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Act, 12 September 1699, Edinburgh

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Act for Transporting William Baillie ane Egyptian To America

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill, Doe heirby ordain the master or Skipper of the First ship which Shall Saile, From this Kingdom To his Majesties plantationes in America, To Take and carry abroad with them to the saids plantationes The person of William Baillie ane Egyptian presently prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh And To give Bond and Find sufficient caution, acted in the books of privy Councill, That he shall Transport the said William Baillie To and land him in the saids plantationes, And That he shall Report a Certificate of his Transportation and landing To the Councill, and That within the space of […] Moneths next after his landing with the said William Baillie in the plantations, under the penalty of Five Hundereth merks Scots money, In caice he shall Transgress or faill in any part of the premises, And The saids Lords Recomends to his Majesties Advocate To see this act put to due Execution and punctually observed, And Recomends To the Lords of Thesaury, To give to the said Skipper ane Suteable allowance for Expences of the said William Baillie his Transportation.

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Act for Transporting William Baillie ane Egyptian To America

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill, Doe heirby ordain the master or Skipper of the First ship which Shall Saile, From this Kingdom To his Majesties plantationes in America, To Take and carry abroad with them to the saids plantationes The person of William Baillie ane Egyptian presently prisoner in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh And To give Bond and Find sufficient caution, acted in the books of privy Councill, That he shall Transport the said William Baillie To and land him in the saids plantationes, And That he shall Report a Certificate of his Transportation and landing To the Councill, and That within the space of […] Moneths next after his landing with the said William Baillie in the plantations, under the penalty of Five Hundereth merks Scots money, In caice he shall Transgress or faill in any part of the premises, And The saids Lords Recomends to his Majesties Advocate To see this act put to due Execution and punctually observed, And Recomends To the Lords of Thesaury, To give to the said Skipper ane Suteable allowance for Expences of the said William Baillie his Transportation.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 20.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 20.

Procedure, 12 September 1699, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Committee For drawing A Proclamation anent the poor

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill nominates and appointes The Lord Ruthven, Sir James Stewart His Majesties Advocate, The Lords Philiphaugh, Halcraig and Crossrigg To be a Committee, For drawing a Proclamation anent the poor, Suteable to the present Circumstances of the poor, And Recomends to them to meet tomorrow at Ten in the forenoon, And To present the Proclamation to the Councill against their next meeting to be Signed.

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Committee For drawing A Proclamation anent the poor

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill nominates and appointes The Lord Ruthven, Sir James Stewart His Majesties Advocate, The Lords Philiphaugh, Halcraig and Crossrigg To be a Committee, For drawing a Proclamation anent the poor, Suteable to the present Circumstances of the poor, And Recomends to them to meet tomorrow at Ten in the forenoon, And To present the Proclamation to the Councill against their next meeting to be Signed.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 20.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 20.

Act, 12 September 1699, Edinburgh

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Act Recalling the Viscount of Seafeilds Comission to be Bailie of the Regality of Huntly etc

The Lord Viscount of Seafield, ane of the principall Secretaries of State having Represented to the Councill, That their Lordships hes nominated him to be Baillie of the Regality of Huntly and Justiciar of the Regality of Kinross and of the Bailiary of the Bishoprick of Aberdeen, And That In Respect his Lordship Is in his Majesties publict Service, which will of necessity call him abroad To attend His Majesties person and That it will not be fitt the said office be Exerced by a Deput unless The Principall be in the Countrey, And That The Lord Forbes Lands lyes Nigher to the Bounds of the said Commission Then the Lord Seafields Lands, The Saids Lords Doe heirby Recall The forsaid Commission Granted to the said Viscount of Seafield and Exoner him therof and declares the samen null and of none Effect, And appoints a New Commission in the same termes with the Commission In favors of the Viscount of Seafield, To be drawen In favours of the Lord Forbes and to be presented to the Councill att their next meeting to be Subscrived.

