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Sederunt, 4 September 1694, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of DrumLangrig; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Breadalbane; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Yester; Lord Ross; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Laird of Stevensone; Sir Thomas Livingstone; Sir John Hall

1234th September 16944

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of DrumLangrig; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Breadalbane; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Yester; Lord Ross; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Laird of Stevensone; Sir Thomas Livingstone; Sir John Hall

1. State Register Beginnes the /4th/ September 1694.

2. All stipends preceeding the 1st January i693 Are booked in the publict Register, All after that are booked in the private Register

3. The word ‘Edinburgh’ scored out here.

4. NRS, PC1/50, 1.

5. NRS, PC1/50, 1.

1. State Register Beginnes the /4th/ September 1694.

2. All stipends preceeding the 1st January i693 Are booked in the publict Register, All after that are booked in the private Register

3. The word ‘Edinburgh’ scored out here.

4. NRS, PC1/50, 1.

5. NRS, PC1/50, 1.

Act, 29 September 1693, Edinburgh

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Act

Liberatione Mr Alexander Jamiesone

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Doe Heirby Give ordor and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To sett at Liberty furth therof Mr Alexander Jamiesone, minister at Tyrie presently prisoner therin, for alleadged forging the Earle of Kintors subscriptione to a Letter or at least making use of a Letter wherto his Lordships subscriptione was forged The said Mr Alexander Jamiesone first Giving bond and finding sufficient Cautione cited in the books of privy Councell That He shall Appear before the Lords of privie Councell whensoever He shall be Called or Requyred under the penalty of five Hundreth merks scotts

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Liberatione Mr Alexander Jamiesone

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Doe Heirby Give ordor and warrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To sett at Liberty furth therof Mr Alexander Jamiesone, minister at Tyrie presently prisoner therin, for alleadged forging the Earle of Kintors subscriptione to a Letter or at least making use of a Letter wherto his Lordships subscriptione was forged The said Mr Alexander Jamiesone first Giving bond and finding sufficient Cautione cited in the books of privy Councell That He shall Appear before the Lords of privie Councell whensoever He shall be Called or Requyred under the penalty of five Hundreth merks scotts

1. NRS, PC1/49, 148-9.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 148-9.

Order, 29 September 1693, Edinburgh

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Order

Order recalling the old uarrand for citing persones who had refused the oaths

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe Heirby Recall the warrand granted the tuenty seventh day of september Instant for citing such persones who have been Imprisoned for Refusing the oath of alleadgance and assurance and uere not fyned or who being Imprisoned upon the forsaid accompt and are since Liberat untill november nixt That His Majesties pleasure may be knouen in the matter Nota The Lord Chancellor Cancelled the warrand by the above warrand recalled

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Order

Order recalling the old uarrand for citing persones who had refused the oaths

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe Heirby Recall the warrand granted the tuenty seventh day of september Instant for citing such persones who have been Imprisoned for Refusing the oath of alleadgance and assurance and uere not fyned or who being Imprisoned upon the forsaid accompt and are since Liberat untill november nixt That His Majesties pleasure may be knouen in the matter Nota The Lord Chancellor Cancelled the warrand by the above warrand recalled

1. NRS, PC1/49, 148.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 148.

Act, 29 September 1693, Edinburgh

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Act

Repryve William Aird

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Doe Heirby Repryve Uilliam Aird souldier presently prisoner in the tolbooth of Edinburgh from the sentence of death pronunced against him Be the Lords Commissioners of the Justiciary for murdering Agnas Baine spouse to Alexander Bizet untill the second ordinary Councell ordinary day In November nixt to Come And discharges the Magistrats of Edinburgh from putting the sentence forsaid into executione untill the said second ordinary Councell day in November nixt For which this shall be to all persones concerned a sufficient warrand And appoyntes Intimatione heirof to be made to the Magistrats of Edinburgh subscribitur ut sederunt

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Repryve William Aird

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Doe Heirby Repryve Uilliam Aird souldier presently prisoner in the tolbooth of Edinburgh from the sentence of death pronunced against him Be the Lords Commissioners of the Justiciary for murdering Agnas Baine spouse to Alexander Bizet untill the second ordinary Councell ordinary day In November nixt to Come And discharges the Magistrats of Edinburgh from putting the sentence forsaid into executione untill the said second ordinary Councell day in November nixt For which this shall be to all persones concerned a sufficient warrand And appoyntes Intimatione heirof to be made to the Magistrats of Edinburgh subscribitur ut sederunt

1. NRS, PC1/49, 148.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 148.

Sederunt, 29 September 1693, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Hamiltone; Earl of Drumlangrig; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice clerk; Mr Fra: Muntgomery; Laird of Pollock

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Hamiltone; Earl of Drumlangrig; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice clerk; Mr Fra: Muntgomery; Laird of Pollock

1. NRS, PC1/49, 148.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 148.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 148.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 148.

Proclamation, 27 September 1693, Edinburgh

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Proclamation

Proclamatione Indicting a Generall assembly

The proclamatione quherof the tenor is after Insert being redd was approven and ordored to be Recorded
William and Mary By the Grace of God King and Queen of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defenders of the faith To our Lyon King at armes and his Brethren Heraulds Macers of our privie Councell pursevants messengers at armes our shirreffs in that part Conjunctllie and severallie specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as the reall Good of our poeple both in their Religious and Civill Concerns Is ever and shall be very dear unto us And that ue are Hopefull the meeting of a Generall assembly of the Church of this our antient kingdome may Contribute therto Therfore ue uith advyce of our privie Councell doe appoynte and ordaine a Generall Assembly of the Church of this our antient kingdome To meet and Conveen at Edinburgh the sixth day of December nixt to Come And Requyre and Command all Electiones usuall and necessary for the said Generall Assembly to be dewly and tymouslie made and all persones concerned to attend the said meeting day and place forsaid as they uill be ansuerable Our uill is Hierfore And ue Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and whole remanent Crosses of the head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries within this our realme And ther be open proclamatione make Intimatione of the premisses that none may pretend Ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the tuenty seventh day of september and of our reigne the fyfth year l6952 sic subscribitur ut sederunt

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Proclamation

Proclamatione Indicting a Generall assembly

The proclamatione quherof the tenor is after Insert being redd was approven and ordored to be Recorded
William and Mary By the Grace of God King and Queen of Great Brittaine France and Ireland defenders of the faith To our Lyon King at armes and his Brethren Heraulds Macers of our privie Councell pursevants messengers at armes our shirreffs in that part Conjunctllie and severallie specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as the reall Good of our poeple both in their Religious and Civill Concerns Is ever and shall be very dear unto us And that ue are Hopefull the meeting of a Generall assembly of the Church of this our antient kingdome may Contribute therto Therfore ue uith advyce of our privie Councell doe appoynte and ordaine a Generall Assembly of the Church of this our antient kingdome To meet and Conveen at Edinburgh the sixth day of December nixt to Come And Requyre and Command all Electiones usuall and necessary for the said Generall Assembly to be dewly and tymouslie made and all persones concerned to attend the said meeting day and place forsaid as they uill be ansuerable Our uill is Hierfore And ue Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and whole remanent Crosses of the head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries within this our realme And ther be open proclamatione make Intimatione of the premisses that none may pretend Ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the tuenty seventh day of september and of our reigne the fyfth year l6952 sic subscribitur ut sederunt

1. NRS, PC1/49, 147.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 147.

2. Sic.

Procedure, 27 September 1693, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Duke of Hamilton goes for London

The Duke of Hamilton Acquanted the Councell that on Munday nixt His Grace Intended to take Journey for London to waite upon his Majestie against his Returne from the Campe

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Procedure

Duke of Hamilton goes for London

The Duke of Hamilton Acquanted the Councell that on Munday nixt His Grace Intended to take Journey for London to waite upon his Majestie against his Returne from the Campe

1. NRS, PC1/49, 147.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 147.

Act, 27 September 1693, Edinburgh

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Act William Corss and othes anent a ship

