A1696/9/7
A1696/9/72
Sederunt
Lord Chancelor; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Tullibairdin; Earl of Morton; Earl of Lothian; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocat; Lord Philiphaugh; Lord Anstruther; Laird of Cessnock; Provost of Edinburgh
1. NRS, PC1/51, 1.
2. NRS, PC1/51, 1.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 1.
2. NRS, PC1/51, 1.
A1696/9/6
A1696/9/61
Act
Anent the petition Given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell By Kenneth Earle of Seaforth Sheuing That wher his Majestie as the petitioner is Informed Hath been pleased to pass over former errors and to Condescend That upon the petitioners surrender and returning againe to prisone should have the benefite of that favour He hath been pleased to extend to others to be Liberat upon bale And to have the proces depending before the Lords of Justiciary against the petitioner discharged wherupon the petitioner Endeavoured to render himself alse soon as possible by reason of the distance of the place wher he then was and the Indisposition of health that he Laboured and doeth still Labour under And nou seing that the petitioner is Come the Length of Invernes with purpose to have entered himself in Stirling Castle as the prisone wher he understood the petitioner was expected But through his forsaid Indisposition and weaknes hath been obleidged to stop and render himself to the Comanding officer ther for the tyme as his Letters to the Lord Chancelor have Certified And that as now a prisoner in the said toune of Invernes He doeth waite for the benefite of his Majesties favour And therfore Humblie Craving their Lordships to accept of his said surrender as if it had been made in the Castle of Stirling as was expected And to ordaine the petitioner according to his Majesties Gracious pleasure to be sett at Libertie upon Bale to appear when Called As Lykewayes to Command his Majesties Advocat to desert the dyett runing against the petitioner before the Lords of Justiciarie speciallie seing that his Long trouble and Knouen Indisposition doeth Certainly merite their Lordships Compassion as the said petition Bears The Saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councill Having Considered this petitione given to them by the within Kenneth Earle of Seaforth And the Earle of Tillibarden principall secretarie Having acquanted the Councill that in march last The Kings Majesties acquanted his Lordship That he was satisfied the Earle of Seaforth should be at Libertie upon bale He Entering himself prisoner in the Castle of Stirling uithin tuo months therafter But does not Knou what his Majesties thoughts may now be after soe Long a tyme The saids Lords Doe heirby Give order and warrand to Captain William Richardsone Commandant of the Garrison at Invernes In whose Custody the petitioner presently is Conform to the said Captains Letter to the Lord Chancelor to detaine the said Earle of Seaforth prisoner and not suffer him to escape as he will be ansuerable at his highest perrill untill farder order from the Councill And Recommends to the Earle of Tullibarden principall secretary of state to wryte to his Majestie And acquant him uith the Earls petition That his Majestie may signifie his pleasure theranent
2
1. NRS, PC1/50, 631-32.
2. PC1/50, p. 633: ‘This Book Ends here The next State Register Beginns upon the Fourth day of September 1696′.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 631-32.
2. PC1/50, p. 633: ‘This Book Ends here The next State Register Beginns upon the Fourth day of September 1696′.
A1696/9/5
A1696/9/51
Order
warrand Given to the Commanding officer of the toune of Edinburghs Company of Guairds to search the Lodgings of Hugh Broun Chirurgeon Mr Robert Trotter doctor of medicine and Mr David Drummond and Byres of Coatts and to secure their persons and papers and put Centinells upon them in their severall Chambers untill they be examined The principall warrand heirof was subscribed by the Lord Chancellor and Immediatly sent to the Commander of the Guaird
1. NRS, PC1/50, 631.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 631.
A1696/9/4
A1696/9/41
Procedure
The Lords of his majesties privie Councill Doe heirby approve of Sir James Steuart his Majesties advocat his seasing of […] Ogilvie and Anthony Luvaine as persons come from France and Committing them closs prisoners And in the mean tyme recommends to the Earle of Tillibarden secretary of state The Earle of Lothian and his Majesties Advocat to Call for and examine both the saids persons And Consider the papers which have been seased on them And Declares any tuo of the said Committie to be a sufficient Quorum And Recommends to them to meet this day at three in the Afternoon And to make their report to the Councill with their Conveniency And Recomends to the Lord Anstruther and Lord Rankeilor instantly to repair to the Castle of Edinburgh and to the Lord Drummond his chamber and to search all his Lordships papers and to sease such of them as they shall find elate to the Government and for this end to break up and open Trunks Cabinetts or other places wherin any urytes may be
1. NRS, PC1/50, 631.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 631.
A1696/9/3
A1696/9/31
Procedure
The Association subscribed by Leivtennant Collonell John Areskine Leivtennant Governour of the Castle of Stirling Leivtennant Ensigne and their Garrisone ther the Eight of May Being presented at the Councill board was ordained to be Laid in among the rest of the Associations
1. NRS, PC1/50, 631.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 631.
A1696/9/2
A1696/9/21
Procedure
Lord John Hamilton presented to the Lord Chancellor a patent of honour under his Majesties Great Seall In favoures of John Lord Murray To be Earle of Tullibairdin Viscount of Glenalmond and Lord Murray with severall clauses therin which being read was ordered to be recorded And the same was delyvered back to Lord John Hamilton who for the said Earle receaved the same upon his knee. Folloues the tenor of the patent.
