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Act, 21 February 1695, Edinburgh

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Act Jean Durhame

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Jean Durhame spouse to John Foubster They heirby appoint the said John Foubster instantly to delyver the petitioners Cloathes to her, or to delyver to the baillies of the Cannogate the keyes of the said John his dwalling house and of the Chists or trunks wher these Cloaths are to the effect the same may be taken out and Delyvered to her quherin if he faillie being requyred appoints the baillies of the Cannogate Immediatly herafter to make open and patent the doors of his said house and to break open the Chists or trunks wher the petitioners Cloathes may be and to take out and delyver the same to her.

Edinburgh Thursday 21 February 1695

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Act Jean Durhame

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Jean Durhame spouse to John Foubster They heirby appoint the said John Foubster instantly to delyver the petitioners Cloathes to her, or to delyver to the baillies of the Cannogate the keyes of the said John his dwalling house and of the Chists or trunks wher these Cloaths are to the effect the same may be taken out and Delyvered to her quherin if he faillie being requyred appoints the baillies of the Cannogate Immediatly herafter to make open and patent the doors of his said house and to break open the Chists or trunks wher the petitioners Cloathes may be and to take out and delyver the same to her.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 185v-186r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 185v-186r.

Act, 21 February 1695, Edinburgh

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Act Captain Campbell

Anent the Petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Alexander Campbell Captain in the Lord Lornes regiment Shewing That wher being come over for recruits The petitioner seased upon one John Mulleon in Creiff in the Earle of Pearths bounds as a vagabound without observing the formality of takeing the shireffs Warrand, But haveing put him in Custody, So Soon as the petitioner understood that he should have had the shireffs warrand the petitioner dismissed him freely And then the man did freely take one with one Captain Meinzies in Coll Hills regiment as ane Certificat from the magistrats of Linlithgow lying in the Clerks hands would testifie, notwithstanding quherof and the petitioner truely dissmissed the man and he freely took on again as so is, yet it pleased the Lords of the Committie to Commit the petitioner prisoner untill he should produce him albeit it be manifast that the petitioner did abandon him and he disposed upon himself before any Citatione was given the petitioner And seing it appears hard that a Captain in his Majesties Service doeing all he can for recruites should be so sumarly Comitted and that the petitioner is Content to find suficient baill either to reproduce him betwixt and a Certaine day or at that day to re-enter himself in prisone And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords In Consideration of this his ingenious accompt and of the free and fair offer that the petitioner make, and that he humbly conceived that his majesties service is some way concerned in this affair to ordaine the petitioner to be sett at Liberty upon his said offer of Cautione as the petition bears, The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill, Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Alexander Campbell They herby give Order and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of ther Tolbooth to sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof He first giveing bond and finding suficient Caution acted in the books of privy Councill That he shall produce the person of John Mulleon before the Committie of privy Councill appointed anent Souldiers and recruits betwixt and the fourth day of march nixt to come under the penalty of ane hundred punds sterling money.

Edinburgh Thursday 21 February 1695

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Act Captain Campbell

Anent the Petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Alexander Campbell Captain in the Lord Lornes regiment Shewing That wher being come over for recruits The petitioner seased upon one John Mulleon in Creiff in the Earle of Pearths bounds as a vagabound without observing the formality of takeing the shireffs Warrand, But haveing put him in Custody, So Soon as the petitioner understood that he should have had the shireffs warrand the petitioner dismissed him freely And then the man did freely take one with one Captain Meinzies in Coll Hills regiment as ane Certificat from the magistrats of Linlithgow lying in the Clerks hands would testifie, notwithstanding quherof and the petitioner truely dissmissed the man and he freely took on again as so is, yet it pleased the Lords of the Committie to Commit the petitioner prisoner untill he should produce him albeit it be manifast that the petitioner did abandon him and he disposed upon himself before any Citatione was given the petitioner And seing it appears hard that a Captain in his Majesties Service doeing all he can for recruites should be so sumarly Comitted and that the petitioner is Content to find suficient baill either to reproduce him betwixt and a Certaine day or at that day to re-enter himself in prisone And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords In Consideration of this his ingenious accompt and of the free and fair offer that the petitioner make, and that he humbly conceived that his majesties service is some way concerned in this affair to ordaine the petitioner to be sett at Liberty upon his said offer of Cautione as the petition bears, The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill, Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Alexander Campbell They herby give Order and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of ther Tolbooth to sett the petitioner at Libertie furth therof He first giveing bond and finding suficient Caution acted in the books of privy Councill That he shall produce the person of John Mulleon before the Committie of privy Councill appointed anent Souldiers and recruits betwixt and the fourth day of march nixt to come under the penalty of ane hundred punds sterling money.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 185r-185v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 185r-185v.

