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Order, 23 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Recomendation to the Chancelor anent […] Sword daughter to Cathrin Sword

Petition Cathrin Swords Indwaller in St Androwes Compleaning her daughter is Caried away in ane Virginia Ship now in Berwick Read and And2 Recomends to the Lord Chancelor to writt a letter to the mayor of Berwick for bringing a shoar the womans daughter and takeing tryall and doeing Justice in the matter and sett the woman seazed at libertie if he find cause

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Recomendation to the Chancelor anent […] Sword daughter to Cathrin Sword

Petition Cathrin Swords Indwaller in St Androwes Compleaning her daughter is Caried away in ane Virginia Ship now in Berwick Read and And2 Recomends to the Lord Chancelor to writt a letter to the mayor of Berwick for bringing a shoar the womans daughter and takeing tryall and doeing Justice in the matter and sett the woman seazed at libertie if he find cause

1. NRS, PC2/24, 189v.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 189v.

2. Sic.

Act, 23 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Act James Montgomrie Clerk to the Justice Court

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be James Montgomrie Clerk to the Justice Court Shewing That the petitioner being patron of the parochin of Stewartoune hath right to dispose of the vaccand stipends for pious uses within the said parish Cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie two, And ther being severall pious uses for Disposeing of the said vaccand stipend which are very urgent and necessary such as repaireing of the church and manse which are near ruineing building of bridges building of a Churchyeard-dyke and other pious uses within the parish not particularly mentioned in the act of Parliament which retards the Frank payment of these Lyable in payment of the said stipend to the petitioner in the speedie application therof to the uses forsaid Except the saids Lords gift and authoritie ware interponed therto, To which the heritors and elders of the said parish have consented as the Commission to David Boyle of Kelburne and the petitioner therwith produced would testifie And Therfore humbly Craveing The saids Lords would grant the petitioner ane gift of the said years stipend to be applyed for the forsaids pious uses and others within the said parishin as the petition bears The Lords of their Majestyes Privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above James Montgomrie with the Commission mentioned therin and produced ther with They heirby allow the stipend of the above kirk of Stewartoune for the haill cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie two and that for the repairing of the Church and manse building of bridges building of a Church yeard-dyke and other pious uses within the said parish of Stewartoune And at desyre of the petitioner patron of the said kirk Doe heirby nominat and appoint William Boyle writter in Edinburgh to be factor for uplifting the said years Stipend And ordaines the said factor to be readily answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewars wodsetters and others Lyable in payment of the same And Ordaines letters of horning under the signet of Councill against them for that effect upon production of a Decreet of Locallitie, And in caice ther be non Ordaines these Lyable to make payment of their respective proportiones of the said years Stipend according as they shall be Decerned by the Judge ordinary In Respect2 The said factor has before extracting heirof Found suficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill that he shall Imploy the forsaid years stipend upon the ends and uses forsaids at the sight of the said James Montgomrie patron forsaid.

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Act James Montgomrie Clerk to the Justice Court

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be James Montgomrie Clerk to the Justice Court Shewing That the petitioner being patron of the parochin of Stewartoune hath right to dispose of the vaccand stipends for pious uses within the said parish Cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie two, And ther being severall pious uses for Disposeing of the said vaccand stipend which are very urgent and necessary such as repaireing of the church and manse which are near ruineing building of bridges building of a Churchyeard-dyke and other pious uses within the parish not particularly mentioned in the act of Parliament which retards the Frank payment of these Lyable in payment of the said stipend to the petitioner in the speedie application therof to the uses forsaid Except the saids Lords gift and authoritie ware interponed therto, To which the heritors and elders of the said parish have consented as the Commission to David Boyle of Kelburne and the petitioner therwith produced would testifie And Therfore humbly Craveing The saids Lords would grant the petitioner ane gift of the said years stipend to be applyed for the forsaids pious uses and others within the said parishin as the petition bears The Lords of their Majestyes Privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above James Montgomrie with the Commission mentioned therin and produced ther with They heirby allow the stipend of the above kirk of Stewartoune for the haill cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie two and that for the repairing of the Church and manse building of bridges building of a Church yeard-dyke and other pious uses within the said parish of Stewartoune And at desyre of the petitioner patron of the said kirk Doe heirby nominat and appoint William Boyle writter in Edinburgh to be factor for uplifting the said years Stipend And ordaines the said factor to be readily answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewars wodsetters and others Lyable in payment of the same And Ordaines letters of horning under the signet of Councill against them for that effect upon production of a Decreet of Locallitie, And in caice ther be non Ordaines these Lyable to make payment of their respective proportiones of the said years Stipend according as they shall be Decerned by the Judge ordinary In Respect2 The said factor has before extracting heirof Found suficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill that he shall Imploy the forsaid years stipend upon the ends and uses forsaids at the sight of the said James Montgomrie patron forsaid.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 189r-189v.

