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Order, 13 December 1695, Edinburgh

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At Edinburgh the thretteen day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Order

[Recommendation anent James Clark, ingraver to the Mint]

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by James Clark Ingraver to his majesties mint Shewing that where the puncheons and dyes etc. for the mint never were made in Scotland till of late that the petitioner was imployed theranent by a warrand under his Majesties Hand but the same was alwayes done in England and the one half of the Charges and expences was still payed in hand at undertakeing the work and the other Half at the Compleating thereof. And now the said petitioner Haveing perfectly finished the whole work in less then ane year which used to take noe Less then tuo or three years when done in England and coast the generall and master of the Mint great attendance and much expenses yet the said petitioner hes not as yet had the Least encouragement or received one farthing for his work And therfore Humbly craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Lords of his majesties privie Councill Haveing considered the foresaid petition given in to them by the said James Clark with his Majesties warrand under his Royall Hand and Countersigned by the secretary of state in favors of the said petitioner They Hereby Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaurie To cause make payment to the said petitioner of the sum of two Hundred pound sterline money for ingraveing and finisheing all puncheons Counter puncheons matuces and dyes for the silver coyne of this Kingdome conforme to his Majesties warrand for that effect already produced to the Councill and to he produced to the said Lords Commissioners

At Edinburgh the thretteen day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Order

[Recommendation anent James Clark, ingraver to the Mint]

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by James Clark Ingraver to his majesties mint Shewing that where the puncheons and dyes etc. for the mint never were made in Scotland till of late that the petitioner was imployed theranent by a warrand under his Majesties Hand but the same was alwayes done in England and the one half of the Charges and expences was still payed in hand at undertakeing the work and the other Half at the Compleating thereof. And now the said petitioner Haveing perfectly finished the whole work in less then ane year which used to take noe Less then tuo or three years when done in England and coast the generall and master of the Mint great attendance and much expenses yet the said petitioner hes not as yet had the Least encouragement or received one farthing for his work And therfore Humbly craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Lords of his majesties privie Councill Haveing considered the foresaid petition given in to them by the said James Clark with his Majesties warrand under his Royall Hand and Countersigned by the secretary of state in favors of the said petitioner They Hereby Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaurie To cause make payment to the said petitioner of the sum of two Hundred pound sterline money for ingraveing and finisheing all puncheons Counter puncheons matuces and dyes for the silver coyne of this Kingdome conforme to his Majesties warrand for that effect already produced to the Councill and to he produced to the said Lords Commissioners

1. NRS, PC1/50, 293-4.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 293-4.

Act, 13 December 1695, Edinburgh

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At Edinburgh the thretteen day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Act

Act allowing importatione of meall from Ireland.

The following act being read was approven and signed and ordored to be recorded and to be printed and published followeth the tenor of the act At Edinburgh the thretteen day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years The Lords of His Majesties privy Councill understanding by good2 Informatione from the western shyres of this Kingdome That the pryces of the meall there are risen above the rates set doune3 in the act of parliament Jaj vjc seventy and two years intituled act dischargeing the importatione of irish victuall doe therefore in consideratione of the present scaircity in these parts and the distress ensueing upon it and according to the power given to them by the foresaid act, allow the importatione of meall (but of noe other graine) from Ireland4 From any port or part betwixt the mouth of Annan and the Head of Kintire and that for the releiff of the foresaid shyres declareing That this allowance shall only indure from the date hereof to the first day of February exclusive and noe Longer and for that effect suspends all proclamations and Commissions made for restraining the said Importatione, dureing the said tyme and space of permissione, but prejudice alwayes to the prohibitione contained in the foresaid act after the said first day of Februarie inclusive as lykewayes as to all other ports and parts of this Kingdome not Hereby priviledged as if this allowance had not been granted And ordaines these presents to be printed and to be published at the marcat cross of Edinburgh and other places needfull Sic subscribitur Tweddale Can Queensberry Southerland Forfar Yester Tarbat Carmichaell Polwarth James Stueart Adam Cockburne5 Archibald Murray G Campbell

At Edinburgh the thretteen day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Act

Act allowing importatione of meall from Ireland.