Warrant, 21 February 1695, Edinburgh

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Warrand for Giveing up Bartlemans bond

The Which Day the Lord Hatton haveing Reported to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill That ther Lordships haveing Remitted to him to examine how the money Collected for releiving of Archibald Bartleman and James Kay from ther Slavery with the turks was applyed, And that he having examined the matter; Does Find that the money was rightly applyed, The saids Lords Doe heirby give order and warrand to their Clerks to give up to John Bartleman in Keirhill the bond granted to him as principall and William Reid fermorer for applying of the saids Collectiones to the effect forsaid That the same may be cancelled or destroyed be them at ther pleasure.

Edinburgh Thursday 21 February 1695

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Warrand for Giveing up Bartlemans bond

The Which Day the Lord Hatton haveing Reported to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill That ther Lordships haveing Remitted to him to examine how the money Collected for releiving of Archibald Bartleman and James Kay from ther Slavery with the turks was applyed, And that he having examined the matter; Does Find that the money was rightly applyed, The saids Lords Doe heirby give order and warrand to their Clerks to give up to John Bartleman in Keirhill the bond granted to him as principall and William Reid fermorer for applying of the saids Collectiones to the effect forsaid That the same may be cancelled or destroyed be them at ther pleasure.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 185r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 185r.

Act, 21 February 1695, Edinburgh

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Act Gordon of Braikley

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be John Gordon of Braikley Shewing That quher the petitioner have sufered great Loss upon the accompt of his Zeall for the present government be the highland armie who not only burnt his house and lands but Caried away all the plenishing of the petitioners wholl intrest which incapacitate him for some time from paying his Just debts, (albeit his fortune is thrie times greater then any burden that affects the samen) which occasioned most of his Creditors to doe Dilligences against his estate and persone and now the petitioner is in the Tolbooth of Montross almost in a Sterving Conditione Occasioned by reasone that his Creditors have areisted the rents and duties payable be his tenants so that the tenents refuse to give the petitioner one six pence to intertaine him although all his Creditors are willing some thing should be allowed the petitioner for that end, But would have it modified be the saids Lords least ther voluntar Concensiones should prejudice their rights, and the petitioners case being much to be pitied as a man given to Malancholly who was at present unfitt to goe about his oun affairs both by reasone of his indisposition of mind and Confynment of body, seing that the petitioners estate is notwithstanding of his Lordships much more then able to satisfie his debts It were ane act of Great Justice to allow the petitioner to be entertained out of his fortune and to evidence his willingness to satisfie his debts ther are severall writtes and goods Lying in the petitioners house at Braikley which will Contribute much for his Creditors payment The petitioner is Content they be taken and preserved for those who have right therto And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to allow the petitioner at least twelue pence a day for his intertainement so long as he stayes in prisone to be payed by those who intromitt with his estate Especially seing non of his Creditors doe oppose and ther is subject eneough to satisifie ther debts and likewayes to Grant warrand to the shireff or Comissar of Aberdein or his deputs to make open the2 doors and Locks of the said house and to Inventar and take in Custody his goods and wrytes who will be Comptable for them to any haveing intrest as the petitione bears. The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the above petitione given in to them be the above John Gordon of Brackly, They heirby allow the petitioner ane aliement of twelue shilling scots per diem Comensing from the date heirof for his intertainment so long as he Continues in prison And Decerns and Ordaines Alexander Ker of Meny who intromitts with the petitioners estate to make payment of the same, And Ordaines letters of horning on six dayes and others needfull to be direct heiron in forme as effeirs.

