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Order, 8 November 1692, Edinburgh

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Order

Mr Thomas Dobie allowed open prisone

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of there majesties privie Councill be Mr Thomas Dobie Late precentor at Dalkeith and now prisoner Shewing That the petitioner being Imprisoned in the tolbooth of Dalkeith upon the fyfteint day of october Last by order of Mr William Calderwood one of the shirreff deputs of Edinburgh upon pretence that the petitioner hade drunk King James his health, The petitioner wes brought from that prisone to the tolbooth of Edinburgh where he is Imprisoned in the Iron house with theeves and robbers And where he is in great Cold and necessity And sieing he is altogether free of what is Laid to his charge And that he hath no means wherewith to mantaine himself in the tolbooth And therefore Humbly Craveing that the saids Lords would be pleased to appoint the petitioner to be set at Liberty or to appoint any of there Lordships number to take tryall and probatione of the Cause of his Imprisonement That the petitioner being found Innocent may be set at Liberty And that in the mean tyme he may be put in some other roome of the tolbooth and not in the Iron house with theeves and robbers As the said petitione bears The Saids Lords of there Majesties privie Councill haveing considered the above petitione Given in to them be Mr Thomas Dobie They hereby allow the petitioner the benefite of open prisone The magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of there tolbooth being alwayes ansuerable for his safe Custodie.

At Edinburgh 8 November 1692

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Order

Mr Thomas Dobie allowed open prison

Concerning the petition given in to the lords of their majesties’ privy council by Mr Thomas Dobie, ate precentor at Dalkeith and now prisoner, showing that the petitioner being imprisoned in the tolbooth of Dalkeith upon 15 October last by order of Mr William Calderwood, one of the sheriff deputes of Edinburgh, upon pretence that the petitioner had drunk King James his health, the petitioner was brought from that prison to the tolbooth of Edinburgh, where he is imprisoned in the iron house with thieves and robbers, and where he is in great cold and necessity. And seeing he is altogether free of what is laid to his charge, and that he has no means wherewith to maintain himself in the tolbooth, and therefore humbly craving that the said lords would be pleased to appoint the petitioner to be set at liberty, or to appoint any of their lordships’ number to take trial and probation of the cause of his imprisonment, that the petitioner being found innocent may be set at liberty, and that in the meantime he may be put in some other room of the tolbooth and not in the iron house with thieves and robbers, as the said petition bears. The said lords of their majesties’ privy council having considered the above petition given in to them by Mr Thomas Dobie, they hereby allow the petitioner the benefit of open prison, the magistrates of Edinburgh and keeper of their tolbooth being always answerable for his safe custody.

1. PC1/48, 438-9.

1. PC1/48, 438-9.

Sederunt, 8 November 1692, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellour; Earl of Drumlangrig; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Stair; Lord Beilhaven; Master of Forbes; Lord Hattoun; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Enstruther; Mr Fances Montgomery; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Steivinstoun; Sir William Lockhart; Sir Patrick Murray

At Edinburgh 8 November 16921

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Sederunt

[John Hay, earl of Tweeddale] lord chancellor; James Douglas] earl of Drumlanrig; [George Livingston] earl of Linlithgow; [Robert Kerr] earl of Lothian; [Archibald Douglas] earl of Forfar; [James Dalrymple] Viscount Stair; [John Hamilton] Lord Belhaven; [William] master of Forbes; [Sir John Lauder] Lord Hatton; [Sir John Lauder] Lord Fountainhall; [William] Lord Anstruther; Mr Francis Mongtomerie; [Sir Archibald Murray] laird of Blackbarony; [Sir Robert Sinclair] laird of Stevenson; Sir William Lockhart; Sir Patrick Murray

1. PC1/48, 438.

2. PC1/48, 438.

1. PC1/48, 438.

2. PC1/48, 438.

Procedure: commission, 3 November 1692, Edinburgh

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Procedure: commission

Comissione to be drawn for tryeing John Duniepace and others

The Councill appoints a Comission to be drawen for tryeing and Judgeing John Dunniepace Guilty of bestiality and […] of thift both prisoners in Lanerk and discharges extracting of the former Commissione for tryeing and Judgeing the said John Duniepace of bestiality granted the tuelth day of August Last.

