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Act appointing two fairs to be kept and held yearly in all time coming at the town of Huntly, lying within the shire of [Aberdeen] and belonging to George [Gordon], duke of Gordon, one thereof to begin the third Tuesday of August and the other to begin on the first Tuesday of October, and each of them to continue four days, and granting to the said duke, his heirs and successors the right and privilege of keeping the said yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandise, with all the tolls, customs and casualties thereof, and all other customary liberties, privileges and advantages that belong to any having the privilege of keeping fairs and markets within this kingdom.
Act appointing two fairs to be held yearly in all time coming at the town of Turriff in the parish of Turriff, sheriffdom of Aberdeen and regality of Slains belonging to Charles [Hay], earl of Erroll, one thereof to begin upon the last Tuesday of March, to be called Saint Anne's fair, and the other on the first Tuesday of December, to be called St John's fair, and each to continue four days, and granting to the said earl, his heirs and successors etc.
Act appointing a weekly market to be kept in all time coming at the kirk of Denny in the shire of Stirling and belonging to John [Fleming], earl of Wigtown upon every Wednesday, and four fairs to be held at the same place yearly in all time coming, one thereof upon the last Wednesday of April, another upon 22 June, another upon 4 August and the other on 5 November, and also appointing two fairs to be kept yearly in all time coming at the new town of Cumbernauld, lying in the said shire and belonging to the said earl, one thereof upon the first Friday of February and the other on 29 October, and granting to the said earl, his heirs and successors the right and privilege of keeping the said weekly market and yearly fairs at the said respective places for all kinds of merchandise, with all the tolls etc.
Act appointing three fairs to be kept yearly in all time coming at and upon the west end of the foot of the hill of Tyrebagger, which is a part of the lands and barony of Caskieben, lying in the shire of Aberdeen and belonging to Sir John Johnston of Caskieben, one thereof upon the Tuesday immediately preceding Easter, to be called Pasch fair, another upon the first Tuesday of July, to be called Martin Bullion fair, and the other upon the third Thursday of August, to be called Tyrebagger fair, and granting etc.
Act appointing a market to be kept on Tuesday weekly in all time coming at the town of Inveresk, lying in the shire of Edinburgh and belonging to Sir Robert Dickson of Inveresk, and also two fairs to be held 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 days of their beginning to the Saturday of that week, and granting to the said Sir Robert, his heirs and successors etc.
Act appointing a weekly market to be kept every Tuesday in all time coming within the burgh of barony of St Monans and Newark in the shire of [Fife] and belonging to Sir Alexander Anstruther of Newark, and that in place of the weekly market formerly appointed to be held there on Friday, and also appointing two fairs to be kept within the said burgh yearly in all time coming, one upon the second Tuesday of July and the other on the second Tuesday of September, and granting etc.
Act appointing a market to be kept weekly upon Wednesday in all time coming at the Clachan of Fintry in the shire of Stirling and belonging to John Napier of Culcreuch, and two fairs to be held there yearly in all time coming, one upon the last Thursday of June and the other upon the second Thursday of December, and granting etc.
Act appointing a market to be kept weekly upon Thursday and two fairs to be held yearly, one upon the first Tuesday of July and the other upon the second Tuesday of October in all time coming at the burgh of Anstruther Wester, and that in place of the weekly market formerly appointed to be held there on Sabbath, and of the yearly fairs, one in March and the other in December, formerly kept at the said burgh, and granting to the magistrates and council of the aforesaid burgh and their successors in office, for the benefit of the community thereof, the right and privilege of keeping the said weekly market and yearly fairs on the said respective days for all kinds of merchandise in place of the said other market and fairs formerly held at the said burgh in manner above-mentioned, with all the tolls etc.
Act appointing a market to be kept weekly upon Thursday and two fairs yearly, one thereof to begin upon the second Tuesday of October, to be called St John's fair, and the other to begin on the second Tuesday of August, to be called St Peter's fair, and each of them to continue three days in all time coming at the Kirkton of Fyvie in the shire of Aberdeen, and at that part thereof which belongs to the Mains of Fyvie, whereof two third parts pertain to John [Hay], marquis of Tweeddale, and the other third part to Jean [Gordon], countess of Dunfermline in liferent, and to the heirs and donators of Dunfermline in fee, and granting to the said John, marquis of Tweeddale, his heirs and successors, and to the said countess and heirs and donators of Dunfermline in liferent and fee respectively, the right and privilege of keeping the said weekly market and yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandise, and giving to the said marquis and his aforesaids two third parts, and to the said countess in liferent and to the aforesaid heirs and donators of Dunfermline in fee the other third part of all the tolls, customs etc.
Act appointing a market 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 coming, to be held at the town of Currie in the barony of Riccarton and shire of Edinburgh and belonging to Robert Craig of Riccarton, and granting to him, his heirs and successors etc.
Act appointing two fairs, one upon the first Tuesday of December and the other on the last Tuesday of January, to be held yearly in all time coming at and within the burgh of Stirling, and granting to the magistrates and council of the said burgh and their successors in office for the benefit of the community of the same the right and privilege of keeping the said fairs etc.
