Denunce Colonell Ramsay
Anent the charge gevin be vertew of oure Soverane lordis lettres to Colonell Andro Ramsay to haif comperit personalie befoir the lordis of secrete counsell this present auchtene day of September instant to haif answerit to suche thingis as sould haif bene demandit of him tuicheing the lait levey maid be him of a grite nomber of his Majesteis subjectis to haif bene transportit be him furth of this realme for the weares of Swaden under the pane of rebellioun and putting of him to the horne with certificatioun to him and he [failyeed] lettres wald be direct simpliciter to put him thairto lyk as at mair lenth is contenit in the saidis lettrez executionis and indorsationis thairof Quhilkis being callit and the said Colonell Andro Ramsay not comperand Thairfoir the lordis of secrete counsell ordanes lettres to be direct chargeing officeris of armes to pas and denunce the said Colonell Andro Ramsay his Majesteis rebell and to put him to his hienes horne and to escheat etc.
FOOTNOTE:
[143] "Extracts from the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, MS., General Register House, Edinburgh."
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DOCUMENTS[144] FROM STATE ARCHIVES, STOCKHOLM.
COMMISSION FROM GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS TO SIR JAMES SPENS.
Gustavus Adolphus, Dei gratiâ, Svecorum, Gothorum, Wandalorumqe princeps hæreditarius; Magnus dux Finlandiæ, Esthoniæ Wesmanniæqe princeps, etc.