Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the twentie nynth of Jwne J^aj vi^c nyntie seven yeirs

D1697/6/23

D1697/6/23¹

Act

Act Commissioners of the Shyre of Edinburgh anent repaireing Highwayes

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell by the Commissioners of Supply and Jwstices of peace of the Shyre of Edinburgh Shewing That wher It is ane of the particular instructiones in the petitioners Commissione And they have allwayes made it a great pairt of ther work to take notice of and to amend and repaire the Callseyes and bridges of the Shyre which they have bein assisted and helped to doe by ther Lordships act and gift to them of a Small pettie Custome of six pennies on ilk Loaded cairt and two pennies Scotts on ilk Loaded horse passing the high way of the Shyre which albeit it comes to a small sowme per annum yet by the petitioners manadgement therof for severall yeirs bygone it hes made the highwayes and Some of the bridges in some tollerable caice as is well knowen to all passangers But ther are many of the high wayes not so well repaired as may be and severall of the bridges in hazard to fall and Some new bridges and Callseyes begwn but not completed which gives occasione to the petitioners to address ther Lordships for a continwatione of the said pettie Cwstome which does expyre in Jwlly next and hes bein hitherto well imployed by the petitioners order as will appear from ane accompt therwith produced for six yeirs bygone And which custome if continwed will not only make the bridges of the Shyre in good caise But also doe much to help to repaire the highwayes and compleate Some highwayes and Litle bridges alreadie begwn And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione at Length bears Which petitione being upon the tenth day of Jwne instant read in presence of the saids Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell They appointed a Comitie of ther own number to consider the same with the former act of Counsell made in favoures of the petitioners of this petty Cwstome with the acts of parliament made anent repaireing of highwayes with the accompt prodwced with the petitione And to report ther opinion therin to the Cownsell which Comitie haveing accordinglie met they made ther report in the termes following Viz That they haveing considered the accompt (1mo) how the pettie Customes of Edinburgh Shyre have bein bestowed and imployed they find the articles of the said accompt Sufficientlie instrwcted be precepts of the Commissioners and recepts conforme And it is the opinion of the Comitie that the pettie Customes be continwed for thrie yeirs Comenceing from the first of Jwllie next to come and it be recommended to the Earle of Lawderdale and some of the Commissioners to receave in the generall collector of these pitty Customes his accompts And to discharge him if they find Jwst And the saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing this day considered the above report they approved therof and have Continwed and allowed and heirby continwes and allowes the foirsaid petty Custome of six pennies Scotts on ilk Loaded cairt and two pennies Scotts on ilk Loaded horse for the space of their yeirs yet to rwne Commenceing from the first day of Jwllie next to come and appoints the impositione heirby granted to be imployed in the first place for repaireing his majesties publict highwayes And Discharges any pairt of it to be imployed upon helping of privat wayes till all the publict highwayes be Sufficiently repaired And recomends to The Earle of Lauderdale and Such of the Commissioners of Supply within the Shyre as they shall appoint to receave in the generall collector of the saids pettie Customes his accompts and to cleare the same And if they find Just to discharge him of the same