Act, 24 January 1695, Edinburgh

Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Twentie fourth day of January Jaj vjc nyntie five years

D1695/1/371

Act

Act The Burgh of Pearth

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be The Provest Baillies and Toune Councell of Pearth Shewing That quher the petitioners Considering the inconveniencie throw the want of a Councill Chamber and a Chamber for ther Records and a necessary packhouse, The toune Councill haveing been keept hither to in a Corner of the Kirk sessione is in use to meet And ther Records having been often removed from one privat Chamber to another as the Clerk Could best dispose one them, And ther having been no setled packhouse in ther burgh to this day, Therfore they after mature deliberation Did by act of ther Councill ordaine a Councill Chamber with a Chamber for ther Records and a pack house to be built at the publict Charge of the burgh, and out of the yearly revenues therof And have accordingly made Some preparationes for Carieing and perfyteing so good and necessary a work notwithstanding quherof It hath pleased some of ther magistrats and Councill who at first Joyned with them now to Seperat from them and to reclaime against the necessity of the said work and to take protestationes and instruments against them Which tends not only to the weakening of ther hands, But may Likewayes prove a seed of plea and Contentione Unles remeedy be provyded therto, And seing that the Oversight and directione of all such works and the preventing of Contests and Dissorders that may arise above the same doeth soveraignely belong to the saids Lords who are intrusted by the government and Conservatione of the peace of the kingdome. Especially of their Majesties Royall burghes within the same And Therfore Humbly suplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above provest baillies and toune Councill of Pearth They doe heirby Interpose ther authoritie to the said act of the Toune Councill and appoints the works above mentioned to be Caried on and perfected.

Edinburgh the Twentie fourth day of January Jaj vjc nyntie five years

D1695/1/371

Act

Act The Burgh of Pearth

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be The Provest Baillies and Toune Councell of Pearth Shewing That quher the petitioners Considering the inconveniencie throw the want of a Councill Chamber and a Chamber for ther Records and a necessary packhouse, The toune Councill haveing been keept hither to in a Corner of the Kirk sessione is in use to meet And ther Records having been often removed from one privat Chamber to another as the Clerk Could best dispose one them, And ther having been no setled packhouse in ther burgh to this day, Therfore they after mature deliberation Did by act of ther Councill ordaine a Councill Chamber with a Chamber for ther Records and a pack house to be built at the publict Charge of the burgh, and out of the yearly revenues therof And have accordingly made Some preparationes for Carieing and perfyteing so good and necessary a work notwithstanding quherof It hath pleased some of ther magistrats and Councill who at first Joyned with them now to Seperat from them and to reclaime against the necessity of the said work and to take protestationes and instruments against them Which tends not only to the weakening of ther hands, But may Likewayes prove a seed of plea and Contentione Unles remeedy be provyded therto, And seing that the Oversight and directione of all such works and the preventing of Contests and Dissorders that may arise above the same doeth soveraignely belong to the saids Lords who are intrusted by the government and Conservatione of the peace of the kingdome. Especially of their Majesties Royall burghes within the same And Therfore Humbly suplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above provest baillies and toune Councill of Pearth They doe heirby Interpose ther authoritie to the said act of the Toune Councill and appoints the works above mentioned to be Caried on and perfected.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 159r-159v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 159r-159v.