Edinburgh the nynteinth day of Jully Jaj vjc nyntie four
D1694/7/17
D1694/7/171
Act
Aditionall Act anent a Contrabutione for a bridge at Queich.
Forasmuchas The Lords of their majesties privy Councill by their act of the date the fifth day of Jully instant Have allowed a voluntar Collectione to be made at the Doors of all the parish Churches within the Shires of Pearth Fyfe and Kinross and the toune of Edinburgh for makeing a bridge over the watter of Queich at the toune end of Kinross Upon Sunday the twelth day of August nixt to come And the saids Lords being informed That the day forsaid for making the said Collectione is the same day upon which the sacrament of the Lords Supper is to be administrat within the toune of Edinburgh Therfore they heirby Appoint the said Collectione to be made in Edinburgh and its Suburbs Comprehending the toune of Leith upon the fifth day of the said moneth of August and Recomends to the ministers to make intimatione therof upon the sabbath or sunday Immediatly preceiding the said fifth day, And Declaires that under the toune of Edinburgh in the former act is Contained that toune and its suburbs Comprehending the toune of Leith and appoints James Kennoway who is nominat Collector by the former act to be Collector for Edinburgh and suburbs including as said is In Respect he has given bond and found suficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill that the Collectiones in the said additionall bounds shall be applyed to the use forsaid at the sight of Sir William Bruce of Kinross and the baillie of the toune of Kinross.
1. NRS, PC2/25, 27v-28r.
1. NRS, PC2/25, 27v-28r.