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Order, 30 October 1694, Edinburgh

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Order

Recomendatione John McDonald To the Thesaurie

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill Doe Hereby recomend To the Lords Commissioners of their Majesties Thesaurie To cause payment be made To John McDonald, late Prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh of the number of eight Dollors, for defraying the charges of his transportatione from this Kingdome To the Kingdome of Ireland And Ordained the said John within fourtie eight hours after recept of the said eight dollors To transport himself furth of this Kingdome To the said Kingdome of Ireland as he would be answerable at his highest perill

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Order

Recomendatione John McDonald To the Thesaurie

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill Doe Hereby recomend To the Lords Commissioners of their Majesties Thesaurie To cause payment be made To John McDonald, late Prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh of the number of eight Dollors, for defraying the charges of his transportatione from this Kingdome To the Kingdome of Ireland And Ordained the said John within fourtie eight hours after recept of the said eight dollors To transport himself furth of this Kingdome To the said Kingdome of Ireland as he would be answerable at his highest perill

1. NRS, PC1/50, 33.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 33.

Order, 30 October 1694, Edinburgh

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Order

Continuatione of the Earl of Aboyne Confynement

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Doe Hereby allow Charles Earle of Abboyne To remain within the tolbooth of Edinburgh for doeing of his necessarie affaires untill the fourteen day of November next to come inclusive. The said Earle first giving bond and finding sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That He shall remaine in and not without the said toune of Edinburgh dureing the said space and immediatlie after his departure from the said City that he shall repare straight to one or other of the Earle of Strathmore his houses of Glames or Castle Lyon where the said Earle shall be residing for the tyme and remaine confyned thereat and sex myles about the same To which Houses he is confyned with consent and at desyre of the Earle of Strathmore conforme to the former interloquitor of Councill of the date the nynth day of October instant and that the said Earle of Abboyne shall appear before the said Lords of their majesties privy Councill when called for and in the mean tyme That He shall live peaceablie under and with all submissione to the present Goverment of their majesties King William and Queen Mary and that He shall not act, consult nor contryve any thing in prejudice thereof nor converse or correspond with any rebells under the penalty of ane thousand pounds starling money in case He shall transgress in any part of the premisses.

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Order

Continuatione of the Earl of Aboyne Confynement

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Doe Hereby allow Charles Earle of Abboyne To remain within the tolbooth of Edinburgh for doeing of his necessarie affaires untill the fourteen day of November next to come inclusive. The said Earle first giving bond and finding sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That He shall remaine in and not without the said toune of Edinburgh dureing the said space and immediatlie after his departure from the said City that he shall repare straight to one or other of the Earle of Strathmore his houses of Glames or Castle Lyon where the said Earle shall be residing for the tyme and remaine confyned thereat and sex myles about the same To which Houses he is confyned with consent and at desyre of the Earle of Strathmore conforme to the former interloquitor of Councill of the date the nynth day of October instant and that the said Earle of Abboyne shall appear before the said Lords of their majesties privy Councill when called for and in the mean tyme That He shall live peaceablie under and with all submissione to the present Goverment of their majesties King William and Queen Mary and that He shall not act, consult nor contryve any thing in prejudice thereof nor converse or correspond with any rebells under the penalty of ane thousand pounds starling money in case He shall transgress in any part of the premisses.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 32-3.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 32-3.

