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Ther being ane bill tenderit to ws, the comissioners for traid and complaintis, be William, earle of Mortoun, holding furth that on[e] Mr Patrick Waterstoun, ane deposed minister, was, by his lord's shireff deput of Orknay, in the beginning of August last comitted and as yit continewes prisoner in the towne of Kirkwall for treasonable speiches against the kingis majestie and maney of his royall progenitors, desyring that ane comissione may be granted for examining the witness inrespect they ar poor men and not able to come heir wpon the place, that thair depositiones may be sealled wp and sent to his majesties advocat; and lykwayes to give ordour that the said Mr Waterstoun may be sent from shereff to shereff untill he come hither to receave sentence, as he shalbe fund guiltie or innocent.
Wee haveing considderit the foirsaid bill and desyre therof, with the caus and exigence of affaires, think fitt that Patrik Blair of Littel Blair, shireff deput of Orknay, Patrik Monteith of Eglishay, Mr Patrik Graham of Rothisholme, James Baikie of Tankernes, or anie tuo of them, be comissioned to examine the witnesses in presence of the pairtie, and to seall wp the same and to returne the same closed and sealed to his majesties advocat, and to send the partie from shereff to shereff till he be brought to Edinburgh in maner following, viz: from the shireff of Orknay to the shireff of Caithnes, from Caithnes to Sutherland, from Sutherland to Ross, from Ross to Cromartie, from Cromartie to Nairn, from Nairn to Morray, from Morray to Bamff, from thence to Aberdein, from Aberdein to Kincairdin or Mearnes, from Mearnes to Angus, from Angus to Fyff, from Fyf to the proveist of Edinburgh, who we think should incarcerat him till his sentence or tryall.
25 January 1661
The estates of parliament gives comission to [...] [to] examyne such of the witness as they sall find are not able to travell to Edinburgh in presence of the partie, reserveing his objections against these witnesses; and recomends to the earle of Morton to take course for bringing the said Watterstoun and the other witness to Edinburgh to attend his tryel ther, and it is declared if Waterstoun be fund guiltie, he salbe lyable to the expenss of bringing the partie and witness to this place.
Glencairne, cancellarius, I.P.D. par[liamenti]