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ACT OF PRIVY COUNCIL , Ordering Probation and Information to be sent in with publick prisoners . Edinburgh the twentieth day of March. 1688.

THe Lords of His Majesties Privy Council , to prevent the great prejudice that may arise to His Majesties Service , by the not sending in probation with the Prisoners , who are sent in to His Majesties Prisons , and particularly those of Edinburgh and Cannogate , whereby His Majesties Advocat cannot know the grounds whereupon they are to be pursued , or how to find a probation ; as also the extraordinary prejudices that daily arise to His Majesties subjects , by being imprisoned through Malice , Ignorance or Mis-information ; Do therefore hereby ordain all Officers of the Army , Magistrats or others who send in prisoners , to send in to His Majesties Advocat , or the Clerks of the Council , as sufficient Information of their Crimes , with a full account of the Depositions of such Witnesses , or other Probation as can be had against them ; warranting the Keepers of the Prisons , to receive none into their Prisons unless Information or Probation be sent in , as said is , to be verified to the saids Keepers , by the saids Clerks , excepting alwise such as are sent in Prisoners by order from a Privy Counselor ; To whom it is hereby Recommended , to send also an Account to His Majesties Advocat of their Crime , and Probation , with their first conveniencie ; and His Majesties Advocat is hereby required to represent to the Privy Council the Grounds and Warrands of the said Imprisonment , the very next Council day after the Prisoners are incarcerated , as said is , to the end they may be either set at Liberty or punished . And to the effect these presents may be published and known ; The saids Lords Ordain the Macers of Council to pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh , and there by sound of Trumpet , make Publication of the same , that none pretend ignorance .

Extracted forth of the Records of Privy Council , by me Mr. Colin Mckenzie Clerk of His Majesties most honourable Privy Council .

Col. Mᶜkenzie , Cls Sti Concilii . GOD save the KING .

Edinburgh , Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most Sacred Majesty , Anno Dom. 1688