Anent the petitione Given In to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Be William Corss and pairtners merchants in Glasgow Sheuing That wher ther Is a small vessell of Ten Tuns Cruizing In Clyde The master wherof under a pretence of a Commissione from the Admirality of England for searching after goods from France or from America Enters aboard all shipps Coming out from or Going Into Clyde and takes provisions and what else He finds for him at his pleasure and not only so But threatnes to Carry all the shipps belonging to scotts men Coming from America To be Judged and made prize of by the Admirality of England which is very prejudiciall to trade and to their Majesties Revenues which might be easily prevented if a shipp of Force were Speedily equipped att the charge of the publict for apprehending the said vessell or others and secure the river of Clyde from all such who may disturbs their trade And because ther is noe ship of Force ther belonging to their Majesties The petitioners are Content to Equipp a shipp of their oune of Tuenty Guns now lying in Clyde now ready to Goe to sea and serve uith her tuo or three months tear and weare for nothing which the petitioners Estimat at tuo Hundreth pounds Sterline If their Lordships will be pleased to furnish threttie Land souldiers uith a serjant and threttie seamen uith ane expert Captaine and mate To be payed and victualled by the Thesaury and the shipp to be Commanded by […] Commissionated by his Grace the Duke of Hamiltone Lord High Admirall of Scotland And for making the desyre of the petitioners the more easie to their Lordships They are satisfied to advance money for buying provisiones for the sea and Landmen paying the seamen their Advance wages and defraying all other Charges during the service provyding the Commissioners of the Thesaury uill Give ordors to the Fermers of their Majesties Customes to allow the same to the petitioners In part of the Custome and Excyse of Goods To be Imported by them And if the ship showld be seazed by Enemies during the service or lost any manner of way That their Lordships may ordor the saids Fermers to allow her value and worth in the first end of duty and excyse of goods to be Imported by them And that Commissione for the value of the ship for that effect And because they have not sufficient quantity of Amunitione their Lordships may cause supply what is necessary to the number of six or Eight barrells of pouder and tuo chists of small shott And therfore Humbly craving their Lordships In regaird of the petitioners offer The tear and wear for nothing of their ship To take the premisses to their Consideratione And to take speedie Course against the violence threatned as said Is by the said small vessell or any other wherby the petitioners hes Ground to Hope that not only their oune shipps may be safe But also the Concerns of other merchants may be free from dainger threatned in their oune rivers by any vessells whatsomever as the said petitione Bears The saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given In to them Be the said William Corss and partners merchants In Glasgow uith a reference theron to the Lords of the Thesaury and the Lord High Chancellor his Report from the saids Lords They Recommend to his Grace The Duke of Hamiltone Lord High Admirall of Scotland to Grant a Commissione to any persone sufficiently qualified for Commanding as Captaine of the said ship And Recommends to Sir Thomas Livingstoune Commander in cheiff of their Majesties forces uithin this kingdome to Give ordors and Command a serjant uith threttie souldiers to Goe aboard of the said ship And ther to receave and obey the Commands of the said Captaine during their abode in the said shipp And Recommends to Mr Frances Muntgomery and Sir John Maxuell of Pollock to Call for and make use of such skilled persones as they shall think fitt And by them to value and putt ane estimat upon the said ship furniture and tackling upon oath of the saids skilled persones To be Imployed by them And Recommends lykewayes to the saids Mr Frances Muntgomery and Sir John Maxuell to deall uith and Endeavour to bring any other merchants in Glasgow or upon the river of Clyde who may have benefite by the said ship and Commission to Contribute for the expensses and Charge and men aboard of the same To be Reported to the Lords of Thesaury uith their first Conveniency And Recommends to the saids Lords of the Thesaury to ordor six barrells of pouder and tuo chists of Lead to be delyvered to the petitioners upon their recept out of his Majesties stores for the service of the said ship

