Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the fourt day of March 1701

D1701/3/7

D1701/3/7¹

Act

Act Thomas Mitchell anent drying Malt and brewing Liquors

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of His Majesties privie Councill by Thomas Mitchell in Saltcoats Humbly Shewing That where the prepairing of Malt and brewing of ale and Beer as it is now used hes bein of Long continuance and that the same is Improveable not only as to the taste But to a great Degree more wholesome and the petitioner haveing found out a new method of prepairing Malt and brewing Liquors therof By Building of Kilnes for dryeing of grain without smoak The same ascending in vents contained in a pillar in the midle therof and that after barlie or any other grain is Duely and Clearlie Malted and shilled so farr as it will suffer Then winoued Grinded and Boulted, to make Liquors of the pure flour and smeddum of the Malt so prepaired and Fountain water and it being the Laudable custome of this and every other weell governed nation to Incurrage all Improvements especially of the Native product by particular priviledges and seeing the petitioner was willing to pay Excyse conforme to Law Therfore Humblie Craveing to the effect aftermentioned As the said petition bears The Lords of His Majesteis privie Councill haveing considered the above petition given in to them by the above Thomas Mitchell They Doe heirby Grant and Allow to the petitioner and his assigneyes the sole pouer and Libertie to Build Kilnes for dryeing of Grain without smoak the same ascending vents contained in a pillar in the midle therof and that after Barelie or other grain is duely and clearly Malted and shilled as farr as it will suffer Then winoued grinded and Boulted To make Liquors of the pure flour and smeddon the Malt so prepaired and Fountain water The petitioner and his assigneyes payeing Excyse according to Law And Discharges all Brewars and venders of ale or Beir within this Kingdome for the space of seven years after the date having to Build Kilnes Make and prepair Malt or Brew Liquors after the forsaid mainer under the penaltie of three hundreth merks for each Failzie The one half therof to be payed to the Poor of the paroch and other half to be payed to the petitioner or his assigneyes Except the saids Brewars or venders of ale or Beir Shall verefie to the Judge ordinary before whom they shall be persewed for the said penalties That they have at any time before the first day of November last bypast made use of such Kilnes and Malt so prepared and Dryed and after that manner Brewed Liquors therof in which caise They shall have libertie so to doe notwithstanding of the privliedges granted to the petitioner Declareing heirby that such of the Leidges as have Libertie of Brewing without Excyse shall not be restricted from the said manner of preparing of Malt and Brewing of Liquor therof The petitioner being allwayes willing and oblidged to make patent the full and particular Directions for doeing every pairt therof to any such requyring it