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Act Recalling the Viscount of Seafeilds Comission to be Bailie of the Regality of Huntly etc

The Lord Viscount of Seafield, ane of the principall Secretaries of State having Represented to the Councill, That their Lordships hes nominated him to be Baillie of the Regality of Huntly and Justiciar of the Regality of Kinross and of the Bailiary of the Bishoprick of Aberdeen, And That In Respect his Lordship Is in his Majesties publict Service, which will of necessity call him abroad To attend His Majesties person and That it will not be fitt the said office be Exerced by a Deput unless The Principall be in the Countrey, And That The Lord Forbes Lands lyes Nigher to the Bounds of the said Commission Then the Lord Seafields Lands, The Saids Lords Doe heirby Recall The forsaid Commission Granted to the said Viscount of Seafield and Exoner him therof and declares the samen null and of none Effect, And appoints a New Commission in the same termes with the Commission In favors of the Viscount of Seafield, To be drawen In favours of the Lord Forbes and to be presented to the Councill att their next meeting to be Subscrived.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 19-20.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 19-20.

Sederunt, 12 September 1699, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Crafurd; Earl of Mar; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Annandale; Viscount Seafeild S:; Lord Polwarth; Lord Carmichaell S; Lord Forbes; Lord Ruthven; Lord President of Session; Lord Advocate; Lord Thesaurer deput; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Crossrigg; Lord Rankillor; Mr Fra: Montgomry; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

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Lord Chancellor; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Crafurd; Earl of Mar; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Annandale; Viscount Seafeild S:; Lord Polwarth; Lord Carmichaell S; Lord Forbes; Lord Ruthven; Lord President of Session; Lord Advocate; Lord Thesaurer deput; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Halcraig; Lord Crossrigg; Lord Rankillor; Mr Fra: Montgomry; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stevensone; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/52, 19.

2. NRS, PC1/52, 19.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 19.

2. NRS, PC1/52, 19.

Act, 20 September 1698, Edinburgh

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Act Prorogating the Tollerance For Important Forraign Victuall

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Considering That their Allowance and Licence For Importing victuall and Corns of all sorts from forraign Countries into this Kingdom and That free of Custom Excyse or Imposition does Expire upon the First day of october next to Come. Do Therfore heirby prorogate and Continue the forsaid Licence in the hail points and articles thereof untill the second Twesday of November next Inclusive And ordains these presents to be printed and published att the mercat cross of Edinburgh and other places needfull. Sic subscribitur.

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Act Prorogating the Tollerance For Important Forraign Victuall

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Considering That their Allowance and Licence For Importing victuall and Corns of all sorts from forraign Countries into this Kingdom and That free of Custom Excyse or Imposition does Expire upon the First day of october next to Come. Do Therfore heirby prorogate and Continue the forsaid Licence in the hail points and articles thereof untill the second Twesday of November next Inclusive And ordains these presents to be printed and published att the mercat cross of Edinburgh and other places needfull. Sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 475.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 475.

Warrant, 20 September 1698, Edinburgh

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Warrant To the Earle of Argyle and Mr James Graham To Veiu Mr Conn

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill doe heirby allow Archbald Earle of Argyle To go into the Room in the castle of Edinburgh wherin Mr Cornelius Conn is keept and that notwithstanding the said Mr Conn is closs prisoner And to Take Mr James Graham Late Bishop of the Isles alongst with him: To view and Consider the person of the said Mr Cornelius Conn whether he be the True person who was Kept prisoner by the Earle of Seaforth under that name or not. And Recommends to the said Earle to make his Report to the Councill.

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Warrant To the Earle of Argyle and Mr James Graham To Veiu Mr Conn

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill doe heirby allow Archbald Earle of Argyle To go into the Room in the castle of Edinburgh wherin Mr Cornelius Conn is keept and that notwithstanding the said Mr Conn is closs prisoner And to Take Mr James Graham Late Bishop of the Isles alongst with him: To view and Consider the person of the said Mr Cornelius Conn whether he be the True person who was Kept prisoner by the Earle of Seaforth under that name or not. And Recommends to the said Earle to make his Report to the Councill.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 475.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 475.

Warrant, 20 September 1698, Edinburgh

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Warrant To the Keeper of Edinburgh Tolbooth To furnish prisoners meat and Drink

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Doe heirby give order and warrant To the Keeper of the Tolbooth of Edinburgh To Furnish meat and drink to such prisoners as are in the said Tolbooth whose names shall be given in a List to him subscrived be Sir James Stewart his Majesties Advocate at the rate of Four shilling scots per diem for each man, And heirby Recommends the said Keeper To the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaury for repayment of what shall be debursed be him in obedience to this order.

