Halyroodhouse the 10th September 1703

D1703/9/2

D1703/9/2¹

Act

Act Infavours off Walter Ross and others

Annent The petition given in and presented to His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords off Her Majesties privie Councill By Walter Ross present provest off the Burgh of Tayne, and George Viscount off Tarbat heretable Baillie therof for themselves and as Representing the Councill and Community off the said Burgh Shewing That the Tolbuith and Stiple of the said Burgh being in a ruinous Condition thir severall years by past apairt therof Did laitly fall in the night tyme Wherby the prisoners therin wer in great hazerd of ther lives and the fabrick off the petitioners Church much damnefied therby Soe that the Toun being necessitat To take doun their Stiple and Tolbuith and have entred to the said work in August last And not being in any Conditione to Rebuild the samen unless their Lordships ordaine ane volentar Contribution By all noblemen, Gentlemen, and others who will be plased to assist the said work And Therfor Creaving His Grace and Lordships To grant warrand to the said Burgh To transport their prisoners To Inverness or any other Adjacent Burgh and to Dischairge any prisoners to be offerred to them till their Tolbuith be rebuilt or for the space off five years time and to grant warrand for ane volentar Contribution By all Noblemen, Gentlemen, and others That will be plased to assist the said work for Rebuilding therof As His Grace and Lord Ships Shall please to Direct As the said petition Bears His Grace Her Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill Haveing considered the petition given into them By Walter Ross present provest of the Burgh off Tayne and George Viscount off Tarbat Heretable Baillie therof for themselves and as representing the Toun Councill and Community off the said Burgh And the samen Being read in ther presence His Grace and the saids Lords Doe heirby Grant warrant To the Magistrats off the said Burgh and ther successors in office To Intimat to and Requyre the Creditors at whose Instance the prisoners are Incarcerat withine the Tolbuith of Tayne To transport them to the nixt Adjacent publict prison or to the Tolbuith or prison off Inverness with certefication to the Creditors iff they failzie It shall be leisum and Laufull to the saids Magistrats or their successors To transport them to the said Tolbuith off Inverness And allowes and ordaines The Creditors off the prisoners to use the arristments ane their Captions after the saids prisoners are transported as accords And in the mean tyme Declaires the saids Magistrats noewayes lyable To receave other prisoners nor to be lyable for their saiff Custody For the space off Five years affter the date heirof And His Grace and the saids Lords Doe Heirby Grant to the petitioners ane volentar Contribution To be Collected From all Noblemen Gentlemen, and others, That are pleased to assist there building off the said Tolbuith and prison house off Tayne within all the paroch Churches off this Kingdome upon such dayes as the petitioners shall appoint after Intimation at the paroch Churches the Sabbath day befoir collecting therof either at the Church doors off the respective paroches or in such other manner as shall be Collected and aggreed upon by the petitioners And that for rebuilding the Tolbuith and prison of the said Burgh of Tayne And ordaines the collection to be payed into […] He allwayes befoir exacting heirof giveing bond and finding Caution acted in the books of privy Councill That the contribution sua to be collected shall be applyed to the use forsaid and that at the sight and by direction of the petitioners.