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Warrant, 6 March 1696 (pm), Edinburgh

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Att Edinburgh the Sixth day of March Jaj vic nyntie six yeirs postmeridiem

D1696/3/21

Warrant

Warrand for transporting Ker and Dicksone

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing heard the Declarationes of the persones examined by the Comittie appointed for enquyreing in the Murder of […] Alexander who was Killed betuixt Leith and Edinburgh upon Munday Last They ordaine the Captain or other comanding officer of their gwaird wher William Kerr and James Dicksone efter designed are prisoners to cause transport James Dicksone Servitor to The Lord Mersingtowne and William Kerr Servitor to […] Boleshes of Tofts two of the saids wittnesses from the gwaird house wher they are prisoners to the tollbwith of Edinburgh And appoints the Keeper of the said tollbwith to receave and Detaine them prisoners till furder order

Att Edinburgh the Sixth day of March Jaj vic nyntie six yeirs postmeridiem

D1696/3/21

Warrant

Warrand for transporting Ker and Dicksone

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing heard the Declarationes of the persones examined by the Comittie appointed for enquyreing in the Murder of […] Alexander who was Killed betuixt Leith and Edinburgh upon Munday Last They ordaine the Captain or other comanding officer of their gwaird wher William Kerr and James Dicksone efter designed are prisoners to cause transport James Dicksone Servitor to The Lord Mersingtowne and William Kerr Servitor to […] Boleshes of Tofts two of the saids wittnesses from the gwaird house wher they are prisoners to the tollbwith of Edinburgh And appoints the Keeper of the said tollbwith to receave and Detaine them prisoners till furder order

1. NRS, PC2/26, 143r-143v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 143r-143v.

Sederunt, 6 March 1696 (pm), Edinburgh

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Att Edinburgh the Sixth day of March Jaj vic nyntie six yeirs postmeridiem1

D1696/3/12

Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leiven; Earl of Kintore; Lord Raith; Lord Carmichael; Lord Pollwarth; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fowntainhall; Lord Anstrwther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarronie; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Pollock; Sir Thomas Livingstoune; Proveist of Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Sixth day of March Jaj vic nyntie six yeirs postmeridiem1

D1696/3/12

Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leiven; Earl of Kintore; Lord Raith; Lord Carmichael; Lord Pollwarth; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Fowntainhall; Lord Anstrwther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarronie; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Pollock; Sir Thomas Livingstoune; Proveist of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC2/26, 143r.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 143r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 143r.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 143r.

Order, 19 March 1695, Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Tuesday the 19th March 1695