The following act being read was approven and signed and ordored to be recorded and to be printed and published followeth the tenor of the act At Edinburgh the thretteen day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years The Lords of His Majesties privy Councill understanding by good2 Informatione from the western shyres of this Kingdome That the pryces of the meall there are risen above the rates set doune3 in the act of parliament Jaj vjc seventy and two years intituled act dischargeing the importatione of irish victuall doe therefore in consideratione of the present scaircity in these parts and the distress ensueing upon it and according to the power given to them by the foresaid act, allow the importatione of meall (but of noe other graine) from Ireland4 From any port or part betwixt the mouth of Annan and the Head of Kintire and that for the releiff of the foresaid shyres declareing That this allowance shall only indure from the date hereof to the first day of February exclusive and noe Longer and for that effect suspends all proclamations and Commissions made for restraining the said Importatione, dureing the said tyme and space of permissione, but prejudice alwayes to the prohibitione contained in the foresaid act after the said first day of Februarie inclusive as lykewayes as to all other ports and parts of this Kingdome not Hereby priviledged as if this allowance had not been granted And ordaines these presents to be printed and to be published at the marcat cross of Edinburgh and other places needfull Sic subscribitur Tweddale Can Queensberry Southerland Forfar Yester Tarbat Carmichaell Polwarth James Stueart Adam Cockburne5 Archibald Murray G Campbell

1. NRS, PC1/50, 293.

2. The word ‘and’ scored out here.

3. The word ‘by’ scored out here.

4. The word ‘To’ scored out here.

5. The word ‘Jo’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 293.

2. The word ‘and’ scored out here.

3. The word ‘by’ scored out here.

4. The word ‘To’ scored out here.

5. The word ‘Jo’ scored out here.

Sederunt, 13 December 1695, Edinburgh

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At Edinburgh the thretteen day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Forfar; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Polwarth; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Cessnock

At Edinburgh the thretteen day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Forfar; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Polwarth; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Cessnock

1. NRS, PC1/50, 292.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 293.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 292.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 293.

Act, 12 December 1695, Edinburgh

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At Edinburgh thursday the tuelth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Act

Act Mr McQueen and Mr Nicolsone in Sky.

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by Mr Donald McQueen and Master Donald Nicolsone ministers of the respective Paroches of Snisfoord and St Maries in Troterness in the isle of Skye and in name and behalf of their brethreen ministers of the Long Island Shewing that where the said petitioners by their distance from Edinburgh being under ane invincible ignorance of the Late act of parliament anent the alleadgeance and assureance could not possibly come to Inverness which lyes ane Hundred and fourty myles from some and eighty myles from the nearest of the petitioners there to find a magistrat before whom they might take the benefit thereof within the dayes allowed by the act There being noe persone thereby authorized nearer to any of them then that place And seeing the said petitioners not only signified ther willingness if it had been possible to doe it before2 Sir Donald McDonald their Cheiff Heretor, before that tyme elapsed but are yet most readie as farr as is possible for them to deserve the protectione of his majesties Laws and government and therefore humbly Craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said Masters Donald McQueen and Donald Nicolsone They Hereby yet allow the said two ministers to take the oath of alleadgeance and assureance And gives full power to Collonell Hill or the Shirriff of Inverness or his Deputs or any other persone whom they shall appoynt who are qualified themselves to administrat the same to them And Refuiseth the desyre of this petitione as to the Brethreen ministers of the Long Island and ordains the persons before whom the said ministers shall take the oath of alleadgeance and signe the assureance to report the principall oath and assureance so subscryved by them to the Clerks of privy Councill betwixt and the first day of May next to come

At Edinburgh thursday the tuelth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Act

Act Mr McQueen and Mr Nicolsone in Sky.

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by Mr Donald McQueen and Master Donald Nicolsone ministers of the respective Paroches of Snisfoord and St Maries in Troterness in the isle of Skye and in name and behalf of their brethreen ministers of the Long Island Shewing that where the said petitioners by their distance from Edinburgh being under ane invincible ignorance of the Late act of parliament anent the alleadgeance and assureance could not possibly come to Inverness which lyes ane Hundred and fourty myles from some and eighty myles from the nearest of the petitioners there to find a magistrat before whom they might take the benefit thereof within the dayes allowed by the act There being noe persone thereby authorized nearer to any of them then that place And seeing the said petitioners not only signified ther willingness if it had been possible to doe it before2 Sir Donald McDonald their Cheiff Heretor, before that tyme elapsed but are yet most readie as farr as is possible for them to deserve the protectione of his majesties Laws and government and therefore humbly Craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said Masters Donald McQueen and Donald Nicolsone They Hereby yet allow the said two ministers to take the oath of alleadgeance and assureance And gives full power to Collonell Hill or the Shirriff of Inverness or his Deputs or any other persone whom they shall appoynt who are qualified themselves to administrat the same to them And Refuiseth the desyre of this petitione as to the Brethreen ministers of the Long Island and ordains the persons before whom the said ministers shall take the oath of alleadgeance and signe the assureance to report the principall oath and assureance so subscryved by them to the Clerks of privy Councill betwixt and the first day of May next to come

