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Sederunt, 6 September 1694 (pm), Edinburgh

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Philip Ward

Eodem die [6 September 1694] , Post Meridiem

D1694/9/7¹

Sederunt

Sederunt as in the forenoon with Sir Thomas Liveingstoune his being now present.

Eodem die [6 September 1694], Post Meridiem

D1694/9/7¹

Sederunt

Sederunt as in the forenoon with Sir Thomas Liveingstoune his being now present.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 58r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 58r.

Act, 6 September 1694, Edinburgh

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Philip Ward

Edinburgh the sixt september J^aj vj^c nyntie four years

D1694/9/6¹

Act

Act The parishioners of Aughterless.

Anent the Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be the heritors and wholl parishioners of the parish of Auchterless Shewing That quheras Mr Patrick Seattone late incumbent ther about twelue years agoe thrust himself in upon the said parish not only without the Consent of William Meldrum of Haltoune patron of the said parish but over the baillie of the wholl heritors and inhabitants of the said parish to the great greiff of all and the Loss of the Life of Some, and to this day hath continued a very Scandallous and Flagitious persone to the shame of religion and discouragment of all honest people in the parish, and he being lately Conveened before the Committie of the Generall assembly appointed for the north and by them found guilty of many gross scandalls for which he was deposed, nevertheless in Contempt of all authoritie he Continues not only to keep up the keyes of the said kirk but also to invade the pulpit wherby the people of the parish are debarred from ther paroch kirk and necessitate to stand without and hear sermon in the Church yeard to ther great inconveniencie And Therfore Humbly Suplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the above petitione given in to them be the heritors and parishoners of the paroch of Auchterless They heirby Decerne and Ordaine the above Mr Patrick Seatton or any others in whose hands the keyes of the above kirk of Auchterless are to exhibit and deliver the same to William Meldrum of Haltoune patron of the said kirk or to […] of Coupland And also Decernes and Ordaines the said Mr Patrick Seattone To flitt and remove himself wyfe bairnes familly and tennents furth and frae the manse and Gleib of the said parish of Auchterless and to leave the samen void and redd To the effect a minister being legally setled in the said parish may enter therto, And Ordaines letters of horning on fiftein dayes under the signet of Councill to be direct heiron at the instance of eyther of the two persones above named and others in forme as effeirs.

Edinburgh the sixt september J^aj vj^c nyntie four years

D1694/9/6¹

Act

Act The parishioners of Aughterless.

Anent the Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be the heritors and wholl parishioners of the parish of Auchterless Shewing That quheras Mr Patrick Seattone late incumbent ther about twelue years agoe thrust himself in upon the said parish not only without the Consent of William Meldrum of Haltoune patron of the said parish but over the baillie of the wholl heritors and inhabitants of the said parish to the great greiff of all and the Loss of the Life of Some, and to this day hath continued a very Scandallous and Flagitious persone to the shame of religion and discouragment of all honest people in the parish, and he being lately Conveened before the Committie of the Generall assembly appointed for the north and by them found guilty of many gross scandalls for which he was deposed, nevertheless in Contempt of all authoritie he Continues not only to keep up the keyes of the said kirk but also to invade the pulpit wherby the people of the parish are debarred from ther paroch kirk and necessitate to stand without and hear sermon in the Church yeard to ther great inconveniencie And Therfore Humbly Suplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the above petitione given in to them be the heritors and parishoners of the paroch of Auchterless They heirby Decerne and Ordaine the above Mr Patrick Seatton or any others in whose hands the keyes of the above kirk of Auchterless are to exhibit and deliver the same to William Meldrum of Haltoune patron of the said kirk or to […] of Coupland And also Decernes and Ordaines the said Mr Patrick Seattone To flitt and remove himself wyfe bairnes familly and tennents furth and frae the manse and Gleib of the said parish of Auchterless and to leave the samen void and redd To the effect a minister being legally setled in the said parish may enter therto, And Ordaines letters of horning on fiftein dayes under the signet of Councill to be direct heiron at the instance of eyther of the two persones above named and others in forme as effeirs.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 57r-57v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 57r-57v.

Order, 6 September 1694, Edinburgh

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Philip Ward

Edinburgh the sixt september J^aj vj^c nyntie four years

D1694/9/5¹

Order

Recomendatione to the Thesaurie Lillias Simpsone

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of their Majesties Thesaury To modifie and allow a Competent aliement to Lillias Sympsone presently prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh Dureing the space of her Imprisonement or till the same be Discharged.

Edinburgh the sixt september J^aj vj^c nyntie four years

D1694/9/5¹

Order

Recomendatione to the Thesaurie Lillias Simpsone

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the Lords Commissioners of their Majesties Thesaury To modifie and allow a Competent aliement to Lillias Sympsone presently prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh Dureing the space of her Imprisonement or till the same be Discharged.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 57r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 57r.

