Decreet, 29 December 1698, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Twenty two day of December J^aj vi^c Nyntie Eight years

D1698/12/13

D1698/12/13¹

Warrant

Warrant to the Duke of Queensberys Chamberlaine to buy victuall

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Do hereby Give order and warrant to […] To his Grace the Duke of Queensbery or any other haveing Order from him to buy weekly at the Marcats as much victuall as will serve his Graces whole Servants and workmen at his Graces Leadhills and workmen builders at his Graces house for their proper use from week to week and time to time, The said […] or any other he shall appoint before extracting hereof first finding sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill under the penalty of […] That the victuall bought for the use of the saids servants and workmen shall be Imployed for their use allenarly. and that the same shall be given out and sold to the said servants and workmen at the pryce it was bought for in the Marcat and no higher, and Declares the buyers and sellers Shall not incurr the Certificatione Contained in the said act or proclamation, And inhibits and Discharges the Shirriffs Justices of peace and all other concerned to trouble the buyers or sellers in the sale delyverie and transporting of the said victuall in the termes forsaids.