Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

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dittie or cryiue in the least agaiiicst an}' of your petitioners, or in spcriall
againcst David and George TEdires and ]\Ir. Eiclmrd Irving, Iher brotlier-in-law,
whom the Masters informers liave grossly misreinesented, they are content to
give suretic to the commissioners for £] 000 sterling per pecce to appear be-
for your lordships in judgment whenever called, or yet at a peremptor day, tlie
informers allwayes being oblidged at that very day to insist in ther pretended
complaint, and to rel'onnd the petitioners damnagc and expeuces at the sight of
your lordships ;
and ther being neitlier depositions taken nor any doeuments in
vryte adduced eitlier by tlie Jlaster or his informers, its most liumbly begged
and reckoned upon from your lordships justice and cleniencie, that your lord-
ships will not suffer your petitioners to be made a jirey to our enemies, who
now at last clearly proj)all3 tlier whole contryvancc to mine your petitioners by
tlie expence of imprisonment, and to make us vncapablc in the place whcr wee
were borne and bred to elect or be elected as magistrats or eouncellors of
Abordein ; and your lordships speedy ausner is in all humility inlreated by
your petitioners.
t)S. AVaiikaxt by King William the Tiukd nominating the fifteen ordinary Lords of
Session and Sir James Dalvymple as President of the Session. ^id October ICSS.
"William R.
William axp Mary, by the grace of God king and queen of Scotland, England,
France ;iud Ireland, defenders of the faith, -etc., to all and sundry whom it afl'aire.s,
greeting. Wee, taking to our consideration how necessary it is tliat now after so long
iuterrujition the courts of justice may be established and law adiniuistred to our
people, do therefoic nominate and appoint Sir James Dalrymple of Staire, Sir John
Eaird of Xewbaith, Mr. Alexander Swintouu of Mersingtoun, Sir Collen Campbell of
Arbruelroll, James Murray of Philipliaugh, James Dundas of Arnestou, Mr. John
Hamiltoun of Hallcraigc, ^Mr. David Hume of Crosrigg, Sir Jolm Maitland of Revellrigg,
Sir John liawdcr of Fountounhall, 'William Enstruther of that Ilk, Sir Robert Sinclaire
of Steaphenson, JMr. Archibald Hope of Eanquillor, Mr. -James Falconer of Phesdo
and Robert Hamilton of Piestraennen, to be the fifteen ordinary lords and senators of
our coUedge of justice ; and wee appoint the said Sir James Dalryuiple (who was
formerly nominated and ap}ioiuted) to he constant president of the session in absence of
our chancellor, whoby vertue of his office is to preside when he shall happen to be
present : giving them power hereby to meet and do every thing for administration of
justice to our subjects as fully and freely as any lords of the session nominated by our