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Judicial Proceeding, 8 March 1694, Edinburgh

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Judicial Proceeding

Extract Dipositiones anent The Laird and Lady Dum

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Alexander Irvine of Drum and Margrat Forbes his Lady Shewing That quher the principall Depositiones of the severall fameous witnesses taken before the Lords of privy Councill anent the petitioners ther mariadge haveing late by falled by hands as put into bunds of other papers that they related not to, yet true it is that now by Dilligence and care of the Clerks the same are found out againe, And seing it concernes the petitioners to have a Judiciall extract of the saids depositiones in case of any future by casting or miscariadge And Therfore humbly Supplicating to the effect underwritten as the petition bears The Saids Lords of their majesties privy Councill To give out authentick extracts of the saids depositiones subscrived by them as Clerks of privy Councill Off the Which depositiones The Tenor Followes Conforme to the Sederunts of the Committie of Councill before whom they were taken viz Edinburgh the twentie Eight day of June Jaj vjc Eightie Eight years Sederunt Chancelor, St Androwes, Airly, Traquair and Ballquyne ante meridiem, Mr Thomas Cheyn in Drum aged fiftie Eight years or therby maried being purged of partiall Councill Sworn and interogate Depones that he was in Company with Drum the whole day being the Sabath day that Drum was maried That he did not perceive him to be drunk, That after supper in Mr Robert Keiths house, Master Robert Keiths wyfe said to Drum what would yow think to have Mistress Mary Forbes that Gentlewoman to be your wife, Wherupon he haveing her by the hand a good whill before and keept her by it for near ane hour and ane half but gave neither assent nor dissent to the marriadge but keeped her allwayes by the hand kissing her And that the said Mr Robert Keiths wyfe asked Drums Consent who made no answer But that Drum still kist her all the time And that the said Mr Robert said pronunce yow maried persones god bless yow and I bless yow and therafter he saw Drum goe willingly to bed with the Ladie and never parted with her hand all the time, and lay in the nixt roome all night by them and that ther was only a board wall betwixt ther roomes, and saw them bedd the nixt morning makeing of the Lady about nyne of the Cloak in the morning, and saw Drum takeing a Glass of Seik with the Lady in his bed, And the deponent haveing asked Drum if he hade behaved, He answered nothing stood but his liggs that night This is the treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur Thomas Cheyne, The above written Thomas Cheyne being reexamined upon oath Depones that he saw Mr Alexander Thomsone take Drum by the arme and take him out of his Chamber from the Gentlwoman and heard Drum say doe you intend to murder me and this is the treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur Thomas Cheyne Mr William Dingwall taken cum nota as being Cousine german to the Lady cited by both parties and solemnly sworne and Interrogate Dipones that he saw the Laird of Drum hold the gentlwoman by the hand and did hear Mr Robert Keith ask will yow take that Gentlwoman to your wife, yes or I, and the gentlewoman doe the like, And that therupon Mr Robert Keith Declared them maried persones and Said God bles you and I Bless yow, and that a litle after he heard Drum say to the gentlwoman yow are my wife, and I ame your Goodman Depones he saw them in ther bed that night but did not see them goe to bed, Depones he did not perceive Drum to be in Drink and this is the treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur William Dingwall; Archbishop St Andrews J:p:C Eodem die a meredie, sederunt St Androwes, Airly and Nidrie, St Androwes president George Killgower nottar in Old Aberdeen being solemnly sworne and interrogate, Depones That in the afternoon he saw Drum and that he was blush faced which he supposed it was either by drinking or hard walking, But that he did not see him drink any and that this was the day of the pretended marriadge and that when he saw him it was from the bridge of Done to the old toune of Aberdeen about four a Cloak the said afternoon, and this is the treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur George Kilgowr Mr John Irvine minister at Peetter Coulter being sworn and Interrogate depones that Mr Robert Keith came to the deponent about four a Cloak in the morning and desyred the reponent to come to the toune of Aberdeen to mary the Laird of Drum with Marjory Forbes which he refused to doe albeit a warrand was 2 alleged to that purpose and does not remember whither he said he maried them the night before himself or not sic subscribitur John Irvine, Mr William Keith student of Theologie Depones that he was in the roome when Mr Alexander Thomsone took Drum by the shoulder and took him out of his room and heard Drum say what will yee murder me and this is the truth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur William Keith James Birss shirreff officer in Aberdeen being solemnly Sworne and Interrogate Depones that he was in Company severall times with Drum wher Marion was present in the house of Sarah Blackburne and Widdow Burnet wher he has heard the said Marion Irvine Desyre Drum to come to her hand wher he should be weell intertained and that she will gett him maried to a very fine Lady And this is the treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur James Birss. Archibald St Andrews J:p:C On the margine of James Birss depositione the words following are written viz the advocats Declares that this deposition shall not inferr any cryme against Marion Irvine spouse to Mr Keith Edinburgh the twentie Eight day of June Jaj vjc Eightie Eight years, Sederunt as in the other Depositione ante meridiem James Divertie servitor to the Laird of Seatton being solemnly sworne and interrogate Depones That upon Sunday the day of the pretended mariadge he saw the Laird of Drum near to the deponents house at the bridge of Don and that he 3 supposed Drum was in Drink by his cariadge but did not see him Drink any and this is the treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur Archibald St Androwes John Cruickshankes taylor in Aberdeen being solemnly sworne and Interrogate Depones that he was in Company with Drum that day in the afternoon that day of the pretended mariadge and that he saw Drink Dansick watters brandy and ale and that he was more then ordinary Distempered with Drink And Depones that ther was too gills of Dansick Watters and Eight pynts of ale in his Company They being eleven persones and they all Drank of it, And this is the treuth as he shall answer god sic subscribitur John Cruickshanks Mr William Alexander preacher in Aberdein being solemnly sword and interrogate Depones that upon munday in the morning after the pretended mariadge Mr Robert Keith called for the deponent and when he asked his ear and Mr Keith told him it was to mary a honorable the Laird of Drum with a Lady And the deponent haveing asked if he a warrand or Consent of freends, The said Mr Robert produced a qualified warrand if the persone were qualified or would Consent and desyred to see Drum But Drum being in his bed The deponent waited on before he saw Dru and when he saw him he took him by the hand and bad god Bless him And therafter he asked severall questiones annent the mariadge and if he was willing to take the Gentlwoman, And that therupon he Stamped with his foot and said he would not mary her But would take her, And that he heard the Gentlwoman say to Drum was not wee maried and bedded togither the last night To which he answered if yow say so lett it be so, and this is the treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur William Alexander, Mr William Keith student of Theology cum nota being solemnly sworne and Interrogate Depones he saw Drum the night of the pretended mariadge and did not perceive him to be Drunk That he saw and heard Mr Robert Keith ask the Laird of Drum if he would take the Lady he hade by the hand to wyfe, That he heard Drum answer yes, and the Gentlwoman yes, And that therupon he pronunced them persones and said God bless yow and I bless yow, and that a litle therafter he heard Drum say now I ame your husband and yow are my wyfe, and saw them in naked bed nixt morning Togither, and this is the treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur William Keith, Alexander Gibb servitor to the Laird of Drum being solemnly sworne and Interrogate Depones that he was in the roome and heard Mr Robert Keith say 4 to Drum will yow take that Gentlwoman wher yow have by the hand to be your wyfe To Which he answered yes, Depones that he heard the Gentlwoman give the same answers Depones he heard Mr Robert Keith say Then I declare yow to be maried persones before god and these witnesses and said god bless yow and I bless yow and saw them casting off their Cloathes and goeing to bed togither, and heard Drum say a litle after the mariadge yow are my wyfe and I ame your husband And Depones that he hade more then ordinary but was not insensible in Drink and this is the Treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur Alexander Gibb, Archbishop St Androwes Extracted by me sic subscribitur Gilbert Eliot Cls st Cons:

