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Order, 11 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Order

Recomendatione to The Lord Chancelor to uryte to Colonell Hill to send south Captain Mckenzie who suffered the Earle of Seaforth to escape

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Being Informed That Captain Mckenzie Governour of the garrison att Invernes being required by a Messenger at armes to Give him assistance in executing of Letters against the Earle of Seaforth Conform to the Letters and a warrand direct by the Commander in cheiff for that effect hes refused or delayed to Give him assistance so that the Earle hes escaped The said Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Recommend to the Lord high Chancelor of Scotland to wryte to Colonell Sir John Hill Governour of Fortwilliam That he send the said Captain Mckenzie prisoner under a sufficient Guard to the toune of Edinburgh as soon as possible he Can That he may attend the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell And make ansuer for his misdemaners,

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Order

Recomendatione to The Lord Chancelor to uryte to Colonell Hill to send south Captain Mckenzie who suffered the Earle of Seaforth to escape

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Being Informed That Captain Mckenzie Governour of the garrison att Invernes being required by a Messenger at armes to Give him assistance in executing of Letters against the Earle of Seaforth Conform to the Letters and a warrand direct by the Commander in cheiff for that effect hes refused or delayed to Give him assistance so that the Earle hes escaped The said Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Recommend to the Lord high Chancelor of Scotland to wryte to Colonell Sir John Hill Governour of Fortwilliam That he send the said Captain Mckenzie prisoner under a sufficient Guard to the toune of Edinburgh as soon as possible he Can That he may attend the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell And make ansuer for his misdemaners,

1. NRS, PC1/51, 309-10.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 309-10.

Procedure, 11 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Report Anent disbanding of the Lord Forbesses regiment

Report from the provost and Shirreff Deput of Invernes to the privie Councell according as they appointed by their act of the tuenty third Last anent the disbanding of the Lord Forbesses regiment of dragoons Giving ane account that severall of the troops had rode auay uith their armes and horses pretending differences betuixt their officers and them upon account of their pay was read and ordered to ly in the Clerks hands.

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Procedure

Report Anent disbanding of the Lord Forbesses regiment

Report from the provost and Shirreff Deput of Invernes to the privie Councell according as they appointed by their act of the tuenty third Last anent the disbanding of the Lord Forbesses regiment of dragoons Giving ane account that severall of the troops had rode auay uith their armes and horses pretending differences betuixt their officers and them upon account of their pay was read and ordered to ly in the Clerks hands.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 309.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 309.

Order, 11 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Order

Letter Anent Colonell Douglasses regiment mutinying

A Letter from Frances Napier provost of Stirling To The Lord high Chancelor Acquainting his Lordship That Colonell Douglasses regiment of foot appointed to be disbanded att Stirling upon fryday the tenth Instant Fyred upon ther officers And refuses to Lay doun their armes untill payed of what is ouing for fourteen dayes subsistance And threaten to plunder the toune of Stirline The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Recomended to the Lord Carmichaell Commander in cheiff for the tyme of his Majesties forces uithin this kingdome To prepare and have in readiness such of his Majesties forces both foot and dragoons as shall be Convenient to send to the toune of Stirling against the said day for suppressing the saids Mutineers In case they doe not delyver up their armes disband and dissipat themselvs against the said day.

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Letter Anent Colonell Douglasses regiment mutinying

A Letter from Frances Napier provost of Stirling To The Lord high Chancelor Acquainting his Lordship That Colonell Douglasses regiment of foot appointed to be disbanded att Stirling upon fryday the tenth Instant Fyred upon ther officers And refuses to Lay doun their armes untill payed of what is ouing for fourteen dayes subsistance And threaten to plunder the toune of Stirline The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Recomended to the Lord Carmichaell Commander in cheiff for the tyme of his Majesties forces uithin this kingdome To prepare and have in readiness such of his Majesties forces both foot and dragoons as shall be Convenient to send to the toune of Stirling against the said day for suppressing the saids Mutineers In case they doe not delyver up their armes disband and dissipat themselvs against the said day.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 309.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 309.

Sederunt, 11 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Marquis of Tueeddale; Earl of Morton; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Ruglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Halcraig; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Provost of Edinburgh

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Lord Chancelor; Marquis of Tueeddale; Earl of Morton; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Ruglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Halcraig; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/51, 309.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 309.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 309.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 309.