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Warrant To the Keeper of Edinburgh Tolbooth To furnish prisoners meat and Drink

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Doe heirby give order and warrant To the Keeper of the Tolbooth of Edinburgh To Furnish meat and drink to such prisoners as are in the said Tolbooth whose names shall be given in a List to him subscrived be Sir James Stewart his Majesties Advocate at the rate of Four shilling scots per diem for each man, And heirby Recommends the said Keeper To the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaury for repayment of what shall be debursed be him in obedience to this order.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 475.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 475.

Proclamation, 20 September 1698, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamation For The more Easy and Effectuall Inbringing of the Polemoney

Proclamation for the better Inbringing of the polemoney Read approven and signed and ordained Instantly to be published:
William By the Grace of God, King of great Brittan France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] macers of our privy Councill messengers att armes our sheriffs in that pairt Conjunctlie and Severallie specialy Constitute Greeting. Forasmuchas The Two poles Imposed by Two acts of the Last session of this present Current Parliament are now set in farm. And That it is of special Concern For making the saids poles Effectual That the Commissioners of shires and others Required by the saids acts for making up the Lists Rolls and books of persones and returning of the same. Doe Diligently meet and attend And performe what is Incumbent to them for clearing and for the more Easie raising and Levying of the saids poles by our saids farmers. Wee with advice of the Lords of our privy Councill and Conform to the Reference made to them by the saids Acts of parliament Have ordained, And heirby ordains for the First of the saids poles, The hail Commissioners of the several shyres and Stewartries within this Kingdom residing within the same respective To meet upon the second Twesday of October next to come at the ordinary place of their meeting And There To Subdivide the hail Bounds of the saids shires and stewartries amongst the Commissioners Residing For the present within the same, whether present at or Absent from the said meeting for making up the List of the poleable persons, by vertue of the Forsaid act and That at such places as they shall appoint upon the First Tuesday of November Thereafter. And There to proced in Compleating The saids Lists and Rolls of poleable persons, And Taking in their severall degrees and qualities In manner Specified in the said act. And Appoints Advertisements To be Given To The saids Commissioners Resideing within the saids Shires and Stewartries tymously by the several Sheriffs and Stewarts or their Deputs for their meeting up the said second Twesday of October next To the Effect forsaid. And Likewise That Advertisement be tymously given To the Commissioners Absent and appointed to particular Districts. And That Intimation be made att the several paroch Churches within the shires a Competent tyme off before of the particular places to which the poleable persons are to Repair for giving in of their Degrees, Characters and qualifications, according to which they are lyable In polemoney under the pains, Contained in the act of parliament. And furder Wee with Advice forsaid Require and Command The Magistrats of Burghs To meet upon the days appointed by the Forsaid act of Parliament. And to proceed in making up the Lists and Rolls of the persons poleable within their Burghs and to make Intimation in manner abovementioned. As also wee with Advice forsaid Command and Appoint The saids Commissioners of Supplie Magistrats of Burghs and their Respective Clerks To Compleat the Forsaids Rolls and Lists of the poleable persons within their Respective bounds And to Transmitt the samen or ane Abstract thereof To the Lords of our Thesaury Betwixt and the First day of December next To the Effect the saids Lists and Rolls may be delivered by them to our saids farmers Betwixt or upon the Third Tuesday of December next to Come. And Wee with advice Forsaid doe heirby Certifie The saids Commissioners and magistrats Respective Forsaid if they shall Either fail to meet or attend The saids Days for making up the saids Lists and Rolls or in Transmitting the same or Abstracts thereof in the Terms of the act of parliament. Betwixt and the Day Forsaid They shall be Conveened and processed before the Lords of our privy Councill att the Instance of our Advocate, and of the saids Tacksmen for their Negligence in the premises and for Damnages and To be punished for the same with all severity. And Wee ordain the Chamberlains Factors Doers and the Tutors and Curators of such of The saids poleable persons as are Absent or Minors, To give up the Respective qualities and degrees of the saids persons Absent or Minors and make payment of their polemoney at the days and under the Certificationes and pains Contained in the forsaid act of Parliament And Lastly wee with Advice forsaid Declare, That all persons lyable In polemoney by this present act shall be obliged To give up upon oath their names qualities and degrees and values of their Estates If Required thereto at Least that it shall be Leisom and Competent To our saids Tacksmen to Controll the qualities Degrees and values of Estates, That shall be given in by the oath of the Ingiver therof If they Think fitt. For making the Ingivers thereof Lyable for the Single pole Doubles or Quadruples according to the forsaid act of parliament. Our Will is Heirfore, And wee charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the remanent mercat croses of the hail head Burghs of the severall shires and stewartries within this Kingdom. And There in our name and authority by open proclamation make Intimation of the premises. That none pretend Ignorance. And wee ordain our solicitor To Dispatch Coppies heirof to the sheriffs of the severall shires and stewarts of Stewartries and their Deputs And magistrats of Burghs or their Clerks To be by Them published att the mercat Crosses of the head Burghs upon Receit thereof. And Immediatly sent to the several ministers To the Effect the same may be Intimate and Read att the severall paroch Churches upon the Lords day att Least preceeding the said second Twesday of october next to Come. And ordains our Sollicitor to Transmitt printed Coppies of the said Act of parliament with this present proclamation To the sheriffs of the severall shires, Stewarts of Stewartries And Magistrats of Burghs to be delivered to them and made use off by them as they shall Find needfull. And ordains these presents to be printed. Given under our signet att Edinburgh The Twenty day of September and of our Reign the Tenth year 1698 sic subscribitur.

