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Act, 17 April 1701, Edinburgh

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Att Edinburgh The Seventeenth day of Aprile Jaj viic and one years

A1701/4/151

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Act In favours of John Lauson

Anent The Petition given in and presented to the Lords of His Majestys privy Councill by John Lauson burges of Edinburgh Shewing That ane office of Intelligence for Recording the names of Servants upon due tryall and Certificats of their manners and qualifications wherby masters may be provided with honest Servants of all Sorts, and Servants may readily know what masters are unprovided, As Likeways for the better and more easy discovery of all Bargains, and the Communication and publishing all proposalls and other bussinesses that the persons concerned may think fitt to give notice and ane account off, to the said office for the Information of all the Leidges hath been found Convenient and necessary in all populous cities, and is at present actualy practised in London, Paris Amsterdam etc And albeit their petitioner hath bestowed great aims and Expenses to know the methods used abroad in order to the Erecting of Such ane office in this place, and brought it a considerable Length as to Servants to the Satisfaction and advantage of many of all Ranks and degrees, yet the same cannot have the wished Effect, unles their Lordships be pleased to Interpone their authority therto by granting ane act of Execution of ane office of Intelligence, and discharging wed-men wed-wives and others to medle in the Fieing of any Sorts of Servants or nurses, or any other affairs belonging to the said office upon whatsoever Colour or pretence, And Seing that this office is not proposed to lay either Charge or Restraint upon masters or Servants or any others Except Such as find it their Interest and benefit to apply to the Said office for information, But only that ther may be a publick known and authorized office with Fixed rules where masters or Servants and others may have Information at easy raits, and that all others for Information may be discharged to make a trade of giving Information for money concerning the Feeing of Servants or nurses or other barganes or proposalls without prejudice in the Leist to all the Leidges to hyre Servants or enter into bargains and do all other bussines upon their propper knowledge or upon Information freely and gratuitously given Likeas the Conveniency and Vsefulnes of this office will more Clearly appear by a paper of reasons a pairt given in with the said petition, and it being first and reasonable and their Lordships ordinary practise, to give to the projectors or Inventers of any thing found usefull for the Leidges all Suteable Encouragement And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin, as the said petition bears. Follows the paper of Reasons mentioned in and presented with the said bill Shewing the usefulness and Conveniency of ane office of Intelligence for feeing of Servants and for Information in other bussinesses. Its very well known that the Leidges have been much Imposed upon, by having dishonest and profligat Servants Recommended to them by wedmen, wed-wifes and others not qualifyed or able to perform the Service they undertake to great Loss trouble and Expenss of their masters, For preventing of such abuses in tyme comeing, It is humbly proposed that their be ane office of Intelligence Erected where the names of Servants of all Stations together with testificats of their fidelity and Christian deportment are to be Recorded in a book to be Regularly keept by the master of the office and his Servants, And It being also 2convenient for Servants That they should readily understand what masters want Servants, The master of the said office of Intelligence is likeways to keep ane other Seperat book wher all masters wanting Servants (who shall be pleased to Call or Send to the said office) their names and designations and the different Sorts of Service they are unprovided off, shall be particularly Insert, By which means in a very litle tyme, masters and Servants may meet together and agree or else Inquire for others till both be provided. And Whereas Severall Scandalous persons have Intruded themselves into privat families and nurses without Satisfying Church discipline or produceing Testimonialls from ministers, The master of the said office is to take Care, That all Such as offer themselves to nurse Chidlren shall produce a testificat of their good deportment in caice they be marryed, and if not that they have satisfyed the Kirk for their Scandall, or have