Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Sixth day of February One Thousand Seven hundred and one years

D1701/2/8

D1701/2/8¹

Act

Act Mathew and Daniell Campbells anent a Suggar Manusfactory in Glasgow

Anent a petition given in to his grace his Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of his Majesties privie councill by Mathew and Daniell Campbells Merchant in Glasgow Shewing That by the tuelth act parliament Ja^j vj^c eightie one and severall other Lawes and acts of parliament Their Lordships were authorized and Impouered To sett up and declair Manufactories That shall be sett up to be such To the effect they may enjoy the Liberties priviledges and Immunities granted by the saids acts of parliament in their Favours and the petitioners haveing alrady conduced and engadged severall Forraigners and other persones emmently skilled in makeing of sugars and distilling of Brandie and other spirits from Malt Wheat oats and all sorts of Liqwers whom with great Charges travell and expenses The petitioners have prevailled with to come to Glasgow towards erecting and setting up a new suggar manufactory there and Lykewayes a Manufactory for distilling Brandy and other spirits from all manner of Grain of the grouth of this Kingdome and Liqwors (except wyne) upon due encuragment from the saids Lords of privie Councill To the effect the Nation may be the more plentifully and easily provyded with the saids Comodities as good as any that have bein in use to be imported from aborad and which distillary will both be profitable for consumption of the product of the Kingdome and for Trade for the coast of Guiney and America And also now that brandy being Discharged by act of parliament seems indispensablie necessary seing that no Trade can be manadged to the places forsaid or the East Indies without great qwantities of the forsaids Liqwors And for the better exercise of the forsaid airt of Distillarie alse weell as suggar makeing It was both usewall alse weill as necessary for their Lordships to grant the liberties and priviledges of a manufactory to such as sett up and undertake the same Therfore Craveing to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears His majesties high Commissioner and Lords of His Majesties privie Councill have considered the above petition given in to them by the above Mathew and Daniell Campbells They heirby Declair and Erect the petitioners above Manufactorie of Suggar And Declare the same to continue a Manufactorie and to enjoy all priviledges rights and Immunities alse long alse freely and fully as any other suggar manufactory within this Kingdome of Scotland enjoyes or shall enjoy the same