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Proclamation

Proclamation For The more Easy and Effectuall Inbringing of the Polemoney

Proclamation for the better Inbringing of the polemoney Read approven and signed and ordained Instantly to be published:
William By the Grace of God, King of great Brittan France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] macers of our privy Councill messengers att armes our sheriffs in that pairt Conjunctlie and Severallie specialy Constitute Greeting. Forasmuchas The Two poles Imposed by Two acts of the Last session of this present Current Parliament are now set in farm. And That it is of special Concern For making the saids poles Effectual That the Commissioners of shires and others Required by the saids acts for making up the Lists Rolls and books of persones and returning of the same. Doe Diligently meet and attend And performe what is Incumbent to them for clearing and for the more Easie raising and Levying of the saids poles by our saids farmers. Wee with advice of the Lords of our privy Councill and Conform to the Reference made to them by the saids Acts of parliament Have ordained, And heirby ordains for the First of the saids poles, The hail Commissioners of the several shyres and Stewartries within this Kingdom residing within the same respective To meet upon the second Twesday of October next to come at the ordinary place of their meeting And There To Subdivide the hail Bounds of the saids shires and stewartries amongst the Commissioners Residing For the present within the same, whether present at or Absent from the said meeting for making up the List of the poleable persons, by vertue of the Forsaid act and That at such places as they shall appoint upon the First Tuesday of November Thereafter. And There to proced in Compleating The saids Lists and Rolls of poleable persons, And Taking in their severall degrees and qualities In manner Specified in the said act. And Appoints Advertisements To be Given To The saids Commissioners Resideing within the saids Shires and Stewartries tymously by the several Sheriffs and Stewarts or their Deputs for their meeting up the said second Twesday of October next To the Effect forsaid. And Likewise That Advertisement be tymously given To the Commissioners Absent and appointed to particular Districts. And That Intimation be made att the several paroch Churches within the shires a Competent tyme off before of the particular places to which the poleable persons are to Repair for giving in of their Degrees, Characters and qualifications, according to which they are lyable In polemoney under the pains, Contained in the act of parliament. And furder Wee with Advice forsaid Require and Command The Magistrats of Burghs To meet upon the days appointed by the Forsaid act of Parliament. And to proceed in making up the Lists and Rolls of the persons poleable within their Burghs and to make Intimation in manner abovementioned. As also wee with Advice forsaid Command and Appoint The saids Commissioners of Supplie Magistrats of Burghs and their Respective Clerks To Compleat the Forsaids Rolls and Lists of the poleable persons within their Respective bounds And to Transmitt the samen or ane Abstract thereof To the Lords of our Thesaury Betwixt and the First day of December next To the Effect the saids Lists and Rolls may be delivered by them to our saids farmers Betwixt or upon the Third Tuesday of December next to Come. And Wee with advice Forsaid doe heirby Certifie The saids Commissioners and magistrats Respective Forsaid if they shall Either fail to meet or attend The saids Days for making up the saids Lists and Rolls or in Transmitting the same or Abstracts thereof in the Terms of the act of parliament. Betwixt and the Day Forsaid They shall be Conveened and processed before the Lords of our privy Councill att the Instance of our Advocate, and of the saids Tacksmen for their Negligence in the premises and for Damnages and To be punished for the same with all severity. And Wee ordain the Chamberlains Factors Doers and the Tutors and Curators of such of The saids poleable persons as are Absent or Minors, To give up the Respective qualities and degrees of the saids persons Absent or Minors and make payment of their polemoney at the days and under the Certificationes and pains Contained in the forsaid act of Parliament And Lastly wee with Advice forsaid Declare, That all persons lyable In polemoney by this present act shall be obliged To give up upon oath their names qualities and degrees and values of their Estates If Required thereto at Least that it shall be Leisom and Competent To our saids Tacksmen to Controll the qualities Degrees and values of Estates, That shall be given in by the oath of the Ingiver therof If they Think fitt. For making the Ingivers thereof Lyable for the Single pole Doubles or Quadruples according to the forsaid act of parliament. Our Will is Heirfore, And wee charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the remanent mercat croses of the hail head Burghs of the severall shires and stewartries within this Kingdom. And There in our name and authority by open proclamation make Intimation of the premises. That none pretend Ignorance. And wee ordain our solicitor To Dispatch Coppies heirof to the sheriffs of the severall shires and stewarts of Stewartries and their Deputs And magistrats of Burghs or their Clerks To be by Them published att the mercat Crosses of the head Burghs upon Receit thereof. And Immediatly sent to the several ministers To the Effect the same may be Intimate and Read att the severall paroch Churches upon the Lords day att Least preceeding the said second Twesday of october next to Come. And ordains our Sollicitor to Transmitt printed Coppies of the said Act of parliament with this present proclamation To the sheriffs of the severall shires, Stewarts of Stewartries And Magistrats of Burghs to be delivered to them and made use off by them as they shall Find needfull. And ordains these presents to be printed. Given under our signet att Edinburgh The Twenty day of September and of our Reign the Tenth year 1698 sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 473-5.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 473-5.

