ly keeped, and make intimation to them, that they sha the same way and manner as the French king uses th prisoners, which they may be ordered to acquaint th France with, that the exchange may be the more ea For doing of which these presents shall be your warra we bid you heartily farewell. Given at our court a 16, and of our reigne the first year. .89 90' By his Majestie's command, Directed on the back, “To the Duke of Hamilto and the rest of the Privy Council of Scotland." No. XIV. [Register of Deeds, &c. in Register-House, reco March, 1701.] Letter and Receipt to GEORGE OGILVY of Barras the Registers of the Church of Scotland IN presense, &c. compeared Mr THOMAS VEIT as Procurator, &c. SIR, THERE being here, by the Lord's providence, a number of the Commission of the Kirk, and takeing to consideration the condition of the Registers of the Kirk that are with you in the house of Dunnoatre, have thought it fit they be delivered to my Lord Ballcarras, to be disposed on as the Committee of Estates hes ordaind the honors of the kingdom to be disposed of, whereof these presents shall be a warrant to you; and in doeing hereof yow shall obleige us to continue your affectionat freinds in the Lord. Sic subtr. Mr JA. WOOD, M. O. COLT, JAMES ROBERTSONE, Mr WILLIAM DOUGLASS, Mr E. MELVILL, Ro. KERR,* Mr ROBERT YOUNG, M. F. CARMICHAELL, Mr WM. STRACHAN. Dated from Aberdein this 1st of Sept.-Follows the recept on the end of the said missive letter: I Alex'. Lord Ballcarras, grant me, conform to the above written warrand, to have receaved from George Ogilvie of Barrows, Livt. Governour of Dunnoatre, the Registers of the Kirk above specifiet by thir presents, written by Mr Alex1. Patton, wryter in Edinburgh. Subscribit with my hand att Stonehyve, the 2d day of September, one thousand six hundred & fiftie * The person here referred to was Mr Robert Ker, (son to Mr John Ker, minister of Prestonpans,) who was admitted minister of Prestonpans in 1638, and translated to Haddington in 1646. (Rec. of Presbytery of Haddington.) He was a non-conformist at the Restoration, (Wodrow, I. App. 73,) and died, aged 68, on the 4th of February 1677. (Monteith's Theatre of Mortality, II.—155.) This agrees exactly with the account, given above, (p. 497,) of the person among whose papers the registers were found in 1677. To this may be added, that his brother, Mr Andrew Ker, was, in 1649, Clerk to the General Assembly, as well as Town-clerk of Edinburgh, and was afterwards one of Cromwell's judges. "Penult. July 1633. This day Mr Andrew Kerr, sone to Mr Jon. Kerr, minister at Prestoun, wes admitted Advocat." (Abridgement of the Sederunt Books of Session, vol. I. Adv. Lib. Jac. V. 32.) "Maister Andro Ker, Common Clerk of Edinburgh, eldest lauchfull sone to umquhile Mr Johne Ker, minister of Saltpreston-made Burges and Guildbruther-be right of his said umquhile father, Burges of the samen." (Record of Admission of Burgesses in Edinburgh, 14th Feb. 1649. Comp. Acts of Assembly; Act. Parl. Scot. VI. 569; and Lord Hailes, Catal. p. 16. no. 60.) Adair, Mr. William, Minister at Air, 10-12, 488, 489 Alison, Mr. 489 Allangreg, Allengreg. See Campbell, Colin, and Duncan Alstoun, Mr. James, Preacher, 256 Anandil, Lord, 398 Anderson of Dowhill, 91 Mr. John, of Stobcors, 517 Angus, Earl of, 221 Archer, Mr. Thomas, 205, 313, 326, 328-330 - Earl of, 126, 127, 131–154, 167, 194, 275, 302-324, 3 Earl of, son of the preceding, 142, 143, 187, 215, 240 Arnot, Captain Andrew, 31, 393, 395, 397, 401, 404, 406, 429- Arran, James, Earl of, 460 Athol, Duke (Marquis) of, 315, 316, 487 Auldstain, Austane, Austown, Laird of. See Hamilton, John, of Babington, Colonel, 61 Baillie, Robert, of Jerviswood, 93, 125, 142, 152 Balcarras, Earl of, 6, 133 Ballcarras, Lord, 525, 526 Balfour, John, of Kailzie, 202 of Kinloch, 104, 440, 442, 457, 461, 481 Balmagachan. See Barmagachan པཔ་ Birnie, Mr. Robert, 258 Blackwood, Laurie Tutor of, 393, 398, 406, 409, 410-414 Blackie, Mr. Nichol, 54, 55, 205, 206, 504 David, of Goldring, 490 Blaire, Mr. David, 208 Blood, Colonel Thomas, 42, 57, 136-138, 508-510 Mr. John, of Wamphray, 363, 365-367, 370, 3 Bruce, James, 456 Robert, of Skellietoun, 403 Robert, in Hamiltone, 403 Brysson, George, Merchant, 265-352 Andro, Mercer, 287 Buchan, Colonel, 449, 522 Buckhame, Captain, 282, 283 Buckingham, Duke of, 138 Burnet, Archbishop of Glasgow, 37, 431 Carnes, Cairnes, Mr. John, 495, 496 Caldwell, John, of Caldwell, younger, 374 - William Muir of, 15, 97, 371, 374, 420, 422, 42 |