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Unto my lord comissioner, his grace, lords and members of the high court of parliament, the petitione of Mr William Moire.
Sheweth,
Wheras your petitioner being on Fryday last, the 5th instant, sent from the parliament to the tolbooth of Edinburgh for some rash and inconsiderat expressiones uttered be him, wher he hes lyen and remaines prissoner since that tyme, he does most ingenuouslie professe that he did not intend nor designe in the least to give anie offence to my lord comissioner, his grace, or anie of your lords, nor to invert anie priviledges of parliament; nor in the least that anie thing should be referred to bodies or to countenance anie meeteings of the bodies, much les that anie bussines befor the parliament should be referred to the shyres and borroues. Yet in so far as he gave offence is heartilie sorie therfor, and does heirby with all due submissione to your grace and lords most humblie acknowledge the same, and craves pardon of my lord comissioner, his grace, my lord chancellor and haill lords and members of parliament, earnestlie supplicateing that he may be enlarged and sett at libertie to the effect he may attend his ordinarie imployment.
Mr William Moir
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Wnto his grace his maties high comissioner and remanent lords and members of the high and honorable court of parliament, the supplicatione of Alexander Gordone of Glengerack.
Humbly sheueth,
That the toune of Newmilne belonging to your petitioner doth lye in ane most convenient pairt of the countrey for ane weiklie mercat, and would undoubtedly be wery usefull for the haill gentelmen and others leiving theraboutts; as also would be ane greate encouragment to severall persones to come and reside and duell ther att this tyme when your petitioner stands engadged in ane quarrell with the Clan Gregor and other broken men, upon the accompt of his laite apprehending of Patrick Roy etc., in caice the said toune wer allowed the priviledge of ane weiklie mercat and some few publict faires in the yeir.
It is therfore humbly craved that your grace and lords (in consideratione of the premiss) would be graciouslie pleased to allow ane weiklie mercat to be keipt in the said toune of Newmilne upon Wedensday in all tyme comeing; as also foure publict faires to be keiped in the said toune yeirlie heirefter, the first therof upon the second Tuesday of Maii, the second upon the thrid Tuesday of September, the thrid upon the thrid Teusday of November, and the fourth upon the second Teusday of January yeirlie heirefter. And your grace and lords ansr.
30 Julii 1672
It is the opinion of the comissioner's grace and lords of articles to grant the desire of the above bill.
10 July 1672
The report abovewrittin approvin in parliament, and ane act to be extracted therupon.
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To the right honorable the lord comissionar, his grace, and lords of articles, the supplicatioun of James, earle of Perthe.
Sheweth,
That your petitioner and his predicessors are and have bein heretible stewarts of the stewartrie of Stratherne, and that they have had the priviledge of keiping and holding two faires within the brugh of Creiff yeerlie, as being the heid brugh of the stewartrie thairof: the one therof wpon the 29 of September called Michalmes day, and the other wpon the twentie day of December called St Thomas day. Necessar it is to have ane thrid fair addit thairunto, and ane weeklie mercat to be held upon that pairt of the lands of Pitteinzie within the said brugh of Creiff belonging to your petitioner, the samen being most comodious for the liedges and far remote from any royall brugh. The said additional fair to be held therupon the thrid Twesday of the moneth of June yeerlie in all tymecomeing, and weeklie mercat to be held wpon each Thursday, with priviledges of customes and uther dewes belonging thairunto.
May it thairfor please your grace not onlie to ratifie the former gifts of the saids frie fairs yeerlie, but also to adde therunto the said yeerlie fair and weeklie mercat in all tyme comeing to be held at the tyme and in maner foirsaid, with all priviledges and immunities belonging thairunto in favors of your petitioner, his airis maill and of tailzie.
4 Julii 1672
It is the opinion of the comissioner's grace and lords of articles to grant the desire of the above bill.
10 July 1672
The report abovewrittin approven in parliament, and ane act to be extracted therupon.
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Wnto the lord commissioner, his grace, and to the right honnorable the lords of the articles, the humble petition of John, earle of Cassills, superior of the burgh of barony of Mayboill.
Humblie sheweth,
That the said burgh of Mayboill, being the head burgh of the bailliarie of Carrick and lying convenient for vending and retailing of severall commodities within the countrey and propper to be sold in ane burghe of barony, it is verie requisite and will conduce much to the advantage of his majesties liedges that the foresaid burghe have the liberty and priviledge of two free faires yearlie, besyde the fair presentlie in use, to be keept within the said burghe yearlie; and that for buying and selling of all commodities requisite for furnishing of the countrey, such as horse, nolt, sheep and all other merchand waire.
