Procedure, 21 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Protestatione The Lord Justice Clerk Against The Clerk to the Justice Court.

The Which day The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing granted Some Commissiones of Justiciary for trying some persones alledged guilty of murder in the Countrey The Lord Justice Clerk protested against that clause insert in these Commissiones Wherby Mr James Montgomrie Clerk to the Justice Court is authorized to nominat and Commissionat a depute under him to be Clerk to the saids Commissions the same being ane incroachment upon the office of the Lord Justice Clerk In respect the said Mr James is but depute to the Lord Justice Clerk, And so cannot grant any deputatione himself without the Lord Justice Clerks express authority and that by all former Commissiones, The Lord Justice Clerk was in use to nominat Clerks to Commissiones of Justiciary And Therfore protested that any such clause aither in Commissiones allready granted or or2 which heirafter shall be granted may nowayes derogate or prejudge the office of Lord Justice Clerk or any priviledges belonging therto Which protestatione the saids Lords of privy Councill has Admitted and heirby Admitts.

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Protestatione The Lord Justice Clerk Against The Clerk to the Justice Court.

The Which day The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing granted Some Commissiones of Justiciary for trying some persones alledged guilty of murder in the Countrey The Lord Justice Clerk protested against that clause insert in these Commissiones Wherby Mr James Montgomrie Clerk to the Justice Court is authorized to nominat and Commissionat a depute under him to be Clerk to the saids Commissions the same being ane incroachment upon the office of the Lord Justice Clerk In respect the said Mr James is but depute to the Lord Justice Clerk, And so cannot grant any deputatione himself without the Lord Justice Clerks express authority and that by all former Commissiones, The Lord Justice Clerk was in use to nominat Clerks to Commissiones of Justiciary And Therfore protested that any such clause aither in Commissiones allready granted or or2 which heirafter shall be granted may nowayes derogate or prejudge the office of Lord Justice Clerk or any priviledges belonging therto Which protestatione the saids Lords of privy Councill has Admitted and heirby Admitts.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 273r-273v.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 273r-273v.

2. Sic.

Act, 21 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Act Mr John Sandilands

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Mr John Sandilands minister at Dolphingstoune Shewing That quher upon the Unanimous call of the heritors and elders of the parishin of Dolphingtoune the petitioner has preached at the said kirk since mertimiss Jaj vjc nyntie one years And Continued their preaching and serveing the cure ther untill the Eleventh day of January last Att which time the petitioner was ordained and legally seatted minister in the said parish as ane testificat under the hands of the moderator and Clerk of the presbytrie of Biggar heirwith produced will testifie Lykeas the marques of Douglas patron of the said kirk of Dolphintoune by his declaratione and Consent of the fourth of August last allowed the petitioner the half years stipend then bygone from mertimes Jaj vjc nyntie one to whitsunday Jaj vjc nyntie two and if it should hapen though the petitioner should not be ordained betwixt that time and Micheallmiss then nixt therafter (the petitioner still serveing the cure in that parish upon the said Call and Concurrance of the said presbytrie) his Lordship did allow the petitioner the other half years stipend being the last half of Jaj vjc nyntie two as the said Declaratione and Consent of the date forsaid subscribed by him and subscryved and Consented to by the rest of the heritors quhich the said parorchin heir alsoe present to show bears And Therfore humbly Craveing the Saids Lords seing he hade served the cure since the said year Jaj vjc nyntie one, not only to allow the petitioner the stipend of the said kirk for the said cropt and year Jaj vjc nyntie two And Declare the petitioner to have right therto Conforme to the said patrone and heritors their Consent, And ordaine the petitioner to be readily answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewars wodsetters and others Lyable in payment of the same And Ordaine letters of horning at his instance for that effect and against the late incumbents for delivering up the uttincells of the Church and bonds for the poors money and the poors box as the petitione bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above Mr John Sandilands with the testificat of the presbytrie of Biggar and Consent of the Marques of of2 Douglas Subscryved also by some of the heritors of the parish both mentioned in and produced with the petition They heirby allow to the petitioner the stipend of the above kirk of Dolphingtoune for the haill cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie two and in time comeing dureing his service at the said kirk, And ordaines him to be readily answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewers wodsetters and others Lyable in payment of the same And ordaines letters of horning under the signet of Councill against them for that effect; He produceing a decreet of Locality and in case ther be non ordaines these Lyable to make payment to the petitioner of their respective proportiones of the saids years stipend according as they shall be Decerned by the Judge ordinary In Respect the petitioner has before extracting heirof Sworne and signed the oath of alledgance and signed the assurance prescryved be act of parliament to their majesties King William and Queen Mary And that in presence of3 his majesties advocat

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Act Mr John Sandilands

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Mr John Sandilands minister at Dolphingstoune Shewing That quher upon the Unanimous call of the heritors and elders of the parishin of Dolphingtoune the petitioner has preached at the said kirk since mertimiss Jaj vjc nyntie one years And Continued their preaching and serveing the cure ther untill the Eleventh day of January last Att which time the petitioner was ordained and legally seatted minister in the said parish as ane testificat under the hands of the moderator and Clerk of the presbytrie of Biggar heirwith produced will testifie Lykeas the marques of Douglas patron of the said kirk of Dolphintoune by his declaratione and Consent of the fourth of August last allowed the petitioner the half years stipend then bygone from mertimes Jaj vjc nyntie one to whitsunday Jaj vjc nyntie two and if it should hapen though the petitioner should not be ordained betwixt that time and Micheallmiss then nixt therafter (the petitioner still serveing the cure in that parish upon the said Call and Concurrance of the said presbytrie) his Lordship did allow the petitioner the other half years stipend being the last half of Jaj vjc nyntie two as the said Declaratione and Consent of the date forsaid subscribed by him and subscryved and Consented to by the rest of the heritors quhich the said parorchin heir alsoe present to show bears And Therfore humbly Craveing the Saids Lords seing he hade served the cure since the said year Jaj vjc nyntie one, not only to allow the petitioner the stipend of the said kirk for the said cropt and year Jaj vjc nyntie two And Declare the petitioner to have right therto Conforme to the said patrone and heritors their Consent, And ordaine the petitioner to be readily answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewars wodsetters and others Lyable in payment of the same And Ordaine letters of horning at his instance for that effect and against the late incumbents for delivering up the uttincells of the Church and bonds for the poors money and the poors box as the petitione bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above Mr John Sandilands with the testificat of the presbytrie of Biggar and Consent of the Marques of of2 Douglas Subscryved also by some of the heritors of the parish both mentioned in and produced with the petition They heirby allow to the petitioner the stipend of the above kirk of Dolphingtoune for the haill cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie two and in time comeing dureing his service at the said kirk, And ordaines him to be readily answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewers wodsetters and others Lyable in payment of the same And ordaines letters of horning under the signet of Councill against them for that effect; He produceing a decreet of Locality and in case ther be non ordaines these Lyable to make payment to the petitioner of their respective proportiones of the saids years stipend according as they shall be Decerned by the Judge ordinary In Respect the petitioner has before extracting heirof Sworne and signed the oath of alledgance and signed the assurance prescryved be act of parliament to their majesties King William and Queen Mary And that in presence of3 his majesties advocat

1. NRS, PC2/24, 272r-273r.

2. Sic.

3. The words ‘any of the’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 272r-273r.

2. Sic.

3. The words ‘any of the’ scored out here.

Order, 21 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Asassors added to the Lord Advocat and Solicitor In Daniall Nicolsones proces.

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill at the desyre of Sir James Stewart their Majesties advocat Doe heirby Joyne to his Lordship and Sir James Ogilvie their majesties solicitor the Lawers following viz. Sir Gilbert Eliot Mr William Calderwood and Mr Robert Stewart Junior and Ordaine them to concurr with and be assisting to the saids Lords Advocat and solicitor in all the steps of the Criminall proces appointed by the Councill to be pursued before the Lords Commissioners of Justiciarij against Doctor John Eliot Daniall Nicolsone writter in Edinburgh and Marion Maxwell relict of umquhill David Pringle appothecary burges of Edinburgh either by Consulting pleading or otherwayes as Lawiers or advocats.

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Asassors added to the Lord Advocat and Solicitor In Daniall Nicolsones proces.

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill at the desyre of Sir James Stewart their Majesties advocat Doe heirby Joyne to his Lordship and Sir James Ogilvie their majesties solicitor the Lawers following viz. Sir Gilbert Eliot Mr William Calderwood and Mr Robert Stewart Junior and Ordaine them to concurr with and be assisting to the saids Lords Advocat and solicitor in all the steps of the Criminall proces appointed by the Councill to be pursued before the Lords Commissioners of Justiciarij against Doctor John Eliot Daniall Nicolsone writter in Edinburgh and Marion Maxwell relict of umquhill David Pringle appothecary burges of Edinburgh either by Consulting pleading or otherwayes as Lawiers or advocats.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 272r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 272r.

Procedure: committee formed, 21 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Procedure: committee formed

Comittie Susanna Weir Against Johnstone

The Lybell at the instance of Sussana Weir against Anna Johnstone and James Murray her husband being this day called in presence of the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill And the pursuar Compeiring personally with Sir James Stewart their Majesties advocat Mr Robert Stewart senior and Mr James Stewart Junior her advocats And the said Anna Johnstone being absent and James Murray her husband Compeiring personally with Sir James Ogilvie and Mr Hew Dalrymple their advocats The saids Lords of privy Councill haveing Considered the Lybell and haveing at length heard both parties advocates in this matter They Find the Lybell relevant and admitts the rentall of the Lands and mylnes Called Drymylnes and burdens quherwith the same is affected to the pursuers probatione and ordaines them to adduce witnesses for proveing therof And Recomends to the Lord Justice Clerk and Lord Hatton to examine the saids witnesses And Reserves all objectiones which may be made against them to be proponed and discust before the above Committie And ordaines the pursuer yet to cite and adduce her witnesses against the morrow at thrie in the afternoon.

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Comittie Susanna Weir Against Johnstone

The Lybell at the instance of Sussana Weir against Anna Johnstone and James Murray her husband being this day called in presence of the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill And the pursuar Compeiring personally with Sir James Stewart their Majesties advocat Mr Robert Stewart senior and Mr James Stewart Junior her advocats And the said Anna Johnstone being absent and James Murray her husband Compeiring personally with Sir James Ogilvie and Mr Hew Dalrymple their advocats The saids Lords of privy Councill haveing Considered the Lybell and haveing at length heard both parties advocates in this matter They Find the Lybell relevant and admitts the rentall of the Lands and mylnes Called Drymylnes and burdens quherwith the same is affected to the pursuers probatione and ordaines them to adduce witnesses for proveing therof And Recomends to the Lord Justice Clerk and Lord Hatton to examine the saids witnesses And Reserves all objectiones which may be made against them to be proponed and discust before the above Committie And ordaines the pursuer yet to cite and adduce her witnesses against the morrow at thrie in the afternoon.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 271v-272r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 271v-272r.

Procedure: committee formed, 21 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Committie anent Sinclar Against Douglas

The Lybell at the instance of Mr John Sinclar of Balgregie against […] Douglas of Kinglassie and others and the Lybell of reconventione the said […] Douglas against the said Laird2 of Balgregie and others Being both this day called in presence of the Lords of their majesties privy Councill and the pursuars of the principall Lybell Compeiring personally with Mr Hew Dalrymple and Mr James Stewart Junior advocats his procurators and the defenders in the principall Lybell Compeiring also personally with […] their advocats The principall Lybell and answers therto being read and both parties fully heard The defenders and advocats reported the Lybell of reconventione without troubling the Councill to hear the Some read, And the saids Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the principall Lybell and answers and haveing heard both parties advocats fully upon both Lybells and the witnesses cited upon both Lybells haveing all Compeired personally and made faith at the barr The persuers advocats Declared they past from John Hollyday younger of Tilliboill Mr William Abernethie and Androw Wilsone who are cited for defendars and that they would make use of them as witnesses which the Councill allowes And they being also present and haveing made faith at the barr The saids Lords Ordaines the witnesses on both Lybells to be examined and nominats and appoints the Lords Viscount of Tarbet and Lord Enstruther and Sir Robert Sinclar of Stivensone to be a Comittie for examineing of them and Reserves all objectiones which may be made against the witnesses to be proponed and discust before the said Comittie And declairs any two of the Comittie to be a quorum.

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Committie anent Sinclar Against Douglas

The Lybell at the instance of Mr John Sinclar of Balgregie against […] Douglas of Kinglassie and others and the Lybell of reconventione the said […] Douglas against the said Laird2 of Balgregie and others Being both this day called in presence of the Lords of their majesties privy Councill and the pursuars of the principall Lybell Compeiring personally with Mr Hew Dalrymple and Mr James Stewart Junior advocats his procurators and the defenders in the principall Lybell Compeiring also personally with […] their advocats The principall Lybell and answers therto being read and both parties fully heard The defenders and advocats reported the Lybell of reconventione without troubling the Councill to hear the Some read, And the saids Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the principall Lybell and answers and haveing heard both parties advocats fully upon both Lybells and the witnesses cited upon both Lybells haveing all Compeired personally and made faith at the barr The persuers advocats Declared they past from John Hollyday younger of Tilliboill Mr William Abernethie and Androw Wilsone who are cited for defendars and that they would make use of them as witnesses which the Councill allowes And they being also present and haveing made faith at the barr The saids Lords Ordaines the witnesses on both Lybells to be examined and nominats and appoints the Lords Viscount of Tarbet and Lord Enstruther and Sir Robert Sinclar of Stivensone to be a Comittie for examineing of them and Reserves all objectiones which may be made against the witnesses to be proponed and discust before the said Comittie And declairs any two of the Comittie to be a quorum.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 271r-271v.

2. The words ‘Kinglassie and others’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 271r-271v.

2. The words ‘Kinglassie and others’ scored out here.

Warrant, 21 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Warrand for Life and Limb To Robert Wishart and his Spouse

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill authorizes their Majesties advocat to give assurance of life and Limbe to Robert Wishart writter in Edinburgh and late under officer of the abbay and […] Straitton his spouse witnesses to be adduced against Doctor Eliot Daniall Nicolsone writter in Edinburgh and Marion Maxwell relict of umquhill David Pringle appothecary burges of Edinburgh, For any accession they have hade to the crymes wherwith these prisoners are charged to the effect they may appear and may be made use of as witnesses against the persones abovementioned sic subscribitur Tweeddale cancell J: p: d2 Southerland Linlithgow, Anandale Forfar, Stair, Tarbatt Raith James Stewart

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Warrand for Life and Limb To Robert Wishart and his Spouse

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill authorizes their Majesties advocat to give assurance of life and Limbe to Robert Wishart writter in Edinburgh and late under officer of the abbay and […] Straitton his spouse witnesses to be adduced against Doctor Eliot Daniall Nicolsone writter in Edinburgh and Marion Maxwell relict of umquhill David Pringle appothecary burges of Edinburgh, For any accession they have hade to the crymes wherwith these prisoners are charged to the effect they may appear and may be made use of as witnesses against the persones abovementioned sic subscribitur Tweeddale cancell J: p: d2 Southerland Linlithgow, Anandale Forfar, Stair, Tarbatt Raith James Stewart

1. NRS, PC2/24, 271r.

2. The initials ‘J:p:d’ are an insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 271r.

2. The initials ‘J:p:d’ are an insertion.

Sederunt, 21 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Raith; Lord Beilhaven; Master of Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Stivensone

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Raith; Lord Beilhaven; Master of Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Stivensone

1. NRS, PC2/24, 271r.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 271r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 271r.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 271r.

Act, 14 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Act Major Wishart Against Johnstone

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be Major George Wishart Shewing That quher ther being one William Johnstone debitor to the petitioner in Severall Soumes of money, The petitioner can have no access to him for payment therof, In Regaird the said William Johnstone is a Stranger and lives in the border of England, And he being frequently in this Countrey as he at present now is, And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would grant warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh or any other magistrates within whose Jurisdictione the said William Johnstone shall be found for arreisting his persone and his goods ay and untill her find suficient Cautione to answer the petitioner according to Law And that he shall make payment to the petitioner Conforme to the sentance of Law, and Decreet that shall be obtained against him theranent as the said petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Major George Wishart, They heirby give order and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh or any other Magistrats within this kingdome quhatsomever to seize upon and secure the persone of the above William Johnston and Comitt him prisoner ay and quhill he find Suficient Cautione to the petitioner Indicio sisti et Judicatum solvi.

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Act Major Wishart Against Johnstone

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be Major George Wishart Shewing That quher ther being one William Johnstone debitor to the petitioner in Severall Soumes of money, The petitioner can have no access to him for payment therof, In Regaird the said William Johnstone is a Stranger and lives in the border of England, And he being frequently in this Countrey as he at present now is, And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would grant warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh or any other magistrates within whose Jurisdictione the said William Johnstone shall be found for arreisting his persone and his goods ay and untill her find suficient Cautione to answer the petitioner according to Law And that he shall make payment to the petitioner Conforme to the sentance of Law, and Decreet that shall be obtained against him theranent as the said petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Major George Wishart, They heirby give order and warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh or any other Magistrats within this kingdome quhatsomever to seize upon and secure the persone of the above William Johnston and Comitt him prisoner ay and quhill he find Suficient Cautione to the petitioner Indicio sisti et Judicatum solvi.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 270v-271r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 270v-271r.

Judicial Proceeding, 14 November 1693, Edinburgh

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Judicial Proceeding

Remitt Blair of Lethendie Against The Lady Glascloon

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be James Blair late of Lethendie Shewing That quher the petitioner is informed that Issobell Tyrie relict of the deceast James Blair some time of Glascloon hath given in ane petition to the saids Lords representing that she stands infeft in the land of Glascloon for a lyfrent annuity And that notwithstanding therof the petitioners father did acquyre right to ane adjudication of the lands from Dick of Grang who being diponed to the petitioner, The petitioners mother she obtained a decreet of removeing against the said Issobell Tyrie before the Shireff of Pearth without a citation and therupon ejected her out of the lands and did take away the Chartor Chist and papers in quhich ther might have been Dischargers of the debts and that she and her Childreen has nothing quherupon to subsist, And that she haveing pursued for mails and Duties the Cause was advocat to the Lords which being debate It was ready to be reported And that their Lordships did Grant ane aliment to her in the year Jaj vjc Eightie […] for thrie or four hundred merks for the space of thrie years before the action should be discust, And that therafter the Lords of Session hade allowed her ane aliement for some years, And that the petitioners mother hade not above ten Thousand merks of debt upon the lands which were worth two thousand merks a year And Therfore Craveing the Lords would repossess her to the house and lands of Glascloon and a pleugh of Lands and some Cotteirs, And Farder the said Issobell Tyrie has of late moved againe that the petitioner may be made Lyable as his mother was upon the deliverance of the said Issobell Tyries bill, which was Lykewayes granted the last Councill day bot not to be extracted before this Councill day to the effect the petitioner might have Liberty to answer and now its humble represented and answered therto primo Wheras it is humbly represented and answered therto primo Wheras it is pretended that she stands infeft in ane lyfrent the same is groundles and Irrelevant for the warrand of the said Sasine Is reduced and Improven at the instance of Graing Dick and therby the force and effect of the said infeftment is intirely taken away Secundo wheras it is provyded that the petitioners father did acquyre right to the said appryssing against Grainge Dick and that the petitioners mother obtained and decreet of removeing against her and her Childrein without citatione and took away her Chist and papers Its answered that the petitioners deceast father being Cautioner for his brother the said Issobell Tyries husband in many Soumes of money and particularly in the Soumes contained in Grange Dick his adjudicatione and being Likwayes distrest at Grange Dick his adjudicatione and being Likewayes distrest at Grange instance alse weell as at the instance of severall other Creditors, He was necessitate to sell his oun estate of Lethendie for payment of these debts and other debts for which Likewayes ajudicationes was ledd, And which will thrie times exceed the value of the lands of Glascloon quhich about Eleven hundreth merks a year and upon which the petitioner has advanced ane Thousand punds sterling quherof he has no expectatione of releiff which appears by the punds now presently depending before the Lords of Sessione and its a strange confidence of the said Issobell Tyrie yet to pretend to ane aliement out of the said Lands which are so over burdened with her husbands debt to the prejudice of his Lawfull Creditors with ane extraordinary Confidence to pretend that they are two thousand merks a year Wheras indeed they ae but Eleven hundred a year Tertio when the petitioners father was necessitate to sell the lands of Lethendie the petitioners mother renewed her Joyntur therin and wes new infeft inlew therof in the lands of Glascloon and though she be not so Clamerous, yet her cause is more favorable then that of2 the said Issobell Tyrie and her familly would suffer alse much as she pretends to doe now If ther Lordships should grant the most unreasonable desyre of this petitione or restore her conforme to the act Jaj vjc Eightie thrie Quarto Quheras she pretends that the Chartor Chist was Imbazled by hir mother or3 him Its answered the same is of a peer with the rest Calumnious and Clamerous, and when it was alledged before the Lords of Session and referred to his mothers oath and his she was so Conscious that she might safely swear that it was false and that she resiled when they ready to depone Quinto as to the pretences that ther was ane Decreet of removeing obtained at her mothers instance against her it wes absolutely false for first it wes not obtained by the petitioners mother bot by Graing Dick before the petitioners father4 hade accuyred the right of adjudication nixt it is a most legall and formall Decreet and when she insists before the Judge ordinar she shall be answered, albeit the Lords did formerly grant her ane aliment in the year Jaj vjc nyntie, yet the Comittie at that tyme did expressly Declair that she Should never receive any more, and if she please to be ingenious she knowes this Bot lastly the only thing thats true in the bill is, That she haveing pursued for maills and duties before ane inferior court The Cause wed advocat to the Lords and readie to be reported the closs of the last session though the cause being so advanced was not by her dilligence Bot on the contrary she did descarde the same not being able to produce a suficient title the warrant of her sasine being reduced and Improven as said is And by this ground the Lords may perceive how absurd the desyre of the said Issobell Tyries bill is, For if it be true as it is agreed, yet the matter is allready so farr discust before the Lords of Sessione who are only Competent to Judge the pretences founded on in her bill, How unreasonable it is that the Lords should be troubled with it, for it is plaine all her grounds aryse from the points of Civill right and the Lords of session were so farr from being convinced of the Justice of her desyre, That they refused her ane aliement and altho the petitioner hade no other defences Bot that the matter is depending before the Lords who are accustumed to give aliements upon extraordinary Occasiones, And that they are only capable to Decerne how farr she is founded to demand ane aliement, The petitioner humbly conceave It is Suficient to exclude her clamerouse bill nor doe the petitioner ever beleive that ever the Lords would have granted the same bot because at the time the session was not sitting And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would not only refuse the desyre of this new bill Craveing that he might be made Lyable for the Lady Glascloones aliement Bot Lykewayes to recall ther Lordships former delyverance and act in favors of the said Lady and to leave the matter of aliement to be discussed before the Lords of session To allow or not allow the said aliement as they should see reasone on Consideratione of the Cause, which has so long already depended before them, and it is so farr ane way to on conclusione As the petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing heard the forgoeing petition given in to them be James Blair late of Lochendie read in their presence They heirby Remitt to the Lords of Session to Consider the proces depending before them betwixt the petitioner and the Lady Glascloon and that Summarly without abyding the course of the roll as to the point of aliement only.

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Judicial Proceeding

Remitt Blair of Lethendie Against The Lady Glascloon

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be James Blair late of Lethendie Shewing That quher the petitioner is informed that Issobell Tyrie relict of the deceast James Blair some time of Glascloon hath given in ane petition to the saids Lords representing that she stands infeft in the land of Glascloon for a lyfrent annuity And that notwithstanding therof the petitioners father did acquyre right to ane adjudication of the lands from Dick of Grang who being diponed to the petitioner, The petitioners mother she obtained a decreet of removeing against the said Issobell Tyrie before the Shireff of Pearth without a citation and therupon ejected her out of the lands and did take away the Chartor Chist and papers in quhich ther might have been Dischargers of the debts and that she and her Childreen has nothing quherupon to subsist, And that she haveing pursued for mails and Duties the Cause was advocat to the Lords which being debate It was ready to be reported And that their Lordships did Grant ane aliment to her in the year Jaj vjc Eightie […] for thrie or four hundred merks for the space of thrie years before the action should be discust, And that therafter the Lords of Session hade allowed her ane aliement for some years, And that the petitioners mother hade not above ten Thousand merks of debt upon the lands which were worth two thousand merks a year And Therfore Craveing the Lords would repossess her to the house and lands of Glascloon and a pleugh of Lands and some Cotteirs, And Farder the said Issobell Tyrie has of late moved againe that the petitioner may be made Lyable as his mother was upon the deliverance of the said Issobell Tyries bill, which was Lykewayes granted the last Councill day bot not to be extracted before this Councill day to the effect the petitioner might have Liberty to answer and now its humble represented and answered therto primo Wheras it is humbly represented and answered therto primo Wheras it is pretended that she stands infeft in ane lyfrent the same is groundles and Irrelevant for the warrand of the said Sasine Is reduced and Improven at the instance of Graing Dick and therby the force and effect of the said infeftment is intirely taken away Secundo wheras it is provyded that the petitioners father did acquyre right to the said appryssing against Grainge Dick and that the petitioners mother obtained and decreet of removeing against her and her Childrein without citatione and took away her Chist and papers Its answered that the petitioners deceast father being Cautioner for his brother the said Issobell Tyries husband in many Soumes of money and particularly in the Soumes contained in Grange Dick his adjudicatione and being Likwayes distrest at Grange Dick his adjudicatione and being Likewayes distrest at Grange instance alse weell as at the instance of severall other Creditors, He was necessitate to sell his oun estate of Lethendie for payment of these debts and other debts for which Likewayes ajudicationes was ledd, And which will thrie times exceed the value of the lands of Glascloon quhich about Eleven hundreth merks a year and upon which the petitioner has advanced ane Thousand punds sterling quherof he has no expectatione of releiff which appears by the punds now presently depending before the Lords of Sessione and its a strange confidence of the said Issobell Tyrie yet to pretend to ane aliement out of the said Lands which are so over burdened with her husbands debt to the prejudice of his Lawfull Creditors with ane extraordinary Confidence to pretend that they are two thousand merks a year Wheras indeed they ae but Eleven hundred a year Tertio when the petitioners father was necessitate to sell the lands of Lethendie the petitioners mother renewed her Joyntur therin and wes new infeft inlew therof in the lands of Glascloon and though she be not so Clamerous, yet her cause is more favorable then that of2 the said Issobell Tyrie and her familly would suffer alse much as she pretends to doe now If ther Lordships should grant the most unreasonable desyre of this petitione or restore her conforme to the act Jaj vjc Eightie thrie Quarto Quheras she pretends that the Chartor Chist was Imbazled by hir mother or3 him Its answered the same is of a peer with the rest Calumnious and Clamerous, and when it was alledged before the Lords of Session and referred to his mothers oath and his she was so Conscious that she might safely swear that it was false and that she resiled when they ready to depone Quinto as to the pretences that ther was ane Decreet of removeing obtained at her mothers instance against her it wes absolutely false for first it wes not obtained by the petitioners mother bot by Graing Dick before the petitioners father4 hade accuyred the right of adjudication nixt it is a most legall and formall Decreet and when she insists before the Judge ordinar she shall be answered, albeit the Lords did formerly grant her ane aliment in the year Jaj vjc nyntie, yet the Comittie at that tyme did expressly Declair that she Should never receive any more, and if she please to be ingenious she knowes this Bot lastly the only thing thats true in the bill is, That she haveing pursued for maills and duties before ane inferior court The Cause wed advocat to the Lords and readie to be reported the closs of the last session though the cause being so advanced was not by her dilligence Bot on the contrary she did descarde the same not being able to produce a suficient title the warrant of her sasine being reduced and Improven as said is And by this ground the Lords may perceive how absurd the desyre of the said Issobell Tyries bill is, For if it be true as it is agreed, yet the matter is allready so farr discust before the Lords of Sessione who are only Competent to Judge the pretences founded on in her bill, How unreasonable it is that the Lords should be troubled with it, for it is plaine all her grounds aryse from the points of Civill right and the Lords of session were so farr from being convinced of the Justice of her desyre, That they refused her ane aliement and altho the petitioner hade no other defences Bot that the matter is depending before the Lords who are accustumed to give aliements upon extraordinary Occasiones, And that they are only capable to Decerne how farr she is founded to demand ane aliement, The petitioner humbly conceave It is Suficient to exclude her clamerouse bill nor doe the petitioner ever beleive that ever the Lords would have granted the same bot because at the time the session was not sitting And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would not only refuse the desyre of this new bill Craveing that he might be made Lyable for the Lady Glascloones aliement Bot Lykewayes to recall ther Lordships former delyverance and act in favors of the said Lady and to leave the matter of aliement to be discussed before the Lords of session To allow or not allow the said aliement as they should see reasone on Consideratione of the Cause, which has so long already depended before them, and it is so farr ane way to on conclusione As the petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing heard the forgoeing petition given in to them be James Blair late of Lochendie read in their presence They heirby Remitt to the Lords of Session to Consider the proces depending before them betwixt the petitioner and the Lady Glascloon and that Summarly without abyding the course of the roll as to the point of aliement only.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 268v-270v.

