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Act, 28 July 1696, Edinburgh

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Act Kerr of Chatto

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell be William Kerr of Chatto and Robert Cranstowne his factor Shewing That wher the petitioner haveing right by progress from the Earle of Roxburgh to a small corne cwstome payable in the mercat of Kelso by swch as imports cornes for sale ther wherby the petitioner his authors and predicessors have bein in unmemoriall possessions therof untill Friday Last that Some Englishmen imported Some victwall ther for sale in the weekly mercat who not only refwsed to pay the said small cwstome but by violence repulsed those who were in use to collect the Same and twmultwowsly caried away ther cornes out of the mercat And the petitioner finding that if the exercise of his priviledges Should be interrupted he may therby Lose the possessione of his right of uplifting the saids customes in tyme comeing And on the other hand considering ther Lordships proclamationes for giveing ane ease of his majesties dweties in this tyme of necessitie the petitioner was wnwilling to wse any violence in mentaineing of his said possession knowing that upon applicatione ther Lordships will in ther wisedomes find some remeid both for mentaining of the petitioners possession And for mitigateing the exactione tho it be but Small for the encouragement of Strangers in this present tyme of necessitie without prejudice of the petitioners right for all tyme comeing And therfore humbly craveing that ther Lordships would recomend to Sir William Kerr baillie of Kelso to treat with the saids English men for paying of Such Dwes out of the cornes imported by them to the mercat as Sir William and they can agrie for present or other wayes to determine what abatement Should be given off the ordinary cwstome untill the first of October next Declaireing that it shall be but prejudice of the rest of the Leidges to pay ther respective Dweties And that it Shall be but prejudice to the petitioner to requyre the whole accustomed Dueties in tyme comeing when the Land Shall be blessed with the injoyment of greater plentie As the said petitione hears Which petitione being this day read and considered be the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Cownsell they doe heirby declare that whatever forbeareance in exacting of the ordinary cwstomes and dweties of victwall is now made in the mercat of Kelso in the present Straite the same shall be no prejudice to any right which the petitioner hes to the ordinarie customes of the mercat of Kelso efter the first day of October next to come

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Act Kerr of Chatto

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his Majesties privie Counsell be William Kerr of Chatto and Robert Cranstowne his factor Shewing That wher the petitioner haveing right by progress from the Earle of Roxburgh to a small corne cwstome payable in the mercat of Kelso by swch as imports cornes for sale ther wherby the petitioner his authors and predicessors have bein in unmemoriall possessions therof untill Friday Last that Some Englishmen imported Some victwall ther for sale in the weekly mercat who not only refwsed to pay the said small cwstome but by violence repulsed those who were in use to collect the Same and twmultwowsly caried away ther cornes out of the mercat And the petitioner finding that if the exercise of his priviledges Should be interrupted he may therby Lose the possessione of his right of uplifting the saids customes in tyme comeing And on the other hand considering ther Lordships proclamationes for giveing ane ease of his majesties dweties in this tyme of necessitie the petitioner was wnwilling to wse any violence in mentaineing of his said possession knowing that upon applicatione ther Lordships will in ther wisedomes find some remeid both for mentaining of the petitioners possession And for mitigateing the exactione tho it be but Small for the encouragement of Strangers in this present tyme of necessitie without prejudice of the petitioners right for all tyme comeing And therfore humbly craveing that ther Lordships would recomend to Sir William Kerr baillie of Kelso to treat with the saids English men for paying of Such Dwes out of the cornes imported by them to the mercat as Sir William and they can agrie for present or other wayes to determine what abatement Should be given off the ordinary cwstome untill the first of October next Declaireing that it shall be but prejudice of the rest of the Leidges to pay ther respective Dweties And that it Shall be but prejudice to the petitioner to requyre the whole accustomed Dueties in tyme comeing when the Land Shall be blessed with the injoyment of greater plentie As the said petitione hears Which petitione being this day read and considered be the saids Lords of his Majesties privie Cownsell they doe heirby declare that whatever forbeareance in exacting of the ordinary cwstomes and dweties of victwall is now made in the mercat of Kelso in the present Straite the same shall be no prejudice to any right which the petitioner hes to the ordinarie customes of the mercat of Kelso efter the first day of October next to come

1. NRS, PC2/26, 239r-240r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 239r-240r.

Warrant, 28 July 1696, Edinburgh

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Warrand for receaving Auchinbreck cawtione for Mcleod

The Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell Doe hereby allow ther clerks to receave Sir Duncan Campbell of Awchinbreck cawtione for Rodorick Mcleod of that ilk in the Suspensione at Mcleods instance against Mckinleyes and others foir which this shall be to them a Sufficient warrand

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Warrand for receaving Auchinbreck cawtione for Mcleod

The Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell Doe hereby allow ther clerks to receave Sir Duncan Campbell of Awchinbreck cawtione for Rodorick Mcleod of that ilk in the Suspensione at Mcleods instance against Mckinleyes and others foir which this shall be to them a Sufficient warrand

1. NRS, PC2/26, 239r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 239r.

Sederunt, 28 July 1696, Edinburgh

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Lord Chancellor; Duke of Qweensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Morton; Earl of Lothina; Earl of Leven; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Ruthven; Sir James Ogilvie; Lord Advocat; Mr Fra: Montgomery; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Cessnock; Proveist of Edinburgh

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Lord Chancellor; Duke of Qweensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Morton; Earl of Lothina; Earl of Leven; Lord John Hamilton; Lord Ruthven; Sir James Ogilvie; Lord Advocat; Mr Fra: Montgomery; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Cessnock; Proveist of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC2/26, 239r.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 239r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 239r.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 239r.

Act, 23 July 1696, Edinburgh

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Act Anent Kirk of Drumferleing

The Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell Doe heirby ordaine the magistrats of Drumferleine to give frie access for ingress and regress to the kirk of Dumerline to any minister of ministers who shall be sent by the wnited presbetries of Kirkaldie and Dumerleine to preach at the said kirk from tyme to tyme in place of Mr Simeon Couper untill his place be legally filled And ordaines Letters of horning on fiftein dayes and others needfwll to be direct hereon wnder the Signet of privie Counsell in forme as effeirs

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Act Anent Kirk of Drumferleing

The Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell Doe heirby ordaine the magistrats of Drumferleine to give frie access for ingress and regress to the kirk of Dumerline to any minister of ministers who shall be sent by the wnited presbetries of Kirkaldie and Dumerleine to preach at the said kirk from tyme to tyme in place of Mr Simeon Couper untill his place be legally filled And ordaines Letters of horning on fiftein dayes and others needfwll to be direct hereon wnder the Signet of privie Counsell in forme as effeirs

1. NRS, PC2/26, 238v-239r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 238v-239r.

Act, 23 July 1696, Edinburgh

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Act and Comissione Countess of Weems anent the tunnage impositione

Petitione the Cowntess of Weems read and the Cowncell Doe heirby recomend to the Lord Ruthven Mr Francis Montgomerie and Sir Robert Cheisely Lord proveist of Edinburgh to call for Mr Slazer And Mr Adair and Hew Browne writer in Edinburgh who is appointed collector for them of the within impositione And to take accompt how much of the forsaid impositione is uplifted or collected And in the mean tyme Discharges any fwrder exacting of the within impositione from forraige vessells that Shall that Shall2 come to export coall and Salt untill furder order from the Counsell And recomends to the Comittie 3 tomorrow at ten in the foirnoon And to report ther procedour in this mater to the Cownsell And declaires any two of the Committie to be a sufficient qworwm

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Act and Comissione Countess of Weems anent the tunnage impositione

Petitione the Cowntess of Weems read and the Cowncell Doe heirby recomend to the Lord Ruthven Mr Francis Montgomerie and Sir Robert Cheisely Lord proveist of Edinburgh to call for Mr Slazer And Mr Adair and Hew Browne writer in Edinburgh who is appointed collector for them of the within impositione And to take accompt how much of the forsaid impositione is uplifted or collected And in the mean tyme Discharges any fwrder exacting of the within impositione from forraige vessells that Shall that Shall2 come to export coall and Salt untill furder order from the Counsell And recomends to the Comittie 3 tomorrow at ten in the foirnoon And to report ther procedour in this mater to the Cownsell And declaires any two of the Committie to be a sufficient qworwm

1. NRS, PC2/26, 236r-238v.

2. Sic.

3. An illegible word scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 236r-238v.

2. Sic.

3. An illegible word scored out here.

Warrant, 23 July 1696, Edinburgh

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Warrand for Soume in Margaret Seatounes decreit

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell allows six Hundereth merks of aliment yeirly to be freed up in the interloquitor of the seventh of Jully Last upon Margaret Seatons petitione Comenceing from Whittsonday Last as for the terme preceeding And so yeirlie and termelie at Mertimes and whittsonday by eqwall portiones

