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Act, 4 December 1694, Edinburgh

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Act

Protectione Raitt of Halgreen

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill by William Raitt of Halgreen Shewing that where George McKenzie Collector Robert Japhray in Gurdune […] his spouse […] Japhray his daughter George Greive Thomas Folly William Japhray at the milne of Bervie […] Stevensone and Robert Hamptoune in the mayns of Halgreen the said petitioners tenents taking the advantage of the said petitioners present circumstances being necessitat to retire through the regour of some of his Creditors occasioned by the unjust dealing of Master Andrew Wood of Netherbenholme and James Burnet of Lagavane to whom the said petitioner sold ane pairt of his estate to the value of threescoir thousand merks (as is nottourly known) towards their payment and satisfactione and the said Tenents haveing suspended the charge and the said George McKenzie and remanent persons abovenamed finding the said petitioner in this pinch, hes raised ane Complaint before the said Lords for ane ryot alleadged committed by him, George Raitt his Uncle Andrew Wood of Balbegnoe and John Profeitt the petitioners servant and for severall other Calumnious crymes in manner specified in the coppie of the letters produced as also have raised letters of lawborrows before the said Lords against them at the instance of Katharine Persone spouse to William Couts merchant in Montross Master Gilbert Keith minister at Dunnottar and Alexander Fergusone merchant in Montross and remanent persones abovewryten That they should find sufficient Cautione acted in the said Lords of privy Councill their books as the said Coppie of Laborrows produced lykewayes bears and seeing the said petitioner is very willing To give obedience to the said Citations and compear before the said Lords in ordor to vindicat and defend himself if he had personall freedome from Captions and other personall dilligences for civill debts and the said Lords being authorized and in use to grant protections in such cases for a competent tyme That He might have the freedome to compear before the said Lords to propone his just and lawfull defences against their so unjust and calumnious persuit. And therfore Humblie Craveing that the said Lords might consider the premisses and grant the said petitioner protectione for a Competent tyme that he might have freedome to compear before the said Lords To propone his just and Lawfull defences against their unjust and Calumnious persuit
The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them by the said William Raitt They Hereby Grant personall protectione To the said petitione from the sexth to the thretteen day of December instant inclusive and Discharges all macers or messengers at armes and all other ministers of Law within this Kingdome To put any letters of Captione, acts of wairding or other dilligence against the person of the said William Raitt to executione untill the said thretteen day of December instant excepting alwayes their majesties rents and publict dues sic subscribitur Annandale p Southerland Morton Cassillis Broadalbane F Montgomerie Robert Sinclair Burnet

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Act

Protectione Raitt of Halgreen

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill by William Raitt of Halgreen Shewing that where George McKenzie Collector Robert Japhray in Gurdune […] his spouse […] Japhray his daughter George Greive Thomas Folly William Japhray at the milne of Bervie […] Stevensone and Robert Hamptoune in the mayns of Halgreen the said petitioners tenents taking the advantage of the said petitioners present circumstances being necessitat to retire through the regour of some of his Creditors occasioned by the unjust dealing of Master Andrew Wood of Netherbenholme and James Burnet of Lagavane to whom the said petitioner sold ane pairt of his estate to the value of threescoir thousand merks (as is nottourly known) towards their payment and satisfactione and the said Tenents haveing suspended the charge and the said George McKenzie and remanent persons abovenamed finding the said petitioner in this pinch, hes raised ane Complaint before the said Lords for ane ryot alleadged committed by him, George Raitt his Uncle Andrew Wood of Balbegnoe and John Profeitt the petitioners servant and for severall other Calumnious crymes in manner specified in the coppie of the letters produced as also have raised letters of lawborrows before the said Lords against them at the instance of Katharine Persone spouse to William Couts merchant in Montross Master Gilbert Keith minister at Dunnottar and Alexander Fergusone merchant in Montross and remanent persones abovewryten That they should find sufficient Cautione acted in the said Lords of privy Councill their books as the said Coppie of Laborrows produced lykewayes bears and seeing the said petitioner is very willing To give obedience to the said Citations and compear before the said Lords in ordor to vindicat and defend himself if he had personall freedome from Captions and other personall dilligences for civill debts and the said Lords being authorized and in use to grant protections in such cases for a competent tyme That He might have the freedome to compear before the said Lords to propone his just and lawfull defences against their so unjust and calumnious persuit. And therfore Humblie Craveing that the said Lords might consider the premisses and grant the said petitioner protectione for a Competent tyme that he might have freedome to compear before the said Lords To propone his just and Lawfull defences against their unjust and Calumnious persuit
The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them by the said William Raitt They Hereby Grant personall protectione To the said petitione from the sexth to the thretteen day of December instant inclusive and Discharges all macers or messengers at armes and all other ministers of Law within this Kingdome To put any letters of Captione, acts of wairding or other dilligence against the person of the said William Raitt to executione untill the said thretteen day of December instant excepting alwayes their majesties rents and publict dues sic subscribitur Annandale p Southerland Morton Cassillis Broadalbane F Montgomerie Robert Sinclair Burnet