D1695/3/351

Order

Recomendation anent The accompts resting to the Earle of Pearths vassells

The Lords of his Majesties Privy Councill Haveing Considered the report of a Committie of ther oun number appoynted for reviseing the accompts resting to his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Committie haveing Considered the accompts given in to them be the Earle of Pearth his vassells Chamberlands and tennents within the shyre of Pearth with the instructiones and verificationes therof They Find that ther are severall articles of the saids accompts which are not in the termes of the act of parliament anent the polemoney and proclamations of Councill relative therto, And Therfore they have refused and rejected these articles, And Finds that their are severall articles in the saids accompts which are due by the forces not upon scots pay, Which the parties Concerned not haveing applyed for to be revised The Committie makes no report anent them And the Committie Finds that the haill other articles of the saids accompts stated arresting be his majesties forces upon scots pay are suficiently verified and proven either be recepts under the hands of the officers of the Garisones or souldiers to whom the same was furnished produced to the Committie or by the Oathes and depositiones of the parties furnishers taken before two of the Commissioners of Supply within the shyre of Pearth or be reports subscribed be the Commissioners bearing that the recepts were produced to them both Which depositiones and reports were produced to and Considered by the Comittie And Finds that Conforme to the saids accompts and instructiones Ther is resting by his majesties Garisones and forces upon scots pay besides the articles refused and rejected as said is, To the said Earle of Pearth his vassells Chamberlands and tenants the soumes of many following Viz By the Garisone of Drumond Comanded by Captaine Edward Bryce the soume of Two Thousand six hundreth nyntie fyve punds fourtein shilling four pennies scots Item by the deceast Lord Angus his regiment of foot the soume of Eight hundreth and Eighty punds fourtein shilling scots Item by the Earle of Glencairne his regiment of foot the soume of ane hundreth and Eightie punds sixtein shilling two penies scots, Item by the Earle of Argyll his regiment of foot the soume of ane Hundreth and fourtie one punds sixtein shilling scots, Item by the viscount of Kenmure his regiment of foot the soume of ane Hundreth and fiftein punds 2 Thrie shilling four penies scots Item by the Laird of Pollock his Troope of Horss the soume of ane Hundreth and fiftie five punds one shilling scots Item by the Lord Rollo his troop of horss the Soume of Two hundreth and nyntein punds nyne shilling scots Item by the Lord Newbotle his troope of horss Sixtie two punds Eight shilling scots Item by the Lord Beilhavens Troope of horss sixtie four punds one shilling two pences scots, Item by the Earle of Eglington his troop of horss seventie six pundes two shilling Eight pences scots, Item by the Master of Polwarth his troope of horss sixtie four punds fourtein shilling Eight pences scots Item by the Garisone of Finlarig the soume of thrie hundreth and thretein punds thretein shilling scots, Item by the Garison of Cambuzeon Twentie six pund four shilling scots Item by Captaine […] Hamiltone his Company six punds scots Item by Captain […] Prestone his Company five pund Eight shilling Item by Captain Fox his Company the soume of Twentie pund ten shilling scots Item by Captaine Gordone his Company two punds scots Item by the deceast Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons the soume of six hundreth and thretin punds Eleven shilling scots Extending all togither in haill the saids soumes resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay to the soume of fyve Thousand six hundred and Fourtie thrie punds six shilling four penies scots money And Finds that the haill articles quherof this Last Soume is made up were all furnished preseiding the first day of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years and that they are in the termes of the nynth act fourth sessione of this Current parliament Intituled act anent polemoney and also of the proclamations of Councill relative therto, And Therfore It is the Committies oppinion That the said soume of Fyve Thousand six hundreth and fourtie thrie punds six shilling four penies is to be payed out of the said polemoney and that the saids vassells Chamberlands and tennents are to be Recommended to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly as the report bears and The saids Lords Likewayes Considered a Declaratione under the hands of Mr Thomas Chrichtone Chamberland to the Earle of Pearth Bearing that no part of the arreirs due by the army and acclaimed by the Earle and his tenents are transacted with the Lairds of Kelburne and sornbeg They The Saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill Doe heirby approve of the said report and Recomends to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties thesaury To Cause payment be made to the saids vassells Chamberland and tennants out of the present polemoney of the said soume Fyve Thousand six hundreth and Fourtie thrie punds six shilling four pennies scots money.

