Act, 2 January 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Edinburgh The Second day of January Jaj vjc nyntie four years

D1694/1/21

Act

Act anent printing the Irish psalmes

Anent a Petition given in and presented to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be George Mossman Stationer Shewing that the generall assembly of this Church did by their act dated the seventh day of november Jaj vjc nyntie years make Chose of the petitioner to be the only printer to the assemblies of this Church And allowed the present and subsequent Clerks to give in exact and accurat Copies of what by the assemblies should be thought fitt to be printed, Wherupon the saids Lords by ane act dated the twentie first of the said moneth Found and declared that the petitioner hade the only right to print the acts and other papers belonging to this Church and her assemblies and Discharged all others from printing the same Lykeas the said generall assembly by ther Eleventh act section 6 Did Recommend to the Synod or provinciall assembly of Argyll to Dispatch the wholl paraphrase of the Irish psalmes to the press, as the thrie severall acts abovementioned here present to show bear notwithstanding quherof Agnes Campbell, hath (2as the petitioner is informed applyed to the saids Lords for a licence to print the said Irish psalmes And seing this is expressly contrary to his right and the saids Lords all abovementioned And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to Discharge the printing of the said psalmes by any other printer bot the petitioner Conform to his right and their Lordships act abovewritten as the said petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be George Mossman printers to the assemblies of this Church with a Counter petition given in the be way of messenger therto be the relict successors and assneyes of Androw Anderson their majesties printer, The answers made to the said Counter petition be George Mossman and another petition given in be the said relict and assigney of Androw Andersone, And both parties and ther procurators being called And the said George Mossman Compeiring personally with Sir Patrick Home and Robert Park the advocats, And Agnes Campbell relict of the said Androw Andersone Compeiring personally with Sir James Ogilvie Mr Heugh Dalrymple and Mr Rodrick Mckenzie Junior advocats for the successors and assigneyes of the said Androw Andersone The saids Lords haveing at leanth heard both parties advocats they leave to the seyned or provinciall assembly of Argyle To Choise their oun printer for printing the said Irish paraphrase of psalmes, And allowes the same to be printed accordingly.

Edinburgh The Second day of January Jaj vjc nyntie four years

D1694/1/21

Act

Act anent printing the Irish psalmes

Anent a Petition given in and presented to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be George Mossman Stationer Shewing that the generall assembly of this Church did by their act dated the seventh day of november Jaj vjc nyntie years make Chose of the petitioner to be the only printer to the assemblies of this Church And allowed the present and subsequent Clerks to give in exact and accurat Copies of what by the assemblies should be thought fitt to be printed, Wherupon the saids Lords by ane act dated the twentie first of the said moneth Found and declared that the petitioner hade the only right to print the acts and other papers belonging to this Church and her assemblies and Discharged all others from printing the same Lykeas the said generall assembly by ther Eleventh act section 6 Did Recommend to the Synod or provinciall assembly of Argyll to Dispatch the wholl paraphrase of the Irish psalmes to the press, as the thrie severall acts abovementioned here present to show bear notwithstanding quherof Agnes Campbell, hath (2as the petitioner is informed applyed to the saids Lords for a licence to print the said Irish psalmes And seing this is expressly contrary to his right and the saids Lords all abovementioned And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to Discharge the printing of the said psalmes by any other printer bot the petitioner Conform to his right and their Lordships act abovewritten as the said petitione bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be George Mossman printers to the assemblies of this Church with a Counter petition given in the be way of messenger therto be the relict successors and assneyes of Androw Anderson their majesties printer, The answers made to the said Counter petition be George Mossman and another petition given in be the said relict and assigney of Androw Andersone, And both parties and ther procurators being called And the said George Mossman Compeiring personally with Sir Patrick Home and Robert Park the advocats, And Agnes Campbell relict of the said Androw Andersone Compeiring personally with Sir James Ogilvie Mr Heugh Dalrymple and Mr Rodrick Mckenzie Junior advocats for the successors and assigneyes of the said Androw Andersone The saids Lords haveing at leanth heard both parties advocats they leave to the seyned or provinciall assembly of Argyle To Choise their oun printer for printing the said Irish paraphrase of psalmes, And allowes the same to be printed accordingly.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 306v-307r.

2. Closing bracket missing.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 306v-307r.

2. Closing bracket missing.