Warrant, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Twentie one day of December J^aj vi^c nyntie nyne years

D1699/12/12

D1699/12/12¹

Act

Act For a Woolen Manufactory at Glasgow

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be William Cochran of Ochiltrie John Alexander of Blackhouse Mr William Dunlape principall of the university of Glasgow, And of Androw Cathcart James Calquhoune Mathow Atchisone Lawrance Dunwoodies William Baxter Robert Alexander and Mongo Cochran merchants in Glasgow all partners foir errecting a Manufactorie of Wooll Stuffs at Glasgow in maner underwryten Shewing That wheras the petitioners have entred into a Copartnership with tis designe to Carry on a Manufactore for woollen Stuffs of all Sorts such as damasks half silks, Draughts, Frizes, Drogats, Tartains Craups, Capitationes Russetts and all other Stuffs for men and womens apperell either for Summer or winter, which they will furnish at as easie a rate as ever was furnished or sold within this kingdome every way as good, and all intirely made of our oun Countrey wooll, and in order hereunto have provyded Some and are provydeing more of the ablest work men Airiests from our Nighbouring nations, And Seing this work will be extreamly beneficiall to the whole Natione not only by the Manufactoring of the Native product of the kingdome and Imploying the poor therin, Bot also ther by a vast Soume of ready money will be keept within the kingdome which these years past has been exported and bestowed on these Stuffs It being weell knowen that above Ten Thousand pound Sterling in Specie hath been exported from the Southern and Westerne pairts of this kingdome to Ireland yearly for such Stuffs, and these publictly entered in the Custome house books, Besides what hath been Stollen in without entering And Wheras the saids Lords are by the Twelth act parliament J^aj vi^c Eightie one authorized to Declare these Manufactories that hereafter Should be sett up to be such to the effect they might enjoy the priviledges Liberties and Immunities granted by Law And Therfore Humbly Supplicating the Saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned as the petitione more fully bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them be the above William Cochran of Ochiltrie and others, They hereby Declair the above work of Woolen Stuffs errected at Glasgow by the petitioners to be a Manufactory And that they shall enjoy the haill privieldges Liberties and Immunities granted in favors of of² Manufactories by the act of parliament J^aj vi^c Eightie one, or by any other Lawes and acts of parliament, or acts and proclamationes of privy Councill And Requires and Commands the respective Judges Justices of peace, magistrats of burghs and others to whom the executione of the saids acts is Committed to be carefull that the saids acts be put to vigorous executione both against the Importers of the Stuffs and other woolen goods prohibited by Law as also against the Collectors of the Customes Surveyors or waiters in case of their Connivance or neglect and to be assisting to the petitioners or these Imployed by them in searching seazing and apprehending the saids prohibited goods and to give speedy dispatch by sentances against all such offenders as shall be guilty of breach of the saids acts aither by their oun oathes or Convict by other probatione within the thrie moneths prescribed by the said act.