Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Sixtein day of Aprile J^aj vi^c nyntie six yeirs

D1696/4/36

D1696/4/36¹

Warrant

Warrand to persew Lagg criminallie

Anent the petitione given into The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Sir Robert Griersone of Lagg Shewing That the petitioner being lately apprehended by a pairtie of Dragownes and made prisoner in the tollbuith of the Cannongate wher he hath bein detained since the fourth of Aprile instant And being now informed that his imprisonement proceeds upon a most false and villanous informatione given in against him and of which he is alltogither innocent And for makeing his integritie knowen to the world he is content to Subject himself to a Legall Speedie tryell theranent And therfore humbly craveing the saids Lords to consider the premiss And either to ordaine his majesties advocat instantly to insist against him in putting him to a Legall tryell or otherwayes to ordaine the petitioner to be Liberat As the said petitione bears Which being this Day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell ² They heirby recommend to Sir James Stewart his majesties advocat to raise a criminall lybell and insist against the petitioner befor The Lord Justice generall Lord Jwstice Clerk and Comissioners of Justiciarie betuixt and the fifth day of May next to come