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Warrand for Soume in Margaret Seatounes decreit

The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell allows six Hundereth merks of aliment yeirly to be freed up in the interloquitor of the seventh of Jully Last upon Margaret Seatons petitione Comenceing from Whittsonday Last as for the terme preceeding And so yeirlie and termelie at Mertimes and whittsonday by eqwall portiones

1. NRS, PC2/26, 236r-238v.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 236r-238v.

Act, 23 July 1696, Edinburgh

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Act Mr Alexander Mair

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Mr Alexander Mair Sometyme preacher of the gospell at Kirkwall in Orknay Shewing that wher the petitioner being licensed to preach the gospell in the yeir Jaj vic eightie Six by the late Archbishup of Standrews Sometyme therefter went to the Countrie of Orknay And being called to preach in the towne of Kirkwall was imposed upon to goe and take ordinatione from one of the late Bishups which he very rashly and inconsideratly condescended to And accordinglie went not dwely considering as he owght the hazard ther was therin And upon the call of the whole magistrats towne Counsell and eldershipe and other inhabitatnts ther with prodwced he Supplied the church of Kirkwall Since October Jaj vic nyntie four till now Dureing which tyme he observed all fasts and thanksgiveings emitted by authoritie and prayed for his Majestie King William and the Government But haveing receaved a Summonds to compear befor ther Lordships at the instance of Sir James Stewart his majesties Advocat to ansuer for his takeing ordinatione from one of the Late Bishups Since the abolwtione of prelacie And intrusione upon the said kirk of Kirkwall And Lastly for his not qwaliefieing himself according to Law But by reasone of the great distance of place betuixt this and Orkney This Summonds was called befor the petitioner came to this place And ther Lordships granted certificatione against the petitioner because of his absence And now haveing come up this Lenth he declaires his reasolutione was not in the least to have Justified that irregular Step of his in takeing ordinatione in maner foirsaid But first he designed to have addressed the church and qwalified himself ecclesiastically And then to apply to ther Lordships to have the Libertie to qwalifie himself according to Law And accordingly the Comissioners of the late generall assembly being to sitt a Litle efter He came here he gave in and address to them Shewing his great greife for the irregular Stepps above mentioned made by him And promised under his hand to Support the government and was and is Still willing to acknouledge ingadge and Subscribe conforme to the act of this current parliament and act of the generall assembly Jaj vic nyntie four And therfor craveing to be receaved to a Share of the chwrch government which address was read and considered by them but they finding that his caise and affaire was not remitted to them and being prohibite to medle in any thing not contained in ther Comissione they fownd that they could not medle therin Wherupon the petitioner againe addressed severals of his reverend breithren of the said Commissione for advyse And that they advysed him to returne to Orkney and waite untill the Sitting of the next generall assembly And then present his address to them which he is resolved to doe And now Seing he hes offered by his said address and is Still willing to give Satisfaction to the church And is willing to qwalifie himself both civillie and ecclesiasticallie according to Law And that he allwayes prayed for King William and the present government and is willing if ther Lordships desyre to give it wnder his hand not to exercise his ministrie in this kingdome untill he be qwalified according to Law And therfor humbly craveing ther Lordships to consider the premisses And to take off the certificatione granted against the petitioner for his absence And to allow him the Second ministers Stipend of the said towne Dureing the tyme he hes Served therfor And the first ministers Stipend for the half of this year Jaj vic nyntie Six Seing the petitioner has Supplyed that whole charge Since October Jaj vic nyntie four As the said petitione bears Which petitione being upon the twentie first of Jully instant read in presence of the Saids Lords of privie Counsell They appointed the said petitioner to instruct befor a comittie of ther own number that he had preached at the said kirk of Kirkwall Dureing the Space for which he craved the Stipend and that he observed the fasts and thanksgiveings and prayed for King William and the government And recomended to the said Committie to consider what Shall be prodwced to them by the said petitioner And to Sie if he had taken the oath of alleadgeance and Signed the Same with the assureance And the said Comittie haveing accordingly mett they gave in ther report beareing that they haveing considered the said petitione with the petitioners call to the said kirk of Kirkwall Subscribed be the proveist baillies and great many inhabitants therof And haveing Sein a testificat under the hand of Some heretors and inhabitants in Kirkwall that he hes Served ther and keeped fasts and thanksgiveings frae October Jaj vic nyntie four to the Seventh of Jwny Jaj vic nyntie Six It is ther opinion that the petitioner be reponed against the certificatione pronunced at My Lord Advocats instance against him And that the Counsell Doe allow him the Second ministers Stipend of Kirkwall for the haill yeir Jaj vic and nyntie five and the first half of Jaj vic nyntie Six and the first ministers Stipend for the first half of Jaj vic nyntie Six The petitioner first takeing the oath of alleadgeance and assureance As the said report bears And the saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing this day considered the above report of the Comittie they heirby approve therof and allowes the petitioner the Second ministers Stipend of the above Kirk of Kirkwall for the whole yeir Jaj vic nyntie five And for the first half of the yeir Jaj vic nyntie Six And 2 also allowes the said petitioner the first ministers Stipend of the said kirk for the said first half yeir of the yeir Jaj vic nyntie Six And decernes and ordaines him to be readielie ansuered obeyed and payed of the saids stipends be the heretors fewers wodsetters liferenters titullars tacksemen of teinds tennents possessors and others lyable in payment of the saids Stipends And ordaines Letters of horning on fiftein dayes and others needfwll wnder the Signet of privie Counsell to be direct hereupon at the said Mr Alexander Mair petitioner his instance against the heretors fewers wodsetters and others foirsaids lyable in payment of the saids Stipends upon productione of a decreit of Localitie And in caice ther be non ordaiens the heretors and others lyable to make payment of ther respective proportiones therof according as they Shall be determined be the Judge ordinary In respect the petitioner hes Sworne and Signed the oath of alleadgeance and Subscribed the assureance appointed to his majestie be act of parliament And that befor ane of the Lords of privie Counsell

