Act, 29 July 1697, Edinburgh

Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the twentie nynth day of Jwllie Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs

D1697/7/271

Act

Act Baillies of Hamiltowne

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be The baillies and towne Counsell of Hamiltowne Shewing That wheras the baillies of Hamiltowne ther predecessors obtained ane act of privie Counsell in the yeir Jaj vic Fourtie seven for ane impositione to be raised of all passangers and goods passing the bridge called Bothwell Bridge And that for the Space of Thrie nyntine yeirs in order to the repaireing and keeping up of the said bridge viz everie footman two pennies everie horseman six pennies everie Load of victwall eight pennies everie pack of merchandize and other goods two Shilling Scots And everie Cow Stirk horse meir Staig qwey and others of these kynd Four pennies And Gave power to the Saids magistrats and ther Successors to receave intromett with and collect the saids Soumes Dureing that Space and to poind for the same As appears by the act therwith prodwced And the saids thrie nyntyne yeirs being near expyreing And the bridge haveing bein of Late exceedinglie damnified by great Spaites and Soles of Ice which hes Soe wndermynded two pillars of the bridge that if they be not presently repaired The bridge will wndoubtedly fall downe And if it should fall it would take a great Sowme of money to bwild it up againe And the said bridge being so necessarie and wsefull for all the west and Swoth pairts of the kingdome as is notourly knowen and even in the Conditione it is now into it will take two thowsand five hundereth merks that is alreadie expended upon it As appears by a declaratione given by Mr James Smith and other Jwdiciows tradesmen and a draught of the bridge Shewing wher it is damnified and how it must be repaired which two Thousand give hundereth merks mwst presentlie be advanced for the repaireing therof But the petitioners cannot be in a conditione to doe it wnles the foirsaid impositione bie continwed at Least for other thrie nyntine yeirs And seing by the act of parliament ther Lordships are impowered to ordaine the levying of moderat Customes at bridges for repaireing therof And that any impositione allowed to be layed upon the Shyre cannot be able to doe it And this being one of the most publict and necessarie bridges in the natione And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears which being this Day read and considered be the saids Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell with the Double of the act of Counsell mentioned therin and the declaratione Subscribed by the above Mr James Smith and other persones above named they heirby Continwe the foirsaid impositione upon all passangers and goods passing the said bridge called Clydesbridge or Bothwellbridge And that for the Space of thrie nyntine yeirs Commenceing from the tenth day of September Jaj vic Four at which tyme the impositione alreadie granted by the act of Counsell in anno Jaj viic 2 and Fourtie Seven does expyre And that for repairing and keeping up of the said bridge Viz for everie footman two pennies Scotts money for everie horseman six pennies Scotts money foirsaid for everie Load of Victwall Eight pennies Scotts Everie pack of merchantize and other goods passing the said bridge two Shilling Scotts Everie ox Cow Stirk horse meer Staig qwey and others of these kynds four pennies money foirsaid The petitioners the baillies and towne Counsell of Hamiltowne raiseing als mwch money upon ther own credit as will repaire the said bridge called Clydes bridge or Bothwell bridge And the saids magistrats and ther Swccessors upholding the said bridge dureing the tyme foirsaid And that at the sight of The Shirreff principall of the Shyre of Lanerk or his deputs within which Shyre the said bridge lyes And recomends to the said Shirreff principall of Lanerk and reqwyres his deputs to Sie the magistrats and towne Counsell of Hamiltoune and ther Successors doe repaire the said bridge and keep up the Same in sufficient good Conditione from tyme to tyme And that the said impositione be truly imployed for that effect

Att Edinburgh the twentie nynth day of Jwllie Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs

D1697/7/271

Act

Act Baillies of Hamiltowne

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be The baillies and towne Counsell of Hamiltowne Shewing That wheras the baillies of Hamiltowne ther predecessors obtained ane act of privie Counsell in the yeir Jaj vic Fourtie seven for ane impositione to be raised of all passangers and goods passing the bridge called Bothwell Bridge And that for the Space of Thrie nyntine yeirs in order to the repaireing and keeping up of the said bridge viz everie footman two pennies everie horseman six pennies everie Load of victwall eight pennies everie pack of merchandize and other goods two Shilling Scots And everie Cow Stirk horse meir Staig qwey and others of these kynd Four pennies And Gave power to the Saids magistrats and ther Successors to receave intromett with and collect the saids Soumes Dureing that Space and to poind for the same As appears by the act therwith prodwced And the saids thrie nyntyne yeirs being near expyreing And the bridge haveing bein of Late exceedinglie damnified by great Spaites and Soles of Ice which hes Soe wndermynded two pillars of the bridge that if they be not presently repaired The bridge will wndoubtedly fall downe And if it should fall it would take a great Sowme of money to bwild it up againe And the said bridge being so necessarie and wsefull for all the west and Swoth pairts of the kingdome as is notourly knowen and even in the Conditione it is now into it will take two thowsand five hundereth merks that is alreadie expended upon it As appears by a declaratione given by Mr James Smith and other Jwdiciows tradesmen and a draught of the bridge Shewing wher it is damnified and how it must be repaired which two Thousand give hundereth merks mwst presentlie be advanced for the repaireing therof But the petitioners cannot be in a conditione to doe it wnles the foirsaid impositione bie continwed at Least for other thrie nyntine yeirs And seing by the act of parliament ther Lordships are impowered to ordaine the levying of moderat Customes at bridges for repaireing therof And that any impositione allowed to be layed upon the Shyre cannot be able to doe it And this being one of the most publict and necessarie bridges in the natione And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears which being this Day read and considered be the saids Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell with the Double of the act of Counsell mentioned therin and the declaratione Subscribed by the above Mr James Smith and other persones above named they heirby Continwe the foirsaid impositione upon all passangers and goods passing the said bridge called Clydesbridge or Bothwellbridge And that for the Space of thrie nyntine yeirs Commenceing from the tenth day of September Jaj vic Four at which tyme the impositione alreadie granted by the act of Counsell in anno Jaj viic 2 and Fourtie Seven does expyre And that for repairing and keeping up of the said bridge Viz for everie footman two pennies Scotts money for everie horseman six pennies Scotts money foirsaid for everie Load of Victwall Eight pennies Scotts Everie pack of merchantize and other goods passing the said bridge two Shilling Scotts Everie ox Cow Stirk horse meer Staig qwey and others of these kynds four pennies money foirsaid The petitioners the baillies and towne Counsell of Hamiltowne raiseing als mwch money upon ther own credit as will repaire the said bridge called Clydes bridge or Bothwell bridge And the saids magistrats and ther Swccessors upholding the said bridge dureing the tyme foirsaid And that at the sight of The Shirreff principall of the Shyre of Lanerk or his deputs within which Shyre the said bridge lyes And recomends to the said Shirreff principall of Lanerk and reqwyres his deputs to Sie the magistrats and towne Counsell of Hamiltoune and ther Successors doe repaire the said bridge and keep up the Same in sufficient good Conditione from tyme to tyme And that the said impositione be truly imployed for that effect

1. NRS, PC2/27, 22r-23v.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 22r-23v.

2. Sic.