Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the tuenty nynth day of July one thousand sven hundreth and one years

D1701/7/23

D1701/7/23¹

Act

Act anent a voluntar Contribution for building a bridge of the water of Cart in favors of Sir William Maxwell of Calderwood

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of his majesties privie Council by Sir Wiliam Maxwell of Calderwood, Showeing That where the petitioner, with the Concurence of some other heretors, have gott a gift of ane years waccant Stepend, of the paroch of Cathcart from the Earle of Dundonald patron thereof, and that towards the building of a bridge over the water of Cart, att the Drip miln, a work both neccessary and Charitable, It being on the Common high way betwixt Edinburgh and Air, Irvine, Killmarnock etc and the water after any Spate being so very Impetuous that it is not possible, without the greatest danger, many persones travelling that Road haveing been lost att that place, and that stipend proveing by much insufficient for the expenses of so great a work, And Therefore Craveing to the effect after mentioned as the said petition bears, The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing Considered this petition, given in to them by the above Sir William Maxwell of Calderwood they doe hereby allow a voluntar Collection to be made through out all the parish Churches within the senod of Glasgow and Air, For building ane Bridge over the water of Cart att the Dripmiln and that wpon such dayes, as the said petitioner shall Condesend to the ministers within the bounds of the Churches of the said senod, and Nominats and appoynts, James Maxwell of Brunshill to be factor for uplifting and ingathering of the saids Contributions, and appoynts the said Factor to build the said Bridge, att the sight of the Lord Justice Clerk, or any his Lordship shall appoynt, In Respect the said factor before extracting hereof hes given bond and found sufficient Caution acted in the books of privie Counsell, that he shall wplift and Collect the forsaids Collectiones, and being Collected shall Imploy and ware out the same wpon the building of a Bridge att sight of Lord Justice Clerk, or any other his Lordship shall appoynt, over the water of Cart, att the said Dripmiln, and appoynts the ministers in the severall Churches, in the forsaid synod within which the forsaid Collections are to be made to Cause Intimat this act wpon the Lords day in the fornoon, Imediatly preceeding the Gathereing of the saids Collections