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There being a petition tendered to us by Sir Ludovic Stewart of Minto, knight, holding forth that he has the gift of the escheat and liferent of the late Sir Walter Stewart of Minto, and his general declaratory thereupon, whereby he has right to all sums of money pertaining to the said Sir Walter; and since Mr James Muirhead, elder, of Bredisholm was and is debtor to the said Sir Walter in certain great sums of money, and that there is no other way of probation thereof but by the oath of the said Mr James who, being an aged man, is now upon his sick bed; and therefore, in respect of the urgency of the case, and that there is no other judicatory, humbly desiring your grace and the high court of parliament to commission some to take the oath of the said Mr James upon whatsoever sums of money or others due by him to the said Sir Walter, to lie in preservation and to serve for probation in such actions as such shall be hereafter intended by him.
Which desire we the commissioners for bills humbly conceive reasonable and think fit that a commission be granted to the provost and bailies of Glasgow, or any two of them, to take the oath and deposition of the said Mr James Muirhead upon the truth of the matter, and if he be not able to travel, to go to his own house and there to receive the same, and to seal up and keep the same while it be called for by the judge ordinary.
5 February 1661
The commissioner and parliament grant commission to the provost and bailies of Glasgow, or any two of them, to take the depositions above-written.
[William Cunningham, earl of] Glencairn, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament
[A1661/1/18]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
There being a petition tendered to us by Alexander Ferguson of Kilkerran holding forth that he being taken with caption at the instance of William Maxwell of Monreith for a certain sum for which he has been a long time prisoner in the tolbooth of Edinburgh, and now having satisfied the debt and obtained discharge from the said William, humbly desires that the magistrates of Edinburgh may be commanded to put him to liberty.
Which petition and desire thereof being considered by us, and we having called for the master of the tolbooth and his clerk to see if the aforesaid captions and all other arrestments for which Kilkerran lies in prison were satisfied, and reported their certificate bearing all whatsoever that the laird of Kilkerran was imprisoned or arrested for, at the instance of any person whatsoever, was fully satisfied and paid and discharge produced, and that the said parties had consented and subscribed the tolbooth's books for his liberation; therefore it is our humble opinion that the said magistrates of Edinburgh be commanded to dismiss the said laird of Kilkerran since there is no other judicatory to do the same.
5 February 1661
Approves the report and ordains Kilkerran to be put to liberty.
[William Cunningham, earl of] Glencairn, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament
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There being a petition tendered to us by James Hoyle, marischal in the citadel of Ayr, holding forth that he being appointed by the justices of peace of the sheriffdom of Ayr to keep in captivity Alexander Campbell of Pennymore, elder, until process was prosecuted against him for the slaughter of Thomas Robison, has disbursed £14 5s sterling for his maintenance upon his own and his son's engagement, to be paid out of the rents of their land, which sum the tenants and possessors of their lands are willing to do if they be enjoined so to do by public authority, and therefore humbly craving order and command to the said tenants to pay the same, etc.
Which petition and desire thereof being seen and considered by us, we humbly conceive the desire thereof just and reasonable, and think fit that the provost of Irvine be authorised for uplifting the said sum from the said tenants for the use above-mentioned.
5 February 1661
The lord commissioner and parliament approve the report and ordain an act to be extracted thereupon.
[William Cunningham, earl of] Glencairn, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament