Act, 5 August 1697 (pm), Edinburgh

Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Fiffth of Auwgust Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs postmeridiem

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Act

Act Slezer Browne and Adair

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the report of a Committie of ther own number made to them anent the twnage imposed by act of parliament infavors of John Adair Geographer and Captaine Slezer They find by the accompt given in be Hwgh Browne oversier of the said impositione That ther is als much of the said twnnage in the hands of the collectors at Leith Borrowstounes Kirkaldie Prestowne Panns and Dwmfreis the respective tymes mentioned in the accompt as will extend to the Sowme of Four Thowsand Eight Hundereth and Sixtie four pund Scotts And of Twnnage Due and not yet receaved (Hwgh Browne affirmeing that he was deforced) als much as will extend to the Soume of Two Thowsand Seven hundereth and nyn punds Scotts And the saids Lords of privie Counsell decerned the collectors to pay in the said Soume of Four Thowsand Eight Hundereth and Sixtie four punds to George Baillie of Jarviswood generall receaver of his majesties crowne rents And ordaines the said Generall receaver soe soon as the same comes to his hands to make payment to Captaine Slezer of Two Hundereth punds Sterleing therof In respect he hes hitherto gotten bwt a verie small pairt And to make payment to the said John Adair of Fifftie punds Sterleing money therof In respect he hes alreadie gotten considerably And to the said Hwgh Browne of the lyke Soume of Fifftie punds Sterleing inpairt of his bygone sellaries and expenss And ordaines the said Hwgh Browne to doe all dilligence to oversie And the said collectors to doe all dilligence to gett in what is Dwe of the said twnnage preceeding Lambmes Last and untill mertimes next And The saids Lords declaires they will sett the said twnnage in roupe for a yeir Commenceing frae Mertimes next And that whoever will take the roupe Shall be obleidged to give dedwctione of Five per cent of the said twnnage for the case of the Skippers

Att Edinburgh the Fiffth of Auwgust Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs postmeridiem

D1697/8/111

Act

Act Slezer Browne and Adair

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the report of a Committie of ther own number made to them anent the twnage imposed by act of parliament infavors of John Adair Geographer and Captaine Slezer They find by the accompt given in be Hwgh Browne oversier of the said impositione That ther is als much of the said twnnage in the hands of the collectors at Leith Borrowstounes Kirkaldie Prestowne Panns and Dwmfreis the respective tymes mentioned in the accompt as will extend to the Sowme of Four Thowsand Eight Hundereth and Sixtie four pund Scotts And of Twnnage Due and not yet receaved (Hwgh Browne affirmeing that he was deforced) als much as will extend to the Soume of Two Thowsand Seven hundereth and nyn punds Scotts And the saids Lords of privie Counsell decerned the collectors to pay in the said Soume of Four Thowsand Eight Hundereth and Sixtie four punds to George Baillie of Jarviswood generall receaver of his majesties crowne rents And ordaines the said Generall receaver soe soon as the same comes to his hands to make payment to Captaine Slezer of Two Hundereth punds Sterleing therof In respect he hes hitherto gotten bwt a verie small pairt And to make payment to the said John Adair of Fifftie punds Sterleing money therof In respect he hes alreadie gotten considerably And to the said Hwgh Browne of the lyke Soume of Fifftie punds Sterleing inpairt of his bygone sellaries and expenss And ordaines the said Hwgh Browne to doe all dilligence to oversie And the said collectors to doe all dilligence to gett in what is Dwe of the said twnnage preceeding Lambmes Last and untill mertimes next And The saids Lords declaires they will sett the said twnnage in roupe for a yeir Commenceing frae Mertimes next And that whoever will take the roupe Shall be obleidged to give dedwctione of Five per cent of the said twnnage for the case of the Skippers

1. NRS, PC2/27, 36v-37r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 36v-37r.