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Act, 27 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Act

Act anent bonds to be given before the Commissioners for settling the peace of the Highlands

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered a Letter direct to them from the Comissioners for secureing the peace in the Highlands within the western district anent the Heritors Lyferenters Woodsetters and possessors of any Lands or Estates within the Highlands their giveing bonds to the peace and lists of their men above tuelve years of age and anent differences arrisen whether noblemen be oblidged to give these bonds to the Commissione or if they be priveledged To give these bonds only at Edinburgh or to the privy Councill and haveing also Considered the act of parliament appoynting the said Commissione with the Commissione itself Together with the former Commissiones of the lyke nature They find noe exceptione to have been made in these Commissiones of Noblemen from other Heretors and therefore they Hereby leave the said Commissioners appoynted by the said Comissione To proceed and act according to the tenor of their Comissione as accords in law without any distinctione of persones any maner of way whatsomever

At Edinburgh twesday 27th November 1694

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Act

Act anent bonds to be given before the Commissioners for settling the peace of the Highlands

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered a Letter direct to them from the Comissioners for secureing the peace in the Highlands within the western district anent the Heritors Lyferenters Woodsetters and possessors of any Lands or Estates within the Highlands their giveing bonds to the peace and lists of their men above tuelve years of age and anent differences arrisen whether noblemen be oblidged to give these bonds to the Commissione or if they be priveledged To give these bonds only at Edinburgh or to the privy Councill and haveing also Considered the act of parliament appoynting the said Commissione with the Commissione itself Together with the former Commissiones of the lyke nature They find noe exceptione to have been made in these Commissiones of Noblemen from other Heretors and therefore they Hereby leave the said Commissioners appoynted by the said Comissione To proceed and act according to the tenor of their Comissione as accords in law without any distinctione of persones any maner of way whatsomever

1. NRS, PC1/50, 51-2.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 51-2.

Sederunt, 27 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Melvill ps; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Morton; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Broadalbane; Lord Murray; Viscount Tarbatt; Lord Yester; Lord Raith TD; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hattoune; Lord Fountonhall; Mr Francis Montgomery; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir John Hall

At Edinburgh twesday 27th November 16941

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Melvill ps; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Morton; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Broadalbane; Lord Murray; Viscount Tarbatt; Lord Yester; Lord Raith TD; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hattoune; Lord Fountonhall; Mr Francis Montgomery; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir John Hall

1. NRS, PC1/50, 51.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 51.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 51.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 51.

Act, 20 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Act

Repryve William Carmichaell

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill by William Carmichaell Prisoner in the tolbooth of Edinburgh Shewing that where the petitioner being conveened before the Lords of Justiciary for killing of Archbald Printise and being guilty by ane assize He was condemned to be execute the tuentie eight day of November instant as to which the petitioner Humbly represents That it is clear by the probatione adduced against him that He was exceedinglie in drink at the tyme when the said Archbald Printise was Killed being upon the fair day of Douglass in June 1691 Lykeas the petitioner was very young at that tyme and he had noe precogitate malice against the said Archbald never haveing seen him in the face before that tyme as also He hes suffered a long imprisonment for the space of three years and a half in the tolbooth of Edinburgh as lykewayes the petitioner Hes ane wyfe and Child and his wyfe is at present big with Child And if the foresaid sentance should be put in Executione against him in all lykliehood the same will occasione the death of his poor wyfe and Chyld in her bellie and seeing that the said Lords have granted to others ane Continuatione of their Sentances Therfore Humblie Craveing That the said Lords might be gratiouslie pleased To Commiserat the said petitioners deplorable conditione and that the said Lords would change the sentance of death into Banishment never to returne to this Kingdome under the paine of death The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing considered this petitione given in to them by the said William Carmichaell They Hereby Repryve the said petitioner from the sentance of death pronounced against him untill the fyfteen day of June next to come inclusive and Discharges the magistrats of Edinburgh and all others To put the said sentance to executione against the said petitioner untill the said day for which this shall be to all concerned a sufficient warrant sic subscribitur Tweeddale cancel E Southerland J Morton Annandale Forfar Broadalbane Murray Tarbatt Yester Carmichaell Archibald Murray John Hall

