Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the second day of May J^aj vi^c nyntie four years Eodem die post meridiem

A1694/5/21

A1694/5/21¹

Warrant

[Warrant grating a leather manufactory]

The Lords of their majesties privie Councell Having Considered a petitione given in to them By Whytefield Heyter of London Citizen for himself and his pairtners uith the ansuers made therto for the Incorporatione of Skinners uithin the burgh of Edinburgh uith Concurrence of the magistrats and toune Counsell therof They Conforme to the pouer granted to them by the Acts of parliament Doe heirby authorize and allow the petitioners to Come into this Kingdome of Scotland and to sett up a manufactory for dressing and Collouring all sorts of Leather and for making of Glew And the saids Lords Doe heirby declare That the promotters masters servants and others belonging to the said manufactory shall have and freely possess and Enjoy all the rights priviledges Liberties and Immunities granted by the severall acts of parliament and particularly by the acts J^aj vi^c sixtie one and J^aj vi^c Eightie one years To the promotters masters servants and others belonging to manufactures and all matterialls and stock Imployed theron sicklyke and alse freely as if the petitioners had a particular act of parliament in their favoures provyding aluayes that the said Manufactory shall not be extended to tanning of Leather which the saids Lords declares to be noe pairt of the work of the said manufactory And Lykewise that the said manufactory shall be no monopoley And that none others shall be therby excluded but every one shall be free to doe their best in the same Airts as these of the manufactory are