Edinburgh Tuesday the 19th March 1695

D1695/3/351

Order

Recomendation anent The accompts resting to the Earle of Pearths vassells

The Lords of his Majesties Privy Councill Haveing Considered the report of a Committie of ther oun number appoynted for reviseing the accompts resting to his majesties forces to the Countrey Bearing That the Committie haveing Considered the accompts given in to them be the Earle of Pearth his vassells Chamberlands and tennents within the shyre of Pearth with the instructiones and verificationes therof They Find that ther are severall articles of the saids accompts which are not in the termes of the act of parliament anent the polemoney and proclamations of Councill relative therto, And Therfore they have refused and rejected these articles, And Finds that their are severall articles in the saids accompts which are due by the forces not upon scots pay, Which the parties Concerned not haveing applyed for to be revised The Committie makes no report anent them And the Committie Finds that the haill other articles of the saids accompts stated arresting be his majesties forces upon scots pay are suficiently verified and proven either be recepts under the hands of the officers of the Garisones or souldiers to whom the same was furnished produced to the Committie or by the Oathes and depositiones of the parties furnishers taken before two of the Commissioners of Supply within the shyre of Pearth or be reports subscribed be the Commissioners bearing that the recepts were produced to them both Which depositiones and reports were produced to and Considered by the Comittie And Finds that Conforme to the saids accompts and instructiones Ther is resting by his majesties Garisones and forces upon scots pay besides the articles refused and rejected as said is, To the said Earle of Pearth his vassells Chamberlands and tenants the soumes of many following Viz By the Garisone of Drumond Comanded by Captaine Edward Bryce the soume of Two Thousand six hundreth nyntie fyve punds fourtein shilling four pennies scots Item by the deceast Lord Angus his regiment of foot the soume of Eight hundreth and Eighty punds fourtein shilling scots Item by the Earle of Glencairne his regiment of foot the soume of ane hundreth and Eightie punds sixtein shilling two penies scots, Item by the Earle of Argyll his regiment of foot the soume of ane Hundreth and fourtie one punds sixtein shilling scots, Item by the viscount of Kenmure his regiment of foot the soume of ane Hundreth and fiftein punds 2 Thrie shilling four penies scots Item by the Laird of Pollock his Troope of Horss the soume of ane Hundreth and fiftie five punds one shilling scots Item by the Lord Rollo his troop of horss the Soume of Two hundreth and nyntein punds nyne shilling scots Item by the Lord Newbotle his troope of horss Sixtie two punds Eight shilling scots Item by the Lord Beilhavens Troope of horss sixtie four punds one shilling two pences scots, Item by the Earle of Eglington his troop of horss seventie six pundes two shilling Eight pences scots, Item by the Master of Polwarth his troope of horss sixtie four punds fourtein shilling Eight pences scots Item by the Garisone of Finlarig the soume of thrie hundreth and thretein punds thretein shilling scots, Item by the Garison of Cambuzeon Twentie six pund four shilling scots Item by Captaine […] Hamiltone his Company six punds scots Item by Captain […] Prestone his Company five pund Eight shilling Item by Captain Fox his Company the soume of Twentie pund ten shilling scots Item by Captaine Gordone his Company two punds scots Item by the deceast Lord Cardross his regiment of Dragoons the soume of six hundreth and thretin punds Eleven shilling scots Extending all togither in haill the saids soumes resting by his majesties forces upon scots pay to the soume of fyve Thousand six hundred and Fourtie thrie punds six shilling four penies scots money And Finds that the haill articles quherof this Last Soume is made up were all furnished preseiding the first day of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years and that they are in the termes of the nynth act fourth sessione of this Current parliament Intituled act anent polemoney and also of the proclamations of Councill relative therto, And Therfore It is the Committies oppinion That the said soume of Fyve Thousand six hundreth and fourtie thrie punds six shilling four penies is to be payed out of the said polemoney and that the saids vassells Chamberlands and tennents are to be Recommended to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties thesaury for payment of the same accordingly as the report bears and The saids Lords Likewayes Considered a Declaratione under the hands of Mr Thomas Chrichtone Chamberland to the Earle of Pearth Bearing that no part of the arreirs due by the army and acclaimed by the Earle and his tenents are transacted with the Lairds of Kelburne and sornbeg They The Saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill Doe heirby approve of the said report and Recomends to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties thesaury To Cause payment be made to the saids vassells Chamberland and tennants out of the present polemoney of the said soume Fyve Thousand six hundreth and Fourtie thrie punds six shilling four pennies scots money.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 218r-219v.