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Judicial Proceeding

Extract Dipositiones anent The Laird and Lady Dum

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Alexander Irvine of Drum and Margrat Forbes his Lady Shewing That quher the principall Depositiones of the severall fameous witnesses taken before the Lords of privy Councill anent the petitioners ther mariadge haveing late by falled by hands as put into bunds of other papers that they related not to, yet true it is that now by Dilligence and care of the Clerks the same are found out againe, And seing it concernes the petitioners to have a Judiciall extract of the saids depositiones in case of any future by casting or miscariadge And Therfore humbly Supplicating to the effect underwritten as the petition bears The Saids Lords of their majesties privy Councill To give out authentick extracts of the saids depositiones subscrived by them as Clerks of privy Councill Off the Which depositiones The Tenor Followes Conforme to the Sederunts of the Committie of Councill before whom they were taken viz Edinburgh the twentie Eight day of June Jaj vjc Eightie Eight years Sederunt Chancelor, St Androwes, Airly, Traquair and Ballquyne ante meridiem, Mr Thomas Cheyn in Drum aged fiftie Eight years or therby maried being purged of partiall Councill Sworn and interogate Depones that he was in Company with Drum the whole day being the Sabath day that Drum was maried That he did not perceive him to be drunk, That after supper in Mr Robert Keiths house, Master Robert Keiths wyfe said to Drum what would yow think to have Mistress Mary Forbes that Gentlewoman to be your wife, Wherupon he haveing her by the hand a good whill before and keept her by it for near ane hour and ane half but gave neither assent nor dissent to the marriadge but keeped her allwayes by the hand kissing her And that the said Mr Robert Keiths wyfe asked Drums Consent who made no answer But that Drum still kist her all the time And that the said Mr Robert said pronunce yow maried persones god bless yow and I bless yow and therafter he saw Drum goe willingly to bed with the Ladie and never parted with her hand all the time, and lay in the nixt roome all night by them and that ther was only a board wall betwixt ther roomes, and saw them bedd the nixt morning makeing of the Lady about nyne of the Cloak in the morning, and saw Drum takeing a Glass of Seik with the Lady in his bed, And the deponent haveing asked Drum if he hade behaved, He answered nothing stood but his liggs that night This is the treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur Thomas Cheyne, The above written Thomas Cheyne being reexamined upon oath Depones that he saw Mr Alexander Thomsone take Drum by the arme and take him out of his Chamber from the Gentlwoman and heard Drum say doe you intend to murder me and this is the treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur Thomas Cheyne Mr William Dingwall taken cum nota as being Cousine german to the Lady cited by both parties and solemnly sworne and Interrogate Dipones that he saw the Laird of Drum hold the gentlwoman by the hand and did hear Mr Robert Keith ask will yow take that Gentlwoman to your wife, yes or I, and the gentlewoman doe the like, And that therupon Mr Robert Keith Declared them maried persones and Said God bles you and I Bless yow, and that a litle after he heard Drum say to the gentlwoman yow are my wife, and I ame your Goodman Depones he saw them in ther bed that night but did not see them goe to bed, Depones he did not perceive Drum to be in Drink and this is the treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur William Dingwall; Archbishop St Andrews J:p:C Eodem die a meredie, sederunt St Androwes, Airly and Nidrie, St Androwes president George Killgower nottar in Old Aberdeen being solemnly sworne and interrogate, Depones That in the afternoon he saw Drum and that he was blush faced which he supposed it was either by drinking or hard walking, But that he did not see him drink any and that this was the day of the pretended marriadge and that when he saw him it was from the bridge of Done to the old toune of Aberdeen about four a Cloak the said afternoon, and this is the treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur George Kilgowr Mr John Irvine minister at Peetter Coulter being sworn and Interrogate depones that Mr Robert Keith came to the deponent about four a Cloak in the morning and desyred the reponent to come to the toune of Aberdeen to mary the Laird of Drum with Marjory Forbes which he refused to doe albeit a warrand was 2 alleged to that purpose and does not remember whither he said he maried them the night before himself or not sic subscribitur John Irvine, Mr William Keith student of Theologie Depones that he was in the roome when Mr Alexander Thomsone took Drum by the shoulder and took him out of his room and heard Drum say what will yee murder me and this is the truth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur William Keith James Birss shirreff officer in Aberdeen being solemnly Sworne and Interrogate Depones that he was in Company severall times with Drum wher Marion was present in the house of Sarah Blackburne and Widdow Burnet wher he has heard the said Marion Irvine Desyre Drum to come to her