At Edinburgh 3 November 1692

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Procedure: commission

Commission to be drawn for trying John Dunipace and others

The council appoints a commission to be drawn for trying and judging John Dunipace, guilty of bestiality, and […] of theft, both prisoners in Lanark, and discharges extracting of the former commission for trying and judging the said John Dunipace of bestiality granted the twelth day of August last.

1. PC1/48, 438.

1. PC1/48, 438.

Warrant, 3 November 1692, Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrand for transporting Dobie and others from Dalkeith

The Lords of there Majesties privie Councill being Informed that John Gaskett saidler and Andrew Logan shoemaker in Dalkeith and Mr Thomas Dobie precenter or reader to Mr Herriot Late minister at Dalkeith are presently prisoners in the tolbooth of Dalkeith for putting on a bone fyre in the midle of the toun upon the fourteinth day of october Last and drinking the Late Kings health thereat being his brith day They recomend to James Earle of Drumlangrig Comander in cheiff for the tyme of there majesties forces within thes2 Kingdome To cause transport the saids three persones under a sufficient guaird to the tolbooth of Edinburgh And appoints the shirreff of Edinburgh or Bailzies of Dalkeith to delyver them to, and the magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of there tolbooth to receave them from the said guaird and to detain them prisoners in the Iron house of the said tolbooth of Edinburgh till further order And the saids Lords doe hereby recomend to Sir William Lockhart there Majesties Sollicitor to Enquyre in the said matter And to get what Informatione he can therein that the saids persones may be processed befor the Lords of Justiciarie upon the Councills order to be given for that effect when the sollicitor makes report that he is furnished with probatione

At Edinburgh 3 November 1692

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Warrant

Warrant for transporting Dobie and others from Dalkeith

The lords of their majesties’ privy council being informed that John Gaskett, saddler, and Andrew Logan, shoemaker in Dalkeith, and Mr Thomas Dobie, precentor or reader to Mr Herriot, late minister at Dalkeith, are presently prisoners in the tolbooth of Dalkeith for putting on a bonfire in the middle of the town upon 14 October last and drinking the late king’s health thereat, being his birthday, they recommend to James, earl of Drumlanrig, Commander-in-chief for the time of their majesties’ forces within this kingdom, to cause transport the said three persons under a sufficient guard to the tolbooth of Edinburgh, And appoint the sheriff of Edinburgh or bailies of Dalkeith to deliver them to, and the magistrates of Edinburgh and keeper of there tolbooth to receive them from, the said guard, and to detain them prisoners in the iron house of the said tolbooth of Edinburgh till further order. And the said lords do hereby recommend to Sir William Lockhart, their majesties’ solicitor, to inquire in the said matter, and to get what information he can therein, that the said persons may be processed before the lords of justiciary upon the council’s order, to be given for that effect when the solicitor makes report that he is furnished with probation.