Procedure, 6 September 1694, Edinburgh

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Philip Ward

Edinburgh the sixt september J^aj vj^c nyntie four years

D1694/9/4¹

Procedure

Excuse for some Councellors.

The Lord Chancelor accquainted the Councill that the Earle of Southerland excused himself for his not attendance at this time In Respect he is attending the buriall of the Lord Arbuthnot his sone in law, The Lord Murray desyres to be excused In respect he is to attend the buriall of the Countess of Cassills, And the Lord Polwarth desyres to be excussed In respect of his valitudinary Conditione.

Edinburgh the sixt september J^aj vj^c nyntie four years

D1694/9/4¹

Procedure

Excuse for some Councellors.

The Lord Chancelor accquainted the Councill that the Earle of Southerland excused himself for his not attendance at this time In Respect he is attending the buriall of the Lord Arbuthnot his sone in law, The Lord Murray desyres to be excused In respect he is to attend the buriall of the Countess of Cassills, And the Lord Polwarth desyres to be excussed In respect of his valitudinary Conditione.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 57r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 57r.

Sederunt, 6 September 1694, Edinburgh

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Philip Ward

Edinburgh the sixt september J^aj vj^c nyntie four years¹

D1694/9/3²

Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill P:S:; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Broadalbine; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Yester; Lord Ross; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Sir John Hall

Edinburgh the sixt september J^aj vj^c nyntie four years¹

D1694/9/3²

Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill P:S:; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Broadalbine; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Yester; Lord Ross; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Sir John Hall

1. NRS, PC2/25, 56v.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 56v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 56v.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 56v.

Order, 4 September 1694, Edinburgh

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Philip Ward

Edinburgh the fourth of September J^aj vj^c nyntie four years

D1694/9/2¹

Order

Farder dilligence The Lord advocat contra The provest of Stirling and others

The letters of dilligence at the instance of his majesties advocat against John Dick provest of Stirling and others being Called The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Ordaine their Clerks of Councill to give out letters of farder dilligence by Captione against Hew Patersone younger of Bannockburne, Mr James Forrester advocat James Watsone eldest Lawfull sone to Duncan Watsone younger merchant in Stirling and Francis Pattone late servitor to umquhill James Norie toune Clerk in Stirling witnesses cited upon the said dilligence and not Compeiring To Compair as they are cited Conforme to the above dilligence upon the fift day of september instant.

Edinburgh the fourth of September J^aj vj^c nyntie four years

D1694/9/2¹

Order

Farder dilligence The Lord advocat contra The provest of Stirling and others

The letters of dilligence at the instance of his majesties advocat against John Dick provest of Stirling and others being Called The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill Doe heirby Ordaine their Clerks of Councill to give out letters of farder dilligence by Captione against Hew Patersone younger of Bannockburne, Mr James Forrester advocat James Watsone eldest Lawfull sone to Duncan Watsone younger merchant in Stirling and Francis Pattone late servitor to umquhill James Norie toune Clerk in Stirling witnesses cited upon the said dilligence and not Compeiring To Compair as they are cited Conforme to the above dilligence upon the fift day of september instant.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 56v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 56v.

Sederunt, 4 September 1694, Edinburgh

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Philip Ward

Edinburgh the fourth of September J^aj vj^c nyntie four years¹

D1694/9/1²

Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Drumlanrig; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Brodalbine; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Yester; Lord Ross; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Laird of Stivenson; Sir Thomas Livingston; Sir John Hall

Edinburgh the fourth of September J^aj vj^c nyntie four years¹

D1694/9/1²

Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Drumlanrig; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Anandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Brodalbine; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Yester; Lord Ross; Lord Carmicheall; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Laird of Stivenson; Sir Thomas Livingston; Sir John Hall

1. NRS, PC2/25, 56v.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 56v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 56v.

2. NRS, PC2/25, 56v.

Procedure: remission, 27 September 1693, Edinburgh

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Philip Ward

Edinburgh the Twentie Seventh of September J^aj vj^c nyntie thrie

D1693/9/21¹

Procedure: remission

Remitt to the Clerks of Councill anent the proviest of Airs petition

Petition John Moor provest of Air read And appoints the Clerk of Councill to revise the accompt and act of the toune Councill of Air written on the end therof and to report to the Councill of the same does suficiently instruct that the stipend allowed be the above act of Councill is exhausted and applyed to ends mentioned in the said act of privy Councill.

Edinburgh the Twentie Seventh of September J^aj vj^c nyntie thrie

D1693/9/21¹

Procedure: remission

Remitt to the Clerks of Councill anent the proviest of Airs petition

Petition John Moor provest of Air read And appoints the Clerk of Councill to revise the accompt and act of the toune Councill of Air written on the end therof and to report to the Councill of the same does suficiently instruct that the stipend allowed be the above act of Councill is exhausted and applyed to ends mentioned in the said act of privy Councill.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 259r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 259r.