hand wher he should be weell intertained and that she will gett him maried to a very fine Lady And this is the treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur James Birss. Archibald St Andrews J:p:C On the margine of James Birss depositione the words following are written viz the advocats Declares that this deposition shall not inferr any cryme against Marion Irvine spouse to Mr Keith Edinburgh the twentie Eight day of June Jaj vjc Eightie Eight years, Sederunt as in the other Depositione ante meridiem James Divertie servitor to the Laird of Seatton being solemnly sworne and interrogate Depones That upon Sunday the day of the pretended mariadge he saw the Laird of Drum near to the deponents house at the bridge of Don and that he 3 supposed Drum was in Drink by his cariadge but did not see him Drink any and this is the treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur Archibald St Androwes John Cruickshankes taylor in Aberdeen being solemnly sworne and Interrogate Depones that he was in Company with Drum that day in the afternoon that day of the pretended mariadge and that he saw Drink Dansick watters brandy and ale and that he was more then ordinary Distempered with Drink And Depones that ther was too gills of Dansick Watters and Eight pynts of ale in his Company They being eleven persones and they all Drank of it, And this is the treuth as he shall answer god sic subscribitur John Cruickshanks Mr William Alexander preacher in Aberdein being solemnly sword and interrogate Depones that upon munday in the morning after the pretended mariadge Mr Robert Keith called for the deponent and when he asked his ear and Mr Keith told him it was to mary a honorable the Laird of Drum with a Lady And the deponent haveing asked if he a warrand or Consent of freends, The said Mr Robert produced a qualified warrand if the persone were qualified or would Consent and desyred to see Drum But Drum being in his bed The deponent waited on before he saw Dru and when he saw him he took him by the hand and bad god Bless him And therafter he asked severall questiones annent the mariadge and if he was willing to take the Gentlwoman, And that therupon he Stamped with his foot and said he would not mary her But would take her, And that he heard the Gentlwoman say to Drum was not wee maried and bedded togither the last night To which he answered if yow say so lett it be so, and this is the treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur William Alexander, Mr William Keith student of Theology cum nota being solemnly sworne and Interrogate Depones he saw Drum the night of the pretended mariadge and did not perceive him to be Drunk That he saw and heard Mr Robert Keith ask the Laird of Drum if he would take the Lady he hade by the hand to wyfe, That he heard Drum answer yes, and the Gentlwoman yes, And that therupon he pronunced them persones and said God bless yow and I bless yow, and that a litle therafter he heard Drum say now I ame your husband and yow are my wyfe, and saw them in naked bed nixt morning Togither, and this is the treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur William Keith, Alexander Gibb servitor to the Laird of Drum being solemnly sworne and Interrogate Depones that he was in the roome and heard Mr Robert Keith say 4 to Drum will yow take that Gentlwoman wher yow have by the hand to be your wyfe To Which he answered yes, Depones that he heard the Gentlwoman give the same answers Depones he heard Mr Robert Keith say Then I declare yow to be maried persones before god and these witnesses and said god bless yow and I bless yow and saw them casting off their Cloathes and goeing to bed togither, and heard Drum say a litle after the mariadge yow are my wyfe and I ame your husband And Depones that he hade more then ordinary but was not insensible in Drink and this is the Treuth as he shall answer to god sic subscribitur Alexander Gibb, Archbishop St Androwes Extracted by me sic subscribitur Gilbert Eliot Cls st Cons:

1. NRS, PC2/24, 354r-356v.

2. The word ‘granted’ scored out here.

3. The word ‘was’ scored out here.

4. The words ‘Them I Declare yow to be maried persones before god and these witnesses’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 354r-356v.

2. The word ‘granted’ scored out here.

3. The word ‘was’ scored out here.

4. The words ‘Them I Declare yow to be maried persones before god and these witnesses’ scored out here.

Sederunt, 8 March 1694, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintor; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Polwarth; Lord Advocat; Lord Hatton; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Enstruther; Sir Thomas Livingstoune

Edinburgh the Eight day of March Jaj vjc nyntie four years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintor; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Polwarth; Lord Advocat; Lord Hatton; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Enstruther; Sir Thomas Livingstoune

1. NRS, PC2/24, 354r.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 354r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 354r.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 354r.

Act, 1 March 1694, Edinburgh

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Act and Remitt James Bain Wright

