Edinburgh The Threttie one day of January J^aj vj^c nyntie five years

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Act Alexander Southerland

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be Alexander Southerland of Scairnslate Shewing That quher the petitioner being advertised by the saids Lords proclamatione to furnish a proportion of the late Levies In obedience to which act and proclamatione the petitioner brought allong with him thrie sufficient men whom he presented to the officer appoynted to receive the Levies in Caithnes and desired the officers to make Choise of any of the thrie men presented as being the proportion to which the petitioner was Lyable, But the officer either slighted or at least neglected to receve the man after the petitioner hade presented him for that effect, and the petitioner fearing that he might be given up as a deficient and therby made Lyable to the penalty contained in the proclamatione The petitioner adressed himself to Livd Murray and his serjant and presented to them a suficient man able to Cary armes in their Majesties Service and protested that he might be no furder Lyable as appears by ane protestatione and ane instrument therwith produced, notwithstanding quherof that the petitioner hade performed all that by your Lordships act and proclamationes he was oblidged to and that the men presented² by the petitioner was severall hours in the Custody and keeping of the officer yet the petitioner Contrair to all Justice Is given up as deficient and fearing that some advantage may be taken of the petitioner Is necessitate trouble ther Lordships with this representatione Wherby Its evident and Clearly proven by the two protestationes and instruments produced that the petitioner was nowayes deficient and it was likewayes nottour to the Earle of Broadalbine how that the prison in which the Levies were secured was brock open and the Earles baillie beat in defending the prisone and the man suffered to escape And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords Discharge all officers messengers and others from troubling or molesting the petitioner upon the accompt of deficiencie and from puting any letters of horning poynding or other dilligence in executione against the petitioner on the forsaid accompt Especially seing the petitioner gave obedience to the saids Lords acts and performed all that any man Could doe as appears by the two protestationes and instruments therwith produced as the said petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill having Considered this petitione with the Report of the Earle of Broadalbine to whom it was Remitted, They heirby Remitt to the Commissioners of Supply within the Shyre wher the petitioner Lives to doe in the matter as they shall find Just according to Law.

Edinburgh The Threttie one day of January J^aj vj^c nyntie five years

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Act Anent the accompts resting to the inhabitants of Kirkpatrick

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Having Considered a report of a Committie of ther oun number appointed for reviseing the accompts resting be his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing that the Committie haveing Considered the two accompts given in to them as Resting by the gentlmen of the Lord Ross trop of horss which were upon Scots pay to the Inhabitants of the Toune of Kirkpatrick The one therof to James Laing and Agnes Burnside inhabitants of the said burgh and the other therof to severall other persones inhabitants of the same with the instructiones and verificationes of the saids accompts They find the haill articles of both these accompts suficiently verified and proven be the oathes and depositiones of the persones furnishers therof and some of the saids articles both by oathes of the furnishers therof and also be recepts of the Gentlmen and troopers to whom the same was furnished And Finds that Conforme to the saids recepts and oathes and depositions of the saids inhabitants taken before two of the Commissioners of supply for and the shyre of Dumbartone both produced to and Considered be the said Comittie, Ther is resting by the Gentlmen of the said Troop the soumes following viz to the said James Laing the soume of seventy seven punds five shilling six penies scots money, and to the said Agnes Burnsyde the soume of fourscore two punds five shilling money forsaid and to the other inhabitants of the said Toune mentioned in the said other accompt The Soume of Four hundreth and six punds nyntein shilling scots And the Committie Finds that the haill articles of both the saids accompts were all furnished before the first day of February J^aj vj^c nyntie one years And that they are all in the termes of the nynth act fourth session of this Current parliament intituled act for Polemoney and of the proclamatione of Councill of the date the threetie first day of Jully J^aj vj^c nyntie four years relative therto And Therfore the Committie are of oppinion That the said soume of seventie seven punds five shilling six penies scots is to be payed to the said James Laing and the said soume of Eighty two punds five shilling scots to the said Agnes Barnsyde and the said soume of Four hundreth and six punds nyntein shilling scots to the other inhabitants of the said toune of Kilpatrick out of the said Polemoney Extending the soumes forsaids resting to the haill inhabitants of the said toune of Kirkpatrick to the soume Five hundreth sixtie six punds nyne shilling six penies scots and that the saids inhabitants are to be recomended to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly as the said report in itself more fully proports They heirby approve therof and Recomends to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties thesaury To Cause payment be made out of the present polemoney to the said James Laing of the said soume of seventie seven punds five shilling six pennies scots, and to the said Agnes Burnsyde of the said Soume of Eighty two pund five shilling scots And to the other inhabitants of the said toune of Kirkpatrick of the soume of Four hundreth six punds nyntein shilling scots Extending the Soumes forsaid to the soume of Fyve hundreth sixtie six pund nyne Shilling six penies scots.