1. NRS, PC1/50, 58-9.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 58-9.

Proclamation, 4 December 1694, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamatione for adjourning the parliament

The following proclamatione being read approven and signed was ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth a Proclamatione adjourneing the parliament to the fyfteen day of February Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years William and Mary by the Grace of God King and Queen of great Brittaine France and Ireland Defenders of the faith To our Lyon King at Arms and his brethren Heraulds Macers of our privy Councill pursevants messengers at armes conjunctly and severallie speciallie constitut greeting Forasmuch as we by our proclamatione of the date the thretty day of october last with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill did adjourne the Currant parliament of this our ancient Kingdome till the thretteenth of December then next to come now instant, and our affairs not requyreing a meeting thereof at that tyme we Have thought fitt that the adjournment thereof shall be till the fyfteenth day of February next 2 to come Therfore we with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill Doe hereby Adjourn our said Currant parliament untill the said fyfteen day of Februarie next ensewing the date hereof Requyring all the members of our said parliament to attend that day in the usuall way and under the certificationes contained in the severall Acts of Parliament made theranent Our will is herefore and we charge you strictly and Command That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and to the marcat Cross of the remanent head burghs of the severall shyrs of this our ancient Kingdome and there by open proclamatione make intimatione that our said parliament of this Kingdome is adjourned to the said fyfteen day of Februarie next to come and ordaine these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the fourth day of December and of our Reigne the sexth year Jaj vjc nynty and four years sic subscribitur Annandale P Morton Cassilis Forfar Breadalbane Carmichaell James Stueart Adam Cockburne John Lauder F Montgomrie Robert Sinclair Burnet John Maxwell John Hall

At Edinburgh tuesday 4th December 1694

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Proclamation

Proclamatione for adjourning the parliament

The following proclamatione being read approven and signed was ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth a Proclamatione adjourneing the parliament to the fyfteen day of February Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years William and Mary by the Grace of God King and Queen of great Brittaine France and Ireland Defenders of the faith To our Lyon King at Arms and his brethren Heraulds Macers of our privy Councill pursevants messengers at armes conjunctly and severallie speciallie constitut greeting Forasmuch as we by our proclamatione of the date the thretty day of october last with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill did adjourne the Currant parliament of this our ancient Kingdome till the thretteenth of December then next to come now instant, and our affairs not requyreing a meeting thereof at that tyme we Have thought fitt that the adjournment thereof shall be till the fyfteenth day of February next 2 to come Therfore we with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill Doe hereby Adjourn our said Currant parliament untill the said fyfteen day of Februarie next ensewing the date hereof Requyring all the members of our said parliament to attend that day in the usuall way and under the certificationes contained in the severall Acts of Parliament made theranent Our will is herefore and we charge you strictly and Command That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and to the marcat Cross of the remanent head burghs of the severall shyrs of this our ancient Kingdome and there by open proclamatione make intimatione that our said parliament of this Kingdome is adjourned to the said fyfteen day of Februarie next to come and ordaine these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the fourth day of December and of our Reigne the sexth year Jaj vjc nynty and four years sic subscribitur Annandale P Morton Cassilis Forfar Breadalbane Carmichaell James Stueart Adam Cockburne John Lauder F Montgomrie Robert Sinclair Burnet John Maxwell John Hall

