Warrant, 26 April 1705, Edinburgh

Act, 12 March 1705, Edinburgh

Att Holy-rude-house the Twentie Sixt day of Apryll Jaj vijc and fyve years

A1705/4/321

Warrant

Warrand for takeing the oaths of the late Register and his deput and servants anent the Records

Sir James Steuart her Majesties Advocat having represented to the Board that Since her Majestie had been graciously pleased to appoynt the Lord Philiphaugh to be Lord Register, It would be necessary that the Records, warrands and papers belonging to the office of Register now in the custody of James Johnstoun Esquire or his deput keeper of Louer parliament house, Should be given and delyvered to the present Register, Therfor his Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, and the Lords of her Majesties Privie Councell, Doe heirby Nominat and appoynt the Earle of Lauderdale, Lords President of the Session, Advocat, Justice Clerk and Phesdo To be a Committie to See the Saids Registers, warrands and other papers belonging to the office of Clerk Register, The keyes of the Louer parliament house, and other keyes wher the saids Registers and records are keept, delyvered up to the said Lord Philiphaugh now Register, By the said James Johnstoun Esquire late Register or his deputs and servants in the said office and the keepers of the warrands, Registers and other papers under him wpon oath, and who are also to declaire upon oath that they neither have2 nor had any other records, warrands or papers belonging to the said office of Register than what they then delyver, And recommends to the said Committie to meet at Such tymes as they shall think convenient, And declairs any three a Quorum, With power to the said Committie or ther said Quorum to doe every other thing requisite and necessary to the effect forsaid, And his Grace and the saids Lords Doe heirby give Commission and warrand to Mr Alexander Wedderburne Secretary deput to take the oath of the said James Phistoune Esquire late Register in the termes abovewrytten, And his Grace and the saids Lords declairs that upon delyverie of the saids records, warrands and others as aforsaid, and report of the said James Johnstouns oath, They will grant a Sufficient exoneration of the Same to them late Clerk register and his said deputs and servants, And appoynts the said Secretary deput to report to the Councill theranent betuixt and the twentieth fourth day of May nixt to come.

Att Holy-rude-house the Twentie Sixt day of Apryll Jaj vijc and fyve years

A1705/4/321

Warrant

Warrand for takeing the oaths of the late Register and his deput and servants anent the Records

Sir James Steuart her Majesties Advocat having represented to the Board that Since her Majestie had been graciously pleased to appoynt the Lord Philiphaugh to be Lord Register, It would be necessary that the Records, warrands and papers belonging to the office of Register now in the custody of James Johnstoun Esquire or his deput keeper of Louer parliament house, Should be given and delyvered to the present Register, Therfor his Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, and the Lords of her Majesties Privie Councell, Doe heirby Nominat and appoynt the Earle of Lauderdale, Lords President of the Session, Advocat, Justice Clerk and Phesdo To be a Committie to See the Saids Registers, warrands and other papers belonging to the office of Clerk Register, The keyes of the Louer parliament house, and other keyes wher the saids Registers and records are keept, delyvered up to the said Lord Philiphaugh now Register, By the said James Johnstoun Esquire late Register or his deputs and servants in the said office and the keepers of the warrands, Registers and other papers under him wpon oath, and who are also to declaire upon oath that they neither have2 nor had any other records, warrands or papers belonging to the said office of Register than what they then delyver, And recommends to the said Committie to meet at Such tymes as they shall think convenient, And declairs any three a Quorum, With power to the said Committie or ther said Quorum to doe every other thing requisite and necessary to the effect forsaid, And his Grace and the saids Lords Doe heirby give Commission and warrand to Mr Alexander Wedderburne Secretary deput to take the oath of the said James Phistoune Esquire late Register in the termes abovewrytten, And his Grace and the saids Lords declairs that upon delyverie of the saids records, warrands and others as aforsaid, and report of the said James Johnstouns oath, They will grant a Sufficient exoneration of the Same to them late Clerk register and his said deputs and servants, And appoynts the said Secretary deput to report to the Councill theranent betuixt and the twentieth fourth day of May nixt to come.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 394-5.

2. Originally ‘hadve’, but letter ‘d’ scored out.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 394-5.

2. Originally ‘hadve’, but letter ‘d’ scored out.