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Act Mr Alexander Mair

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Mr Alexander Mair Sometyme preacher of the gospell at Kirkwall in Orknay Shewing that wher the petitioner being licensed to preach the gospell in the yeir Jaj vic eightie Six by the late Archbishup of Standrews Sometyme therefter went to the Countrie of Orknay And being called to preach in the towne of Kirkwall was imposed upon to goe and take ordinatione from one of the late Bishups which he very rashly and inconsideratly condescended to And accordinglie went not dwely considering as he owght the hazard ther was therin And upon the call of the whole magistrats towne Counsell and eldershipe and other inhabitatnts ther with prodwced he Supplied the church of Kirkwall Since October Jaj vic nyntie four till now Dureing which tyme he observed all fasts and thanksgiveings emitted by authoritie and prayed for his Majestie King William and the Government But haveing receaved a Summonds to compear befor ther Lordships at the instance of Sir James Stewart his majesties Advocat to ansuer for his takeing ordinatione from one of the Late Bishups Since the abolwtione of prelacie And intrusione upon the said kirk of Kirkwall And Lastly for his not qwaliefieing himself according to Law But by reasone of the great distance of place betuixt this and Orkney This Summonds was called befor the petitioner came to this place And ther Lordships granted certificatione against the petitioner because of his absence And now haveing come up this Lenth he declaires his reasolutione was not in the least to have Justified that irregular Step of his in takeing ordinatione in maner foirsaid But first he designed to have addressed the church and qwalified himself ecclesiastically And then to apply to ther Lordships to have the Libertie to qwalifie himself according to Law And accordingly the Comissioners of the late generall assembly being to sitt a Litle efter He came here he gave in and address to them Shewing his great greife for the irregular Stepps above mentioned made by him And promised under his hand to Support the government and was and is Still willing to acknouledge ingadge and Subscribe conforme to the act of this current parliament and act of the generall assembly Jaj vic nyntie four And therfor craveing to be receaved to a Share of the chwrch government which address was read and considered by them but they finding that his caise and affaire was not remitted to them and being prohibite to medle in any thing not contained in ther Comissione they fownd that they could not medle therin Wherupon the petitioner againe addressed severals of his reverend breithren of the said Commissione for advyse And that they advysed him to returne to Orkney and waite untill the Sitting of the next generall assembly And then present his address to them which he is resolved to doe And now Seing he hes offered by his said address and is Still willing to give Satisfaction to the church And is willing to qwalifie himself both civillie and ecclesiasticallie according to Law And that he allwayes prayed for King William and the present government and is willing if ther Lordships desyre to give it wnder his hand not to exercise his ministrie in this kingdome untill he be qwalified according to Law And therfor humbly craveing ther Lordships to consider the premisses And to take off the certificatione granted against the petitioner for his absence And to allow him the Second ministers Stipend of the said towne Dureing the tyme he hes Served therfor And the first ministers Stipend for the half of this year Jaj vic nyntie Six Seing the petitioner has Supplyed that whole charge Since October Jaj vic nyntie four As the said petitione bears Which petitione being upon the twentie first of Jully instant read in presence of the Saids Lords of privie Counsell They appointed the said petitioner to instruct befor a comittie of ther own number that he had preached at the said kirk of Kirkwall Dureing the Space for which he craved the Stipend and that he observed the fasts and thanksgiveings and prayed for King William and the government And recomended to the said Committie to consider what Shall be prodwced to them by the said petitioner And to Sie if he had taken the oath of alleadgeance and Signed the Same with the assureance And the said Comittie haveing accordingly mett they gave in ther report beareing that they haveing considered the said petitione with the petitioners call to the said kirk of Kirkwall Subscribed be the proveist baillies and great many inhabitants therof And haveing Sein a testificat under the hand of