Act, 30 October 1694, Edinburgh

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Act

Protection Gairden of Ballamoir

Anent the petitione presented to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill by William Gairden of Ballamoire Shewing2 that where the said petitioner was ceitted to compear before the said Lords upon the tuentie second day of November upon ane lybell raised at the instance of John and William Ewens sones to the deceast James Ewen Indweller in the Insh of Glenmuick and William Ewen their Uncle, and the said petitioner being under Captione could neither compear before the said Lords nor advyse with any of his Lauiers anent the raiseing of a reconventione or drawing his defences unless the said Lords grant him ane protectione and which the said Lords were alwayes in use to grant to persons in the saids petitioners Circumstances And seeing the Coppie of the lybell the petitioner hes received under the hand of William Dougal messinger does instantly verifie that there is a depending proces againes the said petitioner And therfore Humblie Craveing That the said Lords would take the premisses to their serious Consideratione and grant the petitioner ane protectione to continue till the first day of December They Lords of their Majesties privy Councill Haveing considered the abovewryten petitione given in to them by the said William Garden of Balamoir They Hereby Grant protectione to the said petitioner untill the threttieth day of November next to come exclusive and Discharged all macers messingers officers of burgh or Landward or other Executors of the Law To put any Letters of Captione acts of warding or other personall dilligence to executione against the said petitioners persone untill the said day Excepting alwayes their Majesties rents and publick dues sic subscribitur Tweeddale Cancel Ipd Sutherland Morton Leven Broadalban Tarbat James Stueart Adam Cockburne Archibald Murray

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Protection Gairden of Ballamoir

Anent the petitione presented to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill by William Gairden of Ballamoire Shewing2 that where the said petitioner was ceitted to compear before the said Lords upon the tuentie second day of November upon ane lybell raised at the instance of John and William Ewens sones to the deceast James Ewen Indweller in the Insh of Glenmuick and William Ewen their Uncle, and the said petitioner being under Captione could neither compear before the said Lords nor advyse with any of his Lauiers anent the raiseing of a reconventione or drawing his defences unless the said Lords grant him ane protectione and which the said Lords were alwayes in use to grant to persons in the saids petitioners Circumstances And seeing the Coppie of the lybell the petitioner hes received under the hand of William Dougal messinger does instantly verifie that there is a depending proces againes the said petitioner And therfore Humblie Craveing That the said Lords would take the premisses to their serious Consideratione and grant the petitioner ane protectione to continue till the first day of December They Lords of their Majesties privy Councill Haveing considered the abovewryten petitione given in to them by the said William Garden of Balamoir They Hereby Grant protectione to the said petitioner untill the threttieth day of November next to come exclusive and Discharged all macers messingers officers of burgh or Landward or other Executors of the Law To put any Letters of Captione acts of warding or other personall dilligence to executione against the said petitioners persone untill the said day Excepting alwayes their Majesties rents and publick dues sic subscribitur Tweeddale Cancel Ipd Sutherland Morton Leven Broadalban Tarbat James Stueart Adam Cockburne Archibald Murray

1. NRS, PC1/50, 31-2.

2. Insertion, with one illedible word scored out.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 31-2.

2. Insertion, with one illedible word scored out.

Proclamation, 30 October 1694, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamatione Adjourneing the parliament

The proclamatione afterinsert was approven and signed and appoynted to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth A proclamatione adjourneing the parliament to the 13th of December 1694 William and Mary by the Grace of God King and Queen of great Brittain France and Ireland defenders of the Faith To our Lyon King at armes and his brethren Heraulds macers of our privy Councill pursevants messingers at armes our shiriffs in that part conjunctlly and severally specially constitute greeting Forasmuch as we by our proclamatione of the date the tuenty fourth day of July Last with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill Did adjourn the Currant parliament of this our ancient Kingdome untill the tuenty fyfth day of October instant and our affairs not requyring the meeting therof at that tyme, We have thought fitt That the adjournment thereof shall be till the thretteen day of December next to come Therfore We with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councille Doe hereby Adjourn our said currant parliament untill the said thretten day of December next ensueing the date hereof Requyreing all the members of our said parliament to attend that day in the usuall way and under the certificatione contained in the severall acts of parliament made theranent Our will is Herefore and we charge you strictly and Command That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat cross of Edinburgh and to the marcat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shyres of this our ancient Kingdome and there by open proclamatione make intimatione That our said parliament of this Kingdome is adjourned to the said thretteen day of December next to come and ordaine these presents to be printed Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the threttie day of October and of our Reigne the sexth year sic subscribitur Tweddale Cancell Drumlanrig Southerland Morton Strathmore Leven Broadalbine Tarbatt Carmichaell James Stueart Adam Cockburn.

