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Act, 1 February 1694, Edinburgh

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Act and Remitt Mathew Forsyth and his Spouse

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of ther majesties privy Councill be poor Mathew Forsyth Cook in Edinburgh and Marion Eliot his Spouse Shewing That quher upon the Eightein day of September Jaj vjc nyntie ne years the petitioner under Cloud of night were apprehended by the order of Baillie Blackwodd then present baillie in Edinburgh and incarcerat within the Tolbooth of the said burgh (for what cause the petitioners knowes not) and detained therin whill the Eleventh of may Jaj vjc nyntie two in a most Miserable penurious and starving Conditione he being put in the Iron house and his wyfe in the woman house And the cold of the winter that wes most violent as wes knowen to the saids Lords (They did not see any fire (except a Candle) and dureing all that space they never gott a bed bot Lay on the Cold floor haveing no mean of Subsistance they were necessitat to sell the Cloaths of their backs to mantaine them and all they got on the day was two plack Loaves betwixt them and at the time wher they were apprehended and incarcerat, The toune officers and their accompliches robbed ther house and away took all they could apprehend or gett and left nothing for back bed nor board of all they hade except a pair of great raxes a dropping pan and Some Chists and bedsteads Which they brack and break doun alse their signe and burned ther burges ticket, and took away of their plenishing ready money, meat, drink, and others to the value of Two Thousand punds scots and quhilk the petitioners were prisoners they called the baillies of Edinburgh Craveing to be tryed be them for what they hade to Lay to their Charge Which they refused to doe but turned them over to the saids Lords of privy Councill and ther Lordships wes pleased to turne them to the Lords of Justiciarij And the petitioners haveing called the Lords of Justiciary severall tymes for a tryall they ordained the petitioners to requyre those were the cause of the petitioners Imprisonment by nottar and instrument to insist against the petitioners of if they would not the Lords of Justiciary would put them at libertie and accordingly they did so as the double of the instrument under the hand of John Winzett nottar publict would testifie And upon ther refusall and passing from the petitioners were put at libertie as the extract of their Liberatione Out f the records of the tolbooth of Edinburgh alsoe produced would testifie throw which wrong Imprisonement of their persones and spulzieing of their goods wrongeously they are redacted to such extream povertie that they are unable to persew their Just Cause against the spulziers and way takers of their goods and plenishing unles the saids Lords were pleased to Grant them the benefit of their gratis roll that the Clerks and signet keepers may wryt and signet any letters they have need of gratis And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to take the unjustnes of their Imprisonment and Illegallity of the way takeing of their goods to the saids Lords serwus Consideratione and be pleased to grant them the benefite of the gratis roll to the effect abovewritten as the petitione bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above Mathow Forsyth an his Spouse with the instrument and extract of their Liberatione They heirby Recomond to the Lords of Sessione to Grant the petitioners the benefite of the gratis roll That Advocats Clerks writters to and keepers of the signet may pass them gratis in the persuit which shall be intented against the away takers, of their goods and plenishing and incaise the said pursuit shall be intented before the Councill ordaines the Clerks of Councill to give out letters at the petitioners instance for citeing of the persones Compleaned upon to appear before the Councill the […] day of […] And Grants warrand for Citeing of witneses.

