Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Edinburgh The Threteinth day of December J^aj vj^c nyntie Four years

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Act

Act Hamilton of Kinkell

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Alexander Hamiltone of Kinkell Shewing That wher ther is great want of a Convenient harbour upon the East of Fyfe toward the Occean betwixt Craill and St Androwes and that at Kinkell nature it self hath formed such a Conveniency for it that all acquainted with the place and Concerned in shipping have a long time wished that the said harbour might be ther built and perfyted Lykeas It is knowen that both herring fishers and other fishers have Constantly desyred that ther might be a harbour built ther as most advantagous for the trade of fishing, Which is by severalls acts of Parliament Recomended to the saids Lords to give it all possible incouradgment In pursuance of which act It hath also pleased the toune and magistrats of St Androwes, with the toune and Magistrats of Craill, The nearest nighbours to Kinkell on either hand to give their Certificat and Recomendation with all earnestnes that the forsaid harbour may be built as ther Certificat under the hands of their Magistrats therwith produced bears, And seing that it belongs to the saids Lords in such Casses to approve overtoures of this kynd when offered and to authorize and Ordaine generall Contrabutiones throw all kirks and paroches for the effectuating of the same as the saids Lords has been in use to doe in severall Caisses And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would in Consideratione of the premisses and especially of the great utillity that will aryse to all ships, and particularly fishers by the forsaid harbour to allow and authorize a generall Contrabutione to be made throw all the kirks and paroches of the kingdome for raiseing of money by way of benevolence for the building of the said harbour and to appoint for that end such dayes as the saids Lords should judge Conveninent, And to Recomend the matter as it deserves, And for that effect to Ordaine publict proclamatione to be made and read in all the saids Churches before the dayes to be appointed as said is To the end the Leidges may be duely advertised and the petitioner is farder Content to find good and suficient Cautione that what money shall be raised by the forsaid Contrabutione shall be honestly Imployed for the work abovespecified as use is in the like Caises, as the said petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill having Considered the above petitione given in to them be Alexander Hamilton of Kinkell with the Certificatione and Recomendatione mentioned in and produced with the said petitione They heirby allow a voluntar Collectione to be made at the doors of all the parish Churches and meeting housses within this kingdome of building of ane harbour at Kinkell and that at the places and upon the dayes following Viz the toune of Edinburgh Leith and Suburbs and the thrie Lothians upon the second sabath day of January nixt J^aj vj^c nyntie five years And for the shires of Fyfe, Kinross, Clackmanan and all the shire of Pearth be South Tay The first Sabath of February therafter, And for the South and west of Scotland the thrid sabbath of Aprill therafter and for all be north the river of Tay the last sabbath of may therafter and appoints the said Contrabutione or Collectione to be payed and delivered into the said Alexander Hamiltone of Kinkell whom the saids Lords doe heirby nominat and appoint to be factor for uplifting the same In Respect the said Alexander Hamilton before extracting heirof has given bond and found suficient Caution acted in the books of privy Councill That he shall apply the Collectiones forsaids which shall be delyvered in to him upon building of the forsaid harbour at the sight of the magistrats of St Androwes or Craill or either of them for the time being and appoints executione to pass upon the said bond at their instances and the instance of Mr John Buchan advocat agent for the Royall burrowes and Recomends to the ministers at the severall paroch Churches and meetting housses To make intimatione publictly from their pulpits of this act upon the sabbath day Imediatly preceiding the dayes appointed for makeing the saids Collectiones Reserving allwayes to the Earle of Crafurd his Right of admiralitie within the bounds of those Coasts with the duties and Customes wherto his Lordship has right upon that account and all other Immunities and priviledges therto belonging And Ordaines these presents to be printed.