2. The word ‘scots’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 218r-219v.

2. The word ‘scots’ scored out here.

Procedure: committee formed, 19 March 1695, Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Tuesday the 19th March 1695

D1695/3/341

Procedure: committee formed

Committie Dureing the vaccance

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Doe heirby nominat and appoint The Earles of Southerland, Mortone, Lothian, Leven, Forfar and Broadalbine and the Viscount of Tarbat The Lord Strathnaver The Lord advocat and the Lord Fountonhall and the Laird of Grant to be a Committee for meeting dureing the present vaccancie anent the securitie of the peace of the Countrey and to Consider such Complaints as shall be made anent the disturbance or breach of the same with power to them to determine therin, and in case of defficulty to report to the Councill And Declairs any fyve of the above Committie to be a sufficient quorum And Remitts to them to Consider the petitione given in be John Eliot of Thochope and other drovers anent the highwayes and to report ther opinion theranent to the Councill.

Edinburgh Tuesday the 19th March 1695

D1695/3/341

Procedure: committee formed

Committie Dureing the vaccance

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Doe heirby nominat and appoint The Earles of Southerland, Mortone, Lothian, Leven, Forfar and Broadalbine and the Viscount of Tarbat The Lord Strathnaver The Lord advocat and the Lord Fountonhall and the Laird of Grant to be a Committee for meeting dureing the present vaccancie anent the securitie of the peace of the Countrey and to Consider such Complaints as shall be made anent the disturbance or breach of the same with power to them to determine therin, and in case of defficulty to report to the Councill And Declairs any fyve of the above Committie to be a sufficient quorum And Remitts to them to Consider the petitione given in be John Eliot of Thochope and other drovers anent the highwayes and to report ther opinion theranent to the Councill.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 217v-218r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 217v-218r.

Act, 19 March 1695, Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Tuesday the 19th March 1695

D1695/3/331

Act

Act The Magistrats of Edinburgh anent Whoors

The lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Authorize and allow the magistrats of Edinburgh To Transport the threttie two persones afternamed Viz Alisone Beatton Margrat Patersone Beattie Sandersone Margret Andersone Margret Forbes, Agnes Gibsone, Agnes Gibsone Beattie Liddell Jean Carmicheall, Jean Martine Elizabeth Wauchope Elizabeth Thomsone, Anna Browne Jannet Gray, Jannet Currie, Jannet Watsone, Agnes Marishall, Elizabeth Cruickshank, Penelope Lockhart, Margret Adair, Jannet Houstoune, Elizabeth Walker, Mary Banks, Christian Bowman, Anna Burnet, Beattie Hamilton, Catharin Pollock, Isobell Cook Jean Dick Jannet Burnet Jannet Hutchesone Isobell Zeaman and Christian Mastertouns To his majesties plantationes in America, In Respect they have all Judicially Consented before the magistrates forsaids to their said transportatione and approves of the saids magistrates ther haveing allready transported any of the saids persones to the saids plantations and appoints the rest to be transported with the first occasione that offers.

Edinburgh Tuesday the 19th March 1695

D1695/3/331

Act

Act The Magistrats of Edinburgh anent Whoors

The lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Authorize and allow the magistrats of Edinburgh To Transport the threttie two persones afternamed Viz Alisone Beatton Margrat Patersone Beattie Sandersone Margret Andersone Margret Forbes, Agnes Gibsone, Agnes Gibsone Beattie Liddell Jean Carmicheall, Jean Martine Elizabeth Wauchope Elizabeth Thomsone, Anna Browne Jannet Gray, Jannet Currie, Jannet Watsone, Agnes Marishall, Elizabeth Cruickshank, Penelope Lockhart, Margret Adair, Jannet Houstoune, Elizabeth Walker, Mary Banks, Christian Bowman, Anna Burnet, Beattie Hamilton, Catharin Pollock, Isobell Cook Jean Dick Jannet Burnet Jannet Hutchesone Isobell Zeaman and Christian Mastertouns To his majesties plantationes in America, In Respect they have all Judicially Consented before the magistrates forsaids to their said transportatione and approves of the saids magistrates ther haveing allready transported any of the saids persones to the saids plantations and appoints the rest to be transported with the first occasione that offers.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 217r-217v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 217r-217v.