Edinburgh Thursday 21 February 1695

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Act Gordon of Braikley

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be John Gordon of Braikley Shewing That quher the petitioner have sufered great Loss upon the accompt of his Zeall for the present government be the highland armie who not only burnt his house and lands but Caried away all the plenishing of the petitioners wholl intrest which incapacitate him for some time from paying his Just debts, (albeit his fortune is thrie times greater then any burden that affects the samen) which occasioned most of his Creditors to doe Dilligences against his estate and persone and now the petitioner is in the Tolbooth of Montross almost in a Sterving Conditione Occasioned by reasone that his Creditors have areisted the rents and duties payable be his tenants so that the tenents refuse to give the petitioner one six pence to intertaine him although all his Creditors are willing some thing should be allowed the petitioner for that end, But would have it modified be the saids Lords least ther voluntar Concensiones should prejudice their rights, and the petitioners case being much to be pitied as a man given to Malancholly who was at present unfitt to goe about his oun affairs both by reasone of his indisposition of mind and Confynment of body, seing that the petitioners estate is notwithstanding of his Lordships much more then able to satisfie his debts It were ane act of Great Justice to allow the petitioner to be entertained out of his fortune and to evidence his willingness to satisfie his debts ther are severall writtes and goods Lying in the petitioners house at Braikley which will Contribute much for his Creditors payment The petitioner is Content they be taken and preserved for those who have right therto And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to allow the petitioner at least twelue pence a day for his intertainement so long as he stayes in prisone to be payed by those who intromitt with his estate Especially seing non of his Creditors doe oppose and ther is subject eneough to satisifie ther debts and likewayes to Grant warrand to the shireff or Comissar of Aberdein or his deputs to make open the2 doors and Locks of the said house and to Inventar and take in Custody his goods and wrytes who will be Comptable for them to any haveing intrest as the petitione bears. The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the above petitione given in to them be the above John Gordon of Brackly, They heirby allow the petitioner ane aliement of twelue shilling scots per diem Comensing from the date heirof for his intertainment so long as he Continues in prison And Decerns and Ordaines Alexander Ker of Meny who intromitts with the petitioners estate to make payment of the same, And Ordaines letters of horning on six dayes and others needfull to be direct heiron in forme as effeirs.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 184r-185r.

2. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 184r-185r.

2. Insertion.

Act, 21 February 1695, Edinburgh

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Act The heritors of Woodhouse

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be James Deans of Woodhouslie and Alexander Bothwell of Glencorss Sir John Clerk of Peny Cook heritors of the paroch of Woodhouslie alias Glencorss for themselves and in name of their tenants Shewing That quher in obedience to ther majesties proclamation anent the Levieing of men for ther Majesties Service, The tenents of the said paroch did furnish ane man and keep him above four moneths at a daill of Charges against the mustering day Which was upon the twentie two day of May last in Burnsfeild Links near Edinburgh quher the said man was then delyvered to Robert Thomsone under Clerk of the shirefdome who gave ane recept of him to one of the fermers who came allongst with him which recept is in the Captains name and is wryten with the said Robert Thomsons oun hand as he does not deny, and that the man was truely delyvered to him, But so it is tha the recept is unsubscryved, and which was the Ignorance of the receiver to take it so But it could be proven be the said Robert Thomsone and many others that the man was truely delyvered and received off the tenants hands, and it is probable the man was put away amongst the detatched partie that was then sent to Flanders It was Therfore humbly conceaved that the petitioners hade done all the dilligence Requyred in obedience to ther Majesties proclamatione yet notwithstanding they are informed That they are fyned be the saids Lords for not giving obedience to the said proclamation in the soume of two hundred merks And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to take their case to Consideratione and to Discharge the said fyne since they did truely furnish the said man and keeped him above four moneths against the mustureing day upon their oun expences and gave him Eighty punds scots for his hyre and actually Delyvered him as the said receipt tho unsubscryved therwith produced would testifie and which they offered to prove if need were as the said petition bears Which being upon the fifth of February instant read in presence of the saids Lords They Remitted to the Committie appointed anent Souldiers and diserters to Consider and receive the petitioners probatione and in the mean tyme Discharged all executione against the petitioners for the fyne and not puting out the man Conforme to which referrence the Committie haveing mett and taken the depositiones of Sundrie famous witnesses, And The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having this day Considered the saids depositiones They Find It Sufficiently proven that ther were thrie sufficient men delyvered for Sir John Clerk Woodhouslie and Glencorss and Received by Coll Douglas And Therfore They hereby Discharge the petitioners of any fyne alledged Imposed upon them for not furnishing of the man as in the petition And Declairs them free therof.

