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Sederunt, 14 December 1697, Edinburgh

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D1697/12/52

Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Marquis of Dowglas; Marquis of Tweedale; Earl of Marr; Earl of Morton; Earl of Lowdoun; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forffar; Earl of Rwglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmichael; Lord Advocat; Lord Jwstice Clerk; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeillor; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Cessnock; Proveist of Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the fourtein Day of December Jaj vic nyntie Seven yeirs1

D1697/12/52

Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Marquis of Dowglas; Marquis of Tweedale; Earl of Marr; Earl of Morton; Earl of Lowdoun; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forffar; Earl of Rwglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmichael; Lord Advocat; Lord Jwstice Clerk; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeillor; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Cessnock; Proveist of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC2/27, 61r.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 61v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 61r.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 61v.

Decreet, 9 December 1697, Edinburgh

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D1697/12/41

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Decreit Absolvitor Magistrats of Elgine Against Pawll

Anent the lybell or Letters of complaint raised and persewed befor The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell at the instance of William Pawll merchand in Elgine with concurse of Sir James Stewart his majesties Advocat for his highnes interest in the mater wnderwrittin Makeing Mentione That wher by the Lawes and acts of parliament all oppressione of our Leidges is prohibite and that when the said oppressione is practized without any cause or provocatione by magistrats who ought to be the Subjects protectors and to Such ane wnreasonable excess as reiterat imprisonings ignominiows wseage and forceing from men the rights and charters of ther Lawes the said oppressione is soe much the more wnjwst and ought to be most severelie pwnished Nevertheles It is of veritie that the said William Pawll Complainer haveing about november Jaj vic nyntie six raised Letters befor the Lords of our privie Cownsell against William King proveist of Ellgine for his wndue continweing to be proveist for five yeirs and upwards contraire to the acts of parliament and the decisiones of the Lords of Sessione theron and protestationes taken against him and for other maleversationes in the said office particularlie his continweing the dyet appointed for a publict roupe of the townes Commowne good and yet at the next meeting did sett the same in tack to his own brother and ane other without any roupe at all And so soone as the said William Pawll came home with the Letters to execute the same The said William King proveist James Stewart and Robert Andersone Baillies Thomas Donaldsone Thesaurer and Alexander Fordyce Counceller ther Caused ane officer Summoned the said William Paull Complainer to appeare befor them upon and alleadged ryot Committed about two thrie yeirs befor And the said Complainer being necessitat to goe owt of towne yet Left one to appeare for him who Sufficiently vindicat his innocency But at the said William Pawlls returne Alexander Rwssell one of the baillies told him plainlie that if the Complainer would desist from his perswite against the proveist and make Submissione the ryot Should not trouble him which being refwised the said Complainer was againe Summoned and without any probatione fyned in Fiftie pwnds Scotts for the said ryot and in ten pwnds for his contwmacie albeit his personall Compeareance upon the Second citatione did Sufficiently purge him of all contumacie upon this Sentance the Complainer was made prisoner untill he Should make payment wherupon he was forced to Subscribe a Submissione to the said proveist and baillies that he might recover his Libertie which being Done according to ther mynd they imediatlie demanded from his burges Ticket with his charter of the Lands he held few of the towne but he refwiseing the demand as manifestlie wnreasonable yet by fair Suggestiones that it Should not be to his prejudice he delivered up both And furder the said Complainer at ther own desyre procured a missive from our advocat Signifieing that he for our interest was not to insist in that Lybell which the raiser therof had past from But the said proveist King now Judgeing himself secure he with the said baillies order ther officers to reimprisone the said Complainer untill he Should pay the foirsaids fynes which efter the Space of twentie dayes imprisonment he was forced to doe and yet was refwised a discharge with ane extract of the decreit given against him only they ordered one of his officers to take him owt of prisone upon payment of his Jeallor fies But within a few dayes therefter they againe Summond him and he Compeareing They cause ther clerk read a new Sentance against him ordering his burges ticket to be torne in his presence at the mercat cross of the burgh And that he Should goe to prisone untill he payed the Soume of Five Hundereth merks and Longer Dureing ther pleasure and imediatlie he was by ther order seazed by the officers and caried to prisone and kept for Severall weeks albeit the foirsaid Sentance had no ground or fowndatione imaginable Lykeas efter his said wrongous and violent detentione they make ther officers bring him fwrth of the prisone and carie him with towk of Drum for gathering Spectators to the mercat cross and ther Commanding the said Complainer to wncover his head they cause teare his burgess ticket by the hand of ane of ther officers befoir his eyes in the Smallest peaces that it might be Done with the more leasure and observatione And yet not satisfied in the malicious Spyte They cause cary the said Complainer back to prisoner untill he Should Subscribe a bond for the foirsaid Five Hundereth merks payable at demand which he was at lenth forced to doe befoir he could have his Libertie which yet he onlie obtained with this qwalitie untill they Should be furder advised what to doe within him and in the meane tyme they Still keep the charters of his Lands as if he had incurred a forfaulture what a rigid and crwell oppressione the said Complainer hes Suffered for no other cause then what is above narrated off which oppressione wnjustice and violence the said William King proveist James Stewart and Robert Andersone baillies Thomas Donaldsone thesaurer and Alexander Fordyce Councillors of the said burgh of Elgine being gwiltie airt and pairt They owght not only to be declaired incapable of the character of magistracie as they who manifestly discredited the Same by the said oppressive Courses But Likewayes that they and ilk ane of them be Decerned Conjunctllie and Severallie in the Sowme of Two Hundereth pounds Sterleing of damnages to the said Complainer And also furder pwnished in ther persones and goods As the Lords of our privie Counsell Shall think fitt to the example and terror of others to Commit the lyke in any time comeing And anent the charge given to the saids defenders to have compeared personallie befor the saids Lords of privie Counsell at ane certaine day now bypast to have answered to the grownds of the above complaint And to have heard and sein Swch order and course taken theranent As the saids Lords Should think fitt wnder the paine of rebellion As the said principall lybell or Letters of Complaint and executiones therof at more Lenth proports Which lybell of reconventione befor the saids Lords at the instance of the defenders against the persewar being both upon the Sixtein of November Last bypast called in presence of the Lords of his majesties privie Councill And the persewer of the principall lybell who is defender in the other Compeareing personallie with Sir James Stewart his majesties advocat Sir Alexander Home and Mr David Forbes All his advocats And the haill defenders in the principall lybell who are persewers in the other Compeareing also personallie (except Robert Andersone baillie of Elgine) with Mr Hew Dallrimple Mr Andrew Home Mr Robert Frazer and Mr Francis Grant the Advocats The principall lybell and answers therto with the lybell at proveist King and others instances against William Pawll and answers therto being all read and both pairties and ther Lawiers being fullie heard The Saids Lords of privie Counsell admitts both lybells to probatione And the witnesses upon both lybells (except as marked in the roll) being present and haveing made faith at the barr The saids Lords appointed a Comitie of ther own number to examine the wittnesses Compeareing and makeing faith and reserved all objectiones which might be made against them to be proponed and discust befor the Comitie and granted furder dilligence by Captione against the absent wittnesses Which Comitie haveing accordinglie mett they tooke and receaved the oathes and depositiones of Diverse and Sundrie famous wittnesses upon both lybells who being all Solemnly Sworne interrogat and examined deponed and declaired as ther oathes and depositiones extant in process bears And the saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing this day advysed the principall lybell or Letters of Complaint at the instance of the said William Pawll and haveing considered the wittnesses depositiones with a petitione given in for the persewer and another for the defenders and the wrytes produced for aither pairties They find the articles lybelled against the defenders not proven And Therfore assoillzed and heirby assoillzes them from the said lybell And declaires them qwite therfrae in all tyme comeing And as to the lybell or reconventione at the instance of the magistrats of Elgine against the said William Paull They heirby nominat and appoint The Earles of Leven and Rwglen and The Laird of Grant to be a Comitie to endeavoure to Setle and agrie both pairties upon the points in the said reconventione And also to endeavoure with the magistrats of Elgine that they mitigat the Sentances pronunced by them and ther town Counsell against the said William Paull And declaires any two of the above Comitie to be a Sufficient qworum And appoints them to meet tomorrow at ten in the foirnoon and to make report to the Councill with ther conveniencie