2. The words ‘In Respect’ are an insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 189r-189v.

2. The words ‘In Respect’ are an insertion.

Sederunt, 23 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Lord Chancelor; Duke of Hamilton P of C; Earl of Melvill P: Seall; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Leven; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Brodalbin; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Cardross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmicheall; Master of Forbes; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarony

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Lord Chancelor; Duke of Hamilton P of C; Earl of Melvill P: Seall; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Leven; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Brodalbin; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Cardross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmicheall; Master of Forbes; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarony

1. The word ‘six’ scored out here.

2. Insertion.

3. NRS, PC2/24, 189r.

4. NRS, PC2/24, 189r.

1. The word ‘six’ scored out here.

2. Insertion.

3. NRS, PC2/24, 189r.

4. NRS, PC2/24, 189r.

Act, 21 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Act The Ladie Harden.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Dame Jean Nisbet spouse to Sir William Scot younger of Harden Shewing That quheras the said Sir William the petitioners husband haveing severall years agoe gone of the Countrey wher he yet resolves to Continue for sometyme And haveing been so dutiefull and kynd as after his departur to writt home to his father Recomending to him with a great concerne and anxitie, That dureing his absence ther might be a suitable privisione out of the estate given for the intertainement of the petitioner and her familly to be duely payed by the Chamberland, and being loath to be heard or have any difference with so near relationes for preserveing of peace and Friendship The petitioner did of her oun accord with advyse of her frinds accquise to thrie thousand merks yearly which is bot a very mean provision and far below her Joynture which uses to be the ordinar rule of modificatione in cases of this nature Bot in regaird ther was only a verball setlement and no written2 obligatione either under the hand of Sir William or his Chamberlan The petitioner is therby at a very great Loss and Disadvantadge Since she Cannot Compell them to make payment or have any executione against them So that any payment they have hitherto made hath been in small and inconsiderable parcells and not termly or quarterly as aliments usses to be payed, And they are Likewayes even now Considerable in arreirs So that the petitioner was necessitate to make use of her Credit by borrowing from freinds for mantinance of her familly and doeing her other necessary affairs And seing old Sir William her father in law Cannot contravert the verball agreement for thrie Thousand merks yearly since the partiall recepts therwith produced which ware granted by her at severall tymes to the Chamberland And which ware retired and delivered up to her upon granting ane generall Discharge for all does clearly relate to the said agreement for thrie thousand merks and bears to be in part of payment therof And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased Seriously to Consider the petitioners Circumstances above represented and to appoint what farder Augmentatione the saids Lords should in equity think fitt to the forsaid thrie Thousand merks And for makeing the wholl effectuall And to Ordaine ane act to be extracted under the Clerks hand bearing letters of horning both for payment of the bygone arreirs extending at the terme of mertimiss last by past To the Soume of Two Thousand five hundreth and nyntie merks that she might therwith satisfie her Just debts And Lykewayes for payment of the said yearly aliement termly and quarterly in tyme comeing dureing her husbands absence out of the Countrey as the said Petition bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the petition given in to them be the above Lady Harden with the answers made therto and writtes produced for aither partie with the report of a Committie of their oun number to whom this matter was Remitted; They heirby Find that the petitioner has good right to ane aliement of Thrie Thousand merks yearly dureing her husbands absence out of the Countrey And Finds that Sir William Scot elder of Harden is Lyable for the same And Finds that the petitioners aliment did Commence from her husbands departur furth of this kingdome And that the first terme therof fell due at mertimes Jaj vjc nyntie So that ther was due to her five termes Compleat at mertimiss nyntie two Out of which her recepts being Deduced ther rests to her then two thousand punds scots And Therfore Decernes and Ordaines the said Sir William Scot of Harden to make payment to the petitioner of the said Soume of ane Thousand pund scots money forsaid at the terme of Whitsunday and so furth yearly and termly in tyme comeing at the respective termes of Mertimiss and Whitsunday for the aliment of the terme preceiding dureing her husbands absence furth of the kingdome free of Chamberlands fies or other retentiones the termes of payment being first come and bygone And the saids Lords Doe heirby Be call the act of Councill in the petitioners favors of the date the second of February instant and Discharges any Suspensione of the said aliement for bygones or in tyme comeing to be past or exped except allenarly upon payment or Consignatione And Ordaines letters of horning on Fiftein dayes, And others needfull to be direct heiron in forme as effeirs.

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Act The Ladie Harden.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Dame Jean Nisbet spouse to Sir William Scot younger of Harden Shewing That quheras the said Sir William the petitioners husband haveing severall years agoe gone of the Countrey wher he yet resolves to Continue for sometyme And haveing been so dutiefull and kynd as after his departur to writt home to his father Recomending to him with a great concerne and anxitie, That dureing his absence ther might be a suitable privisione out of the estate given for the intertainement of the petitioner and her familly to be duely payed by the Chamberland, and being loath to be heard or have any difference with so near relationes for preserveing of peace and Friendship The petitioner did of her oun accord with advyse of her frinds accquise to thrie thousand merks yearly which is bot a very mean provision and far below her Joynture which uses to be the ordinar rule of modificatione in cases of this nature Bot in regaird ther was only a verball setlement and no written2 obligatione either under the hand of Sir William or his Chamberlan The petitioner is therby at a very great Loss and Disadvantadge Since she Cannot Compell them to make payment or have any executione against them So that any payment they have hitherto made hath been in small and inconsiderable parcells and not termly or quarterly as aliments usses to be payed, And they are Likewayes even now Considerable in arreirs So that the petitioner was necessitate to make use of her Credit by borrowing from freinds for mantinance of her familly and doeing her other necessary affairs And seing old Sir William her father in law Cannot contravert the verball agreement for thrie Thousand merks yearly since the partiall recepts therwith produced which ware granted by her at severall tymes to the Chamberland And which ware retired and delivered up to her upon granting ane generall Discharge for all does clearly relate to the said agreement for thrie thousand merks and bears to be in part of payment therof And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased Seriously to Consider the petitioners Circumstances above represented and to appoint what farder Augmentatione the saids Lords should in equity think fitt to the forsaid thrie Thousand merks And for makeing the wholl effectuall And to Ordaine ane act to be extracted under the Clerks hand bearing letters of horning both for payment of the bygone arreirs extending at the terme of mertimiss last by past To the Soume of Two Thousand five hundreth and nyntie merks that she might therwith satisfie her Just debts And Lykewayes for payment of the said yearly aliement termly and quarterly in tyme comeing dureing her husbands absence out of the Countrey as the said Petition bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the petition given in to them be the above Lady Harden with the answers made therto and writtes produced for aither partie with the report of a Committie of their oun number to whom this matter was Remitted; They heirby Find that the petitioner has good right to ane aliement of Thrie Thousand merks yearly dureing her husbands absence out of the Countrey And Finds that Sir William Scot elder of Harden is Lyable for the same And Finds that the petitioners aliment did Commence from her husbands departur furth of this kingdome And that the first terme therof fell due at mertimes Jaj vjc nyntie So that ther was due to her five termes Compleat at mertimiss nyntie two Out of which her recepts being Deduced ther rests to her then two thousand punds scots And Therfore Decernes and Ordaines the said Sir William Scot of Harden to make payment to the petitioner of the said Soume of ane Thousand pund scots money forsaid at the terme of Whitsunday and so furth yearly and termly in tyme comeing at the respective termes of Mertimiss and Whitsunday for the aliment of the terme preceiding dureing her husbands absence furth of the kingdome free of Chamberlands fies or other retentiones the termes of payment being first come and bygone And the saids Lords Doe heirby Be call the act of Councill in the petitioners favors of the date the second of February instant and Discharges any Suspensione of the said aliement for bygones or in tyme comeing to be past or exped except allenarly upon payment or Consignatione And Ordaines letters of horning on Fiftein dayes, And others needfull to be direct heiron in forme as effeirs.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 187v-188v.

2. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 187v-188v.

2. Insertion.

Order, 21 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Recomendation to Comittie anent the Disorders of the Collodge of Edinburgh.

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing heard the Report given in to them be the magistrats of Edinburgh and the masters of the Collodge therof for preventing of Tumults and Disorders among the Students read in their presence They heirby Recommend to the Committie formerly appointed in this matter To prepair the draught of ane act for preventing the saids Tumults and abusses under the paine of Imprisonment or such pecunniall Mults as the said Committie shall think fit And Recomends to them to Consider the act of Councill of the date the […] day of […] Jaj vjc seventie two years And prepair a new Act with such amendaments as they shall think fit and present both to the Councill at their nixt meeting And Adds the Lord Carmicheall the Laird of Blackbarony and Grant to the forsaid Comittie and Continues the quorum as formerly And Recomends to them to meet the morrow at ten in the forenoon.

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Recomendation to Comittie anent the Disorders of the Collodge of Edinburgh.

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing heard the Report given in to them be the magistrats of Edinburgh and the masters of the Collodge therof for preventing of Tumults and Disorders among the Students read in their presence They heirby Recommend to the Committie formerly appointed in this matter To prepair the draught of ane act for preventing the saids Tumults and abusses under the paine of Imprisonment or such pecunniall Mults as the said Committie shall think fit And Recomends to them to Consider the act of Councill of the date the […] day of […] Jaj vjc seventie two years And prepair a new Act with such amendaments as they shall think fit and present both to the Councill at their nixt meeting And Adds the Lord Carmicheall the Laird of Blackbarony and Grant to the forsaid Comittie and Continues the quorum as formerly And Recomends to them to meet the morrow at ten in the forenoon.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 187v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 187v.

Procedure, 21 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Comittie in the Mutuall processes betwixt Meldrum and Alexander Burnet.

The Lybell at the instance of Alexander Burnet late Chamberland to the Laird of Meldrum against the Laird of Meldrum and others with the Lybell at the Laird of Meldrums instance and others against the said Alexander being this day called in presence of the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill, And the said Alexander Burnet Compeiring personally with Sir Robert Colt Mr Alexander Gordon and Mr John Ord his advocats And the Laird of Meldrum and others defenders in the Lybell at Alexander Burnetts instance Compeiring alsoe personally within Sir James Ogilvie their majesties solicitor, Sir David Thores and Sir James Grant their advocats The Lybell at Burnetts instance against Meldrum and others And the Lybells principall and additionall at Meldrums instance against Burnet and answers hinc inde to the respective Lybells being all read and haveing Considered the saids Lybells and answers The saids Lords of privy Councill Allowes the witnesses cited in both Lybells as Compeired at the barr haveing made faith the saids Lords Nominats and Appoints the Earle of Forfar Lord Cardross and Master off Forbes or any two of them to be a Comittie for examineing the witnesses Reserving all objectiones which may be made against the witnesses to be proponed and Discussed before the Committie And allowes letters of Farder dilligence by Caption to be direct against John Milne younger in Old Meldrum William Jamesone younger, Patrick Strachan ther And Mr John Buchan advocat four of the witnesses cited and not Compeiring in the Lybell at Alexander Burnetts instance Reserving to the Comittie to hear and discuss any objectiones that may be made against the Relevancy of the Lybells or otherwayes and incase of deficultie to report.

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Comittie in the Mutuall processes betwixt Meldrum and Alexander Burnet.