Edinburgh Thursday 21 February 1695

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Act The heritors of Woodhouse

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be James Deans of Woodhouslie and Alexander Bothwell of Glencorss Sir John Clerk of Peny Cook heritors of the paroch of Woodhouslie alias Glencorss for themselves and in name of their tenants Shewing That quher in obedience to ther majesties proclamation anent the Levieing of men for ther Majesties Service, The tenents of the said paroch did furnish ane man and keep him above four moneths at a daill of Charges against the mustering day Which was upon the twentie two day of May last in Burnsfeild Links near Edinburgh quher the said man was then delyvered to Robert Thomsone under Clerk of the shirefdome who gave ane recept of him to one of the fermers who came allongst with him which recept is in the Captains name and is wryten with the said Robert Thomsons oun hand as he does not deny, and that the man was truely delyvered to him, But so it is tha the recept is unsubscryved, and which was the Ignorance of the receiver to take it so But it could be proven be the said Robert Thomsone and many others that the man was truely delyvered and received off the tenants hands, and it is probable the man was put away amongst the detatched partie that was then sent to Flanders It was Therfore humbly conceaved that the petitioners hade done all the dilligence Requyred in obedience to ther Majesties proclamatione yet notwithstanding they are informed That they are fyned be the saids Lords for not giving obedience to the said proclamation in the soume of two hundred merks And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to take their case to Consideratione and to Discharge the said fyne since they did truely furnish the said man and keeped him above four moneths against the mustureing day upon their oun expences and gave him Eighty punds scots for his hyre and actually Delyvered him as the said receipt tho unsubscryved therwith produced would testifie and which they offered to prove if need were as the said petition bears Which being upon the fifth of February instant read in presence of the saids Lords They Remitted to the Committie appointed anent Souldiers and diserters to Consider and receive the petitioners probatione and in the mean tyme Discharged all executione against the petitioners for the fyne and not puting out the man Conforme to which referrence the Committie haveing mett and taken the depositiones of Sundrie famous witnesses, And The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having this day Considered the saids depositiones They Find It Sufficiently proven that ther were thrie sufficient men delyvered for Sir John Clerk Woodhouslie and Glencorss and Received by Coll Douglas And Therfore They hereby Discharge the petitioners of any fyne alledged Imposed upon them for not furnishing of the man as in the petition And Declairs them free therof.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 183r-184r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 183r-184r.

Sederunt, 21 February 1695, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Earl of Anandale pres; Earl of Melvill p: seall; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintoir; Earl of Brodalbine; Lord Murray; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Advocat; Lord Hattone; Mr Fr: Montgomery; Laird of Grant; Laird of Stivensone; Sir John Hall

Edinburgh Thursday 21 February 16951

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Sederunt

Earl of Anandale pres; Earl of Melvill p: seall; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintoir; Earl of Brodalbine; Lord Murray; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Advocat; Lord Hattone; Mr Fr: Montgomery; Laird of Grant; Laird of Stivensone; Sir John Hall

1. NRS, PC2/25, 183r.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 183r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 183r.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 183r.

Act, 19 February 1695, Edinburgh

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Act Robert Davidson for a Collectione

Anent The petition given in to the Lords of this Majesties privy Councill be Robert Davidsone merchant in Ellon Shewing That quher in the begining of December Last Major James Weir his Troop In the Lord Carmichealls regiment of Dragoons being quartered in the toune of Ellon wher the petitioner did reside being in ane very good Conditione and fair way of Liveing having a Good trad of Marchandizeing within the said Toune, and haveing also built ane ordinary good house of two stories high and weell plenished, and the said troope having put ther magizon of Powder in a laigh room of the petitioners dwalling house quherof they hade the Charge and Custody of the key and haveing two of them quartered upon him The fifth day of the said moneth of December the saids Dragoons haveing mett in order to divyde the powder, and whill they were Divyding and parting of the Same, The haill Magizon therof was kendled wherby the petitioner was altogither ruined by dimolishing of his housses and his haill merchant goods and houshold plenshing burnt and nothing recovered therof as also one of the saids Dragoons and two of the petitioners servant women killed (and the petitioner himself his wyfe and Child being altogither in bed upon another floor betwixt which and the powder ther was ane door of Comunicatione wherby they were all Caried up to the tope of the houses wher they Lay and the petitioner his wife and Child by the providence of God were preserved and help of the feather bed quheron they Lay, which was supposed to have allayed the streanth and violence of the powder Togither with ane relatione of his wyfes who was allmost burnt, and is presently Lying under the phisitians hands to whom the petitioner is bound for satisffactione of the Cure all which is not only nottourly know’n in the place But alsoe is testified by the heritors minister elders and indwallers of the said toune and parochin of Ellon ther testificats under their hands therwith produced, The petitioner has utterly Lost his stock and is randered incapable to follow his trade of merchandizeing and brewing and he and his family redacted to extream poverty And Therfore Humbly Suplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Robert Davidsone Togither with the severall testificats produced therwith They heirby allow a voluntar Collectione to be made for the petitioners releiff in all the paroch Churches and meeting housses within the shyres of Aberdein, Banff, and Kincairdine and Touns within the same, And appoints intimatione of this Collectione to be made at the severall parish Churches and meetting houses within the bounds forsaids upon the Lords day Immediatly preceiding the said Collectione.