Edinburgh the First day of February Jaj vjc nyntie four years

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Act

Act and Remitt Mathew Forsyth and his Spouse

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of ther majesties privy Councill be poor Mathew Forsyth Cook in Edinburgh and Marion Eliot his Spouse Shewing That quher upon the Eightein day of September Jaj vjc nyntie ne years the petitioner under Cloud of night were apprehended by the order of Baillie Blackwodd then present baillie in Edinburgh and incarcerat within the Tolbooth of the said burgh (for what cause the petitioners knowes not) and detained therin whill the Eleventh of may Jaj vjc nyntie two in a most Miserable penurious and starving Conditione he being put in the Iron house and his wyfe in the woman house And the cold of the winter that wes most violent as wes knowen to the saids Lords (They did not see any fire (except a Candle) and dureing all that space they never gott a bed bot Lay on the Cold floor haveing no mean of Subsistance they were necessitat to sell the Cloaths of their backs to mantaine them and all they got on the day was two plack Loaves betwixt them and at the time wher they were apprehended and incarcerat, The toune officers and their accompliches robbed ther house and away took all they could apprehend or gett and left nothing for back bed nor board of all they hade except a pair of great raxes a dropping pan and Some Chists and bedsteads Which they brack and break doun alse their signe and burned ther burges ticket, and took away of their plenishing ready money, meat, drink, and others to the value of Two Thousand punds scots and quhilk the petitioners were prisoners they called the baillies of Edinburgh Craveing to be tryed be them for what they hade to Lay to their Charge Which they refused to doe but turned them over to the saids Lords of privy Councill and ther Lordships wes pleased to turne them to the Lords of Justiciarij And the petitioners haveing called the Lords of Justiciary severall tymes for a tryall they ordained the petitioners to requyre those were the cause of the petitioners Imprisonment by nottar and instrument to insist against the petitioners of if they would not the Lords of Justiciary would put them at libertie and accordingly they did so as the double of the instrument under the hand of John Winzett nottar publict would testifie And upon ther refusall and passing from the petitioners were put at libertie as the extract of their Liberatione Out f the records of the tolbooth of Edinburgh alsoe produced would testifie throw which wrong Imprisonement of their persones and spulzieing of their goods wrongeously they are redacted to such extream povertie that they are unable to persew their Just Cause against the spulziers and way takers of their goods and plenishing unles the saids Lords were pleased to Grant them the benefit of their gratis roll that the Clerks and signet keepers may wryt and signet any letters they have need of gratis And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to take the unjustnes of their Imprisonment and Illegallity of the way takeing of their goods to the saids Lords serwus Consideratione and be pleased to grant them the benefite of the gratis roll to the effect abovewritten as the petitione bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above Mathow Forsyth an his Spouse with the instrument and extract of their Liberatione They heirby Recomond to the Lords of Sessione to Grant the petitioners the benefite of the gratis roll That Advocats Clerks writters to and keepers of the signet may pass them gratis in the persuit which shall be intented against the away takers, of their goods and plenishing and incaise the said pursuit shall be intented before the Councill ordaines the Clerks of Councill to give out letters at the petitioners instance for citeing of the persones Compleaned upon to appear before the Councill the […] day of […] And Grants warrand for Citeing of witneses.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 328v-329r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 328v-329r.

Act, 1 February 1694, Edinburgh

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Act Mr James Gordon for the steipend of Foveraine.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Council be Mr James Gordon preacher at Foveraigne Shewing That wher the petitioner haveing ane call from the Earle of Marishall and other heritors and elders of the said parishin of Foveraine to be minister of the said kirk accordingly has officiat since the beginning of november last And seing the petitioner Cannot obtaine ane legall admission to the place untill ther be a presbytrie formally Constitute in that bounds Conforme to the present established Church government or till ther by a meeting of the Generall Assembly againe and that in the mean time the petitioners does constantly officiat and Serve the place Conforme to his Call quhich was therwith produced And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords in Consideration of the premises to interpone ther authoritie and to ordaine the petitioner may be Readily answered of the Stipend payable by the respective heritors and parishioners of the said parochin for the present year Jaj vjc nyntie thrie The termes of payment therof being first come and bygone and to grant letters accordingly as the said petition bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Mr James Gordon with the Call be the Earle of Marishall and other heritors and elders of the above parish of Foveraine to the petitioner to be minister at the kirk of Foveraine and to enjoy the stipend manse and Gleib and other emoluments since mertimess Jaj vjc nyntie two years dated in october and november Jaj vjc and nyntie thrie years produced with the said petition, They heirby allow the petitioner the stipend of the above kirk of Foverain for the hail cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years, And ordaines him to be readiely answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewers wodsetters 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 He produceing a decreet of Locallitie and incase ther be no Decreet of Locallity, Ordaines these Lyable to make payment to the petitioner of their respective proportiones of the said years stipend according as the samen shall be Decerned by the Judge Ordinary The petitioners allwayes before extracting heirof Searing and signeing the oath of alledgance and assurance prescryved by act of parliament to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary and that in presence of any one of the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill, Or otherwayes instructing to the Clerks of privy Councill that he has allready taken the same in the termes of the act of Parliament or proclamatione following theron.