Edinburgh The Threttie one day of January J^aj vj^c nyntie five years

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Act Arthur Straitton

Anent a Petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be Arthur Stratton sone and appearand air to umquhill Arthur Stratton of Whytlaw Shewing That quher the deceast Daniall Nicolsone wryter in Edinburgh pretended Creditor to the petitioners said deceast father and who upon that accompt hade apprysed and adjudged his wholl lands and estate Did by his letter of Concessione written ands subscryved with his hand of the date the thrid of november J^aj vj^c nyntie thrie years For the Causses and Considerationes therin exprest Gave and granted his free and express Consent that Marion Straitton the petitioners mother should uplift and receive yearly from James and Robert Coutts and Jannet Drumond spouse to James Caldwalls present tennents in Drumdryden the soume of seventie punds twelue shilling scots money payable be them and to uplift the same from their successors tenents incase of removeall, And that for the petitioners mantinance and educatione at schoolls and otherwayes dureing the petitioners minority as the said concession and Consent of the date forsaid therwith produced in it self more fully bears, And seing that the same bears ane speciall provisione viz That the said aliement so granted should be allowed to the said Daniall in any proces of Compt and reckoning that should hapen to be raised against him Reserving his Objectiones against any Compt and reckoning allwayes as accords And that ther should be ane act of the saids Lords procured for his Warrand that the said aliement should be allowed as said is, Therfore and to the effect the² forsaid mantinance and Grant therof might be made effectuall to the petitioner by purging the forsaid provisione And Therfore Humbly Craving the saids Lords would be graciously pleased by ther act to Ratifie the forsaid deed of Consent granted In favors of the petitioner In the termes of the said provisione for the warrand of the said umquhill Daniall his representatives and the poor petitioners aliement as the petition bears. The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them be above Arthur Straitton and answers therto and haveing Considered the said petition and wrytes mentioned therin and produced therwith They hereby Ratifie and approve the forsaid decreet of Consent as to the petitioners aliement, And Declares that he said aliement shall be allowed to the said Daniall his Creditors or other representatives in any proces of Compt and reckoning that shall happen to be raised against them Reserving³ the⁴ objections against any such compt and reckoning as accords.

Edinburgh The Twentie nynth day of January J^aj vj^c nyntie five years

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Act anent the poor in the paroch of Portmach²

Edinburgh The Twentie nynth day of January J^aj vj^c nyntie five years

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Act poor Seamen

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered a petitione given in to them be the poor Seamen who sailled aboard the Scots Frigotts under the Captains Hamilton and Brown They heirby Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties thesaurie To Consider the petitioners Indigent case and to deall Bountifully with them In order to ther Supply and releiff.

Edinburgh The Twentie nynth day of January J^aj vj^c nyntie five years

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Act James Forresst for a pin-manufacturoy

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of ther majesties privy Councill be James Forester merchant in Edinburgh Shewing That quherupon the encouragment given by the severall Lawes and acts of parliament In favors of manufactories The deceast David Forrester merchant in Edinburgh haveing made applicatione to the Lords of privy Councill They did by ther act of the sixt of December J^aj vj^c Eightie thrie years Declair the said David Fosters pin work at Leith to be a manufactory and allowed him and his work men the haill freedomes priviledges Liberties and Imunities granted by the Lawes and acts of parliament in favors of Manufactories, And In Regaird that the petitioner has lately since the decease of the said David Foster acquyred right to the said work and did then undertake and has ever since mantained and keeped up the said pinwork at Leith and of drawing of Weir not only for use of the said pinwoork But alsoe for many other use whatsomever Which work the petitioner intends to advance and Carie one to a farder degree of perfectione and to bring home Forraigners for that effect, and will be able to keep a great many poor people at work And it hath been the saids Lords Constant custome to give their Countenance and encouragment to undertakers for setting up manufactories And Therfore Humbly Suplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned, The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above James Forrest They doe heirby Declare the petitioners pinework and of drawing of Weer for the usses forsaids to be a manufactory In favors of the said petitioner his airs and assigneyes, And allowes him and them and ther servants the haill priviledges and Immunities provyded by the Lawes and acts of parliament In favors of Manufactories.