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Order, 28 January 1697, Edinburgh

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Recomendatione Anent arms to Militia

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury To Cause buy up and prepare sufficient fyrearmes for the three Fourth parts of the halfe foot militia uithin this Kingdome It having been already recommended to the saids Lords to provyde fifteen2 hundred Lochaber axes for the other Fourt part of the said halfe foot militia.

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Recomendatione Anent arms to Militia

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury To Cause buy up and prepare sufficient fyrearmes for the three Fourth parts of the halfe foot militia uithin this Kingdome It having been already recommended to the saids Lords to provyde fifteen2 hundred Lochaber axes for the other Fourt part of the said halfe foot militia.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 100-1.

2. One word scored out.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 100-1.

2. One word scored out.

Order, 28 January 1697, Edinburgh

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Recomendatione anent armes to foot Militia of Berwickshire

The Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell Doe heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury To Cause furnish Buy up and prepare the number of three hundred stand of fyre armes and ane hundred Lochaber axes For arming the Four hundred foot militia putt out by the shire of Berwick And to Cause delyver them in to the keeping of such sufficient Loyall and responosall persons as their Lordships shall think fitt To be made furthcoming for the use of the said Militia.

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Order

Recomendatione anent armes to foot Militia of Berwickshire

The Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell Doe heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury To Cause furnish Buy up and prepare the number of three hundred stand of fyre armes and ane hundred Lochaber axes For arming the Four hundred foot militia putt out by the shire of Berwick And to Cause delyver them in to the keeping of such sufficient Loyall and responosall persons as their Lordships shall think fitt To be made furthcoming for the use of the said Militia.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 100.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 100.

Order, 28 January 1697, Edinburgh

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Act The Burgh of Dundie

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By the provost Toun Counsell and Community of the burgh of Dundie Sheuing That wher the burgh of Dundie having appeared at the beginning of his Majesties most happie revolution Government And upon all occasiones ever since very zealous for his Majesties service wherby they have been and are exposed to the malice of his Majesties Enemies And the armes of the said burgh their Quota of the Militia being in a Great part aither Lost or become useless And the petitioners theirby rendered Incapable to send their said quota sufficiently armed for his Majesties service (if called for) or to defend themselves against his Majesties Enemies Forraign and domestick if they should be attackt as they have been severall tymes threatned by the one And being a seaport toune are exposed to the other And therfore humblie Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition Bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered this petitione given in to them By the provost Baillies Toune Counsell and Community of the burgh of Dundie They doe heirby allow the petitioners to Import into this Kingdome ane hundreth Stand of sufficient fyrearmes to be Imployed by them for arming their Militia or defending themselves against his Majesties enemies And the saids Lords Recommends to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury To discharge the tacksemen of his Majesties Customes and their Collectors Surveyors or uaiters to exact any publick deuty for the saids armes.

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Act The Burgh of Dundie

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By the provost Toun Counsell and Community of the burgh of Dundie Sheuing That wher the burgh of Dundie having appeared at the beginning of his Majesties most happie revolution Government And upon all occasiones ever since very zealous for his Majesties service wherby they have been and are exposed to the malice of his Majesties Enemies And the armes of the said burgh their Quota of the Militia being in a Great part aither Lost or become useless And the petitioners theirby rendered Incapable to send their said quota sufficiently armed for his Majesties service (if called for) or to defend themselves against his Majesties Enemies Forraign and domestick if they should be attackt as they have been severall tymes threatned by the one And being a seaport toune are exposed to the other And therfore humblie Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition Bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered this petitione given in to them By the provost Baillies Toune Counsell and Community of the burgh of Dundie They doe heirby allow the petitioners to Import into this Kingdome ane hundreth Stand of sufficient fyrearmes to be Imployed by them for arming their Militia or defending themselves against his Majesties enemies And the saids Lords Recommends to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaury To discharge the tacksemen of his Majesties Customes and their Collectors Surveyors or uaiters to exact any publick deuty for the saids armes.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 100.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 100.

Order, 28 January 1697, Edinburgh

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Recomendatione to the Lord Advocat to wryte to Shirreffs anent weighing of meall

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat to wryte to the Shirreffs of the severall shires And to the Magistrats of the severall burghs uithin this Kingdome Requiring them to Give ane account how the Late Act of Parliament Anent the Selling meall is observed uithing their bounds And that all these on this syde of the water of Tay make their returnes to his Lordship betuixt and the tuentieth of February nixt And all these upon the other syde of the said uater betuixt and the first day of March nixt to Come.

