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Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantadge of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and also to increase trade and commerce in the nation, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize two yearly fairs upon the dayes following at the toun of Huntley, lying in the shire of [...],† and belonging to George, duke of Gordon, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint two fairs to be keeped yearly in all time comeing at the said toun of Huntley, one thereof upon the third Tuesday of August, and the other upon the first Tuesday of October, and each of them to continue four dayes; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said duke, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, with all other liberties, priviledges and advantadges used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
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Our soveraign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantadge of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize two yearly fairs upon the dayes following at the toun of Turrif, in the paroch of Turrif and sherifdom of Aberdeen, and regality of Slains, belonging to Charles, earl of Erroll, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint two fairs to be keeped yearly in all time comeing at the said toun of Turrif, one thereof upon the last Tuesday of March to be called Saint Ann's fair, and the other upon the first Tuesday of December, to be called Saint John's fair, and each to continue four dayes; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said earl, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
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Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantadge of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize a weekly mercat and four yearly fairs, upon the dayes following, at the Kirk of Denny belonging to John, earl of Wigtoun, and lying within the shire of Stirling, and two yearly fairs on the dayes following at the Newtoun of Cumbernald, lying in the said shire and belonging to the said earl, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint a weekly mercat to be keeped in all time comeing at the said Kirk of Denny upon every Wednesday, and four fairs to be holden at the same place yearly in all time comeing, one thereof upon the last Wednesday of April, another upon the twenty second of June, another upon the fourth of August and the other upon the fifth of November, and also appoint two fairs to be kept yearly in all time comeing at the said Newtoun of Cumbernald, one thereof upon the first Friday of February, and the other on the twenty ninth day of October; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said earl, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said weekly mercat and yearly fairs at the said respective places for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof and all other liberties, priviledges and advantadges used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom. Extract.
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Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and also to increase trade and commerce in the nation, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize three yearly fairs, upon the dayes following, at and upon the west end of the foot of the hill of Tyrebagger, which is a part of the lands and barony of Caskiebend, lying in the shire of Aberdeen, and belonging to Sir John Johnstoun of Caskiebend, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint three fairs to be kept yearly in all time comeing at and upon the said west end of the foresaid foot of the hill of Tyrebaggar, one thereof upon the Tuesday immediatly preceeding Esther, to be called Pasch fair, another upon the first Tuesday of July, to be called Martin Bulyeon fair, and the other upon the third Thursday of August, to be called Tyrebaggar fair; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said Sir John Johnstoun, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantadges used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom. Extract.
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Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantadge of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize a weekly mercat to be kept on Tuesday at the toun of Inneresk, lying in the shire of Edinburgh, belonging to Sir Robert Dickson of Inneresk, and two yearly fairs to be holden, upon the dayes following, at the said toun, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint a mercat to be kept weekly on Tuesday in all time comeing at the said toun of Inneresk, and also two fairs to be holden yearly thereat, one thereof to begin upon the second Tuesday of July and the other upon the first Wednesday of October, and each of them to continue from the respective dayes of their beginning to the Saturday of that week; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said Sir Robert Dickson, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said weekly mercat and yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
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Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize a weekly mercat to be kept every Tuesday in all time comeing within the burgh of barony of Saint Mineans and Newwark, in the shire of [...],† and belonging to Sir Alexander Anstruther of Newwark, and that in place of the weekly mercat formerly appointed to be holden there on Friday, and two fairs to be kept within the said burgh on the dayes following, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint a weekly mercat to be kept every Tuesday in all time comeing within the said burgh of barony, in place of the said former weekly mercat, and also two fairs to be kept within the said burgh yearly, in all time comeing, one upon the second Tuesday of July and the other on the second Tuesday of September; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said Sir Alexander Anstruther, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said weekly mercat and yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
