Warrant, 20 December 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Twentie day of December Jaj vjc nyntie four years

D1694/12/261

Warrant

Warrand for the Clerks to receive The Lady Hallmayns and others Cautioners for each other in a suspension of Laborrowes

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Council Hellen Callender relict of the deceast John Carruthers of Halinayes John callander indwaller in Edinburgh Thomas Moffat in Daltoune John Kerr miller ther William Bell in Nithome David Kerr in Kirkwood Shewing That quher the petitioners being Charged be vertue of Laborrowes at the instance of George Carruthers of Holinayes and diverse others his freinds Off which charge the petitioners have presented a bill of suspensione to the saids Lords, and have therwith offered a bond of Cautionrie 2 wher in each of them are bound as Cautioners for others which is refused be the Clerks unles other suficient Caution be found as to which It is humbly represented to the saids Lords that this Laborrowes being ane act of pure malice especially against the said Hellen Callander whose ruine the Charges intend by all the means ther Malice can suggest haveing allready since her husbands decease september Last by force and violence stript her naked of all kynd of accomodatione and reduced her and her familly to such straits that they3 now wholly Live upon the Charity of her freends And Because the other petitioners in Simpathie with her (being ane Stranger among them) Contribute ther Small indeavors to keep her in these her extreamisie They have also include them and many others in this Laborrowes whom they have not yet Charged of purpose to Scarr and fright them from giveing her the least Aid or Subsistance all is done of purpose to make her Lyve uneasie and therby upon any termes they please to oblidge her to renunce any lyfrent provisions her husband was pleased to give her for the Mantinance of her and her Cheldrein which they intend to deprive her off, per fas aut ne fas and alse seing by reasone of the power and influence of the Chargers in the place the petitioners are able to find no letter Cautione And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to Consider the premisses and in respect that this is done rather out of malice then any prejudice the Chargers doe apprehend from the suspenders being all ther oun tennents except the said Hellen Callander and her father And that the petitioners are able to find no better Cautione Therfore ther Lordships would be pleased to ordaine the suspension to be exped upon the Cautione offered, as the petition bears The Lords of ther majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Hellen Callander John Callander Thomas Moffat John Ker William Bell and David Kerr They hereby Ordaine the Clerks of Councill to receive the petitioners as Cautioners each for others in the above suspension of Laborowes.

Edinburgh the Twentie day of December Jaj vjc nyntie four years

D1694/12/261

Warrant

Warrand for the Clerks to receive The Lady Hallmayns and others Cautioners for each other in a suspension of Laborrowes

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Council Hellen Callender relict of the deceast John Carruthers of Halinayes John callander indwaller in Edinburgh Thomas Moffat in Daltoune John Kerr miller ther William Bell in Nithome David Kerr in Kirkwood Shewing That quher the petitioners being Charged be vertue of Laborrowes at the instance of George Carruthers of Holinayes and diverse others his freinds Off which charge the petitioners have presented a bill of suspensione to the saids Lords, and have therwith offered a bond of Cautionrie 2 wher in each of them are bound as Cautioners for others which is refused be the Clerks unles other suficient Caution be found as to which It is humbly represented to the saids Lords that this Laborrowes being ane act of pure malice especially against the said Hellen Callander whose ruine the Charges intend by all the means ther Malice can suggest haveing allready since her husbands decease september Last by force and violence stript her naked of all kynd of accomodatione and reduced her and her familly to such straits that they3 now wholly Live upon the Charity of her freends And Because the other petitioners in Simpathie with her (being ane Stranger among them) Contribute ther Small indeavors to keep her in these her extreamisie They have also include them and many others in this Laborrowes whom they have not yet Charged of purpose to Scarr and fright them from giveing her the least Aid or Subsistance all is done of purpose to make her Lyve uneasie and therby upon any termes they please to oblidge her to renunce any lyfrent provisions her husband was pleased to give her for the Mantinance of her and her Cheldrein which they intend to deprive her off, per fas aut ne fas and alse seing by reasone of the power and influence of the Chargers in the place the petitioners are able to find no letter Cautione And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to Consider the premisses and in respect that this is done rather out of malice then any prejudice the Chargers doe apprehend from the suspenders being all ther oun tennents except the said Hellen Callander and her father And that the petitioners are able to find no better Cautione Therfore ther Lordships would be pleased to ordaine the suspension to be exped upon the Cautione offered, as the petition bears The Lords of ther majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Hellen Callander John Callander Thomas Moffat John Ker William Bell and David Kerr They hereby Ordaine the Clerks of Councill to receive the petitioners as Cautioners each for others in the above suspension of Laborowes.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 119r-119v.

2. The word ‘quherof’ scored out here.

3. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 119r-119v.

2. The word ‘quherof’ scored out here.

3. Insertion.