0. PC1/48, 433.

1. PC1/48, 437-8.

2. Word inserted above the line.

0. PC1/48, 433.

1. PC1/48, 437-8.

Procedure: petition, 3 November 1692, Edinburgh

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Procedure: petition

Petition Charles Lord Fraser

Anent the petitione Given in to the Lords of there majesties privie Councill be Charles Lord Fraser Shewing That the petitioner being in the toun of Frasersburgh in the moneth of […] Last In Companie of the Maister of Saltoun and the Laird of Boyne younger and some others in the house of John Hay ventner there And haveing drunk to excess And the Maister of Saltoun haveing gone out abruptly and Left them severall of the Company in the excess of there drink haveing gone out to follow the Maister of Saltoun of purpose aither to persuade him to returne or to drink his dirlgie at the croce of Fraserburgh The petitioner being fully alse Intoxicat as any in the Company did goe alongst with them to the street And after they were all come to the Cross There were severall healths drunken which the petitioner truely declares he did nether know nor understand at the tyme Being so Intoxicat that he fell doun upon the high street As can be Instructed by a Number of witnesses that were present at the tyme But the petitioner being therefter Informed that the healths then drunk were the healths of the Late King James and the Prince of Wales and such other extravagant healths And that John Leny young Boynes footman wes so bold at that tyme as to proclaime King James our Righteous King The petitioner wes both ashamed and sorie to be in Company where such extravagances were Comitted And came over to Edinburgh about his Lawfull occasiones Resolving rather to throw himself at the feet of there majesties Clemencie and mercie then to retire from the severest of there Justice And as a demonstratione that the petitioner wes truely sorie for his misfortune in being present there since his Imprisonement in the castle of Edinburgh Haveing seen the said John Lenie accidentallie in the castle he did acquant both Sir William Hope and Captain Coult of the extravancies comitted by him which wes the occasione of the petitioners misfortune To the effect he might be secured and presented to Justice which they refused to doe And sieing it is notour that if the petitioner hade been maister of his reasone at the tyme He would never have been present at such extravagancies and is certainly sorie for his misfortune In being present thereat and is content to give any demonstratione of his Submission and affectione to there majesties and the present government And sieing it is well known that the petitioners Estate is verie Low and overburdened yea almost ruined by So Long Imprisonement And that his wyfe is verie sick and Lyke to dye And therefore Craveing that the saids Lords would be pleased to take the premises and the petitioners conditione to your Consideration And be pleased to recomend to his sacred majesties Clemencie and mercie And in the mean tyme to allow him to be set at Liberty upon sufficient Cautione To appear befor there Lordships when called As the said petitione bears The Saids Lords of there majesties privie Councill Haveing heard the principall petitione whereof this is the true Coppie read in there presence They hereby appoint the Clerks of privie Councill to transmitt the said principall petitione to the secretarys of state To be Comunicat to his majestie And appoints the Clerks to acquant the secretaryes that the sollicitor hes declared in presence of the Councill that both Sir William Hope deputy Governour2 and Mr James Coult Ensigne of the Castle of Edinburgh have acknowledged to him that John Lenie mentioned in the petitione who is said to be the persone who drunk the healths and made the proclamatione above mentioned For which the petitioner The Lord Fraser is prisoner hes been in the Castle of Edinburgh since my Lord wes prisoner And that My Lord did acquant them that he wes in the Castle That he wes such a persone Bot that they hade no order or warrand for secureing of him And therefor did not apprehend him.

At Edinburgh 3 November 1692

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Procedure: petition

Petition Charles Lord Fraser

Concerning the petition given in to the lords of their majesties’ privy council by Charles, Lord Fraser, showing that the petitioner being in the town of Fraserburgh in the month of […] last in [the] company of the master of Saltoun and the laird of Boyne younger and some others in the house of John Hay, vintner there, and having drunk to excess, and the master of Saltoun having gone out abruptly and left them, several of the company in the excess of their drink having gone out to follow the master of Saltoun of purpose either to persuade him to return or to drink his dirlgie at the cross of Fraserburgh. The petitioner, being fully as intoxicated as any in the company, did go along with them to the street, and after they were all come to the cross, there were several healths drunk, which the petitioner truly declares he did nether know nor understand at the time, being so intoxicated that he fell down upon the high street, as can be instructed by a number of witnesses that were present at the time. But the petitioner being thereafter informed that the healths then drunk were the healths of the late King James and the prince of Wales and such other extravagant healths, and that John Lennie, young Boyne’s footman, was so bold at that time as to proclaim King James our righteous king, the petitioner was both ashamed and sorry to be in company where such extravagances were committed, and came over to Edinburgh about his lawful occasions, resolving rather to throw himself at the feet of their majesties’ clemency and mercy than to retire from the severest of their justice. And as a demonstration that the petitioner was truly sorry for his misfortune in being present there, since his imprisonment in the castle of Edinburgh, having seen the said John Lennie accidentally in the castle, he did acquaint both Sir William Hope and Captain Coult of the extravagancies committed by him, which was the occasion of the petitioner’s misfortune, to the effect he might be secured and presented to justice, which they refused to do. And seeing it is notorious that if the petitioner had been master of his reason at the time, he would never have been present at such extravagancies, and is certainly sorry for his misfortune in being present thereat, and is content to give any demonstration of his submission and affection to their majesties and the present government, and seeing it is well known that the petitioner’s estate is very low and overburdened, yea almost ruined, by so long imprisonment, and that his wife is very sick and likely to die, and therefore craving that the said lords would be pleased to take the premises and the petitioner’s condition to your consideration, and be pleased to recommend [him] to his sacred majesty’s clemency and mercy, and in the meantime to allow him to be set at liberty upon sufficient caution to appear before their lordships when called, as the said petition bears. The said lords of their majesties’ privy council, having heard the principal petition, whereof this is the true copy, read in their presence, they hereby appoint the clerks of privy council to transmit the said principal petition to the secretaries of state, to be communicated to his majesty. And appoints the clerks to acquaint the secretaries that the solicitor has declared in presence of the council that both Sir William Hope, deputy governor, and Mr James Coult, ensign of the castle of Edinburgh, have acknowledged to him that John Lennie, mentioned in the petition, who is said to be the person who drunk the healths and made the proclamation abovementioned, for which the petitioner the Lord Fraser is prisoner, has been in the castle of Edinburgh since my lord was prisoner, and that my lord did acquaint them that he was in the castle, that he was such a person, but that they had no order or warrant for securing of him, and therefor did not apprehend him.