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Our sovereign lady and the estates of parliament do, by thir presents, appoint and ordain a weekly mercat to be kept upon each Wednesday, in all time comeing, at the Clachan of Fintry, in the shire of Stirling, and belonging to John Napeir of Culcreoch, and two fairs to be holden there yearly, in all time comeing, one upon the last Thursday of June and the other upon the second Thursday of December; and do hereby give and grant to the said John Napeir, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said weekly mercat and yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
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Our sovereign lady, with the special advice and consent of the estates of parliament, does, by thir presents, appoint and ordain a mercat to be kept weekly upon Thursday, and two fairs to be holden yearly, one upon the first Tuesday of July and the other upon the second Tuesday of October, in all time comeing, at the burgh of Anstruther Wester, and that in place of the weekly mercat formerly appointed to be holden there on Sabath, and of the yearly fairs, one in March and the other in December formerly kept at the said burgh; and does hereby give and grant to the magistrats and council of the foresaid burgh, and their successors in office, for the behoove of the community thereof, the right and priviledge of keeping the said weekly mercat and yearly fairs on the said respective dayes for all kinds of merchandice, in place of the said other mercat and fairs formerly held at the said burgh in manner abovementioned, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantadges used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
[1705/6/156]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize a weekly mercat and two yearly fairs, on the dayes following, at the Kirktoun of Fyvie, in the shire of Aberdeen, and at that part thereof which belongs to the Maines of Fyvie, whereof two third parts pertain to John, marquess of Tweeddale and the other third part to Jean, countess of Dumfermling in liferent, and to the heirs and donators of Dumfermling in fie, do therefor, by thir presents, appoint a mercat to be kept weekly upon Thursday, and two fairs yearly, one thereof to begin upon the second Tuesday of October, to be called Saint John's fair, and the other to begin on the second Tuesday of August, to be called Saint Peter's fair, and each of them to continue three dayes, in all time comeing, at the said Kirktoun of Fyvie, and at that part thereof which belongs to the said Maines of Fyvie; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said John, marquess of Tweeddale, his heirs and successors, and to the said countess and heirs and donators of Dumfermling in liferent and fie respective, the right and priviledge of keeping the said weekly mercat and yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandice, and hereby give and grant to the said marquess, and his foresaids two third parts, and to the said countess in liferent and to the foresaid heirs and donators of Dumfermling in fie the other third part of, all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof and all other liberties, priviledges and advantadges used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
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Our sovereign lady, with the special advice and consent of the estates of parliament, ordains and appoints a mercat to be kept weekly on Friday and two fairs yearly, one upon the last Tuesday of March and the other on the last Tuesday of September, in all time comeing, to be holden at the toun of Currie, in the barony of Riccartoun and shire of Edinburgh, and belonging to Robert Craig of Riccartoun; and does, by thir presents, give and grant to the said Robert Craig, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said weekly mercat and yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualties thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
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Our sovereign lady, with the special advice and consent of the estates of parliament, ordains and appoints two fairs, one upon the first Tuesday of December and the other on the last Tuesday of January to be holden yearly, in all time comeing, at and within the burgh of Stirling; and gives and grants to the magistrats and council of the said burgh, and their successors in office, for the behoove of the community of the same, the right and priviledge of keeping the said fairs for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
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Our sovereign lady, with the special advice and consent of the estates of parliament, ordains and appoints a new fair to be holden yearly in all time comeing upon the twenty ninth day of July at the toun of Doning, in the shire of [...],† and belonging to Robert, lord Rollo; and gives and grants to him, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said fair yearly for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all the other liberties, priviledges and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
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Our sovereign lady, with the special advice and consent of the estates of parliament, ordains and appoints three fairs to be kept yearly in all time comeing, one thereof to begin on the last Tuesday of July, another to begin on the eighteenth day of October and the other to begin on the fourteenth day of April, and each of them to continue two dayes, and a weekly mercat on Tuesday, in all time comeing, at the Kirktoun of Muthill, in the steuartry of Strathern and shire of Perth, and belonging to John Drummond of Pitkellony; and gives and grants to the said John Drummond, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said yearly fairs and weekly mercat for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
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Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize a weekly mercat on the day following at the toun of Ludquhairn, in the shire of Aberdeen, belonging to Alexander Forbes of Ludquhairn, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint a mercat to be kept weekly on Thursday, in all time comeing, at the toun of Ludquhairn abovementioned; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said Alexander Forbes, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said weekly mercat for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping weekly mercats within this kingdom. Extract.