Some heretors and inhabitants in Kirkwall that he hes Served ther and keeped fasts and thanksgiveings frae October Jaj vic nyntie four to the Seventh of Jwny Jaj vic nyntie Six It is ther opinion that the petitioner be reponed against the certificatione pronunced at My Lord Advocats instance against him And that the Counsell Doe allow him the Second ministers Stipend of Kirkwall for the haill yeir Jaj vic and nyntie five and the first half of Jaj vic nyntie Six and the first ministers Stipend for the first half of Jaj vic nyntie Six The petitioner first takeing the oath of alleadgeance and assureance As the said report bears And the saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing this day considered the above report of the Comittie they heirby approve therof and allowes the petitioner the Second ministers Stipend of the above Kirk of Kirkwall for the whole yeir Jaj vic nyntie five And for the first half of the yeir Jaj vic nyntie Six And 2 also allowes the said petitioner the first ministers Stipend of the said kirk for the said first half yeir of the yeir Jaj vic nyntie Six And decernes and ordaines him to be readielie ansuered obeyed and payed of the saids stipends be the heretors fewers wodsetters liferenters titullars tacksemen of teinds tennents possessors and others lyable in payment of the saids Stipends And ordaines Letters of horning on fiftein dayes and others needfwll wnder the Signet of privie Counsell to be direct hereupon at the said Mr Alexander Mair petitioner his instance against the heretors fewers wodsetters and others foirsaids lyable in payment of the saids Stipends upon productione of a decreit of Localitie And in caice ther be non ordaiens the heretors and others lyable to make payment of ther respective proportiones therof according as they Shall be determined be the Judge ordinary In respect the petitioner hes Sworne and Signed the oath of alleadgeance and Subscribed the assureance appointed to his majestie be act of parliament And that befor ane of the Lords of privie Counsell

1. NRS, PC2/26, 236r-238v.

2. The phrase ‘decernes and ordaines him to be readiely ansuered’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 236r-238v.

2. The phrase ‘decernes and ordaines him to be readiely ansuered’ scored out here.

Act, 23 July 1696, Edinburgh

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Act Mr James Yowng

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be James Young writer in Edinburgh Shewing that the petitioner hath invented made and with great paines and expensses of tyme and money brought to perfectione ane engine for 2 weaveing3 never befor practised in any natione Wherby Severall Sorts of cloaths and others may be wrought without manwall operatione on weaveing Loomes and hath actuallie made cloath therby befor many of the ingeniows of this kingdome which ingine by Dwe encouragement and applicatione may be of great use to this kingdome especiallie for the trade to Affrica And the Indies And Seing that by the twelve act of the third and Last parliament of King Charles the Second intituled act for encourageing trade and manwfactories amongest the other concessiones therin mentioned The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell are awthorized to Declaire these manwfactories that were then Sett up or that therefter Should be Sett up to be Such To the effect they might and may injoy the Liberties priviledges and immwnities granted by the said act And by the other acts of parliament therin mentioned in favors of trade and manwfactories And that the petitioner from his dwe affectione to his native Cowntrie hath neglected advantagiows offers from abroad and is now willing and resolved with ther Lordships allowance and incouradgement to Sett up manufactories here for makeing and imploying the foirsaid and the lyke weaveing ingines and improveing them And ther Lordships allwayes giveing incouradgement to new and reasoneable projects And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above petitione they Doe heirby allow the petitioner his airs or assigneyes to make wse of or imploy the above engine for makeing of cloath with out manwall operatione for the Space of threttein yeirs next efter the date heirof And prohibites and Discharges all other persones except the petitioner his airs or assigneyes from makeing wseing or haveing any of the saids egines for weaveing Dureing the said space under the paine of Confiscation of the saids ingines to the petitioner and his foirsaids And of fyneing the persones makers havers or wses In such Soume as the saids Lords Shall think fitt to modifie to be Disposed of as they Shall appoint

