Act, 28 December 1703, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the 22 Apprill 1703 post meridiem

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Act

Act Infavours off The Burgh of Jedburgh

Annent The petition given in and presented to the Lords off Her Majesties privie Councill By The Magistrats and Toun Councill off the Burgh off Jedburgh Shewing That Sir Patrick Scott off Ankrum patron off the paroch off Hunum By his Gift off the date the Threeteen off march last Did with consent off the heretors off that paroch assign and Dispone a years vaccand Steipend off the said Kirk and paroch of Hunum For repairing the Manse of the said paroch and the stone Bridge at the said Kirk in the first place and the Remander off the said steipend to be applyed and imployed For deffraying the great chairges and expensses their said Toun of Jedburgh are Engadged in Rebuilding one earch and Two pillers off the Bridge at Ankrum over the watter of Teviot Which is knowen to be a most pious work and absolutly necessary to be retained in repair boeth For the common intrest off the Kingdome in their passadge to and from England and For the weekly mercats off the said burgh alse well as the commone trafique and travileing in the Country And which years vaccand steepend Is to be imployed for the usses and in manner abovementioned at the sight and by the advyse off the said Sir Patrick Scott And Therfor creaving to the effect affter mentioned as the said petition bears The Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill Haveing considered the above petition Given into them By the Magistrats of Jedburgh and Toun Councill therof with ane Gift of ane years stipend off the Kirk and paroch off Hounam under the hand of Sir Patrick Scott of Ancrum patron of the paroch of Hounam And the samen being read in their presence The saids Lords Doe heirby Interpose their authority to the said Gift and disposition off the said years vaccant stepend off the Kirk and paroch off Hounam And ordaines Letters off Horning under the signet off Councill To be direct at the petitioners Instance Instance² Againest the Heriters, Lyfrenters, woodsetters, possessors and others lyable in payment therof for payment making to the petitioners off ayears stipend off the said paroch out off which is resting oweing or intromitted with by them For the years 1701 and 1702, To be imployed by the petitioners For repairing the Manse and stone Bridge at Hounam Kirk in the first place And Deffraying the Chairges and expensses in building ane Arch and two pillars To the Bridge off Ancrum And repairing the rest off the said bridge over the watter of Teviot The petitioners allwayes befoir Extracting heirof Giveing bond and finding Sufficient Caution acted in the books off privie Councill To apply the years vacant stipend Forsaid to the ends abovementioned at the sight and by the advice off the said Sir Patrick Scott.