Act, 27 September 1693, Edinburgh

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Philip Ward

Edinburgh the Twentie Seventh of September J^aj vj^c nyntie thrie

D1693/9/20¹

Act

Act The heritors of the paroch of Carriden.

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be the heritors of the parishin of Carriden and Daniall Hamiltone late Chamberland of Grang Shewing That wher the schoolhouse of the said parishin was alltogither ruinous in the year J^aj vj^c Eightie seven, The petitioner did for the good of the said parishin give Commission to repair the same, and make it fitt for ane schooll for the education of boyes and another for Laces which being furnished in the same year, The expence therof amounts to betwixt nyne hundred and one thousand pund scots money Wherof in all reason and² equity the said parishin Ought to releive the petitioners in a Considerable part of the Same; Consisting of Skippers seamen and other substantiall Tradsmen besydes a great many fewers and substantiall husbandmen who have the benefit of the same And Therfore Humbly Suplicating to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above petition given in to them be the heritors of the parish of Carriden and Daniall Hamilton late Chamberland of Grange They heirby Ordaine the heritors parishoners and elders of the said parish to meet and to stent the haill heritors, skipers, seamen, husbandmen, and Tradsmen within the said parish for defraying the expenses of repairing the above shooll not exceiding the soume of One Thousand pounds Scots to be Imposed upon the wholl parish Conforme to their respective proportiones of the saids severall parishoners, And appoints the said soume when³ Imposed to be payed in to […] Steiven presenter at the said parish kirk of Carriden, And Ordaines letters of horning on fiftein dayes to be direct heiron and on the stent roll when the same shall be made up for payment of the particular proportiones Imposed upon the severall persones mentioned in the said roll

Edinburgh the Twentie Seventh of September J^aj vj^c nyntie thrie

D1693/9/20¹

Act

Act The heritors of the paroch of Carriden.

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be the heritors of the parishin of Carriden and Daniall Hamiltone late Chamberland of Grang Shewing That wher the schoolhouse of the said parishin was alltogither ruinous in the year J^aj vj^c Eightie seven, The petitioner did for the good of the said parishin give Commission to repair the same, and make it fitt for ane schooll for the education of boyes and another for Laces which being furnished in the same year, The expence therof amounts to betwixt nyne hundred and one thousand pund scots money Wherof in all reason and² equity the said parishin Ought to releive the petitioners in a Considerable part of the Same; Consisting of Skippers seamen and other substantiall Tradsmen besydes a great many fewers and substantiall husbandmen who have the benefit of the same And Therfore Humbly Suplicating to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above petition given in to them be the heritors of the parish of Carriden and Daniall Hamilton late Chamberland of Grange They heirby Ordaine the heritors parishoners and elders of the said parish to meet and to stent the haill heritors, skipers, seamen, husbandmen, and Tradsmen within the said parish for defraying the expenses of repairing the above shooll not exceiding the soume of One Thousand pounds Scots to be Imposed upon the wholl parish Conforme to their respective proportiones of the saids severall parishoners, And appoints the said soume when³ Imposed to be payed in to […] Steiven presenter at the said parish kirk of Carriden, And Ordaines letters of horning on fiftein dayes to be direct heiron and on the stent roll when the same shall be made up for payment of the particular proportiones Imposed upon the severall persones mentioned in the said roll

