D1695/2/5
D1695/2/52
Sederunt
Earl of Anandale pres; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintoir; Earl of Brodalbine; Lord Murray; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith T: d:; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Advocat; Lord Hatton; Mr Fr: Montgomry; Laird of Grant; Laird of Stivenson; Laird of Leyes; Sir John Hall
1. NRS, PC2/25, 175v.
2. NRS, PC2/25, 175v.
1. NRS, PC2/25, 175v.
2. NRS, PC2/25, 175v.
D1695/2/4
D1695/2/41
Act
Anent a Petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be John Stivensone and Sarrah Greir Shewing That quher the petitioners having right to some housses and tenements in Leith and in the peacable possessione therof Robert Mallach and. James Gregg did without any order of Law most violently at ther oun hands break open the doors of the saids houses and put out the fyre, and kendled fyre in ther oun name and therby intruded themselves in the possessione of the saids tenements which ever sincesyne they have most violently mentioned, and the petitioners haveing Imediatly after the said intrusione raised sumonds before the saids Lords for ther violent intruding themselves in the possessione, and ther being ane probatione adduced theranent at the advyseing therof the saids Lords by ther interloquitor of the date Remitt the said proces to be insisted in and determined by the Judg ordinar as to which It is represented that ther is no Judge so Competent for discussing of Ryots or defending the Leidges possessione as the saids Lords of privy Councill and albeit it be proper to the Judge ordinar to discuss the point of right betwixt the defenders and the petitioners It is most Competent to the saids Lords to determine in the petitioners proces for the violent intrusione and to punish the defenders according as the Crime deserves And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids probatione adduced and determine against The said Robert Malloch and James Grey for ther violent intrussione without order of Law Conforme to ther Lybell and probatione adduced and to Remitt ther rights to the saids Lands to be discust by the Judge ordinar But ante omnia the petitioners ought to be reponed to ther possessione as the petitione bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above John Stivensone and Sarah Greir They hereby Refuse the desyre therof and adheres to ther former interloquitor Remitting the proces to the Judge ordinary And Discharges the petitioners to trouble the Councill or any particular Councill or with any furder applicationes in this matter as she will be answerable.
1. NRS, PC2/25, 175r-175v.
1. NRS, PC2/25, 175r-175v.
D1695/2/3
D1695/2/32
Sederunt
Earl of Anandale pres; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintoir; Earl of Broadalbine; Lord Murray; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Polwarth; Lord Advocat; Lord Hatton; Mr Fr: Montgomry; Laird of Grant; Laird of Stivensone; Laird of Leyes.
1. NRS, PC2/25, 175r.
2. NRS, PC2/25, 175r.
1. NRS, PC2/25, 175r.
2. NRS, PC2/25, 175r.
D1695/2/2
D1695/2/21
Decreet
The Lords of his majesties privy Council haveing Considered the report made to them be a Committie of ther oun number appointed in the proces at the instance of Stewart of Bigtoune Against Mitcheall of Westshoar with a petitione given to them be either of the saids two parties They heirby approve of the Comitties report and appoints Alexander Brand present stewart of Orkney To Cause execute the Lybell depending before the privy Councill at Bigtounes instance against the Commissioners of Supply within the Stewartrie of Orkney and Zetland to the thrid Councill day of June nixt to come and superceids to modifie expences to either partie untill the Commissioners be cited, and that it appear what will be the event of the Cause, and allowes the Clerks of Councill to delyver the Lybell to the said Stewart of Orkney to the effect forsaid.
1. NRS, PC2/25, 174v.
1. NRS, PC2/25, 174v.
D1695/2/1
D1695/2/12
Sederunt
Earl of Anandale pres: Earl of Melvill p: Seall; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintoir; Earl of Brodalbine; Lord Murray; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith T dpt; Lord Carmichall; Lord Polwarth; Lord Advocat; Lord Hatton; Mr Fr: Montgomry; Laird of Grant; Laird of Stivenson.
