Act, 12 March 1705, Edinburgh

Att Holyrudehouse the Twentie Sixt day of June J^aj vij^c and fyve years

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Warrant

Warrand for liberating James Drysdale

Sir James Steuart her Majesties Advocat haveing represented to the Board that one James Drysdale wnder the Sentence of banishment pronounced by the Lords Commissioners of her Majesties Justiciary for Incest, and that the saids Lords by the said Sentence had banished him furth of the kingdome, and appoynted him to give bond and find Caution wnder the penaltie of fyve hundreth merks for obtempering and fullfilling the said sentence and that the said James Drysdale could not find the said Caution being in ane Starving condition; His Grace her Majesties high Commissioner, and Lords of her Majesties privie Councell doe heirby alter and change the said sentence Insofarras may concerne his finding Caution allenerly, From finding Caution, To enact himselfe in the books of privie Councell that he Shall obtemper the said Sentence of the saids Lords Commissioners of Justiciary, and shall depairt furth of the Kingdome in the termes therof betwixt and the tenth day of July nixt to come; And upon his enactmyent forsaid Appoynts the keepers of the Tollbooth of Edinburgh, to sett him at liberty furth therof without payment of house dewes; And recommends the Keeper to the Lords Commissioners of her Majesties Theasaury for present and ready payment of the house dues dureing the tyme of the said Drysdaills imprisonment accordingly.