Procedure, 19 March 1695, Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Tuesday the 19th March 1695

D1695/3/321

Procedure

James Cockburn gold smith gives his oath anent money

James Cockburne Gold smith being Called upon the same account Declaired he was not Clear to free himself by oath. It haveing been so Comon among the merchants in this place for a long whill bygone to send abroad money without being questioned therfore.

Edinburgh Tuesday the 19th March 1695

D1695/3/321

Procedure

James Cockburn gold smith gives his oath anent money

James Cockburne Gold smith being Called upon the same account Declaired he was not Clear to free himself by oath. It haveing been so Comon among the merchants in this place for a long whill bygone to send abroad money without being questioned therfore.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 217r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 217r.

Procedure, 19 March 1695, Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Tuesday the 19th March 1695

D1695/3/311

Procedure

John Watson gives his oath anent money

John Watsone merchant in Edinburgh being Called to give his oath anent what money or Gold has been transported by him in specis furth of this kingdome within this money bygone or therby Declaired that he sent not neither money nor Gold within that space Except some English Clipt money And Declared that he knew non hade sent by Comon report or hear say.

Edinburgh Tuesday the 19th March 1695

D1695/3/311

Procedure

John Watson gives his oath anent money

John Watsone merchant in Edinburgh being Called to give his oath anent what money or Gold has been transported by him in specis furth of this kingdome within this money bygone or therby Declaired that he sent not neither money nor Gold within that space Except some English Clipt money And Declared that he knew non hade sent by Comon report or hear say.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 217r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 217r.

Commission by the Council, 19 March 1695, Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Tuesday the 19th March 1695

D1695/3/301

Commission by the Council

Commission For Trying the Losses of Finlarig

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Haveing Granted a Commission to Duncan Toshoch of Monievaird baillie of the Bailliarie of Deshore and Tayar with Concurrence of Duncan Campbell of Auchlyne Alexander Campbell of Ardenock Duncan Campbell of Ettrimuckie and Robert Stirling of Stuix or any two of them heretors of the nighbourhead for taking tryall of the Losses Sustained By the Earle of Brodalbine in his house of Findlarig with the Chapell buriall place yeards and parks and waists therof And ther being a report returned of the said Comission Wherby It does not Clearly appear what case the said house and yeards, The Chapell buriall place and parks and waists therof were in at the time the Garisone ruine to the same Therfore the saids Lords Doe heirby off new Grant Commission to the said Duncan Toshoch of Monivaird with Concurrance of the form and persones of the nighbourhead or any two of them to take probatione what was the case of the said house of Finlarig, buriall place, Chapell, yeards parks and wasts therof at the time the Garisone entered therto and the case the samen was in when left by the Garisone And what prejudice the Garisone hade done to the said house Chappell Buriall place yeards and parks and waists therof dureing ther remaineing therat and for that effect to take all maner of probatione necesar aither by witnesses or by the oathes of the skilled tradsman as measones wrights etc and to Issue furth precepts and appoints the probatione which shall be adduced to be transmited to the privy Councill.

