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Forsamekle as the estates of parliament, now conveened in this sext session of the first trienniall parliament, taking to thair consideration that James Maxuell of Innerweik and Johne Cunynghame of Barnes, haveing procured from his majestie under the great seall ane power of erecting ane light upon the Maye, and for mantenance therof ane impost and dewtie of tua shillingis Scotis to be payit upon the twn of all shippis and vessells comeing within Dunnottar and Sanct Tobis Head be natives, and foure shillingis Scotis to be payit be strangers, as thair gift and letters patent at mair lenth beiris; and heirwith also considering that the saidis patenters, being willing to give all reasonable satisfaction to the commissionars of burrowis heiranent, they have restricted thair said patent and dewtie foresaid thairinmentioned to auchtene pennies Scotis to be payit be the natives and thrie shillingis Scotis be strangeris upon ilk twn of shipis and uthers comeing within the foresaidis boundis, and hes declared all barkis, crearis and uthers vessells comeing from anie pairt within this kingdome within the saidis bounds or passing to anie pairt within the samen during the monethis of Maii, June, Julii and fyiftene dayis of August and northland victuallers to be frie of all dewtie quhatsumevir, quherupon the commissionars of burrowis, be thair act at Edinburgh, the threttine of December 1639 yeirs, hes thairfore obleist them to caus thair nytbours mak good and thankfull payment of the said restricted dewtie, and not onlie to assist in uplifting of the same from the nytbours bot also to concurre and assist for uplifting of the said restricted dewtie from the strangeris quhensoevir they sould come within thair boundis and liberties, as the act of convention of burrowis made heirupon at mair lenth beiris; and the estates of parliament lykewise considering the proffeit and universall good that redound to all shippis, barkis and uther vessells comeing and passing within the boundis abonementioned and bygane experience therof, the saidis estates of parliament doe heirby enact, statute and ordane that the foresaid restricted dewtie salbe peaceablie enjoyed, receaved and uplifted be the said Johne Cunynghame of Barnes, wha hes now the full right of the said gift and patent disponit and perteining to him, and be his airis and assigneyis and his and ther deputtis and collectors, alsewell in all uther portis and harbories quher anie shippis or vessells doe arryve whair thair is no burghes as in portis and harbories of burghes for ilk twn of shippis and uther vessells comeing within Dunnottar and Sanct Tobis Head, and findis and declares that all salbe lyable and alyke obleidged to the said Johne Cunynghame of Barnes and his foresaids for the dew payment of the foresaid restricted dewtie respective abonewrittin, alsewell natives as strangeris comeing within the boundis aforesaid, that the payment of the foresaid restricted dewtie respective abone rehearsit be not frustrat and made unproffitable to them intymcomeing; and ordanis publicatioune heirof to be made at all places neidfull (if neid beis) that nane pretend ignorance of the samen, and that letters of horning and all executorialls neidfull be direct heirupon, alsewell against the maisters, saillers and awners of shippis bothe within the harbories apperteining to royall burrowis and within thair liberties as against the maisters, saillers and awners of shippis, barkis or crearis arryveing at harbories or portis quhatsumevir of landing outwith the priviledges of burghes royall.