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Recomendatione to the Lord Advocat to wryte to Shirreffs anent weighing of meall

The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat to wryte to the Shirreffs of the severall shires And to the Magistrats of the severall burghs uithin this Kingdome Requiring them to Give ane account how the Late Act of Parliament Anent the Selling meall is observed uithing their bounds And that all these on this syde of the water of Tay make their returnes to his Lordship betuixt and the tuentieth of February nixt And all these upon the other syde of the said uater betuixt and the first day of March nixt to Come.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 99-100.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 99-100.

Commission by the Council, 28 January 1697, Edinburgh

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Commission by the Council

Order Anent breaking weights for weighing meall in Glasgow

A Letter direct from The Magistrats of Glasgow to the provost therof now in Edinburgh (and given back to him again) Giving account of ane disorder Committed In Glasgow by the souldiers and some of the Inhabitatns In breaking the weights made use of for weighing of meall and destroying the Balks and other things made use of for the same And being read The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Give full pouer warrand and Commission to the Magistrats of Glasgow to Call and Conveen before them the persons guilty of the said ryott Tumult or disorder (except Souldiers) And to take tryall by witnesses or otherwise for coming to the knouledge of the particular persones guilty of the same And to fyne or otherwise punish them according to their demerite except four or fyve of the ring Leaders and most guiltie of the saids persons whom The saids Lords ordaines the saids magistrats to send prisoners to Edinburgh togither with sufficient evidences and probation to be made use of against them And appointes the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to receave and detaine the saids four or fyve persons till farder order And the saids Lords Recommends to the viscount of Teviott Comander in cheiff of his Majesties forces uithin this Kingdome to wryte to the Commanding officer of the Forces in Glasgow that he take tryall if any of his Souldiers be guilty of the said disorder or tumult And to see that they be Condignly punished.

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Commission by the Council

Order Anent breaking weights for weighing meall in Glasgow

A Letter direct from The Magistrats of Glasgow to the provost therof now in Edinburgh (and given back to him again) Giving account of ane disorder Committed In Glasgow by the souldiers and some of the Inhabitatns In breaking the weights made use of for weighing of meall and destroying the Balks and other things made use of for the same And being read The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Give full pouer warrand and Commission to the Magistrats of Glasgow to Call and Conveen before them the persons guilty of the said ryott Tumult or disorder (except Souldiers) And to take tryall by witnesses or otherwise for coming to the knouledge of the particular persones guilty of the same And to fyne or otherwise punish them according to their demerite except four or fyve of the ring Leaders and most guiltie of the saids persons whom The saids Lords ordaines the saids magistrats to send prisoners to Edinburgh togither with sufficient evidences and probation to be made use of against them And appointes the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth to receave and detaine the saids four or fyve persons till farder order And the saids Lords Recommends to the viscount of Teviott Comander in cheiff of his Majesties forces uithin this Kingdome to wryte to the Commanding officer of the Forces in Glasgow that he take tryall if any of his Souldiers be guilty of the said disorder or tumult And to see that they be Condignly punished.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 99.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 99.

Sederunt, 28 January 1697, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord Yester; Viscount Teviot; Lord Raith; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocat; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Mr Francis Montgomery; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Stevenson; Laird of Cessnock; Provost of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord Yester; Viscount Teviot; Lord Raith; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocat; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Mr Francis Montgomery; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Stevenson; Laird of Cessnock; Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/51, 99.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 99.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 99.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 99.

Act, 26 January 1697, Edinburgh

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Act

Liberation the Earle of Home

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By Charles Earle of Home Sheuing That the petitioner being valitudinary before he uas brought Last prisoner to toune he hath become much more Indisposed since that tyme by Keeping closs within his chamber Conform to their Lordships order uithout the Libertie of free air or any manner of exercise which is absolutely necessary to preserve the Litle remainder of health he hopes to recover and enjoy As also his privat bussiness both before the session and otherwise in the place is much prejudyced and goes to Confusion for want of the petitioners presence att manadging therof which may tend to his great and Irreparable Loss As is not unknouen to severall of their Lordships Number And therfore humblie Craving their Lordships both for the petitioners health and bussines to allow him to Come abroad out of his Chamber And be Confyned uithin the toune of Edinburgh and such a Competent Distance about it as their Lordships shall think fitt untill the tenth day of March nixt to Come And then to repaire to his oune House of Hirsle And be Confyned to the samen and tuelve mylles on this syde of Tueed upon his finding Caution to keep his saids respective Confynments and appear when Called under such penalty as their Lordships shall think fitt as the said petition Bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered this petition given in to them by the said Charles Earle of Home They heirby declare the petitioner to be att Liberty And ordaines the Centries putt upon him to be removed In respect the petitioner hath Given Bond and found sufficient Caution acted in the books of privie Councill That he shall not goe within the Kingdome of England And that He shall Live peacably under and with all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contryve any thing in prejudice therof nor shall not Converse or Correspond with any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill whensoever he shall be Called or required for that effect under the penaltie of Tuo Thousand pounds Sterling In case he shall transgress in any part of the premisses And In regaird the petitioner hath Found new Cautione The saids Lords ordaines his former Bond to be Given up to him.

