Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Edinburgh The Twentie nynth day of January J^aj vj^c nyntie five years

D1695/1/43

D1695/1/43¹

Act

Act William Beattie for a bridge.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be William Beattie late baillie of Bervie, Shewing That quher upon ane former applicatione to the saids Lords ther was ane Contrabutione appointed for building of a bridge upon the Watter of Bervie So usefull and necessar for all travellers to the north of Scotland and the petitioner being intrusted therwith did undertake the samen and fund Caution at the same tyme and befor the saids Lords for the petitioners faithfull Discharge of the aid trust which the petitioner hath also endeavored to acquyt himself at the sight of the Commissioners of the Shyre as ane declaratione under ther hands therwith produced would attest, And seing that the said bridge Consisting of two Large arches is now a great way Advanced, and the two pends of the same being Compleatly Clossed It were a double and Irreparable Loss if it should now be deserted and not be Caried on to perfectione, the money the petitioner has received upon ther Lordships former act for ane voluntar Contributione be north the watter of Tay and Likewayes upon the act for the vacand stipend of Eccles Greig being all expended and upwards of the soume of one thousand four hundred fiftie four pund more of the petitioners oun money, Conforme to ane particular acompt Likewayes therwith produced So that by tradsmens Computatione besides what he hade allready depursed of his oun money It would Requyre Two Thousand six hundred merks more to Compleat the same and the work being most necessary and of universall concerne to the haill kingdome especially to such as travell to the north of Scotland And such works being Comonly and most Justly reckoned amongst pious and Charitable works The petitioner most in all humulity apply to the saids Lords as the first encouragers of that good work according to ther former act of Councill for ane voluntar Contrabutione therwith produced to the effect ther Lordships would hold hand to it and to grant the petitioner ane act in his favors for ane voluntar Contrabution to be uplifted and raised out of all the Shyres of this kingdome be south the watter of Tay, And Therfore humbly Supplementing the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of his majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above petitione given in to them be the above William Beattie with the wrytes mentioned therin and produced therwith, They heirby allow a voluntar Contrabutione to be made within all the paroch Churches and meeting houses within this kingdome be south the watter of Tay for building or perfyteing a bridge which is allready begune to be built upon the watter of Bervie, and that upon any day the petitioner shall think Convenient in this present year J^aj vj^c nyntie five And nominats and appoints the petitioner to be Collector for uplifting the said Contrabutione In Respect the petitioner before extracting heirof has given bond and found suficient² Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill that he shall apply the soumes that shall be so voluntarly Collected and ingathered be him upon the building or perfecting of the said bridge and that he shall hold compt therfore to the Lords of privy Councill under the penalty of five Hundred merks scots by and attour the performance of the premisses and allowes these presents to be printed and appoints the same to be publictly intimat in the said Churches and meeting housses upon the Lords day Immediatly preceiding the said day of Collectione.