1. PC1/48, 436-7.

2. The word ‘and’ **scored out here.**

1. PC1/48, 436-7.

2. The word ‘and’ **scored out here.**

Warrant, 3 November 1692, Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrand to transport Peter Welsh

The Lords of there majestyes privie Councill doe hereby Give order and warrand for transporting of Peter Welsh prisoner in the tolbooth of Falkland2 for stealling of horses from that tolbooth to the tolbooth of Edinburgh that he may be tryed befor the Lords of Justicarie and ordaines him to be Conveyed from Shirreff to Shirreff untill he come to the citie of Edinburgh And ordaines him to be delyvered to the magistrats thereof And ordaines the magistrats and keeper of there tolbooth To receave and detaine him prisoner therein untill further order

At Edinburgh 3 November 1692

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Warrant

Warrant to transport Peter Welsh

The lords of their majesties’ privy council do hereby give order and warrant for transporting of Peter Welsh, prisoner in the tolbooth of Falkland for stealing of horses, from that tolbooth to the tolbooth of Edinburgh, that he may be tried before the lords of justicary, and ordain him to be conveyed from sheriff to sheriff until he come to the city of Edinburgh. And ordain him to be delivered to the magistrates thereof. And ordain the magistrates and keeper of their tolbooth to receive and detain him prisoner therein until further order.

1. PC1/48, 436.

2. The letters ‘irk’ scored out after ‘Falk’.

1. PC1/48, 436.

Act, 3 November 1692, Edinburgh

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Act

Liberatione Sir James Fleming

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of there majestyes privie Councill be Sir James Rocheid of Innerleith Shewing That where Sir James Fleming the petitioners brother in law now prisoner in Mussleburgh tolbooth on accompt of the oath of alleadgeance hes hade severall Considerable effairs (By reasone of the nearness of his relatione) with the petitioner which are not cleared and will requyre some tyme to adjust And that the petitioner is at present under great sicknes of bodie and in Eminent danger of his Lyfe As hes appeared by the attestation Given in with the said petitione so that the petitioner Cannot possibly be transported where the said Sir James Fleming is And therefore Craveing that the saids Lords would be pleased to allow the said Sir James Fleming Liberty to come in to toun In order to the Clearing the forsaids effairs which are of great Importance to the petitioner family And to allow him a moneth or so Long as there Lordships should think fitt with speciall Consideratione of the petitioners weakness whereby he is not Constantly able to doe bussines upon sufficient Cautione to Compeir when the saids Lords shall appoynt As the said petitione bears The Saids Lords of there Majestyes privie Councill haveing Considered this petitione Given in to them be the above Sir James Roched with the testificant mentioned therein and produced there with They hereby Give order and warrand to the Bailzies of Mussleburgh and keeper of there tolbooth to sett the said Sir James Fleming at Liberty furth thereof In respect the said Sir James Fleming hes given bond and found Cautione acted in the books of privie Councill That he shall Live peaceablie under and with all submissione to the present government of there Majesties King William and Queen Mary And that he shall not act, Consult or Contryve any thing In prejudice thereof nor shall not converse with rebells And that he shall appear befor the saids Lords of privie Councill the first Councill day of december next under the penalty of Ane Hundreth pound Sterling money In case he transgress in any pairt of the premises