1. NRS, PC1/50, 292.

2. The phrase ‘that tyme’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 292.

2. The phrase ‘that tyme’ scored out here.

Decreet, 12 December 1695, Edinburgh

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At Edinburgh thursday the tuelth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Decreet

Decreet Lord Advocat q. Mr Barkly and Peterheid etc

In the Lybell or Letters of Complaint purchased and raised before the Lords of privie Councill at the instance of his majesties right trustie and welbeloved Sir James Stueart his majesties Advocat for his Highness interest in the matter underwrytten as also haveing ordor from the Lords of his majesties privy Councill for that effect That where by the sexth act of the parliament Jaj vjc nynty and three years intituled act for takeing the oath of alleadgeance and assureance It is statute and ordained That all preachers and ministers of the Gospell als weill as the other persons mentioned in the said act swear the oath of alleadgeance and subscryve the same with the assureance as they are subjoyned to the said act and that betwixt and the tuenty day of June in the year foresaid Which day for the said preachers and ministers was by the thretty seventh act of the same parliament prorogate to the tenth of July then next to come ordaining them to give obedience to the foresaid act betwixt and the said day peremptorie And because that many of the said Preachers and ministers did notwithstanding of the foresaid act and the dayes therein assigned neglect or delay to take and swear the foresaid oath of alleadgeance and subscryve the same with the assureance it pleased his Majestie with advyse and Consent of the Estates of parliament by ane other act of the sexteenth of July Last to allow all ministers that were at the tyme of his majesties happy accession to the Croun and Have since continowed actuall ministers in particular Paroches and noe sentance of deposition or deprivatione past against them and who had not qualified themselves conforme to the foresaid acts Jaj vjc nynty and three years a new and farder day viz the first of September Last bypast to come in and take the said oath of alleadgeance and to subscryve the same with the assureance betwixt and the said day in maner therein prescribed with certificatione That such of the said ministers as should not come in betwixt and the said day are thereby and by the force of the said act ipso facto deprived of ther respective kirks and Stipends and the same declared vaccant without any farder Sentance, as the said act of parliament bears Nevertheless it of verity That Master Alexander Barklay Minister at Peterhead contemneing his majesties authority and Laws and abuseing the forbearance and Indulgence showed to Him In this matter have not come in and taken the said oath of alleadgeance and subscryved the same with the assureance betwixt and the said first day of September now bypast conforme to the appoyntment of the said Last act and therby Have incurred the certificatione thereof and therefore He being ipso facto depryved of his kirk and stipend and the same declared vaccant as said is He aught to be decerned to remove from his kirk manse and gleib and that betwixt and a short day to be given for that effect as also He aught to be discharged for hereafter to exercise any part of his ministeriall functione within his said paroch under the paine of banishment And anent the charge given to the said defender To have compeared before the said Lords of privy Councill at ane certaine day bygane To have answered to the said Complaint And to have heared and seen such ordor and Course taken thereanent as they shall find just under the paine of Rebellione and putting of him to the Horne with certificatione etc as in the principall Letters or Lybell of Complaint raised in the said matter at more Lenth is contained Which Lybell or Letters of Complaint being this day called in presence of the said Lords of his Majesties privy Councill and His majesties Advocat and Sir James Oglivie his Majesties Sollicitor Compearing personally for his majesties interest as pursuers and the said Mr Alexander Barklay defender Compearing also personally He acknowledged in face of Councill That he hes not taken the said oath of alleadgeance and assureance as is appoynted by the act of parliament And therfore the Councill depryves the said Master Alexander Barklay from his kirk and benefice as minister of Peterhead and Declairs the said kirk of Peterhead vaccant and Discharges Him to exercise any part of the ministeriall functione within the said paroch and ordains Him to remove from the manse and gleib thereof and to leave the same void and redd betwixt and the fyfteen day of may next to come under the paine of banishment And ordaines Letters of Horneing on fyfteen dayes and others needfull to be direct hereupon under the Signet of Councill in forme as effeires

At Edinburgh thursday the tuelth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Decreet