At Edinburgh tuesday 20 November 1694

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Act

Repryve William Carmichaell

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill by William Carmichaell Prisoner in the tolbooth of Edinburgh Shewing that where the petitioner being conveened before the Lords of Justiciary for killing of Archbald Printise and being guilty by ane assize He was condemned to be execute the tuentie eight day of November instant as to which the petitioner Humbly represents That it is clear by the probatione adduced against him that He was exceedinglie in drink at the tyme when the said Archbald Printise was Killed being upon the fair day of Douglass in June 1691 Lykeas the petitioner was very young at that tyme and he had noe precogitate malice against the said Archbald never haveing seen him in the face before that tyme as also He hes suffered a long imprisonment for the space of three years and a half in the tolbooth of Edinburgh as lykewayes the petitioner Hes ane wyfe and Child and his wyfe is at present big with Child And if the foresaid sentance should be put in Executione against him in all lykliehood the same will occasione the death of his poor wyfe and Chyld in her bellie and seeing that the said Lords have granted to others ane Continuatione of their Sentances Therfore Humblie Craveing That the said Lords might be gratiouslie pleased To Commiserat the said petitioners deplorable conditione and that the said Lords would change the sentance of death into Banishment never to returne to this Kingdome under the paine of death The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing considered this petitione given in to them by the said William Carmichaell They Hereby Repryve the said petitioner from the sentance of death pronounced against him untill the fyfteen day of June next to come inclusive and Discharges the magistrats of Edinburgh and all others To put the said sentance to executione against the said petitioner untill the said day for which this shall be to all concerned a sufficient warrant sic subscribitur Tweeddale cancel E Southerland J Morton Annandale Forfar Broadalbane Murray Tarbatt Yester Carmichaell Archibald Murray John Hall

1. NRS, PC1/50, 50-1.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 50-1.

Sederunt, 20 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Sutherland; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Broadalbane; Lord Murray; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Yester; Lord Raith; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hattoune; Lord Fountonhall; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir John Hall

At Edinburgh tuesday 20 November 16941

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Melvill; Earl of Sutherland; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Broadalbane; Lord Murray; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Yester; Lord Raith; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hattoune; Lord Fountonhall; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir John Hall

1. NRS, PC1/50, 50.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 50.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 50.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 50.

Proclamation, 16 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamatione anent pole-money and bringing in the accompts payable furth thereof

