Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh the eight day of August J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years

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Warrant

[Ship William and Mary seized by French privateers]

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing considered the depositione of Corporall Robert Cafeild taken before Sir John Hill Collonell and Governour of Fort William with a representatione thereon whereby it appears to the privy Councill That the Ship called the William and Mary being his Majesties Ship bought at the publick charge for the use of the Garrisone of Fort William was in July Last taken by a French Privateer comeing in to the Harbour of Lerne and Retaken by the said Corporall and Inhabitants of Lerne And that afterwards Captaine Murray one of the Lord Dannigalls Regiment came with his Company and expelled the Corporall and Citizens that were on board the said Ship William and Mary and seized her and distroyed her provisions The said Lords doe hereby Authorize and impower Master William Hamilton, wryter to his Majesties Signet to suite and pursue for recoverie of the said Shipe and Cargoe and for punishment of the said Captain Murray and all others concerned before the Judges in Ireland as accords And Recomends to the Lords Commissioners of his Majesties Thesaurie to Cause advance and pay to the said Mr William the sum of fiftie pound sterline for the pains and travell He shall happen to be put to in prosecuting the recoverie of the said shipe² And Appoynts the said Master William Hamilton to transmitt to the said Lords Commissioners of his majesties Theasaurie the accounts of debursments in this matter from tyme to tyme And Recomends to the said Lords to Cause payment be made to Him of the same as they shall find just and reasonable and Recomends to the Lord High Chancellor to wryte to the Deputie of Ireland and to give Instructiones to the said Mr William Hamilton for his behaviour and deportment in the said matter.