Edinburgh Tuesday the 19th March 1695

D1695/3/301

Commission by the Council

Commission For Trying the Losses of Finlarig

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Haveing Granted a Commission to Duncan Toshoch of Monievaird baillie of the Bailliarie of Deshore and Tayar with Concurrence of Duncan Campbell of Auchlyne Alexander Campbell of Ardenock Duncan Campbell of Ettrimuckie and Robert Stirling of Stuix or any two of them heretors of the nighbourhead for taking tryall of the Losses Sustained By the Earle of Brodalbine in his house of Findlarig with the Chapell buriall place yeards and parks and waists therof And ther being a report returned of the said Comission Wherby It does not Clearly appear what case the said house and yeards, The Chapell buriall place and parks and waists therof were in at the time the Garisone ruine to the same Therfore the saids Lords Doe heirby off new Grant Commission to the said Duncan Toshoch of Monivaird with Concurrance of the form and persones of the nighbourhead or any two of them to take probatione what was the case of the said house of Finlarig, buriall place, Chapell, yeards parks and wasts therof at the time the Garisone entered therto and the case the samen was in when left by the Garisone And what prejudice the Garisone hade done to the said house Chappell Buriall place yeards and parks and waists therof dureing ther remaineing therat and for that effect to take all maner of probatione necesar aither by witnesses or by the oathes of the skilled tradsman as measones wrights etc and to Issue furth precepts and appoints the probatione which shall be adduced to be transmited to the privy Councill.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 216v-217r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 216v-217r.

Act, 19 March 1695, Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Tuesday the 19th March 1695

D1695/3/291

Act

Act Johnstone of Wamphray

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be William Johnston of Wamphray Shewing That the petitioner having many years agoe Imployed Mr George Dicksone advocat in his Law affairs wherby he gott the trust of the petitioners wholl papers matteriall, and he not haveing qualified himself by Law, The petitioner was necessitate To Requyre him to delyver the papers to the petitioner Conforme to ane Inventar and obligatione under his oun hand therwith produced But Mr Dicksone pretending that it wes not safe for him to delyver them up without a Judiciall warrand and order, And being now become valitudinary being of late taken with severall dangerous fitts of sicknes, and also being lapsus, and his Estate put to sale by Decreet of the Lords of sessione as is very weell knowen to many of their Lordships and Buchtrig haveing a great many more papers then what is Contained in the Inventar produced off which ther are a great many blank rights assignationes and Dispositiones, and it being of very dangerous Consequence tending to the utter ruine of the petitioner and the great prejudice of his Lawfull Creditors That such blank papers should be in his hands and it being ordinary for the saids Lords to Grant warrand for searching and sequestrating of the papers in such hard cases. And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would take the premises to ther serious Consideratione and to grant warrand to the baillie of the Abbay To secure and search his Cabinets ther standing for such papers as is Contained in the abovewritten Inventar and others belonging to the petitioner, or to any other magistrats or Judge ordinar or other persone the saids Lords shall think fitt, To secure and search for the forsaids papers wher ever the same may be found and to ordaine them to be delyvered up to the petitioner upon recept and giveing up the forsaid Inventar and obligatione as the petition bears, The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above William Johnstone with instrument mentioned therin and produced therwith, They heirby Recommond to one of their oun number To take the oath of the above Mr2 George Dicksone anent any other papers which he has belonging to the petitioner, and ordaines him to exhibit the same in the hands of the Clerks of privy Councill, And appoints the Baillie of the Abbay Mr George his Cabinets standing in any place within his bounds for such papers either in the above Inventar or others belonging to the petitioner And appoints any other magistrat or Judge Ordinary to search the said Mr George his trunks Cabinets or others within their bounds for the saids papers, and to take him oath anent the abstracting any of the saids papers, and ordaines them to be delyvered to the Clerks of privy Councill, magistrat Or other Judge forsaid within whose bounds the same shall be found.