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Act Mr James Gordon for the steipend of Foveraine.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Council be Mr James Gordon preacher at Foveraigne Shewing That wher the petitioner haveing ane call from the Earle of Marishall and other heritors and elders of the said parishin of Foveraine to be minister of the said kirk accordingly has officiat since the beginning of november last And seing the petitioner Cannot obtaine ane legall admission to the place untill ther be a presbytrie formally Constitute in that bounds Conforme to the present established Church government or till ther by a meeting of the Generall Assembly againe and that in the mean time the petitioners does constantly officiat and Serve the place Conforme to his Call quhich was therwith produced And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords in Consideration of the premises to interpone ther authoritie and to ordaine the petitioner may be Readily answered of the Stipend payable by the respective heritors and parishioners of the said parochin for the present year Jaj vjc nyntie thrie The termes of payment therof being first come and bygone and to grant letters accordingly as the said petition bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Mr James Gordon with the Call be the Earle of Marishall and other heritors and elders of the above parish of Foveraine to the petitioner to be minister at the kirk of Foveraine and to enjoy the stipend manse and Gleib and other emoluments since mertimess Jaj vjc nyntie two years dated in october and november Jaj vjc and nyntie thrie years produced with the said petition, They heirby allow the petitioner the stipend of the above kirk of Foverain for the hail cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years, And ordaines him to be readiely answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewers wodsetters 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 He produceing a decreet of Locallitie and incase ther be no Decreet of Locallity, Ordaines these Lyable to make payment to the petitioner of their respective proportiones of the said years stipend according as the samen shall be Decerned by the Judge Ordinary The petitioners allwayes before extracting heirof Searing and signeing the oath of alledgance and assurance prescryved by act of parliament to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary and that in presence of any one of the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill, Or otherwayes instructing to the Clerks of privy Councill that he has allready taken the same in the termes of the act of Parliament or proclamatione following theron.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 327v-328r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 327v-328r.

Sederunt, 1 February 1694, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintoir; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Belhaven; Lord Polwarth; Master of Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Hatton; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Stivenson; Sir Thomas Livingston

Edinburgh the First day of February Jaj vjc nyntie four years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintoir; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Belhaven; Lord Polwarth; Master of Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Hatton; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Stivenson; Sir Thomas Livingston

1. NRS, PC2/24, 327v.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 327v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 327v.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 327v.

Procedure, 23 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Procedure

[Chancellor to subscribe warrant for James Jarvies’ liberation]

Recomended to the Lord Chancelor to subscryve the warrand for James Jarvies Liberation which hade been declyned thes two last Councill dayes.

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Procedure

[Chancellor to subscribe warrant for James Jarvies’ liberation]

Recomended to the Lord Chancelor to subscryve the warrand for James Jarvies Liberation which hade been declyned thes two last Councill dayes.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 191v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 191v.