found Caution so to doe, which will in a great measure prevent the Scandalous abuses Committed by many women in laying down their Children at Kirk Thesaurers and other persons doors after they have gott themselves Secretly and under hand provyded to be nurses in privat Families. Ane other Considerable benefit and advantage to all Noblemen, Gentlemen and others who live at a distance from Edinburgh Is this that by a Lyne to their factors or doers here, They may gett notice from the said office of Intelligence with very litle Expenss, how they shall be provyded with men and women, Servants of all Sorts Such as master-hous holds, Gentlemen, Valets, Stewards, pages, greives, gardners, Cooks, porters, Coachmen, grooms, Footmen, postilions, young books for waiting on Gentlemen or for Change-houses, Likeways Gentlewomen for attending Ladies, house keepers, Chamber maids, women Stewards and Cooks, women for keeping Children, ordinary Servants for all Sorts of work in privat families, also Taverners and Ticket runners, with all Sorts of nurses who either come to Gentlemens houses or nurse Children in their own, who all and everyone of them are to have their names and the different and respective Services they are qualyfied for, together with testificats of their honest and Christian behaviour, recorded in the books of the said office, This project also will be very usefull for Information in other bussinesses that is, for discovery and making known all other bargains and proposalls, It being Evident that men are often Straitned how and where to Enquyre for bargains they Intend as likeways that others are at a Loss, how to make known their offers of Bargains and other proposalls in bussinesses, which oblidges them to Send clapps as they call them throw the Town, and some tymes to pull advertisements in Gazetts, which yet are no ways Sufficient for the Ends designed, For the Clapps go only to Edinburgh and for small bussinesses, and do neither Concern or Extend to the Country, And the Gazett is uncertan, and gazetts come not to all merchands nor are they oft to be found, when men have most to do with them wheras a Standing office would abide all men, and be ever ready It is also obvious that men in many caices put up placats for Information, which yet is a method not so much as knowen to many, and where practized Extends not farr, nor is always at Command, Besides all these methods are defective as to full Information, wheras the Intelligence office would receive and Record, as full and particular Informations as parties please and the Same being booked and recorded would be patent and published at all tymes, nor Shall this office be either troublesome or Expensive to the Leidges, all being free to them both as to Imployment and price, So that nothing is aimed at, but a Conveniency, That cannot but be desyreable to all the Leidges as the saids Reasons in themselves more fully proports. Which Petition with the paper of reasons forsaids mentioned therin, and produced therwith Being this day Read in presence of the Lords of His Majestys privy Councill, and they being therwith well advised, and having at Length considered the Same, They have Erected and do heirby Erect the above office of Intelligence In favours of the said petitioner and his assigneys, for the space of nyne years next after the date heirof, And have discharged and heirby discharges all persons quhatsomever to Erect any Such office besides the petitioners within this Kingdom, and likeways have discharged and heirby discharges, all wed-men, wed-wives and others for money or other good deeds to medle in the Feeing of any Sorts of Servants or nurses, or the discoverying or Informing of other bargains and proposalls for money or Reward. directly or Indirectly upon whatsomever colour or pretence And the saids Lords of privy Councill, do heirby allow and authorize the said John Lauson and his assigneys, to Exact from every master and Servant who shall apply to the said office respective, where the Fee Extends to, or Exceeds the Soume of Twelve pounds Scots yearly, Fourteen Shilling Scots, where the fee is below the said Soume Seven Shilling Scots, And in the caices of other bargains and proposals as the partys Shall think fitt freely to give The Said John Lawson being always heirby obliged to provide a Sufficient house for the said office and Servants to attend and to keep regular books containing the names of the masters and servants respective with the Servants Certificats of their honest and Christian behaviour or deportment and also containing such memorialls and Informations, as shall be given for any other bussines from tyme to tyme.

