Act, 28 December 1703, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the 22 Apprill 1703 post meridiem

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Act

Act Infavours off John Dunbabbine

Annent The petition given in and presented to the Lords off Her Majesties privie Councill By John Dunbabbine pinmaker Shewing That wher By seaverall Laws and Acts off parliament and particularly by the 12th Act of parliament King Charles the 2d Intituled Act For Incurraging Trade, and Manufactories His Majestie Did Ratefie and approve all Acts formerly made For incurragingent off the Manufactories off this Kingdome and Incurradgement off strangers to come therto and sett up their severall callings therin The petitioner Doeth humbly presume to represent to their Lordships That he haveing come From England to this Kingdome in order to set up and Follow a trade off pinmaking which will be very much For the advantadge off the Kingdome and all the inhabitants therof The petitioner hes these seaverall years past followed the said trade with good success, and to the satisfaction off all these with whom he have any dealling therin And the petitioner being now resolved to sett up a pin work in Abberdain or some other place off the Kingdome wher he can most conveniently For the service and accommodation off the Leidges The petitioner will be much incurradged in the prosecutione therof towards the making the manufactorie off the said work the more sufficient and proffitable For the service off the Kingdome That their Lordships would be pleased to grant unto the petitioner And declair he shall have right unto all the priviledges and Immunities allowed by the Laws and Acts off parliament off this Kingdome In favours of Manufactorie And Therfor Craveing to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears The Lords off Her Majesties privie Councill Haveing considered the above petition Given into them By John Dunbabbin pinmaker And the samen being read in their presence The saids Lords Doe heirby Declair The pin work to be sett up by the petitioner in Aberdain or some other place in the Kingdome wher the petitioner can most conveniently For the service and accommodation off the Leidges to be a Manufactorie, and allowes the petitioner the Full right and benefit off all the priviledges and Immunities compitent therby or belonging to Manufactories.