Edinburgh Tuesday the 19th March 1695

D1695/3/291

Act

Act Johnstone of Wamphray

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be William Johnston of Wamphray Shewing That the petitioner having many years agoe Imployed Mr George Dicksone advocat in his Law affairs wherby he gott the trust of the petitioners wholl papers matteriall, and he not haveing qualified himself by Law, The petitioner was necessitate To Requyre him to delyver the papers to the petitioner Conforme to ane Inventar and obligatione under his oun hand therwith produced But Mr Dicksone pretending that it wes not safe for him to delyver them up without a Judiciall warrand and order, And being now become valitudinary being of late taken with severall dangerous fitts of sicknes, and also being lapsus, and his Estate put to sale by Decreet of the Lords of sessione as is very weell knowen to many of their Lordships and Buchtrig haveing a great many more papers then what is Contained in the Inventar produced off which ther are a great many blank rights assignationes and Dispositiones, and it being of very dangerous Consequence tending to the utter ruine of the petitioner and the great prejudice of his Lawfull Creditors That such blank papers should be in his hands and it being ordinary for the saids Lords to Grant warrand for searching and sequestrating of the papers in such hard cases. And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would take the premises to ther serious Consideratione and to grant warrand to the baillie of the Abbay To secure and search his Cabinets ther standing for such papers as is Contained in the abovewritten Inventar and others belonging to the petitioner, or to any other magistrats or Judge ordinar or other persone the saids Lords shall think fitt, To secure and search for the forsaids papers wher ever the same may be found and to ordaine them to be delyvered up to the petitioner upon recept and giveing up the forsaid Inventar and obligatione as the petition bears, The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above William Johnstone with instrument mentioned therin and produced therwith, They heirby Recommond to one of their oun number To take the oath of the above Mr2 George Dicksone anent any other papers which he has belonging to the petitioner, and ordaines him to exhibit the same in the hands of the Clerks of privy Councill, And appoints the Baillie of the Abbay Mr George his Cabinets standing in any place within his bounds for such papers either in the above Inventar or others belonging to the petitioner And appoints any other magistrat or Judge Ordinary to search the said Mr George his trunks Cabinets or others within their bounds for the saids papers, and to take him oath anent the abstracting any of the saids papers, and ordaines them to be delyvered to the Clerks of privy Councill, magistrat Or other Judge forsaid within whose bounds the same shall be found.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 215v-216v.

2. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 215v-216v.

2. Insertion.

Order, 19 March 1695, Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Tuesday the 19th March 1695

D1695/3/281

Order

Recomendatione Anent The Toune of2 Irvines3 accompts

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered a report of the Committie of ther oun number appointed reviseing the accompts resting be the forces to the Countrey Bearing that they having Considered the accompts given in to them as resting be his majesties forces to the inhabitants within the toune of Irvine with the instructions and verifications of the same, They Find the haill articles of the Said acompt suficiently verified and proven most part of what is furnished to the Earle of Glencairne his regiment per recepts under the hands of the officers or souldiers to whom the same was furnished and the rest to the said Earle of Glencairne his regiment be the oathes of the inhabitants furnishers And Finds what is resting by Sir John Laniers regiment which were not upon scots pay proven be the oathes of the inhabitants furnishers And Finds that the haill inhabitants of Irvine furnishers of the said accompt have deponed upon all the articles therof before two of the Commissioners of supply within the shyre of Air, That the same were furnished be them preceiding the first of February Jaj vjc nyntie One years and that ther is no part therof payed Conforme to the report upon the end of the accompt subscryved be the saids Commissioners, Which recepts accompt and report were all produced to and Considered by the said Committie conforme wherunto the Comittie Finds that ther is resting be the Earle of Glencairne his regiment of foot the soume of ane thousand and Fiftie six punds Eightein shilling scots Item by Sir John Lauder his regiment of horss the soume of nyntie six punds thrie shilling scots And the Comittie Finds that the haill articles quherof the said soumes are made up were all furnished preceiding the first day of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years And that they are all in the termes of the nynth act fourt sessione of this Current parliament entituled act for polemony and also in the termes of the proclamations of Councill relative therto And Therfore It is the Committies opinion that the said soume of one Thousand and Fiftie six punds eightein shilling scots resting be the said Earle of Glencairne his regiment which was upon Scots pay ought to be allowed to the saids inhabitants out of the said pole money, And that they ought to be Recomended to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaurie for payment of the same accordingly And the Committie are of opinion that the said soume of nyntie six punds thrie shilling scots resting be the said Sir John Laneir his regiment which was not upon scots pay ought to be transmitted to the kings majestie That he may order such Course for payment therof as he in his Royall wisdome shall think fitt as the said Report bears, The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby approve of the above report And Recomends to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties thesaury To Cause payment be made out of the present polemoney to the saids Inhabitants of the above soume of one Thousand and Fiftie six punds Eightein shilling scots, 4 And Recomends to them to them5 to Transmitt the above soume of nyntie six punds thrie shilling scots by his majesties forces not upon scots pay to the kings majesties that he may order such course to be taken therwith as in his Royall wisdome he shall think fitt In Respect Hew Brown writer in Edinburgh has given in a Declaratione subscribed be him bearing that the areirs due to the toune of Irvine are not transacted neither in part nor in haill to the best of his knowledge

