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Procedure: report, 2 June 1696, Edinburgh

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Procedure: report

Report anent horses and armes seased in Annandale and Selkirk

Report of the horses and armes seased and Secured within the Stewartie of Annandale presented and given in to the board be The Earle of Annandale And report frae The Shirreff Deput of Selkirk anent horses and armes given in be Sir Gilbert Eliot Clerk of Counsell And both reports appointed to be Laid in amongest reports of the lyke kynd come from the Countrie

Att Edinburgh the second Day of Jwny Jaj vic nyntie six yeirs

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Procedure: report

Report anent horses and armes seased in Annandale and Selkirk

Report of the horses and armes seased and Secured within the Stewartie of Annandale presented and given in to the board be The Earle of Annandale And report frae The Shirreff Deput of Selkirk anent horses and armes given in be Sir Gilbert Eliot Clerk of Counsell And both reports appointed to be Laid in amongest reports of the lyke kynd come from the Countrie

1. NRS, PC2/26, 188v-189r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 188v-189r.

Procedure, 2 June 1696, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Letter anent Horses and armes in Wigtoun Shyre

The Lord Chancellor produced a Letter be […] Agnew to the Lords of privie Counsell Giveing accompt that he hes seased the horses and armes of the Gentlemen in the Shyre of Wigtowne who have not qualified themselvs And craveing ther Lordships returne how they Shall be disposed on Which being read appoints this Letter to be putt in amongst the reports from the Comittie Anent horses and armes seased frae persones not qwalified

Att Edinburgh the second Day of Jwny Jaj vic nyntie six yeirs

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Procedure

Letter anent Horses and armes in Wigtoun Shyre

The Lord Chancellor produced a Letter be […] Agnew to the Lords of privie Counsell Giveing accompt that he hes seased the horses and armes of the Gentlemen in the Shyre of Wigtowne who have not qualified themselvs And craveing ther Lordships returne how they Shall be disposed on Which being read appoints this Letter to be putt in amongst the reports from the Comittie Anent horses and armes seased frae persones not qwalified

1. NRS, PC2/26, 187v-188v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 187v-188v.

Sederunt, 2 June 1696, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Qweensberry; Earl of Argwyle; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortowne; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Viscount Tarbatt; Lord Advocat; Lord Fowntainhall; Lord Anstruther; Lord Philliphaugh; Lord Rankeillor; Lord Hallcraig; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Stevenson; Sir Thomas Livingston; Proveist of Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the second Day of Jwny Jaj vic nyntie six yeirs1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Qweensberry; Earl of Argwyle; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Mortowne; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Viscount Tarbatt; Lord Advocat; Lord Fowntainhall; Lord Anstruther; Lord Philliphaugh; Lord Rankeillor; Lord Hallcraig; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Stevenson; Sir Thomas Livingston; Proveist of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC2/26, 188v.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 188v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 188v.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 188v.

Act, 25 June 1695, Edinburgh

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Act

Act George Reidpeith for2 printing of a book de homino

Anent the petition given in to the His Majesties high Commissioner and3 the Lords of privy Councill be George Ridpeth, Robert Ross and Androw Bell Shewing That the petitioners having been at Considerable trouble and expence in procureing Translateing and printing Sir Thomas Craigs Manuscript de Hominio Which is so much for the honor of the4 natione and fearing that it may be reprinted in Scotland by which the petitioners would be very great Lossers And Therfore humbly Supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned, His Majesties high Comissione and Lords of privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them the above George Reidpeth Robert Ross and Androw Bell, They heirby ordaine that non doe presume to reprint the above book de hominio within this kingdom for seven years after the date heirof without the License of the petitioners ther airs or assigneyes.