The following proclamatione read, approven and signed and appoynted to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth Proclamation for bringing in and paying the arrears due by the Forces to the Countrey William and Mary by the grace of God King and Queen of great Brittane France and Ireland defenders of the Faith To […] Macers of our privy Councill messengers at armes our shirriffs in that part conjunctly and severallie speciallie constitut Greeting Forasmuchas by the nynth act of the fourth sessione of this our Currant parliament for pole money. The same is most strictly appoynted and destined for payment of the arrears due to the Countrey and army preceeding the first day of Februarie Jaj vjc nynty and one years in the first place inhibiting and dischargeing the applying thereof to any other use whatsoever and certifieing such as shall either give orders for misapplying therof or intromett with the same, The misapplyers and receivers thereof shall be lyable conjunctly and severallie in the double thereof at the instance of any party concerned and their private estates subject and lyable for the double of that which shall be so missapplyed And furder it is by the said Act declared That where the arrears due to the Countrey by the forces shall be first duely stated for any burg or shyre conforme to the orders set doune theranent The burgh or shyre to whom the said arriers shall be found due shall have retentione and get a discharge of their pole money in satisfactione of their said arrears and where the arrears due to any shyre or burgh exceeds the pole money due by the said burgh and shyre then and in that Case the said superplus shall be ordered to be payed by the Lords of the Thesaurie out of the pole money due and brought in from other places, with reguard alwayes to the totall of those arrears, and to the totall of the said pole money That the foresaid superplus may be payable and payed proportionally, as the foresaid act of parliament impowering the Lords of our privy Councill To determine all difficulties thereby undetermined that may arrise anent the premisses more fully bears Lykeas the said Lords of our privy Councill Haveing thought fitt for the better ingathering of the foresaid polemoney and for the more sure answering of the ends and uses to which it is appropriat, as said is That the said pole money should be sett in tack upon a roupe for payment of the highest tack duety that should be offered: We in prosecutione of the said act of parliament, and acts of our councill for setting the foresaid tack did by our proclamatione of the date the last day of July last bypast requyre and Command all burghs and shyres to whome any arrears were due as said is and who might pretend to the benefitt of the foresaid retentione To cause state and bring in their accompts thereof to the Clerks of our privy Councill to the effect that they might be there revised and approven and payment ordered accordingly as the said proclamatione bearing ane express distinctione of the arrears due by the English forces from these due by the Scots forces at more lenth proports and we being firmely resolved That notwithstanding That few or none of the said shyres and burghs have obtained their accompts duely stated in the tearmes of the said act of parliament before the said tearme of Martimass last, which is the terme appoynted for payment of the said pole money To the effect they might have had the benefitt of the retentione above provyded yet nevertheless the destinatione contained in the foresaid act for the payment of the said arriers in the first place shall be strictly and punctuallie keept without any violatione or takeing the least advantage of the foresaid shyres and burghs their neglect and omissiones Have therefore and to make the foresaid definatione more effectuall and the payment of the said shyres and burghs more sure and punctuall2 We with the advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill ordered lykeas We with advyce foresaid Doe Hereby Ordor and appoynt the foresaid shyrs and Burghs as also all others to whom any arrears are due by our Forces and of the pole money To send in to the Clerks of our privy Councille the accompts of their said arrears duely stated conforme to former orders to be revised and approven by the Lords of our privy Councill and that peremptorly betwixt and the fyfteen day of January next to come Certifying all such as shall failzie Herein that their accompts shall not be hereafter received and in respect of their said neglect and contumacie and that their falling short or being delayed of the payment hereby for them intended shall only be imputeable to their owne fault and it is further hereby declared That whenever the foresaid accompts hereby ordered to be brought in shall be revised and approven by the Lords of our privy Councille to whom we earnestly recomend to dispatch the same with all dilligence possible Then the Lords of our Theasaurie are with all due conveniencie to give precepts to the said shyres and Burghs and others concerned upon our Generall receiver for payment to them of the respective sums that shall be found due by the said Lords of our privy Councill in maner foresaid To the effect That our said generall Receiver to whom the tack of the said pole money is by the Tack sett to the fermers thereof, appoynted to be payed at the tearmes of Candlemass and Whitsunday next therein specified may make punctuall payment of the said precepts after the foresaid terms and as He shall be ordered by the said Lords of our Thesaurie and Lastly it is Hereby declared That these presents so exactlie calculate for the furthering of the Countreys payment of the said arrears conforme to the said act of parliament shall be without prejudice to the Fermers of the pole money of their uplifting of the same as also of the payment to be made by them of their Tack duety therefore conforme to the tenor of their Tack in all poynts Our will is Herefore and we Charge you strictly and Commands That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the Marcat Cross of Edinburgh and to the marcat Crosses of the Head burghs of the severall shyrs of this Kingdome and ther in our name and authorittie make publicatione hereof That none pretend ignorance. And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the sexteenth day of November and of our Reigne the sexth year Jaj vjc nyntie and four years. sic subscribitur Tweedale Cancell J Morton Cassilis Forfar Breadalbane Tarbatt Yester James Stueart Archibald Murray.

At Edinburgh fryday 16th November 1694

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Proclamation

Proclamatione anent pole-money and bringing in the accompts payable furth thereof