1. NRS, PC1/50, 57-8.

2. The phrase ‘to come ensueing the date Hereof’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 57-8.

2. The phrase ‘to come ensueing the date Hereof’ scored out here.

Letter: royal, 4 December 1694, Edinburgh

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Letter: royal

Letter from the King for adjourning the parliament

The following letter being read was ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth, sic suprascribitur
William Rex.
Right trustie and right weill beloved Cousin and Councellour, right trusty and right welbeloved Cousin and Councellour right trustie and inteirly beloved Cousine and Councellor, right trusty and right weill beloved Cousins and Councellors right trusty and right weell beloved Councellors and trusty and weill beloved Councellors We greet yow well Whereas by our former letter we did authorize you To adjourne our parliament to the fyfteen day of December next ensewing And now our affairs not requyreing the meeting of our parliament so soon It is our pleasure and we doe Hereby authorize and requyre you To issue furth a proclamatione in our names for a further adjournment of our parliament from the said fyfteen day of December next to the fyfteen day of February therafter Requyring the members to give their attendance at that dyet in the usuall maner and upon the accustomed Certifications For doeing whereof this shall be your warrant and so we bid you heartily fareweell Given at our Court at Kingsingtoune the tuentie eight day of November Jaj vjc nynty and four years and of our Reigne the sexth year By his Majesties Command sic subscribitur John Dalrymple

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Letter: royal

Letter from the King for adjourning the parliament

The following letter being read was ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth, sic suprascribitur
William Rex.
Right trustie and right weill beloved Cousin and Councellour, right trusty and right welbeloved Cousin and Councellour right trustie and inteirly beloved Cousine and Councellor, right trusty and right weill beloved Cousins and Councellors right trusty and right weell beloved Councellors and trusty and weill beloved Councellors We greet yow well Whereas by our former letter we did authorize you To adjourne our parliament to the fyfteen day of December next ensewing And now our affairs not requyreing the meeting of our parliament so soon It is our pleasure and we doe Hereby authorize and requyre you To issue furth a proclamatione in our names for a further adjournment of our parliament from the said fyfteen day of December next to the fyfteen day of February therafter Requyring the members to give their attendance at that dyet in the usuall maner and upon the accustomed Certifications For doeing whereof this shall be your warrant and so we bid you heartily fareweell Given at our Court at Kingsingtoune the tuentie eight day of November Jaj vjc nynty and four years and of our Reigne the sexth year By his Majesties Command sic subscribitur John Dalrymple

1. NRS, PC1/50, 56-7.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 56-7.

Sederunt, 4 December 1694, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale p.; Earl of Forfare; Earl of Broadalbane; Lord Raith; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hattoune; Mr Fra Montgomrie; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir John Hall

At Edinburgh tuesday 4th December 16941

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Sederunt

Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale p.; Earl of Forfare; Earl of Broadalbane; Lord Raith; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hattoune; Mr Fra Montgomrie; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir John Hall

1. NRS, PC1/50, 56.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 56.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 56.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 56.

Act, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Act

Act of Banishment Captaine Patoune

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having heard the report of the Committie appoynted to examine James Patoune Comonly called Captain Patoune and now prisoner in the tolbooth of Edinburgh who was seized and Committed for alleadged Correspondence against the Government And understanding that ther being papers found upon the said James Patoune Ther was a Letter amongst them of a suspicious Import Containing both false neues and some misticall names and phrases which names and phrases The said James Patoune refuised to explaine as also to declare upon oath who gave him the said Letter And the Lords Having Considered the Letter in their oune presence and Caused bring the said James Patoune from the tolbooth to the barr They ther sheued him the said Letter and againe Interrogat him about the forsaid disguised names and phrases Requyring him to declare upon oath what he knew of the meaning therof and who delyvered the said Letter to him Att least that he should Give his oath whither he knew the persone that delyvered to him the said Letter or not The said James Patoune refuised to Give his oath upon his said knowledge wherupon The saids Lords ordored the Act of parliament Jaj vic and seventie Against such who shall refuise to depone Against delinquents To be redd In his hearing By which Act all were obleidged to declare and depone their knowledge of any Crymes against the publict Laues and peace of the kingdome and of all the particulars relating therto under the paine of fyning and closs Imprisonment or banishment to their Majesties plantationes in the West Indies or elsewher as their Majesties Councell shall think fitt And then Having Againe Interrogat him if he uould declare his knouledge of the premisses upon oath as said is He still Contumaccously refuised to Give his oath For which his Contumacie The saids Lords of privie Councell Have Banished and Heirby Banishes the said James Patoune furth of their Majesties dominiones And ordaines him to be transported to any of their Majesties plantationes in America And in the mean tyme ordains him to be Carryed closs prisoner to the tolbooth of Edinburgh and from the tolbooth of Edinburgh to the Castle of Dumbrittaine And ordaines the Governour of the said Castle and in his absence the nixt Commanding officer ther To Receave the said James Patoune into the said Castle and detaine him closs prisoner therin untill occasione offer That he may be putt on board any ship Going for these plantationes And Recommends to Sir Thomas Livingstoune Commander in cheiff of their Majesties forces uithin this kingdome To Cause Convoy the said James Patoune under a sufficient Guaird from the tolbooth of Edinburgh Closs prisoner to the said Castle of Dumbrittaine Betuixt and the seventeenth day of January nixt to Come And not to suffer any persone to speake or Converss uith him by the way And ordaines the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To detaine him closs prisoner therin till he be delyvered to the said Guaird.