1. NRS, PC2/25, 174v.
2. NRS, PC2/25, 174v.
1. NRS, PC2/25, 174v.
2. NRS, PC2/25, 174v.
D1694/2/38
D1694/2/381
Act
Petition George Baillie of Jariswood Read And the Councill Ordaines John Trotter to give his oath in presence of the Lord advocat anent the having of any writtes papers or discharges quherin the petitioner may have intrest and particularlie the discharges of the rest of Melerstoune Compted for be him to the Duke of Gordon and to exhibit and produce in the hands of the Clerks of Councill such of these writtes as he shall acknowledge the haveing to remaine in the Clerks hands till farder order of Councill
1. NRS, PC2/24, 350r.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 350r.
D1694/2/37
D1694/2/371
Act
Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be the Duke of Hamilton Shewing That quheras the deceast William Blair being Chamberland to the petitioner at Lessmahago he was in arrear to the petitioner of his intromissions in a Considerable soume, And the petitioner haveing pursued George Blair as representing his father for payment of what was resting upon the passive titles and he refuses to represent upon Which the petitioner being Conformed executor dative to the said William Blair he has confirmed six severall bonds and ane tiket belonging to the defunct viz a bond granted be Hamiltone of Raploch and another be Weir of Kerss and a thrid be Douglas of Dunsyre, And a fourth be Leyner in Milnehaugh and a Fifth be Menzies of Harperfeield and the sixth be David Whyte in Auchinbeg and a ticket granted be Mr John Kilpatrick Extending in all to about sixtein or seventein hundred pund as appeared by the confirmed testament therwith produced Which bonds are in the Custody of the said George Blair who is a dragoon in Coll Cunninghames Regiement, And he being now to goe of the Countrey with the said regiement, And if he should Cary the bonds with him or convey the samen to Other hands The petitioner will be absolutely prejudged of any payment of the debt due to him that he expects that way And seing in such ane exigence as this That the petitioner cannot before any other Judicatorie obtaine the bonds to be delivered to him It is Just and reasonable that the petitioner should cause secure these bonds before the said George Blair go off the Countrey And Therfore humbly supplicating the said Lords to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Duke of Hamiltone and confirmed testificat mentioned therin and produced therwith They heirby Recomend to Sir Thomas Livingston Commander in Cheiff of their Majesties forces within this kingdome to call for the above George Blair and to ordaine him to exhibit the above bonds in the Clerks of Councills hands upon Oath therto remaine and be keeped by them to be furth comeing to all parties haveing intrest And in case the said Sir Thomas Livingston Find any deficultie in taking the parties Oath Recomends to him to make Report to the Councill and to forbear the takeing the parties oath
1. NRS, PC2/24, 349r-349v.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 349r-349v.
D1694/2/36
D1694/2/361
Act
Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Council be Mr Androw Melvill late minister at Morhame Shewing That by ane act of this present Current parliament The patrones of the respective kirks are Impowered to dispose of the vaccand stipends for pious and Charitable uses, The petitioner haveing a numerous family of Childrein and left behind in a mean Conditione hade recourse to John Stansfeild sone to the deceast Sir James Stanford of Newmylnes patron of the kirk of Morhame intreating him in Commiseration of the petitioner indigent and necessitous Conditione to bestow upon the vaccant stipend of the said kirk Which is due for the cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie two remaineing, yet in the hundred of the heritors unuplifted and indisposed off And the said John Stansfeild throw the incumberances and deficulties of his deceast fathers affairs Is affraid to doe any deed that my inferr behavior or passive title against him as representing his said umquhill father refused to grant the petitioner a right therto altho he is most willing and Content that the petitioner should have at, And has Remitted it wholly to the Lords disposall as appears by ane letter under his hand heirwith produced bears And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords to pity and Commiserat the suplicants necessitous Conditione and to dispose of the said years vaccand stipend in her favors and to ordaine the heritors lyfrenters and others Lyable in payment therof, And ther factors and Chamberlands to make due and readie payment of the samen as the said petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above Elizabeth Douglas with the letter from the above Sir James Stanfeilds sone mentioned therin mentioned therin and produced therwith They hereby allow to the petitioner the stipend of the above kirk of Morhame for the haill Cropt and year of God Jaj vjc nyntie two years And Ordaines her to be readiely answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewers wodsetters Lyfrentars titulars tacksmen of teynds tennants possessrs and others Lyable in payment of the same, And ordaines letters of horning under the signet of councill to be direct against them for that effect she produceing a decreet of Locality and in case ther be no decreet of Locality, Ordaines these Lyable to make payment to the petitioner of their respective proportiones of the said years stipend according as they shall be decerned be the Judge ordinary