The following proclamatione read, approven and signed and appoynted to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth Proclamation for bringing in and paying the arrears due by the Forces to the Countrey William and Mary by the grace of God King and Queen of great Brittane France and Ireland defenders of the Faith To […] Macers of our privy Councill messengers at armes our shirriffs in that part conjunctly and severallie speciallie constitut Greeting Forasmuchas by the nynth act of the fourth sessione of this our Currant parliament for pole money. The same is most strictly appoynted and destined for payment of the arrears due to the Countrey and army preceeding the first day of Februarie Jaj vjc nynty and one years in the first place inhibiting and dischargeing the applying thereof to any other use whatsoever and certifieing such as shall either give orders for misapplying therof or intromett with the same, The misapplyers and receivers thereof shall be lyable conjunctly and severallie in the double thereof at the instance of any party concerned and their private estates subject and lyable for the double of that which shall be so missapplyed And furder it is by the said Act declared That where the arrears due to the Countrey by the forces shall be first duely stated for any burg or shyre conforme to the orders set doune theranent The burgh or shyre to whom the said arriers shall be found due shall have retentione and get a discharge of their pole money in satisfactione of their said arrears and where the arrears due to any shyre or burgh exceeds the pole money due by the said burgh and shyre then and in that Case the said superplus shall be ordered to be payed by the Lords of the Thesaurie out of the pole money due and brought in from other places, with reguard alwayes to the totall of those arrears, and to the totall of the said pole money That the foresaid superplus may be payable and payed proportionally, as the foresaid act of parliament impowering the Lords of our privy Councill To determine all difficulties thereby undetermined that may arrise anent the premisses more fully bears Lykeas the said Lords of our privy Councill Haveing thought fitt for the better ingathering of the foresaid polemoney and for the more sure answering of the ends and uses to which it is appropriat, as said is That the said pole money should be sett in tack upon a roupe for payment of the highest tack duety that should be offered: We in prosecutione of the said act of parliament, and acts of our councill for setting the foresaid tack did by our proclamatione of the date the last day of July last bypast requyre and Command all burghs and shyres to whome any arrears were due as said is and who might pretend to the benefitt of the foresaid retentione To cause state and bring in their accompts thereof to the Clerks of our privy Councill to the effect that they might be there revised and approven and payment ordered accordingly as the said proclamatione bearing ane express distinctione of the arrears due by the English forces from these due by the Scots forces at more lenth proports and we being firmely resolved That notwithstanding That few or none of the said shyres and burghs have obtained their accompts duely stated in the tearmes of the said act of parliament before the said tearme of Martimass last, which is the terme appoynted for payment of the said pole money To the effect they might have had the benefitt of the retentione above provyded yet nevertheless the destinatione contained in the foresaid act for the payment of the said arriers in the first place shall be strictly and punctuallie keept without any violatione or takeing the least advantage of the foresaid shyres and burghs their neglect and omissiones Have therefore and to make the foresaid definatione more effectuall and the payment of the said shyres and burghs more sure and punctuall2 We with the advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill ordered lykeas We with advyce foresaid Doe Hereby Ordor and appoynt the foresaid shyrs and Burghs as also all others to whom any arrears are due by our Forces and of the pole money To send in to the Clerks of our privy Councille the accompts of their said arrears duely stated conforme to former orders to be revised and approven by the Lords of our privy Councill and that peremptorly betwixt and the fyfteen day of January next to come Certifying all such as shall failzie Herein that their accompts shall not be hereafter received and in respect of their said neglect and contumacie and that their falling short or being delayed of the payment hereby for them intended shall only be imputeable to their owne fault and it is further hereby declared That whenever the foresaid accompts hereby ordered to be brought in shall be revised and approven by the Lords of our privy Councille to whom we earnestly recomend to dispatch the same with all dilligence possible Then the Lords of our Theasaurie are with all due conveniencie to give precepts to the said shyres and Burghs and others concerned upon our Generall receiver for payment to them of the respective sums that shall be found due by the said Lords of our privy Councill in maner foresaid To the effect That our said generall Receiver to whom the tack of the said pole money is by the Tack sett to the fermers thereof, appoynted to be payed at the tearmes of Candlemass and Whitsunday next therein specified may make punctuall payment of the said precepts after the foresaid terms and as He shall be ordered by the said Lords of our Thesaurie and Lastly it is Hereby declared That these presents so exactlie calculate for the furthering of the Countreys payment of the said arrears conforme to the said act of parliament shall be without prejudice to the Fermers of the pole money of their uplifting of the same as also of the payment to be made by them of their Tack duety therefore conforme to the tenor of their Tack in all poynts Our will is Herefore and we Charge you strictly and Commands That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the Marcat Cross of Edinburgh and to the marcat Crosses of the Head burghs of the severall shyrs of this Kingdome and ther in our name and authorittie make publicatione hereof That none pretend ignorance. And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the sexteenth day of November and of our Reigne the sexth year Jaj vjc nyntie and four years. sic subscribitur Tweedale Cancell J Morton Cassilis Forfar Breadalbane Tarbatt Yester James Stueart Archibald Murray.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 47-50.