May it therfore please your lords to grant ane act of parliament in favors of the said burghe of Mayboill giving, granting and committing to them the libertie and priviledge of twa faires yearlie within the said burghe and liberties therof, wherof one to be holden yearlie upone the last Tuesday of October, and the other of the saids faires to be holden yearlie upone the last Tuesday of Apryll, and each of the saids faires to continue for the space of fyve dayes (and that by and attoure the faire already in use to be keeped within the said burghe), and with priviledge and libertie to your petitioner to collect, uplift and receive all and whatsoever tolls, customes, casualities, proffites and duties of the saids faires, conforme to the lawes and practise of this kingdome observed in the like caces. And your lords answere.
3 Julii 1672
It is the opinion of the lord comissioner's grace and lords of articles to grant the desire of the above petition.
10 July 1672
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Wnto my lord comissioner's grace and to the right honorable the lords of articles, the humble petitione of Sir George Maxwell, younger, of Newark.
Sheweth,
That the village upon the bay head of Newark perteining to the petitioner in proppertie is a place of considerable repair for merchants and strangers to and fra the kingdome of Ireland and others trafficking neere that part, and also of the countrey people adjacent and fischers and inhabitants ther, for whose better accomodatione and the increas of building and policie in the place it is necessar and convenient that ther were a weeklie mercat ther upon Tuesday and a yearlie free fair in the moneth of November to conteinow tuo dayes, and to begine upon the fourth day of November yearlie.
May it therfor please your grace and lords to tak the premises in consideratione, togither with the great expenses the petitioner hes already bein at in making up and building of houses and convenient receptacles in the place for the good of his maties leidges resorting ther, and that your lo[rds] will prepare and procure to be past ane act of parliament appointing and allowing of the weeklie mercat and yearlie frie fair abovewrittine, and grant to the petitioner and his aires and successors the tolls and customs therof. And your grace and lords ansr he humbly beseeches.
3 Julii 1672
It is the opinion of the lord comissioner's grace and lords of articles to grant the desire of the above petition.
10 July 1672
The report abovewrittin approven in parliament, and ane act to be extracted therupon.
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Unto the lord commissioner, his grace, and the honorable estates of parliament, the humble petitione of Johne, earle of Tweddale.
Sheweth,
That where your grace and lo[rds], upon the application of parties, are in use to grant the priviledge of faires and weeklie markets to bee holden at places convenient for the same; and seing the towne of Auldhamstoks belonging to your petitioner is situate conveniently for faires and ane weeklie market, and that the same will prejudge none but may proove advantagious to the lieges inhabiting in and neere the said towne, may it therfore please your grace and lo[rds] to grant and allow to your petitioner and his successors warrand and priviledge of holding two faires in the yeire at the towns of Auldhamstocks, one of them upon the third Tuesday of June, and the uther upon the third Tuesday of October, and lykwayis the priviledge of ane weiklie market there upon ilk Tuesday, togither with the severall customes and casualities of the saids faires and all priviledges and immunities belonging therto, and which may conduce for keeping of the saids faires and weill ordering therof; and that ane act of parliament bee extendit theranent in favors of your petitioner in dew forme.
Edinburgh, 9th July 1672
The lords of the articles having considered this petitione, it is their opinione that the desyre therof should bee granted.
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Wnto my lord comissionar, his grace, and the right honorable the lords of the articles, the petitione of the baillies of the brugh of Selkirk, in name of the remanent inhabitants of the said burgh.
Humblie sheweth,
That the brugh of Selkirk, being a place of considerable repair for merchants and others trafficking neere that place and also of the countrey people adjacent, for whose better accomodatione and increas of trade in the place and advantage of his maties leidges liveing in and about the said burgh it is necessar and convenient that ther were a yearlie free faire appointed to be holden in the said burgh upon the tuentieth day of October.
May it therfore please your grace and lords to take the premises in consideratione and ordaine ane act of parliament to be past appointing and allowing of the yearlie faire abovewrittin, and grant to your petitioners and ther successors the tolls and customes therof. And your grace and lords ansr.
9 Julii 1672
It is the opinion of the lord comissioner's grace and lords of articles to grant the desire of the above petition.
10 July 1672
The report abovewrittiin approven in parliament, and ane act to be extracted.
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Unto the lord comissionar, his grace, and the honorable estaits of parliament, the humble petitione of Sir James Cockburne of that ilke.
