Act, 25 February 1701, Edinburgh

Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Tuenty Fyfth day of Febrwary 1701

D1701/2/271

Act

Act in favours of William Cross and pairtners

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of His Majesties privie Councill By William Cross Merchant in Glasgow and pairtners of the Easter suggarie there Humblie Shewing That wheras it is the intrest and policie of all Nations to Encwrage Manufactories of all sorts and that the Manufactories of Suggar works are very profitable to the Nation for therby much mony is keeped within the Kingdome and many poor peoplpe keeped at work in makeing of Linning and Wooling of all sorts, Herring, Beeff, stockings, Hatts, shoes and etc which are usewally exported for pwrchassing unrefyned suggar abroad and in refyneing the same after its Importation so by ane act of parliament dated the seventeinth of september Jaj vic Eighty one the tuo suggar works in Glasgow the one belonging to Fredrick Hamilton and pairtners And the other to John Cross and pairtners Were Declaired Manufactories and alloued to enjoy severall priviledges Immunities and exemptions granted to Manufactories since which Fredrick Hamilton and partners have given over Following on of the saids sugar works and the same is now caried on by others who by a late act are alloued de novo to enjoy all the priviledges granted to any sugar work by act of parliament Councill or Excheqwer and now some of the said John Cross his partners being dead and he and his other partners haveing resigned their Intrest to William Cross the petitioner and some others who designed to follow out the same If mett with encurragment and be putt on ane eqwall footing with the other sugar works in Glsagow Therfore Humblie Craving to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears The Lords of His Majesties privie Councill haveing considered the above petition given into them by the above William Cross and his pairtners They Doe heirby Creat and Erect the said petitioner and his partner and his and their successors their above suggar work to be a Manufactorie and appoynts it to enjoy all the priviledges Immunities and exemptions granted to and enjoyed by any suggar works at Glasgow by acts of parliament Councill or Exchequer and Declairs the said manufactorie to continue and enjoy its priviledges alse long as any other suggar Manufactorie alrady erected at Glasgow does enjoy its priviledges

Att Edinburgh The Tuenty Fyfth day of Febrwary 1701

D1701/2/271

Act

Act in favours of William Cross and pairtners

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of His Majesties privie Councill By William Cross Merchant in Glasgow and pairtners of the Easter suggarie there Humblie Shewing That wheras it is the intrest and policie of all Nations to Encwrage Manufactories of all sorts and that the Manufactories of Suggar works are very profitable to the Nation for therby much mony is keeped within the Kingdome and many poor peoplpe keeped at work in makeing of Linning and Wooling of all sorts, Herring, Beeff, stockings, Hatts, shoes and etc which are usewally exported for pwrchassing unrefyned suggar abroad and in refyneing the same after its Importation so by ane act of parliament dated the seventeinth of september Jaj vic Eighty one the tuo suggar works in Glasgow the one belonging to Fredrick Hamilton and pairtners And the other to John Cross and pairtners Were Declaired Manufactories and alloued to enjoy severall priviledges Immunities and exemptions granted to Manufactories since which Fredrick Hamilton and partners have given over Following on of the saids sugar works and the same is now caried on by others who by a late act are alloued de novo to enjoy all the priviledges granted to any sugar work by act of parliament Councill or Excheqwer and now some of the said John Cross his partners being dead and he and his other partners haveing resigned their Intrest to William Cross the petitioner and some others who designed to follow out the same If mett with encurragment and be putt on ane eqwall footing with the other sugar works in Glsagow Therfore Humblie Craving to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears The Lords of His Majesties privie Councill haveing considered the above petition given into them by the above William Cross and his pairtners They Doe heirby Creat and Erect the said petitioner and his partner and his and their successors their above suggar work to be a Manufactorie and appoynts it to enjoy all the priviledges Immunities and exemptions granted to and enjoyed by any suggar works at Glasgow by acts of parliament Councill or Exchequer and Declairs the said manufactorie to continue and enjoy its priviledges alse long as any other suggar Manufactorie alrady erected at Glasgow does enjoy its priviledges

1. NRS, PC2/28, 37r-v.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 37r-v.