At Edinburgh 3 November 1692

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Act

Liberation Sir James Fleming

Concerning the petition given in to the lords of their majesties’ privy council by Sir James Rocheid of Inverleith, showing that where Sir James Fleming, the petitioner’s brother-in-law, now prisoner in Musselburgh tolbooth on account of the oath of allegiance, has had several considerable affairs (by reason of the nearness of his relation) with the petitioner which are not cleared and will require some time to adjust, and that the petitioner is at present under great sickness of body and in eminent danger of his life, as has appeared by the attestation given in with the said petition, so that the petitioner cannot possibly be transported where the said Sir James Fleming is, and therefore craving that the said lords would be pleased to allow the said Sir James Fleming liberty to come in to town in order to the clearing [of] the foresaid affairs, which are of great importance to the petitioner’s family, and to allow him a month or so long as their lordship should think fit, with special consideration of the petitioner’s weakness, whereby he is not constantly able to do business, upon sufficient caution to compear when the said lords shall appoint, as the said petition bears. The said lords of their majesties’ privy council having considered this petition given in to them by the above Sir James Roched, with the testificat mentioned therein and produced therewith, they hereby give order and warrant to the bailies of Musselburgh and keeper of their tolbooth to set the said Sir James Fleming at liberty forth thereof, in respect the said Sir James Fleming has given bond and found caution acted in the books of privy council that he shall live peaceably under and with all submission to the present government of their majesties King William and Queen Mary, and that he shall not act, consult, or contrive anything in prejudice thereof, and shall not converse with rebels, and that he shall appear before the said lords of privy council the first council day of December next under the penalty of one hundred pounds Sterling money in case he transgress in any part of the premises.

1. PC1/48, 435-6.

1. PC1/48, 435-6.

Proclamation, 3 November 1692, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamation for a solemne and publict thanksgiveing