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Liberation the Earle of Home

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By Charles Earle of Home Sheuing That the petitioner being valitudinary before he uas brought Last prisoner to toune he hath become much more Indisposed since that tyme by Keeping closs within his chamber Conform to their Lordships order uithout the Libertie of free air or any manner of exercise which is absolutely necessary to preserve the Litle remainder of health he hopes to recover and enjoy As also his privat bussiness both before the session and otherwise in the place is much prejudyced and goes to Confusion for want of the petitioners presence att manadging therof which may tend to his great and Irreparable Loss As is not unknouen to severall of their Lordships Number And therfore humblie Craving their Lordships both for the petitioners health and bussines to allow him to Come abroad out of his Chamber And be Confyned uithin the toune of Edinburgh and such a Competent Distance about it as their Lordships shall think fitt untill the tenth day of March nixt to Come And then to repaire to his oune House of Hirsle And be Confyned to the samen and tuelve mylles on this syde of Tueed upon his finding Caution to keep his saids respective Confynments and appear when Called under such penalty as their Lordships shall think fitt as the said petition Bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered this petition given in to them by the said Charles Earle of Home They heirby declare the petitioner to be att Liberty And ordaines the Centries putt upon him to be removed In respect the petitioner hath Given Bond and found sufficient Caution acted in the books of privie Councill That he shall not goe within the Kingdome of England And that He shall Live peacably under and with all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contryve any thing in prejudice therof nor shall not Converse or Correspond with any rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill whensoever he shall be Called or required for that effect under the penaltie of Tuo Thousand pounds Sterling In case he shall transgress in any part of the premisses And In regaird the petitioner hath Found new Cautione The saids Lords ordaines his former Bond to be Given up to him.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 98.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 98.

Act, 26 January 1697, Edinburgh

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Liberation The Earle of Marishall

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By William Earle of Marischall Sheuing That the petitioner having been Committed some weeks agoe to the Castle of Edinburgh wher he is since To the great prejudice of his privat affairs and Business which brought him to toune to attend the sitting of the session upon that account And seing the occasion of his being apprehended is now quite over And that he is willing to find Cautione to appear when Called and to live peacably in the mean tyme under what penaltie their Lordships shall think fitt And therfore humblie Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered this petition given in to them by William Earle of Marishall They heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Constable and Governour of the Castle of Edinburgh And In his absence Gives order and warrand to the nixt Commanding officer ther to sett the petitioner at Liberty furth therof In respect before extracting heirof he hath given Bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Councill That he shall Live peacably under and with all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contryve any thing in prejudice therof nor shall not Converse or Correspond with any Rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill whensoever he shall be Called or required for that effect under the penaltie of Fifteen hundreth pounds Sterling In case he shall transgress in any part of the premisses And ordaines his old bond to be given up.

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Liberation The Earle of Marishall

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By William Earle of Marischall Sheuing That the petitioner having been Committed some weeks agoe to the Castle of Edinburgh wher he is since To the great prejudice of his privat affairs and Business which brought him to toune to attend the sitting of the session upon that account And seing the occasion of his being apprehended is now quite over And that he is willing to find Cautione to appear when Called and to live peacably in the mean tyme under what penaltie their Lordships shall think fitt And therfore humblie Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petition Bears The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered this petition given in to them by William Earle of Marishall They heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Constable and Governour of the Castle of Edinburgh And In his absence Gives order and warrand to the nixt Commanding officer ther to sett the petitioner at Liberty furth therof In respect before extracting heirof he hath given Bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Councill That he shall Live peacably under and with all submission to the present government of his Majestie King William And that he shall not Act Consult nor Contryve any thing in prejudice therof nor shall not Converse or Correspond with any Rebells And that he shall appear before the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill whensoever he shall be Called or required for that effect under the penaltie of Fifteen hundreth pounds Sterling In case he shall transgress in any part of the premisses And ordaines his old bond to be given up.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 97-8.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 97-8.

