Series 1 > Journal of the Hon. John Erskine of Carnock, 1683-1687

APPENDIX I
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appear. Nearly a year after, Lord Gardross is allowed to go out
of prison, for ten days, on account of his Lady’s illness; and, upon
the 1st of March 1677, to go about his affairs, upon granting a bond
for a hundred pounds Sterling to be exacted for every offence, for
himself and Lady, in the terms the Council had appointed formerly.
This is rigorously exacted, August 7th; and he and Lady fined
in half their yearly valued rent, on the pretext that they had had
two children baptized by the outed ministers. Lord Cardross
states in his defence that he was then in prison. The severity com¬
manded by hisMajesty had been scrupulously executed.
Letters of intercommuning, as they were termed, dated 6th
August 1675, soon after the rescue of King from the soldiers who
had seized him, had been issued against 'James Somervel at the
boat of Cardross, Henry Dow of Wester Polder, and Mr. John King
chaplain to the Lord Cardross, for being present at house and field
conventicles and withdrawing themselves from the public ordin¬
ances in their own parish churches, for having had their children
baptized at these disorderly meetings, or for having invited outed
ministers to intrude and invade pulpits, and having convocat people
to hear therein, or having heard them themselves ; at the least for
harbouring, resetting, supplying or corresponding with Mr. John
Welsh, and other declared rebels and traitors, contrary to the laws
and acts of parliament made thereagainst.’ Of these and others
(among whom are “ Lady Colvil, Lady Balcanquel, Sir John
Kirkaldie of Grange, Colonel Robert Walket, Colvil, Lady Bailly,
Lady Collerny, Lady Pittendriech in Logie parish. Dame Anna
Riddel, Lady Collerny, Ladies Unthanks elder and younger, Dame
Margaret Farquhar, Lady Walhilf) it is affirmed, that ' they are
encouraged to continue in there rebellion by the reset, supply and
intercoming which they have with several of their friends and
acquaintances, to the high contempt of us our authority and Laws.
Our will is herefore, and we charge you straitly and command, that
incontinent their our letters seen, ye pass to the market Crosses in
Edinburgh and all other places needful, and there at in our name
and authority, command and charge all and sundry our lieges and
subjects that they nor none of them presume nor take upon hand
to reset supply or intercommune with any of the foresaid persons
or rebels for the causes foresaid, nor furnish them with meat, drink,
hous, harboar, victual, nor no other thing useful or comfortable to
them, nor have intelligence with them by word, ink, or message or
other manner of way, under the pain to be repute and esteemed