Edinburgh Tuesday 19th February 1695

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Act Robert Davidson for a Collectione

Anent The petition given in to the Lords of this Majesties privy Councill be Robert Davidsone merchant in Ellon Shewing That quher in the begining of December Last Major James Weir his Troop In the Lord Carmichealls regiment of Dragoons being quartered in the toune of Ellon wher the petitioner did reside being in ane very good Conditione and fair way of Liveing having a Good trad of Marchandizeing within the said Toune, and haveing also built ane ordinary good house of two stories high and weell plenished, and the said troope having put ther magizon of Powder in a laigh room of the petitioners dwalling house quherof they hade the Charge and Custody of the key and haveing two of them quartered upon him The fifth day of the said moneth of December the saids Dragoons haveing mett in order to divyde the powder, and whill they were Divyding and parting of the Same, The haill Magizon therof was kendled wherby the petitioner was altogither ruined by dimolishing of his housses and his haill merchant goods and houshold plenshing burnt and nothing recovered therof as also one of the saids Dragoons and two of the petitioners servant women killed (and the petitioner himself his wyfe and Child being altogither in bed upon another floor betwixt which and the powder ther was ane door of Comunicatione wherby they were all Caried up to the tope of the houses wher they Lay and the petitioner his wife and Child by the providence of God were preserved and help of the feather bed quheron they Lay, which was supposed to have allayed the streanth and violence of the powder Togither with ane relatione of his wyfes who was allmost burnt, and is presently Lying under the phisitians hands to whom the petitioner is bound for satisffactione of the Cure all which is not only nottourly know’n in the place But alsoe is testified by the heritors minister elders and indwallers of the said toune and parochin of Ellon ther testificats under their hands therwith produced, The petitioner has utterly Lost his stock and is randered incapable to follow his trade of merchandizeing and brewing and he and his family redacted to extream poverty And Therfore Humbly Suplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Robert Davidsone Togither with the severall testificats produced therwith They heirby allow a voluntar Collectione to be made for the petitioners releiff in all the paroch Churches and meeting housses within the shyres of Aberdein, Banff, and Kincairdine and Touns within the same, And appoints intimatione of this Collectione to be made at the severall parish Churches and meetting houses within the bounds forsaids upon the Lords day Immediatly preceiding the said Collectione.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 182v-183r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 182v-183r.

Warrant, 19 February 1695, Edinburgh

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Warrand for Giving up a bond be Babertoune and his Cautioner

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Give order and warrand to ther Clerks to give up to Alexander Brand of Babertoune ane bond Lying in ther hands granted by the said Babertoune as principall and Alexander Brand merchant his Cautioner for not Cutting the trees and wood of Reidhall In Respect they have seen a Consent under George Baillie of Jarviswood his hand at whose instance ther was proces intented against Babertoune for Cutting the saids trees and woods before the saids Lords of privy Councill Consenting to the giveing up the said bond.

Edinburgh Tuesday 19th February 1695

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Warrand for Giving up a bond be Babertoune and his Cautioner

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Give order and warrand to ther Clerks to give up to Alexander Brand of Babertoune ane bond Lying in ther hands granted by the said Babertoune as principall and Alexander Brand merchant his Cautioner for not Cutting the trees and wood of Reidhall In Respect they have seen a Consent under George Baillie of Jarviswood his hand at whose instance ther was proces intented against Babertoune for Cutting the saids trees and woods before the saids Lords of privy Councill Consenting to the giveing up the said bond.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 182r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 182r.