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Proclamation

Proclamatione Adjourneing the parliament

The proclamatione afterinsert was approven and signed and appoynted to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth A proclamatione adjourneing the parliament to the 13th of December 1694 William and Mary by the Grace of God King and Queen of great Brittain France and Ireland defenders of the Faith To our Lyon King at armes and his brethren Heraulds macers of our privy Councill pursevants messingers at armes our shiriffs in that part conjunctlly and severally specially constitute greeting Forasmuch as we by our proclamatione of the date the tuenty fourth day of July Last with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill Did adjourn the Currant parliament of this our ancient Kingdome untill the tuenty fyfth day of October instant and our affairs not requyring the meeting therof at that tyme, We have thought fitt That the adjournment thereof shall be till the thretteen day of December next to come Therfore We with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councille Doe hereby Adjourn our said currant parliament untill the said thretten day of December next ensueing the date hereof Requyreing all the members of our said parliament to attend that day in the usuall way and under the certificatione contained in the severall acts of parliament made theranent Our will is Herefore and we charge you strictly and Command That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat cross of Edinburgh and to the marcat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shyres of this our ancient Kingdome and there by open proclamatione make intimatione That our said parliament of this Kingdome is adjourned to the said thretteen day of December next to come and ordaine these presents to be printed Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the threttie day of October and of our Reigne the sexth year sic subscribitur Tweddale Cancell Drumlanrig Southerland Morton Strathmore Leven Broadalbine Tarbatt Carmichaell James Stueart Adam Cockburn.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 30-1.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 30-1.

letter: to the Council, 30 October 1694, Edinburgh

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Letter: to the Council

Letter from the King for Adjourning the parliament

The following letter being red was ordained to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth sic suprascribitur
William Rex. Right Trusty and right weill beloved Cousin and Councillor right trusty and intirely beloved Cousin and Councellor Right Trustie and right weill beloved Cousins and Councellors Right Trusty and right weill beloved Councellors Right Trust and weill beloved Councellors and trustie and weall beloved Councellors Wee Greet yow well Wheras by our letter of the fyfth of July last We did warrand and authorize you To adjourne our parliament of that our ancient Kingdome to the tuenty fyfth day of October next ensueing and our affairs not requyring the meeting thereof at that tyme We have thought fitt to 2 continue the adjourment therof till the therteenth day of December next therafter It is therefore our will and pleasure and Wee doe Hereby authorize and require you To Issue forth our Royall proclamatione in our name and Authority Adjourneing our said parliament to the said therteenth day of December next to come And ordering all the members thereof to attend that day in the usuall way and under the accustomed certifications For doeing whereof this shall be your warrand And so we bid you heartily farewell Given at our Court at the Hague the 13th day of October 1694 and of Reigne the 6 year
By his Majesties Command
sic subscribitur James Stevson

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Letter: to the Council

Letter from the King for Adjourning the parliament

The following letter being red was ordained to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth sic suprascribitur
William Rex. Right Trusty and right weill beloved Cousin and Councillor right trusty and intirely beloved Cousin and Councellor Right Trustie and right weill beloved Cousins and Councellors Right Trusty and right weill beloved Councellors Right Trust and weill beloved Councellors and trustie and weall beloved Councellors Wee Greet yow well Wheras by our letter of the fyfth of July last We did warrand and authorize you To adjourne our parliament of that our ancient Kingdome to the tuenty fyfth day of October next ensueing and our affairs not requyring the meeting thereof at that tyme We have thought fitt to 2 continue the adjourment therof till the therteenth day of December next therafter It is therefore our will and pleasure and Wee doe Hereby authorize and require you To Issue forth our Royall proclamatione in our name and Authority Adjourneing our said parliament to the said therteenth day of December next to come And ordering all the members thereof to attend that day in the usuall way and under the accustomed certifications For doeing whereof this shall be your warrand And so we bid you heartily farewell Given at our Court at the Hague the 13th day of October 1694 and of Reigne the 6 year
By his Majesties Command
sic subscribitur James Stevson