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be James Bain wright burges of Edinburgh Shewing That quher the petitioner haveing been Imployed as right for the rebuilding of the palace of Hollyruidhouse and Castles of Edinburgh and Stirling and Bass and furnishing of Timber to these several works. For the effectuating quherof he was necessitate to lift up his own stock of the hands of noble-persones and Imploy the samen in paying his servants who wrought the work and merchants from whom the timber was bought To Witt from the present Lord Chancellor Eight Thousand merks from Panmuir tuelue 2 Thousand3 merks and from other noblemen and Gentlmen fiftein Thousand merks Extending in all to the thretie five thousand merks of principall besydes five thousand five hundred merks of annualrents and when all his oun was spent he was forced to borrow money upon bond which is very Considerable and besydes the Loss of the annualrent of his oun money he payes annualrent for that which he borrowed, Wheras at his entrie to ther Majesties works he hade not on sixpence of debt but hade a stock of money upon Securitie and timber Lying in the Bush of Leith of a very Considerable value, so that if he were but re Imbursed of the soumes of money he has actually uplifted and the annualrents therof since that time and of what debts he has Contracts he will not have on six pence to himself for his paines and travell dureing the space of the abovewritten works, And his late majestie takeing this to Consideration wrot a letter to the Lords of thesaurie in favors of the petitioner upon Which they appointed thrie of their number To Witt the present Lord Chancelor, Generall Drummond and Balcarras to Consider the petitioners Compts and instructions Which being done They Fand upwards of two thousand pounds Sterling due to the petitioner besydes the two thousand pund Sterling money for defalcationes and Losses Which they did not fully consider, And for some ease to the petitioner The Lords of Councill Recommended him to the Lords of Sessione for a suspensione against his Creditors ay and whill the money due to him be the king were payed, Which Suspensione he obtained But at present no regaird is hade to it, And for satisfieing some of his most rigid Creditors The Lords of thesaurie granted him a precept for five hundred punds Sterling upon Maxwell of Kirkconnell then one of his majesties receivers But the petitioner has gotten no payment as the precept heirwith produced will testifie to the Saids Lords, And albeit the petitioner obtained a supercidere for some time from his Creditors till they could see if he could obtaine payment from the Lords of thesaurie yet they haveing mett with so many delayes from him they have now fallen most rigidly upon him and would not attend the event of his petition to the saids Lords Bot James Marshall writter and factor for […] Burnet daughter to the deceast Thomas Burnet merchant in Edinburgh has incarcerat the petitioner within the Tolbooth of the said burgh for a Considerable sum of money Which he borrowed from the said Thomas to cary on ther majesties works, And he is also under severall other great straits and deficulties haveing nothing wherwith to mantaine himself in prison nor his familly at home Others of his Creditors being in possessione of his lands within the toune of Edinburgh for debts which the petitioner also Contracted for Carieing on ther majesties works and it being inconsistant with the Justice of the natione that the petitioner should starve for want and have nothing allowed him for what is profitablie expended for the use of the government And Therfore Humbly Craveing the Lords to take the petitioners hard and Sad Circumstances to their serious Consideration and to Recomend to the Lords of thessaurie forth with to pay to the petitioner the two thousand pounds already adjusted, and to revise his other accompts and instructiones for the other two Thousand punds money forsaid not yet adjusted and make payment to him of what shall be due with annualrents since the soumes became due and that the precept heirwith produced for five hundred punds sterling which is not yet payed may be Recomended to be payed in the first place and in mean time ordaine the petitioner to be Sett at Libertie and Grant protectione against all Creditors till the said adjustment and payment quherby authoritie will appear in its justice the petitioners Creditors will be payed and no tradsman discouradged to medle in publict works for the advancement of what is proper for the government to have done as the said petitione bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above James Baine They heirby Recomend to the Lords of Councill and session to exped ane Suspensione Relaxatione and charge to put to libertie In favors of the petitioner Upon his Consigneing in the hands of the Creditors of the bills ane disposition in favors of Creditors of the debt resting be the king and the publict to him.

Edinburgh the first day of march Jaj vjc nyntie four years

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Act

Act and Remitt James Bain Wright

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be James Bain wright burges of Edinburgh Shewing That quher the petitioner haveing been Imployed as right for the rebuilding of the palace of Hollyruidhouse and Castles of Edinburgh and Stirling and Bass and furnishing of Timber to these several works. For the effectuating quherof he was necessitate to lift up his own stock of the hands of noble-persones and Imploy the samen in paying his servants who wrought the work and merchants from whom the timber was bought To Witt from the present Lord Chancellor Eight Thousand merks from Panmuir tuelue 2 Thousand3 merks and from other noblemen and Gentlmen fiftein Thousand merks Extending in all to the thretie five thousand merks of principall besydes five thousand five hundred merks of annualrents and when all his oun was spent he was forced to borrow money upon bond which is very Considerable and besydes the Loss of the annualrent of his oun money he payes annualrent for that which he borrowed, Wheras at his entrie to ther Majesties works he hade not on sixpence of debt but hade a stock of money upon Securitie and timber Lying in the Bush of Leith of a very Considerable value, so that if he were but re Imbursed of the soumes of money he has actually uplifted and the annualrents therof since that time and of what debts he has Contracts he will not have on six pence to himself for his paines and travell dureing the space of the abovewritten works, And his late majestie takeing this to Consideration wrot a letter to the Lords of thesaurie in favors of the petitioner upon Which they appointed thrie of their number To Witt the present Lord Chancelor, Generall Drummond and Balcarras to Consider the petitioners Compts and instructions Which being done They Fand upwards of two thousand pounds Sterling due to the petitioner besydes the two thousand pund Sterling money for defalcationes and Losses Which they did not fully consider, And for some ease to the petitioner The Lords of Councill Recommended him to the Lords of Sessione for a suspensione against his Creditors ay and whill the money due to him be the king were payed, Which Suspensione he obtained But at present no regaird is hade to it, And for satisfieing some of his most rigid Creditors The Lords of thesaurie granted him a precept for five hundred punds Sterling upon Maxwell of Kirkconnell then one of his majesties receivers But the petitioner has gotten no payment as the precept heirwith produced will testifie to the Saids Lords, And albeit the petitioner obtained a supercidere for some time from his Creditors till they could see if he could obtaine payment from the Lords of thesaurie yet they haveing mett with so many delayes from him they have now fallen most rigidly upon him and would not attend the event of his petition to the saids Lords Bot James Marshall writter and factor for […] Burnet daughter to the deceast Thomas Burnet merchant in Edinburgh has incarcerat the petitioner within the Tolbooth of the said burgh for a Considerable sum of money Which he borrowed from the said Thomas to cary on ther majesties works, And he is also under severall other great straits and deficulties haveing nothing wherwith to mantaine himself in prison nor his familly at home Others of his Creditors being in possessione of his lands within the toune of Edinburgh for debts which the petitioner also Contracted for Carieing on ther majesties works and it being inconsistant with the Justice of the natione that the petitioner should starve for want and have nothing allowed him for what is profitablie expended for the use of the government And Therfore Humbly Craveing the Lords to take the petitioners hard and Sad Circumstances to their serious Consideration and to Recomend to the Lords of thessaurie forth with to pay to the petitioner the two thousand pounds already adjusted, and to revise his other accompts and instructiones for the other two Thousand punds money forsaid not yet adjusted and make payment to him of what shall be due with annualrents since the soumes became due and that the precept heirwith produced for five hundred punds sterling which is not yet payed may be Recomended to be payed in the first place and in mean time ordaine the petitioner to be Sett at Libertie and Grant protectione against all Creditors till the said adjustment and payment quherby authoritie will appear in its justice the petitioners Creditors will be payed and no tradsman discouradged to medle in publict works for the advancement of what is proper for the government to have done as the said petitione bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above James Baine They heirby Recomend to the Lords of Councill and session to exped ane Suspensione Relaxatione and charge to put to libertie In favors of the petitioner Upon his Consigneing in the hands of the Creditors of the bills ane disposition in favors of Creditors of the debt resting be the king and the publict to him.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 352v-353v.

2. The word ‘hundred’ scored out here.

3. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 352v-353v.

2. The word ‘hundred’ scored out here.

3. Insertion.

Act, 1 March 1694, Edinburgh

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Act

Act the Laird and Lady of Drum

Anent a Petition given in be Robert Irvine of Fedret nearest agnat to Alexander Irvine of Drum and the other nearest relationes on both sydes Shewing That quher ther being breives Issued furth of our soveraigne Lord and Ladies Chancelory for Declaring of Alexander Irvine of Drum fatous and Idiot before the shirreff Or his deputes of the shyre wher he Lives And for serving a tutor to him Conforme to the Law and acts of this realme, And it being needfull that the said Alexander Irvine of Drum be sisted personally before the members of the inquiry That they may be the clearer and distincter in their verdict, and it being likewayes to be feared that these who are about him, may stop or Imped his Compeirance and therby indeavor to frustrat and disappoint so good and necessar a work for the preservatione of that antient familly and so weell founded in law necessar it was that the saids Lords Grant Warrand (as is usuall in such case) to the shireff of the shyre wher he Lives to send parties for bringing into him the said Alexander Irvine with whom he may be sequestrat untill the dyet of the said syze and then produced personally before the inquest that they may Cognisses upon his fatuositie And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased Conforme to the ordinary Course of Justice To Grant warrand to the shireff of the shyre (to whom the breives are directed) To take the said Alexander Irvine in his Custody and to keep him so as that (allowing him all necessary freedome) he may be produced before the assyze as the petition bears Which petition being read in presence of the saids Lords upon the twentie seventh day of February Last They allowed the Laird of Drum to see and answer the same Who haveing gott up the said petitione Gave in the answers following accordingly viz That a more groundless Lawless and insolent petitione was never presented before the saids Lords For first tho the2 petition be given in in the name of Fedret yet it is not subscryved by him or any for him Which is a suficient objectione against any petitione whatsomever exhibit before the saids Lords, Bot that a petition should be given in by Fedrat as nearest agnat and for the other nearest relationes one both sydes to the Laird of Drum to the intent to declare him Idiot, and yet signed by no body is ane Insolencie and Injurie for which the givers in of the bill ought to be made accomptable Secundo as to that the bill were signed as it is not yet was it ever heard that upon the takeing out of breives to declare a man Idiot before ther being execute ane order should be demanded to apprehend the persone against whom they are to be execute, Wheras the true method is first to take out the breives and then to execute them and incase they be not obeyed and that Drum Compeir not then to Crave extraordinary remedies Tertio Esto the breives were execute against Drum, yet he may and no doubt will advocat the same to the Lords Which being a remeedie Competent in Law And most Just in this case the petitioner is most unjust and Injurious to offer to anticipat by this groundless petition But /4o/ the petitioner sayes that what is demanded is usuall, Wheras it is most certaine tha the like was never aither practised or so much as Demanded in Scotland But the true method is that if a breive of Idiotrie be taken out and execute and if the persone pretended to be Idiot and Compeir not then all that the Judge can doe Is to find him Contumacious and in that case application may be mae to the Lords that he may be declared Such and by them interdicted as a persone incapable to manadge his affairs But to offer to apprehend a free Leidge and by force to sist him before ane inquest is without Law and in effect ane Opression suficient to make a wise man and farr more a weakman madd. But /5o/ The Calumnie of this petition is unsupportable in as much as it is knowen that the formerly of Drum being ane ancient honorable familly And that the father of this Drum fore seeing his sones weaknes Did Taillie his Estate and appoint administrators for the same Lykas the Lords of sessione have ever since continued the estate under administrators So that Drum being virtually interdicted and the estate under administratione It is not Imaginable how he can prejudge it nor can any man apprehend any other designe in that raiseing of the said breives and in the presenting of the said petition Except it be for Fedret and the nearest of kine to put ane affront upon their Cheiff and to Declare to the world their Ignorance of Law and unaccountable Insolence /6o/ The Estate being secured by sequestration allready and the Lairds condition is not so absolutly weak as may appear by his missive letter heirwith produced and that however it wer hard to staine the familly and the Lairds posterity he being long agoe maried and that the estate being secured as said is, The Lady and her relationes Esto others would not concerne themselves will oppose the personall Indignitie that arysses from the very attempt of being Declared ane Idiot or fatuous and will be 3 able to make it appear before the Lords of sessione that the would cannot prevaill in such ane attempt nevertheless of the nearest agnat or any else of the name that is rej suq providus will find suficient Caution in the termes of the Lords of sessions act made anent the estate of Drum this session the Lady and her freinds are Content furth with have the manadgment of the estate of Drum this session the Lady and her freinds are Content furthwith have the manadgment of the estate But the securitie of the estate tho it be all that in Law in cases of weaknes proposes, And all that the petitioners ought to propose, yet it is Credibly informed he intends oune oppenly to discredit and defame the Lairds person his memorie and familly by attempting upon him before shirreffs be the event what will: Therfore and since the Course of Law is Certaine and that in effect the estate is Secured from all deeds that this Drum can doe to prejudge it It is humbly Craved that the Lords would not only reject this petition, but call for the presenter therof to exhibit his warrand and give him a Just repremand And in the mean time Discharge the shireff or any other inferior Judges ther procedur in the said matter. The Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Robert Irvine of Fedret with the answers given in therto be the Laird of Drum They Refuse the Desyre of the petitione And Discharges the shireff of Aberdeen and his deputs or others To Lay any restraint upon or medle with the person of the said Laird of Drum upon the account of the Service of Idiotrie mentioned in the above petition any maner of way: 4