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Act

Act of Banishment Captaine Patoune

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having heard the report of the Committie appoynted to examine James Patoune Comonly called Captain Patoune and now prisoner in the tolbooth of Edinburgh who was seized and Committed for alleadged Correspondence against the Government And understanding that ther being papers found upon the said James Patoune Ther was a Letter amongst them of a suspicious Import Containing both false neues and some misticall names and phrases which names and phrases The said James Patoune refuised to explaine as also to declare upon oath who gave him the said Letter And the Lords Having Considered the Letter in their oune presence and Caused bring the said James Patoune from the tolbooth to the barr They ther sheued him the said Letter and againe Interrogat him about the forsaid disguised names and phrases Requyring him to declare upon oath what he knew of the meaning therof and who delyvered the said Letter to him Att least that he should Give his oath whither he knew the persone that delyvered to him the said Letter or not The said James Patoune refuised to Give his oath upon his said knowledge wherupon The saids Lords ordored the Act of parliament Jaj vic and seventie Against such who shall refuise to depone Against delinquents To be redd In his hearing By which Act all were obleidged to declare and depone their knowledge of any Crymes against the publict Laues and peace of the kingdome and of all the particulars relating therto under the paine of fyning and closs Imprisonment or banishment to their Majesties plantationes in the West Indies or elsewher as their Majesties Councell shall think fitt And then Having Againe Interrogat him if he uould declare his knouledge of the premisses upon oath as said is He still Contumaccously refuised to Give his oath For which his Contumacie The saids Lords of privie Councell Have Banished and Heirby Banishes the said James Patoune furth of their Majesties dominiones And ordaines him to be transported to any of their Majesties plantationes in America And in the mean tyme ordains him to be Carryed closs prisoner to the tolbooth of Edinburgh and from the tolbooth of Edinburgh to the Castle of Dumbrittaine And ordaines the Governour of the said Castle and in his absence the nixt Commanding officer ther To Receave the said James Patoune into the said Castle and detaine him closs prisoner therin untill occasione offer That he may be putt on board any ship Going for these plantationes And Recommends to Sir Thomas Livingstoune Commander in cheiff of their Majesties forces uithin this kingdome To Cause Convoy the said James Patoune under a sufficient Guaird from the tolbooth of Edinburgh Closs prisoner to the said Castle of Dumbrittaine Betuixt and the seventeenth day of January nixt to Come And not to suffer any persone to speake or Converss uith him by the way And ordaines the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To detaine him closs prisoner therin till he be delyvered to the said Guaird.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 214-5.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 214-5.

Order, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Order

The Lord Advocat to examine Alexander Smith

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe Heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart their Majesties Advocat to Call for Alexander Smith who not Long since was brought from Aberdeen to Edinburgh And being Committed prisoner was therafter Liberat Having been seased for alleadged expressiones Against the Government And to examine the said Alexander anent his designe to buy or hire a ship and to Imploy the same as a French Caper for making pryze of the shipps of this kingdome and to take tryall in this matter uith pouer to the Lord Advocat to Committ the said Alexander Smith prisoner if he shall find cause