Decreet Lord Advocat q. Mr Barkly and Peterheid etc

In the Lybell or Letters of Complaint purchased and raised before the Lords of privie Councill at the instance of his majesties right trustie and welbeloved Sir James Stueart his majesties Advocat for his Highness interest in the matter underwrytten as also haveing ordor from the Lords of his majesties privy Councill for that effect That where by the sexth act of the parliament Jaj vjc nynty and three years intituled act for takeing the oath of alleadgeance and assureance It is statute and ordained That all preachers and ministers of the Gospell als weill as the other persons mentioned in the said act swear the oath of alleadgeance and subscryve the same with the assureance as they are subjoyned to the said act and that betwixt and the tuenty day of June in the year foresaid Which day for the said preachers and ministers was by the thretty seventh act of the same parliament prorogate to the tenth of July then next to come ordaining them to give obedience to the foresaid act betwixt and the said day peremptorie And because that many of the said Preachers and ministers did notwithstanding of the foresaid act and the dayes therein assigned neglect or delay to take and swear the foresaid oath of alleadgeance and subscryve the same with the assureance it pleased his Majestie with advyse and Consent of the Estates of parliament by ane other act of the sexteenth of July Last to allow all ministers that were at the tyme of his majesties happy accession to the Croun and Have since continowed actuall ministers in particular Paroches and noe sentance of deposition or deprivatione past against them and who had not qualified themselves conforme to the foresaid acts Jaj vjc nynty and three years a new and farder day viz the first of September Last bypast to come in and take the said oath of alleadgeance and to subscryve the same with the assureance betwixt and the said day in maner therein prescribed with certificatione That such of the said ministers as should not come in betwixt and the said day are thereby and by the force of the said act ipso facto deprived of ther respective kirks and Stipends and the same declared vaccant without any farder Sentance, as the said act of parliament bears Nevertheless it of verity That Master Alexander Barklay Minister at Peterhead contemneing his majesties authority and Laws and abuseing the forbearance and Indulgence showed to Him In this matter have not come in and taken the said oath of alleadgeance and subscryved the same with the assureance betwixt and the said first day of September now bypast conforme to the appoyntment of the said Last act and therby Have incurred the certificatione thereof and therefore He being ipso facto depryved of his kirk and stipend and the same declared vaccant as said is He aught to be decerned to remove from his kirk manse and gleib and that betwixt and a short day to be given for that effect as also He aught to be discharged for hereafter to exercise any part of his ministeriall functione within his said paroch under the paine of banishment And anent the charge given to the said defender To have compeared before the said Lords of privy Councill at ane certaine day bygane To have answered to the said Complaint And to have heared and seen such ordor and Course taken thereanent as they shall find just under the paine of Rebellione and putting of him to the Horne with certificatione etc as in the principall Letters or Lybell of Complaint raised in the said matter at more Lenth is contained Which Lybell or Letters of Complaint being this day called in presence of the said Lords of his Majesties privy Councill and His majesties Advocat and Sir James Oglivie his Majesties Sollicitor Compearing personally for his majesties interest as pursuers and the said Mr Alexander Barklay defender Compearing also personally He acknowledged in face of Councill That he hes not taken the said oath of alleadgeance and assureance as is appoynted by the act of parliament And therfore the Councill depryves the said Master Alexander Barklay from his kirk and benefice as minister of Peterhead and Declairs the said kirk of Peterhead vaccant and Discharges Him to exercise any part of the ministeriall functione within the said paroch and ordains Him to remove from the manse and gleib thereof and to leave the same void and redd betwixt and the fyfteen day of may next to come under the paine of banishment And ordaines Letters of Horneing on fyfteen dayes and others needfull to be direct hereupon under the Signet of Councill in forme as effeires

1. NRS, PC1/50, 289-90.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 289-90.

Sederunt, 12 December 1695, Edinburgh

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At Edinburgh thursday the tuelth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve1 years2

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Queensberrie; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Forfar; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Polwarth; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stivensone; Sir George Campbell

At Edinburgh thursday the tuelth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve1 years2

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Queensberrie; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Forfar; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Polwarth; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stivensone; Sir George Campbell

1. Insertion. The word ‘sex’ scored out.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 289.

3. NRS, PC1/50, 289.

1. Insertion. The word ‘sex’ scored out.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 289.

3. NRS, PC1/50, 289.

Letter: royal, 10 December 1695, Edinburgh

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At Edinburgh tuesday the tenth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Letter: royal

