A1697/11/9
A1697/11/92
Sederunt
Earl of Annandale; Earl of Ruglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Forbes; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Laird of Grant; Provost of Edinburgh; Sir Patrick Murray.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 283.
2. NRS, PC1/51, 283.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 283.
2. NRS, PC1/51, 283.
A1697/11/8
A1697/11/81
Warrant
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Doe heirby Recomend to Sir James Steuart his Majesties advocat to raise and follow furth a proces of high treasone Against Thomas and Simeon Frazers of Boufort and ther accomplices before the Lord Justice Generall Justice Clerk and Commissioners of his Majesties Justiciary according as his Lordship hes or shall receave Informatione of their misdemaners Irregularities and barbarities.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 282.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 282.
A1697/11/7
A1697/11/71
Commission by the Council
Commission To The Lord Carmichaell as Commander in cheiff for the tyme To give Commission to the Lord Forbes to Imploy his troop against the forsaids persons when called by the shirreff of Invernes therto read votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having been Certainly Informed That Thomas Frazer of Beufort and Captaine Simeon Frazer his son with their Complices of their name and Clan and other Loose and Laules Men Have Convocat and Conveened in armes To the Number of Four or fyve Hundred uithin the shire of Invernes In a most seditious and rebellious manner And ther have occupyed fortified and stuffed houses and forts And have also seased upon the persons of The Lady Douager of Lovitt The Lord Mungo Murray and the Lord Saltoune and others and made them their prisoners Keeping and detaining them in a most barbarous and violent manner untill they extorted from them such bonds and Conditions as they thought fitt to require Lykeas they still detaine the persone of the said Lady Douager of Lovitt in a most wicked and greivous bondage For Which Causes The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councell Have ordained Letters to be direct In his Majesties name and authority Charging the forsaids Thomas and Simeon Frazers with their accomplices therinnamed and all others their adherents To Lay doun their armes submitt themselves to Law and Enter their persons in prisone to abyde and underly the same uithin the space of Fourtie Eight hours After they be therto Charged And in case they failzie to obey and doe the same To denunce them rebells and Traitors As also to Command the Shirreff of Invernes and all others his Majesties officers and other good subjects to rise in armes Concurr and assist for reducing the forsaids rebells and Traitors to their due Subjectione and bringing them in dead or alyve to underly the Law as said is Herefore The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Have thought fit to Give Full pouer warrand and Commission to John Lord Carmichaell Commander in Cheiff of his Majesties forces for the tyme within this Kingdome To Give orders to William Lord Forbes one of his Majesties most honourable privie Councell and Colonell of a regiment of his Majesties dragoons and all officers and souldiers under his Command so soon as any of them shall be Called by the said shirreff of Invernes or his deputs and Charged to march with ther troops under their Command with their armes and ammunition in feir of weir to Assist and fortifie the said Shirreff or his said deputs For seasing subdeuing and reducing the saids Thomas and Simeon Frazers Elder and younger of Boufort and their accomplices rebells and traitors forsaids and bringing them in dead or alyve as said is Declaring that whatever slaughter Mutilatione Blood fire raising or other violence shall happen to be acted done and Committed by all or any of the forsaids persons heirby authorized to march against the saids rebells In seising and reducing and subdeuing them as said is The same Shall be holden Laufull and uarrantable and Good service to his Majesties government and the Actors and accessories therto shall be and are heirby fullie Indemnified and secured to all Intents and purposes sic subscribitur Annandale P Southerland Ruglen Tarbat Forbes Carmichaell Steuart Adam Cockburne Archibald Mure Patrick Murray.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 281-2.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 281-2.
A1697/11/6
A1697/11/61
Commission by the Council
Commission to Colonell Sir John Hill Governour att Fortwilliam Against the forenamed Frazers and their accomplices read votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having been Certainly Informed That Thomas Frazer of Beufort and Captaine Simeon Frazer his son with their Complices of their Name and Clan and other Loose and Laules Men Have Convocat To the Number of Four or Fyve Hundred uithin the shire of Invernes In a most seditious and rebellious manner And Have also occupyed fortified and stuffed houses and forts And Have also seased upon the persons of The Lady Douager of Lovitt The Lord Mungo Murray and the Lord Saltoune and others and made them their prisoners Keeping and detaining them in a most violent and barbarous manner untill they extorted from them such bonds and Conditions as they thought fitt to require Lykeas they still detaine the persone of the said Lady Douager of Lovitt In a most wicked and Greivous bondage For Which Causes The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Have ordained Letters to be direct In his Majesties name and authority Charging the forsaid Thomas and Simeon Frazers uith their accomplices therinnamed and all others their adherents to Lay doun their armes submitt themselves to Law and Enter their persons in prisone to abyde and underly the same uithin the space of Fourtie Eight hours after they be therto Charged And in case they failzie to obey and doe the same To denunce them rebells and Traitors As also to Command the Shirreff of Invernes and all others his Majesties officers and Good Subjects to rise in armes Concurr and assist for reducing the forsaids rebells and traitors to their due Subjection and bringing them in dead or alyve to underly the Law as said is Herefore The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Have thought fitt and Doe heirby Give Full pouer warrand and Commission to Colonell Sir John Hill Governour of Fortwilliam at Inverlochie and all officers and souldiers under his Command so soon as the said Sir John Hill shall be Called by the said Shirreff of Invernes and Charged In manner forsaid To march with all the forces under his Command that can be Spared out of the forsaid garrisone uith their armes and ammunition in feir of weir to assist and fortifie the said Shirreff for reducing the forsaids rebells and Traitors and bringing them in dead or alyve as said is As also The saids Lords of privie Councell Doe heirby warrand and Impouer the forsaid Colonell Sir John Hill to Call furth and Carry along uith him if needfull the Shirreff of Pearthshire with all the pouer and strength of the said shire and fencible men therof In armes and feir of weir As also all others Magistrats officers and good Subjects obleidged by Lau to Concurr in armes in such caises to assist against the saids rebells and traitors for subdeuing and reducing of them as said is Declaring that whatever slaughter mutilation Blood fire raising or other violence shall happen to be acted and Committed by all or any of the forsaids persons heirby authorized to march against the saids rebells In reducing them and subdeuing them as said is The same shall be held Laufull and warrantable and Good service to his Majesties government And the Actors and accessories therto shall be and are heirby fullie Indemnified and secured to all Intents and purposes sic subscribitur Annandale P Southerland Ruglen Tarbat Forbes Carmichaell James Steuart Adam Cockburne Archibald Mure Patrick Murray.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 280-1.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 280-1.
A1697/11/5
A1697/11/51
Commission by the Council
Commission to The Earle of Tullibardine principall secretarie of state and principall shireff of Pearth and his deputs Against the forenamed Frazers and others read votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell having been Certainly Informed That Thomas Frazer of Beufort and Captaine Simeon Frazer his son with their Complices of their name and Clann and other Loose and Laules Men Have Convocat and Conveened in armes To the number of Four or five hundred within the shire of Invernes In a most seditious and rebellious manner And ther Have occupyed fortified and stuffed houses and forts and have also seased upon the persons of The Ladie Dowager of Lovitt The Lord Mungo Murray and the Lord Saltoune and others and made them their prisoners Keeping and detaining them in a most barbarous and violent manner untill they extorted from them such bonds and Conditions as they thought fitt to require Lykeas they still detaine the persone of the said Lady Douager of Lovitt In most wicked and greivous bondage For Which Causes The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Have ordained Letters to be direct In his Majesties name and authority Charging the forsaid Thomas and Simeon Frazers with their accomplices therinnamed and all others their adherents To Lay Doun their armes Submitt themselves to Law and Enter their persons in prisone to abyde and underly the same uithin the space of Fourtie Eight hours after they be therto charged And in case they failzie to obey and doe the same To denunce them Rebells and Traitors As also to Command and Charge the Shirreff of Invernes and all others his Majesties officers and good Subjects to rise in armes Concurr and assist for reducing the forsaids rebells and traitors to their due Subjection and bringing them In dead or alyve to underly the Law as said is Herefore The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Have thought fitt and Doe heirby Give Full pouer warrand and Commission to the Earle of Tullibardine principall secretary of state to his Majestie shirreff principall of the shirrefdome of Pearth and Mr Nathaniell Fife and […] Blair of Corbs his deputs Immediately to Convocat and raise in armes the whole heretors with their tennents and servants and other fencible men Living uithin the said Shire of Pearth And to putt them under such Leaders as they shall Judge most propper And to march with them armed and provyded of sufficient ammunitione in feir of weir with all dilligence Against the saids Thomas and Simeon Frazers and their accomplices so soon as they or any of the men under ther Command shall be Called and required therto By the shirreff of Invernes or his deputs To Assist and fortifie the said Shirreff or his deputes for seasing subdeuing and reducing the said Thomas and Simeon Frazers and their accomplices rebelles and traitors forsaids And bringing them in dead or alyve as said is or hou soon and whensoever the said shirreff of Pearth or his deputs and men under ther Command shall be Called and required to the effect forsaid by Colonell Sir John Hill Governour of Fortwilliam or any officer of the said garrisone having the Colonells orders to the effect abovementioned Declaring that whatever Slaughter mutilatione blood fire raising or other violence shall happen to be Acted done and Committed by all or any of the forsaids persons heirby authorized to march against the saids rebells In seasing reducing and subdeuing them as said is The same shall be holden Laufull and warrantable and Good service to his Majesties government And the actors and accessories therto shall be and are heirby fullie Indemnified and secured to all Intents and purposes sic subscribitur Annandale P Southerland Ruglen Tarbat Forbes Carmichaell James Steuart Advocat Cockburne Archibald Mure Patrick Murray.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 278-80.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 278-80.