The proclamatione under wreitten being read approven and signed and ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followes William and Mary be the Grace of God King and Queen of great Brittaine France and Ireland defenders of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councill messengers at armes our shirreffs in that pairt Conjunctly and severallie speciallie constitute Greeting Forasmuch as great and publict blessings Conferred upon us and our people by the Almightie God of his Infinite Goodnes does Justly call for publict acknowledgements and solemne thanksgiveing So it is our duety and the duety of all our Good subjects at this tyme by a day solemnely sett apairt To returne praise and Glory to his blessed name who in ansuer to the fervent and frequent prayers humbly and devoutly offered up and poured furth befor him at the severall solemne fasts observed and keept throw this our ancient Kingdome Dureing our Last Campaigne in Flanders hath been pleased to preserve our persone from the many and great dangers of the warr in our Late expeditione there And to dissappoint and defeatt the barbarous and horride Conspiracie for takeing away our Lyfe by assasinatione And to bring back our Royall persone to our kingdomes And at home to protect and defend the protestant religion and our government againest the designes and attempts of there open and secret Enemyes And for which causes also the ministers assembled in the synod of Lothian and Tweeddale with such as Correspond with them from severall other synods have made address to the Lords of our privie Councill That a solemne day of publict thanksgiveing may be sett apairt to be religiously observed throwghout this our ancient Kingdome Therefore wee with advyce of the Lords of our privie Councill doe appoint and Comand that the tenth day of November Current for the toun of Edinburgh and suburbs Comprehending Leith Canongate and West Kirk and the tuenty fourth day of the said moneth of november for all the rest of our2 ancient Kingdome be religiously and devoutly observed as a day of publict thanksgiveing by all persones within this Kingdome Both in Churches and meeting houses For returning most heartie and humble thanks and acknowledgement to the divyne Goodness for his signall blessings and delyverances alreadie bestowed upon us and our people and to Implore the Continuance thereof in the mercie of our God And that a Spirit of wisdome and Councill may assist us in our consultationes and undertakeings at hom and abroad in tyme comeing and to the Effect our will in the premises may be knowen Our Will is Herefore and we charge yow strictly and Comand that Incontinent thir presents seen ye pass to the mercat cross of Edinburgh and Remanent mercat Crosses of the wholl heid burghes of the severall shyres within this Kingdome And of the stewartryes of Kirkcudbright Annandaill and Orknay And there in our name and authority make publicatione hereof that none pretend Ignorance and ordaines our Sollicitor to cause make Intimatione hereof to the ministers within the toun of Edinburgh and suburbs Comprehending as above said By Sending Coppies to them Or any other way he thinks fitt And to cause send printed Coppies hereof to the shirreffs of the severall shyres and stewarts of the stewartries forsaids whom wee ordaine to see the same published And appoints them to send doubles thereof to all the ministers both in churches and meeting houses within there respective jurisdictiones That upon the Lords day Imediatly preceeding the said tenth and tuenty fourth dayes of november current The same may be Intimate and read in every paroch church and meeting house Certifyeing all such who shall contemne or neglect so religious and Important a duety as the thanksgiveing hereby appoynted is They shall be proceeded againest and punished as Contemners of our authority And as highly disaffected to our persones and government And ordaines thir presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the third day of November and of our reigne the fourth year Jaj vjc nyntie tuo years sic subscribitur Tweeddale Cancel: Drumlangrig Linlithgow Lothian3 Forfar Stair Cardross Francis Montgomerie

At Edinburgh 3 November 1692

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Proclamation

Proclamation for a solemn and public thanksgiving

The proclamation underwritten being read, approve, and signed, and ordered to be recorded, whereof the tenor follows:
William and Mary by the grace of God king and queen of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, defenders of the faith, to […] macers of our privy council, messengers at arms, our sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally, specially constituted greeting. Forasmuch as great and public blessings conferred upon us and our people by the almighty God of his infinite goodness do justly call for public acknowledgements and solemn thanksgiving, so it is our duty and the duty of all our good subjects at this time by a day solemnly set apart to return praise and glory to his blessed name who, in answer to the fervent and frequent prayers humbly and devoutly offered up and poured forth before him at the several solemn fasts observed and kept through this our ancient kingdom during our last campaign in Flanders, has been pleased to preserve our person from the many and great dangers of the war in our late expedition there, and to disappoint and defeat the barbarous and horrid conspiracy for taking away our life by assassination, and to bring back our royal person to our kingdoms, and at home to protect and defend the Protestant religion and our government against the designs and attempts of their open and secret enemies. And for which causes also the ministers assembled in the synod of Lothian and Tweeddale, with such as correspond with them from several other synods, have made address to the lords of our privy council that a solemn day of public thanksgiving may be set apart to be religiously observed throughout this our ancient kingdom. Therefore we with advice of the lords of our privy council doe appoint and command that 10 November current for the town of Edinburgh and suburbs, comprehending Leith, Canongate, and West Kirk, and 24 of the said month of November for all the rest of our ancient kingdom, be religiously and devoutly observed as a day of public thanksgiving by all persons within this kingdom, both in churches and meeting houses, for returning most hearty and humble thanks and acknowledgement to the divine goodness for his signal blessings and deliverances already bestowed upon us and our people, and to implore the continuance thereof in the mercy of our God, and that a spirit of wisdom and council may assist us in our consultations and undertakings at home and abroad in time coming. And to the effect our will in the premises may be known, our will is therefore and we charge you strictly and command that immediately these present [are] seen you pass to the mercat cross of Edinburgh and remnant mercat crosses of the whole head burghs of the several shires within this kingdom, and of the stewartries of Kirkcudbright, Annandale, and Orkney, and there in our name and authority make publication hereof that none pretend ignorance, and ordain our solicitor to cause make intimation hereof to the ministers within the town of Edinburgh and suburbs, comprehending as above said, by sending copies to them or any other way he thinks fit, And to cause send printed copies hereof to the sheriffs of the several shires and stewarts of the stewartries foresaid, whom we ordain to see the same published, and appoint them to send doubles thereof to all the ministers, both in churches and meeting houses, within their respective jurisdictions, that upon the Lords day immediately preceding the said 10 and 24 of November current, the same may be intimated and read in every parish church and meeting house. Certifying all such who shall contemn or neglect so religious and important a duty as the thanksgiving hereby appointed is, they shall be proceeded against and punished as contemnors of our authority, and as highly disaffected to our persons and government. And ordain these present to be printed. Given under our signet at Edinburgh 3 November, and of our reign the fourth year 1692. Sic subscribitur Tweeddale Cancel; Drumlanrig; Linlithgow; Lothian; Forfar; Stair; Cardross; Francis Montgomerie.