Att Edinburgh The Seventeenth day of Aprile Jaj viic and one years

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Act

Act In favours of John Lauson

Anent The Petition given in and presented to the Lords of His Majestys privy Councill by John Lauson burges of Edinburgh Shewing That ane office of Intelligence for Recording the names of Servants upon due tryall and Certificats of their manners and qualifications wherby masters may be provided with honest Servants of all Sorts, and Servants may readily know what masters are unprovided, As Likeways for the better and more easy discovery of all Bargains, and the Communication and publishing all proposalls and other bussinesses that the persons concerned may think fitt to give notice and ane account off, to the said office for the Information of all the Leidges hath been found Convenient and necessary in all populous cities, and is at present actualy practised in London, Paris Amsterdam etc And albeit their petitioner hath bestowed great aims and Expenses to know the methods used abroad in order to the Erecting of Such ane office in this place, and brought it a considerable Length as to Servants to the Satisfaction and advantage of many of all Ranks and degrees, yet the same cannot have the wished Effect, unles their Lordships be pleased to Interpone their authority therto by granting ane act of Execution of ane office of Intelligence, and discharging wed-men wed-wives and others to medle in the Fieing of any Sorts of Servants or nurses, or any other affairs belonging to the said office upon whatsoever Colour or pretence, And Seing that this office is not proposed to lay either Charge or Restraint upon masters or Servants or any others Except Such as find it their Interest and benefit to apply to the Said office for information, But only that ther may be a publick known and authorized office with Fixed rules where masters or Servants and others may have Information at easy raits, and that all others for Information may be discharged to make a trade of giving Information for money concerning the Feeing of Servants or nurses or other barganes or proposalls without prejudice in the Leist to all the Leidges to hyre Servants or enter into bargains and do all other bussines upon their propper knowledge or upon Information freely and gratuitously given Likeas the Conveniency and Vsefulnes of this office will more Clearly appear by a paper of reasons a pairt given in with the said petition, and it being first and reasonable and their Lordships ordinary practise, to give to the projectors or Inventers of any thing found usefull for the Leidges all Suteable Encouragement And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect underwrittin, as the said petition bears. Follows the paper of Reasons mentioned in and presented with the said bill Shewing the usefulness and Conveniency of ane office of Intelligence for feeing of Servants and for Information in other bussinesses. Its very well known that the Leidges have been much Imposed upon, by having dishonest and profligat Servants Recommended to them by wedmen, wed-wifes and others not qualifyed or able to perform the Service they undertake to great Loss trouble and Expenss of their masters, For preventing of such abuses in tyme comeing, It is humbly proposed that their be ane office of Intelligence Erected where the names of Servants of all Stations together with testificats of their fidelity and Christian deportment are to be Recorded in a book to be Regularly keept by the master of the office and his Servants, And It being also 2convenient for Servants That they should readily understand what masters want Servants, The master of the said office of Intelligence is likeways to keep ane other Seperat book wher all masters wanting Servants (who shall be pleased to Call or Send to the said office) their names and designations and the different Sorts of Service they are unprovided off, shall be particularly Insert, By which means in a very litle tyme, masters and Servants may meet together and agree or else Inquire for others till both be provided. And Whereas Severall Scandalous persons have Intruded themselves into privat families and nurses without Satisfying Church discipline or produceing Testimonialls from ministers, The master of the said office is to take Care, That all Such as offer themselves to nurse Chidlren shall produce a testificat of their good deportment in caice they be marryed, and if not that they have satisfyed the Kirk for their Scandall, or have found Caution so to doe, which will in a great measure prevent the Scandalous abuses Committed by many women in laying down their Children at Kirk Thesaurers and other persons doors after they have gott themselves Secretly and under hand provyded to be nurses in privat Families. Ane other Considerable benefit and advantage to all Noblemen, Gentlemen and others who live at a distance from Edinburgh Is this that by a Lyne to their factors or doers here, They may gett notice from the said office of Intelligence with very litle Expenss, how they shall be provyded with men and women, Servants of all Sorts Such as master-hous holds, Gentlemen, Valets, Stewards, pages, greives, gardners, Cooks, porters, Coachmen, grooms, Footmen, postilions, young books for waiting on Gentlemen or for Change-houses, Likeways Gentlewomen for attending Ladies, house keepers, Chamber maids, women Stewards and Cooks, women for keeping Children, ordinary Servants for all Sorts of work in privat families, also Taverners and Ticket runners, with all Sorts of nurses who either come to Gentlemens houses or nurse Children in their own, who all and everyone of them are to have their names and the different and respective Services they are qualyfied for, together with testificats of their honest and Christian behaviour, recorded in the books of the said office, This project also will be very usefull for Information in other bussinesses that is, for discovery and making known all other bargains and proposalls, It being Evident that men are often Straitned how and where to Enquyre for bargains they Intend as likeways that others are at a Loss, how to make known their offers of Bargains and other proposalls in bussinesses, which oblidges them to Send clapps as they call them throw the Town, and some tymes to pull advertisements in Gazetts, which yet are no ways Sufficient for the Ends designed, For the Clapps go only to Edinburgh and for small bussinesses, and do neither Concern or Extend to the Country, And the Gazett is uncertan, and gazetts come not to all merchands nor are they oft to be found, when men have most to do with them wheras a Standing office would abide all men, and be ever ready It is also obvious that men in many caices put up placats for Information, which yet is a method not so much as knowen to many, and where practized Extends not farr, nor is always at Command, Besides all these methods are defective as to full Information, wheras the Intelligence office would receive and Record, as full and particular Informations as parties please and the Same being booked and recorded would be patent and published at all tymes, nor Shall this office be either troublesome or Expensive to the Leidges, all being free to them both as to Imployment and price, So that nothing is aimed at, but a Conveniency, That cannot but be desyreable to all the Leidges as the saids Reasons in themselves more fully proports. Which Petition with the paper of reasons forsaids mentioned therin, and produced therwith Being this day Read in presence of the Lords of His Majestys privy Councill, and they being therwith well advised, and having at Length considered the Same, They have Erected and do heirby Erect the above office of Intelligence In favours of the said petitioner and his assigneys, for the space of nyne years next after the date heirof, And have discharged and heirby discharges all persons quhatsomever to Erect any Such office besides the petitioners within this Kingdom, and likeways have discharged and heirby discharges, all wed-men, wed-wives and others for money or other good deeds to medle in the Feeing of any Sorts of Servants or nurses, or the discoverying or Informing of other bargains and proposalls for money or Reward. directly or Indirectly upon whatsomever colour or pretence And the saids Lords of privy Councill, do heirby allow and authorize the said John Lauson and his assigneys, to Exact from every master and Servant who shall apply to the said office respective, where the Fee Extends to, or Exceeds the Soume of Twelve pounds Scots yearly, Fourteen Shilling Scots, where the fee is below the said Soume Seven Shilling Scots, And in the caices of other bargains and proposals as the partys Shall think fitt freely to give The Said John Lawson being always heirby obliged to provide a Sufficient house for the said office and Servants to attend and to keep regular books containing the names of the masters and servants respective with the Servants Certificats of their honest and Christian behaviour or deportment and also containing such memorialls and Informations, as shall be given for any other bussines from tyme to tyme.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 212-14.

2. Part of a word scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 212-14.

2. Part of a word scored out here.

Act, 17 April 1701, Edinburgh

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Act The owners and Fraughters of the Sun: Galley

Anent the Petition given in to the Lords of His majestys privy Councill by the owners and Fraughters of the Ship the Sun galley from Leith To Burdeaux and back again. Shewing that their petitioners gave Commission for buying of wine and Brandy at Burdeaux to be Loden aboard the Said Ship for Leith in January last, and that accordingly She Sailed from Leith in Company with Captain Charters Ship and arryved at Burdeaux homeward in company with the said Captain Charters Upon the Twenty fifth of march last, But the winds having Stood and continued longer cross at north, and east north east this year then hath been knowen in many years and the act of parliament as to the Import of Brandy being limited to the First of May, at which tyme probably they might have no opportunity to apply to their Lordships They thought fitt to represent the caice as it is, In Regaird the said vessell may happen to be keept up by the same contrary wynds beyond the forsaid day. And Therfore Humbly Craving in manner and to the Effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears The Lords of His Majesties Privy Councill having Considered the above petition given in to them by the owners and fraughters of the Sun-Galley, They heirby give order and warrant to the Tacksman of His Majesties Customes, To receave to entry the above Vessell called the Sun-Galley and the number and quantity of Tuns of Brandy loadned aboard the Said Ship, altho the Said Vessell Shall not arryve here till after the above first day of many next to come, and to allow the Same, The owners always paying the Custom and duties or Customs payable for the Brandy To be imported.

