A1693/12/33
A1693/12/331
Procedure
The Lord Justice Clark Acquanted the Councell That by a Letter from the secretary of state He hes nottice of his Majesties Commands that he should repaire to Courte and uaite upon his Majestie to which he is resolved to Give all deutifull obedience
1. NRS, PC1/49, 212.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 212.
A1693/12/32
A1693/12/321
Act
Anent the petitione Given In to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Be Mr Alexander Higgins advocat Sheuing That wher the Countess of Southesque Having resided at Paris a Considerable tyme for her Health and Given a Commissione to the petitioner for manadging her affairs in Scotland relating to her Joyntur And their Lordships Having been pleased to Grant a uarrand to the petitioner to wryte to her And to Remitt her money In ordor to her returne from France Against the first of Agust last in the termes of the Act of parliament which being done by the petitioner and a Coppie of his Letter being Given to the Lord High Chancellor The Countess hath wryten ane Ansuer which was Immediatly Communicat by the petitioner to the Lord Advocat wherby she Evidenceth her uillingnes to Give all deutifull obedience to the Act of parliament And that she would Gladly have begun her Journey upon recept of the said Letter But that her Indispositione and the seasone of the year maketh it almost Impossible for her to performe such a Journey till the month of February nixt And seing the Act of parliament does Leave it to their Lordships to Give Licences to persones to stay in France after the said first of Agust as they shall see cause and that ther can be noe case more favourable Considering her Indispositione and other Circumstances mentioned most Ingenwously in her said Letter And therfore Humbly the saids Lords uill be pleased to take the forsaid case to their Consideratione And to Grant ane uarrand to the petitioner to wryte to the said Countess as the said petitione Bears The Saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione Given in to them Be the above Mr Alexander Higgins They Heirby Grant warrand and alloues the said Mr Alexander to wryte to the said Countess In ordor to her returne from France and also to transmitt money or bills to her for defraying the charges of her transportatione The Letter or Letters which shall be wrote by the petitioner being alwayes first revised and marked by their Majesties Advocat
1. NRS, PC1/49, 211-2.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 211-2.
A1693/12/31
A1693/12/311
Procedure
The Lord Advocat having reported to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell That conforme to their Lordships warrand of the date the tuenty second day of december instant Mr William Calderuood Advocat shirreff depute of Edinburgh Mr Patrick Creichtoune servitor to the Clarks of Councell and Mr Robert Patersone servitor to the Lord Advocat Having Gone to the house of Dredden and broken up the sealls searched for peapers and brought in such as they found and some pockett books which his Lordship and the Lord Justice clark Conforme to the saids Lords of privie Councells ordor of the same date forsaid did goe through these papers and the other papers in the Ladies dressing box seased att Edinburgh And finding ther was nothing of Import in any of the saids papers or books they delyvered them all back againe to the Lady except three or four Letters or papers which their Lordship thought fitt to keep till they be furder Inquyred after The saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell approves of what the Committie and the other persones above named have done in this matter And the said Lord Advocat Having represented that in respect of Captain James Pattoune did refuise to declare who were meaned by the persones to who in the Letters seased upon him were direct or to Give any account anent these Letters The Committie Have Committed him closs prisoner in the tolbooth of Edinburgh The Councell approves of the forsaid Committment
1. NRS, PC1/49, 211.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 211.
A1693/12/30
A1693/12/301
Procedure
The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Considering that the Lord Advocat produced a paper of Informatione Against the Lady Lockhart and some other persones therin named not yet examined upon which Account The same is yet in his Lordships hands They Heirby Recomend to the Earle of Annandale The Lord Beilhaven and the Lord Advocat or any tuo of them to Call for and examine the persones mentioned in the said peaper And Lykewayes Recommends to the said Committie to Consider a new letter in the Lord Advocats hands directed to Mistress Mary Hunter who is the Lady Lockharts servant and under whose name Letters uses to be convoyed to the Lady which was seased at the post office this day And make their report to the Councell at their nixt meeting in this matter
1. NRS, PC1/49, 210.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 210.
A1693/12/29
A1693/12/291
Proclamation
The subsequent proclamatione Being redd was votted and approven and signed
And ordored to be Recorded
William and Mary By the Grace of God King and Queen of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defenders of the faith to […] Macers of our privie Councell or messengers at armes our shirreffs in that part Conjunctlly and severally specially Constitut Greeting
Forasmuch as ue uith advyce of the Lords of our privie Councell Did adjurne the Currant parliament of this our antient kingdome of scotland from the tuelvth day of September last bypast to the nynth day of January nixt to Come And ue Considering that the present state of our affairs in this our antient kingdome does not requyre that the members of our said parliament should be putt to any trowble that may be dispensed uith Doe therfore uith advyce of our saids Lords of privie Councell adjurne our said Currant parliament untill the fifteenth day of march nixt Heirby Requyring all the members of our parliament to attend that day in the usuall way and under the Certificatione Contained in the severall Acts of parliament made theranent Our uill is Hierfore 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 of this our Antient kingdome And ther by open proclamatione make Intimatione of the adjurning of our parliament of this kingdome from the said nynth of January nixt to Come to the said fifteenth day of march therafter And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the tuenty sixth day of december and of our reigne the fifth year 1693 sic subscribitur Tueeddale cancel: Southerland Linlithgou Annandale Forfar Tarbat Stair Raith Polluarth William Master of Forbes Adam Cockburn John Lauder W Anstruther T Livingstoune