1. NRS, PC2/24, 258v.

2. Insertion.

3. The word ‘payed’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 258v.

2. Insertion.

3. The word ‘payed’ scored out here.

Procedure: remission, 27 September 1693, Edinburgh

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Philip Ward

Edinburgh the Twentie Seventh of September J^aj vj^c nyntie thrie

D1693/9/19¹

Procedure: remission

Remitt to The Lords Commissioners of thesaurie The Shireff depute of Lanerk

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill be John Simervell of Spittall shirreff depute of Lanerk Shewing That Notwithstanding the petitioner has for these severall years bygone been shireff depute of the said shirreffdome and has been put to vast charges and expences in dispatching the publict Concernes of the shyre direct to him by their Majesties advocat or solicitor and in causeing publish the severall proclamationes sent to him for calling out the heritors fenciblemen and Militia a the Crosses of the shyre and paroch Church doors therof, Which are Fourtie one in number besydes Glasgow, And the said shyre being thretie myles of length and in paying the messengers who execute the saids proclamations at the Crosses Lannerk Rutherglen and other places therby appoynted and Lykewayes in apprehending receweing and Transmitting of prisoners Vagabounds, Thives and Gipsies to the Shyre of Edinburgh with guards and apprehending trying and condemning malefactors and procureing executioners from Edinburgh for executeing of them after they were condemned and particularly in apprehending of the Gypsies and carieing of them to the prisone of Lanrick and procureing the said Lords warrand to bring them to Edinburgh and in mantaineing them in prison and causeing transport them to the Limitts of the said shyre on his oun charges in June last As alsoe in apprehending, trying and condemneing Grizell and James Walkers for murder and Insest and Agnes Wood for murder of a Chyld Conforme to ane Comission granted be the saids Lords of the date the Eightein day of September J^aj vj^c nyntie And bringing west the executioner from Edinburgh to execute them and sending him back with a guard By all quhich the petitioner has been exposed to more then the Soume of Thrie Thousand merks of expences, And seing that hitherto the petitioner has hade no other allowance for all his paines and expences in the saids affairs Bot meerly the Sentance money belonging to him as Judge And that the expences sustained by him in prosecuteing the forsaid publict concernes amount to so Considerable a soume and with all that they were all done by express Commissiones from the saids Lords or their majesties Solicitor and that the petitioner is now fiting his eque for the shyre And that the saids Lords can most fittly cognose upon the paines and Charges he hade been in prosecuteing the saids Lords their oun Commissiones and modifieing the same and grant warrand for allowing therof to the petitioner And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaurie To allow the petitioner the said soume of thrie thousand merks ar so much therof as the saids Lords should please modifie, in the first end of the soumes that shall be fitted by him in the said eque as the said petition bears The Lords² of their Majesties privy Councill haveing heard this petition given in to them be the above John Simervel Read in their presence They heirby Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of their Majesties thesaurie To allow the petitioner the above soume or such part therof as they should think fitt in caice it shall be found by their Lordships either by the records or warrands of thesaurie or exchequer, or equies that they have been in use to allow the like to the petitioner or others in his circumstances formerly.

Edinburgh the Twentie Seventh of September J^aj vj^c nyntie thrie

D1693/9/19¹

Procedure: remission

Remitt to The Lords Commissioners of thesaurie The Shireff depute of Lanerk

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill be John Simervell of Spittall shirreff depute of Lanerk Shewing That Notwithstanding the petitioner has for these severall years bygone been shireff depute of the said shirreffdome and has been put to vast charges and expences in dispatching the publict Concernes of the shyre direct to him by their Majesties advocat or solicitor and in causeing publish the severall proclamationes sent to him for calling out the heritors fenciblemen and Militia a the Crosses of the shyre and paroch Church doors therof, Which are Fourtie one in number besydes Glasgow, And the said shyre being thretie myles of length and in paying the messengers who execute the saids proclamations at the Crosses Lannerk Rutherglen and other places therby appoynted and Lykewayes in apprehending receweing and Transmitting of prisoners Vagabounds, Thives and Gipsies to the Shyre of Edinburgh with guards and apprehending trying and condemning malefactors and procureing executioners from Edinburgh for executeing of them after they were condemned and particularly in apprehending of the Gypsies and carieing of them to the prisone of Lanrick and procureing the said Lords warrand to bring them to Edinburgh and in mantaineing them in prison and causeing transport them to the Limitts of the said shyre on his oun charges in June last As alsoe in apprehending, trying and condemneing Grizell and James Walkers for murder and Insest and Agnes Wood for murder of a Chyld Conforme to ane Comission granted be the saids Lords of the date the Eightein day of September J^aj vj^c nyntie And bringing west the executioner from Edinburgh to execute them and sending him back with a guard By all quhich the petitioner has been exposed to more then the Soume of Thrie Thousand merks of expences, And seing that hitherto the petitioner has hade no other allowance for all his paines and expences in the saids affairs Bot meerly the Sentance money belonging to him as Judge And that the expences sustained by him in prosecuteing the forsaid publict concernes amount to so Considerable a soume and with all that they were all done by express Commissiones from the saids Lords or their majesties Solicitor and that the petitioner is now fiting his eque for the shyre And that the saids Lords can most fittly cognose upon the paines and Charges he hade been in prosecuteing the saids Lords their oun Commissiones and modifieing the same and grant warrand for allowing therof to the petitioner And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of their majesties thesaurie To allow the petitioner the said soume of thrie thousand merks ar so much therof as the saids Lords should please modifie, in the first end of the soumes that shall be fitted by him in the said eque as the said petition bears The Lords² of their Majesties privy Councill haveing heard this petition given in to them be the above John Simervel Read in their presence They heirby Recomend to the Lords Commissioners of their Majesties thesaurie To allow the petitioner the above soume or such part therof as they should think fitt in caice it shall be found by their Lordships either by the records or warrands of thesaurie or exchequer, or equies that they have been in use to allow the like to the petitioner or others in his circumstances formerly.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 257v-258v.

2. The word ‘Commissioners’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 257v-258v.

2. The word ‘Commissioners’ scored out here.