Att Edinburgh The Seventeenth day of Aprile Jaj viic and one years

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Act

Act The owners and Fraughters of the Sun: Galley

Anent the Petition given in to the Lords of His majestys privy Councill by the owners and Fraughters of the Ship the Sun galley from Leith To Burdeaux and back again. Shewing that their petitioners gave Commission for buying of wine and Brandy at Burdeaux to be Loden aboard the Said Ship for Leith in January last, and that accordingly She Sailed from Leith in Company with Captain Charters Ship and arryved at Burdeaux homeward in company with the said Captain Charters Upon the Twenty fifth of march last, But the winds having Stood and continued longer cross at north, and east north east this year then hath been knowen in many years and the act of parliament as to the Import of Brandy being limited to the First of May, at which tyme probably they might have no opportunity to apply to their Lordships They thought fitt to represent the caice as it is, In Regaird the said vessell may happen to be keept up by the same contrary wynds beyond the forsaid day. And Therfore Humbly Craving in manner and to the Effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears The Lords of His Majesties Privy Councill having Considered the above petition given in to them by the owners and fraughters of the Sun-Galley, They heirby give order and warrant to the Tacksman of His Majesties Customes, To receave to entry the above Vessell called the Sun-Galley and the number and quantity of Tuns of Brandy loadned aboard the Said Ship, altho the Said Vessell Shall not arryve here till after the above first day of many next to come, and to allow the Same, The owners always paying the Custom and duties or Customs payable for the Brandy To be imported.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 211-12.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 211-12.

Act, 17 April 1701, Edinburgh

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Act In favors of George Robertson

Anent the Petition given in to the Lords of His majestys privy Councill by George Robertson merchant in Glasgow Shewing That where he sent Adam Johnston his prentice to Ireland in November last with a litle boat from Gourock to buy bear, and that he accordingly bought the Same in december and put it on board of the Lewis Sloop of Belfast in January which hath ever Since been Stopt by contrary winds, untill that She arrived on Thursday last at Carss dyke, And Seing the Said Adam Johnston hath made faith upon the premises before the Baillies of Glasgow, as his deposition heirwith produced bears. And that the forsaid parcell of bear is only about a Hundred bolls or therby and that the same is arreisted by Blackhouse by vertue of their Lordships Commission, and who also knows the truth of what is here represented, And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect aftermentioned, as the said petition bears The Lords of His Majesties Privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them by the above George Robertsone with his Servants Oath mentioned in and produced therwith, They heirby discharge and Louse the above arreistment laid on by Black house upon the above victuall, and declares the said parcell to be free therof in any Sort.

Att Edinburgh The Seventeenth day of Aprile Jaj viic and one years

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Act In favors of George Robertson

Anent the Petition given in to the Lords of His majestys privy Councill by George Robertson merchant in Glasgow Shewing That where he sent Adam Johnston his prentice to Ireland in November last with a litle boat from Gourock to buy bear, and that he accordingly bought the Same in december and put it on board of the Lewis Sloop of Belfast in January which hath ever Since been Stopt by contrary winds, untill that She arrived on Thursday last at Carss dyke, And Seing the Said Adam Johnston hath made faith upon the premises before the Baillies of Glasgow, as his deposition heirwith produced bears. And that the forsaid parcell of bear is only about a Hundred bolls or therby and that the same is arreisted by Blackhouse by vertue of their Lordships Commission, and who also knows the truth of what is here represented, And Therfore Humbly Craving to the Effect aftermentioned, as the said petition bears The Lords of His Majesties Privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them by the above George Robertsone with his Servants Oath mentioned in and produced therwith, They heirby discharge and Louse the above arreistment laid on by Black house upon the above victuall, and declares the said parcell to be free therof in any Sort.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 211.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 211.