Hollyruidhouse Tuesday the 25th June 1695 Called extraordinary

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Act

Act George Reidpeith for2 printing of a book de homino

Anent the petition given in to the His Majesties high Commissioner and3 the Lords of privy Councill be George Ridpeth, Robert Ross and Androw Bell Shewing That the petitioners having been at Considerable trouble and expence in procureing Translateing and printing Sir Thomas Craigs Manuscript de Hominio Which is so much for the honor of the4 natione and fearing that it may be reprinted in Scotland by which the petitioners would be very great Lossers And Therfore humbly Supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned, His Majesties high Comissione and Lords of privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them the above George Reidpeth Robert Ross and Androw Bell, They heirby ordaine that non doe presume to reprint the above book de hominio within this kingdom for seven years after the date heirof without the License of the petitioners ther airs or assigneyes.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 254v.

2. The word ‘present’ scored out here.

3. The word ‘estates’ scored out here.

4. The word ‘par’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 254v.

2. The word ‘present’ scored out here.

3. The word ‘estates’ scored out here.

4. The word ‘par’ scored out here.

Procedure, 25 June 1695, Edinburgh

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Hollyruidhouse Tuesday the 25th June 1695 Called extraordinary

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Procedure

Approbation of some Councillors attending the roup of the toune of Edinburgh 2 penies on the pynt of aile

His Majesties high Commissioner having accquanted the Councill That he hade Recomended to the Lord Carmicheall and Mr Francis Montgomry to be present at the roup of the toun of Edinburghs two penies upon the point Which was made upon […] Last Conforme to the act of parliament and that they hade attended and been present accordingly, The Councill approves of the same.

Hollyruidhouse Tuesday the 25th June 1695 Called extraordinary

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Procedure

Approbation of some Councillors attending the roup of the toune of Edinburgh 2 penies on the pynt of aile

His Majesties high Commissioner having accquanted the Councill That he hade Recomended to the Lord Carmicheall and Mr Francis Montgomry to be present at the roup of the toun of Edinburghs two penies upon the point Which was made upon […] Last Conforme to the act of parliament and that they hade attended and been present accordingly, The Councill approves of the same.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 254v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 254v.

Act, 25 June 1695, Edinburgh

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Hollyruidhouse Tuesday the 25th June 1695 Called extraordinary

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Act

Act For sequestrating and sealling up the Earle of Lauderdales papers

Anent the petition given in to his majesties Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill be Sir John Lauder of Hatton Shewing That the Duke of Lauderdale the petitioners uncle, The Earle his father and the Earle his brother being all dead and the petitioner their apparent air, and not haveing yet time to Deliberat Whither or to whom the petitioner will enter air, And seing their wrytes and the wrytes of their estate may be Imbazled and that is Just they be preserved and that the petitioner have inspectione therof And Therfore humbly Craving The saids Lords would sequestrat the same in the Custody of some discreet persone to give the petitioner inspection therof ad deliberandum as the petition bears His Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Sir John Lauder of Hatton Doe heirby Authorize the Earle of Argyle to send a person from him with his Seall to the house of Thirlstaine castle wher the saids wrytes Lyes, and 2 to put on the said Earle of Argyll and Lord Hatton their Sealls upon the trunks Chists or others within quhilk the saids papers doe Lye and being so sealled ordaines them to be transported to Sir James Ogilvie his Majesties solicitor his Lodgings and sequestrat in the hands of the said Sir James at whose sight and at whose hands allowes the said Lord Hattoune to have inspectione of them to the effect forsaid and if any wrytes be found among them belonging to the Countess Anne Dowager of Lauderdale allowes the samen to be delyvered up to her at sight of the said Sir James.

