Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Eodem die [6 September 1694], Post Meridiem

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Act

Act The Members of the Manufactorie at New Mylnes

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be James Nicolsone and George Clerk Junior and William Blackwoods merchants in Edinburgh thrie of the members and present Managers of the Woolnmanufactory at Newmylnes for themselves and in name and behalf of the wholl members and incorporation of the said manufactory Shewing That wheras their Majesties with advice and Consent of the estates of parliament be their act dated the ² fourtein³ day of June J^aj vj^c nyntie thrie years Have Declaired the said manufactory at Newmylnes to have the priviledges of ane free manufactory Conforme to the prior acts of parliament made in favors of manufactories and amongst severall other priviledges liberties and Immunities particularly mentioned in the said act It is therby statute and Ordained that the stock of the said manufactory and profitts therof and all lands and others accquired for the use of the same and houses built or to be built theron should be free of all Cesses, Supplies taxationes excyss or other publict burdeins Imposed dureing the Space of Twentie one years after the date of the said act and that the saids lands and housses with the wholl inhabitants therof should be free of all quartering of souldiers either Locall or Transient and of Levieing of Souldiers dureing the standing of the said Manufactory and least any questione might arise whither the Lands of Newmylnes were any part of the stock of the said manufactory or accquired for the use therof So as to have the benefite of the forsaid exemptione It is expressly Enacted and ordained by the same act of parliament That the Lands of Newmylnes and housses accquired and the housses and others built or to be built theron should remaine in all time comeing as motified for carieing on the said work, Wherby It is evident that the said Lands and housses are Declaired to be acquired for the use of the same as the said act heirwith produced verifies, notwithstanding wherof The said incorporatione and Lands therto belonging was appointed by the Commissioners of the shire of Haddingtoune To Concurr with Robert Yeaman portioner of Nungate and David Forrest of Gunersmylne in the Outreiking of the souldiers lately raised Conforme to the act of Parliament and act of Secret Councill for their majesties service, And taxed for that effect, Wherupon David Maxwell master of the said manufactory at Newmylnes for himself and in name of the said⁴ incorporatione protested against the said Robert Yeaman and David Forrest, That the said manufactory and lands and housses therto belonging Ought not to be Lyable in the Outreiking of any Souldiers In respect they were exempted be the said act of parliament that they may sustaine no prejudice therthrow any maner of way as ane instrument and protestatione therupon under the hand of Robert Patersone nottar dated the seventein day of May last J^aj vj^c nyntie four years heirwith verifies By which It is evident that as the said manufactory and lands therto belonging have been allready troubled for the Causes forsaid So they might be troubled and Imposed upon in time comeing for outreiking of the Militia and other Souldiers which shall hapen to be raised for their Majesties service Unles the saids Lords grant them ane act and warrand for secureing against the same in time comeing And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to take the premissses to their serious Consideratione and in obedience and Conforme to the forsaid act of parliament Grant their act and warrand to the said incorporatione of the forsaid Woollen Manufactorie at Newmuylne for freeing and exeeming of the said wholl incorporatione of the said manufactorie and all the lands and housses therto belonging with the haill inhabitants therof from all outreiking of any militia brother souldiers Levied or to be Levied, and from the payment of any money and fractiones to that effect And that for the forsaid space of Twentie one years after the date of the said act of parliament and for that effect to prohibit and discharge the shireff of the shire or his deputs and the Commissioners of assessment and all others within the said shire of Haddington haveing power to proportion divyde and Lay on the said Militia or Souldiers or any taxatione to that effect within the said shire from laying on and allocating to the said manufactory any part of the burdein for raiseing of the said militia or souldiers dureing the space forsaid of the said act of parliament as the petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above members and present managers of the woolen Manufactorie at New Milnes with the act of parliament and instrument or protestatione both mentioned therin and produced therwith They heirby Declair In favors of the siad incorporatione of the above woolen Manufactory or New-Mylnes That the wholl incorporatione of the Said Manufactory and all the ⁵ Lands and housses therto belonging and the inhabitants therof are free and exeemed from all Outreiking of any militia or other souldiers Levied or to be Levied and from the payment of any money and fractiones to that effect and that for the forsaid space of twentie one years after the date of the said act of parliament and for that effect doe heirby prohibit and Discharge the shireff of the shire or his deputs and the Commissioners of assessment and all others within the shire of Haddingtoune haveing power to proportione Divyde and Lay on the said militia or souldiers or any exactione to that effect within the said shire from Laying on and allocating to the said manufactory any part of the burden for raiseing of the said Militia or Souldiers dureing the space forsaid of the said act of parliament.