1. PC1/48, 434-5.

2. The word ‘said’ scored out here.

3. The word ‘Stair’ scored out here.

1. PC1/48, 434-5.

Sederunt, 3 November 1692, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellour; Earl of Drumlangrig; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Stair; Lord Cardross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmichaell; Master of Forbes; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Enstruther; Mr Frances Mongtomery; Laird of Steivinstoun; Sir William Lockhart; Sir Patrick Murray

At Edinburgh 3 November 16921

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Sederunt

[John Hay, earl of Tweeddale] lord chancellor; James Douglas] earl of Drumlanrig; [George Livingston] earl of Linlithgow; [Robert Kerr] earl of Lothian; [Archibald Douglas] earl of Forfar; [James Dalrymple] Viscount Stair; [Henry Erskine] Lord Cardross; [John Hamilton] Lord Belhaven; [John] Lord Carmichael; [William] master of Forbes; [Sir John Lauder] Lord Fountainhall; [William] Lord Anstruther; Mr Francis Mongtomerie; [Sir Robert Sinclair] laird of Stevenson; Sir William Lockhart; Sir Patrick Murray

1. PC1/48, 433.

2. PC1/48, 433.

1. PC1/48, 433.

2. PC1/48, 433.

Petition, 2 November 1692, Edinburgh

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Petition

Address for a Fast

Address be the Synod of Louthian and Tueeddale with Correspondence from the synods of Fyff Dumfreiss Perth and Stirling Merss and Teviotdale Craveing that the Councill would interpose there Civill authoritie for keeping a day of solemne and publict thanksgiveing to God for the preservatione of his Majesties persone and the protestant religion from the many dangers and execrable Conspiracies they have been exposed to Read And a proclamatione appointed to be prepared and presented to the Councill at there meeting the morrow ordaining a solemne thanksgiveing to be keept throughout all the Kingdome for the Causes forsaid upon the dayes following viz the tenth day of November instant for the toun of Edinburgh and suburbs thereof And the tuenty fourth day of the said moneth for all the rest of the Kingdome.

At Edinburgh 2 November 1682 at the lord chancellor’s lodging. Council called extraordinarily

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Petition

Address for a fast

Address be the synod of Lothian and Tweeddale, with correspondence from the synods of Fife, Dumfries, Perth and Stirling, Merse, and Teviotdale, craving that the council would interpose their civil authority for keeping a day of solemn and public thanksgiving to God for the preservation of his majesty’s person and the Protestant religion from the many dangers and execrable conspiracies they have been exposed to read, and a proclamation appointed to be prepared and presented to the council at their meeting tomorrow ordaining a solemn thanksgiving to be kept throughout all the kingdom for the causes foresaid upon the days following viz 10 November instant for the town of Edinburgh and suburbs thereof, and 24 November for all the rest of the kingdom.

1. PC1/48, 433.

1. PC1/48, 433.