Att Edinburgh the nynth day of December Jaj vic nyntie seven years

D1697/12/41

Decreet

Decreit Absolvitor Magistrats of Elgine Against Pawll

Anent the lybell or Letters of complaint raised and persewed befor The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell at the instance of William Pawll merchand in Elgine with concurse of Sir James Stewart his majesties Advocat for his highnes interest in the mater wnderwrittin Makeing Mentione That wher by the Lawes and acts of parliament all oppressione of our Leidges is prohibite and that when the said oppressione is practized without any cause or provocatione by magistrats who ought to be the Subjects protectors and to Such ane wnreasonable excess as reiterat imprisonings ignominiows wseage and forceing from men the rights and charters of ther Lawes the said oppressione is soe much the more wnjwst and ought to be most severelie pwnished Nevertheles It is of veritie that the said William Pawll Complainer haveing about november Jaj vic nyntie six raised Letters befor the Lords of our privie Cownsell against William King proveist of Ellgine for his wndue continweing to be proveist for five yeirs and upwards contraire to the acts of parliament and the decisiones of the Lords of Sessione theron and protestationes taken against him and for other maleversationes in the said office particularlie his continweing the dyet appointed for a publict roupe of the townes Commowne good and yet at the next meeting did sett the same in tack to his own brother and ane other without any roupe at all And so soone as the said William Pawll came home with the Letters to execute the same The said William King proveist James Stewart and Robert Andersone Baillies Thomas Donaldsone Thesaurer and Alexander Fordyce Counceller ther Caused ane officer Summoned the said William Paull Complainer to appeare befor them upon and alleadged ryot Committed about two thrie yeirs befor And the said Complainer being necessitat to goe owt of towne yet Left one to appeare for him who Sufficiently vindicat his innocency But at the said William Pawlls returne Alexander Rwssell one of the baillies told him plainlie that if the Complainer would desist from his perswite against the proveist and make Submissione the ryot Should not trouble him which being refwised the said Complainer was againe Summoned and without any probatione fyned in Fiftie pwnds Scotts for the said ryot and in ten pwnds for his contwmacie albeit his personall Compeareance upon the Second citatione did Sufficiently purge him of all contumacie upon this Sentance the Complainer was made prisoner untill he Should make payment wherupon he was forced to Subscribe a Submissione to the said proveist and baillies that he might recover his Libertie which being Done according to ther mynd they imediatlie demanded from his burges Ticket with his charter of the Lands he held few of the towne but he refwiseing the demand as manifestlie wnreasonable yet by fair Suggestiones that it Should not be to his prejudice he delivered up both And furder the said Complainer at ther own desyre procured a missive from our advocat Signifieing that he for our interest was not to insist in that Lybell which the raiser therof had past from But the said proveist King now Judgeing himself secure he with the said baillies order ther officers to reimprisone the said Complainer untill he Should pay the foirsaids fynes which efter the Space of twentie dayes imprisonment he was forced to doe and yet was refwised a discharge with ane extract of the decreit given against him only they ordered one of his officers to take him owt of prisone upon payment of his Jeallor fies But within a few dayes therefter they againe Summond him and he Compeareing They cause ther clerk read a new Sentance against him ordering his burges ticket to be torne in his presence at the mercat cross of the burgh And that he Should goe to prisone untill he payed the Soume of Five Hundereth merks and Longer Dureing ther pleasure and imediatlie he was by ther order seazed by the officers and caried to prisone and kept for Severall weeks albeit the foirsaid Sentance had no ground or fowndatione imaginable Lykeas efter his said wrongous and violent detentione they make ther officers bring him fwrth of the prisone and carie him with towk of Drum for gathering Spectators to the mercat cross and ther Commanding the said Complainer to wncover his head they cause teare his burgess ticket by the hand of ane of ther officers befoir his eyes in the Smallest peaces that it might be Done with the more leasure and observatione And yet not satisfied in the malicious Spyte They cause cary the said Complainer back to prisoner untill he Should Subscribe a bond for the foirsaid Five Hundereth merks payable at demand which he was at lenth forced to doe befoir he could have his Libertie which yet he onlie obtained with this qwalitie untill they Should be furder advised what to doe within him and in the meane tyme they Still keep the charters of his Lands as if he had incurred a forfaulture what a rigid and crwell oppressione the said Complainer hes Suffered for no other cause then what is above narrated off which oppressione wnjustice and violence the said William King proveist James Stewart and Robert Andersone baillies Thomas Donaldsone thesaurer and Alexander Fordyce Councillors of the said burgh of Elgine being gwiltie airt and pairt They owght not only to be declaired incapable of the character of magistracie as they who manifestly discredited the Same by the said oppressive Courses But Likewayes that they and ilk ane of them be Decerned Conjunctllie and Severallie in the Sowme of Two Hundereth pounds Sterleing of damnages to the said Complainer And also furder pwnished in ther persones and goods As the Lords of our privie Counsell Shall think fitt to the example and terror of others to Commit the lyke in any time comeing And anent the charge given to the saids defenders to have compeared personallie befor the saids Lords of privie Counsell at ane certaine day now bypast to have answered to the grownds of the above complaint And to have heard and sein Swch order and course taken theranent As the saids Lords Should think fitt wnder the paine of rebellion As the said principall lybell or Letters of Complaint and executiones therof at more Lenth proports Which lybell of reconventione befor the saids Lords at the instance of the defenders against the persewar being both upon the Sixtein of November Last bypast called in presence of the Lords of his majesties privie Councill And the persewer of the principall lybell who is defender in the other Compeareing personallie with Sir James Stewart his majesties advocat Sir Alexander Home and Mr David Forbes All his advocats And the haill defenders in the principall lybell who are persewers in the other Compeareing also personallie (except Robert Andersone baillie of Elgine) with Mr Hew Dallrimple Mr Andrew Home Mr Robert Frazer and Mr Francis Grant the Advocats The principall lybell and answers therto with the lybell at proveist King and others instances against William Pawll and answers therto being all read and both pairties and ther Lawiers being fullie heard The Saids Lords of privie Counsell admitts both lybells to probatione And the witnesses upon both lybells (except as marked in the roll) being present and haveing made faith at the barr The saids Lords appointed a Comitie of ther own number to examine the wittnesses Compeareing and makeing faith and reserved all objectiones which might be made against them to be proponed and discust befor the Comitie and granted furder dilligence by Captione against the absent wittnesses Which Comitie haveing accordinglie mett they tooke and receaved the oathes and depositiones of Diverse and Sundrie famous wittnesses upon both lybells who being all Solemnly Sworne interrogat and examined deponed and declaired as ther oathes and depositiones extant in process bears And the saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing this day advysed the principall lybell or Letters of Complaint at the instance of the said William Pawll and haveing considered the wittnesses depositiones with a petitione given in for the persewer and another for the defenders and the wrytes produced for aither pairties They find the articles lybelled against the defenders not proven And Therfore assoillzed and heirby assoillzes them from the said lybell And declaires them qwite therfrae in all tyme comeing And as to the lybell or reconventione at the instance of the magistrats of Elgine against the said William Paull They heirby nominat and appoint The Earles of Leven and Rwglen and The Laird of Grant to be a Comitie to endeavoure to Setle and agrie both pairties upon the points in the said reconventione And also to endeavoure with the magistrats of Elgine that they mitigat the Sentances pronunced by them and ther town Counsell against the said William Paull And declaires any two of the above Comitie to be a Sufficient qworum And appoints them to meet tomorrow at ten in the foirnoon and to make report to the Councill with ther conveniencie

1. NRS, PC2/27, 58v-61r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 58v-61r.

Sederunt, 9 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Att Edinburgh the nynth day of December Jaj vic nyntie seven years1

D1697/12/32

Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Marquis of Tweedale; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Morton; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Rwglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philliphaugh; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeillor; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Cessnock; Sir Patrick Murray

Att Edinburgh the nynth day of December Jaj vic nyntie seven years1

D1697/12/32

Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Marquis of Tweedale; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Morton; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Rwglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philliphaugh; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeillor; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Cessnock; Sir Patrick Murray

1. NRS, PC2/27, 58v.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 58v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 58v.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 58v.

Procedure: judicial proceedings, 7 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Att Edinburgh the Seventh day of December Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs

D1697/12/21

Procedure: judicial proceedings

Remit John Taillzier Against Lady Barro

Anent the lybell or Letters of Complaint raised and persewed befor the Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell at the instance of John Taillzier in Damhead with concurse of Sir James Stewart his majesties advocat for his highnes interest in the mater wnderwritten Makeing mentione That wher the combineing in Associationes and actwallie assasinating and mwtilateing our Leidges Especiallie at a tyme when they owght to be in the greatest Securitie viz in ther comeing and goeing to publict mercats about ther Laufull Bwssienes be crymes of ane high nature and Severelie pwnishable particularlie It is declaired oppressione to molest or assault merchands in the frie wse of ther Liberties and priviledges Act twentie Sixth parliament fourth James the fifth and it is oppressione to Stopp or make impediment in Comoun high wayes act fiftie fourth parliament Sixth Qween Mary and by the Lawes of this and all well governed nationes That the Committers of mutilatione or disablers of any member Are not only Severelie pwnishable But alsoe are lyable Conjunctllie and Severallie in the highest expenses that the persones injured was pwtt into for his cure both for tymes bygone And in tyme comeing Nevertheles […] Abercrombie Spouse to […] Reid of Barrow did upon the first or second day of October Jaj vic nyntie Six yeirs or upon ane or other of the dayes of the said moneth Convein and Lead on four persones viz […] Gordon of Beldarme […] Gordon alias Mullikandin […] Gordon brother to Davock and Thomas Strachan in […] in Aberdeinshyre and haveing (on what pretence the Complainer knowes not) way Laid the Complainer till he came from the mercat of old Meldrum Wher the Complainer had bein about his Lawfull bwssines the said Lady Barrow and her saids wicked accomplices all or atleast Some of them at her desyre and in her presence being all on horseback and being prepared for ther most barbarows designe did most inhwmanely and crwellie assault the Complainers persone haveing most Severelie Strwck him Downe from his horse and Swch was ther most crwell and impiows barbaritie that this did not satisfie ther wicked crweltie and that the Complainers old age (being near to Seventie yeirs) receaved no pitie from them but they yet beatt him so severelie while he was lying on the grownd that they left him for dead and had it not bein by providence of God that his servants comeing from the said mercat and finding him in this Lamentable and Deplorable conditione did Support the Complainer to his horse and conduct him home he had bein exposed to the injurie of the cold night air which Joineing with the Complainers former crwell wseage and the naturall infirmitie of the Complainers old age would in all probabilitie have coast the Complainer his life And to evidence furder to the saids Lords the crweltie and Severitie of the Complainers said inhumane treatment the Complainer was therby forced to ly bedfast for six weeks therefter And throw one of the Strokes the Complainer then receaved the Complainer was ever since Lost the wse and abilitie of one of his armes And therfore the haill foirnamed persones ought not only to be decerned Conjunctllie and Severallie in the Soume of […] of expensses debursed be the Complainer for performeing the cure and in what soume the saids Lords shall decerne against them for the wtmost valwe of the Complainers Laboure and the wse of the Complainers name soe mwtilat for tymes bygone and in tyme comeing But also to be otherwayes pwnished in ther persones and goods to the terror of others to comit the lyke in tyme comeing And Anent the charge given to the said defenders to have Compeared personallie befoir the saids Lords of privie Cowncill at ane certaine day now bygone to have answered to the grownds of the above complaint and to have heard and sein such order and course taken theranent As the saids Lords Should think fitt wnder the paine of rebellion etc As in the said lybell or Letters of complaint with the executiones therof at more length is contained Which Lybell being this day called in presence of the saids Lords of privie Cownsell And the persewar Compeareing personallie with Mr Francis Grant his Advocat and John Gordon James Gordon and Thomas Strachan thrie of the defenders Compeareing also personallie with Sir David Thores Mr Robert Bennet and Mr George Lesslie Advocats for them and the rest of the defenders and the said Lady Barro and Robert Gordon brother to Dwach two of the defenders being Laufullie And oft tymes called and not compeareing The lybell and answers therto being read and a testificat prodwced and sustained The Lady Barros indispositione The saids Lords haveing at lenth heard both pairties Lawwers and haveing considered the lybell with the answers made therto and the debate by both pairties Lawwers They heirby refwse to Sustaine process on the above written Lybell befor ther Lordships But Leaves the persewar to insist in the same befor the Shirreff of the Shyre wher the ryot was Committed or any other Judge ordinary and competent as accords if he thinks fitt