Gulielmus Dei Gratia Magnae Britaniae Franciae et Hyberniae Rex fideique Defensor Omnibus probis hominibus suis ad quos praesentes Literae nostrae pervenerint salutem quandoquidem regis nostra dignitate et consentaneum2 insignes gratiae et estimationis nostrae characteres Conferre in illos qui illustrissimi sunt Generis et quorum acta praeclara stemmatis seu3 dignitatem ornant Et nos animo revolventes Joannem Dominum Murray March[i]onis Atholis filium natu maximum non solum familia illustri et antiqua ortum verum etiam propinqua nobis Cognitione honoratum esse, Et cujus etiam Decessores per plurima retro secula constanti fidelitate et firma adhaesione sereniss[i]mis nostris antecessoribus eorumque Diademati et dignitati insigniter sese claros redidere Ipsumque Dictum Joannem Dominum Murray in officiis et muneribus a nobis ipsi hactenus concreditis integritate egregia fidelem sese praebuisse Ob hasce igitur et alias magni momenti Causas et rationes Insignem et durabilem regiae nostrae gratiae tesseram in ipsum conferre statuimus unde in posterum aptior et validior reddatur ejusmodi munera et officia obire quae a nobis ipsi Committentur Noveritis igitur nos nominasse fecisse Constituisse et Creasse sicuti per hasce nostras patentes Nominamus facimus Constituimus et Creamus Eundem Joannem Dominum Murray Comitem vicecomitem et Liberum parliamenti Dominum Comitem De Tillibarden Vicecomitem Glenalmond et4 Dominum Murray in antiquo nostro Scotiae regno Designandum et appellandum Damus par[i]ter Concedimus et Conferrimus in Dictum Joannem Dominum Murray Durantibus omnibus ejus vitae diebus antedictum titulum honorem Gradum et dignitatem Comitis vicecomitis et Liberi parliamenti domini ut praedicitur cum plenaria potestate illi eodem fruendi et Gaudendi cum universis et singulis praerogativis praeeminentiis praecedentiis privilegiis et Immunitatibus quibuscunque eo attinentibus et spectantibus quibus cum dictum Joannem Dominum Murray nobilitamus et Investimus speciatim vero cum libere in parliamento suffragio Tenendum et habendum antedictum titulum honorem dignitatem et Gradum Comitis vicecomitis et domini cum universis et singulis praerogativis praecedenti[i]s praeeminentiis privilegiis Libertatibus aliisque quibuscunque eo spectantibus per dictum Joannem Dominum Murray durante spatio antedicto de nobis nostrisque regiis successoribus in omnibus parliamentis ordinum conventibus Conciliis Generalibus omnibusque aliis conventibus publicis seu privatis quibuscunque in dicto nostro regno tam plenarie et Libere in quovis respectu quam quivis alius Comes vicecomes et Liber parliamenti Dominus simili titulo honore dignitate et Gradu quovis tempore praeterito praesenti seu futuro usus et Gavisus est [seu] uti et Gaudere poterit Leoni porro armorum regi ejusque fratribus faecialibus Imperamus talia prioribus insigni[is] ejus gentilitiis additamenta qualia ipsi illisque congrua et similibus [occasionibus] usitata videbuntur dare et praescribere Ordinamus itidem et declaramus hasce nostras patentes Literas magno nostro sigillo munitas adeo valides et sufficientes fore illi pro possidendo dicto titulo honore dignitate et Gradu Comites5 vicecomites6 et Liberi parliamenti domini durante spatio antedicto Cum omnibus privilegiis aliisque quibuscunque eo Spectantibus ac si cum ritibus et solemnitatibus similibus occasionibus per prius usitatis Investitus et inaug[u]ratus esset Quocirca nos pro nobis nostrisque regiis Successoribus Dispensavimus perque presentes Dispensamus in perpetuum Declarando omnimodo sicuti tenore praesentium specialiter provisum et declaratum est quod hoc nostrum Dioploma est ac erit absque prejudicio successionis dicti Joannis Domini Murray ejusque haeredem praesenti March[i]oni Athole ejus patri in titulo suo praecedentia et dignitate tanquam March[i]oni Atholae etc secundum dioplomata sua post decessum ejus simili modo adeoque Libere quam si praesentes nostrae Literae minime factae aut Concessae fuissent In Cujus rei testimonium presentibus magnum sigillum nostrum appendi praecipimus Apud Castra nostra ad Atre prope Aith vigesimo septimo die mensis Jullii anno domini millesimo sexcentesimo nonogesimo sexto regnique nostri anno octavo Per signaturam manu S: D: N regis suprasignatam Wryten to the Great Seall and registrat the Last day of Agust 16967 sic subscribitur Charles Ker sealled att Edinburgh the Last day of Agust 1696 sic subscribitur John Home
