Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Att Hollyruidhouse Tuesday the 28th May 1695

D1695/5/7

D1695/5/7¹

Act

Act The Magistrats of Frasersburgh

Anent the petition given in to His Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of privy Councill be John Cheyne and Thomas Mitchell baillies of the burgh of Frazersburgh Shewing That quher it is nottourly knowen That the harbour of the toune of Frazersburgh is of great use to all who trade in the north Countrey the same being the safest port upon the east Ocean betwixt the South and Murray Firths But it being a long time since the said Harbour was built and the Communitie being poor the same is in hazard of ruine the timber work therof being much failled And it is of Generall concerne to all the kingdome But more particularly to the adjacent Countries that the said harbour be repaired, And the paroch of Tyrie being the nixt adjacent paroch and the Church therof vaccant and ther being no pious uses within that Paroch (The Church being repaired allready by the Stipend) It is most Just that a part of the said stipends should be given for repairing of their harbour and the Lord Salton Who is patron of the said Church is willing to give his Consent That they may have ane thousand merks of the said Stipend provyding they find suficient Cautione to Imploy the same for the use a forsaid and that ther Lordships would authorize him for that effect And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would take the premisses to ther Consideratione and to appoint and authorize the said Lord Saltoune to dispose of ane thousand merks of the said vaccant stipends for reparatione of the said Harbour and to ordaine the Same to be payed in to the petitioners by the heritors and others Lyable in payment and for that effect to Grant letters of horning and other executions needfull the petitioner being willing to find suficient Cautione for the due applicatione in maner above mentioned as the petitione bears His Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them be the above John Cheyne and Thomas Mitchell bailies of Frazersburgh with the Lord Saltoune patron of the kirk of Tirey his Consent written upon the end therof They heirby appoint and Authorize the said Lord Saltoune to dispose of ane Thousand merks of the vaccand stipend of Tyrie for reparation of the harbour of Frazersburgh and nominats and appoints Alexander Andersone merchant in Frazersburgh to be factor for uplifting of the said soume of ane Thousand merks scots And Ordaines the heritors lyfrentars Wodsetters titullars tacksmen of teynds tennants and possessors and others Lyable in payment of the said vaccant stipend of Tyrie To make payment to the said factor of the said soume of ane Thousand merks furth of the said vaccand stipend, The said factor first before extracting heirof having given bond and found sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill That he shall apply he said Soume of ane thousand merks to be Collected be him as said is upon the repairatione of the above Harbour of Frazersburgh and that he shall make furth comeing to the saids Lords of privy Councill of such as they shall appoint the superplus of the said thousand merks if any shall be remaineing after the reparation of the said harbour And Ordaines letters of horning under the Signet of Councill to be direct at the instance of the said factor against the heritor and others forsaids Lyable in payment of the said vaccant stipend upon productione of a decreet of Locallity and incase ther be non Ordaines the heritors and others forsaid to make payment of ther respective proportiones of the said vaccant stipend According as they shall be decerned be the Judge Ordinary.