Kings Letter anent Recruits of foot and Dragoons and the Levie of ane thousand men

The following Letter being read was ordered to be recorded and allowes ane exact coppie to be given to Collonell Buchane who oversees the recruits follows the tenor of the Letter sic suprascribitur William Rex Right trusty and right welbeloved Cousin and Councillor Right trusty and intirely beloved Cousin and Councillor Right trusty and right well beloved Cousins and Councillors Right trusty and welbeloved Cousins and Councillors Right trusty and welbeloved Councilllor and trusty and welbeloved Councillors we greet you well Whereas we are informed That our Scotish Regiments of foot in Flanders stand in need of near two Thousand Recruits and it being both for the good of our service and the Honour of that our Kingdome That our said Regiments be tymeously and fully recruited and we Haveing in ordor to the same sent a Considerable number of officers from Flanders We doe therfore requyre you in the first place To give orders to the Commander in Cheiff of our Forces for the tyme to cause make a draught out of our fyve Regiments of foot in that our Kingdome of 1332 good and sufficient men, That is 292 out of Collonell Hills Regiment and 260 out of each of the other 4 Regiments which draught of 1332 men is to be made in the presence of the Lord George Hamilton Brigadeer in our Army and Collonell of our Royall Regiment or of Coll John Buchan quhom we Have intrusted with that affaire; and that noe tyme be Lost The said draught is to be made with such dispatch as that the men may be ready to be imbarqued against the first of January next preceisly The said number of 1332 being first divyded and delyvered by the directions of the said Lord George or Coll Buchan to our officers from Flanders in the maner following That is 1000 of them to the officers of these sex Regiments that served at Namure To witt To the officers of one Battallion of the Guards, of one of the Royall Regiments, of Collonell Maitlands Regiment, Coll Lauders, Coll Mackays and Colonell Buchans by equall Portiones and the remaining three Hundred and thretty two men are in the same manner to be divyded and delyvered to the officers of the Regiments Latly belonging to D’Offerrell and Sir Charles Grahame now Commanded by Collonell Robert Mackay and Collonell Walter Collier of quhich thretteen Hundred and thretty two men our officers from Flanders shall pay to our officers in Scotland at the receiveing of them tuenty shilling sterline for each man of one thousand of them and thretty shillings for each man of the remaining 332. And for makeing up of the necessary Complement of recruits It is our further pleasure That ye allow our officers from Flanders to beat drums for raiseing what more men they want and that in this you give them all due encouragement and assistance and as to the Regiments at Home It is our pleasure That ye give the necessary ordors for makeing the Levey of 1000 men granted to us by the Late act of parliament; Which men are to be delyvered by the Countrey to the officers at Home a moneth after they shall have delyvered the other thousand to the officers from Flanders The pay of quhich moneth we allow to these officers at Home for reimburseing them of threttein shillings and fourpence which they must give the Countrey with the tuenty shillings they get from the Flanders officers to make up the tuenty pound scots allowed by act of parliament for each man And the said thousand men are to be divyded and delyvered by equall portions to the officers of our said fyve Regiments that is two hundred to each Regiment And so soone as our officers from Flanders have got their full number of Recruits, and noe sooner you are to allow the officers of our Regiments at home to beat drums for the raiseing the three Hundred and thretty two men or what more they shall want For the doeing of which we give two moneths from the tyme that the Last recruits for Flanders shall be imbarqued And we doe Lykewayes requyre you to give ordors to the Commander in Cheiff for makeing a draught of one Hundred men that is fifty out of each of the Two Regiments of Dragoons with you for recruiting our two scots regiments of Dragoons in Flanders which Hundred men are to be delyvered to the officers from Flanders of the said Regiments against the first day of Januarie next And so recommending this whole affair to your particular Care we bid you heartily farewell Given at our Court at Kensingtoune the third day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years and of our Reigne the seventh year By his Majesties Comand sic subscribitur J Johnstoune.

