Decreet, 29 December 1698, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Twenty two day of December J^aj vi^c Nyntie Eight years

D1698/12/11

D1698/12/11¹

Act

Act The Laird of Hopetoune

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Charles Hope of Hopetoune with Consent of his Curators Shewing That wher the petitioner entertaines at his works at Leidhills a Considerable number of workmen at duely and Constant work who lye at a great distance from publict marcats, Wherby and by reasone of the Small quantitie of victuall that each particular workman needs for his own use weekly, and for saveing the unnecessary charges and Loss of work which they must Sustaine if every particular persone be oblidged to goe weekly So great a length for buying and receiveing the small quantity requisit for his oun use, It is absolutely necessar That one persone in name of all goe to the said weekly marcat in order to the burying of alse much victuall as will Serve the whole workmen for their proper use from week to week And Seing that these who sells victuall in the publict marcats does refuse to sell to ane person also much as may serve the wholl work men from week to week apprehending they might therby incurr the Certification of the saids Lords late² act anent forestalling and regrateing of victuall without the saids Lords warrand for that effect, So the great Loss of the workmen and prejudice of the work and In respect that the petitioner was Content to give what security the saids Lords should think fitt that the victuall to be bought for the use of the said work men from time to time by the petitioners baillie haveing Commission for that effect shall be bestowed and destributed amongst the said workmen for their proper and dayly use according to their need, and no wayes to be Laid up or Grinelled or Sold out to any other persones except the saids workmen and that the saids workmen Shall pay no more for the Samen then it truely Coasts in the Marcat, wherby all the ends of the saids Lords act aforsaid are fully answered. And Therfore Humbly Supplicating to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be Charles Hope of Hopetoune with Consent of his Curators, They hereby Give order and warrant to the petitioners baillie or any other haveing Order from him to buy weekly at the Marcats as much victuall as will Serve the wholl above workmen for their proper use from week to week and time to time The petitioners baillie or any other he shall appoint befor extracting finding Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill under the penaltie of Fyve Hundred merks Scots money That the victuall bought for the use of the said workmen Shall be Imployed for their use allenarly and that the Same shall be given out and sold to the workmen at the pryce it was bought for in the Marcat and no higher And Declares the buyers and sellers shall not incurr the Certification contained in the said act or proclamatione and inhibits and discharges the Shirriffs Justices of peace and all others concerned to trouble the buyers or sellers in the sale delyverie and transporting of the said victuall in the termes forsaids.