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Our soverane lord and estates of parliament, haveing heard, seen and considered a supplication given in to them be Robert Ferguson of Craigdaroch, shewing that the supplicant, having builded a bridge upon the water of Cairn neir the toun of Minnihyve, for the good of passingers, hath mantained the same ever since upon his oune charges, and that drovers to have the benefite of the said bridge doe make a passage throw his grasse for the space of four myles and more and pasture therupon at thair pleasure, to the supplicant and his tennents thair great prejudice; therfor, craveing liberty to exact, for each head of bestiall passing throw the toun of Minihyve, such customes as the saids estates of parliament should be pleased to allow. [This] with ane report given in be the commissioners appointed for trade and bills, shewing that they, after heareing of the said petition, desired the opinion of the noblemen and commissioners for the shires and burghes of Wigtoun and Dumfreis and stewartrie and burgh of Kirkudbright who wer most if not solly concerned therin and that they, haveing returned their opinions that the supplicant ought to have tuelff pennies Scots of every head of bestiall aff all drovers passing throw the toun of Minnihyve, and tuo shilling[s] Scots for every tuentie sheip passing throw the said toun upon returne, of which opinion to the saids comissioners, they conceaved that the said custome ought to be payed to the supplicant conforme to the abovewritten opinion, as the said supplication and report at more lenth beares, and being therwith well and ryply advised, his majestie, with advice and consent of the saids estates of parliament, have approven and heirby approve the forsaid report, and ordaines the said Robert Ferguson, supplicant, to be payed of tuelve pennies Scots for each head of nolt and tuo shilling[s] Scots for everie tuentie sheip passing thorow the said toun of Minniehyve, and empowers him to exact the same accordingly, and the supplicant is heirby ordained to uphold and mantaine the said bridge therwith.