2. One illegible word scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 47-50.

2. One illegible word scored out here.

Sederunt, 16 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Morton; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Broadalbane; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Yester; Lord Advocat; Lord Hattoune; Lord Fountonhall; Laird of Blackbarrony

At Edinburgh fryday 16th November 16941

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Morton; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Broadalbane; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Yester; Lord Advocat; Lord Hattoune; Lord Fountonhall; Laird of Blackbarrony

1. NRS, PC1/50, 47.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 47.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 47.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 47.

Proclamation, 15 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamatione for a Solemn thanksgiving

The following proclamatione was read aproven and signed and appoyted to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth A Proclamatione appoynting a nationall thankgiveing William and Mary by the Grace of God King and Queen of great Brittaine France and Ireland defenders of faithe To […] Macers of our Privy Councill messengers at armes our shiriffs in that part conjunctlly and severally specially constitut greeting. Forasmuch as great and publict blessings conferred upon us and our people by the Almighty God of his infinit goodness Doe justly call for publick acknowledgement and solemne thanksgiving so it is our duety and the duety of all our good subjects at this tyme by a day solemnlie set apairt to returne praise and Glorie to his Blessed name who in answere to the Fervent prayers humbly and devoutly offered up and power’d furth before Him at the solemn nationale fast observed and keept through this our ancient Kingdome dureing our last campaigne in Flanders; hath been pleased to preserve our persone from the many and great dangers in the warr in our late expeditione there and to bring back our Royall persone to our Kingdomes and at home to protect and defend the protestant religione and our Government against the designs and attempts of their open and secret enemies And for which also The ministers mett together at Edinburgh in the Commissione of the Generall assemblie of the Kirk of this our ancient Kingdome Have made address to the Lords of our privy Councill That a solemne day of publict thanksgiving may be set apairt be religiously observed throughout this our ancient Kingdome Therfore We with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill Do appoynt and Command That the tuentie two day of November currant for the toune and shyre of Edinburgh and the sexth day of December next to come for all the rest of this our ancient Kingdome be religiouslie and devoutlie observe as a solemn day of publick thanksgiving by all persones within this Kingdome both in Churches and meeting houses for returning most hearty and humble thanks and acknowledgment to the divine goodness for his signall blessings and delyverances already bestowed upon us and our people and to implore the continuance thereof in the mercy of our God and that a spirit of Councill and wisdome may assist us in our undertakings and Consultationes at Home and abroad in tyme comeing and to the effect our pleasure in the premisses may be Knowen Our will is, and we charge you strictly and command That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat cross of Edinburgh and remanent marcat crosses of the whole head burghs of the severall shyres within this Kingdome and of the Stueartries of Kircudbright Annandale and Orknay and there in our name and authority make publicatione whereof That none may pretend ignorance and Ordains our solicitor to cause send printed Coppies Hereof to the shiriffs of the severall shyres within this Kingdome and steuarts of the stueartries foresaid whome we ordaine to see the same published and appoynts them to send doubles Hereof to all the ministers both in Churches and meeting houses within their respective Jurisdictiones That upon the Lords day immediatly preceeding the said tuenty two day of November instant and sexth of December next the same may be intimat and read in every parish Church and meeting house Certifying all2 such who shall contemne or neglect so religious and important a duety as the thanksgiving hereby appoynted is they shall be proceeded against and punished as contemners of Aur authority and as highly disaffected to our persones and Goverment and ordains these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the fyfteen day of November and of our reigne the sexth year Jaj vjc Nynty four years sic subscribitur Tweeddale cancel Southerland Morton Cassills Lothian Leven Annandale Forfar Breadalbane Tarbatt Yester Adam Cockburne

