delyver up to the viscount the bond granted by him and his Cautioners for Keeping his Confynment and his peacable behaviour and appearance when called for For which this shall be to all Concerned a sufficient warrand.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 314.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 314.

Order, 14 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Letter anent Douglasses souldiers their peacable disbanding

A Letter from Captaine Grhame To the Lord Carmichaell Commander in Cheiff for the tyme of his Majesties forces uithin this Kingdome for the tyme telling that Colonell Douglass his regiment Have peacably disbanded at Stirling upon payment of a weeks pay and delyvered up their armes read in Councell this day.
After reading of which Letter The Councell Recommended to the said Lord Carmichaell to Countermand his Lordships troops att Dunss from marching to Edinburgh as was ordered yeasterday.

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Letter anent Douglasses souldiers their peacable disbanding

A Letter from Captaine Grhame To the Lord Carmichaell Commander in Cheiff for the tyme of his Majesties forces uithin this Kingdome for the tyme telling that Colonell Douglass his regiment Have peacably disbanded at Stirling upon payment of a weeks pay and delyvered up their armes read in Councell this day.
After reading of which Letter The Councell Recommended to the said Lord Carmichaell to Countermand his Lordships troops att Dunss from marching to Edinburgh as was ordered yeasterday.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 314.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 314.

Sederunt, 14 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Lord Chancelor; Marquis of Douglass; Marquis of Tueeddale; Earl of Mar; Earl of Morton; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Ruglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Grant; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Stevenson; Laird of Cessnock; Provost of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Marquis of Douglass; Marquis of Tueeddale; Earl of Mar; Earl of Morton; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Ruglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Grant; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Stevenson; Laird of Cessnock; Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/51, 313.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 313.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 313.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 313.