Sheweth,
That wher the toune of Dunce belonging to your petitioner is a most convenient place for holding of faires, both in respect of its cituation, beeing neere the midle or center of the shyre of Berwick, and the same being the cheiff, if not the best, market towne in that shyre from which the inhabitants are furnished of most pairt of things necessarie for their use; and that it will be a considerable advantadge to the country therabout that some mae faires be granted to be holdin at the said towne of Dunce besyde these wherof they are presently in possession; and that the same will prejudge no persone, it is therfor humbly desyred that your grace and lords may be pleassed to give and grant to your petitioner and his successors the priveledge of holding two faires in the yeer at the said towne of Dunce over and above the former faires, the one to be holdine the second day of Julii, and the other the first Fryday of October; together with the customes and causwelities wsuall to be payed in the lyke faires and with all wther priveledges and immunities pertaining to or which may conduce for keiping and weell ordering the saides faires during the tyme therof, and that ane act of parliament be extendit therwpon in dew forme with all clauses neidfull.
9 July 1672
It is the opinion of the lord comissioner's grace and lords of articles to grant the desire of the above petition.
10 July 1672
The report abovewrittin approven in parliament, and ane act to be extracted.
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Unto my lo[rd] commissioner, his grace, and lords of articles, the humble petition off the principall and regents of the colledge off Glasgow.
Sheweth,
That where your petitioners have sundrie inconsiderable few dewties and ground annuells payable to them foorth of the toun of Glasgow and certain other lands lying neir or about the said brugh, and the same few duties and ground annuells being soe mean foorth off the respective individuall lands or tenements that in effect the charge of ingathering exceeds what can be trulie furthcumand therof, soe that in effect they are raither a burden than benefite to the said colledge; and yett notwithstanding the heretors of the said lands and tenements lyable in payment of the same few duties and ground annuells wold be content to buy ther respectiive rights of the samen from your petitioners, which wold be a considerable stock to the said colledge and soe better their revenue; and your petitioners being but naked administrators have noe power to make sale of any part of the said revenue nor are the buyers in tuto to bargane with them unles your lo[rds] interpone your authoritie to that effect.
May it therfor please your grace and lo[rds] to grant warrand and empower your petitioners (at the advyse and sight of any your lo[rds] sall appoynt) to make sale of the same few dewties and ground annuells, and employ the money for the behoove of the said colledge, that the buyers may be in no hazard to bargane theranent. And your lo[rds] ansr.
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Wnto my lord commissioner, his grace, and the right honorable the lords of the articles, the humble petitione of Sir Andrew Ramsay of Abbotshall, knight, ane of the senators of the colledge of justice.
Humblie sheweth,
That wher Lintoun in East Lowthian, being a place convenient for repair of merchants and others trafficking neer that place, and also for the cuntrey people adjacent, for whose better accomodatione and increase of tread it is necessar and convenient that ther wer tuo yeirlie faires appoynted to be holdine in the said toun of Lintoun, the one wpon the first Tewsday of July, the other wpon the first Tewsday of October, and a weeklie mercat wpon Saturnday.
May it therfor please your grace and lords to ordaine ane act of parliament to pass appoynting and alloweing of the saids tuo yeirlie faires and weeklie merkat abovewritten, with the benefite of the tolls, customes and others usuall at faires and merkats to the petitioner. And your grace and lords ansr.
12 July 1672
It is the opinion of the comissioner's grace and lords of articles to grant the desire of the above petition.
Eodem die
Approven in parliament.
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To my lord comissioner's grace and to the right honorable the lords and others of the articles, the humble petition of the burgh of Coupar in Fyffe.
Humbly sheweth,
That through the decay of tradeing within the said toun and great losses that the inhabitants hes had of late years by accidentall fyres, the said toun is become unable to pay the comone burdings and defray the other expenses and charges to which it is incident and lyable, wnles some help and incouradgement be provyded.
May it please your grace and lords therfor to grant to the said toun of Coupar tuo additionall yearlie fairs, the one to be holden upon the first Weddensday of Febrii yearlie, and the other upon the sext of October yearlie, each of them to conteinew thrie dayes, and to grant to the use of the comone good of the said toun the tolls, customes and casualities therof, and that your lo[rds] will prepare and obtaine ane act of parliament therupon. And your grace and lords ansr.
12 July 1672
It is the opinion of the comissioner's grace and lords of articles to grant the desire of the above petition.
Eodem die
The opinion of the articles approven in parliament.