Procedure, 17 April 1701, Edinburgh

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Procedure

Report Anent Blackhouse

The Lords of His Majestys privy Councill having considered that it is represented to their Lordships by John Alexander of Blackhouse that he hes receaved a Commission from their Lordships for hindering the Importation of Irish victuall and that he hes been using Some dilligence in the Execution therof, and that he hes a Report ready to be given in of any grain Secured by him, And because he understands applications will be made for these found guilty To prevent trouble to the Councill, and that the people may have access to represent their caices, Craved that their Lordships would appoint a Committy of their own number, Their Lordships by their Interloquitor of the Fyfteenth of aprile Instant nominated and appointed a Committy of their own number to Consider the Two petitions given in to their Lordships by John Clerk and Alexander Gordon merchants in Greenock with another petition given by George Robertson merchant in Glasgow, and remitted to the said Committy to hear Blackhouse, and the petitioners upon the saids Two petitions and Subject matters therof, and Recommended to the said Committy to make their Report to the whole Councill Which Committy having accordingly mett, They made their Report to the Councill as Follows. Viz That the Committy are of opinion That any victuall that came in after the proclamation which was the Sixth day of January last, that was before that tyme bona fide brought In Ireland, and Imported before the Tenth of February therafter, should not fall under the Certification of the act neither against Importers nor buyers therof, But that after the said tenth day of February, The act of parliament Should take its Effect fully both against Importers and buyers and resetters conform to the tenor therof, But in Regaird the Committy judges it hard, That victuall Seazed, Should be Staved and consumed, They are of opinion, That Seing thar is allowance given to the Garrison of Fortwilliam, to Import Five Hundered bolls of bear, and alse many of meall, or a certain quantity whatsoever it be, what victuall hath been or shall be Seazed may be applyed pro tanto conform to that allowance, at the current rate betwixt Ireland and Scotland, And the agent for the garrison giving his receipt for it bearing ane Express oblidgement to Report, betwixt and ane certan day, The Commandant for the tyme his Certificat, that it is brought to and unloaded in the said fort, Shall be Blackhouses Exoneration; and that they money to be payed by the Garrison for it to Blackhouse, Shall be applyed for the use of the poor at Sight of the Lord Montgomry, Lord Justice Clerk and Mr Francis Montgomry or any one of them necessary Expenses and Blackhouses Reward as the Councill Shall modify being first deduced, as to Ships and vessells, that may come with victuall for hereafter within any of our Scots harbours and then pretend that they are to go, for Norway or any other Country Its the opinion of the Committy, That they Should be Seazed, unles they be forced in by Stress of weather, or for necessary Safety But for any Vessells of this Kind, That are already come in They may be Suffered to go away with their Loadning, And if any forraign Vessell Shall come and anchor in the River of any Road upon the Coast with Victuall pretending that they come to know if the Import be allowed or not They Shall be Seazed unles they receave a waiter aboard while they Stay and pay his Expenses, and oblidge them to be gone So Soon as they can wind and weather Serving, But for Scots Vessells with Scots masters So coming with Victuall to the River of Road forsaid, they are for hereafter to be made Seazure Simpliciter, Sic Subscribitur John Maxwell I.p.d. Which Report of the Committy being this day Read in presence of the Lords of His Majestys privy Councill, They have apprehended and heirby Approves therof and have decerned and declared, and heirby decernes and declares the Said Report to have the Strength of ane act or decreet of Councill interponed therto.