Hollyruidhouse Tuesday the 25th June 1695 Called extraordinary

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Act

Act For sequestrating and sealling up the Earle of Lauderdales papers

Anent the petition given in to his majesties Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill be Sir John Lauder of Hatton Shewing That the Duke of Lauderdale the petitioners uncle, The Earle his father and the Earle his brother being all dead and the petitioner their apparent air, and not haveing yet time to Deliberat Whither or to whom the petitioner will enter air, And seing their wrytes and the wrytes of their estate may be Imbazled and that is Just they be preserved and that the petitioner have inspectione therof And Therfore humbly Craving The saids Lords would sequestrat the same in the Custody of some discreet persone to give the petitioner inspection therof ad deliberandum as the petition bears His Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Sir John Lauder of Hatton Doe heirby Authorize the Earle of Argyle to send a person from him with his Seall to the house of Thirlstaine castle wher the saids wrytes Lyes, and 2 to put on the said Earle of Argyll and Lord Hatton their Sealls upon the trunks Chists or others within quhilk the saids papers doe Lye and being so sealled ordaines them to be transported to Sir James Ogilvie his Majesties solicitor his Lodgings and sequestrat in the hands of the said Sir James at whose sight and at whose hands allowes the said Lord Hattoune to have inspectione of them to the effect forsaid and if any wrytes be found among them belonging to the Countess Anne Dowager of Lauderdale allowes the samen to be delyvered up to her at sight of the said Sir James.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 254r-254v.

2. The word ‘Recomends’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 254r-254v.

2. The word ‘Recomends’ scored out here.

Sederunt, 25 June 1695, Edinburgh

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Hollyruidhouse Tuesday the 25th June 1695 Called extraordinary1

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Sederunt

his Majesties Commissioner; Earl of Anandale p:; Earl of Melvill p: seall; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Kintoir; Lord Murray; Lord Yester; Lord Ross; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Polwarth; Mr Johnston secret; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Enstruther; Mr Fr: Montgomry; Laird of Blackbarony; Laird of Leyes; Sir Thomas Livingston

Hollyruidhouse Tuesday the 25th June 1695 Called extraordinary1

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Sederunt

his Majesties Commissioner; Earl of Anandale p:; Earl of Melvill p: seall; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Kintoir; Lord Murray; Lord Yester; Lord Ross; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Polwarth; Mr Johnston secret; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Enstruther; Mr Fr: Montgomry; Laird of Blackbarony; Laird of Leyes; Sir Thomas Livingston

1. NRS, PC2/25, 254r.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 254r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 254r.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 254r.

Judicial Proceeding, 11 June 1695, Edinburgh

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Hollyruidhouse Tuesday the 11th June 1694

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Judicial Proceeding

Comittie on the Lybell The Lady Bamff against The Lord Bamff and a protectione

The Lybell at the instance of the Kintoir and Leyes trusties for the Lady Bamff Against the Lord Bamff being this day Called in presence of His Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of privy Councill and the said Lady Bamff and her trusties Compeiring personally with Sir2 James Stewart his majesties advocat and Mr James Scougall ther procurators and the defender Compeiring also personally The Lybell and also a petit[ion] for the defender Craving protection being read and the witnesses being Called two of them viz James Edisone and William Grant Compeiring personally and the Rest of them being Called and not Compeiring his Majesties Commissioner and the Lords of privy Councill Grants farder dilligence by Caption against the witnesses Cited and not Compeiring for aduceing these witnesses before the Councill upon the second Tusday of Jully nixt And Grants personall protection to the said Lord Bamff for the space of fourtein dayes from the date heirof and from the first day of the said moneth of Jully to the fifteinth day of the same inclussive to the effect he may see the witnesses examined and attend the said proces And Discharges any messenger at armes officers and other executers of the Law as weell in burgh as Landward to put any letters of Caption or acts of warding or other dilligence to executione against his persone for the said space of fourtein dayes from the date heirof and from the first day of Jully nixt untill the said fiftein day of the same moneth be first elapsed excepting allwayes for his majesties rents dues and particular burdeins and the two witnesses present having made faith nominats and apoints the Viscount Tarbet Lord Carmicheall and Enstruther to be a Comittie for examining the witnesses Reserves all objectiones to be proponed and discust before the Comittie And Recomends to them to meett the morrow at ten in the fornoon and Declairs any two of them to be a quorum Sic Subscribitur Annandale P. Queensberry Cassills, Rosse Carmicheall, Adam Cockburne, F Montgomry Lodovick Grant John Maxwell.