Att Edinburgh the Seventh day of December Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs

D1697/12/21

Procedure: judicial proceedings

Remit John Taillzier Against Lady Barro

Anent the lybell or Letters of Complaint raised and persewed befor the Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell at the instance of John Taillzier in Damhead with concurse of Sir James Stewart his majesties advocat for his highnes interest in the mater wnderwritten Makeing mentione That wher the combineing in Associationes and actwallie assasinating and mwtilateing our Leidges Especiallie at a tyme when they owght to be in the greatest Securitie viz in ther comeing and goeing to publict mercats about ther Laufull Bwssienes be crymes of ane high nature and Severelie pwnishable particularlie It is declaired oppressione to molest or assault merchands in the frie wse of ther Liberties and priviledges Act twentie Sixth parliament fourth James the fifth and it is oppressione to Stopp or make impediment in Comoun high wayes act fiftie fourth parliament Sixth Qween Mary and by the Lawes of this and all well governed nationes That the Committers of mutilatione or disablers of any member Are not only Severelie pwnishable But alsoe are lyable Conjunctllie and Severallie in the highest expenses that the persones injured was pwtt into for his cure both for tymes bygone And in tyme comeing Nevertheles […] Abercrombie Spouse to […] Reid of Barrow did upon the first or second day of October Jaj vic nyntie Six yeirs or upon ane or other of the dayes of the said moneth Convein and Lead on four persones viz […] Gordon of Beldarme […] Gordon alias Mullikandin […] Gordon brother to Davock and Thomas Strachan in […] in Aberdeinshyre and haveing (on what pretence the Complainer knowes not) way Laid the Complainer till he came from the mercat of old Meldrum Wher the Complainer had bein about his Lawfull bwssines the said Lady Barrow and her saids wicked accomplices all or atleast Some of them at her desyre and in her presence being all on horseback and being prepared for ther most barbarows designe did most inhwmanely and crwellie assault the Complainers persone haveing most Severelie Strwck him Downe from his horse and Swch was ther most crwell and impiows barbaritie that this did not satisfie ther wicked crweltie and that the Complainers old age (being near to Seventie yeirs) receaved no pitie from them but they yet beatt him so severelie while he was lying on the grownd that they left him for dead and had it not bein by providence of God that his servants comeing from the said mercat and finding him in this Lamentable and Deplorable conditione did Support the Complainer to his horse and conduct him home he had bein exposed to the injurie of the cold night air which Joineing with the Complainers former crwell wseage and the naturall infirmitie of the Complainers old age would in all probabilitie have coast the Complainer his life And to evidence furder to the saids Lords the crweltie and Severitie of the Complainers said inhumane treatment the Complainer was therby forced to ly bedfast for six weeks therefter And throw one of the Strokes the Complainer then receaved the Complainer was ever since Lost the wse and abilitie of one of his armes And therfore the haill foirnamed persones ought not only to be decerned Conjunctllie and Severallie in the Soume of […] of expensses debursed be the Complainer for performeing the cure and in what soume the saids Lords shall decerne against them for the wtmost valwe of the Complainers Laboure and the wse of the Complainers name soe mwtilat for tymes bygone and in tyme comeing But also to be otherwayes pwnished in ther persones and goods to the terror of others to comit the lyke in tyme comeing And Anent the charge given to the said defenders to have Compeared personallie befoir the saids Lords of privie Cowncill at ane certaine day now bygone to have answered to the grownds of the above complaint and to have heard and sein such order and course taken theranent As the saids Lords Should think fitt wnder the paine of rebellion etc As in the said lybell or Letters of complaint with the executiones therof at more length is contained Which Lybell being this day called in presence of the saids Lords of privie Cownsell And the persewar Compeareing personallie with Mr Francis Grant his Advocat and John Gordon James Gordon and Thomas Strachan thrie of the defenders Compeareing also personallie with Sir David Thores Mr Robert Bennet and Mr George Lesslie Advocats for them and the rest of the defenders and the said Lady Barro and Robert Gordon brother to Dwach two of the defenders being Laufullie And oft tymes called and not compeareing The lybell and answers therto being read and a testificat prodwced and sustained The Lady Barros indispositione The saids Lords haveing at lenth heard both pairties Lawwers and haveing considered the lybell with the answers made therto and the debate by both pairties Lawwers They heirby refwse to Sustaine process on the above written Lybell befor ther Lordships But Leaves the persewar to insist in the same befor the Shirreff of the Shyre wher the ryot was Committed or any other Judge ordinary and competent as accords if he thinks fitt

1. NRS, PC2/27, 57v-58v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 57v-58v.

Sederunt, 7 December 1697, Edinburgh

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Att Edinburgh the Seventh day of December Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs1

D1697/12/12

Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Marquis of Tweeddale; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Marr; Earl of Mortowne; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Lawderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Rwglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philliphaugh; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Proveist of Edinburgh; Sir Patrick Murray

Att Edinburgh the Seventh day of December Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs1

D1697/12/12

Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Marquis of Tweeddale; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Marr; Earl of Mortowne; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Lawderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Rwglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philliphaugh; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Proveist of Edinburgh; Sir Patrick Murray

1. NRS, PC2/27, 57r.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 57r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 57r.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 57r.

Procedure: petition, 30 November 1697, Edinburgh

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Procedure: petition

Petitione The towne of Dwmferleing remited to the Thesaurie

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Sir Patrick Murray proveist John Chalmers and David Edie baillies of Dwmferleing In name of severall inhabitants of the said bwrgh Shewing That My Lord Jedburgh (now my Lord Forbes) troupe of Dragownes haveing bein qwartered in Dwmferleing for severall moneths befor March Jaj vic nyntie Six They did contract severall debts in the said bwrgh But because they pretended want of pay when they were to march the petitioners with much adoe gott the Captaine Leivtenent Kennedie to Subscribe and attest ane accompt of swch of the debts as the dragownes owed for ther necessarie intertainment accownting to nyn hundereth and threttie four pund Scotts as the said attested accompt acknowledgeing the same to be both fairlie and Jwstly Staited and Dwe bears Notwithstanding wherof albeit The Lord Jedburgh and therefter Leivetennent Collonell Brwce did most Jwstly order these debts to be Stopped and payed And that my Lord Forbes hath since possitivelie promised payment and that the petitioners are crediblie informed that they are all Stopped Long agoe off the Dragownes yet ther rests still due of the saids debts Five hundereth and sixtie pwnd which the petitioners can no way recover except by giveing exorbitant abaitements swch as the poor people were forced to doe for what pairt is hitherto payed The Captaine Leivtennent pretending that what is Stopped is applyed to payment of other debts And that Since he was soe Jwst as to Secure ther payment by attesting the debts therfore they owght to waite his Leasure of paying them Notwithstanding all which treatment the petitioners have Still all alongest patientlie forbone to give ther Lordships any trouble in the mater till the Starveing conditione of the poor people hath forced them to make the address to ther Lordships And therfore humbly craveing ther Lordships to take the premisses to ther consideratione And in respect thir debts are soe distinctly staited and instrwcted that therfore ther Lordships will be pleased to ordaine John Orrock collector of the Supplie of the Shyre of Fyffe forthwith to make payment to Andreu Bellfrage the petitioners towne thesaurer of the five Hundereth pwnds Scotts Still resting of the above debts to be detained by him of the receavers As ther Lordships were pleased Lately to doe in the case of the inhabitants of Falkland As the said petitione bears The saids Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell haveing heard the above petitione read in ther presence They heirby remit the same to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaurie to be considered and determined by ther Lordships as they shall find Jwst and in the mean tyme allowes the officers of The Lord Jedburgh therefter The Lord Forbes his regiment to sie and answer the same

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Procedure: petition

Petitione The towne of Dwmferleing remited to the Thesaurie

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Sir Patrick Murray proveist John Chalmers and David Edie baillies of Dwmferleing In name of severall inhabitants of the said bwrgh Shewing That My Lord Jedburgh (now my Lord Forbes) troupe of Dragownes haveing bein qwartered in Dwmferleing for severall moneths befor March Jaj vic nyntie Six They did contract severall debts in the said bwrgh But because they pretended want of pay when they were to march the petitioners with much adoe gott the Captaine Leivtenent Kennedie to Subscribe and attest ane accompt of swch of the debts as the dragownes owed for ther necessarie intertainment accownting to nyn hundereth and threttie four pund Scotts as the said attested accompt acknowledgeing the same to be both fairlie and Jwstly Staited and Dwe bears Notwithstanding wherof albeit The Lord Jedburgh and therefter Leivetennent Collonell Brwce did most Jwstly order these debts to be Stopped and payed And that my Lord Forbes hath since possitivelie promised payment and that the petitioners are crediblie informed that they are all Stopped Long agoe off the Dragownes yet ther rests still due of the saids debts Five hundereth and sixtie pwnd which the petitioners can no way recover except by giveing exorbitant abaitements swch as the poor people were forced to doe for what pairt is hitherto payed The Captaine Leivtennent pretending that what is Stopped is applyed to payment of other debts And that Since he was soe Jwst as to Secure ther payment by attesting the debts therfore they owght to waite his Leasure of paying them Notwithstanding all which treatment the petitioners have Still all alongest patientlie forbone to give ther Lordships any trouble in the mater till the Starveing conditione of the poor people hath forced them to make the address to ther Lordships And therfore humbly craveing ther Lordships to take the premisses to ther consideratione And in respect thir debts are soe distinctly staited and instrwcted that therfore ther Lordships will be pleased to ordaine John Orrock collector of the Supplie of the Shyre of Fyffe forthwith to make payment to Andreu Bellfrage the petitioners towne thesaurer of the five Hundereth pwnds Scotts Still resting of the above debts to be detained by him of the receavers As ther Lordships were pleased Lately to doe in the case of the inhabitants of Falkland As the said petitione bears The saids Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell haveing heard the above petitione read in ther presence They heirby remit the same to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaurie to be considered and determined by ther Lordships as they shall find Jwst and in the mean tyme allowes the officers of The Lord Jedburgh therefter The Lord Forbes his regiment to sie and answer the same