At Edinburgh tuesday the tenth day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Letter: royal

Kings Letter anent Recruits of foot and Dragoons and the Levie of ane thousand men

The following Letter being read was ordered to be recorded and allowes ane exact coppie to be given to Collonell Buchane who oversees the recruits follows the tenor of the Letter sic suprascribitur William Rex Right trusty and right welbeloved Cousin and Councillor Right trusty and intirely beloved Cousin and Councillor Right trusty and right well beloved Cousins and Councillors Right trusty and welbeloved Cousins and Councillors Right trusty and welbeloved Councilllor and trusty and welbeloved Councillors we greet you well Whereas we are informed That our Scotish Regiments of foot in Flanders stand in need of near two Thousand Recruits and it being both for the good of our service and the Honour of that our Kingdome That our said Regiments be tymeously and fully recruited and we Haveing in ordor to the same sent a Considerable number of officers from Flanders We doe therfore requyre you in the first place To give orders to the Commander in Cheiff of our Forces for the tyme to cause make a draught out of our fyve Regiments of foot in that our Kingdome of 1332 good and sufficient men, That is 292 out of Collonell Hills Regiment and 260 out of each of the other 4 Regiments which draught of 1332 men is to be made in the presence of the Lord George Hamilton Brigadeer in our Army and Collonell of our Royall Regiment or of Coll John Buchan quhom we Have intrusted with that affaire; and that noe tyme be Lost The said draught is to be made with such dispatch as that the men may be ready to be imbarqued against the first of January next preceisly The said number of 1332 being first divyded and delyvered by the directions of the said Lord George or Coll Buchan to our officers from Flanders in the maner following That is 1000 of them to the officers of these sex Regiments that served at Namure To witt To the officers of one Battallion of the Guards, of one of the Royall Regiments, of Collonell Maitlands Regiment, Coll Lauders, Coll Mackays and Colonell Buchans by equall Portiones and the remaining three Hundred and thretty two men are in the same manner to be divyded and delyvered to the officers of the Regiments Latly belonging to D’Offerrell and Sir Charles Grahame now Commanded by Collonell Robert Mackay and Collonell Walter Collier of quhich thretteen Hundred and thretty two men our officers from Flanders shall pay to our officers in Scotland at the receiveing of them tuenty shilling sterline for each man of one thousand of them and thretty shillings for each man of the remaining 332. And for makeing up of the necessary Complement of recruits It is our further pleasure That ye allow our officers from Flanders to beat drums for raiseing what more men they want and that in this you give them all due encouragement and assistance and as to the Regiments at Home It is our pleasure That ye give the necessary ordors for makeing the Levey of 1000 men granted to us by the Late act of parliament; Which men are to be delyvered by the Countrey to the officers at Home a moneth after they shall have delyvered the other thousand to the officers from Flanders The pay of quhich moneth we allow to these officers at Home for reimburseing them of threttein shillings and fourpence which they must give the Countrey with the tuenty shillings they get from the Flanders officers to make up the tuenty pound scots allowed by act of parliament for each man And the said thousand men are to be divyded and delyvered by equall portions to the officers of our said fyve Regiments that is two hundred to each Regiment And so soone as our officers from Flanders have got their full number of Recruits, and noe sooner you are to allow the officers of our Regiments at home to beat drums for the raiseing the three Hundred and thretty two men or what more they shall want For the doeing of which we give two moneths from the tyme that the Last recruits for Flanders shall be imbarqued And we doe Lykewayes requyre you to give ordors to the Commander in Cheiff for makeing a draught of one Hundred men that is fifty out of each of the Two Regiments of Dragoons with you for recruiting our two scots regiments of Dragoons in Flanders which Hundred men are to be delyvered to the officers from Flanders of the said Regiments against the first day of Januarie next And so recommending this whole affair to your particular Care we bid you heartily farewell Given at our Court at Kensingtoune the third day of December Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years and of our Reigne the seventh year By his Majesties Comand sic subscribitur J Johnstoune.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 288-9.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 288-9.

Warrant, 10 December 1695, Edinburgh

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Warrand requyreing Commissioners of Highlands Justiciary to sute executione against Lochabermen and others

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing heared and Considered a representatione made to them by the Lord Advocat upon severall Letters partly direct to Himself and partly to the Sollicitor and a Letter from Sir John Hill Governour of Fortwilliam dated the third day of November currant direct to his Lordship Read in ther presence The said Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe Hereby find it expedient for the peace of the Countrey And therfore Requyre and Command the Commissioners of Justiciary authorized by the Highland Commissione To superceed and sist all proces and executione against the Laird of Locheill and his men Keppoch and his men Alpine and his men Glencoe and his men The Mcclaines in Morverne the McDonalds in Moydart and any within the brae of Lochaber or Lochaber it self and Ardgour or within the Jurisdictions belonging to the Justiciary of the Earle of Argyle for any Cryme alleadged Comitted by any of the said persons or within the bounds foresaid before the act of his majesties indemnitie dated the tuenty seventh day of August Jaj vjc nynty and one years And appoynts the Lords and other members of the foresaid justiciary and the Clerks of the severall districts therof To transmitt to the Clerks of privy Councill ane account of the severall processes intented before the said Commissione for any cryme preceeding the said indemnitie and of the persons ceitted and conveened before the said Commissione of Justiciary as alleadged guilty thereof belonging to or within the bounds foresaid