Hollyruidhouse Tuesday the 11th June 1694

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Judicial Proceeding

Comittie on the Lybell The Lady Bamff against The Lord Bamff and a protectione

The Lybell at the instance of the Kintoir and Leyes trusties for the Lady Bamff Against the Lord Bamff being this day Called in presence of His Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of privy Councill and the said Lady Bamff and her trusties Compeiring personally with Sir2 James Stewart his majesties advocat and Mr James Scougall ther procurators and the defender Compeiring also personally The Lybell and also a petit[ion] for the defender Craving protection being read and the witnesses being Called two of them viz James Edisone and William Grant Compeiring personally and the Rest of them being Called and not Compeiring his Majesties Commissioner and the Lords of privy Councill Grants farder dilligence by Caption against the witnesses Cited and not Compeiring for aduceing these witnesses before the Councill upon the second Tusday of Jully nixt And Grants personall protection to the said Lord Bamff for the space of fourtein dayes from the date heirof and from the first day of the said moneth of Jully to the fifteinth day of the same inclussive to the effect he may see the witnesses examined and attend the said proces And Discharges any messenger at armes officers and other executers of the Law as weell in burgh as Landward to put any letters of Caption or acts of warding or other dilligence to executione against his persone for the said space of fourtein dayes from the date heirof and from the first day of Jully nixt untill the said fiftein day of the same moneth be first elapsed excepting allwayes for his majesties rents dues and particular burdeins and the two witnesses present having made faith nominats and apoints the Viscount Tarbet Lord Carmicheall and Enstruther to be a Comittie for examining the witnesses Reserves all objectiones to be proponed and discust before the Comittie And Recomends to them to meett the morrow at ten in the fornoon and Declairs any two of them to be a quorum Sic Subscribitur Annandale P. Queensberry Cassills, Rosse Carmicheall, Adam Cockburne, F Montgomry Lodovick Grant John Maxwell.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 253v.

2. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 253v.

2. Insertion.

Order, 11 June 1695, Edinburgh

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Hollyruidhouse Tuesday the 11th June 1694

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Order

Recomendation The Lairds of Kelburne and Sornbegg

Anent the petition given in to His majesties Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill be David Boyll of Kelburne and Robert Dicksone of Sornbegg Shewing That quher the petitioners upon the Credit of the late act of parliament anent the pole money Did advance severall soumes of money to sundrie particular persones living within burgh and in the Countrey In Contemplation of the Arreirs due to them by the army and acquered a right from them to their saids arreirs and upon the petitioners haveing therby […] the Clamour of the Countrey for the want of payment of what was resting to them be the army And Likewayes having Supplied the wants and releived the necessities of Severalls to whom present money was of great use, the petitioner in prosecutione of their ryts Caused state the saids accompts Conforme to the said act of parliament before the Commissioners of Supply and after much trouble and Charges bestowed theron the petitioners obtained them to be revised by a Comittie of their Lordships number who haveing made report therof to them quherin a great many articles and the soumes due therby are retrinche’d and Cutt off and when they were given in to the saids Lords for a recomendatione theron to the Lords of thesaury, The saids Lords Thought fitt to delay approveing therof or Recomending the same upon ane apprehensione that the persones from whom they accquired right hade been injured and ther right hade been illicite from them upon missrepresentatione made by the petitioners and albeit it be a Considerable time since these accompts were given in to the saids Lords, And that it is not only knowen to all the Countrey of their punctuall payment hath been made of all the accompts Recommended by their Lordships and that the only obsticle for the2 saids Lords not recomending the transacted accompts were the reasones forsaids yet never any persone hath reclaimed nor made the least insinuatione of any injury done to them or Complained that their rights hade been illcite from them by any sinistreous methode Nevertheless the petitioners for Convinceing their Lordships with what ingenuity and integrety they proceided and to remove all doubt of ground of delay with their Lordships They are Content upon approving and Recomending to the Lords of thesaury the transacted accompts with the rest to find suficient Cautione acted in their Lordships books that They should answer to and satisfie any Complaints that should be made to their Lordships upon the accompt of the saids transactiones by any persone whatsomever according as their Lordships in Justice should determine the samen being but to Continue for a year And Therfore Humbly supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned His Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Lairds of Kelburne and Sornbegg They heirby Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaury To Cause make payment to the petitioners of any accompts formerly recommended by the Councill to the saids Lords out of the polemoney notwithstanding of any former stop, and Declairs that any accompts either revised or not revised be the Committie appointed for that effect given in for the petitioners are to pass and proceid without Impediment in the Comon forme as the accompts resting to any other of his majesties Leidges within this kingdome In Respect the petitioners have given bond and found suficient Cautione acted in the book of privy Councill that they shall answer to and satisfie any Complaints that shall be made to the Lords of privy Councill be any persone whatsomever upon account of the two transactiones made betwixt the petitioners and them anent the accompts resting by his Majesties forces to them Which bond bears this express provisione that the same is only to endure for the space of one year Compleat nixt after the day and date heirof.

