Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Thursday the 8th August 1695

D1695/8/11

D1695/8/11¹

Act

Act Blair and others anent Bullion

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Hew Blair merchant in Edinburgh for himself and in name of the rest of the merchants of Edinburgh Shewing That Forasmuchas by the twentie fourth act parliament J^aj vi^c Eightie Six the Generall and Master of his Majesties Mint are expressly oblidged to accept of ² Enter and Coyne such quantities of Bullion as shall be brought in to his Majesties Mint by the merchants or others under the penaltie of being deprived of their offices Nevertheless albeit the petitioners have provyded made offer of Sundrie quantities of Bullion to be Coyned in the termes of the said act Yet they refuse to accept and take in the same And therby have incurred the Certificatione in the act of parliament if they shall persist in the said refuseall and do Likewayes take upon them to preferr some particular persons by takeing in the bullion offered by them with great partiallity and prejudice to the petitioners And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords to ordaine the Generall Master of the Mint to receive in the Bullion that shall be offered be the petitioners and to Coyne the Same in the Current money in the termes and under the Certifications contained in the forsaid act of parliament as the petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Hew Blair, and merchants in Edinburgh They heirby Ordaine the Generall and master of his majesties Mint to receive in the bullion as it has been or shall be offered to his majesties mint without preferring any person before another But in the precise termes of the act of Parliament anent the mint under the Certificationes and penaltie therin contained.