Act, 25 January 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Twentie fifth day of January Jaj vjc nyntie four years

D1694/1/211

Act

Act The Commissioners for revaluatione of the shyre of Fyfe

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be The Comissioners of Supply And other qualified heritors of the shyre of Fyfe Shewing That the petitioners being mett at Couper and Kirkaldy upon intimationes made by the Lord Raith Conveener in order either to rectifie or revalue the former valuationes of the said shire, By warrand of the saids Lords act of the date the twentie two day of June Jaj vjc Nyntie thrie years pursueing to ane Remitt of parliament to the saids Lords for that effect And at these meettings the petitioners haveing found a great necessitie for a revaluatione of the wholl shyre Because of the great inequality, And haveing appointed severall sub-Comitties in order to that end in the four presbytries of the shyre The petitioners and the Comitties, doe Find themselves straitend in their procedure by ane quality (It seems) inadvertantly slipt in to the saids Lords act and in the petition to the parliament quherupon that Remitt proceided, viz That one or two of the Commissioners to the parliament for the parliament for the saids shyre be allwayes of the said Committies, Which is utterly Impracticable and does render the act and remitt ilusiorie seing for dispatch of that affair It may be necessar to have at least Eight of those sub Comitties viz two in each presbytrie And altho ther were but four yet it is Imposible for one of the Commissioners to attend every one of these dyets And Mr James Melvill one of them is out of the kingdome, The Lord Enstruther resides not in that shire and is tyed to a publict attendance And all the four Commissioners doe disoune that quality contained in the petition And the Remitt of parliament does not bear it And Therfore Humbly Supplicating to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione Given in to them be the above Comissioners of Supply They heirby Authorize and Impower the persones Commissionat to be valuators be the said act or Commission of Councill To appoint Comitties of their oun number And these Committies To meet proceed and act, as by the said act and Commission is allowed, albeit non of the Commissioners of parliament for the above shyre be of the number of the saids Committies nor meet with them And this notwithstanding of any clause of quality insert in the act and Commission of Councill appointing one or more of the saids Commissioners to parliament to be of the number or meet with the saids Committies.

Edinburgh the Twentie fifth day of January Jaj vjc nyntie four years

D1694/1/211

Act

Act The Commissioners for revaluatione of the shyre of Fyfe

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be The Comissioners of Supply And other qualified heritors of the shyre of Fyfe Shewing That the petitioners being mett at Couper and Kirkaldy upon intimationes made by the Lord Raith Conveener in order either to rectifie or revalue the former valuationes of the said shire, By warrand of the saids Lords act of the date the twentie two day of June Jaj vjc Nyntie thrie years pursueing to ane Remitt of parliament to the saids Lords for that effect And at these meettings the petitioners haveing found a great necessitie for a revaluatione of the wholl shyre Because of the great inequality, And haveing appointed severall sub-Comitties in order to that end in the four presbytries of the shyre The petitioners and the Comitties, doe Find themselves straitend in their procedure by ane quality (It seems) inadvertantly slipt in to the saids Lords act and in the petition to the parliament quherupon that Remitt proceided, viz That one or two of the Commissioners to the parliament for the parliament for the saids shyre be allwayes of the said Committies, Which is utterly Impracticable and does render the act and remitt ilusiorie seing for dispatch of that affair It may be necessar to have at least Eight of those sub Comitties viz two in each presbytrie And altho ther were but four yet it is Imposible for one of the Commissioners to attend every one of these dyets And Mr James Melvill one of them is out of the kingdome, The Lord Enstruther resides not in that shire and is tyed to a publict attendance And all the four Commissioners doe disoune that quality contained in the petition And the Remitt of parliament does not bear it And Therfore Humbly Supplicating to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione Given in to them be the above Comissioners of Supply They heirby Authorize and Impower the persones Commissionat to be valuators be the said act or Commission of Councill To appoint Comitties of their oun number And these Committies To meet proceed and act, as by the said act and Commission is allowed, albeit non of the Commissioners of parliament for the above shyre be of the number of the saids Committies nor meet with them And this notwithstanding of any clause of quality insert in the act and Commission of Councill appointing one or more of the saids Commissioners to parliament to be of the number or meet with the saids Committies.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 323v-324r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 323v-324r.