1. NRS, PC1/50, 30.

2. The word ‘adjourne’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 30.

2. The word ‘adjourne’ scored out here.

Sederunt, 30 October 1694, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Drumlangrick; Earl of Sutherland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Leven; Earl of Broadalbane; Viscount Tarbate; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Laird of Blackbarrony; Sir Thomas Livingston

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Drumlangrick; Earl of Sutherland; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Leven; Earl of Broadalbane; Viscount Tarbate; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Laird of Blackbarrony; Sir Thomas Livingston

1. NRS, PC1/50, 29.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 29.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 29.

2. NRS, PC1/50, 29.

Commission by the Council, 11 October 1694, Edinburgh

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Commission by the Council

Commissione of Justiciary for trying Margaret Watt and Alexander Barrie

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill being informed That Margaret Watt lawful daughter to John Watt in Brightie and Alexander Barry Tennent to Balgay Is presently Prisoners in the tolbooth of Forfar as alleadged guilty of murdering of a child brought furth by the said Margaret and Considering that it will be a great daill of charges and expenceis to bring the said Margaret Watt and Alexander Barrie to this place in ordor to a tryall before the Lords Commissioners of Justiciarie besyds the severall Inconveniencies that may arryse by their transportatione and the said Lords lykewayes considering that this cryme cannot be tryed and judged by any persones in the Country without a warrand and Commissione from their Lordships for that effect and their Lordships being desyrous to have the said matter brought to a tryall That the persons guilty may receive condigne punishment and others may be deterred from Committing such cryms in tyme comeing They doe hereby give full pouer warrand and Commissione to Master William Aikman of Cairney Advocat shirriff Depute of the shirrifdome of Forfare George Lyone of Wester Ogille David Huntar of Burgesyde Hendry Lindsay of Cairne and Robert Davidsone of Balgay or any three of them who are hereby declared to be a quorum The said Master William Aikmane shirriff Deput, being alwayes one of the said three, To take tryall of and to Judge and doe Justice upon the said Margaret Watt and Alexander Barrie presentlie prisoners in the said Tolbooth for the said Cryme and in ordor therto To meet and conveen at Forfar the nynteenth day of October instant and there to accept of this present Commissione and upon their acceptance to administrate the oath of fidelity to the persone whom James Montgomerie of Langshaw Clerk to the Justice Court, shall deput and substitut to be Clerk to this present Commissione and if the said James Montgomrie shall neglect or delay To deput and substitut a Clerk as said is, being requyred thereto With power to the said Commissioners or their said quorum To Choise their owne Clerk for whom they shall be answerable With power lykewayes to the persones hereby Commissionat or the said quorum To Create make and constitut serjants Dempsters and other members of the said Court and to Issue owt and cause raise precepts on lybells of indytment at the instance of William Dickisone toune Clerk of Forfar