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Act Mr James Yowng

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be James Young writer in Edinburgh Shewing that the petitioner hath invented made and with great paines and expensses of tyme and money brought to perfectione ane engine for 2 weaveing3 never befor practised in any natione Wherby Severall Sorts of cloaths and others may be wrought without manwall operatione on weaveing Loomes and hath actuallie made cloath therby befor many of the ingeniows of this kingdome which ingine by Dwe encouragement and applicatione may be of great use to this kingdome especiallie for the trade to Affrica And the Indies And Seing that by the twelve act of the third and Last parliament of King Charles the Second intituled act for encourageing trade and manwfactories amongest the other concessiones therin mentioned The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell are awthorized to Declaire these manwfactories that were then Sett up or that therefter Should be Sett up to be Such To the effect they might and may injoy the Liberties priviledges and immwnities granted by the said act And by the other acts of parliament therin mentioned in favors of trade and manwfactories And that the petitioner from his dwe affectione to his native Cowntrie hath neglected advantagiows offers from abroad and is now willing and resolved with ther Lordships allowance and incouradgement to Sett up manufactories here for makeing and imploying the foirsaid and the lyke weaveing ingines and improveing them And ther Lordships allwayes giveing incouradgement to new and reasoneable projects And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above petitione they Doe heirby allow the petitioner his airs or assigneyes to make wse of or imploy the above engine for makeing of cloath with out manwall operatione for the Space of threttein yeirs next efter the date heirof And prohibites and Discharges all other persones except the petitioner his airs or assigneyes from makeing wseing or haveing any of the saids egines for weaveing Dureing the said space under the paine of Confiscation of the saids ingines to the petitioner and his foirsaids And of fyneing the persones makers havers or wses In such Soume as the saids Lords Shall think fitt to modifie to be Disposed of as they Shall appoint

1. NRS, PC2/26, 235r-236r.

2. The word ‘writing’ scored out here.

3. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 235r-236r.

2. The word ‘writing’ scored out here.

3. Insertion.

Sederunt, 23 July 1696, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Mellvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Lothian; Lord John Hamiltone; Lord Raith; Lord Belhaven; Lord Carmichael; Lord Ruthven; Sir James Ogilvie; Lord Advocat; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeillor; Mr Fra: Montgomrie; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Cessnock; Proveist of Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the twentie third Day of Jwlly Jaj vic nyntie six yeirs1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Mellvill; Duke of Queensberry; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Lothian; Lord John Hamiltone; Lord Raith; Lord Belhaven; Lord Carmichael; Lord Ruthven; Sir James Ogilvie; Lord Advocat; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeillor; Mr Fra: Montgomrie; Laird of Grant; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Stevensone; Laird of Cessnock; Proveist of Edinburgh

1. NRS, PC2/26, 235r.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 235r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 235r.

2. NRS, PC2/26, 235r.

Act, 21 July 1696, Edinburgh

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Att Edinburgh the twentie one Day of Jully Jaj vic nyntie Six yeirs

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Act

Act Keiss against Howiesone

Bill of Suspensione Cass of Cockpen and others against Mr Ritchard Howiesone charger with the Ansuers made therto for the said mr Richard read And the Counsell appoints the Laird of Cockpen to instruct and prove that he is patron of the kirk of Cockpen And assignes the […] day for doeing therof And in the mean tyme sists all executione at the charges instance against the suspenders till the said day

Att Edinburgh the twentie one Day of Jully Jaj vic nyntie Six yeirs

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Act

Act Keiss against Howiesone

Bill of Suspensione Cass of Cockpen and others against Mr Ritchard Howiesone charger with the Ansuers made therto for the said mr Richard read And the Counsell appoints the Laird of Cockpen to instruct and prove that he is patron of the kirk of Cockpen And assignes the […] day for doeing therof And in the mean tyme sists all executione at the charges instance against the suspenders till the said day

1. NRS, PC2/26, 235r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 235r.