Sederunt, 20 September 1698, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill P.C.; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Erroll; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Morton; Earl of Buchan; Lord Forbes; Lord Advocate; Mr Francis Montgomry; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill P.C.; Earl of Argyle; Earl of Erroll; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Morton; Earl of Buchan; Lord Forbes; Lord Advocate; Mr Francis Montgomry; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/51, 473.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 473.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 473.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 473.

Warrant, 10 September 1698, Edinburgh

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Warrant

Warrand For Imprisoning Dr Cornelius Cone

Doctor Cornelius Cone Being Examined this Day Before a Committee and Immediatly Brough in and Examined in the Thesaury Room Before the Councellors abovenamed. The Councill gave order for Committing The said Doctor Cone close prisoner in the Castle of Edinburgh In respect being Examined he hes made severall prevarications in matters Concerning the Government. Follows the warrand for his Imprisonment.
The Lord high Chancelor and Lords of privy Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Constable and Governour of the Castle of Edinburgh And in his Lordships absence gives order and warrant to the next commanding officer there To Receave and Keep The person of Doctor Cornelius Cone Closs prisoner without access allowed to any he being a person accused of great pervaricationes in matters concerning the Government wherupon he hes been Examined and Therfore sent to the said Castle To be more clossly Keept as said is till furder order.

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Warrand For Imprisoning Dr Cornelius Cone

Doctor Cornelius Cone Being Examined this Day Before a Committee and Immediatly Brough in and Examined in the Thesaury Room Before the Councellors abovenamed. The Councill gave order for Committing The said Doctor Cone close prisoner in the Castle of Edinburgh In respect being Examined he hes made severall prevarications in matters Concerning the Government. Follows the warrand for his Imprisonment.
The Lord high Chancelor and Lords of privy Councill Doe heirby Recommend to the Earle of Leven Constable and Governour of the Castle of Edinburgh And in his Lordships absence gives order and warrant to the next commanding officer there To Receave and Keep The person of Doctor Cornelius Cone Closs prisoner without access allowed to any he being a person accused of great pervaricationes in matters concerning the Government wherupon he hes been Examined and Therfore sent to the said Castle To be more clossly Keept as said is till furder order.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 472-3.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 472-3.