procurator Fiscall for his majesties interest in the said matter against the said Margaret Watt and Alexander Barrie for ceitting them and the assysers and witneses in the ordinary manner and under the usuall paines and certificationes To compear before the said Commissioners hereby commissionat or their said quorum at Forfar the tuenty sexth day of october instant With full power also to them To amerciate and fyne the absent assysers and witnesses and the amerciaments and fynes to uplift for their owne use and behoofe, and to adjourne themselves from tyme to tyme to the effect that the pannells being fully heared The said commissioners of their said quorum may judge and determine the relevancie of the lybell and To call ane inqueist of fourty fyve persones who are to be ceitted on the assyse of the said persones and out of that number To choyse ane assyse of fifteen and to administrat to them the ordinary oathe in the usuall termes And with power also to the said Commissioners or their said quorum to examine the witnesses ceitted in presence of the said pannells and sworne inqueist upon the poynts that shall be admitted to probatione and therafter to remitt the said lybell and interloquitor to be given by them anent the relevancie thereof and the depositiones of the Witnesses to be taken in maner foresaid to the knowledge of the said inqueist and assyse whom they appoynt to elect a Chancellor or precedent with a Clerk and after reading and perusall of the said Indytment interloquitor to be pronounced thereon and depositiones of the witnesses to be taken in presence of the said Pannells and assyse To find the lybell proven against the said pannells or to assoilzie them according to Law as they will answere to God and a good conscience, That they draw up their verdict accordingly and delyver the same sealled by the Hand of their Chancelor or precident To the said persones or their Quorum whom they hereby authorize and Commissionat to advyse the haill proces and verdict of the inqueist with the depositiones of the witnesses and to give and pronounce sentance condemnator or absolvitor in the said matter according to Justice and in case the said Judges shall find the pannells guilty of the cryme layed to their Charge With power to the said Commissioners or their said quorum to decerne and adjudge the said Pannells to be hanged or otherwayes execute within such space and after such manner as they shall think fitt And generally with full power to the said Commissioners or their said quorum to act doe and performe all and sundrie things whatsomever competent and incumbent to be acted done and performed by any Commissioners of Justiciary hereto nominate and appoynted by the said Lords of privey Councill and the said Lords appoynts the said Commissioners or their said quorum within the space of tuentie dayes after pronounceing and executeing of their sentance in this matter To report to the Lords Commissioners of Justitiary or to the Clerk of the Criminall Court ane Authentick extract under the Hands of their said sentance and the manner of executeing thereof to the effect the same may be recorded in the books of justiciary which the Clerk to the Criminall Court is hereby requyred to record therin as he shall be answerable Given at Edinburgh the eleventh day of October Jaj vjc nynty and Four years Sic subscributur Tweeddale Sutherland Strathmore Lothian Forfar Tarbat Polwarth Archibald Murray Robert Sinclair John Maxwell T Livingstone