At Edinburgh thursday 15 November 1694

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Proclamation

Proclamatione for a Solemn thanksgiving

The following proclamatione was read aproven and signed and appoyted to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth A Proclamatione appoynting a nationall thankgiveing William and Mary by the Grace of God King and Queen of great Brittaine France and Ireland defenders of faithe To […] Macers of our Privy Councill messengers at armes our shiriffs in that part conjunctlly and severally specially constitut greeting. Forasmuch as great and publict blessings conferred upon us and our people by the Almighty God of his infinit goodness Doe justly call for publick acknowledgement and solemne thanksgiving so it is our duety and the duety of all our good subjects at this tyme by a day solemnlie set apairt to returne praise and Glorie to his Blessed name who in answere to the Fervent prayers humbly and devoutly offered up and power’d furth before Him at the solemn nationale fast observed and keept through this our ancient Kingdome dureing our last campaigne in Flanders; hath been pleased to preserve our persone from the many and great dangers in the warr in our late expeditione there and to bring back our Royall persone to our Kingdomes and at home to protect and defend the protestant religione and our Government against the designs and attempts of their open and secret enemies And for which also The ministers mett together at Edinburgh in the Commissione of the Generall assemblie of the Kirk of this our ancient Kingdome Have made address to the Lords of our privy Councill That a solemne day of publict thanksgiving may be set apairt be religiously observed throughout this our ancient Kingdome Therfore We with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill Do appoynt and Command That the tuentie two day of November currant for the toune and shyre of Edinburgh and the sexth day of December next to come for all the rest of this our ancient Kingdome be religiouslie and devoutlie observe as a solemn day of publick thanksgiving by all persones within this Kingdome both in Churches and meeting houses for returning most hearty and humble thanks and acknowledgment to the divine goodness for his signall blessings and delyverances already bestowed upon us and our people and to implore the continuance thereof in the mercy of our God and that a spirit of Councill and wisdome may assist us in our undertakings and Consultationes at Home and abroad in tyme comeing and to the effect our pleasure in the premisses may be Knowen Our will is, and we charge you strictly and command That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat cross of Edinburgh and remanent marcat crosses of the whole head burghs of the severall shyres within this Kingdome and of the Stueartries of Kircudbright Annandale and Orknay and there in our name and authority make publicatione whereof That none may pretend ignorance and Ordains our solicitor to cause send printed Coppies Hereof to the shiriffs of the severall shyres within this Kingdome and steuarts of the stueartries foresaid whome we ordaine to see the same published and appoynts them to send doubles Hereof to all the ministers both in Churches and meeting houses within their respective Jurisdictiones That upon the Lords day immediatly preceeding the said tuenty two day of November instant and sexth of December next the same may be intimat and read in every parish Church and meeting house Certifying all2 such who shall contemne or neglect so religious and important a duety as the thanksgiving hereby appoynted is they shall be proceeded against and punished as contemners of Aur authority and as highly disaffected to our persones and Goverment and ordains these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the fyfteen day of November and of our reigne the sexth year Jaj vjc Nynty four years sic subscribitur Tweeddale cancel Southerland Morton Cassills Lothian Leven Annandale Forfar Breadalbane Tarbatt Yester Adam Cockburne

0. NRS, PC1/50, 47.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 45-7.

2. Insertion.

0. NRS, PC1/50, 47.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 45-7.

2. Insertion.

Sederunt, 15 November 1694, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Sutherland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Lothiane; Earl of Leven; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Broadalbane; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Yester; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hattoune; Lord Fountonhall; Laird of Blaickbarrony; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir John Hall

At Edinburgh thursday 15 November 16941

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Sutherland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Cassills; Earl of Lothiane; Earl of Leven; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Broadalbane; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Yester; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hattoune; Lord Fountonhall; Laird of Blaickbarrony; Laird of Leyes; Laird of Pollock; Sir John Hall

1. NRS, PC1/50, 45.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 45.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 45.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 45.

Act, 13 November 1694, Edinburgh

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At Edinburgh tuesday 13th November 1694

A1694/11/171

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Act Forbes and Fordyce

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councille by Masters James Forbes and Robert Fordyce Prisoners ordered out of the Countrey Shewing that the said Lords when the petitioners were prisoners ordered them to find Cautione to transport themselves out of the Countrey betwixt and the fyfteen day of this instant which Cautione they found and in that and the other poynts contained in their bond have observed the said Lords orders punctuallie But their affairs and concerns with the Earle of Abboyne not unknown to the said Lords being not as yet altogether cleared by reasone that persones and papers necessary to that effect are not yet come from the north and seing also That noe convenient occasione doth offer at present for their said transport and therfore Humblie Craveing the said Lords would prorogate the foresaid day appoynted for their transport untill such convenient tyme as they may expeed their affaires and may have the necessar occasione of a fleet under good convoy for goeing abroad The said petitioners renewing their foresaid surety and Cautione to observe the said Lords their appoyntment and if the said Lords in the favour now desyred should be pleased to have reguaird to their old age and the hard seasone of the year with the infirmities they labour under alsweill as to the necessity of their affairs it would be to them a most acceptable office of Charitie as the said petitione at lenth bears The Lords of their Majesties privie Councill Haveing considered this petitione given in to them by the said Masters James Forbes and Robert Fordyce They Hereby prorogat the day of their transportatione from this Kingdome untill the fyfteen day of Februarie next to come inclusive The said petitioners first renewing the former bonds and giveing new bonds with sufficient Cautioners That they should not goe beyond or to the other syde of the water of Forth so long as they remain within this Kingdome and that they shall depairt furth thereof and transport themselves to the Netherlands betwixt and the said fyfteen day of Februarie next inclusive wind and weather serveing the said Master James Forbes under the former penalty of fyve Hundred pound starling and the said Master Robert Fordyce under the penalty of two Hundred pounds starling and upon granting of their new bonds Ordaines the old bonds to be given up.