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Act

Act William Corss and othes anent a ship

Anent the petitione Given In to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Be William Corss and pairtners merchants in Glasgow Sheuing That wher ther Is a small vessell of Ten Tuns Cruizing In Clyde The master wherof under a pretence of a Commissione from the Admirality of England for searching after goods from France or from America Enters aboard all shipps Coming out from or Going Into Clyde and takes provisions and what else He finds for him at his pleasure and not only so But threatnes to Carry all the shipps belonging to scotts men Coming from America To be Judged and made prize of by the Admirality of England which is very prejudiciall to trade and to their Majesties Revenues which might be easily prevented if a shipp of Force were Speedily equipped att the charge of the publict for apprehending the said vessell or others and secure the river of Clyde from all such who may disturbs their trade And because ther is noe ship of Force ther belonging to their Majesties The petitioners are Content to Equipp a shipp of their oune of Tuenty Guns now lying in Clyde now ready to Goe to sea and serve uith her tuo or three months tear and weare for nothing which the petitioners Estimat at tuo Hundreth pounds Sterline If their Lordships will be pleased to furnish threttie Land souldiers uith a serjant and threttie seamen uith ane expert Captaine and mate To be payed and victualled by the Thesaury and the shipp to be Commanded by […] Commissionated by his Grace the Duke of Hamiltone Lord High Admirall of Scotland And for making the desyre of the petitioners the more easie to their Lordships They are satisfied to advance money for buying provisiones for the sea and Landmen paying the seamen their Advance wages and defraying all other Charges during the service provyding the Commissioners of the Thesaury uill Give ordors to the Fermers of their Majesties Customes to allow the same to the petitioners In part of the Custome and Excyse of Goods To be Imported by them And if the ship showld be seazed by Enemies during the service or lost any manner of way That their Lordships may ordor the saids Fermers to allow her value and worth in the first end of duty and excyse of goods to be Imported by them And that Commissione for the value of the ship for that effect And because they have not sufficient quantity of Amunitione their Lordships may cause supply what is necessary to the number of six or Eight barrells of pouder and tuo chists of small shott And therfore Humbly craving their Lordships In regaird of the petitioners offer The tear and wear for nothing of their ship To take the premisses to their Consideratione And to take speedie Course against the violence threatned as said Is by the said small vessell or any other wherby the petitioners hes Ground to Hope that not only their oune shipps may be safe But also the Concerns of other merchants may be free from dainger threatned in their oune rivers by any vessells whatsomever as the said petitione Bears The saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given In to them Be the said William Corss and partners merchants In Glasgow uith a reference theron to the Lords of the Thesaury and the Lord High Chancellor his Report from the saids Lords They Recommend to his Grace The Duke of Hamiltone Lord High Admirall of Scotland to Grant a Commissione to any persone sufficiently qualified for Commanding as Captaine of the said ship And Recommends to Sir Thomas Livingstoune Commander in cheiff of their Majesties forces uithin this kingdome to Give ordors and Command a serjant uith threttie souldiers to Goe aboard of the said ship And ther to receave and obey the Commands of the said Captaine during their abode in the said shipp And Recommends to Mr Frances Muntgomery and Sir John Maxuell of Pollock to Call for and make use of such skilled persones as they shall think fitt And by them to value and putt ane estimat upon the said ship furniture and tackling upon oath of the saids skilled persones To be Imployed by them And Recommends lykewayes to the saids Mr Frances Muntgomery and Sir John Maxuell to deall uith and Endeavour to bring any other merchants in Glasgow or upon the river of Clyde who may have benefite by the said ship and Commission to Contribute for the expensses and Charge and men aboard of the same To be Reported to the Lords of Thesaury uith their first Conveniency And Recommends to the saids Lords of the Thesaury to ordor six barrells of pouder and tuo chists of Lead to be delyvered to the petitioners upon their recept out of his Majesties stores for the service of the said ship

1. NRS, PC1/49, 145-7.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 145-7.

Act, 27 September 1693, Edinburgh

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Liberatione Stirling2spouse to Campbell

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe Heirby Give ordor and uarrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To sett at Liberty furth therof Isobell Stirling spouse to James Campbell late prisoner ther for Robbery, and Janet Stirline relict of Thomas Stoddart presently prisoners therin For which this shall be a sufficient warrand

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Liberatione Stirling2spouse to Campbell

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Doe Heirby Give ordor and uarrand to the Magistrats of Edinburgh and Keeper of their tolbooth To sett at Liberty furth therof Isobell Stirling spouse to James Campbell late prisoner ther for Robbery, and Janet Stirline relict of Thomas Stoddart presently prisoners therin For which this shall be a sufficient warrand

1. NRS, PC1/49, 144.

2. Illegible text scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 144.

2. Illegible text scored out here.

Sederunt, 27 September 1693, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Hamiltone; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Ross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Polluarth; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clark; Mr Fra: Muntgomery; Laird of Pollock

Att Edinburgh The Tuentie seventh day of September Jaj vic nyntie thrie yeirs1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Hamiltone; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Forfar; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Ross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmichaell; Lord Polluarth; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clark; Mr Fra: Muntgomery; Laird of Pollock

1. NRS, PC1/49, 144.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 144.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 144.

2. NRS, PC1/49, 144.