Procedure, 24 December 1702, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Eight day of January J^aj vii^c and two years

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Warrant

Warrant for puting the Sentence of Death against Allaster More to execution

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered a Report made to them by a Committie of their oun number Upon the two Severall processes and indytments Led and deduced before the Commission of Justiciary for the Northern district of the highlands at the Instance of their procurator Fiscall with the Sentence of death past and pronunced by the saids Commissioners against the said Allaster therupon appointing him to be execute to death upon the Twentie thrid day of January Current; Which two processes were laid before the saids Lords by the saids Commissioners Conforme to and in obedience to ane former ordinance of the Lords of privy Councill direct to the saids Commissioners theranent. The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Doe hereby Allow and appoint the forsaid Sentence of death pronunced against the said Allaster More upon the processes abovementioned to be put to due and punctuall execution against him upon the said Twenty thrid day of January Current without Stopt or hinderence from the former order of the Councill direct to the saids Commissioners theranent