Act, 27 July 1697, Edinburgh

Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the twentie Seventh of Jully Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs

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Act

Act James Hair

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell be James Hair merchand in Drwmfreise Shewing That the petitioner being incouraged by ther Lordships former proclamatione allowing the importatione of victwall without paying of dwetie to frawght ane vessell at Poltowne in England in which ther was pwtt in board threttie thrie qwarter of barley to be imported and wnloaded at Dwmfreis which if not hindered by the reasones of the wynd would have arryved at the said port of Dwmfreis in twentie four houres tyme And Long befoir ther Lordships Last proclamatione dischargeing any furder allowance of the exemptione of Dwetie upon imported victwall the vessell imployed be the petitioner haveing sailed from Poltowne the threttie of Jwne Last as is evident by her Cocket under the hand of Thomas Noseworth collector therwith prodwced yet the collector of Dumfreis (because the vessell did not arrive befoir ther Lordships Last proclamatione dischargeing the benefite importers of victwall had by the first was intimat to him) refwises to allow the petitioner the dwetie and benefite Granted by the first proclamatione By which meanes the petitioner will Swstaine great Loss and be obleidged raither to send back the victwall to England then to offert to saill at Dwmfreis without haveing the benefite alloued him of the first proclamatione 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 declaire the petitioners victwall to be frie of all Custome and publict dwetie In caice he can legallie prove that the same was imported into any harboure Creik or port of this kingdome upon or befoir the twentie first of Jwllie instant And if he cannot prove the same then declaires the victwall lyable to the wswall impositiones and Dweties.

Att Edinburgh the twentie Seventh of Jully Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs

D1697/7/251

Act

Act James Hair

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell be James Hair merchand in Drwmfreise Shewing That the petitioner being incouraged by ther Lordships former proclamatione allowing the importatione of victwall without paying of dwetie to frawght ane vessell at Poltowne in England in which ther was pwtt in board threttie thrie qwarter of barley to be imported and wnloaded at Dwmfreis which if not hindered by the reasones of the wynd would have arryved at the said port of Dwmfreis in twentie four houres tyme And Long befoir ther Lordships Last proclamatione dischargeing any furder allowance of the exemptione of Dwetie upon imported victwall the vessell imployed be the petitioner haveing sailed from Poltowne the threttie of Jwne Last as is evident by her Cocket under the hand of Thomas Noseworth collector therwith prodwced yet the collector of Dumfreis (because the vessell did not arrive befoir ther Lordships Last proclamatione dischargeing the benefite importers of victwall had by the first was intimat to him) refwises to allow the petitioner the dwetie and benefite Granted by the first proclamatione By which meanes the petitioner will Swstaine great Loss and be obleidged raither to send back the victwall to England then to offert to saill at Dwmfreis without haveing the benefite alloued him of the first proclamatione 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 declaire the petitioners victwall to be frie of all Custome and publict dwetie In caice he can legallie prove that the same was imported into any harboure Creik or port of this kingdome upon or befoir the twentie first of Jwllie instant And if he cannot prove the same then declaires the victwall lyable to the wswall impositiones and Dweties.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 21v-22r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 21v-22r.