1. NRS, PC2/27, 56v-57r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 56v-57r.

Procedure: petition, 30 November 1697, Edinburgh

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Procedure: petition

Petition the inhabitants of Dwns remited to the Thesaurie

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be James Liddell and Patrick Whillas and other inhabitants of the towne of Dwns Shewing That the severall troupes of The Lord Jedburgh now Lord Forbes regiment both officers and dragownes were were resting to the petitioners efter stateing of accompts with Leivetennent Collonell Brwce and major Burnet the Sowme of Ane Thowsand Seven Hundereth and Fowrtie one pund one Shilling Scotts for meat and drink fwrnished by the petitioners to the said regiment For payment wherof the said Leivtennent Collonell and major drew ane precept upon the depute receaver payable furth of the said regiments Subsistance for the moneths of March Aprile and May Last be eqwall portiones And accordingly payment was made of the first moyetie owt of March subsistance But when the petitioner came to desyre payment of the other two moneths The said depute receaver did produce a paper Subscribed by the said Leivtenent Collonell Brwce wherby he dischairges any furder payment be vertue of his former precept And accordingly the said receaver refwised to make payment of the saids other two moneths notwithstanding that he had entered in payment by paying of the first By which contriveance and collwsion betuixt the saids officers and receavers the petitioners have bein hitherto frwstrat of ther payment who have bein pwtt to Considerable expensses in attendance at Edinburgh and els wher and makeing applicatione for recoverie therof near to the value of ane third pairt therof And therfore humbly craveing ther Lordships to take the premisses to consideratione and to advance the generall receavers and ther deputs to make payment to the petitioners of the saids two moneths moyety being Eleven hundereth fiftie seven pwnd Sixteen Shilling Scotts yet resting by the said regiment conforme to the said precept As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day and considered be the saids Lords of privie Cownsell They hereby remit the same to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie to be considered and determined by ther Lordships as they shall find Jwst And in the mean tyme allowes the officers of the Lord Jedburgh therefter the Lord Forbes his regiment to sie and answer the same

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Procedure: petition

Petition the inhabitants of Dwns remited to the Thesaurie

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be James Liddell and Patrick Whillas and other inhabitants of the towne of Dwns Shewing That the severall troupes of The Lord Jedburgh now Lord Forbes regiment both officers and dragownes were were resting to the petitioners efter stateing of accompts with Leivetennent Collonell Brwce and major Burnet the Sowme of Ane Thowsand Seven Hundereth and Fowrtie one pund one Shilling Scotts for meat and drink fwrnished by the petitioners to the said regiment For payment wherof the said Leivtennent Collonell and major drew ane precept upon the depute receaver payable furth of the said regiments Subsistance for the moneths of March Aprile and May Last be eqwall portiones And accordingly payment was made of the first moyetie owt of March subsistance But when the petitioner came to desyre payment of the other two moneths The said depute receaver did produce a paper Subscribed by the said Leivtenent Collonell Brwce wherby he dischairges any furder payment be vertue of his former precept And accordingly the said receaver refwised to make payment of the saids other two moneths notwithstanding that he had entered in payment by paying of the first By which contriveance and collwsion betuixt the saids officers and receavers the petitioners have bein hitherto frwstrat of ther payment who have bein pwtt to Considerable expensses in attendance at Edinburgh and els wher and makeing applicatione for recoverie therof near to the value of ane third pairt therof And therfore humbly craveing ther Lordships to take the premisses to consideratione and to advance the generall receavers and ther deputs to make payment to the petitioners of the saids two moneths moyety being Eleven hundereth fiftie seven pwnd Sixteen Shilling Scotts yet resting by the said regiment conforme to the said precept As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day and considered be the saids Lords of privie Cownsell They hereby remit the same to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie to be considered and determined by ther Lordships as they shall find Jwst And in the mean tyme allowes the officers of the Lord Jedburgh therefter the Lord Forbes his regiment to sie and answer the same

1. NRS, PC2/27, 55v-56v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 55v-56v.

Procedure: petition, 30 November 1697, Edinburgh

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Procedure: petition

Petitione Johnstoun and Crwikshanks in Aberdeen to be amended and Sein

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell be Mr John Johnstowne and Robert Crwikshank James Gordon and others Shewing ther being mwtwall complaints befor Ther Lordships at the instance of Thomas Mitchell John Allardyce and others and at one instance against the said Thomas Mitchell Alexander Ragg and others The occasione and Subject of both complaints being ane wnjwstifieable contriveance and combinatione of the Lesser pairt of the towne Councill of Aberdeen who not being able to carie the electione of the new Cowncill and magistrats at ther pleasure resolved to absent that by ther withdrawing and the necessarie absence of other two members one by not accepting his office and the other by Sicknes ther might not remaine a qworum to proceed to the new electione And the petitioners were qwestioned upon this single grownd that they did proceed to the electione not being the plwralitie of the full number of the Councill by the constitutione Ther Lordships have fownd that the electione could not proceed without the plwralitie And therfore have annwlled the Late electione But ther Lordships have not proceeded to consider the petitioners Lybell against the willfwll absenters and withdrawers from the electione which they were bound in dwety to have attended and which hes given occasione to all the noise expensses and inconveniency which have happened and may furder enswe They doe therfore humbly intreat ther Lordships to proceed to the consideratione and decisione of ther complaint And they must remember ther Lordships that in the written answers offered and in the debate at the barr ther was not any Jwstificatione offered in behalf of the Councellors who did factiously combine to pwtt a Stopp to the electione and exercise of the magistracie both pairties and Lawiers remane convict that ther procedure could not be Jwstified only they contended that no fault or cryme of thers was Sufficient to authorize the petitioners to proceed without a qworum which ther Lordships have Sustained But not it remains that these factious persones (who drew the petitioners into the snare that they behoved aither to proceed or suffer the magistracie to be deserted) Should be Justlie and severely pwnished according to ther demerit They have intended a new practice for Support of factione in the Lesser number against the greater And if they Should not only prevaile to anwll the electione but pass wnpwnished the preparative for everie factione that can come neer a balance will have the same opportunitie for the persones caswallie or necessarlie absent being added to these who may combine ther can never faill to be a disapointment in the electione And therby great charges occasioned and divisiones fomented which would be crwshed in the bwd if ther Lordships apply a pwnishment Swteable to the cryme The petitioners have also lybelled against Thomas Mitchell that he went about to mendicat votes by briberie which is soe directly contrair to the friedome of electione and of so bad conseqwence that ther Lordships would be pleased to enqwyre narrowlie into it In the next place now that the electione is annwlled and the magistracie ceases it remaines that ther Lordships would be pleased to awthorize a new electione in the most regwlar and legall maner according to the sett of the burgh Ther Lordships have considered that the rwles and constitutiones might not be transgressed by the petitioners upon any injurie or contempt that was done or necessitie aither to proceed or Lett the electione fall And the petitioners are perswaded that ther Lordships will Still proceed with the same regaird to the customs and constitutiones of the place that ther may be a fwll and frie electione as it owght to have bein if the eight deserters or any of them had attended according to ther dwety And the petitioners are confident that ther Lordships will have noe regaird to the byass and Suggestiones that are offered by ther influence viz that the new electione Should proceed by Joineing the Cowncills Jaj vic nyntie five and Jaj vic nyntie Six The petitioners boldlie Say that this would be a downe right inversione of the sett and practice even in the contraverted electiones for by that conjwnctione the number and the qworwm of the electors wowld be altered And persones incapable and inhabite to elect would be awthorized so that ther Lordships might als well name any inhabitant in the place to elect or to proceed more plainlie The magistrats might be named by ther Lordships by no worse preparative Ther is no need to proceed in this extraordinary way for the legall method is plaine and easie if the petitioners had not proceeded to the electione without the plwralitie of the Cownsell nothing remained for them but to represent the case to ther Lordships And to desyre ther awthoritie to convein the Counsell in being at that tyme at a new dyet And that ther Lordships Should have injoined the absenters to attend wnder swch a penaltie as might obleidge them to it And the petitioners are humbly confident that ther Lordships who are carefwll of ther priviledges will not Swffer any one man to be imposed as a voter in that electione who was not of the Counsell in being upon the ordinarie day that the electione owght to have proceeded for these are the limits of the petitioners sett Because the Law appoints that the old Cowncill is to choise the new And these who were not of the old Cownsell at the ordinarie tyme of electione can never be admitted amongst them without a totall dissolwtione of that Cownsell And if any one man Should have access to vote amongest them who is not of the petitioners number ther is noe bownds It will be als agrieable to ther constitutiones and priviledges to accept of ane nomination from ther Lordships of a magistracie and Cowncill as to admit any who was of a preceeding Cowncill or who was not of the Cowncill in being at the ordinary tyme of electione Therfor they most humbly beseech ther Lordships to proceed to determine the process at ther instance and to pwnish the awthors of all the debaites that have happened by ther obstinat withdrawing the ordinarie tyme of electione And Likewayes to take tryell of the petitioners lybell against Thomas Mitchell for attempting to pwrchase votes by briberie and to appoint a dyet for a new electione by the meinters of the Cownsell in being the Last yeir who owght to have mett and conveened for that effect at the ordinary tyme before Michaelmise Last And that wnder Such penalties on these who formerly absented as may render the electione effectwall by ther Lordships authoritie and in a dwe and regwlar way As the said petitione bears which being this day read in presence of the saids Lords of privie Cownsell They before considering therof ordaines the samen to be reformed and amended Conforme to the interloqwitors of Cowncill pronunced in the maters mentioned in the petitione And efter amending and reformeing allowes the persones Complained upon to sie and answer the said petitione

Att Edinburgh the Threttie Day of November Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs

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Procedure: petition

Petitione Johnstoun and Crwikshanks in Aberdeen to be amended and Sein

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell be Mr John Johnstowne and Robert Crwikshank James Gordon and others Shewing ther being mwtwall complaints befor Ther Lordships at the instance of Thomas Mitchell John Allardyce and others and at one instance against the said Thomas Mitchell Alexander Ragg and others The occasione and Subject of both complaints being ane wnjwstifieable contriveance and combinatione of the Lesser pairt of the towne Councill of Aberdeen who not being able to carie the electione of the new Cowncill and magistrats at ther pleasure resolved to absent that by ther withdrawing and the necessarie absence of other two members one by not accepting his office and the other by Sicknes ther might not remaine a qworum to proceed to the new electione And the petitioners were qwestioned upon this single grownd that they did proceed to the electione not being the plwralitie of the full number of the Councill by the constitutione Ther Lordships have fownd that the electione could not proceed without the plwralitie And therfore have annwlled the Late electione But ther Lordships have not proceeded to consider the petitioners Lybell against the willfwll absenters and withdrawers from the electione which they were bound in dwety to have attended and which hes given occasione to all the noise expensses and inconveniency which have happened and may furder enswe They doe therfore humbly intreat ther Lordships to proceed to the consideratione and decisione of ther complaint And they must remember ther Lordships that in the written answers offered and in the debate at the barr ther was not any Jwstificatione offered in behalf of the Councellors who did factiously combine to pwtt a Stopp to the electione and exercise of the magistracie both pairties and Lawiers remane convict that ther procedure could not be Jwstified only they contended that no fault or cryme of thers was Sufficient to authorize the petitioners to proceed without a qworum which ther Lordships have Sustained But not it remains that these factious persones (who drew the petitioners into the snare that they behoved aither to proceed or suffer the magistracie to be deserted) Should be Justlie and severely pwnished according to ther demerit They have intended a new practice for Support of factione in the Lesser number against the greater And if they Should not only prevaile to anwll the electione but pass wnpwnished the preparative for everie factione that can come neer a balance will have the same opportunitie for the persones caswallie or necessarlie absent being added to these who may combine ther can never faill to be a disapointment in the electione And therby great charges occasioned and divisiones fomented which would be crwshed in the bwd if ther Lordships apply a pwnishment Swteable to the cryme The petitioners have also lybelled against Thomas Mitchell that he went about to mendicat votes by briberie which is soe directly contrair to the friedome of electione and of so bad conseqwence that ther Lordships would be pleased to enqwyre narrowlie into it In the next place now that the electione is annwlled and the magistracie ceases it remaines that ther Lordships would be pleased to awthorize a new electione in the most regwlar and legall maner according to the sett of the burgh Ther Lordships have considered that the rwles and constitutiones might not be transgressed by the petitioners upon any injurie or contempt that was done or necessitie aither to proceed or Lett the electione fall And the petitioners are perswaded that ther Lordships will Still proceed with the same regaird to the customs and constitutiones of the place that ther may be a fwll and frie electione as it owght to have bein if the eight deserters or any of them had attended according to ther dwety And the petitioners are confident that ther Lordships will have noe regaird to the byass and Suggestiones that are offered by ther influence viz that the new electione Should proceed by Joineing the Cowncills Jaj vic nyntie five and Jaj vic nyntie Six The petitioners boldlie Say that this would be a downe right inversione of the sett and practice even in the contraverted electiones for by that conjwnctione the number and the qworwm of the electors wowld be altered And persones incapable and inhabite to elect would be awthorized so that ther Lordships might als well name any inhabitant in the place to elect or to proceed more plainlie The magistrats might be named by ther Lordships by no worse preparative Ther is no need to proceed in this extraordinary way for the legall method is plaine and easie if the petitioners had not proceeded to the electione without the plwralitie of the Cownsell nothing remained for them but to represent the case to ther Lordships And to desyre ther awthoritie to convein the Counsell in being at that tyme at a new dyet And that ther Lordships Should have injoined the absenters to attend wnder swch a penaltie as might obleidge them to it And the petitioners are humbly confident that ther Lordships who are carefwll of ther priviledges will not Swffer any one man to be imposed as a voter in that electione who was not of the Counsell in being upon the ordinarie day that the electione owght to have proceeded for these are the limits of the petitioners sett Because the Law appoints that the old Cowncill is to choise the new And these who were not of the old Cownsell at the ordinarie tyme of electione can never be admitted amongst them without a totall dissolwtione of that Cownsell And if any one man Should have access to vote amongest them who is not of the petitioners number ther is noe bownds It will be als agrieable to ther constitutiones and priviledges to accept of ane nomination from ther Lordships of a magistracie and Cowncill as to admit any who was of a preceeding Cowncill or who was not of the Cowncill in being at the ordinary tyme of electione Therfor they most humbly beseech ther Lordships to proceed to determine the process at ther instance and to pwnish the awthors of all the debaites that have happened by ther obstinat withdrawing the ordinarie tyme of electione And Likewayes to take tryell of the petitioners lybell against Thomas Mitchell for attempting to pwrchase votes by briberie and to appoint a dyet for a new electione by the meinters of the Cownsell in being the Last yeir who owght to have mett and conveened for that effect at the ordinary tyme before Michaelmise Last And that wnder Such penalties on these who formerly absented as may render the electione effectwall by ther Lordships authoritie and in a dwe and regwlar way As the said petitione bears which being this day read in presence of the saids Lords of privie Cownsell They before considering therof ordaines the samen to be reformed and amended Conforme to the interloqwitors of Cowncill pronunced in the maters mentioned in the petitione And efter amending and reformeing allowes the persones Complained upon to sie and answer the said petitione

1. NRS, PC2/27, 54r-55v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 54r-55v.

Procedure, 30 November 1697, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Recomendatione Laird of Grant to send accompt of the persones who were in armes with Frazer of Beaufort

The Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell doe heirby recomend to Lodovick Grant of that ilk Shirreff principall of the Shyre of Invernes to procure from the depute at Invernes a particular accompt of the persones by name and designatione who were in armes with Thomas and Simeon Frazers and ther accomplices and of ther accessione to the saids Beauforts ther treasone and rebellione and what probatione can be fwrnished against them

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Procedure

Recomendatione Laird of Grant to send accompt of the persones who were in armes with Frazer of Beaufort

The Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell doe heirby recomend to Lodovick Grant of that ilk Shirreff principall of the Shyre of Invernes to procure from the depute at Invernes a particular accompt of the persones by name and designatione who were in armes with Thomas and Simeon Frazers and ther accomplices and of ther accessione to the saids Beauforts ther treasone and rebellione and what probatione can be fwrnished against them

1. NRS, PC2/27, 54r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 54r.

Sederunt, 30 November 1697, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Marquis of Tweedale; Earl of Sutherland; Earl of Marr; Earl of Lawderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forffar; Earl of Rwglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Ross; Lord Carmichael; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philliphaugh; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeillor; Mr Fra: Montgomry; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Stevensone

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Marquis of Tweedale; Earl of Sutherland; Earl of Marr; Earl of Lawderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forffar; Earl of Rwglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Ross; Lord Carmichael; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philliphaugh; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeillor; Mr Fra: Montgomry; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Stevensone

1. NRS, PC2/27, 53v.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 53v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 53v.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 53v.