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Procedure, 2 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Procedure

[No public business]

Noe publick bussines done this day.

Att Edinburgh The second day of December Jaj vic nyntie seven years

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Procedure

[No public business]

Noe publick bussines done this day.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 299.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 299.

Sederunt, 2 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Marquis of Tueeddale; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mar; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Ruglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Mr Francis Montgomery; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Stevenson; Provost of Edinburgh; Sir Patrick Murray

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

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Marquis of Tueeddale; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mar; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Ruglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Mr Francis Montgomery; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Stevenson; Provost of Edinburgh; Sir Patrick Murray

1. NRS, PC1/51, 299.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 299.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 299.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 299.

Procedure: committee formed, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Procedure: committee formed

Committie anent Bales and persons come from France

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby nominat and appoint the Earle of Melvill Lord president of privie Councill The Duke of Queensberry Lord privie Seall The Earls of Argyll and Annandale The Viscount of Teviot Lord Advocat Lord Justice Clerk and Sir John Maxwell of Pollock to be a Committie to meet with the Lord Chancelor at his Lordships Lodging on Satturday nixt at nyne of the clock in the forenoon And to Consider the List made up by the Councill taken from the books wherein the persons under bale are Insert And Lykewayes to Consider the proclamation of Councill Against persons who have been in France And to Consider what of these persons under bale are to be Called for or what else is to be done with them and the persons in the forsaid proclamation And to report therein In the whole matter to the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill And declares any four of the said Committie with the Lord High Chancelor to be a sufficient Quorum.

Att Edinburgh The Threttie first day of December Jaj vic nyntie six years

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Procedure: committee formed

Committie anent Bales and persons come from France

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby nominat and appoint the Earle of Melvill Lord president of privie Councill The Duke of Queensberry Lord privie Seall The Earls of Argyll and Annandale The Viscount of Teviot Lord Advocat Lord Justice Clerk and Sir John Maxwell of Pollock to be a Committie to meet with the Lord Chancelor at his Lordships Lodging on Satturday nixt at nyne of the clock in the forenoon And to Consider the List made up by the Councill taken from the books wherein the persons under bale are Insert And Lykewayes to Consider the proclamation of Councill Against persons who have been in France And to Consider what of these persons under bale are to be Called for or what else is to be done with them and the persons in the forsaid proclamation And to report therein In the whole matter to the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill And declares any four of the said Committie with the Lord High Chancelor to be a sufficient Quorum.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 82.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 82.

Proclamation, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamation anent Old Fourteens and their halfes, Cobbs and 40 penny peices

William By the Grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Counsell messengers at arms our shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as by the Act past in the Last session of our Current parliament anent the old fourteen shilling peices weighing tuo dropps and tuenty seven Grains And their halfes weighing proportionallie shall be receaved in all payments at their present Current rates And that the other old Fourteens and their halfes under the said weight shall pass in all payments at the rate of Three pounds Four shilling the unce Being a Grott for the drop Therfore and in pursuance of the said Act of parliament and for removing any difficultie that may arise about the weight we with advyce of the Lords of our privie Counsell have declared And hereby declare and ordain that the weight at which the said old Fourteens and there halfs are to pass Is the Lanerk troy weight That is the weight of the stone and its fractions Committed to the Custody of the burgh of Lanerk and Knouen to be the standard of the weight within this Kingdome according as the saids weights are or shall be marked by the Deans of gild of the royall burroues in the usuall manner And further for the better facilitating the Currency of money we with advyce forsaid declare and appoint all the peices of money Commonly called Cobbs and their fractions of whatever kynd they be to pass uithout distruction by weight That is such of them as weigh Fourteen drop or above at the rate of Fiftie six shilling and such as weigh Less at the rate of four Shilling Scotts per drop of the forsaid weight of Lanerk And Lastly we with advyce forsaid ordaine all Scotts Fourtie penny peices to pass and be Current in all payments at three shilling and six pennies per piece Certifying such as shall refuse the saids old fourteens and their halfs or the saids Cobbs and their fractions or the saids Scotts Fourtie penny peices at the rate above appointed they shall be Lyable in the double of what shall be refused to be summarly executed at the instance and for the use of the officers by all Judges ordinary without delay Our Will is Herefore and we 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 within this Kingdome And ther in our name and authority by open proclamation make Intimation hereof that none pretend ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the threttie one day of december and of our reigne the Eight year 1696 sic subscribitur.