Act appointing a new fair to be held yearly in all time coming upon 29 July at the town of Dunning in the shire of [Perth] and belonging to Robert [Rollo], lord Rollo, and granting to him, his heirs and successors etc.
Act appointing three fairs to be kept yearly in all time coming, one thereof to begin on the last Tuesday of July, another to begin on 18 October and the other to begin on 14 April, and each of them to continue two days, and a market weekly on Tuesday in all time coming at the Kirkton of Muthill in the stewartry of Strathearn and shire of Perth, and belonging to John Drummond of Pitkellony, and granting etc.
Act appointing a market to be kept weekly on Thursday in all time coming at the town of Ludquhairn in the shire of Aberdeen, belonging to Alexander Forbes of Ludquhairn, and granting to him, his heirs and successors the right and privilege of keeping the said weekly market for all kinds of merchandise, with all the tolls, customs and casualties thereof, and all other customary liberties and advantages that belong to any having the privilege of keeping weekly markets within this kingdom.
Act appointing a weekly market on Wednesday in all time coming to be kept at the town of Kincardine O'Neil in the shire of Aberdeen belonging to Sir Robert Forbes [of Learney], advocate, and that in place of the market formerly held there every Friday, and granting etc.
Act appointing 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 coming upon the lands and barony of Balquidrock† in the shire of Stirling and belonging to John Murray of Touchadam, and granting to him, his heirs and successors etc.
Act appointing two new fairs to be kept and held yearly in all time coming, one upon the third Tuesday of August and the other on the second Tuesday of October, at the burgh of barony of Glenluce in the shire of Wigtown and belonging to John [Dalrymple], earl of Stair, and granting etc. without prejudice of the other fairs formerly appointed to be kept at the said burgh, and allowing and empowering the said earl and his aforesaids to change the place of execution and gibbet from the abbey of Glenluce, and to erect and continue the same near the tolbooth of the said burgh.
Act appointing two fairs to be kept yearly in all time coming, one upon the third Tuesday of January and the other upon the second Tuesday of October, at the Kirkton of Weem in the shire of Perth belonging to Sir Alexander Menzies of that ilk, and another fair to be held yearly in all time coming upon the last Tuesday of May at the town of Dull in the said shire and belonging to the said Sir Alexander, and granting etc.
Act appointing two fairs to be kept yearly in all time coming, one upon the first Tuesday of April and the other on the first Tuesday of September, at the Crosstoun of Aberlemno in the shire of Forfar and belonging to Sir Alexander Murray of Melgum, and granting etc.
Act appointing two fairs, one upon the third Tuesday of May and the other upon the third Tuesday of September, to be kept yearly in all time coming at the town of Lochgelly in the shire of Fife and belonging to Mistress Grissel Kininmonth of that ilk, and granting to her, her heirs and successors and the said Sir Alexander Murray of Melgum, her husband, for his interest, the right and privilege of keeping the said fairs etc.
Act appointing two fairs yearly to be kept in all time coming, one thereof to begin upon the first Tuesday of April, to be called [...], and the other to begin on 13 October, to be called [...], and each of them to continue two days, and a weekly market to be held in all time coming on every Tuesday upon the common green of Monzie in the shire of [Perth] and belonging to Patrick Campbell of Monzie, and granting to him, his heirs and successors etc.
Act appointing four fairs to be kept yearly in all time coming, one thereof to begin on 15 May, another on 22 July, another on Michaelmas day [29 September] and the other to begin on 20 October, and each of them to continue two days, and a weekly market to be kept in all time coming every Tuesday at the town of Kilmichael in Glassary, lying in the shire of Argyll and belonging to Sir James Campbell of Auchinbreck, and granting etc.
Act appointing four fairs to be kept and held yearly in all time coming, one thereof to begin upon 10 May, another to begin on 16 July, another to begin upon 19 August and the other to begin upon 16 October, and each of them to continue two days, and a weekly market to be held in all time coming every Tuesday at the town of East Tarbert in the shire of Argyll belonging to Archibald MacAlister of Tarbert, and granting etc.
Act appointing a market to be held weekly on Tuesday and four fairs yearly in all time coming, to be kept one upon 12 February, another on 11 June, another on 22 August and the other on 2 November at the East Craigs of Ogilface, lying within the parish of Torphichen and shire of Linlithgow and belonging to Alexander Livingstone of Bedlormie, and granting etc.
Act appointing two fairs, one upon the first Tuesday of July, to be called St Margaret's fair, and the other on the first Thursday of November, to be called William's fair, to be held yearly in all time coming upon the lands of Swanford within the lands of Greens in the parish of Monquhitter and shire of Aberdeen belonging to Sir Samuel Forbes of Foveran, and granting etc.
Act appointing two fairs to be kept yearly in all time coming, 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 days, and a market weekly on Wednesday at the town of Dyke in the shire of Elgin and Forres and belonging to James Brodie of that ilk, and granting to him, his heirs and successors etc.
Edinburgh, 14 September 1705
The acts for fairs and markets detailed within read and passed in parliament.
[James Ogilvy, earl of] Seafield, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament