A1696/11/20
A1696/11/201
Procedure
The Duke of Queensberry delyvered the Thesauries Key of the pix in the Mint house to the Lord high Chancelor In face of the privie Councill.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 36.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 36.
A1696/11/19
A1696/11/191
Act
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby allow the Master and other officers of the Mint to receave in as Bullion all the old merks and halfe merk peices Coyned during the reigne of the deceast King James the Sixth And all Clipped English money And appoints the free Coynage to goe on as formerly Conform to the acts of parliament In anno Jaj vic Eightie six and Jaj vic nyntie years And Discharge the said master and other officers of the Mint to exact any money upon accompt of the said Coynage otherwayes then is appointed by the saids acts of parliament.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 36.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 36.
A1696/11/18
A1696/11/182
Sederunt
Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord Yester; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Ruthven; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Blackbarrony
1. NRS, PC1/51, 36.
2. NRS, PC1/51, 36.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 36.
2. NRS, PC1/51, 36.
A1696/11/17
A1696/11/171
Order: remission
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill having Considered a petitione given in to them by Robert Douglas of Strathendrie and John Bayne shirref Clerk of Fife with another petition by James Craufurd of Muntquhany and John Orrock Both pretending right to be Collectors of the present supplie and Clerks to the Commissioners of supplie in Fife shire And the saids four parties Compearing personallie And Sir Patrick Home Sir David Thoirs Mr Walter Pringle and Mr Robert Douglas Compearing as Advocats for the said Robert Douglas of Strathendrie and John Bayne And Mr Hugh Dalrymple Sir Walter Seatoune and Mr Robert Whyte Compearing as Advocats for the saids James Crauford and John Orrock And both parties Lauyers being at Length heard And the saids Lords having at Length heard and Considered this whole affaire They heirby Remitt to the Lords of Counsell and session to determine the point of right in debate betuixt the four parties abovenamed and that Immediatly and once this week without necessity of abyding the Course of the roll And the saids Lords Declared that if the saids Lords of session shall not determine this matter once this week Their Lordships of privy Councill will proceed to decide and determine in the same the week following.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 35.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 35.
A1696/11/16
A1696/11/161
Procedure
Commission of fyre and suord The Laird of McIntosh against Mcdonald of Keppoch and his assistant And Act for Collonell Hill and other officers at Fortwilliam seasing and apprehending the said Mcdonald of Keppoch dead or alyve both read And it having gone to the vote signe the Commission of fyre and suord presently or delay the same for some tyme It was Carryed Delay it for some tyme And the Act for apprehending Keppoch having gone to the vote Approve or not It was Carryed approve And appointed the act to be transcribed In respect it bears Letters of Fire and suord in the narrative therof And to be presented to the Councill at their nixt meeting to be signed without mentioning Letters of fire and suord.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 35.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 35.
A1696/11/15
A1696/11/151
Order
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the Lord High Chancelor of Scotland to wryte in the Councills name to the Commissioner of Supplie within the Shire of Invernes or any other shire within which the detached parties furth of the garrisone att Invernes and Fortwilliam doe Ly And to Recommend to the saids Commissioners to take care that the garrisons or parties wherein the saids detached parties doe Ly Be sufficiently provyded with Coall and Candle in the winter season As they have been formerly in use to doe.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 34-5.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 34-5.
A1696/11/14
A1696/11/142
Sederunt
Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord Yester; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Raith; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Pollock; Provost of Edinburgh
1. NRS, PC1/51, 34.
2. NRS, PC1/51, 34.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 34.
2. NRS, PC1/51, 34.
A1696/11/13
A1696/11/131
Warrant
The Lords of his Majesties privie Council Doe heirby give order and warrand to their Macers to Cite James Crauford of Muntquhannie and Robert Doulgass of Strathendrie Collectors elected for Collecting the Supplie in Fifeshire And John Orrock and […] Baynes Clerks Elected to the Commissioners of Supplie within the said shire To appear before the saids Lords of privie Councill upon Teusday the tuenty fourth day of November Instant And to Bring with them the Grounds and warrands which they have for their saids offices of Collectors and Clerks forsaids To the effect The Councill may Consider which of them has best right to their excise offces of Collectors and Clerks forsaids with Certification etc.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 34.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 34.
A1696/11/12
A1696/11/121
Order: recommendation
Anent the petitione Given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill By Sir William Denholme of Westheills Master of his Majesties Mint Sheuing That wher their Lordships having taken off the tuentie pounds off the merchants which they did advance for the Coynage of each stone of silver which they have given in these severall months bypast It hath been omitted to provyde some effectuall course for Carrying on the same And the petitioner in obedience to their Lordships Commands having taken in a Great quantity of Bullion already And much more beeing offered Impatiently by the Merchants And nothing being in the petitioners hands If some effectuall Course be not taken Ther will be ane absolute necessity according to the act of parliament Jaj vic Eightie Six whollie to stop the Mint notwithstanding of the Great necessity of Coynadge And the petitioner being obleidged in duety and by the former Act of parliament to represent unto their Lordships the present state of the Coynadge before any Stop be putt to it Does humblie represent the same And in what Confusion the Imposition upon the Bullion now stands no dilligence nor effectuall way being taken (tho often represented) for ordering or bringing in the Same so that albeit the Act of parliament provyded the sallaries of the Mint to be payed quarterly yet the petitioner hath not had no farthing payment for these nyn months past And now in no Cappacity to Advance And therfore humbly Craving their Lordships to take the premisses to their serious Consideration And to provyde such effectuall way for reimbursing the petitioner for what is already Coyned and taken in And to advance the future Coynadge And to putt the Imposition upon the bullion to such order as neither his Majestie be burthened to advance out of other fonds nor their Lordships further troubled by petitions of this Kind as the said petition bears which petitione Being upon the tenth day of November Instant read In presence of the saids Lords They appointed a Committie of their oune Number to Call for and examine the Late Tacksmen of his Majesties Customes and excyse And Mr William Spence Warden of the Minthouse and Collector appointed for Ingathering and Keeping the Bullion appropriat for maintaining a free Coynadge And to speak with them anent the said bullion And to Know how much therof is Collected and in the Collectors hands or how or to whom the same is payed And this day The Earle of Melvill Lord president of Councill having made a verball report to the Councill anent Sir William Denholme of Westheills his petitione The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesauray to Consider the said petition And to take care and provyde that the Bullion be brought in And that his Majesties Mint be Keeped open and going for a free Coynage.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 33-4.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 33-4.
A1696/11/11
A1696/11/112
Sederunt
Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Lord Raith; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Ruthven; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Pollock; Provost of Edinburgh
1. NRS, PC1/51, 33.
2. NRS, PC1/51, 33.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 33.
2. NRS, PC1/51, 33.