A1693/11/38
A1693/11/382
Sederunt
Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Polluarth; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hattoun; Lord Funtainhall; Lord Anstruther; Mr Fra: Muntgomry
1. NRS, PC1/49, 184.
2. NRS, PC1/49, 184.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 184.
2. NRS, PC1/49, 184.
A1693/11/37
A1693/11/371
Order
The Commissaries of the Army being Called to the Barr to Ansuer a Complaint verbally made against them at the Councell Board the […] day of […] Bearing that through their defect being unprovyded About fourtie of the troopers have been2 quartered upon free quarters uithin the paroches of Prestonkirk and Tuninghame wherof tuenty in each paroch Compeared Sir George Hamiltone of Binning and Sir James Osuald of Fingletoune who ansuered that these troopes had been sufficiently provyded for and was in Dumbar And their Majesties Sollicitor Having Reported the verball Complaint The same was Lett fall before the Councell To be insisted in before the Lords Commissioners of the Thesaury In respect the Earle of Linlithgow did produce a missive from Hepburne of Beanstoune to Sir Thomas Muncreiff Containing a report of some Depositiones taken be Beanstoune In this affair upon a Commissione from the Lords of the Thesaury
1. NRS, PC1/49, 183-4.
2. Interlinear insertion.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 183-4.
2. Interlinear insertion.
A1693/11/36
A1693/11/362
Sederunt
Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith; Lord Polluarth; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clark; Lord Funtainhall; Mr Fra: Muntgomery
1. NRS, PC1/49, 183.
2. NRS, PC1/49, 183.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 183.
2. NRS, PC1/49, 183.
A1693/11/35
A1693/11/351
Proclamation
William and Mary By the Grace of God King and Queen of great Brittaine France and Ireland defenders of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councell Messengers at armes our shirreffs in that part Conjunctlie and severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as We being firmly resolved That the General Assembly of the Church of this our antient Kingdome showld meet according to Law Did by our proclamatione of the date the tuenty seventh day of september Last Indict and appoynte a Generall Assembly of the said Church to meet at Edinburgh the sixth day of december nixt And ue Considering that our being detained from Brittaine beyond our expectatione did necessarly hinder the tymely ordoring of what concerned the meeting of the said Assembly And Hoping that a delay may be more for the advantadge of the Church in this our antient kingdome and the Good of our service seing therby uee shall have tyme fully to Instruct our Commissioner and better prepare and have matters in readiness for the meeting of the said Generall assembly Therfore we uith advyce of the Lords of our privie Councell Have thought fitt to delay and adjurne the meeting of the said Generall assembly of the Church of this our antient kingdome from the said sixth day of december nixt To meet at Edinburgh the tuenty nynth day of March Jaj vic nyntie four years And that the members of the said assembly be not putt to the trowble of attending before that tyme We doe Heirby declare the same to be adjurned to the said tuenty nynth day of March accordingly Our uill is Hierfore And ue Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat cross of Edinburgh and whole other mercat crosses of the head burghs of the severall shires uithin this Kingdome And ther In our name and authority make publicatione of the premisses That none pretend Ignorance and ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the tuenty Eight day of november and of our Reigne the fifth year 1693 sic subscribitur Tueeddale cancel: Linlithgow Annandale Tarbat Stair Raith Poluarth James Steuart John Lauder W Anstruther
