Act, 30 August 1704, Edinburgh

Procedure, 19 December 1704, Edinburgh

At Holyroodhouse the thirtie day of August Jaj vic and four years

D1704/8/61

Act

Act In favours of Patrick Smith anent Brewing

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill by Patrick Smith Shewing, that wher it will be ane unquestionable benefite to the Kingdome that ale (which is the ordinary Drink of the Inhabitants therof) may be made both the most wholsome and savory by the right drying of malt wherof the Samyne is made, and the petitioner having found out a secret wherby malt may be Dryed by all sorts of fewall whither coalls wood or Turfe so as to receive no impression from the Smoak therof and that in a more easie short and less expensive manner than hath been knowen in the Kingdome, Wherby the Drink brown of the said malt will be alse clear as white wine free of all bad tincture ariseing from the smoake of the fewall wherwith the malt is Dryed more relishing and pleasant to the taste, and altogether more agreeable to Humane health than in the ale hath been heretofore knowen in Kingdome and the petitioner being willing to communicate this his Secret for the benefite of the Nation provyding he receive due incouradgment, And therfore humbly Creaving their Lordships to allow the petitioner the libertie of communicateing this his Secret to such Maltsters and Brewars in the Kingdome as shall think to dry their malt after the manner prescrybed be him at such reasonable pryces and they and he can agree and to restrain all others from drying malt according to that prescription without licence from their petitioner, with certification that these who practise the Samen shall be lyable for the samen pryces to the petitioner as these who received licence from him, and that this priviledge may be granted to the petitioner for the space of Nynteen years, or for such space as their Lordships shall think fitt, as the said petition bears His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill having considered the petition given in to them by Patrick Smith and the samen being read in their presence, His Grace and the saids Lords have allowed and heirby allow the petitioner the libertie of communicating his Secret of Drying of malt by all sorts of fewall whither coalls wood or Turfe so as to receive noe impression from the smoak therof to such maltsters and Brewers in the Kingdome as shall think fitt to Dry there malt after the manner prescribed by him at Such reasonable pryces as they and he can agree and Discharges all others from Drying malt according to that prescription for the space of nyne years from and after the Date heirof without licence from the petitioner, with certification to those who shall practise the same Contrair heirunto Shall be lyable for the Samen pryces to the petitioner as those who received licence from him.

At Holyroodhouse the thirtie day of August Jaj vic and four years

D1704/8/61

Act

Act In favours of Patrick Smith anent Brewing

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill by Patrick Smith Shewing, that wher it will be ane unquestionable benefite to the Kingdome that ale (which is the ordinary Drink of the Inhabitants therof) may be made both the most wholsome and savory by the right drying of malt wherof the Samyne is made, and the petitioner having found out a secret wherby malt may be Dryed by all sorts of fewall whither coalls wood or Turfe so as to receive no impression from the Smoak therof and that in a more easie short and less expensive manner than hath been knowen in the Kingdome, Wherby the Drink brown of the said malt will be alse clear as white wine free of all bad tincture ariseing from the smoake of the fewall wherwith the malt is Dryed more relishing and pleasant to the taste, and altogether more agreeable to Humane health than in the ale hath been heretofore knowen in Kingdome and the petitioner being willing to communicate this his Secret for the benefite of the Nation provyding he receive due incouradgment, And therfore humbly Creaving their Lordships to allow the petitioner the libertie of communicateing this his Secret to such Maltsters and Brewars in the Kingdome as shall think to dry their malt after the manner prescrybed be him at such reasonable pryces and they and he can agree and to restrain all others from drying malt according to that prescription without licence from their petitioner, with certification that these who practise the Samen shall be lyable for the samen pryces to the petitioner as these who received licence from him, and that this priviledge may be granted to the petitioner for the space of Nynteen years, or for such space as their Lordships shall think fitt, as the said petition bears His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privy Councill having considered the petition given in to them by Patrick Smith and the samen being read in their presence, His Grace and the saids Lords have allowed and heirby allow the petitioner the libertie of communicating his Secret of Drying of malt by all sorts of fewall whither coalls wood or Turfe so as to receive noe impression from the smoak therof to such maltsters and Brewers in the Kingdome as shall think fitt to Dry there malt after the manner prescribed by him at Such reasonable pryces as they and he can agree and Discharges all others from Drying malt according to that prescription for the space of nyne years from and after the Date heirof without licence from the petitioner, with certification to those who shall practise the same Contrair heirunto Shall be lyable for the Samen pryces to the petitioner as those who received licence from him.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 291v-292r.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 291v-292r.