Att Edinburgh The Threttie first day of December Jaj vic nyntie six years

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Proclamation

Proclamation anent Old Fourteens and their halfes, Cobbs and 40 penny peices

William By the Grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Counsell messengers at arms our shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as by the Act past in the Last session of our Current parliament anent the old fourteen shilling peices weighing tuo dropps and tuenty seven Grains And their halfes weighing proportionallie shall be receaved in all payments at their present Current rates And that the other old Fourteens and their halfes under the said weight shall pass in all payments at the rate of Three pounds Four shilling the unce Being a Grott for the drop Therfore and in pursuance of the said Act of parliament and for removing any difficultie that may arise about the weight we with advyce of the Lords of our privie Counsell have declared And hereby declare and ordain that the weight at which the said old Fourteens and there halfs are to pass Is the Lanerk troy weight That is the weight of the stone and its fractions Committed to the Custody of the burgh of Lanerk and Knouen to be the standard of the weight within this Kingdome according as the saids weights are or shall be marked by the Deans of gild of the royall burroues in the usuall manner And further for the better facilitating the Currency of money we with advyce forsaid declare and appoint all the peices of money Commonly called Cobbs and their fractions of whatever kynd they be to pass uithout distruction by weight That is such of them as weigh Fourteen drop or above at the rate of Fiftie six shilling and such as weigh Less at the rate of four Shilling Scotts per drop of the forsaid weight of Lanerk And Lastly we with advyce forsaid ordaine all Scotts Fourtie penny peices to pass and be Current in all payments at three shilling and six pennies per piece Certifying such as shall refuse the saids old fourteens and their halfs or the saids Cobbs and their fractions or the saids Scotts Fourtie penny peices at the rate above appointed they shall be Lyable in the double of what shall be refused to be summarly executed at the instance and for the use of the officers by all Judges ordinary without delay Our Will is Herefore and we 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 within this Kingdome And ther in our name and authority by open proclamation make Intimation hereof that none pretend ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the threttie one day of december and of our reigne the Eight year 1696 sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 81-2.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 81-2.

Sederunt, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Cessnock; Provost of Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Threttie first day of December Jaj vic nyntie six years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Cessnock; Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/51, 81.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 81.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 81.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 81.

Procedure, 29 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Anent the money

After some discourse Anent the Calling up of money It went to the vote proceed or delay And uas Carryed proceed And therafter It having gone to the vote Call upon the money or not It was Carryed in the negative.

Att Edinburgh The Tuenty nynth day of December Jaj vic nyntie six years

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Procedure

Anent the money

After some discourse Anent the Calling up of money It went to the vote proceed or delay And uas Carryed proceed And therafter It having gone to the vote Call upon the money or not It was Carryed in the negative.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 81.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 81.

Act, 29 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Act

Act allouing the Importation of Victuall

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Considering the Great Scarcity that the Countrey at present Laboures under by reasone of the Late and unseasonable harvest have therfore thought fitt to allow And doe heirby allow all persons to Import victuall of all Sorts that is wheat rye oates peise beer Beans malt and meall from abroad into this Kingdome free of all Custome and excise or other publick deuty whatsoever Sic Subscribitur Poluarth camelar Melvill P Queensberrie Argyll Morton Lauderdale Leven Annandale Forfar Yester Hamilton William Anstruther Robert Sinclair.

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Act

Act allouing the Importation of Victuall

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Considering the Great Scarcity that the Countrey at present Laboures under by reasone of the Late and unseasonable harvest have therfore thought fitt to allow And doe heirby allow all persons to Import victuall of all Sorts that is wheat rye oates peise beer Beans malt and meall from abroad into this Kingdome free of all Custome and excise or other publick deuty whatsoever Sic Subscribitur Poluarth camelar Melvill P Queensberrie Argyll Morton Lauderdale Leven Annandale Forfar Yester Hamilton William Anstruther Robert Sinclair.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 81.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 81.

Sederunt, 29 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord Yester; Lord John Hamilton; Viscount Teviot; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone

Att Edinburgh The Tuenty nynth day of December Jaj vic nyntie six years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord Yester; Lord John Hamilton; Viscount Teviot; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone

1. NRS, PC1/51, 80.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 80.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 80.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 80.

Procedure, 28 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Procedure

[Bale books read]

The rest of the Books of Bales read and revised this day.

Att Edinburgh the tuenty Eight day of December Jaj vic nyntie six years

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Procedure

[Bale books read]

The rest of the Books of Bales read and revised this day.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 80.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 80.

Procedure, 28 December 1696, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Recomendatione To the Lord Advocat to draw tuo acts for McIntosh

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat to draw tuo Acts The one to Collonell Hill at Fortwilliam and the other to the shireff of Inverness For seasing Mcdonald of Keppoch dead or alyve And a proclamation primising a reuard of one hundred pounds sterling to any persone who shall apprehend Keppoch.

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Procedure

Recomendatione To the Lord Advocat to draw tuo acts for McIntosh

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat to draw tuo Acts The one to Collonell Hill at Fortwilliam and the other to the shireff of Inverness For seasing Mcdonald of Keppoch dead or alyve And a proclamation primising a reuard of one hundred pounds sterling to any persone who shall apprehend Keppoch.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 80.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 80.