Act, 12 March 1705, Edinburgh

Edinburgh 8th March 1705

D1705/3/2

D1705/3/2¹

Act

Act In favours of Mr William Forbes Advocat to print a book

Annent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of privie Councill, By Mr William Forbes Advocat, Shewing That where their Lordships are in use to incouradge the author of any new book, by granting to him the sole priviledge of printing and vending the same, and he had Composed ane Treatise of Churchlands and Tithes etc which will clear up that mysterious pairt of our Law, And therfore Craving to the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears, The Lords of her Majesties privie Councill having Considered the above petition given in to them by Mr William Forbes Advocat, and the samen being read in their presence, The saids Lords Doe heirby grant to the petitioner his Airs or Assigneyes the sole priviledge of printing vending and selling the forsaid book entituled a Treatise of Churchlands and Teithes etc. And have Discharged and heirby Discharges all other persons whatsomever, To print, reprint, sell or import into this Kingdome any of the saids Books, for the space of Nyntein years from the date heirof, and that under the paine and penalty of Confiscation of the saids books to the use of the petitioner, and his forsaids, and farder under the penalty of Fyve Hundered merks scots money to be payed by the Contraveeners to the petitioner or his forsaids, besydes the seizure and forfaulter forsaid