Order, 23 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Order

Recomendatione anent Sir James Ramsay

Petition Sir James Ramsay Craveing ane aliement off the Earle of Seaforth and answers therto Read and Recomended to the Lord privy Seall and Lord Viscount of Tarbat to speak with the Earle of Seaforth, voluntarly to allow ane aliement to the petitioner

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Order

Recomendatione anent Sir James Ramsay

Petition Sir James Ramsay Craveing ane aliement off the Earle of Seaforth and answers therto Read and Recomended to the Lord privy Seall and Lord Viscount of Tarbat to speak with the Earle of Seaforth, voluntarly to allow ane aliement to the petitioner

1. NRS, PC2/24, 191v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 191v.

Decreet, 23 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Decreet

Interloquitor anent the oath taken by the sub-Collectors2 of the herthmoney

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the oath wherof the tenor followes I etc Doe heirby Declair upon my Solemn oath in presence of etc That the forsaid list of hearths extending to etc which are payed and etc which are unpayed Is a true and Just list of all the hearths of the forsaid parishin of etc to the best of my knowledge Excepting etc hearths of poor and that I have used my outmost endeavor to come to the knowledge of all the hearths of the said parishins And that I have not wittingly concealled any, But given up the samen as said is, as I shall answer to god, They heirby Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaurie to take the oathes of the sub Collectors of the hearth money at giveing in the lists of the hearths Collected by them in the termes of the above oath Bot prejudice allwayes to the saids Lords to take what other courses they think fitt for Farder discovering of the hearths which may be concealled or deficient and not contained in the lists deponed upon.

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Decreet

Interloquitor anent the oath taken by the sub-Collectors2 of the herthmoney

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the oath wherof the tenor followes I etc Doe heirby Declair upon my Solemn oath in presence of etc That the forsaid list of hearths extending to etc which are payed and etc which are unpayed Is a true and Just list of all the hearths of the forsaid parishin of etc to the best of my knowledge Excepting etc hearths of poor and that I have used my outmost endeavor to come to the knowledge of all the hearths of the said parishins And that I have not wittingly concealled any, But given up the samen as said is, as I shall answer to god, They heirby Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaurie to take the oathes of the sub Collectors of the hearth money at giveing in the lists of the hearths Collected by them in the termes of the above oath Bot prejudice allwayes to the saids Lords to take what other courses they think fitt for Farder discovering of the hearths which may be concealled or deficient and not contained in the lists deponed upon.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 191r-191v.

2. The prefix ‘sub-‘ is an insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 191r-191v.

2. The prefix ‘sub-‘ is an insertion.

Act, 23 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Act The heritors and parishoners of Erroll.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be the heritors and elders of the parish of Erroll. Shewing that in obedience to the saids Lords late act and proclamatione against vagrant beggers they are most ready to mantaine their oun poor and to apply for that effect the intrest and annualrent of all mortificationes belonging to their Church without diminishing the stock as the said proclamatione appoints Bot, are therin invinceable Impeded by Mr John Nicolsone late incumbent in the said paroch his keeping up of the bonds of Mortificationes and other bonds for the poors money with the poors box Lykeas he also keeps up the comunion cups and other utincells of the Said Church Notwithstanding he was charged by letters raised upon the saids Lords Deliverance for giveing up the Same, Which charges he not only sometime agoe Suspended bot when lately requyred by Commissioners Specially appointed by the petitioners appointed for that effect He alledged that ther were other heritors of the parish that had ane inttrest in the said mortificationes and poors money also weell as the petitioners And that he had allready suspended a charge given him to the same purpose, which charge Lay over undiscused wherby the Lords might perceive that he still shifts the delivery of the said mortificationes and other bonds Still in his hand For the treuth is that albeit upon the forsaid bill of Suspensione the petitioners letters were suspended simplicitor upon a Condescendance that he was ordained to make under his hand and give to the saids Lords Clerks upon the persones by name and Designation to whom he delivered the premisses and did at that tyme make a fashion of a Condescendance, yet the same was not true for Mr James Brown Clerk to the session to whom he sayes he delivered the forsaid mortificationes and bonds hath given it under his hand that the farr greatest part of them is yet in Mr Johns oun hands as a list all written with the said Mr Browns hand therwith produced would testifie, And seing that the treuth is and appears by the instrument therwith produced That Mr Nicolson doeth only delay and tergeverse both with the saids Lords and the petitioners as to the delivery of the said mortificationes and bonds as also as to the Comunion Cups which he would be sure to turne from hand to hand unles he be fixed by the saids Lords ordinance And Therfor Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to ordaine the said Mr John Nicolson peremptorly to exhibit and deliver to the petitioners upon oath the wholl foresaid Mortifications and bonds Comunion Cups and other utincills abovementioned that he hade in his hands to the effect that they might execute the forsaid act and proclamatione and what else belongs to their charge in the said parish And this they humbly Craved to be done sumarly because by the instrument produced The Lords might see that the said Mr Nicolsone alledges his former bill of suspensione raised before the Lords to be still depending undiscussed as the petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing heard this petition given in to them be the above minister Heritors, and Elders of the parish of Erroll and instrument produced therwith They ordaine letters to be direct heiron for citeing of the above Doctor John Nicolsone to Compeir befor their Lordships upon the Fourth day of Aprill nixt to come and answer to the points contained in the said petition, And in the mean tyme Ordaines the said Doctor to exhibit and produce in the hands of the Clerks of privy Councill upon oath the wholl mortificationes, bonds Comunion Cups, and other utincells abovementioned that he has in his hand to the effect the same may be made Furthcomeing as accords.