Act, 19 February 1695, Edinburgh

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Act Margaret Durham for a Colectione

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be Margrat Durhame Spouse to James Wilsone now prisoner with the Turks Shewing That wher the said James Wilsone being taken by the Turks in January Jaj vjc nyntie four wher he has Lyen prisoner since in Argeir in great missery and slavery as his letter sheweth quherin he Declairs that his condition is worse then he dare wryte and that he would be releived for ane ransome of Two hundreth and fiftie rix doller, and earnestly desires the petitioner to make her Condition and his knowen to all good Christians in treating them for the Lords sake to have pity and extend ther Charity, as his said letter with some other letters and testificats to prove the trewth of his Conditione therwith produced would testifie And Therfore Craveing the saids Lords to take the said James Wilsone prisoner forsaid his misserable and deplorable Conditione and likewayes the afflicted Condition of the said Margrat Durehame who is ane poor sickly object of Charity with ane young Child to ther serious Consideratione and Grant warrand to the petitioners for Collecting of ane voluntar Contributione wher or in what place of the kingdome the saids Lords should think fitt to appoint upon their finding Cautione as use is in the like casses as the petitione bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Margrat Durhame with the letter and Certificat produced therwith They hereby allow ane voluntar Collectione to be made at the paroch Churches and meeting housses within the shirefdomes of Fyfe and Angus and tounes within the same for redeeming or Ransomeing the petitioners husband from his slavery with the Turks In Respect the petitioner has given bond and found suficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That he shall Imploy the money which shall be So Collected upon the redeeming and ransomeing of her said husband from his slavery with the Turks, And that she shall hold Compt and make payment to the saids Lords of privy Councill or any others they shall appoint for what shall not be Imployed that way, and appoints intimation heirof to be made in every paroch Church and meeting house within the bounds forsaids upon the sabbath day Immediatly preceiding the day of the said Collectione.

Edinburgh Tuesday 19th February 1695

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Act

Act Margaret Durham for a Colectione

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be Margrat Durhame Spouse to James Wilsone now prisoner with the Turks Shewing That wher the said James Wilsone being taken by the Turks in January Jaj vjc nyntie four wher he has Lyen prisoner since in Argeir in great missery and slavery as his letter sheweth quherin he Declairs that his condition is worse then he dare wryte and that he would be releived for ane ransome of Two hundreth and fiftie rix doller, and earnestly desires the petitioner to make her Condition and his knowen to all good Christians in treating them for the Lords sake to have pity and extend ther Charity, as his said letter with some other letters and testificats to prove the trewth of his Conditione therwith produced would testifie And Therfore Craveing the saids Lords to take the said James Wilsone prisoner forsaid his misserable and deplorable Conditione and likewayes the afflicted Condition of the said Margrat Durehame who is ane poor sickly object of Charity with ane young Child to ther serious Consideratione and Grant warrand to the petitioners for Collecting of ane voluntar Contributione wher or in what place of the kingdome the saids Lords should think fitt to appoint upon their finding Cautione as use is in the like casses as the petitione bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Margrat Durhame with the letter and Certificat produced therwith They hereby allow ane voluntar Collectione to be made at the paroch Churches and meeting housses within the shirefdomes of Fyfe and Angus and tounes within the same for redeeming or Ransomeing the petitioners husband from his slavery with the Turks In Respect the petitioner has given bond and found suficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That he shall Imploy the money which shall be So Collected upon the redeeming and ransomeing of her said husband from his slavery with the Turks, And that she shall hold Compt and make payment to the saids Lords of privy Councill or any others they shall appoint for what shall not be Imployed that way, and appoints intimation heirof to be made in every paroch Church and meeting house within the bounds forsaids upon the sabbath day Immediatly preceiding the day of the said Collectione.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 181v-182r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 181v-182r.

Sederunt, 19 February 1695, Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Tuesday 19th February 16951

D1695/2/162

Sederunt

Earl of Anandale pres; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Kintoir; Earl of Brodalbine; Lord Murray; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Polwarth; Lord Advocat; Mr Fr: Montgomry; Laird of Grant; Laird of Stivenson; Sir John Hall

Edinburgh Tuesday 19th February 16951

D1695/2/162

Sederunt

Earl of Anandale pres; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Kintoir; Earl of Brodalbine; Lord Murray; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Polwarth; Lord Advocat; Mr Fr: Montgomry; Laird of Grant; Laird of Stivenson; Sir John Hall

1. NRS, PC2/25, 181v.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 181v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 181v.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 181v.