Act, 27 December 1692, Edinburgh

Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Twentie seventh day of December Jaj vjc nyntie two years

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Act and Remitt The Inhabitants of the Cannogate

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be the poor inhabitants of the Cannogate Shewing That ther they hade been these many years bygone and presently are under such heavie burdeins of Locall and transient quartureings Cesses and annuittie That they were dayly forced to disert the place and live their Orphants objects of Charity they who bear quartureing being for the most part poor tradsmen that have nothing to live upon but the work of their hands, Which being formerly represented to the saids Lords of privy Councill Their Lordships by their act dated the nynth of september Jaj vjc Eightie five for the preservation of the place found that they ought not to be farder burthened with quartureing of the kings forces whither horss foot or dragoons then the other suburbs of Edinburgh And Ordained the quarterings to be proportioned accordingly Which being done, The Wast Port and Potteraw’s pairt of the Cannogats burdein was found to be a thrid as appeared by the act theranent of the date the nynth January Jaj vjc Eightie four years Conforme wherinto the West Port and Potteraw have allwayes been in use to receive and quarter the thrid of the Cannogats burdein as their pairt untill this day being the twentie two of December Jaj vjc nyntie two That Sir James Leslie Comander in Cheif of their Majesties forces in Scotland upon some slender reasones has removed that company quarturing one the West Port from their setled quarters ther to the Cannogate, And has Ordained the constables to provyde them quarters also within the Cannogat by and attour their due proportion proposeing to concurr for a releif in money from the West Port equivolent to their share of the quartureing Which the petitioners humbly conceaved would not take effect In Respect of the act of Parliament made anent quartureing of their majesties forces Dischargeing the uplifting of dry quarters And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to Ordaine the said Company to returne to their quarters at the West Port, That so the petitioners be not further burthened then their due proportion and therby be keeped in some condition to be Serviceable to the government as the petition bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this Petition given in to them be the inhabitants of the Cannogate with the writtes mentioned therin They heirby Recomend to the Lord high Chancellor to speak to Sir James Lesly Commander in Cheif for the tyme of their majesties forces within this kingdom, That he remove the West-Port proportion of his regiement from off the petitioners and quarter them within the west port as formerly, That the petitioners be not burdeined with more then their oun proportione Conforme to the former act of Councill.

Edinburgh the Twentie seventh day of December Jaj vjc nyntie two years

D1692/12/251

Act

Act and Remitt The Inhabitants of the Cannogate

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be the poor inhabitants of the Cannogate Shewing That ther they hade been these many years bygone and presently are under such heavie burdeins of Locall and transient quartureings Cesses and annuittie That they were dayly forced to disert the place and live their Orphants objects of Charity they who bear quartureing being for the most part poor tradsmen that have nothing to live upon but the work of their hands, Which being formerly represented to the saids Lords of privy Councill Their Lordships by their act dated the nynth of september Jaj vjc Eightie five for the preservation of the place found that they ought not to be farder burthened with quartureing of the kings forces whither horss foot or dragoons then the other suburbs of Edinburgh And Ordained the quarterings to be proportioned accordingly Which being done, The Wast Port and Potteraw’s pairt of the Cannogats burdein was found to be a thrid as appeared by the act theranent of the date the nynth January Jaj vjc Eightie four years Conforme wherinto the West Port and Potteraw have allwayes been in use to receive and quarter the thrid of the Cannogats burdein as their pairt untill this day being the twentie two of December Jaj vjc nyntie two That Sir James Leslie Comander in Cheif of their Majesties forces in Scotland upon some slender reasones has removed that company quarturing one the West Port from their setled quarters ther to the Cannogate, And has Ordained the constables to provyde them quarters also within the Cannogat by and attour their due proportion proposeing to concurr for a releif in money from the West Port equivolent to their share of the quartureing Which the petitioners humbly conceaved would not take effect In Respect of the act of Parliament made anent quartureing of their majesties forces Dischargeing the uplifting of dry quarters And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to Ordaine the said Company to returne to their quarters at the West Port, That so the petitioners be not further burthened then their due proportion and therby be keeped in some condition to be Serviceable to the government as the petition bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this Petition given in to them be the inhabitants of the Cannogate with the writtes mentioned therin They heirby Recomend to the Lord high Chancellor to speak to Sir James Lesly Commander in Cheif for the tyme of their majesties forces within this kingdom, That he remove the West-Port proportion of his regiement from off the petitioners and quarter them within the west port as formerly, That the petitioners be not burdeined with more then their oun proportione Conforme to the former act of Councill.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 147r-147v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 147r-147v.