Historical account of the noble family of Kennedy, Marquess of Ailsa and Earl of Cassilis

1683.] OF THE EARLS OF CASSILLIS. 31
to recommend your Supplicant to his Royall Highness
Your Majesties High Commissioner and your Estates
of Parliament that at the next Session hee may be
likewise excepted from that Provission in the Act, and
the Benefitt thereof may be Extended to him though
hee be not cleare to take the Test appointed for Persons
in publick Trust, And least the Supplicant be distressed
for these debts, in the meanetime in respect the Acts sus-
pending the same are neither expressly reserved nor re-
scinded, May it therefore please Your Majestie to recom-
mend the Supplicants condicion to the Lords of Session
that Process bee not sustaind against him for these Debts
untill the next Session of Parliament
And your Petitioner (as in duty bound) shall ever pray, &c.
CASSILLIS.
Whitehall 29 th Feb*' 168?
His Majesty is graciously pleased to refer this Petition to
the Right Honorable the Lords of the Secrett Committee of his
most Honorable Privy Councell of Scotland, who are by his
Majesty required to consider the Petitioners request, and with
all convenient diligence to report their Opinion thereof to his
Majesty who thereupon will signify his further pleasure in this
matter.
MORRAY.