Unto his Grace, His Majesty's high Commissioner; and the right Honourable the Estates of Parliament The PETITION of Henry Borthwick Son to the Deceased William Borthwick Chirurgeon Apothecary.  
Humbly showeth,  
THat where my deceased Father by his Nomination dated the 18th. of February, 1689. years, did nominat and appoint Sir Thomas Stuart of Balcaskie, Sir John Fowlis of Ravelstoun Sir John Young of Leny John Stuart of Garntilly, Mr. John Menzies Advocate, Archbald Young Brother German to the said Sir John Young, and Mr. Robert Lawder of Beillmonth to be my Tutors, recomending the same persons to be chosen by me for my Curators with this express proviso that they should be no farther liable by the acceptation of the said's Offices than conform to their actual Intromissions allenarly, and should no ways be holden to count for such Omissions, but only to do such Diligence as any provident man is in use to do in his own Affairs, dispensing with all Laws and Pratiques in the contrary, upon the faith of which Nomination and foresaid Conditions therein expressed, my said Tutors accepted but now that the Tutory is ended, and I have in Obedience to my Father's Recomendation chosen the said Sir Thomas Stuart, Sir John Fowlis, Mr. John Menzies, and Archbald Young to be my Curators they demur to accept and are grown doubtful of the forsaid Provision in my Father's Nomination in their Favours, whereby it happens that both they and all others stand off from meddling in my Affairs and and I am like to be quite destitute of all Assistance of Friends, during my whole Minority, notwithstanding that my Father left much Business, and particulary many Book Debts that are like to perish for want of the Assistance forsaid, and seeing that this case is extraordinar, and that my said Friends have already acted upon the Faith of the said Nomination, as also that our Law has no Remedy, when all persons refuse to be Curators, His Majesty's Care of Minors, extending no farther than Pupiliarity.  
May it therefore please your Grace and Lordships, in consideration of the Premises, to interpose your Authority to the said Nomination and Provision therein expressed, in favours of may said Tutors and Curators, to the effect they may both accept for the future, and be safe both as to bygons, and in time coming, for all their Actings conform to the Trust, and free of all hazards, whereof my Father has expressly freed them. And your Grace and Lordship's Petitioner shall ever pray.