Hollyruidhouse Tuesday the 11th June 1694

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Order

Recomendation The Lairds of Kelburne and Sornbegg

Anent the petition given in to His majesties Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill be David Boyll of Kelburne and Robert Dicksone of Sornbegg Shewing That quher the petitioners upon the Credit of the late act of parliament anent the pole money Did advance severall soumes of money to sundrie particular persones living within burgh and in the Countrey In Contemplation of the Arreirs due to them by the army and acquered a right from them to their saids arreirs and upon the petitioners haveing therby […] the Clamour of the Countrey for the want of payment of what was resting to them be the army And Likewayes having Supplied the wants and releived the necessities of Severalls to whom present money was of great use, the petitioner in prosecutione of their ryts Caused state the saids accompts Conforme to the said act of parliament before the Commissioners of Supply and after much trouble and Charges bestowed theron the petitioners obtained them to be revised by a Comittie of their Lordships number who haveing made report therof to them quherin a great many articles and the soumes due therby are retrinche’d and Cutt off and when they were given in to the saids Lords for a recomendatione theron to the Lords of thesaury, The saids Lords Thought fitt to delay approveing therof or Recomending the same upon ane apprehensione that the persones from whom they accquired right hade been injured and ther right hade been illicite from them upon missrepresentatione made by the petitioners and albeit it be a Considerable time since these accompts were given in to the saids Lords, And that it is not only knowen to all the Countrey of their punctuall payment hath been made of all the accompts Recommended by their Lordships and that the only obsticle for the2 saids Lords not recomending the transacted accompts were the reasones forsaids yet never any persone hath reclaimed nor made the least insinuatione of any injury done to them or Complained that their rights hade been illcite from them by any sinistreous methode Nevertheless the petitioners for Convinceing their Lordships with what ingenuity and integrety they proceided and to remove all doubt of ground of delay with their Lordships They are Content upon approving and Recomending to the Lords of thesaury the transacted accompts with the rest to find suficient Cautione acted in their Lordships books that They should answer to and satisfie any Complaints that should be made to their Lordships upon the accompt of the saids transactiones by any persone whatsomever according as their Lordships in Justice should determine the samen being but to Continue for a year And Therfore Humbly supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned His Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Lairds of Kelburne and Sornbegg They heirby Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaury To Cause make payment to the petitioners of any accompts formerly recommended by the Councill to the saids Lords out of the polemoney notwithstanding of any former stop, and Declairs that any accompts either revised or not revised be the Committie appointed for that effect given in for the petitioners are to pass and proceid without Impediment in the Comon forme as the accompts resting to any other of his majesties Leidges within this kingdome In Respect the petitioners have given bond and found suficient Cautione acted in the book of privy Councill that they shall answer to and satisfie any Complaints that shall be made to the Lords of privy Councill be any persone whatsomever upon account of the two transactiones made betwixt the petitioners and them anent the accompts resting by his Majesties forces to them Which bond bears this express provisione that the same is only to endure for the space of one year Compleat nixt after the day and date heirof.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 252v-253v.