1. NRS, PC2/24, 348v-349r.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 348v-349r.
D1694/2/35
D1694/2/351
Act
Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be the magistrats and toune Councill of Glasgow Shewing That quher the petitioners haveing given in a petitione to the saids Lords Craveing a Ratificatione of the proportiones of the foot Levie Laird upon the burghs of the shire of Lanerk by the Commissioners and heritors of the said shire at their meeting in […] Last And desyreing for the readiest way to clear it, That the Lords would be pleased to appoint some indifferent persones to interpose betwixt the petitioners, Which maner of procedour hath offended severall of the Gentlmen of the shire heir upon the place and their not being present at the meeting of the shyre hath occasioned this mistake not knowing the grounds upon Which the Commissioners did proceid And Wee being loath to give any offence But most willing to keep up the good Corrospondence betwixt the gentlmen and the petitioners And seing they Declare the grounds upon which They did proceid in proportioning the thrid part of the present Levie of foot to the burghs of the shire was upon the account the burgs was exeemed and did bear no proportion of the former horss Levies, The petitioners are Content at this present exigent to bear this proportione upon the forsaid Consideratione least the present Levie be retarded And Therfore humbly suplicating to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Magistrats and toune of Glasgow They heirby allow and appoint the above Commisioners and heritors to meet at Lannerk upon the Fourtein day of March nixt and to take the petition to ther Consideratione and make such a2 setlement of the petitioners Just proportiones as may prevent all debates in time comeing, And to proportion the present food Levie betwixt the burghs of Glasgow, Lanerk and Rutherglen and recalls the former act of Councill granted upon the toune of Glasgowes petitione of the date the fiftein day of February instant And Deliver any procedor theron;
1. NRS, PC2/24, 348r-348v.
2. Insertion.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 348r-348v.
2. Insertion.
D1694/2/34
D1694/2/341
Order
Anent a petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be John Weir of Kirkfeild Shewing That quher the saids Lords of their act and order of the date the threttein of Aprill Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years did promiss a Reward of Twentie punds sterling to any persone or persones who should seaz upon and deliver to any of their majesties Judges or mesengers the persones of any of the rebells in the Bass named in the said act amongst whom Gavin Johnstone being one, And the petitioner haveing apprehended him within the toune of Dumber and delivered him with John Trotter and some other 2 prisoners to the magistrats of Edinburgh quher they are now in Custody, The petitioner in all humility expects from the saids Lords Justices and the publict faith interposed in the said act a Recomendatione to the Lords of the thessaurie appoynting the Said Soume of Twentie pounds Sterling to be payed to the petitioner for seazing the said Gavin Johnstone according as the like was formerly done to Sir William Bairds servants who apprehended some of the rebells mentioned in the said order of Councill And Therfore Humbly Suplicating to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above John Weir of Kirkfeild They heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of their Majesties thesaurie, To Cause effectuall payment be made to the petitioner of the soume of Twentie punds sterling for seazing the above Gavin Johnstone.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 347v.
2. The word ‘persones’ scored out here.
1. NRS, PC2/24, 347v.
2. The word ‘persones’ scored out here.