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Warrand requyreing Commissioners of Highlands Justiciary to sute executione against Lochabermen and others

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing heared and Considered a representatione made to them by the Lord Advocat upon severall Letters partly direct to Himself and partly to the Sollicitor and a Letter from Sir John Hill Governour of Fortwilliam dated the third day of November currant direct to his Lordship Read in ther presence The said Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe Hereby find it expedient for the peace of the Countrey And therfore Requyre and Command the Commissioners of Justiciary authorized by the Highland Commissione To superceed and sist all proces and executione against the Laird of Locheill and his men Keppoch and his men Alpine and his men Glencoe and his men The Mcclaines in Morverne the McDonalds in Moydart and any within the brae of Lochaber or Lochaber it self and Ardgour or within the Jurisdictions belonging to the Justiciary of the Earle of Argyle for any Cryme alleadged Comitted by any of the said persons or within the bounds foresaid before the act of his majesties indemnitie dated the tuenty seventh day of August Jaj vjc nynty and one years And appoynts the Lords and other members of the foresaid justiciary and the Clerks of the severall districts therof To transmitt to the Clerks of privy Councill ane account of the severall processes intented before the said Commissione for any cryme preceeding the said indemnitie and of the persons ceitted and conveened before the said Commissione of Justiciary as alleadged guilty thereof belonging to or within the bounds foresaid

1. NRS, PC1/50, 287-8.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 287-8.

Order, 10 December 1695, Edinburgh

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Ordor for coyneing 60 stone of Bullione in 40ss peices etc

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill2 having considered a verball report made to them by the Comittie appoynted for visiteing what Bullion or uncoyned money is lyeing in the mint House whereby the Comittie did represent That there are ane Hundred and four scoire stone lyeing there of which three stone is milled for fourty shilling peices but not yet past his majesties irons and that the other ane Hundred and tuenty stone is still in Bullione The said Lords doe Hereby allow and ordaine the master of his majesties mint To pass under his majesties Irons the said threescoir stone of fourtie shilling peices and ordains Him to coyne the remaneing hundred and tuenty stone in tuenty shilling ten shilling and fyve shilling peices by equall portiones being a thrid part to each of the said three species and authorizes and allows him to give out the said money when so coyned, to the persones ingivers of the bullione These persons first paying to the said master the sum of tuenty pound scots for the Coynadge of each stone of the Silver so coyned And ordain’s the master to give bond to the said persons for repayment of the said tuenty pounds per stone whensoever the same shall be allowed and repayed to him by the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie out of the bullion due by the act of parliament Jaj vjc eighty and sex years anent a free Coynadge and that whether the bonds given in by the Master to the foresaid persones at the ingiveing of their Bullione for giving out the money for the said Bullione be preceeding November Last or since syne, And ordain’s the said fyve shilling peices to pass and be Currant at the rate of fyve shilling and sex pennie scots albeit the same be not contained in the proclamatione of Councill for raising the raite of money of the tuelth of August Last

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Ordor for coyneing 60 stone of Bullione in 40ss peices etc

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill2 having considered a verball report made to them by the Comittie appoynted for visiteing what Bullion or uncoyned money is lyeing in the mint House whereby the Comittie did represent That there are ane Hundred and four scoire stone lyeing there of which three stone is milled for fourty shilling peices but not yet past his majesties irons and that the other ane Hundred and tuenty stone is still in Bullione The said Lords doe Hereby allow and ordaine the master of his majesties mint To pass under his majesties Irons the said threescoir stone of fourtie shilling peices and ordains Him to coyne the remaneing hundred and tuenty stone in tuenty shilling ten shilling and fyve shilling peices by equall portiones being a thrid part to each of the said three species and authorizes and allows him to give out the said money when so coyned, to the persones ingivers of the bullione These persons first paying to the said master the sum of tuenty pound scots for the Coynadge of each stone of the Silver so coyned And ordain’s the master to give bond to the said persons for repayment of the said tuenty pounds per stone whensoever the same shall be allowed and repayed to him by the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie out of the bullion due by the act of parliament Jaj vjc eighty and sex years anent a free Coynadge and that whether the bonds given in by the Master to the foresaid persones at the ingiveing of their Bullione for giving out the money for the said Bullione be preceeding November Last or since syne, And ordain’s the said fyve shilling peices to pass and be Currant at the rate of fyve shilling and sex pennie scots albeit the same be not contained in the proclamatione of Councill for raising the raite of money of the tuelth of August Last