1. NRS, PC1/49, 209-210.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 209-210.
A1693/12/28
A1693/12/281
Letter: royal
The Follouing Letter from the Kings Majestie Being redd was ordored to be Recorded quherof the tenor Folloues
Suprascribitur William Rex
Right Trustie and Right uell beloved Cousine and Councellor Right trustie and Entirely Beloved Cousins and Councellors Right trustie and right well beloved Cousins and Councellors Right trustie and uell beloved Cousins and Councellors Right trustie and uell beloved Councellors Trustie and uell Beloved Councellors Ue Greet yow well wheras the parliament of that our Antient kingdome was by our Letter to yow from our Camp at Lembeck of the fourteenth of Agust Last ordored to be adjurned to the nynth day of January nixt Ensuing And that the present state of our affairs doeth not requyre the meeting therof at the said day Ue Have thought fitt to Continow the said adjurnment To the fifteenth day of March nixt therafter And that the members therof may not be putt to the trowble and charge of meeting upon the said nynth day of January It is our uill and pleasure And ue Heirby authorize and Requyre yow to Issue furth a proclamatione In our name ordoring a Continwance of the forsaid adjurnment of our said parliament to the said fifteenth day of march nixt ensuing the date of these presents And ordoring all the Members therof to attend at Edinburgh that day in the usuall way and under the Accustomed Certificationes For doing wherof this shall be your warrand and soe ue bidd yow heartily Fareuell Given at our Courte at Kensingtoune the nynteenth day of december 1693 And of our reigne the fifth year By his Majesties Command sic subscribitur J Johnstoun
1. NRS, PC1/49, 209.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 209.
A1693/12/27
A1693/12/271
Act
Anent the petitione Given in to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Be Mr William Wood sometyme minister of the Gospell at Dunninna Sheuing That ther being a Criminall Lybell raised against some Ministers in Fyff for not Conforming in all things to the present established government The petitioner was Included in the said lybell And being a single man unmarried who had noe family He was not at home when the Citatione was Laid on at his house which was upon the wedensday to appear before the Councell the very nixt day And he is Content to make faith that the Citatione never came to his hands and that he had noe knouledge of it till the day of Compearance was elapsed And being Informed that the sentence of Councell against such ministers as did appear in his Circumstances was the discharging them the exercise of their ministrie uithin their severall paroches And Certificatione being past against him The petitioner Conceaved the meaning of that Certificatione had been the same And In dutifull Complyance theruith He hes ever since observed all that was decerned Against these who did Compear and receave sentence And hes Lived and uill Live In all quietnes But seing that upon his not appearing (which was Impossible for him to doe) He hath been declared and denunced fugitive And that Captione hath been given out against him And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petitione Bears The Saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given in to them Be the above Mr William Wood They Heirby Repone the petitioner Against the above Certificatione and all that hes followed theron And alloues him to be relaxed frae the horne And Recalls the former ordor of Councell Given for apprehending his persone And discharges the putting of the same in executione And the petitioner being brought to the Councell Barr acknouledged He had not prayed for their Majesties King William and Queen Mary and refuised to Ingadge to pray for the future Therfore The Saids Lords depryves him of his benefice att the said kirk of Dallmuno And declares his kirk vaccant And ordaines him to remove from his manse and Gleib of the said paroch at the terme of Candlemes nixt to Come And discharges him to exercise any part of his ministeriall functione uithin the said paroch
1. NRS, PC1/49, 208.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 208.
A1693/12/26
A1693/12/262
Sederunt
Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith; Lord Polluarth; Master of Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clark; Lord Hattoune; Lord Funtainhaill; Lord Anstruther; Master Fra: Muntgomery
1. NRS, PC1/49, 207.
2. NRS, PC1/49, 207.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 207.
2. NRS, PC1/49, 207.
A1693/12/25
A1693/12/251
Order
The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe Heirby allow Peter Bell merchant in Glasgow to transport himself from the toune of Haddingtoune to the toune of Renfrew And ordaines him to remaine Confyned at the said toune of Renfrew and not Goe furth therof uithout their Lordships speciall warrand for that effect He first before removing from the said toune of Haddingtoune Giving bond and finding sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councell That he shall straight way Repaire to the said toune of Renfrew 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 Converss or Correspond uith any rebells And that he shall appear before the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell when Called for under the penalty of six Thousand merks scotts In caise he shall transgress in any part of the premisses
1. NRS, PC1/49, 207.
2. NRS, PC1/49, 207.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 207.
2. NRS, PC1/49, 207.
A1693/12/24
A1693/12/241
Act
The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe Heirby Give ordor and uarrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To sett att Liberty furth therof Mr Alexander Jamiesone preacher of the Gospell prisoner therin For alleadged Counterfitting the Earle of Kintors subscriptione to a missive Letter In respect He hath Inacted himself in the books of privie Councell that He shall appear before the saids Lords of privie Councell when called for under the penaltie of ane thousand merks scotts money
1. NRS, PC1/49, 207.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 207.