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Act the Laird and Lady of Drum

Anent a Petition given in be Robert Irvine of Fedret nearest agnat to Alexander Irvine of Drum and the other nearest relationes on both sydes Shewing That quher ther being breives Issued furth of our soveraigne Lord and Ladies Chancelory for Declaring of Alexander Irvine of Drum fatous and Idiot before the shirreff Or his deputes of the shyre wher he Lives And for serving a tutor to him Conforme to the Law and acts of this realme, And it being needfull that the said Alexander Irvine of Drum be sisted personally before the members of the inquiry That they may be the clearer and distincter in their verdict, and it being likewayes to be feared that these who are about him, may stop or Imped his Compeirance and therby indeavor to frustrat and disappoint so good and necessar a work for the preservatione of that antient familly and so weell founded in law necessar it was that the saids Lords Grant Warrand (as is usuall in such case) to the shireff of the shyre wher he Lives to send parties for bringing into him the said Alexander Irvine with whom he may be sequestrat untill the dyet of the said syze and then produced personally before the inquest that they may Cognisses upon his fatuositie And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased Conforme to the ordinary Course of Justice To Grant warrand to the shireff of the shyre (to whom the breives are directed) To take the said Alexander Irvine in his Custody and to keep him so as that (allowing him all necessary freedome) he may be produced before the assyze as the petition bears Which petition being read in presence of the saids Lords upon the twentie seventh day of February Last They allowed the Laird of Drum to see and answer the same Who haveing gott up the said petitione Gave in the answers following accordingly viz That a more groundless Lawless and insolent petitione was never presented before the saids Lords For first tho the2 petition be given in in the name of Fedret yet it is not subscryved by him or any for him Which is a suficient objectione against any petitione whatsomever exhibit before the saids Lords, Bot that a petition should be given in by Fedrat as nearest agnat and for the other nearest relationes one both sydes to the Laird of Drum to the intent to declare him Idiot, and yet signed by no body is ane Insolencie and Injurie for which the givers in of the bill ought to be made accomptable Secundo as to that the bill were signed as it is not yet was it ever heard that upon the takeing out of breives to declare a man Idiot before ther being execute ane order should be demanded to apprehend the persone against whom they are to be execute, Wheras the true method is first to take out the breives and then to execute them and incase they be not obeyed and that Drum Compeir not then to Crave extraordinary remedies Tertio Esto the breives were execute against Drum, yet he may and no doubt will advocat the same to the Lords Which being a remeedie Competent in Law And most Just in this case the petitioner is most unjust and Injurious to offer to anticipat by this groundless petition But /4o/ the petitioner sayes that what is demanded is usuall, Wheras it is most certaine tha the like was never aither practised or so much as Demanded in Scotland But the true method is that if a breive of Idiotrie be taken out and execute and if the persone pretended to be Idiot and Compeir not then all that the Judge can doe Is to find him Contumacious and in that case application may be mae to the Lords that he may be declared Such and by them interdicted as a persone incapable to manadge his affairs But to offer to apprehend a free Leidge and by force to sist him before ane inquest is without Law and in effect ane Opression suficient to make a wise man and farr more a weakman madd. But /5o/ The Calumnie of this petition is unsupportable in as much as it is knowen that the formerly of Drum being ane ancient honorable familly And that the father of this Drum fore seeing his sones weaknes Did Taillie his Estate and appoint administrators for the same Lykas the Lords of sessione have ever since continued the estate under administrators So that Drum being virtually interdicted and the estate under administratione It is not Imaginable how he can prejudge it nor can any man apprehend any other designe in that raiseing of the said breives and in the presenting of the said petition Except it be for Fedret and the nearest of kine to put ane affront upon their Cheiff and to Declare to the world their Ignorance of Law and unaccountable Insolence /6o/ The Estate being secured by sequestration allready and the Lairds condition is not so absolutly weak as may appear by his missive letter heirwith produced and that however it wer hard to staine the familly and the Lairds posterity he being long agoe maried and that the estate being secured as said is, The Lady and her relationes Esto others would not concerne themselves will oppose the personall Indignitie that arysses from the very attempt of being Declared ane Idiot or fatuous and will be 3 able to make it appear before the Lords of sessione that the would cannot prevaill in such ane attempt nevertheless of the nearest agnat or any else of the name that is rej suq providus will find suficient Caution in the termes of the Lords of sessions act made anent the estate of Drum this session the Lady and her freinds are Content furth with have the manadgment of the estate of Drum this session the Lady and her freinds are Content furthwith have the manadgment of the estate But the securitie of the estate tho it be all that in Law in cases of weaknes proposes, And all that the petitioners ought to propose, yet it is Credibly informed he intends oune oppenly to discredit and defame the Lairds person his memorie and familly by attempting upon him before shirreffs be the event what will: Therfore and since the Course of Law is Certaine and that in effect the estate is Secured from all deeds that this Drum can doe to prejudge it It is humbly Craved that the Lords would not only reject this petition, but call for the presenter therof to exhibit his warrand and give him a Just repremand And in the mean time Discharge the shireff or any other inferior Judges ther procedur in the said matter. The Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Robert Irvine of Fedret with the answers given in therto be the Laird of Drum They Refuse the Desyre of the petitione And Discharges the shireff of Aberdeen and his deputs or others To Lay any restraint upon or medle with the person of the said Laird of Drum upon the account of the Service of Idiotrie mentioned in the above petition any maner of way: 4

1. NRS, PC2/24, 350v-352r.

2. Insertion.

3. One illegible word scored out here.

4. Marginal note: ‘To Forbes’.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 350v-352r.

2. Insertion.

3. One illegible word scored out here.

4. Marginal note: ‘To Forbes’.

Procedure, 1 March 1694, Edinburgh

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Protestation for not insisting Veitch Against Edmunstoune

The Which day the Lybell at the instance of William Veitch in Smitwood with Concourse of Sir James Stewart his Majesties advocat for his highnes intrest in the matter underwritten Against James Edmonstone wright burges of Lauder Toutching the defender his haveing rent and torne in peices and throwen into the fire a bond of presentation subscribed by William Waddell in Tralbrown and the defender as Cautioner for him and therby being guilty of ane high Ryot Being called in presence of the Lords of their majesties privy Councill and the pursuer being absent and not Compeiring personally Bot Mr John Menzies offering to Compeir as advocat for him, And the defender being present and Compeiring personally The saids Lords Doe heirby Grant protestation for not insisting at the defenders instance against the pursuer, And Declares that the defender shall not be holden to answer to the said lybell untill he be of now cite againe for that effect.

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Protestation for not insisting Veitch Against Edmunstoune

The Which day the Lybell at the instance of William Veitch in Smitwood with Concourse of Sir James Stewart his Majesties advocat for his highnes intrest in the matter underwritten Against James Edmonstone wright burges of Lauder Toutching the defender his haveing rent and torne in peices and throwen into the fire a bond of presentation subscribed by William Waddell in Tralbrown and the defender as Cautioner for him and therby being guilty of ane high Ryot Being called in presence of the Lords of their majesties privy Councill and the pursuer being absent and not Compeiring personally Bot Mr John Menzies offering to Compeir as advocat for him, And the defender being present and Compeiring personally The saids Lords Doe heirby Grant protestation for not insisting at the defenders instance against the pursuer, And Declares that the defender shall not be holden to answer to the said lybell untill he be of now cite againe for that effect.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 350r-350v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 350r-350v.

Sederunt, 1 March 1694, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintoir; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Belhaven; Lord Polwarth; Master of Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Enstruther; Mr Fra: Montgomrie; Laird of Stivensone; Sir Thomas Livingstoune

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Kintoir; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith; Lord Ross; Lord Belhaven; Lord Polwarth; Master of Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Enstruther; Mr Fra: Montgomrie; Laird of Stivensone; Sir Thomas Livingstoune

1. NRS, PC2/24, 350r.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 350r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 350r.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 350r.

Act, 27 March 1693, Edinburgh

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Act Mr Alexander Dalgarno

Anent a Petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Mr Androw Dalgarno called to be minister of Tyrie Shewing That quheras the saids Lords in the Competition betwixt the petitioner and Mr Alexander Jamisone anent the vaccand stipends of the Church of Tyrie Did most Justly grant Comission to the Earles of Erroll or Kintoir to take tryall of both their Lives and conversationes etc And to report the Same to the saids Lords And the petitioner haveing not only accquiesced to so Just and reasonable a Sentance Bot knowing that his title to the Church and his intrest in the parishioners was far preferable to that of Mr Jamesones Did most patiently wat the Earles of Erroll or Kintoir their appointement For puting the said Commission in executione Bot Mr Jamesone haveing made new applicatione to the saids Lords Andin the interim ther being a pretended report from the Earle of Kintoir Delivered to Mr David Moncreiff and presented by him to the saids Lords who did therupon preferr Mr Jamesone to the vaccand stipend of the said Church Cropt Jaj vjc nyntie two and preceidings which report Is now found to be a most Impudent and villaneous Forgery And besyde that the said2 Petitioner has the only Just and legall title to the said stipends he has bestowed and given out a Considerable part therof for repairatione of the Church of Tyrie So that albeit Mr Jameson hade been preferred upon a true and Just report no doubt the saids Lords would have burdeened his preferencanie with what was so Justly expended And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to Consider the premisses and not only recall the act in favors of Mr Jamesone, Bot aither preferr the petitioner as haveing the only undoubted right therto, Or Recomend to the Clerks to writt to the Earles of Erroll or Kintoir to take tryall in the termes of the saids Lords former interloquitor which the petitioner should humbly accquiesce to as the petition bears The Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered a petition given in to them to be Mr Alexander Dalgarno called to be minister of Tyrie with the pretended letter by way of Report from the Earle of Kintoir mentioned in the petition Togither with a letter written by the Earle of Kintoir to William Black advocat Declaireing the pretended letter or report to be a notorious and base forgery The Lords of privy Councill Doe heirby sist all execution upon the act of councill granted in favors of Mr Alexander Jamesone anent the vaccand stipends of the said Kirk of Tyrie and Discharges the persones Lyable to make payment of any part of the said stipend be vertue therof Untill farder order of Councill And Recomends to and Requyres John Earle of Erroll Lord high Constable of Scotland Shireff principall of the Shyre of Aberdeen, And gives order and warrand to Androw Frazer of Kinmundie shireff depute of the said shyre to cause search for seiz upon and apprehend the persone of the said Mr Alexander Jamesone and Cause Convoy him prisoner under a sufficient guard to the city of Edinburgh and deliver him to the magistrats therof whom the saids Lords Does heirby Appoint to Comitt and detaine the said Mr Alexander Jamesone prisoner within their Tolbooth till farder Order of Councill Unles the said Mr Alexander shall give bond with sufficient Caution to the saids shireff principall or depute under the penalty of ane Hundred pund Sterling that he shall appear before the saids Lords of privy Councill upon the threteinth day of Aprill nixt And in caise they meet not that day upon the nixt Councill day Imediatly therafter and answers to what shall be laid to his charge anent the forgeing the said false letter or report And appoints the bond when taken to be transmitted to the Clerks of Councill betwixt and the said thretein day of Aprill nixt.