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Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that the changeing and altering to Wednesday a weekly mercat formerly appointed to be holden on Friday at the toun of Kincardine Oneill, in the shire of Aberdeen, belonging to Sir Robert Forbes, advocat, will tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof, and to the ease and benefite of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, do therefore, at desire of the said Sir Robert Forbes, by thir presents, appoint a weekly mercat on Wednesday, in all time comeing, to be keept at the said toun of Kincardine Oneill, and that in place of the said mercat formerly holden there every Friday; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said Sir Robert Forbes, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said weekly mercat on the foresaid day for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof and all other liberties and advantadges used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom. Extract.
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Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize two fairs yearly, on the dayes following, upon the lands and barony of Balquidrock, in the shire of Stirling, and belonging to John Murray of Touchaddam, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint two fairs yearly, one upon the first Tuesday of July and the other on the second Thursday of November, to be kept in all time comeing, upon the said lands and barony of Balquidrock; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said John Murray, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantage used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
There was a protestation against the said fair of Balquidrock granted to the laird of Touchaddam, taken by the commissioner afternamed for the burgh of Stirling, who gave in the same in writeing of the tenor following.
I, Colonell John Erskine, lieutenant governour of the castle of Stirling, commissioner to the parliament for the burgh of Stirling, do, in name of the said burgh, protest against the fairs craved by John Murray of Touchaddam to be keeped within the barony of Balquidrock belonging to him, lying within two miles of the said burgh of Stirling, in respect the said burgh has an charter from King Charles the second bearing that his majesty, nor his successors, should not erect a burgh of barony or regality nor grant a priviledge of weekly mercats or yearly fairs within two miles of the said burgh, and upon the said charter the said toun has a decreet of declarator and, thereupon, I ask and take instruments, that the said burgh may not be prejudged of their rights and priviledges, in the hands of Sir James Murray of Philiphaugh, one of the senatours of the colledge of justice and lord clerk register, in witness whereof I have written and subscribed thir presents. At Edinburgh, the fourteenth of September, one thousand, seven hundred and five years. Sic subscribitur, Jo[hn] Erskine. And thereupon took instruments. Extract.
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Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize two yearly fairs, on the dayes following, to be kept at the burgh of barony of Glenluce, in the shire of Wigtoun, and belonging to John, earl of Stair, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint two new fairs to be kept and holden yearly, in all time comeing, one upon the third Tuesday of August and the other on the second Tuesday of October, at the said burgh of barony of Glenluce, without prejudice of the other fairs formerly appointed to be kept at the said burgh; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said earl, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said two new yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom, and also have allowed and hereby allow and impower the said earl, and his foresaids, to change the place of execution and gibbet from the abbay of Glenluce and to erect and continue the same near the tolbuith of the said burgh.
