Warrant, 26 December 1693, Edinburgh

Act, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Twentie sixth day of December Jaj vjc nyntie thrie

D1693/12/291

Warrant

Warrand for printing the act anent severall Colledges and universities.

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Ordaines the act of Councill of the date the nynth of march last against Tumults and other Disorders of Students in Colledge quherof2 The tenor Followes Att Edinburgh the nynth march Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill takeing to their Consideratione the Tumults and disorders which frequently fall out amongst and are Committed by the students within the severall Colledges and universities within this kingdome and haveing Considered the report of a Committie of their oun number appointed in this matter the saids Lords for preventing of any tumults or other disorders in any of the said Collodges and universities for the future Foe heirby authorize and Impower the severall principalls regents and masters of the saids Collodges respective In case it shall happen heirafter any of the Students of any of the Collodges abovementioned to Committ or be guilty of any tumults or other enormeous disorders against the quyet and good government of the saids Collodges to Impose and exact finnes from such as they shall find guilty not exceiding the respective rates and proportiones after mentioned viz for a nobleman or his eldest sone ane hundred and fiftie punds Scots, for noblemens younger sones or Barrons themselves, or their eldest sones ane hundrid punds, for the younger sones of Barrons or gentlmen, and for the sones of burgesses Fiftie punds, And for the Sones of Craftsmen or yeomen fiftie merks Scots, And that by and attour the repairation of damnages And the saids Lords Doe heirby Requyre and Command the magistrats of the respective burghes quher the saids Collodges are keept to Interpose their authoritie to the sentance of the saids masters, and to give them their assistance in executeing the same by Imprisonment if need bees, And allowes and appoints the soumes that shall be exacted for finnes in maner and for the Causes abovementioned to be applyed for the use of the severall Bibliothicks of the saids Collodges, And the saids Lords haveing reveiwed ane act of Councill of the date the first day of February Jaj vjc seventie two years Prohibiting one Collodge to receive any schollar from another Collodge. They doe restrict the same to such Schollars only as have been removed for misdemaners of have. been fledd for Discipline to be printed and published at the mercat cross of Edinburgh new and old Aberdeens St Androwes and Glassgow, And likewayes to be publictly read before the students in the Comon schools or publict-halls of all the universities and Collodges within this kingdome and printed copies therof to be fixed upon the doors of the said universities and Collodges.

Edinburgh the Twentie sixth day of December Jaj vjc nyntie thrie

D1693/12/291

Warrant

Warrand for printing the act anent severall Colledges and universities.

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Ordaines the act of Councill of the date the nynth of march last against Tumults and other Disorders of Students in Colledge quherof2 The tenor Followes Att Edinburgh the nynth march Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill takeing to their Consideratione the Tumults and disorders which frequently fall out amongst and are Committed by the students within the severall Colledges and universities within this kingdome and haveing Considered the report of a Committie of their oun number appointed in this matter the saids Lords for preventing of any tumults or other disorders in any of the said Collodges and universities for the future Foe heirby authorize and Impower the severall principalls regents and masters of the saids Collodges respective In case it shall happen heirafter any of the Students of any of the Collodges abovementioned to Committ or be guilty of any tumults or other enormeous disorders against the quyet and good government of the saids Collodges to Impose and exact finnes from such as they shall find guilty not exceiding the respective rates and proportiones after mentioned viz for a nobleman or his eldest sone ane hundred and fiftie punds Scots, for noblemens younger sones or Barrons themselves, or their eldest sones ane hundrid punds, for the younger sones of Barrons or gentlmen, and for the sones of burgesses Fiftie punds, And for the Sones of Craftsmen or yeomen fiftie merks Scots, And that by and attour the repairation of damnages And the saids Lords Doe heirby Requyre and Command the magistrats of the respective burghes quher the saids Collodges are keept to Interpose their authoritie to the sentance of the saids masters, and to give them their assistance in executeing the same by Imprisonment if need bees, And allowes and appoints the soumes that shall be exacted for finnes in maner and for the Causes abovementioned to be applyed for the use of the severall Bibliothicks of the saids Collodges, And the saids Lords haveing reveiwed ane act of Councill of the date the first day of February Jaj vjc seventie two years Prohibiting one Collodge to receive any schollar from another Collodge. They doe restrict the same to such Schollars only as have been removed for misdemaners of have. been fledd for Discipline to be printed and published at the mercat cross of Edinburgh new and old Aberdeens St Androwes and Glassgow, And likewayes to be publictly read before the students in the Comon schools or publict-halls of all the universities and Collodges within this kingdome and printed copies therof to be fixed upon the doors of the said universities and Collodges.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 298v-299r.

2. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 298v-299r.

2. Insertion.