2. Insertion.

3. The word ‘the’ scored out here.

4. The word ‘deponed’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 268v-270v.

2. Insertion.

3. The word ‘the’ scored out here.

4. The word ‘deponed’ scored out here.

Warrant, 14 November 1693, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Fourteinth day of November Jaj vjc Nyntie thrie years

D1693/11/91

Warrant

Warrand to The Lord Advocat for prosecuteing Daniall Nicolsone Dr Eliot and Mistress Pringle before the Justiciary Court

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered a paper entitulled a Summe of the Discovery of Daniall Nicolsone Doctor Eliot and Mistress Pringle their contrivance to take away the lives of Mistres Nicolsone and her sister Mistres Hamilton first by poyson and then by forgeing a recept of poysone under their hands, which is to be presented to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill in place of the Lords of the Committie their report They heirby Recomend to Sir James Stewart their Majesties advocat to raise and follow furth a Criminall indytment against the said Doctor Eliot before the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary and likewayes a Criminall Lybell against Daniall Nicolsone and Mistress Pringle for adultrey before the saids Lords Commissioners And Recomends to the Earle of Forfar, The Viscount of Tarbat Lord Beilhaven and Mr Francis Montgomrie to Consider the depositione wrytes and Documents and take what farder tryall and probatione they can find in this matter as to the horid Contrivance of this affair and also as to the proces of Forgery And to report to the Councill how farr they think Daniall Nicolsone or Mistres Pringle is guilty of the same and what punishment they deserve, and also what punishment Mr Joseph Clelland and Robert Wishart ther witnesses Doe deserve to the effect they may give order for prosecuteing them before the saids Lords Commissioners or punish them themselves and Declares any thrie of the above Committie to be a quourum And Recomends to the Lord advocat to be present at the Committie

Edinburgh the Fourteinth day of November Jaj vjc Nyntie thrie years

D1693/11/91

Warrant

Warrand to The Lord Advocat for prosecuteing Daniall Nicolsone Dr Eliot and Mistress Pringle before the Justiciary Court

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered a paper entitulled a Summe of the Discovery of Daniall Nicolsone Doctor Eliot and Mistress Pringle their contrivance to take away the lives of Mistres Nicolsone and her sister Mistres Hamilton first by poyson and then by forgeing a recept of poysone under their hands, which is to be presented to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill in place of the Lords of the Committie their report They heirby Recomend to Sir James Stewart their Majesties advocat to raise and follow furth a Criminall indytment against the said Doctor Eliot before the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary and likewayes a Criminall Lybell against Daniall Nicolsone and Mistress Pringle for adultrey before the saids Lords Commissioners And Recomends to the Earle of Forfar, The Viscount of Tarbat Lord Beilhaven and Mr Francis Montgomrie to Consider the depositione wrytes and Documents and take what farder tryall and probatione they can find in this matter as to the horid Contrivance of this affair and also as to the proces of Forgery And to report to the Councill how farr they think Daniall Nicolsone or Mistres Pringle is guilty of the same and what punishment they deserve, and also what punishment Mr Joseph Clelland and Robert Wishart ther witnesses Doe deserve to the effect they may give order for prosecuteing them before the saids Lords Commissioners or punish them themselves and Declares any thrie of the above Committie to be a quourum And Recomends to the Lord advocat to be present at the Committie

1. NRS, PC2/24, 268r-268v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 268r-268v.