Sederunt, 26 January 1697, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord Yester; Viscount Teviot; Lord Raith; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocat; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Mr Francis Montgomery; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevenson

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Lord Yester; Viscount Teviot; Lord Raith; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocat; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Mr Francis Montgomery; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevenson

1. NRS, PC1/51, 97.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 97.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 97.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 97.

Proclamation, 23 January 1697, Edinburgh

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Proclamatione Discharging English unmilled money to pass except by ueight And Crying up the English milned Crouns to £3 4s with its fractions proportionallie

William By the Grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Counsell messengers at armes our shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as this our ancient Kingdome Is much prejudged by the Importing of great quantities of Light unmilled English money into the Same And that the Inconveniency therby arising is Likely to Increas since that kind of money is no more Current in the Kingdome of England Except by weight And also wee Considering how expedient it is that the milned money of England be raised to a proportione with other Coyns presently Current within this Kingdome Therfore we uith advyce of the Lords of our privie Councill have discharged and heirby discharge all English unmilned money to pass in payments otherwise then by weight at four shilling Scotts the drop making three pounds four shillings Scotts for the ounce and so proportionallie upuards and Dounuards according to the Lesser and Greater weight then the said drop and ounce provyding that in Great payments the uieghing be by single ounces and their fractions and no Greater weight And we with advyce forsaid peremptorly require and Command all our Subjects to receave the said English unmilned money in all payments as Current money according to the rate of Four Shilling Scotts the drop weight and noe otherwise under the paine of being Lyable to the double of what shall be refused To be summarly executed at the Instance and for the use of the officers by the determination of any Judge ordinary to be Given uithout any process of Law As also we with advyce forsaid have ordained and heirby ordain the silver milned Croune of England to pass and be receaved in all payments att Three pound five shilling Scotts And the milned halfe Croun milned shilling and milned sixpence of England as the fractions of the said milned Croun to pass and be Current in all payments within this our Kingdome according to the said rate of the Croun proportionally to their value under the pain forsaid To be determined In manner above mentioned And that none refuse to receave payments in the respective species of money from the day and date hereof att the rates above specified under the paines forsaids As they will be Ansuerable Our Will is Heirfore and we Charge yow Strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the mercat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries within this Kingdome And ther In our name and authority by open proclamation make Intimation of the premisses That none pretend ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the tuenty third day of January and of our reigne the Eight year 16962 sic subscribitur.

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Proclamation

Proclamatione Discharging English unmilled money to pass except by ueight And Crying up the English milned Crouns to £3 4s with its fractions proportionallie

William By the Grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Counsell messengers at armes our shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as this our ancient Kingdome Is much prejudged by the Importing of great quantities of Light unmilled English money into the Same And that the Inconveniency therby arising is Likely to Increas since that kind of money is no more Current in the Kingdome of England Except by weight And also wee Considering how expedient it is that the milned money of England be raised to a proportione with other Coyns presently Current within this Kingdome Therfore we uith advyce of the Lords of our privie Councill have discharged and heirby discharge all English unmilned money to pass in payments otherwise then by weight at four shilling Scotts the drop making three pounds four shillings Scotts for the ounce and so proportionallie upuards and Dounuards according to the Lesser and Greater weight then the said drop and ounce provyding that in Great payments the uieghing be by single ounces and their fractions and no Greater weight And we with advyce forsaid peremptorly require and Command all our Subjects to receave the said English unmilned money in all payments as Current money according to the rate of Four Shilling Scotts the drop weight and noe otherwise under the paine of being Lyable to the double of what shall be refused To be summarly executed at the Instance and for the use of the officers by the determination of any Judge ordinary to be Given uithout any process of Law As also we with advyce forsaid have ordained and heirby ordain the silver milned Croune of England to pass and be receaved in all payments att Three pound five shilling Scotts And the milned halfe Croun milned shilling and milned sixpence of England as the fractions of the said milned Croun to pass and be Current in all payments within this our Kingdome according to the said rate of the Croun proportionally to their value under the pain forsaid To be determined In manner above mentioned And that none refuse to receave payments in the respective species of money from the day and date hereof att the rates above specified under the paines forsaids As they will be Ansuerable Our Will is Heirfore and we Charge yow Strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the mercat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries within this Kingdome And ther In our name and authority by open proclamation make Intimation of the premisses That none pretend ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the tuenty third day of January and of our reigne the Eight year 16962 sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 96-7.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 96-7.

2. Sic.