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Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize two fairs yearly, on the dayes following, at the Kirktoun of Weem, in the shire of Perth, belonging to Sir Alexander Meinzies of that ilk, and another fair yearly on the following day at the toun of Dull, in the said shire and belonging to the said Sir Alexander, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint two fairs to be kept yearly, in all time comeing, one upon the third Tuesday of January and the other upon the second Tuesday of October at the said Kirktoun of Weem, and another fair to be holden yearly in all time comeing upon the last Tuesday of May at the said toun of Dull; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said Sir Alexander Meinzies, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantadges used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
[1705/6/166]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize two fairs yearly, on the dayes following, at the Crosstoun of Aberlemno, in the shire of Forfar, and belonging to Sir Alexander Murray of Melgum, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint two fairs to be kept yearly, in all time comeing, one upon the first Tuesday of April and the other on the first Tuesday of September, at the said Crosstoun of Aberlemno; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said Sir Alexander Murray, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
[1705/6/167]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
Our sovereign lady and the estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize two fairs yearly, on the dayes following, at the toun of Lochgelly in the shire of Fyfe, and belonging to Mistress Grissell Kinninmonth of that ilk, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint two fairs, one on the third Tuesday of May and the other upon the third Tuesday of September, to be kept yearly, in all time comeing, at the said toun of Lochgellie; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said Mistress Kinninmonth, her heirs and successors, and to Sir Alexander Murray of Melgum, her husband for his interest, the right and priviledge of keeping the said fairs yearly for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
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Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends two† authorize two yearly fairs and a weekly mercat, on the dayes following, to be kept upon the common green of Monzie, in the shire of [...],† and belonging to Patrick Campbell of Monzie, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint two fairs yearly to be kept, in all time comeing, one thereof to begin upon the first Tuesday of April, to be called [...], and the other to begin on the thirteenth day of October, to be called [...], and each of them to continue two dayes, and a weekly mercat to be holden, in all time comeing, on every Tuesday, upon the said common green of Monzie. And have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said Patrick Campbell, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said two yearly fairs and weekly mercat for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
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Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize four yearly fairs and a weekly mercat, on the dayes following, at the toun of Kilmachell† in Glassrie, lying in the shire of Argyll, and belonging to Sir James Campbell of Auchinbreck, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint four fairs to be kept yearly, in all time comeing, one thereof to begin on the fifeteenth day of May, another on the twenty second of July, another on Michaelmass day and the other to begin on the twentieth day of October, and each of them to continue two dayes, and a weekly mercat to be kept, in all time comeing, every Tuesday, at the said toun of Kilmichael in Glassrie; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said Sir James Campbell, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said yearly fairs and weekly mercat for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantadges used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
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Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantadge of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that [it] is very fit for these ends to authorize four yearly fairs and a weekly mercat, on the dayes following, at the toun of East Tarbet, in the shire of Argyll, belonging to Archbald Mackalester of Tarbet, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint four fairs to be kept and holden yearly, in all time comeing, one thereof to begin upon the tenth day of May, another to begin on the sixteenth day of July, another to begin upon the nineteenth day of August, and the other to begin upon the sixteenth day of October, and each of them to continue two dayes, and a weekly mercat to be holden, in all time comeing, every Tuesday, at the said toun of East Tarbet; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said Archbald Mackalester, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said yearly fairs and weekly mercat for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and immunities and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
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Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize a weekly mercat and four yearly fairs, on the dayes following, at the East Craigs of Ogilface, lying within the paroch of Torphichen and shire of Linlithgow, and belonging to Alexander Livingstoun of Badlormie, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint a mercat to be keept and holden weekly on Tuesday, and four fairs yearly, in all time comeing, to be kept one upon the twelvth day of February, another on the eleventh day of June, another on the twenty second day of August and the other on the second day of November, at the said East Craigs of Ogilface; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said Alexander Livingstoun, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said weekly mercat and yearly fairs, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantadges used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom. Extract.
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Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantadge of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize two fairs yearly, on the dayes following, upon the lands of Swanford within the lands of Greens, in the parochine of Monquhetter and shire of Aberdeen, belonging to Sir Samuel Forbes of Foveran, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint two fairs, one upon the first day of July, to be called Saint Margaret's fair, and the other on the first Thursday of November, to be called William's fair, to be holden yearly, in all time comeing, upon the lands of Swanfoord foresaid; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said Sir Samuel Forbes, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said two yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantadges used and wont to belong to any haveing the right and priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
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Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize two fairs yearly, on the dayes following, and a weekly mercat in manner aftermentioned, at the toun of Dycke in the shire of Elgine and Forres, and belonging to James Broddie of that ilk, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint two fairs to be kept yearly, in all time comeing, one thereof to begin on the first Wednesday of May and the other to begin the third Wednesday of November, and each of them to continue two dayes, and a weekly mercat on Wednesday at the said toun of Dycke; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said James Broddie, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said yearly fairs and weekly mercat for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.
Then the lord chancellour, by order of her majesties' high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Tuesday next at ten a clock.