Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh tuesday the tuenty sexth day of November J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years

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Warrant

Warrand to the Clerks of Councill to wryte to Mr Hamilton in Ireland anent the Ship belonging to Fort William

The Lords of his majesties privy Councill doe hereby appoynt any of their Clerks to wryte to Master William Hamilton wryter to the Signet presently at Ireland To cause put the Ship called the William and Mary which belonged to Fort William into the possessione of such of the seamen belonging to that ship as are in that place And ordor these seamen to saill the said Ship to Newport Glasgow and to get others joyned to them if they be not sufficient to saill it themselves There to lye till farder ordor And that the said Mr Hamilton take such security of these persons to whom the said Ship shall be Committed as they are able to give That they shall saill the said Ship to the said port and make her furthcomeing for the use of the said Garisone