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Order

The Lord Advocat to examine Alexander Smith

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe Heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart their Majesties Advocat to Call for Alexander Smith who not Long since was brought from Aberdeen to Edinburgh And being Committed prisoner was therafter Liberat Having been seased for alleadged expressiones Against the Government And to examine the said Alexander anent his designe to buy or hire a ship and to Imploy the same as a French Caper for making pryze of the shipps of this kingdome and to take tryall in this matter uith pouer to the Lord Advocat to Committ the said Alexander Smith prisoner if he shall find cause

1. NRS, PC1/49, 213.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 213.

Order, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Order

Committie to draw a proclamatione Against persones going out of the kingdome

The Councell Recommended to the Earle of Forfar The Lord Polluarth and Sir Thomas Livingstoune to Consider the Former proclamatione made anent persones Removing themselves from this Kingdome to Ireland And to prepare a new proclamatione for hindering persones to Goe from Scotland to Ireland suitable to the present Circumstances Least the flight of persones from this kingdome may become ane Impediment in the speedy raising of the present Levy

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Order

Committie to draw a proclamatione Against persones going out of the kingdome

The Councell Recommended to the Earle of Forfar The Lord Polluarth and Sir Thomas Livingstoune to Consider the Former proclamatione made anent persones Removing themselves from this Kingdome to Ireland And to prepare a new proclamatione for hindering persones to Goe from Scotland to Ireland suitable to the present Circumstances Least the flight of persones from this kingdome may become ane Impediment in the speedy raising of the present Levy

1. NRS, PC1/49, 213.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 213.

Warrant, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrand For Changing Peter Bells Confynment

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe Heirby allow Peter Bell merchant in Glasgow presently Confyned at Haddingtoune to transport himself from the said toune of Haddingtoune to the toune of Paslay And ordaines him to remaine Confyned at the said toune of Paslay and not Goe furth therof uithout their Lordships speciall warrand for that effect In respect he hath before his removing from the said toune of Haddingtoune Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councell That He shall straight way repaire to the said toune of Paslay And that he shall remaine Confyned uithin the same and not goe furth therof as said is And in the mean tyme that He shall Live peacably under and uith all submissione to the present Government of their Majesties King William and Queen Mary And that He shall not Act Consult nor Contryve anything in prejudice therof nor Converse or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of their majesties privy Councell when called for under the penaltie of six Thousand merks scotts In caise He shall transgress In any pairt of the premisses

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Warrant

Warrand For Changing Peter Bells Confynment

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe Heirby allow Peter Bell merchant in Glasgow presently Confyned at Haddingtoune to transport himself from the said toune of Haddingtoune to the toune of Paslay And ordaines him to remaine Confyned at the said toune of Paslay and not Goe furth therof uithout their Lordships speciall warrand for that effect In respect he hath before his removing from the said toune of Haddingtoune Given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councell That He shall straight way repaire to the said toune of Paslay And that he shall remaine Confyned uithin the same and not goe furth therof as said is And in the mean tyme that He shall Live peacably under and uith all submissione to the present Government of their Majesties King William and Queen Mary And that He shall not Act Consult nor Contryve anything in prejudice therof nor Converse or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of their majesties privy Councell when called for under the penaltie of six Thousand merks scotts In caise He shall transgress In any pairt of the premisses

1. NRS, PC1/49, 213.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 213.

Sederunt, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Polluarth; Lord Advocat; Lord Hattoune; Lord Anstruther; Sir Thomas Livingstoune

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Polluarth; Lord Advocat; Lord Hattoune; Lord Anstruther; Sir Thomas Livingstoune

1. NRS, PC1/49, 212.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 212.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 212.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 212.

Petition, 26 December 1693, Edinburgh

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Petition

Petitione William Wotham

petitione Uilliam Uytham Englishman suspected to have been in the bass and seased going in therto offering to take banishment upon him and Craving theron to be assoillzied Redd And the Councell ordained him to address to the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary Before whom he stands Indicted of high treasone payed thus farr2

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Petition

Petitione William Wotham

petitione Uilliam Uytham Englishman suspected to have been in the bass and seased going in therto offering to take banishment upon him and Craving theron to be assoillzied Redd And the Councell ordained him to address to the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary Before whom he stands Indicted of high treasone payed thus farr2

1. NRS, PC1/49, 212.

2. Marginal insertion.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 212.

2. Marginal insertion.