A1697/11/4
A1697/11/41
Commission by the Council
Commission to The Shirreff of Invernes and his deputs Against Thomas Frazer of Boufort and his sons and their accomplices read votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Having been Certainly Informed That Thomas Frazer of Boufort and Captaine Simeon Frazer his son with their accomplices of their name and Clan and other Loose and Laules men Have Convocat and Conveened in armes to the Number of Four or Fyve Hundred uithin the Shire of Invernes In a most seditious and rebellious manner And ther have occupyed fortified and stuffed houses and Forts And Have also seased upon the persons of The Lady Douager of Lovitt The Lord Mungo Murray and the Lord Saltoune and others And made them their prisoners Keeping and detaining them in a most violent and barbarous manner untill they extored from them such bonds and Conditions as they thought fitt to require Lykeas they still detaine the persone of The Said Lady Douager of Lovitt In most wicked and Greivous bondage For Which Causes The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Have ordained Letters to be direct In his Majesties name and authority Charging the forsaid Thomas and Simeon Frazers with their Complices therinnamed and all others their adherents To Lay doun their armes submitt themselves to Lau and Enter their persons in prisone to abyde and underly the same uithin the Space of Fourtie Eight hours after they be therto charged And in case they failzie to obey and doe the same To denunce them rebells and traitors Heirfore The saids Lords of his Majesties privy Councell Have thought fitt And doe heirby Give full pouer warrand and Commission to And Require and Command Ludovick Grant of that ilk shireff principall of the Shirefdome of Invernes and one of his Majesties most honourable privie Councell and Mr David Polson of Kinmylls his Deput To Convocat and raise in armes the whole heretors with their tennents and servants and other fencible men Living uithin the said Shire of Invernes And to putt them under such Leaders as they shall Judge most propper And to march with them armed and provyded of sufficient ammunition in feir of weir with all Dilligence Against the said Thomas and Simeon Frazers and […] Frazer of Foyer […] Frazer of Strowie […] Frazer of Erchet […] Frazer of Farralin […] Frazer of Erachie younger […] Frazer of Dalcraig […] Frazer of Culdeuchall younger […] Frazer of McGivie John Frazer brother to Culdeuchall in Borlam of Abertarff […] Frazer of Kinmonivie Hutchin Oig and Mr Robert Monro sometyme minister at Abertarff their accomplices And in case they and their saids accomplices shall not Give ready and punctuall obedience to the charge given to them by one of his Majesties Heraulds upon Letters direct at the Instance of his Majesties Advocat against them For rendering themselves prisoners uithin the tolbooth of Invernes to underly the Lau and to delyver the Lady Douager of Lovitt and all other persons detained prisoners by them Conform to the said Charge That then the said Ludovick Grant and his deputs Doe their outmost by force of Armes and all other acts of hostility to sease upon and bring in the forsaids persons dead or alyve And Call for and Charge Colonell Sir John Hill Commander of Fortwilliam with the officers and souldiers under his Command And Lykewayes to Call and require the Shirreff of the Shirefdom of perth and his deputs (who are authorized by Commission for that effect) with the heretors fencible men and ther tennents and servants in armes in feir of weir As also all other Magistrats officers and good subjects obleidged by Law to Concurr in armes In such cases To Joine assist and reinforce him Against the saids rebells and traitors for seasing dead or alyve Subdeuing and reducing them as said is in the full and punctuall executione of the premisses Declaring That whatever Slaughter Mutilatione Blood fire raising or other violence shall happen to be acted and Committed by all or any of the forsaids persons heirby authorized to march against the saids rebells or to Joyne and assist in seasing reducing and subdeuing them as said is The same shall be holden as Laufull Good and warrantable Service to his Majestie and his Government And the Actors and accessories therto shall be and are heirby fullie Indemnified and secured to all Intents and purposes sic subscribitur Annandale B Southerland Ruglen Tarbat Carmichaell Forbes James Steuart Adam Cockburn Archibald Mure Patrick Murray.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 276-8.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 276-8.
A1697/11/3
A1697/11/31
Procedure
A Bill for Letters of treasone att his Majesties advocats Instance against Thomas Frazer of Bowfort and his sons and his accomplices read and past in presentia and subscrybed by Quorum of Councell.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 276.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 276.
A1697/11/2
A1697/11/21
Procedure
In absence of the Lord Chancelor and president of privie Councell The Earle of Annandale was Elected preses pro tempore and took the Chair.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 276.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 276.
A1697/11/1
A1697/11/12
Sederunt
Earl of Southerland; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Ruglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Forbess; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Halcraig; Laird of Grant; Provost of Edinburgh; Sir Patrick Murray
1. NRS, PC1/51, 276.
2. NRS, PC1/51, 276.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 276.
2. NRS, PC1/51, 276.
A1696/11/21
A1696/11/211
Procedure
The Earle of Mortoune presented at the Councill Board the Bond of Association signed by the Commissioners of Supplie within the shire of Fife at their last meeting And the Councill appointed the same to be Laid up among the other associations Lying in their Clerks hands which was Done accordingly.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 36.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 36.