Mark Coleman Wallace PhD Thesis - University of St Andrews

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Lodge, and are further highly injurious to the Regular Lodge of Mary’s Chapel
of which the Complainers are the only legal office bearers holding of, and
acknowledged by the Grand Lodge. Therefore and for other reasons to be
proposed at discussing the complainers beseeched our said Lords for Letters of
Suspension and Interdict against the said John Brown, Samuel Cunningham,
John Weir and John Murray and all other office Bearers of their pretended
Lodge and others their adherents from holding any masonic meetings whatever
within Scotland so long as they are expelled from Masonic priviledges and do
not adhere to and hold of the Grand Lodge. Nevertheless the complainers have
instantly found sufficient caution acted in the Books of our council and session
for fulfilling and obtempering whatever judgement shall be given by our said
Lords of Council and Session against them. In case any such be upon discussing
the reasons hereof and also for payment of whatever sum our said Lords shall
please modify in case of wrongous Suspending. Our Will is therefore and we
charge ye lawfully summon, warn and charge the said John Brown, Samuel
Cunningham, John Weir and John Murray personally or at their respective
dwelling places To compear before the Lords of our Council and Session At
Edinburgh or where it shall happen them to be for the time the Twenty fourth
day of February next in the hour of cause with continuation of days to answer at
the instance of the said complainers in the forsaid matter and to hear and see the
same haill effect and execution thereof simpliciter suspended upon the said
complainers for the reasons and causes forsaid.
[Illegible] We and the said Lords have expressed the same haill effect
and execution thereof with all that has followed or may follow thereupon for the
reasons and causes forsaid in the meantime while the Third day of March next
that the verity may be known Because Alexander Laurie Bookseller in
Edinburgh has become Cautioner for the Complainers as ye will answer to us
thereupon. The which to [Illegible] ommitt to you our full power by these our
Letters delivering them by you duly assented and indorsed again to the Bearer
Given under our Signet At Edinburgh the Eighth day of November In the Forty
ninth year of our Reign 1808.