Warrant, 9 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrand for Banishing Joseph Martine

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered ane Enactment or Consent to their Lordships by Sir James Steuart his Majesties advocat subscribed by Joseph Martine sometyme prentice to Robert Steadman skipper Bearing that he being delated and Imprisoned for Certaine Crimes he does willingly and freely Consent to his banishment in the plantations In America raither then to abyde an tryall They heirby Interpone their authority to the said Joseph Martine his banishment and Enactment And doe heirby Banish the said Joseph Martine to his Majesties plantations in America And discharges him to returne without the King or Councills warrand And Gives order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to Liberat and sett Furth the said Joseph Martine furth of their tolbooth In order to his transportation to his Majesties plantations And to delyver the said Joseph to his mother or other freinds for that effect In presence and at sight of the said Sir James Steuart his Majesties advocat To whom The said Lords doe heirby Recommend to see the said Joseph shipped in the first ship going for his Majesties plantations or to take security of his saids friends and relations that they shall ship him for the same uith the first ship going therto And that he shall never returne uithout the King or Councells warrand.

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Warrant

Warrand for Banishing Joseph Martine

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having Considered ane Enactment or Consent to their Lordships by Sir James Steuart his Majesties advocat subscribed by Joseph Martine sometyme prentice to Robert Steadman skipper Bearing that he being delated and Imprisoned for Certaine Crimes he does willingly and freely Consent to his banishment in the plantations In America raither then to abyde an tryall They heirby Interpone their authority to the said Joseph Martine his banishment and Enactment And doe heirby Banish the said Joseph Martine to his Majesties plantations in America And discharges him to returne without the King or Councills warrand And Gives order and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to Liberat and sett Furth the said Joseph Martine furth of their tolbooth In order to his transportation to his Majesties plantations And to delyver the said Joseph to his mother or other freinds for that effect In presence and at sight of the said Sir James Steuart his Majesties advocat To whom The said Lords doe heirby Recommend to see the said Joseph shipped in the first ship going for his Majesties plantations or to take security of his saids friends and relations that they shall ship him for the same uith the first ship going therto And that he shall never returne uithout the King or Councells warrand.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 308.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 308.

Warrant, 9 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrand for disbanding the Garrisons of the bass and Dunnottar

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Recommend to the Lord Carmichaell Commander in cheiff for the tyme of his Majesties forces uithin this kingdome To send orders to Captain Livingstoune one of the Captains of Colonell Makgill his regiment and Commander of the Company of that regiment now lying in the Castle of Dunnottar to disband the said Company upon fryday Eight dayes being the seventeenth of december Instant And the saids Lords appointes Mr James Keith Shirreff depute of the shire of the Mearns uithin which Shire the said Castle of Dunnottar lyes To see the said Company disbanded upon the day forsaid And to take Care that the armes of the said Company and ammunition Lying in the said Castle be secured uithin the said Castle untill the same be sent south to his Majesties magazine in the Castle of Edinburgh And Recommends to the Earle of Marschall to allou a roum in the said castle to the said Shirreff deput for keeping the armes and ammunition till they come south And to delyver the key of the roume wherin the armes and ammunition Shall be putt to the Said Shirreff to remaine In his hands So Long as the armes and ammunitione remaines in the said roume And appointes the Shirref deput to grant recept to Captain Livingstoun of the armes and ammunition Conform to ane Inventar to be delyvered by the said Captaine to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury And Recommends to the said Lord Carmichaell to Give orders to Leivtennant John Hay Governour of the garrison which Lyes in the Isle of the Bass Being a detachment of Colonell Makgill and Colonell Douglasses regiments to disband the said Detachment upon Munday nixt being the thretteenth day of December instant And to Cause the said Leivtennant John Hay take speciall Care to secure the armes of the said Deatchment and to delyver the same to the officer of the detachment which shall Come to remaine in the Bass upon Inventar to be subscrybed by the said officer And by him Given up to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury And Recommends to the said Lord Carmichaell to Give orders to Colonell Row to Cause also many of the souldiers of the regiment under the said Colonell Row to march into the Bass upon Munday the said thretteenth day of December Instant And to remaine and keep garrison ther untill farder order.

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Warrant

Warrand for disbanding the Garrisons of the bass and Dunnottar

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Recommend to the Lord Carmichaell Commander in cheiff for the tyme of his Majesties forces uithin this kingdome To send orders to Captain Livingstoune one of the Captains of Colonell Makgill his regiment and Commander of the Company of that regiment now lying in the Castle of Dunnottar to disband the said Company upon fryday Eight dayes being the seventeenth of december Instant And the saids Lords appointes Mr James Keith Shirreff depute of the shire of the Mearns uithin which Shire the said Castle of Dunnottar lyes To see the said Company disbanded upon the day forsaid And to take Care that the armes of the said Company and ammunition Lying in the said Castle be secured uithin the said Castle untill the same be sent south to his Majesties magazine in the Castle of Edinburgh And Recommends to the Earle of Marschall to allou a roum in the said castle to the said Shirreff deput for keeping the armes and ammunition till they come south And to delyver the key of the roume wherin the armes and ammunition Shall be putt to the Said Shirreff to remaine In his hands So Long as the armes and ammunitione remaines in the said roume And appointes the Shirref deput to grant recept to Captain Livingstoun of the armes and ammunition Conform to ane Inventar to be delyvered by the said Captaine to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury And Recommends to the said Lord Carmichaell to Give orders to Leivtennant John Hay Governour of the garrison which Lyes in the Isle of the Bass Being a detachment of Colonell Makgill and Colonell Douglasses regiments to disband the said Detachment upon Munday nixt being the thretteenth day of December instant And to Cause the said Leivtennant John Hay take speciall Care to secure the armes of the said Deatchment and to delyver the same to the officer of the detachment which shall Come to remaine in the Bass upon Inventar to be subscrybed by the said officer And by him Given up to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury And Recommends to the said Lord Carmichaell to Give orders to Colonell Row to Cause also many of the souldiers of the regiment under the said Colonell Row to march into the Bass upon Munday the said thretteenth day of December Instant And to remaine and keep garrison ther untill farder order.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 307-8.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 307-8.

Proclamation, 9 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamation Calling doun the french three four-peice to 3s Scotts and appointing the Scotts 40d to pass at 3s 6d Scotts

The proclamation underwryten Being read was votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues:
William By the Grace of God King of Great Britaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councell pursevants messengers at armes our Shirreffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally speciallie Constitut Greeting Forasmuchas The subjects and Interest of this our ancient kingdome Doe sustaine a Great and grouing prejudice by the Inbringing great quantaties of French small money Called the three souse peice and passing the same at three shilling six pennies Scotts a rate farr above their true uorth and value And that severall of our Leidges doe Scruple and demurr to receave in payments the Fourty penny peices Coined and minted uithin this Kingdome by our predecessors at the rate of three Shilling six pennies Scotts upon pretence that they are Bare and uorn through use Albeit the print and vestige of the Coine of this kingdom be visible upon them Therfor and for remeid of the forsaids abuses We with advyce of the Lords of our privie Councell Doe heirby prohibite and Discharge the small French money Called the three Sous peice which heretofore passed at three shilling six pennies Scotts to pass for hereafter or be offered in payments but at the rate of three shilling Scotts only and to be receaved at noe higher rate or value by any of our Leidges Ordaining and Commanding nevertheles the French Croun to pass at Fiftie Eight shilling Scotts uith its half and quarter proportionally as before And farder we with advyce forsaid Require and Command all our Leidges to pass and Receave in payments of all Sorts the Fourty penny peices of the Coine and mint of this Kingdome at three shilling six pennies Scotts money how bare soever and uorn through the use the samen be If the print and vestige of the Coine of this kingdome be visible upon them Discharging heirby any of our Leidges to refuse the saids Scotts fourty penny peices at the rate of three shilling six pennies under the paine of being lyable to pay the double of what they refuse to the party who offered the same which is Immediatly uithout any proces to be decerned and exacted from the Resetter by any magistrat uithin this kingdom In favoures and to the behoofe of him from whom any of the said fourty penny peices is refused Our Will is Herefore And ue Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the remanent mercat Crosses of the headburghs of the severall shires and steuartries uithin this Kingdome And ther In our name and authority by open proclamation make Intimation of the premisses That none pretend ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our Signet at Edinburgh Given under our signett att Edinburgh the nynth day of December and of our reigne the Nynth year 1697 sic subscribitur.

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Proclamation

Proclamation Calling doun the french three four-peice to 3s Scotts and appointing the Scotts 40d to pass at 3s 6d Scotts

