Act, 12 February 1702, Edinburgh

Procedure, 24 December 1702, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the 12th February 1702

D1702/2/71

Act

Act for ane Bais Manufactory at Air

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of his majesties privie Councill by John and Mungo Campbells John Ballantine, Hugh Mchutchin, Wiliam Robine John Wans Hugh Hay and Heugh Hamiltoun all merchants in Air Showeing that whereas the petitioners have entered into a Copartner ship with this design to Cary off on a manufactory for makeing of Baise and dresseing of sheeps Leather, which they will furnish all als easie a rate as ever were furnished or sold within this kingdom, every way als good and all intirely made of ther oun Countrey wooll and skins and in order hereunto with much application and great Charges hes provided experienced good workmen from ther neightboureing nations which have been keeped att work more then a year bygone, and are still provydeing more and seing this work will be very beneficiall to the nation nor only by the manufactoreing of the native product, of the kingdom, and Imployeing the poor therein, and Srveing of the nation, But also bring in Great Soumes of money into the kingdom, by export into Spain, and Holland, It being weell knowen that Baises is a profitable Commoditty in these and other places, and Can be manufactored without the least mixture of Foraigne wooll and the saids Lords being by the twelth act parliament sixteen hunder and eighty one authorized to declaire these manufactories that hereafter shall be sett wp, to be such, to the effect they may enjoy the priveleges Liberties and Imunities granted by law and Therefore Craveing to the effect after mentioned as the said petition bears The saids Lords of his majesties privie Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be John and Mungo Campbells, John Ballantyne Hugh Mchutcheon, Wiliam Robine, John Vans Hugh Hay and Heugh Hamiltoun all merchants in Air They Doe hereby Declare the above work of Baises and any other woolen manufactor and the dresseing of sheeps leather errected att Air to be a manufactory and grants to the saids petitioners the enjoyment of all these priveleges Immunities and exemptions and Liberties formerly granted by the twelth act parliament eighty or by any other lawes and acts of parliament and proclamationes of privie Councill.

Att Edinburgh the 12th February 1702

D1702/2/71

Act

Act for ane Bais Manufactory at Air

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of his majesties privie Councill by John and Mungo Campbells John Ballantine, Hugh Mchutchin, Wiliam Robine John Wans Hugh Hay and Heugh Hamiltoun all merchants in Air Showeing that whereas the petitioners have entered into a Copartner ship with this design to Cary off on a manufactory for makeing of Baise and dresseing of sheeps Leather, which they will furnish all als easie a rate as ever were furnished or sold within this kingdom, every way als good and all intirely made of ther oun Countrey wooll and skins and in order hereunto with much application and great Charges hes provided experienced good workmen from ther neightboureing nations which have been keeped att work more then a year bygone, and are still provydeing more and seing this work will be very beneficiall to the nation nor only by the manufactoreing of the native product, of the kingdom, and Imployeing the poor therein, and Srveing of the nation, But also bring in Great Soumes of money into the kingdom, by export into Spain, and Holland, It being weell knowen that Baises is a profitable Commoditty in these and other places, and Can be manufactored without the least mixture of Foraigne wooll and the saids Lords being by the twelth act parliament sixteen hunder and eighty one authorized to declaire these manufactories that hereafter shall be sett wp, to be such, to the effect they may enjoy the priveleges Liberties and Imunities granted by law and Therefore Craveing to the effect after mentioned as the said petition bears The saids Lords of his majesties privie Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be John and Mungo Campbells, John Ballantyne Hugh Mchutcheon, Wiliam Robine, John Vans Hugh Hay and Heugh Hamiltoun all merchants in Air They Doe hereby Declare the above work of Baises and any other woolen manufactor and the dresseing of sheeps leather errected att Air to be a manufactory and grants to the saids petitioners the enjoyment of all these priveleges Immunities and exemptions and Liberties formerly granted by the twelth act parliament eighty or by any other lawes and acts of parliament and proclamationes of privie Councill.

1. NRS, PC2/28,156v-157v.

1. NRS, PC2/28,156v-157v.