1. NRS, PC1/49, 182-3.
2. NRS, PC1/49, 183.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 182-3.
2. NRS, PC1/49, 183.
A1693/11/34
A1693/11/341
Letter: royal
The Follouing Letter Being redd approven and signed was ordored to be recorded quherof the tenor folloues
Suprascribitur William Rex
Right Trustie and right uell beloved Cousin and Councellor right trustie and Entirely beloved Cousine and Councellor Right trustie and right uell Beloved Cousins and Councellors Right trustie and uell beloved Cousins and Councellors Right trustie and right uell beloved Councellors Right trustie and uell beloved Councellors and trustie and uell Beloved Councellors We Greet yow well Wheras by our former Letter wee did authorize and Requyre you to Issue out a proclamatione for Calling a Generall Assembly to meet at Edinburgh the sixth day of december nixt We are firmly resolved that Generall assemblys shall meet according to Law But we being detained beyond our expectatione from Brittaine And Hoping that a delay may be more for the advantadge of the Church in that our antient Kingdome and the Good of our service Because therby ue shall have tyme fully to Instruct our Commissioner and matters may be in more readines and better prepared Therfore It is our pleasure And we doe authorize and Requyre you to Emitt a proclamatione in our names Adjurning the meeting of the Generall assembly from the sixth day of December nixt to the tuenty nynth day of March Jaj vic nyntie four years at Edinburgh And that such Intimationes be Speedily made as may Certifie the Commissioners from the severall presbytries not to Give their attendance till the tuenty nynth day of March forsaid For doing wherof This our Royall Letter to be Recorded in your Books shall be to yow a sufficient warrant Given at our Court at Kensingtoune the 24 day of november 1693 And of our Reigne the 5th year By his Majesties Command sic subscribitur John Dalrymple
1. NRS, PC1/49, 181-2.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 181-2.
A1693/11/33
A1693/11/332
Sederunt
Lord Chancellor; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Annandale; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith; Lord Polluarth; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clark; Lord Hattoune; Lord Funtainhall; Lord Anstruther
1. NRS, PC1/49, 181.
2. NRS, PC1/49, 181.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 181.
2. NRS, PC1/49, 181.
A1693/11/32
A1693/11/321
Order
The Councell Recommended verbally to the Sollicitor to Cite the Commissaries Generall viz Barnetoune Broomhall and […] To Compear before the Councell nixt Councell day To Ansuer to some Complaints made Against them for not furnishing the forces tymously so that they are quartering upon the Country and particularly in the paroches of Prestonkirk and Tinninghame in East Lothian And appoyntes the Sollicitor to Intimat the Complaints to them
1. NRS, PC1/49, 181.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 181.
A1693/11/31
A1693/11/311
Order
The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe Heirby Recommend to Sir James Steuart their Majesties advocat To take what Informatione or Evidence His Lordship can find Against Mr Alexander Jamiesone preacher presently prisoner In the tolbooth of Edinburgh Anent His being guilty of forging a Letter from the Earle of Kintoir and Counterfeiting the Earls subscriptione therto And to Report the same to the Councell against the tuenty first day of December nixt
1. NRS, PC1/49, 181.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 181.
A1693/11/30
A1693/11/301
Procedure: committee formed
Anent the petitione given In to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Be Mr Archbald Sinclar Advocat Sheuing That the petitioner being necessarly called to the Country some few dayes before elapsing of the day appoynted for taking the oaths And falling sick ther He was not able to travell and attend the dyet as can be Instructed by a Letter wrote by the petitioner to the Laird of Suintoune at the same tyme quhich he Hopes uill take off all suspicione of Contumacy And Having formerly taken the oaths both as a member of parliament and shirreff depute of Edinburgh He does Humbly Conceave that he hes therby given sufficient prooffs of his zeall and affectione to their Majesties government to which he will ever most firmly adhere And therfore Humbly Craving to the effect underwryten as the said petitione Bears The saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given In to them Be the above Mr Archbald Sinclar and missive Letter mentioned therin and produced theruith They allow the petitioner yet to qualifie himself as ane Advocat By suearing and signing the oath of alleadgance and signing the assurance before the Earle of Forfar and the Lord Beilhaven whom the Councell doe authorize and give uarrand to administrat the same to him one of the Clarks of Councell being present And upon the petitioner his qualifying himself as said is The saids Lords declares him to be In a Cappacitie to Follow furth his Imployment as ane Advocat and Enjoy the priviledge therof alse fully and freely as if he had qualified himself in that statione uithin the tyme prescribed be the Act of parliament
1. NRS, PC1/49, 180-81.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 180-81.
A1693/11/29
A1693/11/292
Sederunt
Lord Chancellor; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Ross; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Funtainhall; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Steivensone
1. NRS, PC1/49, 180.
2. NRS, PC1/49, 180.
1. NRS, PC1/49, 180.
2. NRS, PC1/49, 180.