Att Edinburgh The Seventeenth day of Aprile Jaj viic and one years

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Procedure

Report Anent Blackhouse

The Lords of His Majestys privy Councill having considered that it is represented to their Lordships by John Alexander of Blackhouse that he hes receaved a Commission from their Lordships for hindering the Importation of Irish victuall and that he hes been using Some dilligence in the Execution therof, and that he hes a Report ready to be given in of any grain Secured by him, And because he understands applications will be made for these found guilty To prevent trouble to the Councill, and that the people may have access to represent their caices, Craved that their Lordships would appoint a Committy of their own number, Their Lordships by their Interloquitor of the Fyfteenth of aprile Instant nominated and appointed a Committy of their own number to Consider the Two petitions given in to their Lordships by John Clerk and Alexander Gordon merchants in Greenock with another petition given by George Robertson merchant in Glasgow, and remitted to the said Committy to hear Blackhouse, and the petitioners upon the saids Two petitions and Subject matters therof, and Recommended to the said Committy to make their Report to the whole Councill Which Committy having accordingly mett, They made their Report to the Councill as Follows. Viz That the Committy are of opinion That any victuall that came in after the proclamation which was the Sixth day of January last, that was before that tyme bona fide brought In Ireland, and Imported before the Tenth of February therafter, should not fall under the Certification of the act neither against Importers nor buyers therof, But that after the said tenth day of February, The act of parliament Should take its Effect fully both against Importers and buyers and resetters conform to the tenor therof, But in Regaird the Committy judges it hard, That victuall Seazed, Should be Staved and consumed, They are of opinion, That Seing thar is allowance given to the Garrison of Fortwilliam, to Import Five Hundered bolls of bear, and alse many of meall, or a certain quantity whatsoever it be, what victuall hath been or shall be Seazed may be applyed pro tanto conform to that allowance, at the current rate betwixt Ireland and Scotland, And the agent for the garrison giving his receipt for it bearing ane Express oblidgement to Report, betwixt and ane certan day, The Commandant for the tyme his Certificat, that it is brought to and unloaded in the said fort, Shall be Blackhouses Exoneration; and that they money to be payed by the Garrison for it to Blackhouse, Shall be applyed for the use of the poor at Sight of the Lord Montgomry, Lord Justice Clerk and Mr Francis Montgomry or any one of them necessary Expenses and Blackhouses Reward as the Councill Shall modify being first deduced, as to Ships and vessells, that may come with victuall for hereafter within any of our Scots harbours and then pretend that they are to go, for Norway or any other Country Its the opinion of the Committy, That they Should be Seazed, unles they be forced in by Stress of weather, or for necessary Safety But for any Vessells of this Kind, That are already come in They may be Suffered to go away with their Loadning, And if any forraign Vessell Shall come and anchor in the River of any Road upon the Coast with Victuall pretending that they come to know if the Import be allowed or not They Shall be Seazed unles they receave a waiter aboard while they Stay and pay his Expenses, and oblidge them to be gone So Soon as they can wind and weather Serving, But for Scots Vessells with Scots masters So coming with Victuall to the River of Road forsaid, they are for hereafter to be made Seazure Simpliciter, Sic Subscribitur John Maxwell I.p.d. Which Report of the Committy being this day Read in presence of the Lords of His Majestys privy Councill, They have apprehended and heirby Approves therof and have decerned and declared, and heirby decernes and declares the Said Report to have the Strength of ane act or decreet of Councill interponed therto.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 210-11.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 210-11.

Sederunt, 17 April 1701, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Annandale; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Montgomry; Lord Polwarth; Lord Forbes; Lord President of Session; Lord Advocat; Lord Thesaurer Deput; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Aberuchill; Lord Crossrigg; Lord Rankillor; Lord Phesdo; Mr Fr: Montgomry; Laird of Grant; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Seventeenth day of Aprile Jaj viic and one years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Annandale; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Montgomry; Lord Polwarth; Lord Forbes; Lord President of Session; Lord Advocat; Lord Thesaurer Deput; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Aberuchill; Lord Crossrigg; Lord Rankillor; Lord Phesdo; Mr Fr: Montgomry; Laird of Grant; Lord Provost of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC1/52, 209.

2. NRS, PC1/52, 209.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 209.

2. NRS, PC1/52, 209.