Act, 6 January 1701, Edinburgh

Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Att the Abbay of Halyroodhouse The Sixth day of January one Thousand Seven Hundered and one years

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Act Gilbert Stewart in Edinburgh anent Gold dust

Anent The Petition given in to the His Grace His majesties high Commissioner and the Right Honourable The Lords of His Majesties Privy Councill by Gilbert Stewart merchant in Edinburgh, Shewing That their Petitioner having frequently applyed to the officers of the mint for coyning of some Gold dust in the terms of their Lordships former ordinance They have hitherto postponed the giving obedience to their Lordships act and ordinance, upon pretence That they wanted ane order from their Lordships for making of the puncheons, and Recommendation upon the Lords of the Thesaury for some advance to them for Supporting of the Coynadge and defraying the Charge of the Tools, That they have already provided and were to provide, which pretensions hade bended greatly to the prejudice of their Supplicant, And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said Petition bears. His Majesties high Commissioner And The Lords of His majesties privy Councill having Considered the above petition given in to them by Gilbert Stewart, They heirby ordain and Require The severall officers within his Majesties mint-house with James Clark Graver to the said mint, To Concurr in obeying the former acts and ordinances of Councill of the date the Fourteenth day of August last bypast anent the said matter and particularly ordains the said James Clark to make the materesses puncheons, Counter pouncheons and other Instruments of his trade necessar for Expeading the Said Coynadge, And Recommends to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaury to allow what they Shall think Competent for Supporting of the Coynadge of the said Gold, and defraying the Charge of the saids tools that are provided or to be provided by the other officers of the mint or the said James Clark for that End, according to use and wont.

Att the Abbay of Halyroodhouse The Sixth day of January one Thousand Seven Hundered and one years

A1701/1/41

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Act Gilbert Stewart in Edinburgh anent Gold dust

Anent The Petition given in to the His Grace His majesties high Commissioner and the Right Honourable The Lords of His Majesties Privy Councill by Gilbert Stewart merchant in Edinburgh, Shewing That their Petitioner having frequently applyed to the officers of the mint for coyning of some Gold dust in the terms of their Lordships former ordinance They have hitherto postponed the giving obedience to their Lordships act and ordinance, upon pretence That they wanted ane order from their Lordships for making of the puncheons, and Recommendation upon the Lords of the Thesaury for some advance to them for Supporting of the Coynadge and defraying the Charge of the Tools, That they have already provided and were to provide, which pretensions hade bended greatly to the prejudice of their Supplicant, And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin as the said Petition bears. His Majesties high Commissioner And The Lords of His majesties privy Councill having Considered the above petition given in to them by Gilbert Stewart, They heirby ordain and Require The severall officers within his Majesties mint-house with James Clark Graver to the said mint, To Concurr in obeying the former acts and ordinances of Councill of the date the Fourteenth day of August last bypast anent the said matter and particularly ordains the said James Clark to make the materesses puncheons, Counter pouncheons and other Instruments of his trade necessar for Expeading the Said Coynadge, And Recommends to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaury to allow what they Shall think Competent for Supporting of the Coynadge of the said Gold, and defraying the Charge of the saids tools that are provided or to be provided by the other officers of the mint or the said James Clark for that End, according to use and wont.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 165.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 165.