Edinburgh the Twentie thrid day of February Jaj vjc nyntie three years

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Act

Act The heritors and parishoners of Erroll.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be the heritors and elders of the parish of Erroll. Shewing that in obedience to the saids Lords late act and proclamatione against vagrant beggers they are most ready to mantaine their oun poor and to apply for that effect the intrest and annualrent of all mortificationes belonging to their Church without diminishing the stock as the said proclamatione appoints Bot, are therin invinceable Impeded by Mr John Nicolsone late incumbent in the said paroch his keeping up of the bonds of Mortificationes and other bonds for the poors money with the poors box Lykeas he also keeps up the comunion cups and other utincells of the Said Church Notwithstanding he was charged by letters raised upon the saids Lords Deliverance for giveing up the Same, Which charges he not only sometime agoe Suspended bot when lately requyred by Commissioners Specially appointed by the petitioners appointed for that effect He alledged that ther were other heritors of the parish that had ane inttrest in the said mortificationes and poors money also weell as the petitioners And that he had allready suspended a charge given him to the same purpose, which charge Lay over undiscused wherby the Lords might perceive that he still shifts the delivery of the said mortificationes and other bonds Still in his hand For the treuth is that albeit upon the forsaid bill of Suspensione the petitioners letters were suspended simplicitor upon a Condescendance that he was ordained to make under his hand and give to the saids Lords Clerks upon the persones by name and Designation to whom he delivered the premisses and did at that tyme make a fashion of a Condescendance, yet the same was not true for Mr James Brown Clerk to the session to whom he sayes he delivered the forsaid mortificationes and bonds hath given it under his hand that the farr greatest part of them is yet in Mr Johns oun hands as a list all written with the said Mr Browns hand therwith produced would testifie, And seing that the treuth is and appears by the instrument therwith produced That Mr Nicolson doeth only delay and tergeverse both with the saids Lords and the petitioners as to the delivery of the said mortificationes and bonds as also as to the Comunion Cups which he would be sure to turne from hand to hand unles he be fixed by the saids Lords ordinance And Therfor Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to ordaine the said Mr John Nicolson peremptorly to exhibit and deliver to the petitioners upon oath the wholl foresaid Mortifications and bonds Comunion Cups and other utincills abovementioned that he hade in his hands to the effect that they might execute the forsaid act and proclamatione and what else belongs to their charge in the said parish And this they humbly Craved to be done sumarly because by the instrument produced The Lords might see that the said Mr Nicolsone alledges his former bill of suspensione raised before the Lords to be still depending undiscussed as the petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing heard this petition given in to them be the above minister Heritors, and Elders of the parish of Erroll and instrument produced therwith They ordaine letters to be direct heiron for citeing of the above Doctor John Nicolsone to Compeir befor their Lordships upon the Fourth day of Aprill nixt to come and answer to the points contained in the said petition, And in the mean tyme Ordaines the said Doctor to exhibit and produce in the hands of the Clerks of privy Councill upon oath the wholl mortificationes, bonds Comunion Cups, and other utincells abovementioned that he has in his hand to the effect the same may be made Furthcomeing as accords.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 190r-191r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 190r-191r.