At Edinburgh tuesday 13th November 1694

A1694/11/171

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Act Forbes and Fordyce

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councille by Masters James Forbes and Robert Fordyce Prisoners ordered out of the Countrey Shewing that the said Lords when the petitioners were prisoners ordered them to find Cautione to transport themselves out of the Countrey betwixt and the fyfteen day of this instant which Cautione they found and in that and the other poynts contained in their bond have observed the said Lords orders punctuallie But their affairs and concerns with the Earle of Abboyne not unknown to the said Lords being not as yet altogether cleared by reasone that persones and papers necessary to that effect are not yet come from the north and seing also That noe convenient occasione doth offer at present for their said transport and therfore Humblie Craveing the said Lords would prorogate the foresaid day appoynted for their transport untill such convenient tyme as they may expeed their affaires and may have the necessar occasione of a fleet under good convoy for goeing abroad The said petitioners renewing their foresaid surety and Cautione to observe the said Lords their appoyntment and if the said Lords in the favour now desyred should be pleased to have reguaird to their old age and the hard seasone of the year with the infirmities they labour under alsweill as to the necessity of their affairs it would be to them a most acceptable office of Charitie as the said petitione at lenth bears The Lords of their Majesties privie Councill Haveing considered this petitione given in to them by the said Masters James Forbes and Robert Fordyce They Hereby prorogat the day of their transportatione from this Kingdome untill the fyfteen day of Februarie next to come inclusive The said petitioners first renewing the former bonds and giveing new bonds with sufficient Cautioners That they should not goe beyond or to the other syde of the water of Forth so long as they remain within this Kingdome and that they shall depairt furth thereof and transport themselves to the Netherlands betwixt and the said fyfteen day of Februarie next inclusive wind and weather serveing the said Master James Forbes under the former penalty of fyve Hundred pound starling and the said Master Robert Fordyce under the penalty of two Hundred pounds starling and upon granting of their new bonds Ordaines the old bonds to be given up.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 44-5.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 44-5.

Act, 13 November 1694, Edinburgh

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At Edinburgh tuesday 13th November 1694

A1694/11/161

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Repryve and Comittee Margaret Wat

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of Their Majesties privy Councill by Poor Margaret Watt prisoner in the Tolbooth of Forfar Shewing That where the petitioner by a Commissione from the said Lords was recommeded to dye with Alexander Barrie upon the eight instant and the said Lords were most gratiouslie pleased to repryve the said petitioner till Thursday the tuentie second instant and Alexander Barrie being now execute and the petitioner being most sadly and unfortunatly debauched and deceived by the said Alexander Barrie who could not be ignorant of the severity of the Laws yet advysed her to conceal my being with Child till 2 she was in Sore Laboure and then He refused to let Her brother goe for help But assisted Her only himself and murdered and buried the Child with his owne Hands immediatly when she was not able to doe any thing for herself lykeas the petitioner was the first that revealled where the Child was burried and after sentance made ane ample and full confessione to the Minister and Elders of Forfare in presence of the said Alexander Barrie which he could not deny though he would not confess But on the contrary offered to execute the said petitioner and to be Hangmane to the Toune of Forfar if they would spare his lyfe and the petitioner being but a young and ignorant persone and Alexander Barrie ane old cunning wicked mane And the petitioners master and forced her to swear concealment for fear of her lyfe It is now evident to the convictione of the said Lords their Commissioners and all good Christians upon the place as is evident by the Ministers and other letters produced That the said petitioner was debaushed, abused and compelled to be accessory to the said wicked villany for which the said petitioner confessed she deserved to dye lykewayes unless the said Lords out of pitty and Compassione thought that justice was Satisfied by the death of the said Alexander Barry and would change her doome into banishment or any other punishment the said Lords thought fitt and therfore humbly Craveing That the said Lords might be pleased for Christs sake to have pitty and Compassione upon the said petitioner and to change Her doome and sentance to banishment or the lyke punishment as the said Lords were in use to doe in the Lyke Cases as at lenth is contained in the said petitione The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing considered this petitione given in to them by the said Margaret Watt They Hereby Repryve the said petitioner untill the first wedensday of February next exclusive from the sentance of death pronounced against her and Discharge the Baillies of Forfar where she is appoynted to dye To put the sentance of death to execution against her untill the said day and Recomend to Sir James Stueart their Majesties Advocat and the Lord Justice Clerk To Call for and speak with Master William Aikmane advocat shirriff Deput of Forfar who was one of the Judges by Commissione from the Councille who Judged the said petitione anent the case of the said petitioner and the nature of her guilt and what Circumstances there are where the same may be extenuat or alleviate and to report the same to the Councill sic subscribitur Tweeddale cancel Ipd, Morton, Breadalbane, Tarbat, Yester, John Lauder, John Lauder, James Steuart, Archibald Murray

At Edinburgh tuesday 13th November 1694

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Repryve and Comittee Margaret Wat

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of Their Majesties privy Councill by Poor Margaret Watt prisoner in the Tolbooth of Forfar Shewing That where the petitioner by a Commissione from the said Lords was recommeded to dye with Alexander Barrie upon the eight instant and the said Lords were most gratiouslie pleased to repryve the said petitioner till Thursday the tuentie second instant and Alexander Barrie being now execute and the petitioner being most sadly and unfortunatly debauched and deceived by the said Alexander Barrie who could not be ignorant of the severity of the Laws yet advysed her to conceal my being with Child till 2 she was in Sore Laboure and then He refused to let Her brother goe for help But assisted Her only himself and murdered and buried the Child with his owne Hands immediatly when she was not able to doe any thing for herself lykeas the petitioner was the first that revealled where the Child was burried and after sentance made ane ample and full confessione to the Minister and Elders of Forfare in presence of the said Alexander Barrie which he could not deny though he would not confess But on the contrary offered to execute the said petitioner and to be Hangmane to the Toune of Forfar if they would spare his lyfe and the petitioner being but a young and ignorant persone and Alexander Barrie ane old cunning wicked mane And the petitioners master and forced her to swear concealment for fear of her lyfe It is now evident to the convictione of the said Lords their Commissioners and all good Christians upon the place as is evident by the Ministers and other letters produced That the said petitioner was debaushed, abused and compelled to be accessory to the said wicked villany for which the said petitioner confessed she deserved to dye lykewayes unless the said Lords out of pitty and Compassione thought that justice was Satisfied by the death of the said Alexander Barry and would change her doome into banishment or any other punishment the said Lords thought fitt and therfore humbly Craveing That the said Lords might be pleased for Christs sake to have pitty and Compassione upon the said petitioner and to change Her doome and sentance to banishment or the lyke punishment as the said Lords were in use to doe in the Lyke Cases as at lenth is contained in the said petitione The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing considered this petitione given in to them by the said Margaret Watt They Hereby Repryve the said petitioner untill the first wedensday of February next exclusive from the sentance of death pronounced against her and Discharge the Baillies of Forfar where she is appoynted to dye To put the sentance of death to execution against her untill the said day and Recomend to Sir James Stueart their Majesties Advocat and the Lord Justice Clerk To Call for and speak with Master William Aikmane advocat shirriff Deput of Forfar who was one of the Judges by Commissione from the Councille who Judged the said petitione anent the case of the said petitioner and the nature of her guilt and what Circumstances there are where the same may be extenuat or alleviate and to report the same to the Councill sic subscribitur Tweeddale cancel Ipd, Morton, Breadalbane, Tarbat, Yester, John Lauder, John Lauder, James Steuart, Archibald Murray

1. NRS, PC1/50, 42-4.

2. The word ‘I’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 42-4.

2. The word ‘I’ scored out here.