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Act Mr Alexander Dalgarno

Anent a Petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Mr Androw Dalgarno called to be minister of Tyrie Shewing That quheras the saids Lords in the Competition betwixt the petitioner and Mr Alexander Jamisone anent the vaccand stipends of the Church of Tyrie Did most Justly grant Comission to the Earles of Erroll or Kintoir to take tryall of both their Lives and conversationes etc And to report the Same to the saids Lords And the petitioner haveing not only accquiesced to so Just and reasonable a Sentance Bot knowing that his title to the Church and his intrest in the parishioners was far preferable to that of Mr Jamesones Did most patiently wat the Earles of Erroll or Kintoir their appointement For puting the said Commission in executione Bot Mr Jamesone haveing made new applicatione to the saids Lords Andin the interim ther being a pretended report from the Earle of Kintoir Delivered to Mr David Moncreiff and presented by him to the saids Lords who did therupon preferr Mr Jamesone to the vaccand stipend of the said Church Cropt Jaj vjc nyntie two and preceidings which report Is now found to be a most Impudent and villaneous Forgery And besyde that the said2 Petitioner has the only Just and legall title to the said stipends he has bestowed and given out a Considerable part therof for repairatione of the Church of Tyrie So that albeit Mr Jameson hade been preferred upon a true and Just report no doubt the saids Lords would have burdeened his preferencanie with what was so Justly expended And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to Consider the premisses and not only recall the act in favors of Mr Jamesone, Bot aither preferr the petitioner as haveing the only undoubted right therto, Or Recomend to the Clerks to writt to the Earles of Erroll or Kintoir to take tryall in the termes of the saids Lords former interloquitor which the petitioner should humbly accquiesce to as the petition bears The Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered a petition given in to them to be Mr Alexander Dalgarno called to be minister of Tyrie with the pretended letter by way of Report from the Earle of Kintoir mentioned in the petition Togither with a letter written by the Earle of Kintoir to William Black advocat Declaireing the pretended letter or report to be a notorious and base forgery The Lords of privy Councill Doe heirby sist all execution upon the act of councill granted in favors of Mr Alexander Jamesone anent the vaccand stipends of the said Kirk of Tyrie and Discharges the persones Lyable to make payment of any part of the said stipend be vertue therof Untill farder order of Councill And Recomends to and Requyres John Earle of Erroll Lord high Constable of Scotland Shireff principall of the Shyre of Aberdeen, And gives order and warrand to Androw Frazer of Kinmundie shireff depute of the said shyre to cause search for seiz upon and apprehend the persone of the said Mr Alexander Jamesone and Cause Convoy him prisoner under a sufficient guard to the city of Edinburgh and deliver him to the magistrats therof whom the saids Lords Does heirby Appoint to Comitt and detaine the said Mr Alexander Jamesone prisoner within their Tolbooth till farder Order of Councill Unles the said Mr Alexander shall give bond with sufficient Caution to the saids shireff principall or depute under the penalty of ane Hundred pund Sterling that he shall appear before the saids Lords of privy Councill upon the threteinth day of Aprill nixt And in caise they meet not that day upon the nixt Councill day Imediatly therafter and answers to what shall be laid to his charge anent the forgeing the said false letter or report And appoints the bond when taken to be transmitted to the Clerks of Councill betwixt and the said thretein day of Aprill nixt.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 204v.

2. The word ‘Lords’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 204v.

2. The word ‘Lords’ scored out here.

Procedure: committee formed, 27 March 1693, Edinburgh

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Committie anent Cairnes of Torr

The Councill appoints the Lord Cardross and Fountonhall and the Laird of Grant or any two of them as a quorum to be a Committie for examineing David Cairnes of Torr and such witnesses as shall be adduced before them Anent the said David Cairnes his forging or counterfitting of any writtes presently in the hands of the Clerks of Councill or others Which shall be produced to the said Committie And apoints the said Comittie to mett to morrow at ten in the Forenoon and Report their oppinion therin to the Councill.

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Committie anent Cairnes of Torr

The Councill appoints the Lord Cardross and Fountonhall and the Laird of Grant or any two of them as a quorum to be a Committie for examineing David Cairnes of Torr and such witnesses as shall be adduced before them Anent the said David Cairnes his forging or counterfitting of any writtes presently in the hands of the Clerks of Councill or others Which shall be produced to the said Committie And apoints the said Comittie to mett to morrow at ten in the Forenoon and Report their oppinion therin to the Councill.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 204r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 204r.

Warrant, 27 March 1693, Edinburgh

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Warrant

[Warrant for procurators to Charles Lord Frazer]

The Councill allowes and gives warrand to Sir Robert Colt, Sir David Thores, Mr Thomas Skeen and Mr […] Rule advocats to Compeir Consult plead and debate as procurators for Charles Lord Frazer in the proces or indytment of treason pursued at the instance of their Majesties advocat before the Lords Justice generall Justice Clerk and Commissioners of Justiciary against the said Lord Frazer.

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Warrant

[Warrant for procurators to Charles Lord Frazer]

The Councill allowes and gives warrand to Sir Robert Colt, Sir David Thores, Mr Thomas Skeen and Mr […] Rule advocats to Compeir Consult plead and debate as procurators for Charles Lord Frazer in the proces or indytment of treason pursued at the instance of their Majesties advocat before the Lords Justice generall Justice Clerk and Commissioners of Justiciary against the said Lord Frazer.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 204r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 204r.

Sederunt, 27 March 1693, Edinburgh

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Lord Chancelor; Duke of Hamilton; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Brodalbine; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Cardross; Lord Carmichell; Lord Advocat; Lord Hatton; Lord Fountonhall; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarony; Sir Thomas Livingstone

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Duke of Hamilton; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Brodalbine; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Cardross; Lord Carmichell; Lord Advocat; Lord Hatton; Lord Fountonhall; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarony; Sir Thomas Livingstone

1. NRS, PC2/24, 204r.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 204r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 204r.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 204r.