At Edinburgh. Thursday the 11th October 1694

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Commission by the Council

Commissione of Justiciary for trying Margaret Watt and Alexander Barrie

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill being informed That Margaret Watt lawful daughter to John Watt in Brightie and Alexander Barry Tennent to Balgay Is presently Prisoners in the tolbooth of Forfar as alleadged guilty of murdering of a child brought furth by the said Margaret and Considering that it will be a great daill of charges and expenceis to bring the said Margaret Watt and Alexander Barrie to this place in ordor to a tryall before the Lords Commissioners of Justiciarie besyds the severall Inconveniencies that may arryse by their transportatione and the said Lords lykewayes considering that this cryme cannot be tryed and judged by any persones in the Country without a warrand and Commissione from their Lordships for that effect and their Lordships being desyrous to have the said matter brought to a tryall That the persons guilty may receive condigne punishment and others may be deterred from Committing such cryms in tyme comeing They doe hereby give full pouer warrand and Commissione to Master William Aikman of Cairney Advocat shirriff Depute of the shirrifdome of Forfare George Lyone of Wester Ogille David Huntar of Burgesyde Hendry Lindsay of Cairne and Robert Davidsone of Balgay or any three of them who are hereby declared to be a quorum The said Master William Aikmane shirriff Deput, being alwayes one of the said three, To take tryall of and to Judge and doe Justice upon the said Margaret Watt and Alexander Barrie presentlie prisoners in the said Tolbooth for the said Cryme and in ordor therto To meet and conveen at Forfar the nynteenth day of October instant and there to accept of this present Commissione and upon their acceptance to administrate the oath of fidelity to the persone whom James Montgomerie of Langshaw Clerk to the Justice Court, shall deput and substitut to be Clerk to this present Commissione and if the said James Montgomrie shall neglect or delay To deput and substitut a Clerk as said is, being requyred thereto With power to the said Commissioners or their said quorum To Choise their owne Clerk for whom they shall be answerable With power lykewayes to the persones hereby Commissionat or the said quorum To Create make and constitut serjants Dempsters and other members of the said Court and to Issue owt and cause raise precepts on lybells of indytment at the instance of William Dickisone toune Clerk of Forfar procurator Fiscall for his majesties interest in the said matter against the said Margaret Watt and Alexander Barrie for ceitting them and the assysers and witneses in the ordinary manner and under the usuall paines and certificationes To compear before the said Commissioners hereby commissionat or their said quorum at Forfar the tuenty sexth day of october instant With full power also to them To amerciate and fyne the absent assysers and witnesses and the amerciaments and fynes to uplift for their owne use and behoofe, and to adjourne themselves from tyme to tyme to the effect that the pannells being fully heared The said commissioners of their said quorum may judge and determine the relevancie of the lybell and To call ane inqueist of fourty fyve persones who are to be ceitted on the assyse of the said persones and out of that number To choyse ane assyse of fifteen and to administrat to them the ordinary oathe in the usuall termes And with power also to the said Commissioners or their said quorum to examine the witnesses ceitted in presence of the said pannells and sworne inqueist upon the poynts that shall be admitted to probatione and therafter to remitt the said lybell and interloquitor to be given by them anent the relevancie thereof and the depositiones of the Witnesses to be taken in maner foresaid to the knowledge of the said inqueist and assyse whom they appoynt to elect a Chancellor or precedent with a Clerk and after reading and perusall of the said Indytment interloquitor to be pronounced thereon and depositiones of the witnesses to be taken in presence of the said Pannells and assyse To find the lybell proven against the said pannells or to assoilzie them according to Law as they will answere to God and a good conscience, That they draw up their verdict accordingly and delyver the same sealled by the Hand of their Chancelor or precident To the said persones or their Quorum whom they hereby authorize and Commissionat to advyse the haill proces and verdict of the inqueist with the depositiones of the witnesses and to give and pronounce sentance condemnator or absolvitor in the said matter according to Justice and in case the said Judges shall find the pannells guilty of the cryme layed to their Charge With power to the said Commissioners or their said quorum to decerne and adjudge the said Pannells to be hanged or otherwayes execute within such space and after such manner as they shall think fitt And generally with full power to the said Commissioners or their said quorum to act doe and performe all and sundrie things whatsomever competent and incumbent to be acted done and performed by any Commissioners of Justiciary hereto nominate and appoynted by the said Lords of privey Councill and the said Lords appoynts the said Commissioners or their said quorum within the space of tuentie dayes after pronounceing and executeing of their sentance in this matter To report to the Lords Commissioners of Justitiary or to the Clerk of the Criminall Court ane Authentick extract under the Hands of their said sentance and the manner of executeing thereof to the effect the same may be recorded in the books of justiciary which the Clerk to the Criminall Court is hereby requyred to record therin as he shall be answerable Given at Edinburgh the eleventh day of October Jaj vjc nynty and Four years Sic subscributur Tweeddale Sutherland Strathmore Lothian Forfar Tarbat Polwarth Archibald Murray Robert Sinclair John Maxwell T Livingstone