Procedure, 23 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Additionall Committie anent Meldrum and Burnet

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Doe heirby add the Laird of Grant to the Committie formerly appointed for examineing the witnesses in the mutuall processes betwixt Alexander Burnet and Urquhart of Meldrum.

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Procedure

Additionall Committie anent Meldrum and Burnet

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Doe heirby add the Laird of Grant to the Committie formerly appointed for examineing the witnesses in the mutuall processes betwixt Alexander Burnet and Urquhart of Meldrum.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 190r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 190r.

Order, 23 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Order

Recomendatione to the thesaurie Elizabeth Urie

Anent a Petition given in to the Lord of their majesties privy Councill be Elizabeth Urrie relict of umquhill Mr John Hamiltone late bishope of Dunkeld Shewing That the petitioner being referred by the said Lords to the Lords of their majesties thesaurie for Causeing pay to her two hundred and fiftie punds scots which the duo due to her out of the stipend of Meigle was uplifted by Casingray and being informed that in regaird of her great trouble charge and expence, The saids Lords agreed that she should have from the Lords of thesaurie the gift of any vaccant stipend as the Kings gift And Therfore Craveing the Lords to mynd her present hard Circumstances and in leiw of the two hundred and fiftie punds to grant her a right of the vaccand stipend of the parish of Skoon for the cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie two which was at his majesties gift and donatione by which her great charge and expences might be in some measure Compensated as the petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the above petition given in to them be the above Elizabeth Urrie read in their presence They doe heirby Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaurie to grant the petitioner the stipend in the petition or such other stipend as they shall think fitt.

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Order

Recomendatione to the thesaurie Elizabeth Urie

Anent a Petition given in to the Lord of their majesties privy Councill be Elizabeth Urrie relict of umquhill Mr John Hamiltone late bishope of Dunkeld Shewing That the petitioner being referred by the said Lords to the Lords of their majesties thesaurie for Causeing pay to her two hundred and fiftie punds scots which the duo due to her out of the stipend of Meigle was uplifted by Casingray and being informed that in regaird of her great trouble charge and expence, The saids Lords agreed that she should have from the Lords of thesaurie the gift of any vaccant stipend as the Kings gift And Therfore Craveing the Lords to mynd her present hard Circumstances and in leiw of the two hundred and fiftie punds to grant her a right of the vaccand stipend of the parish of Skoon for the cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie two which was at his majesties gift and donatione by which her great charge and expences might be in some measure Compensated as the petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the above petition given in to them be the above Elizabeth Urrie read in their presence They doe heirby Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaurie to grant the petitioner the stipend in the petition or such other stipend as they shall think fitt.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 190r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 190r.

Order, 23 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Order

Comittie anent John Easone

Petition John Easone seazed as a robber or resetter of Roberts prisoner in the Cannongate, Craveing Libertie upon Cautione to answer when called Read and Recomended to the Committie anent theives and robbers to call for and examin the petitioner and to report to the Councill.

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Order

Comittie anent John Easone

Petition John Easone seazed as a robber or resetter of Roberts prisoner in the Cannongate, Craveing Libertie upon Cautione to answer when called Read and Recomended to the Committie anent theives and robbers to call for and examin the petitioner and to report to the Councill.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 189v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 189v.