2. The word ‘particulars’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 252v-253v.

2. The word ‘particulars’ scored out here.

Order, 11 June 1695, Edinburgh

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Hollyruidhouse Tuesday the 11th June 1694

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Order

Recomendatione The principall and masters of the Marshall Colloge of Aberdein

Anent the petition given in to his Majesties Commissioner and Lords of his majesties privy Councill be the principall and masters of the Marishall Collodge of Aberdein Shewing That wher the edifice of the forsaid Colledge being nowayes suficient for accomodating the students and which has a great stopt and hinderance to ther Learning the petitioners did undertake the errecting of ane new building and hade no encouragment to this save that the nobillity and Gentry in the north Countrey did assist the petitioners with some small Contribution But notwithstanding all the petitioner gott that way they were put to vast charges and expences themselves and all they are able to doe is to bring the forsaid edifice to be rooffed But the same is yet neither Glassed nor floored, And they haveing represented this formerly to their Lordships they were pleased to Recomend to the Lords of thesaury for the stipend of the Church of Foverain then vaccant But all that they gott by this was that they were put to expenses Foveraine and Udney the principall heritors having suspended their gift, and did prevaill in the suspensione against the petitioners, And ther being two Churches of which the King is patron Viz Auchterless and Rossmarkie now vacant and which is also Churches of which the Bishops were formerly patrones, and in which no minister has preached or officiat as incumbent since they were vaccant And Seing ther can be no more pious use then the assisting of the petitioners in a work so usefull Especially seing they were disappointed of ther Lordships former bounty And Therfore Humbly Supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned His Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill having Concidered this petition given in to them be the above principall and masters of the Marishall Collodge of Aberdeen, They heirby Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaury to dispose of the vaccand stipends of the above Churches of Auchterless within the shyre of Aberdeen and Rossmarkie within the shyre of Ross in favors of the petitioners for Compleating the above edifice upon ther finding Cautione for the due application of the same.

Hollyruidhouse Tuesday the 11th June 1694

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Order

Recomendatione The principall and masters of the Marshall Colloge of Aberdein

Anent the petition given in to his Majesties Commissioner and Lords of his majesties privy Councill be the principall and masters of the Marishall Collodge of Aberdein Shewing That wher the edifice of the forsaid Colledge being nowayes suficient for accomodating the students and which has a great stopt and hinderance to ther Learning the petitioners did undertake the errecting of ane new building and hade no encouragment to this save that the nobillity and Gentry in the north Countrey did assist the petitioners with some small Contribution But notwithstanding all the petitioner gott that way they were put to vast charges and expences themselves and all they are able to doe is to bring the forsaid edifice to be rooffed But the same is yet neither Glassed nor floored, And they haveing represented this formerly to their Lordships they were pleased to Recomend to the Lords of thesaury for the stipend of the Church of Foverain then vaccant But all that they gott by this was that they were put to expenses Foveraine and Udney the principall heritors having suspended their gift, and did prevaill in the suspensione against the petitioners, And ther being two Churches of which the King is patron Viz Auchterless and Rossmarkie now vacant and which is also Churches of which the Bishops were formerly patrones, and in which no minister has preached or officiat as incumbent since they were vaccant And Seing ther can be no more pious use then the assisting of the petitioners in a work so usefull Especially seing they were disappointed of ther Lordships former bounty And Therfore Humbly Supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned His Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill having Concidered this petition given in to them be the above principall and masters of the Marishall Collodge of Aberdeen, They heirby Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties thesaury to dispose of the vaccand stipends of the above Churches of Auchterless within the shyre of Aberdeen and Rossmarkie within the shyre of Ross in favors of the petitioners for Compleating the above edifice upon ther finding Cautione for the due application of the same.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 251v-252r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 251v-252r.