1. NRS, PC1/50, 287.

2. The letters ‘ors’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 287.

2. The letters ‘ors’ scored out here.

Act, 10 December 1695, Edinburgh

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Act changeing Christian Parks sentance etc

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by Christian Park prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh Shewing that where there being a sentance of death past against me before the Lords Commissioners of his majesties justiciary for murthering of her owne Child and howbeit the samine as the petitioner alleadgeth was truely brought furth dead yet the said sentence was past against him upon the Late act of parliament That the Child being brought furth in ane House the petitioner did not call for and make use of help in the birth and she being but a young Lass about nynteen years of age and ignorant of the Law and also supprysed by the suddenness of the birth And that noe deed of actuall murder was alledged or proven against the said petitioner and that nevertheless she acknowledgeth the said Lords righteous judgement and doe not at all reclaime against the justness of the sentance And therfore humblie Craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Haveing considered the said petitione given in to them by the said Christian Park They hereby alter the sentance of death to banishment and Discharges the magistrats of Edinburgh and others whatsomever to put the said sentance of death to executione against the said petitioner in tyme Comeing And Have banished and hereby Banisheth the said Christian Park furth of this Kingdome And of consent of the said petitioner ordain’s Her to be delyvered by the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their tolbooth to Master William Areskine Governour of Blackness to be by Him transported to his majesties plantationes in America2 In respect the said petitioner hes enacted herself in the books of privie Councill That she is willing and shall depairt furth of his majesties Dominions and repair to his majesties plantations in America under the Conduct of the said Mr William Erskine or any other whom He shall appoynt and that she shall never returne within his Majesties Dominiones under the paine of haveing the sentance of death alreadie pronounced against her put to executione without mercie without the King or the Councills particular ordor for that effect sic subscribitur Tweeddale Cancel Southerland Forfar Yester Tarbatt Carmichaell Polwarth Archibald Murray Robert Sinclair Sinclair3 G Campbel of Cesnock

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Act changeing Christian Parks sentance etc

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by Christian Park prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh Shewing that where there being a sentance of death past against me before the Lords Commissioners of his majesties justiciary for murthering of her owne Child and howbeit the samine as the petitioner alleadgeth was truely brought furth dead yet the said sentence was past against him upon the Late act of parliament That the Child being brought furth in ane House the petitioner did not call for and make use of help in the birth and she being but a young Lass about nynteen years of age and ignorant of the Law and also supprysed by the suddenness of the birth And that noe deed of actuall murder was alledged or proven against the said petitioner and that nevertheless she acknowledgeth the said Lords righteous judgement and doe not at all reclaime against the justness of the sentance And therfore humblie Craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Haveing considered the said petitione given in to them by the said Christian Park They hereby alter the sentance of death to banishment and Discharges the magistrats of Edinburgh and others whatsomever to put the said sentance of death to executione against the said petitioner in tyme Comeing And Have banished and hereby Banisheth the said Christian Park furth of this Kingdome And of consent of the said petitioner ordain’s Her to be delyvered by the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their tolbooth to Master William Areskine Governour of Blackness to be by Him transported to his majesties plantationes in America2 In respect the said petitioner hes enacted herself in the books of privie Councill That she is willing and shall depairt furth of his majesties Dominions and repair to his majesties plantations in America under the Conduct of the said Mr William Erskine or any other whom He shall appoynt and that she shall never returne within his Majesties Dominiones under the paine of haveing the sentance of death alreadie pronounced against her put to executione without mercie without the King or the Councills particular ordor for that effect sic subscribitur Tweeddale Cancel Southerland Forfar Yester Tarbatt Carmichaell Polwarth Archibald Murray Robert Sinclair Sinclair3 G Campbel of Cesnock

1. NRS, PC1/50, 285-6.

2. The phrase ‘The’ scored out here.

3. Sic.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 285-6.

2. The phrase ‘The’ scored out here.

3. Sic.