Act, 23 November 1697, Edinburgh

Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the twentie third day of November Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs

D1697/11/71

Act

Act Lord Ross and parochiners of Paisley

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privy Cownsell be William Lord Ross for himself and in name of most of the heretors and parochiners of the parochin of Paisley Shewing That wheras the river of Cart being a great hinderance to the petitioners both in repaireing to kirk and mercat And ther being two Small Streames that rwns in therunto that either efter a flood at all tymes of the yeir and for the most pairt Dureing the whole winter are impassable So that the petitioners are therby debarred from access to the paroch kirk at these tymes And also from the mercats and from the Coallhewghs and other places wher they have necessar occasiones to repaire to without indangering ther Lives And Seing they are resolved to attempt to bwild a bridge over the said river of Cart they Doe humbly expect ther Lordships Countenance and incouragement to soe good and piows a work And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears which petitione being this day read and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell They doe heirby allow a volwntar contributione to be collected throwgh the whole parishes within this kingdome upon such dayes as the petitioner shall think fitt for bwilding a bridge over the river of Cart at the place mentioned in the petitione and recomends to the ministers of the severall paroches within this kingdome to cause ther elders pass throw the severall houses and dwilling places of the inhabitants within ther respective paroches and to receave and uptake the said collectione and nominats and appoints Robert Forrester Servitor to The Lord Ross to be factor for uplifting of the collectiones to be made in the said severall paroches And appoints the ministers or kirksessiones of everie parosh to cause delyver to the said factor the collectiones made in ther respective paroches And recomends to the said ministers of the severall paroshes to cause make intimatione hereof at ther paroch churches upon the Sabath day befor the saids collectiones shall be made In respect the said factor hes given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Counsell that he shall imploy the saids collectiones upon bwilding the said bridge

Att Edinburgh the twentie third day of November Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs

D1697/11/71

Act

Act Lord Ross and parochiners of Paisley

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privy Cownsell be William Lord Ross for himself and in name of most of the heretors and parochiners of the parochin of Paisley Shewing That wheras the river of Cart being a great hinderance to the petitioners both in repaireing to kirk and mercat And ther being two Small Streames that rwns in therunto that either efter a flood at all tymes of the yeir and for the most pairt Dureing the whole winter are impassable So that the petitioners are therby debarred from access to the paroch kirk at these tymes And also from the mercats and from the Coallhewghs and other places wher they have necessar occasiones to repaire to without indangering ther Lives And Seing they are resolved to attempt to bwild a bridge over the said river of Cart they Doe humbly expect ther Lordships Countenance and incouragement to soe good and piows a work And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears which petitione being this day read and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell They doe heirby allow a volwntar contributione to be collected throwgh the whole parishes within this kingdome upon such dayes as the petitioner shall think fitt for bwilding a bridge over the river of Cart at the place mentioned in the petitione and recomends to the ministers of the severall paroches within this kingdome to cause ther elders pass throw the severall houses and dwilling places of the inhabitants within ther respective paroches and to receave and uptake the said collectione and nominats and appoints Robert Forrester Servitor to The Lord Ross to be factor for uplifting of the collectiones to be made in the said severall paroches And appoints the ministers or kirksessiones of everie parosh to cause delyver to the said factor the collectiones made in ther respective paroches And recomends to the said ministers of the severall paroshes to cause make intimatione hereof at ther paroch churches upon the Sabath day befor the saids collectiones shall be made In respect the said factor hes given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Counsell that he shall imploy the saids collectiones upon bwilding the said bridge

1. NRS, PC2/27, 47r-47v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 47r-47v.