Edinburgh Tuesday the 19th March 1695

D1695/3/281

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Recomendatione Anent The Toune of2 Irvines3 accompts

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered a report of the Committie of ther oun number appointed reviseing the accompts resting be the forces to the Countrey Bearing that they having Considered the accompts given in to them as resting be his majesties forces to the inhabitants within the toune of Irvine with the instructions and verifications of the same, They Find the haill articles of the Said acompt suficiently verified and proven most part of what is furnished to the Earle of Glencairne his regiment per recepts under the hands of the officers or souldiers to whom the same was furnished and the rest to the said Earle of Glencairne his regiment be the oathes of the inhabitants furnishers And Finds what is resting by Sir John Laniers regiment which were not upon scots pay proven be the oathes of the inhabitants furnishers And Finds that the haill inhabitants of Irvine furnishers of the said accompt have deponed upon all the articles therof before two of the Commissioners of supply within the shyre of Air, That the same were furnished be them preceiding the first of February Jaj vjc nyntie One years and that ther is no part therof payed Conforme to the report upon the end of the accompt subscryved be the saids Commissioners, Which recepts accompt and report were all produced to and Considered by the said Committie conforme wherunto the Comittie Finds that ther is resting be the Earle of Glencairne his regiment of foot the soume of ane thousand and Fiftie six punds Eightein shilling scots Item by Sir John Lauder his regiment of horss the soume of nyntie six punds thrie shilling scots And the Comittie Finds that the haill articles quherof the said soumes are made up were all furnished preceiding the first day of February Jaj vjc nyntie one years And that they are all in the termes of the nynth act fourt sessione of this Current parliament entituled act for polemony and also in the termes of the proclamations of Councill relative therto And Therfore It is the Committies opinion that the said soume of one Thousand and Fiftie six punds eightein shilling scots resting be the said Earle of Glencairne his regiment which was upon Scots pay ought to be allowed to the saids inhabitants out of the said pole money, And that they ought to be Recomended to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaurie for payment of the same accordingly And the Committie are of opinion that the said soume of nyntie six punds thrie shilling scots resting be the said Sir John Laneir his regiment which was not upon scots pay ought to be transmitted to the kings majestie That he may order such Course for payment therof as he in his Royall wisdome shall think fitt as the said Report bears, The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby approve of the above report And Recomends to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties thesaury To Cause payment be made out of the present polemoney to the saids Inhabitants of the above soume of one Thousand and Fiftie six punds Eightein shilling scots, 4 And Recomends to them to them5 to Transmitt the above soume of nyntie six punds thrie shilling scots by his majesties forces not upon scots pay to the kings majesties that he may order such course to be taken therwith as in his Royall wisdome he shall think fitt In Respect Hew Brown writer in Edinburgh has given in a Declaratione subscribed be him bearing that the areirs due to the toune of Irvine are not transacted neither in part nor in haill to the best of his knowledge

1. NRS, PC2/25, 215r-215v.

2. Illegible word scored out here.

3. Insertion.

4. The words ‘resting by his Majesties forces not upon’ scored out here.

5. Sic.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 215r-215v.

2. Illegible word scored out here.

3. Insertion.

4. The words ‘resting by his Majesties forces not upon’ scored out here.

5. Sic.