Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the petition and complaint of Peter Ramsay late baillie, and, as such, virtute officii, a constituent member of the Council of the Burgh of Pittenweem, for the present year; Andrew Wilson tide-waiter, late baillie, and, as such, virtute officii, also a constituent member of the said council for this year; John Brown Wright, one of last year's counsellors; Robert Dick Salt-watchman, elected one of the present counsellors of the said burgh, with concurrence of James Nairn shipmaster, and merchant-burgess of the said burgh; Colin Fowler baker, formerly a counsellor of the said burgh; and John Henderson merchant and burgess of that burgh, ... [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Pittenweem (Scotland). Town Council.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trials (Bribery)--Scotland--Early works to 1800.

Trials (Bribery).

Political corruption--Scotland--Early works to 1800.

Political corruption.

Ramsay, Peter--Trials, litigation, etc.--Early works to 1800.

Ramsay, Peter.

Wilson, Andrew--Trials, litigation, etc.--Early works to 1800.

Wilson, Andrew.

Genre:

Petitions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (15,[1]p. )

Place of Publication:

[Edinburgh : s.n., 1765]

Notes:

Dated at head of the drop-head title: November 12, 1765.

As stated in the petition of Thomas Martin and others, councillors of Pittenweem, on 20 December 1765, "Peter Ramsay, Andrew Wilson, and others, as late or present members of the council, or burgesses of the borough of Pittenween [sic], have brought a process against the petitioners" on the late Michaelmas election of magistrates and councillors of Pittenweem.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T215101.

OCLC:

510581175