Act, 2 August 1694 (pm), Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Eodem die [2 August 1694] Post Meridiem

D1694/8/111

Act

Act The Salmond fishers of the River of Don.

Anent a Petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be John Burnet merchant in Aberdein Mr John Johnstone merchant ther for themselves and in name and behalf of the remanent heritors of the salmond fishings of the Cruives and Coble fishings upon the rive of Done Shewing That quher in a proces intented before the saids Lords at the instance of the Earle of Kintoir, Master of Forbes and other heritors of the superior salmond fishings above the Cruives, The petitioners were fyned in the soume of five Thousand merks wherof two parts was to be payed to the pursuers and a third part to be applyed to their majesties use, at pronunceing of which Sentance It was evident to most of their Lordships number then then the said thrid part belonging to their majesties was to dispenced with to the petitioners, and it will yet appear by the testimonies of the witnesses Lyeing in retentis that the Irregularities both of the Cruives and Coble for which the petitioners were fyned, were only proven against their servants, who hade invented some unaccustomed method for their oun privat advantadges without benefiting their masters a six pence, And the petitioners haveing by frequent persuits and fyneings before their Lordships and severall interuptiones and incroachments made upon their intrest by others, not only intirely Lost the yearly product of the Cruive fishing which was thrie thousand merks per annum, But some of them being poor indigent widowes, orphans and other persones who have no other mean of Subsistance are reduced to great straits and deficulties party by payment of the fynes formerly Imposed and partly by payment of the two thirds parts of this fyne to the pursuers without hopes of ever makeing a six pence of Improvement upon that intrest, And now after all beyond the petitioners expectatione they are Charged with horning at the instance of the generall receiver of the Croun rents for payment of the third part of the said five 2 Thousand3 merks which was ordined to be applyed to their majesties use, albeit they hade ground of hope that the same was to be remitted Wheras (if the same should be exacted) some of their society will be inevitably ruined And Therfore Humbly Suplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the heritors of the Salmond fishing and Coblefishing upon Donn They heirby Remitt their majesties part of the above fyne and have Discharged and heirby Discharges any furder procedure against the petitioners for the same.

Eodem die [2 August 1694] Post Meridiem

D1694/8/111

Act

Act The Salmond fishers of the River of Don.

Anent a Petitione given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be John Burnet merchant in Aberdein Mr John Johnstone merchant ther for themselves and in name and behalf of the remanent heritors of the salmond fishings of the Cruives and Coble fishings upon the rive of Done Shewing That quher in a proces intented before the saids Lords at the instance of the Earle of Kintoir, Master of Forbes and other heritors of the superior salmond fishings above the Cruives, The petitioners were fyned in the soume of five Thousand merks wherof two parts was to be payed to the pursuers and a third part to be applyed to their majesties use, at pronunceing of which Sentance It was evident to most of their Lordships number then then the said thrid part belonging to their majesties was to dispenced with to the petitioners, and it will yet appear by the testimonies of the witnesses Lyeing in retentis that the Irregularities both of the Cruives and Coble for which the petitioners were fyned, were only proven against their servants, who hade invented some unaccustomed method for their oun privat advantadges without benefiting their masters a six pence, And the petitioners haveing by frequent persuits and fyneings before their Lordships and severall interuptiones and incroachments made upon their intrest by others, not only intirely Lost the yearly product of the Cruive fishing which was thrie thousand merks per annum, But some of them being poor indigent widowes, orphans and other persones who have no other mean of Subsistance are reduced to great straits and deficulties party by payment of the fynes formerly Imposed and partly by payment of the two thirds parts of this fyne to the pursuers without hopes of ever makeing a six pence of Improvement upon that intrest, And now after all beyond the petitioners expectatione they are Charged with horning at the instance of the generall receiver of the Croun rents for payment of the third part of the said five 2 Thousand3 merks which was ordined to be applyed to their majesties use, albeit they hade ground of hope that the same was to be remitted Wheras (if the same should be exacted) some of their society will be inevitably ruined And Therfore Humbly Suplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the heritors of the Salmond fishing and Coblefishing upon Donn They heirby Remitt their majesties part of the above fyne and have Discharged and heirby Discharges any furder procedure against the petitioners for the same.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 50r-51r.

2. The word ‘hundred’ scored out here.

3. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 50r-51r.

2. The word ‘hundred’ scored out here.

3. Insertion.