1. NRS, PC1/50, 629-30.
2. Sic. Recte ‘giae nostrae dignitati est consentaneum’?
3. Sic. Recte ‘sui’.
4. Insertion.
5. Sic. Recte ‘comitis’.
6. Sic. Recte ‘vicecomitis’.
7. Insertion.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 629-30.
2. Sic. Recte ‘giae nostrae dignitati est consentaneum’?
3. Sic. Recte ‘sui’.
4. Insertion.
5. Sic. Recte ‘comitis’.
6. Sic. Recte ‘vicecomitis’.
7. Insertion.
A1696/9/1
A1696/9/12
Sederunt
Lord Chancelor; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Mortoun; Earl of Lothian; Lord Murray; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Ruthven; Lord Advocat; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeilor; Laird of Cessnock
1. NRS, PC1/50, 628.
2. NRS, PC1/50, 628.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 628.
2. NRS, PC1/50, 628.
A1695/9/3
A1695/9/31
Act
The Lords of his majesties Privy Councill doe Hereby recomend to the Earle of Leven Governour of the Castle of Edinburgh and gives ordor and warrand to the Inferior officers there To sett at Liberty furth thereof Mary Rotch Servitrix to the Countess of Seaforth In respect the said persones hes before their Liberatione given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That they shall appear before the said Lords of his majesties privy Councill whensoever they shall be called for and answere to what shall be layed to their Charge And in the meantyme That they shall live peaceably under and with all submissione to his majestie King William and that they shall not act consult or contryve anything in prejudice thereof nor shall not converse or correspond with any Rebells under the penalty of fifty pound Sterline apeice for each of them in case they shall transgress any part of the premisses.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 247.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 247.
A1695/9/2
A1695/9/21
Proclamation
The proclamatione following for a solemne thanksgiveing upon takeing the Toune and Castle of Namure being read in Councill was approven and signed The dayes of the thanksgiving being Left blank to be filled up by the Lord Chancellors ordors in whose hands the proclamatione was Left for that effect and was filled up accordingly The Same was ordered to be recorded in the Councill books whereof the tenor followeth a proclamatione for a Solemne nationall thanksgiving William by the grace of God King of great Brittain France and Ireland defender of the Faith To our Lovits […] macers of our privy Councill messingers at armes our Shirriffs in that part conjunctlly and severally specially Constitut greeting Forasmuch as it Hath pleased the Almighty God gratiously to prosper our Armies in the beseigeing and takeing of the Toune and Castle of Namuir and to preserve our persons to the manifold Dangers to which we were thereby exposed for which signall mercy and the other successes and advantadges that we and our armies had been blessed with dureing the Campayne as we and all our good subjects are bound to render thanks to God so we Confess noe less our duety from so happy and propitious beginnings To implore the goodness of the same Almighty God To continow his gratious Countenance and assistance with us and such a happy conclusione to this Campaygne as may procure peace to Christendome and security of the true protestant Religione Therfore we have thought fitt with advyse of the Lords of our privy Councill to appoynt Lykeas we hereby appoynt a day of solemn thanksgiving and prayer to be observed within this Kingdome upon the dayes following viz in the toune of Edinburgh and shyre thereof on the fyfteen day of september instant and in the paroches and Churches of this syde of Tay, on the tuenty second day of the said moneth and in the whole remanent Paroch’s and Churches of this Kingdome upon the tuenty nynth day of the same moneth Which day of thanksgiving and Prayers for the Causes foresaid We hereby peremptorly injoyne to be observed with all Religious Exercises suitable to such ane occasione and by all ministers and others therein concerned as they will be answerable under their Highest perill our will is Herefore and we Charge you That incontinent thir our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and the marcat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shyres within this Kingdome And there in our name and Authority make publicatione hereof that none pretend ignorance And ordains our Sollicitor to cause send printed Coppies hereof to the Shirrifs of the severall shyres and their Clerks whom we ordaine to see the same published and appoynts them to send doubles thereof to the ministers within their bounds and upon the Lords day immediatly preceeding the said day above appoynted the same may be publickly intimatt and read And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the third day of September and of our Reigne the seventh year Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years sic subscribitur sic subscribitur2 Tweddale Cancell W Anstruther Robert Sinclair G Campbell Robert Cheisly
1. NRS, PC1/50, 245-7.
2. Sic.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 245-7.
2. Sic.
A1695/9/1
A1695/9/12
Sederunt
Lord Chancelleur; Earl of Southerland; Lord Murray; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Stevensone; Sir George Campbell; Lord Provost of Edinburgh
1. NRS, PC1/50, 245.
2. NRS, PC1/50, 245.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 245.
2. NRS, PC1/50, 245.