The proclamation underwryten Being read was votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues:
William By the Grace of God King of Great Britaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councell pursevants messengers at armes our Shirreffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally speciallie Constitut Greeting Forasmuchas The subjects and Interest of this our ancient kingdome Doe sustaine a Great and grouing prejudice by the Inbringing great quantaties of French small money Called the three souse peice and passing the same at three shilling six pennies Scotts a rate farr above their true uorth and value And that severall of our Leidges doe Scruple and demurr to receave in payments the Fourty penny peices Coined and minted uithin this Kingdome by our predecessors at the rate of three Shilling six pennies Scotts upon pretence that they are Bare and uorn through use Albeit the print and vestige of the Coine of this kingdom be visible upon them Therfor and for remeid of the forsaids abuses We with advyce of the Lords of our privie Councell Doe heirby prohibite and Discharge the small French money Called the three Sous peice which heretofore passed at three shilling six pennies Scotts to pass for hereafter or be offered in payments but at the rate of three shilling Scotts only and to be receaved at noe higher rate or value by any of our Leidges Ordaining and Commanding nevertheles the French Croun to pass at Fiftie Eight shilling Scotts uith its half and quarter proportionally as before And farder we with advyce forsaid Require and Command all our Leidges to pass and Receave in payments of all Sorts the Fourty penny peices of the Coine and mint of this Kingdome at three shilling six pennies Scotts money how bare soever and uorn through the use the samen be If the print and vestige of the Coine of this kingdome be visible upon them Discharging heirby any of our Leidges to refuse the saids Scotts fourty penny peices at the rate of three shilling six pennies under the paine of being lyable to pay the double of what they refuse to the party who offered the same which is Immediatly uithout any proces to be decerned and exacted from the Resetter by any magistrat uithin this kingdom In favoures and to the behoofe of him from whom any of the said fourty penny peices is refused Our Will is Herefore And ue Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the remanent mercat Crosses of the headburghs of the severall shires and steuartries uithin this Kingdome And ther In our name and authority by open proclamation make Intimation of the premisses That none pretend ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our Signet at Edinburgh Given under our signett att Edinburgh the nynth day of December and of our reigne the Nynth year 1697 sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 306-7.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 306-7.

Proclamation, 9 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamatione against persons returning from France uithout passes

The proclamation underwryten being read was votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues:
William By the Grace of God King of Great Britaine France and Ireland defendar of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councell messengers at armes our Shirreffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally speciallie Constitut Greeting Forasmuchas severall persons denunced Rebells for high treason and others dangerous and disaffected who have presumed Contrary to the act of parliament aither to stay in or goe to the Kingdome of France or one or other of the Dominions subject to the French King during the tyme of the Late warr Have since returned or may be designed to return to this Kingdome without our permission Therfore we with advice of the Lords of our privie Councell Have thought fitt not only to prohibite Lykeas we heirby expressly prohibite and discharge all such persons either denunced or who have Contrary to the said Act of parliament stayed in or gone to the said Kingdome of France or any of the dominions subject to the French King to Return to this Kingdome unles they first obtaine our passe and Libertie for so doing under the Certification Contained in the said Act But also Have appointed and heirby appoint and Command all shirreffs of shires Lords and baillies of Regalities and other baillies stuarts of stuartries and their deputtes and all magistrats of burroues and other magistrats and officers whatsoever Furthwith to search for sease and apprehend uithin their respective bounds such of the forsaids persons as have already presumed to returne or shall hereafter returne from France or the dominions forsaids uithout our pass and Libertie first obtained for that effect and to Committ them prisoners In their respective prisone and Immediately acquaint the Lords of our privie Councell thereuith and detaine them in sure firmance till farder order as the saids shirreffs and other Magistrats and officers will be ansuerable on their highest perrill And farder we with advice forsaid Doe heirby peremptorly Enjoyne and Charge all Collectors Surveyers Waitors and other officers at sea ports or upon the borders That they take Carefull nottice of the saids persons Lyable as said is ther coming In to this Kingdome And that they use their outmost dilligence to discover And Causs Sease and apprehend them as is above appointed Our Will is Herefore And ue Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the remanent mercat Crosses of the head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries within this Kingdome And ther In our name and authority by open proclamation make Intimatione hereof That none may pretend ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the nynth day of December and of our reigne the Nynth year 1697 sic subscribitur.

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Proclamatione against persons returning from France uithout passes