The Lybell at the instance of Alexander Burnet late Chamberland to the Laird of Meldrum against the Laird of Meldrum and others with the Lybell at the Laird of Meldrums instance and others against the said Alexander being this day called in presence of the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill, And the said Alexander Burnet Compeiring personally with Sir Robert Colt Mr Alexander Gordon and Mr John Ord his advocats And the Laird of Meldrum and others defenders in the Lybell at Alexander Burnetts instance Compeiring alsoe personally within Sir James Ogilvie their majesties solicitor, Sir David Thores and Sir James Grant their advocats The Lybell at Burnetts instance against Meldrum and others And the Lybells principall and additionall at Meldrums instance against Burnet and answers hinc inde to the respective Lybells being all read and haveing Considered the saids Lybells and answers The saids Lords of privy Councill Allowes the witnesses cited in both Lybells as Compeired at the barr haveing made faith the saids Lords Nominats and Appoints the Earle of Forfar Lord Cardross and Master off Forbes or any two of them to be a Comittie for examineing the witnesses Reserving all objectiones which may be made against the witnesses to be proponed and Discussed before the Committie And allowes letters of Farder dilligence by Caption to be direct against John Milne younger in Old Meldrum William Jamesone younger, Patrick Strachan ther And Mr John Buchan advocat four of the witnesses cited and not Compeiring in the Lybell at Alexander Burnetts instance Reserving to the Comittie to hear and discuss any objectiones that may be made against the Relevancy of the Lybells or otherwayes and incase of deficultie to report.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 187r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 187r.

Procedure: committee formed, 21 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Procedure: committee formed

Comittie in the lybell Crafurd of Monorgan Against Hay of Murie

The Lybell at the instance of Henry Crafurd of Monorgan against Sir John Hay of Muirie and his Lady with the Lybell at the instance of the said Sir John Hay and his Ladie against the said Henry Crafurd of Monorgane and John Fairweather his servant being both this day called in presence of the saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill And the said Crafurd of Monorgane Compeiring personally with Sir Patrick Home his advocat and the said Sir John Hay Compeiring also personally for himself and his Ladie with Sir James Ogilvie their majesties solicitor and Mr Hew Dalrymple their advocats both Lybell and answers to Monorges Lybell being read the saids Lords Admitts both Lybells to probation and the witnesses cited for both parties haveing Compeired personally and made faith at the barr The Saids Lords of privy Councill nominats and Appoints the Lord Beilhaven and Laird of Grant to be a Comittie for examineing the witnesses upon both Lybells Reserving all objectiones Which may be made against the witnesses to be proponed and discussed before the Comittie

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Procedure: committee formed

Comittie in the lybell Crafurd of Monorgan Against Hay of Murie

The Lybell at the instance of Henry Crafurd of Monorgan against Sir John Hay of Muirie and his Lady with the Lybell at the instance of the said Sir John Hay and his Ladie against the said Henry Crafurd of Monorgane and John Fairweather his servant being both this day called in presence of the saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill And the said Crafurd of Monorgane Compeiring personally with Sir Patrick Home his advocat and the said Sir John Hay Compeiring also personally for himself and his Ladie with Sir James Ogilvie their majesties solicitor and Mr Hew Dalrymple their advocats both Lybell and answers to Monorges Lybell being read the saids Lords Admitts both Lybells to probation and the witnesses cited for both parties haveing Compeired personally and made faith at the barr The Saids Lords of privy Councill nominats and Appoints the Lord Beilhaven and Laird of Grant to be a Comittie for examineing the witnesses upon both Lybells Reserving all objectiones Which may be made against the witnesses to be proponed and discussed before the Comittie

1. NRS, PC2/24, 186v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 186v.

Act, 21 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Act and Remitt Robert Fairly

2Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Council be Robert Hairlie servitor to the Master of Burlie, Shewing That quher he was Imprisoned in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh be vertue of a Captione raised at the instance of Cornet William Drumond Cornet to the Lord Jedburgh upon a bond granted by him for produceing of David Toshich violer his brother in law) who as is pretended took one to serve in that troope) under the paine of ane thousand merks most wrongeously in regaird advantage was taken of his Ignorance and ane exorbitant penaltie put in the bond not only much more then he was worth Bot more then the nature of the thing requyred and besyde although the bond did not expressly say so, yet the comoneing was that the petitioner should either produce him or procure the Laird of Monivairds bond for produceing of him And which bond he had procured and readie to deliver to him yet he now refuses the samen and most Cruelly defames the petitioner in prison to the ruine of himself and poor wife and Childrein, And farther he was willing to deliver to him another man also fit for the service as David Toshich is since by no means he could gett hands on the said David And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would ordaine his releasment out of prison and the redeliverie of his said bond And he should furnish the Cornet with a man as set for his service as David Toshich as the petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing heard this petitione given in to them be the above Robert Fairly read in their presence They heirby Remitt the Same to be Discussed be the Lords of Sessione either by passing and expeding of Suspensiones relaxatione and charge to put at libertie or such other way as their Lordships shall find Just.

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Act and Remitt Robert Fairly

2Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Council be Robert Hairlie servitor to the Master of Burlie, Shewing That quher he was Imprisoned in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh be vertue of a Captione raised at the instance of Cornet William Drumond Cornet to the Lord Jedburgh upon a bond granted by him for produceing of David Toshich violer his brother in law) who as is pretended took one to serve in that troope) under the paine of ane thousand merks most wrongeously in regaird advantage was taken of his Ignorance and ane exorbitant penaltie put in the bond not only much more then he was worth Bot more then the nature of the thing requyred and besyde although the bond did not expressly say so, yet the comoneing was that the petitioner should either produce him or procure the Laird of Monivairds bond for produceing of him And which bond he had procured and readie to deliver to him yet he now refuses the samen and most Cruelly defames the petitioner in prison to the ruine of himself and poor wife and Childrein, And farther he was willing to deliver to him another man also fit for the service as David Toshich is since by no means he could gett hands on the said David And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would ordaine his releasment out of prison and the redeliverie of his said bond And he should furnish the Cornet with a man as set for his service as David Toshich as the petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing heard this petitione given in to them be the above Robert Fairly read in their presence They heirby Remitt the Same to be Discussed be the Lords of Sessione either by passing and expeding of Suspensiones relaxatione and charge to put at libertie or such other way as their Lordships shall find Just.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 186r-186v.

2. One illegible word scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 186r-186v.

2. One illegible word scored out here.

Sederunt, 21 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Lord Chancelor; Duke of Hamilton P:C:; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Leven; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Brodalbine; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith T: dept; Lord Cardross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmichell; Master of Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony

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Lord Chancelor; Duke of Hamilton P:C:; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Leven; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Brodalbine; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith T: dept; Lord Cardross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmichell; Master of Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony

1. NRS, PC2/24, 186r.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 186r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 186r.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 186r.

Warrant, 14 February 1693, Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrand for Transporting John Hay to Edinburgh Tolbooth

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered a petition given in to them be John Hay prisoner in Blacknes Castle They heirby Appoint Sir James Lesly Comander in Cheif of his majesties forces within the kingdome for the time to cause convoy the petitioner by a guard from Blacknes Castle to the Tolbooth of Edinburgh And Appoints the Comanding officer at Blacknes to deliver the petitioner to, and the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their Tolbooth to receive him from the said guard and detaine him in their tolbooth till the matter be tryed.

Edinburgh the Fourteinth day of February Jaj vjc and nyntie thrie years

D1693/2/221

Warrant

Warrand for Transporting John Hay to Edinburgh Tolbooth

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered a petition given in to them be John Hay prisoner in Blacknes Castle They heirby Appoint Sir James Lesly Comander in Cheif of his majesties forces within the kingdome for the time to cause convoy the petitioner by a guard from Blacknes Castle to the Tolbooth of Edinburgh And Appoints the Comanding officer at Blacknes to deliver the petitioner to, and the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their Tolbooth to receive him from the said guard and detaine him in their tolbooth till the matter be tryed.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 185v-186r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 185v-186r.