0. NRS, PC1/50, 29.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 27-9.

0. NRS, PC1/50, 29.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 27-9.

Act, 11 October 1694, Edinburgh

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Act

Act Alexander Strachane

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill by Alexander Strachane wryter in Edinburgh Shewing that where the said petitioner being imprisoned within the tolbooth of Edinburgh upon suspisione of haveing accessione to the escape of Master Alexander Irvine the petitioners brother in Law who stayed at his house and the Centenells who were sett over the said Mr Alexander and the petitioner haveing been examined by the magistrats of Edinburgh and ane Committee of the said Lords haveing reexamined the petitioner and considered the Centenells declarationes It is found that he had noe accessione to the said Master Alexander his escape and therfore it was the Commitees oppinione that the petitioner should be sett at Libertie upon his finding of Cautione for his appearance before the said Lords when called for etc and transmitting the bond of Cautionrie given for his wyfe from the Baillies of Edinburgh to the said Lords their Clerk and therfore humblie Craveing to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing considered the abovewryten petitione given in to them by the within named Alexander Strachane with a report of a Committee of their owne number appoynted in this matter Gives ordor and warrant to the Baillies of Edinburgh and their Clerk To transmitt to the Hands of the Clerks of privy councill the bond of Cautionrie taken by the said Baillie for […] spouse to the said petitioner And in respect the said bond is transmitted and the petitioner hes given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That he shall appear before the said Lords when called for and in the mean tyme That He shall live peaceablie under the present Government of their majesties King William and Queen Mary and that He shall not act consult nor contryve any thing in prejudice thereof, nor converse nor correspond with Rebells under the penaltie of two Hundred pound Sterling money The said Lords gave ordor and warrant to the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their Tolbooth to set the petitioner at libertie furth thereof for which this shall be To all concerned a sufficient warrand

At Edinburgh. Thursday the 11th October 1694

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Act Alexander Strachane

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Councill by Alexander Strachane wryter in Edinburgh Shewing that where the said petitioner being imprisoned within the tolbooth of Edinburgh upon suspisione of haveing accessione to the escape of Master Alexander Irvine the petitioners brother in Law who stayed at his house and the Centenells who were sett over the said Mr Alexander and the petitioner haveing been examined by the magistrats of Edinburgh and ane Committee of the said Lords haveing reexamined the petitioner and considered the Centenells declarationes It is found that he had noe accessione to the said Master Alexander his escape and therfore it was the Commitees oppinione that the petitioner should be sett at Libertie upon his finding of Cautione for his appearance before the said Lords when called for etc and transmitting the bond of Cautionrie given for his wyfe from the Baillies of Edinburgh to the said Lords their Clerk and therfore humblie Craveing to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing considered the abovewryten petitione given in to them by the within named Alexander Strachane with a report of a Committee of their owne number appoynted in this matter Gives ordor and warrant to the Baillies of Edinburgh and their Clerk To transmitt to the Hands of the Clerks of privy councill the bond of Cautionrie taken by the said Baillie for […] spouse to the said petitioner And in respect the said bond is transmitted and the petitioner hes given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That he shall appear before the said Lords when called for and in the mean tyme That He shall live peaceablie under the present Government of their majesties King William and Queen Mary and that He shall not act consult nor contryve any thing in prejudice thereof, nor converse nor correspond with Rebells under the penaltie of two Hundred pound Sterling money The said Lords gave ordor and warrant to the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their Tolbooth to set the petitioner at libertie furth thereof for which this shall be To all concerned a sufficient warrand

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1. NRS, PC1/50, 26.

0. NRS, PC1/50, 21.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 26.

Act, 11 October 1694, Edinburgh

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At Edinburgh. Thursday the 11th October 1694

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Act of banishment Daveill and Seatone tuo Preists

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Doe hereby banish Francis Darveill and Master James Seatone Preists or suspect to be so furth of this Kingdome In respect they have consented therto under their hands and Discharged them to returne within the same at any tyme hereafter without their Majesties or the Councills warrand for that effect under the paine of death and Ordains them to transport themselves with the first ships or fleet that shall goe for the Netherlands and Gives ordor and warrant to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their Tolbooth to sett them at Libertie furth thereof They first giving bond and finding sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privey Councill that they shall depart furth of this Kingdome with the said fleit and that they shall remaine on this syde of the water of Forth and not goe to the other syde thereof dureing their aboad in Scotland each of them under the paine of ane Hundred pound sterling a peice in case they transgress in any part of the premisses

At Edinburgh. Thursday the 11th October 1694

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Act of banishment Daveill and Seatone tuo Preists

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Doe hereby banish Francis Darveill and Master James Seatone Preists or suspect to be so furth of this Kingdome In respect they have consented therto under their hands and Discharged them to returne within the same at any tyme hereafter without their Majesties or the Councills warrand for that effect under the paine of death and Ordains them to transport themselves with the first ships or fleet that shall goe for the Netherlands and Gives ordor and warrant to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their Tolbooth to sett them at Libertie furth thereof They first giving bond and finding sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privey Councill that they shall depart furth of this Kingdome with the said fleit and that they shall remaine on this syde of the water of Forth and not goe to the other syde thereof dureing their aboad in Scotland each of them under the paine of ane Hundred pound sterling a peice in case they transgress in any part of the premisses

0. NRS, PC1/50, 21.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 25.

0. NRS, PC1/50, 21.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 25.

Act, 11 October 1694, Edinburgh

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At Edinburgh. Thursday the 11th October 1694

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Act and Intimation anent this currant parliament

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Considering That where the present Currant parliament was by their majesties proclamatione thereanent Adjourned to the twentie fyfth day of October instant and his majestie being now abroad furth of his Kingdomes Hath not as yet signified his pleasure either by sending a Comissioner for holding thereof at the said day nor his Royall ordor for adjourning the same to a further day And seeing that both by the nature of the High Court of parliament and by express acts of parliament, parliaments are Current without the necessity of ane express continuatione untill they be dissolved by their majesties express warrand whose sole prerogative it is to dissolve als weill as to call hold and prorogue the same Therfore the said Lords of their majesties privey Councill In expectatione of their majesties express orders and To prevent the unnecessary trouble of the members and other good subjects who may be concerned to repair to the meeting of parliament Have thought fitt to ordaine intimatione to be made That all members of parliament be readie to meet and attend in this Currant parliament so soone as their Majesties will and pleasure shall be signified to them, for that effect and that none may pretend ignorance Ordains these presents to be printed and to be published at the marcat Cross of Edinburgh by the Lyon King at Armes and his brethren Heraulds and Pursevants and at the whole marcat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shires within this Kingdome by Macers or messingers sic subscribitur Tweddale Cancel: Drumlanrig Strathmore Lothiane Ross Adam Cockburne James Stueart Archibald Murray John Maxwell.

At Edinburgh. Thursday the 11th October 1694

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Act and Intimation anent this currant parliament

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Considering That where the present Currant parliament was by their majesties proclamatione thereanent Adjourned to the twentie fyfth day of October instant and his majestie being now abroad furth of his Kingdomes Hath not as yet signified his pleasure either by sending a Comissioner for holding thereof at the said day nor his Royall ordor for adjourning the same to a further day And seeing that both by the nature of the High Court of parliament and by express acts of parliament, parliaments are Current without the necessity of ane express continuatione untill they be dissolved by their majesties express warrand whose sole prerogative it is to dissolve als weill as to call hold and prorogue the same Therfore the said Lords of their majesties privey Councill In expectatione of their majesties express orders and To prevent the unnecessary trouble of the members and other good subjects who may be concerned to repair to the meeting of parliament Have thought fitt to ordaine intimatione to be made That all members of parliament be readie to meet and attend in this Currant parliament so soone as their Majesties will and pleasure shall be signified to them, for that effect and that none may pretend ignorance Ordains these presents to be printed and to be published at the marcat Cross of Edinburgh by the Lyon King at Armes and his brethren Heraulds and Pursevants and at the whole marcat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shires within this Kingdome by Macers or messingers sic subscribitur Tweddale Cancel: Drumlanrig Strathmore Lothiane Ross Adam Cockburne James Stueart Archibald Murray John Maxwell.

0. NRS, PC1/50, 21.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 24-5.

0. NRS, PC1/50, 21.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 24-5.