The proclamation underwryten being read was votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues:
William By the Grace of God King of Great Britaine France and Ireland defendar of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councell messengers at armes our Shirreffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally speciallie Constitut Greeting Forasmuchas severall persons denunced Rebells for high treason and others dangerous and disaffected who have presumed Contrary to the act of parliament aither to stay in or goe to the Kingdome of France or one or other of the Dominions subject to the French King during the tyme of the Late warr Have since returned or may be designed to return to this Kingdome without our permission Therfore we with advice of the Lords of our privie Councell Have thought fitt not only to prohibite Lykeas we heirby expressly prohibite and discharge all such persons either denunced or who have Contrary to the said Act of parliament stayed in or gone to the said Kingdome of France or any of the dominions subject to the French King to Return to this Kingdome unles they first obtaine our passe and Libertie for so doing under the Certification Contained in the said Act But also Have appointed and heirby appoint and Command all shirreffs of shires Lords and baillies of Regalities and other baillies stuarts of stuartries and their deputtes and all magistrats of burroues and other magistrats and officers whatsoever Furthwith to search for sease and apprehend uithin their respective bounds such of the forsaids persons as have already presumed to returne or shall hereafter returne from France or the dominions forsaids uithout our pass and Libertie first obtained for that effect and to Committ them prisoners In their respective prisone and Immediately acquaint the Lords of our privie Councell thereuith and detaine them in sure firmance till farder order as the saids shirreffs and other Magistrats and officers will be ansuerable on their highest perrill And farder we with advice forsaid Doe heirby peremptorly Enjoyne and Charge all Collectors Surveyers Waitors and other officers at sea ports or upon the borders That they take Carefull nottice of the saids persons Lyable as said is ther coming In to this Kingdome And that they use their outmost dilligence to discover And Causs Sease and apprehend them as is above appointed Our Will is Herefore And ue Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the remanent mercat Crosses of the head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries within this Kingdome And ther In our name and authority by open proclamation make Intimatione hereof That none may pretend ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the nynth day of December and of our reigne the Nynth year 1697 sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 305-6.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 305-6.

Proclamation, 9 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamatione Adjurning the parliament

The proclamation underwryten Being read was votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues
William By the Grace of God King of Great Britaine France and Ireland defendar of the faith To our Lyon King at armes and his brethreen Heraulds Macers of our privie Councell pursevants Messengers at armes our Shirreffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally speciallie Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as we by our proclamation of the date the tuenty nynth day of Jullie Last bypast Did adjurne this our present current parliament to the Fifteenth day of December then nixt to Come now Instant And wheras the present state of our affairs does not require the Meeting of our parliament so soon as the said day to which it was adjurned Therfore We with advice of the Lords of our privie Councell are resolved to Continow the said adjurnment from the said fifteenth day of December instant To the Eleventh day of March nixt to Come And that the Members of our said parliament be not putt to unnecessary trouble and Charge We doe heirby with advyce forsaid Continow the Adjurnment of our said Current parliament from the said fifteenth of december Instant to the said Eleventh day of March nixt to Come And we Doe heirby order and require all the Members of our Current parliament to attend the said Eleventh day of March nixt to Come att Edinburgh In the usuall uay and under the Certifications Contained in the severall acts of parliament made theranent Our Will is Herefore And ue Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the mercat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall Shires and steuartries of this our ancient Kingdome And ther by open proclamatione make Intimation that Our said parliament is adjurned to the said Eleventh day of March nixt to Come And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the nynth day of December and of our reigne the Nynth year 1697 sic subscribitur.

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Proclamation

Proclamatione Adjurning the parliament

The proclamation underwryten Being read was votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues
William By the Grace of God King of Great Britaine France and Ireland defendar of the faith To our Lyon King at armes and his brethreen Heraulds Macers of our privie Councell pursevants Messengers at armes our Shirreffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally speciallie Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as we by our proclamation of the date the tuenty nynth day of Jullie Last bypast Did adjurne this our present current parliament to the Fifteenth day of December then nixt to Come now Instant And wheras the present state of our affairs does not require the Meeting of our parliament so soon as the said day to which it was adjurned Therfore We with advice of the Lords of our privie Councell are resolved to Continow the said adjurnment from the said fifteenth day of December instant To the Eleventh day of March nixt to Come And that the Members of our said parliament be not putt to unnecessary trouble and Charge We doe heirby with advyce forsaid Continow the Adjurnment of our said Current parliament from the said fifteenth of december Instant to the said Eleventh day of March nixt to Come And we Doe heirby order and require all the Members of our Current parliament to attend the said Eleventh day of March nixt to Come att Edinburgh In the usuall uay and under the Certifications Contained in the severall acts of parliament made theranent Our Will is Herefore And ue Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the mercat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall Shires and steuartries of this our ancient Kingdome And ther by open proclamatione make Intimation that Our said parliament is adjurned to the said Eleventh day of March nixt to Come And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the nynth day of December and of our reigne the Nynth year 1697 sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 304-5.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 304-5.

Sederunt, 9 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Marquis of Tueeddale; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Morton; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Ruglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Cessnock; Sir Patrick Murray

Att Edinburgh The Nynth day of December Jaj vic nyntie seven years1

A1697/12/132

Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Marquis of Tueeddale; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Morton; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Ruglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Cessnock; Sir Patrick Murray

1. NRS, PC1/51, 304.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 304.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 304.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 304.