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The king's majestie, considering that the toun of Borrowstounes, haveing formerlie granted to them four yeerly fairs to be holden at the said toun upon the respective dayes nominat for the same, and that it will be most usefull and advantageous for the good of his leidges resideing within the said toun of Borrowstounes, and places adjacent therto, that the fourt fair of the said toun be altered and changed from the eighteinth day of November upon which the samen wes formerlie keept; thairfor, the king's majestie, with advice and consent of his estates of parliament, doe heirby alter and change the said fourt fair that wes formerlie keept at Borrowstounes, from the said eighteinth day of November to the second Tuisday of July yeerly, in all tyme comeing, with power to Anna, dutches of Hamiltoun, her airs and successors, or such as they shall appoint, to collect, uplift and receave the tolls, customes and dewties belonging to the said fair, and to enjoy all freedomes, liberties, priveledges and immunities whatsumever, siclyk and als freely as they doe in any of their other fairs, or as any other may doe in the lyk cace.